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Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

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Michael Rennie (25 August 1909 – 10 June 1971) was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still.

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Lost In Space Forever (1998)

Host John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include Guy Williams's screen test, extended clips from the 1965 pilot, bloopers and the original clips CBS network sales presentati ...

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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)

After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology. ...

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The Horror Show (1979)

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Assignment Terror (1970)

Aliens from a dying world plot to conquer earth by preying on man's superstitions. Bringing two dead scientists back to life, they use their knowledge to re-animate various earth monsters, including the werewolf, Frankenstein's monster, the mummy Tao-Tet, ...

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The Battle of El Alamein (1969)

June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced toward Alexandria. Mussolini had given explicit orders: The Italians must arrive first! ...

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Stoney (1969)

Two rival gun-runners are at odds when one of them secretly discovers that the other's female companion has plans to recover a $40 million treasure stash, hidden away in Surabaya by her late husband. ...

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Subterfuge (1968)

A young wife is becoming very distraught over the fact that her husband, a secret service "spy" for England, has changed his mind about transferring away so that he can spend more time with her and their young son. He has grown cold and distant towards her ...

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The Last Chance (1968)

Giuseppe Rosati's first production as director and only espionage film Scacco internazionale aka The Last Chance concerns an international crime syndicate threatened by certain information given to American journalist Patrick Harris (Tab Hunter) and it set ...

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Seven Into Hell (1968)

A group of misfit G.I.s go on a suicide mission behind the enemy lines. This time the objective is a to destroy a crucial Nazi transmitter before the launch of the D-Day invasion. ...

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The Devil's Brigade (1968)

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. ...

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The Power (1968)

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them. ...

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Naked You Die (1968)

A woman is strangled in the bath by a black-gloved killer who disposes of her body in a large trunk. The trunk is delivered to St. Hilda College, an exclusive finishing school. Betty-Anne, one of the female students, is strangled in the school cellar. T ...

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Death on the Run (1967)

On the run from the police in Athens, a man named Jason has in his possession a microfilm eagerly sought by both criminal gangs and government agencies. ...

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Hondo and the Apaches (1967)

Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature. ...

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Hotel (1967)

This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased t ...

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Cyborg 2087 (1966)

In the future world of the year 2087, freedom of thought is illegal and the thoughts of the world's populations are controlled by the government. A small band of "free thinkers" send a cyborg back in time to the year 1966 to prevent a scientist from making ...

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Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)

Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him, later faking a pregnancy to win her aunt's consent. But Jonas tires of living off of his wife's family, a ...

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Mary, Mary (1963)

Sparks fly when a recently-divorced couple is forced to get together to sort out a tax matter. ...

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The Lost World (1960)

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there. ...

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Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb th ...

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Perilous Assignment (1959)

"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the M ...

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Battle of the V-1 (1958)

1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak and his watchmaker friend Tadek are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski and allow themselves to be captured by the Nazis and taken to a labour camp on the Baltic coast so that they can spy on t ...

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Omar Khayyam (1957)

Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography ...

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Island in the Sun (1957)

A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island. ...

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Teenage Rebel (1956)

Nancy Fallon gets her teenage daughter back from her ex-husband when she remarries and must win her love. ...

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The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)

India. The spoilt and stubborn Edwina Esketh, comes to a small town with her husband. She falls in love with an indian doctor, Dr. Safti. She also meets an old friend of hers, the alcoholic Tom Ransome. An awful earthquake is followed by days of rain. ...

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Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions. ...

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955)

Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. Part of Chrysler sponsored series "Climax! ...

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Soldier of Fortune (1955)

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Commu ...

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Désirée (1954)

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. ...

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Mambo (1954)

A young and poor Venetian woman is invited to a masquerade ball by a charming count. ...

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Princess of the Nile (1954)

Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place. ...

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Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius ...

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King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)

Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his Northwest Frontier province garrison near the Khyber pass because of Ahmed, a nati ...

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The Robe (1953)

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions an ...

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Dangerous Crossing (1953)

A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband's existence. ...

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Sailor of the King (1953)

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he find ...

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Titanic (1953)

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits ...

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The Desert Rats (1953)

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the comm ...

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Les Miserables (1952)

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France. ...

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5 Fingers (1952)

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess. ...

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Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately discovers the devastating truth about himself. ...

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The House in the Square (1951)

Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather's diaries. He falls in love with his forefather's cousin, Helen, but his contemporaries of 1784 are perplexed by his strange talk and the odd knowledge ...

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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler. ...

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. ...

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The 13th Letter (1951)

A new doctor in a quiet Quebec town sparks rumors and accusations when anonymous letters allege an affair with a married woman. ...

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Trio (1950)

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles. ...

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The Black Rose (1950)

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved ...

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The Body Said No! (1950)

A cabaret artist sees on her television set after viewing hours, a plot being discussed to murder Michael Rennie. Although her friends are sceptical she warns Rennie, but things are not what they seem. ...

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Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)

An exchange factory worker from New Jersey joins a plot to save a village from the Town and Country Planning Act. ...

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The Golden Madonna (1949)

Patricia (Phyllis Calvert) throws away a painting members of her Italian village consider to be extremely lucky. She goes to great lengths in her attempts to locate it again and bring it back. ...

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Uneasy Terms (1948)

Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible? ...

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Idol of Paris (1948)

The Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the mid-19th century, the film traces the rags-to-riches story of a girl named Theresa. Sleeping her way to the top, she becomes a highly sought-after Parisian courte ...

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White Cradle Inn (1947)

This drama is set in Switzerland and chronicles a fight between an innkeeper and her husband, a chronic adulterer. The trouble begins when she wants to adopt a French orphan and he doesn't. ...

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The Root of All Evil (1947)

Jeckie Farnish is a level-headed young woman, unlike her spoiled younger sister, Rushie. When the sisters become involved with charming businessman Charles Mortimer, the resulting tragedy leads to a lust for revenge on Rushie's part. However, Jeckie knows ...

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Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra. ...

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The Wicked Lady (1945)

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways. ...

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I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)

In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected. ...

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The Sky’s the Limit (1943)

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds. ...

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The Big Blockade (1942)

Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war. ...

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Tower of Terror (1941)

Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant ...

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Ships with Wings (1941)

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the ...

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Turned Out Nice Again (1941)

George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and getting his wife to promote it, he has an argument with his boss, Mr Dawson who insults Pearson's wife and refus ...

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"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Arya ...

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The Patient Vanishes (1941)

Action and excitement beckon as popular sleuth Mick Cardby goes on the trail of a missing girl, and finds himself in the clutches of a gang of blackmailers. ...

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Dangerous Moonlight (1941)

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. ...

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This Man in Paris (1939)

A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters. ...

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Bank Holiday (1938)

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set f ...

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The Divorce of Lady X (1938)

A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client. ...

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The Squeaker (1937)

London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal r ...

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The Gap (1937)

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army. ...

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Gangway (1937)

Newspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster. ...

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. ...

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Secret Agent (1936)

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as "the General," the ...

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The Conquest of the Air (1931)

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s. ...

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