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Under Capricorn (TV Mini-Series)Under Capricorn (TV Mini-Series) (1983)
Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Peter Cousens, Lisa Harrow, John Hallam
Tumultuous drama with Cousens seeking his fortune in 19th century Australia, but his friendship with a convict threatens to scupper his plans.
WagnerWagner (1983)
Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud
Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
Waterfront (Mini-series)Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi
Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
Winds of War, The (Mini-series)Winds of War, The (Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent
Thorough and imposing wartime miniseries chronicling the width and breadth of events in the years leading up to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour in…
1915 (TV Mini-series)1915 (TV Mini-series) (1982)
Feat. Scott Burgess, Scott McGregor, Lorraine Bayly
A solid recreation of the Great War era, this TV mini–series charts the experiences of several young men leaving the home–front in…
Anthony Trollope Collection, TheAnthony Trollope Collection, The (The Barchester Chronicles, The Way We Live Now, He Knew He Was Right) (1982-2004)
Three BBC mini–series masterpieces from the pen of novelist Anthony Trollope.
Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series)Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1982) Recommended
Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Rickman, Donald Pleasence, Nigel Hawthorne
Scandal inflames the once placid town of Barchester, in this typically astute BBC production of Anthony Trollope's novel. A young Alan Rickman holds…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983)
Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis
The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 6BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 6 (Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Coriolanus, Macbeth) (1982-1984)
Feat. Helen Mirren, Jane Lapotaire, John Hudson
The sixth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Cymbeline…
Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series)Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. Stacy Keach, Colleen Dewhurst, Lloyd Bridges
Handsomely staged mini–series views the Civil War throught the eyes of a Southern war correspondent bearing witness to the war's key events.

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