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Tales of Ordinary MadnessTales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
Dir. Marco Ferreri
Feat. Ben Gazzara
A whiskey–swilling, anarchist poet (Ben Gazzara) searches in vain for redemptive power and inspiration through his self–destructive…
TapsTaps (1981)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton, George C. Scott
A surprise box–office smash about a group of cadets who take over their military college, which is on the brink of being closed down. Inspired…
Tenko (TV Series)Tenko (TV Series) (1981-1984)
Feat. Stephanie Cole, Jean Anderson
Memorable British drama in which a group of English women, shipwrecked while fleeing the invasion of Singapore in 1941, are captured by the Japanese…
Time After TimeTime After Time (1981) Recommended
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen
Intriguing time–travel fantasy sees a young H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell), tracking Jack the Ripper from 1890s England to 1970s San Fransisco…
Timon of AthensTimon of Athens (1981)
Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. John Fortune, Tony Jay, John Bird
Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about the overly generous citizen of Athens whose friends abandon him when he falls into debt. Forms part of the…
True ConfessionsTrue Confessions (1981)
Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…
Wave, TheWave, The (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alexander Grasshof
Feat. Bruce Davison, John Putch
A powerful "after school special" that dramatizes a real experiment conducted in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be…
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Robert Hardy, Sian Phillips, Nigel Havers
8–part drama series about the future British Prime Minister, during his years in political exile in the 1920s and 1930s. Robert Hardy plays…
Winter of Our DreamsWinter of Our Dreams (1981)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann
A fiercely acted Australian drama, with Judy David as a drug–addicted prostitute looking for solace in a former 60s radical (Bryan Brown).
Winter's Tale, TheWinter's Tale, The (1981)
Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Jeremy Kemp, Anna Calder-Marshall
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.

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