David M. Thompson Movies

  • 1994
    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

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    A documentary profile on Quentin Tarantino broadcast by the BBC's "Omnibus" strand in 1994 to coincide with "Pulp Fiction" hitting UK cinemas.

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
  • 2016
    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

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    An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors...

    All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
  • 1992
    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

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    Documentary about Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer of Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds, Il Confimista, 1900. Vittorio Storaro talks about his...

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
  • 1999
    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

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    Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.

    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
  • 1997
    The James Gang

    The James Gang

    The James Gang

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    After an audacious jewellery robbery the whole James family heads for home on the run with the obsessive detective Julia Armstrong in hot pursuit.

    The James Gang
  • 1996
    Lord of Misrule

    Lord of Misrule

    Lord of Misrule

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    Comedy drama. Retired Lord Chancellor Bill Webster decides to sell his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper in order to save his crumbling Cornish house....

    Lord of Misrule
  • 2002
    Robert Altman in England

    Robert Altman in England

    Robert Altman in England

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    Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes...

    Robert Altman in England
  • 2003
    Kiss of Life

    Kiss of Life

    Kiss of Life

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    Helen lives in London with her father and her kids. John, her husband, is an aid-worker in Eastern Europe. He has been gone many months. Helen is...

    Kiss of Life
  • 1992
    Granada: From the North

    Granada: From the North

    Granada: From the North

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    The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action,...

    Granada: From the North
  • 2000
    Summer in the Suburbs

    Summer in the Suburbs

    Summer in the Suburbs

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    After the body of a 14-year-old girl is found in a field, detective Ted Lyle and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear...

    Summer in the Suburbs
  • 1988
    Shadow on the Earth

    Shadow on the Earth

    Shadow on the Earth

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    On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter...

    Shadow on the Earth
  • 1966
    Turner

    Turner

    Turner

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    A documentary feature offering a general introduction to the work of the painter J.M.W. Turner.

    Turner
  • 1996
    Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

    Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

    Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

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    Very insightful BBC documentary about Paul Verhoeven, tracking his career up to Showgirls. The programme focuses on talks with Verhoeven, but also...

    Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
  • 2001
    When I Was 12

    When I Was 12

    When I Was 12

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    Newly arrived on a Burnley housing estate is twelve-year-old Chloe, who, with her alcoholic single mother and abusive older brother, has been...

    When I Was 12
  • 1974
    Monet in London

    Monet in London

    Monet in London

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    A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at Monet's work in London, particularly with the development of the theme of the dispersion of light by...

    Monet in London
  • 1963
    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

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    A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely...

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962
  • 2003
    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

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    Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.

    Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
  • 2006
    A Canterbury Trail

    A Canterbury Trail

    A Canterbury Trail

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    BBC producer/director David Thompson follows a group of admirers of the film A Canterbury Tale (1944) on their annual location walk in 2005. As this...

    A Canterbury Trail
  • 1990
    Rossellini

    Rossellini

    Rossellini

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    A profile of the film director Roberto Rossellini, looking at his life, personality and films, following his career and his relationship with Ingrid...

    Rossellini
  • 2016
    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

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    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90

    The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90