Sydney Newman Movies

  • 1960
    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

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    Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides to get the inevitable out of the way before his...

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
  • 1959
    Hot Summer Night

    Hot Summer Night

    Hot Summer Night

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    Jacko, a respected union man, is fighting for the promotion of a Jamaican colleague to chargehand, but when his daughter brings home her black...

    Hot Summer Night
  • 1965
    Tea Party

    Tea Party

    Tea Party

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    Mysteries abound. What is going on between the wife and her brother? Are they indeed brother and sister? Sisson has his doubts about that … ....

    Tea Party
  • 1958
    I Can Destroy the Sun

    I Can Destroy the Sun

    I Can Destroy the Sun

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    Senior officials in the British, American and Russian governments all receive the same cryptic and unsigned message - "I Can Destroy The Sun". What...

    I Can Destroy the Sun
  • 1961
    Honeymoon Postponed

    Honeymoon Postponed

    Honeymoon Postponed

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    Lancashire newlyweds Violet and Arthur Fitton are forced to postpone their honeymoon and move in temporarily with his parents.

    Honeymoon Postponed
  • 1961
    The Rose Affair

    The Rose Affair

    The Rose Affair

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    A young woman befriends a lonely millionaire with a disfigured face whose ruthless business practices are threatening to ruin her father. A modern...

    The Rose Affair
  • 1962
    The Hard Knock

    The Hard Knock

    The Hard Knock

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    Tough merchant seaman Pat Greevey returns to his family in Liverpool to find the key to a recent death.

    The Hard Knock
  • 2008
    Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

    Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

    Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

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    A tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.

    Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
  • 1960
    Where I Live

    Where I Live

    Where I Live

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    Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has...

    Where I Live
  • 1947
    Johnny at the Fair

    Johnny at the Fair

    Johnny at the Fair

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    At the Canadian National Exhibition, a young boy gets separated from his parents and meets some celebrities.

    Johnny at the Fair
  • 1944
    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

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    First half of film portrays life in port, including rum issue, distribution of letters, and taking on ammunition, the remainder tells the story of an...

    Fighting Sea-Fleas
  • 1947
    Montreal by Night

    Montreal by Night

    Montreal by Night

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    This short film showcases the city of Montreal on a summer's night. What was once a small Indian village is presented as a pot-pourri of contrasting...

    Montreal by Night
  • 2006
    Creation of the Daleks

    Creation of the Daleks

    Creation of the Daleks

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    The cast and crew's memories of the creation of the Daleks and the making of The Daleks.

    Creation of the Daleks
  • 1944
    Trans-Canada Express

    Trans-Canada Express

    Trans-Canada Express

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    This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes...

    Trans-Canada Express
  • 1962
    Night Conspirators

    Night Conspirators

    Night Conspirators

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    An old man is rescued from Iceland. Why would you need rescuing from Iceland - unless you're Adolf Hitler...

    Night Conspirators
  • 1948
    Inside The Atom

    Inside The Atom

    Inside The Atom

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    This short documentary offers a look at Canada’s Chalk River Project in the late 1940s. While humanity pondered the ultimate threat or promise...

    Inside The Atom
  • 1951
    Talent Showcase

    Talent Showcase

    Talent Showcase

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    It's a talent showcase for a singer.

    Talent Showcase
  • 1949
    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

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    This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....

    A Capital Plan
  • 1948
    Pay-Off In Pain

    Pay-Off In Pain

    Pay-Off In Pain

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    The personal and social tragedy of drug addiction with its evil accompaniment, drug traffic. Over the side of the silent liner in the darkness slips...

    Pay-Off In Pain
  • 1961
    Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working

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    In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked...

    Danger! Men Working