Alex Norton — Actor (15)
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White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
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Clint Eastwood actor: Clint Eastwood / Jeff Fahey …
other title: Cacciatore bianco, cuore nero / Hvid jæger, sort hjerte …
Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.
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Comrades (1987)
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Bill Douglas actor: Robin Soans / William Gaminara …
other title: Comrades - Uomini liberi / Rebellion Der Rechtlosen …
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
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Xavier Koller actor: Adam Beach / Sheldon Peters Wolfchild …
other title: Il guerriero del falco / O Último Grande Guerreiro …
It's the 17th century, and Native American Squanto roams free in the New World until he's captured by visiting sailors who take him back to England. Monk Brother Daniel teaches him social customs, but other Englishmen aren't as kind. Squanto becomes the unwilling star of performances that highlight his fighting skills, but he eventually engineers a return trip to America. He finds that his home has changed forever, and he must chart a new path for his people.
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Scandal (1989)
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Michael Caton-Jones actor: John Hurt / Joanne Whalley …
other title: Scandal - Il caso Profumo / Escándalo …
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.
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The Crow Road (1996)
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actor: Joseph McFadden / Bill Paterson …
History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family gathers together to mark the solemn occasion, old disagreements continue to fester and old acquaintances are renewed. Following the unexpected death of another close relative, Prentice begins to question the past: why did his Uncle Rory suddenly disappear and where did he go? Reading his Uncle Rory’s unpublished novel may provide the answers he is seeking but it also unearths some dark family secrets he didn’t bargain for.
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Just Another Saturday (1975)
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John Mackenzie actor: Jon Morrison / Eileen McCallum …
other title: Un sabato come gli altri
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
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Orphans (1998)
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Peter Mullan actor: Douglas Henshall / Gary Lewis …
A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.
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Taggart (1983)
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Glenn Chandler actor: Mark McManus / James MacPherson …
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the Greater Glasgow area, and as of the most recent series the team have operated out of the fictional John Street police station across the street from the City Chambers.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
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Kevin Reynolds actor: Jim Caviezel / Guy Pearce …
other title: Montecristo / Greven af Monte Cristo …
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
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Comfort and Joy (1984)
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Bill Forsyth actor: Bill Paterson / Eleanor David …
other title: Joie et Réconfort / Når isen smelter
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.