Sam Neill — Actor (64)
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New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016)
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actor: Sam Neill
other title: Wildes Neuseeland / Nouvelle-Zélande …
Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand’s wildlife has been left to its own devices, with surprising consequences. Its ancient forests are still stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. It’s also one of the most geologically active countries on earth. From Kiwis with their giant eggs, to forest-dwelling penguins and helicopter-riding sheep dogs, meet the astonishing creatures and resilient people who must rise to the challenges of their beautiful, dramatic and demanding home.
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Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
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Troy Kennedy Martin actor: Sam Neill
other title: Reilly – Spion der Spione / Reilly. As de espías …
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
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Death in Brunswick (1991)
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John Ruane actor: Sam Neill / Zoe Carides …
other title: Morte a Brunswick / Gesellschaft für Mrs. DiMarco …
A loser in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment as a cook at a nightclub, where he meets waitress Sophie. Though it seems things are improving for Carl, an unexpected situation leads to the death of Mustafa, a shady coworker, and Carl must figure out how to cover up the incident.
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For Love Alone (1986)
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Stephen Wallace actor: Helen Buday / Sam Neill …
other title: Nur die Liebe allein
Teresa is a spirited young girl chafing under the oppressive attitudes of 1930s society, and her father in particular. She fancies her poverty-stricken Latin tutor Johnathan Crow, without realising he merely considers her a pleasant diversion and nothing more, and eventually follows him from Sydney to London. En route she meets the gentle banker James Quick. Whilst navigating her relationships in London, including with a political poet bound for the Spanish Civil War, she experiences a transformation in her understanding of love. Based upon Christina Stead's best-selling Australian novel.
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Enigma (1982)
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Jeannot Szwarc actor: Martin Sheen / Brigitte Fossey …
other title: Enigma - Il codice dell'assassino / El Enigma …
Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.
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Country Life (1994)
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Michael Blakemore actor: Greta Scacchi / Kerry Fox …
other title: Vita di campagna / Country Life (film) …
Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.
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Evil Angels (1988)
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Fred Schepisi actor: Meryl Streep / Sam Neill …
other title: Un grido nella notte / Um Grito de Coragem …
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
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Dirty Deeds (2002)
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David Caesar actor: Bryan Brown / Toni Collette …
other title: Dirty Deeds - Le regole del gioco / Dirty Deeds - Dreckige Geschäfte …
Set in 1960s Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during their tours in Vietnam, attracts the attention of first the Chicago mafia, and then their East Coast competitors.
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Tutankhamun (2016)
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Peter Webber actor: Max Irons / Amy Wren …
other title: Tutankhamon / Toutânkhamon …
The remarkable story of the chance meeting that transformed penniless, ostracised archaeologist Howard Carter into a household name following his discovery of the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.
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Rams (2020)
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Jeremy Sims actor: Sam Neill / Michael Caton …
other title: Besser wird's nicht
In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les' prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley—so the brothers must work together to reunite their family, save their herd, and bring their community back together.
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Sirens (1994)
Sirens
John Duigan actor: Hugh Grant / Tara Fitzgerald …
other title: Sirens - Sirene / Sirener …
In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela, sensual Pru and virginal Giddy.
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Attack Force Z (1982)
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Tim Burstall actor: Mel Gibson / John Phillip Law …
other title: Z-Men / Junglekrigens hårde halse …
Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.
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The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
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Malcolm Mowbray actor: Sam Neill / Helena Bonham Carter …
other title: Amori e vendette / Rache ist Süß …
After saving each other from jumping off a bridge, Henry Bell and Karen Knightly plot to avenge the people who drove them to suicide. Henry will ruin the life of the woman who married Karen's boyfriend, while Karen will work as a secretary for the man who took Henry's job. Whether revenge will be sweet – or bittersweet – is anyone's guess.
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Sleeping Dogs (1977)
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Roger Donaldson actor: Sam Neill / Warren Oates …
other title: Unica regola vincere / Força Selvagem …
Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Michael Cohn actor: Sigourney Weaver / Sam Neill …
other title: Biancaneve nella Foresta Nera / Snow White in the Black Forest …
When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.