Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old. Read More »
Tag Archives: Robert Powell
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) Don Sharp, Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter
In March 1914, a mining engineer named Richard Hannay tries to prevent Prussian Agents Read More »
Jude the Obscure (1971) Hugh David, Robert Powell, Fiona Walker, John Franklyn-Robbins
Born into poverty, young Jude refuses to accept his lot in life. Read More »
The Four Feathers (1978) Don Sharp, Beau Bridges, Robert Powell, Simon Ward, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
In 1882, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the insurgent Arab tribes, British Lieutenant Faversham resigns his officer’s commission in order to remain with his fiancée Ethne in England. Read More »
BBC Play of the Month: You Never Can Tell (1977) James Cellan Jones, Robert Powell, Kika Markham, Ernest Clark, Drama
You Never Can Tell is an 1897 four-act play by George Bernard Shaw that debuted at the Royalty Theatre. It was published as part of a volume of Shaw’s plays entitled Plays Pleasant.
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Frankenstein (1984) James Ormerod, Robert Powell, David Warner, Carrie Fisher, Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
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