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The Winter’s Tale (1981) Jane Howell, John Welsh, David Burke, Robert Stephens
King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend Read More »
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) Karel Reisz, David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens
Morgan Delt is a failed and irresponsible left-wing artist whose Communist parents Read More »
Lunch Hour (1961) James Hill, Shirley Anne Field, Robert Stephens, Kay Walsh
A youthful female designer is on the edge of an affair with a married man executive in the firm where she works. Read More »
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) Ken Hughes, Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens
The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. Read More »
The Fruit Machine (1988) Philip Saville, Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens
The 16 years old gay Eddie runs away from home, where he’s constantly harassed by his father. Read More »
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) Billy Wilder, Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely
Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. Read More »
A Taste of Honey (1961) Tony Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Drama
Black and white, gay and straight, mothers and daughters, class, and coming of age. Jo is working class, in her teens, living with her drunk and libidinous mother in northern England. When mom marries impulsively, Jo is out on the streets; she and Geoffrey, a gay co worker who’s adrift himself, find a room together. Then Jo finds herself pregnant after a one night stand with Jimmy, a Black sailor. Geoffrey takes over the preparations for the baby’s birth, and becomes, in effect, the child’s father. The three of them seem to have things sorted out when Jo’s mother reappears on the scene, assertive and domineering. Which “family” will emerge?
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