Subgenre Sampler
Television > Drama: 989 Films to Buy & Rent
American Film Theatre - Butley (1976)
- Dir. Harold Pinter
Feat. Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan…
- Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play.
An…
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey…
- Quease–inducing drama of a middle–class family being torn apart by a father's obsessive love for his manipulative daughter. Shocking for…
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Feat. Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Perry King…
- Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
Dickens of London (TV Series) (1976)
- Dir. Michael Ferguson, Marc Miller
Feat. Roy Dotrice, Diane Coupland, Simon Bell
- Dramatic biography of Charles Dickens and his rise from obscure origins to blacking factory worker to political reporter and author.
Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) (1976)
- Feat. Tom Conti, Mark Wing-Davey, Nigel Havers
- Bittersweet Mini–series following a group of Cambridge University pals from days of 50's style college shenanigans into their muddled adult…
Hunter's Gold (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Ken Blackburn, Andrew Hawthorn, Ian Mune…
- Classic kidult series follows young Scott Hunter as he searches for his father amidst the Otago Gold Rush in thismagnificent recreation of early New…
I, Claudius (TV Series) (1976)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi…
- Superlative televison epic spans the juicy analogues of Roman history with Augustus (Brian Blessed), Caligula (John Hurt), Claudius (Derek Jacobi)…
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) (1976-1977)
- Feat. Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey
- Adventurous satirical soap opera from the 70's following a small–town housewife who encounters various complex and compounding…
Moneychangers, The (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Kirk Douglas, Christopher Plummer, Anne Baxter…
- Kirk Douglas and Christopher Plummer play executives battling to claim the presidency of one of America's largest banks in this meaty financial…
Our Mutual Friend (Mini-Series) (1976)
- Dir. Peter Hammond
Feat. Leo McKern, Kathleen Harrison, John McEnery…
- Faultless performances bring vigour to this brooding, Dickensian tale of love triangles, plots within plots, and above all “money, money, money,…