"An arranged marriage. A deranged murder." 18 November 1985 Drama 97 mins
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
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John Lithgow as Oliver Thompson
Jodie Foster as Victoria
Michael Murphy as Wilson
Dan Shor as George
Harry Andrews as Old Thompson
Philip Holder as Dr. Finch
Beryl Te Wiata as Mrs. Simmons
Jonathan Hardy as Burley
Patrick Smith as Court Clerk
Reg Evans as Mr. Simmons
Don Selwyn as Joseph
Derek Hardwick as Longwood
Jonathan Elsom as Public Prosecutor
Norman Fairley as Bailiff
David Cameron as Shipping Clerk
John Wingrove as Victoria's Grandfather
Michael Laughlin Screenplay
Antony I. Ginnane Producer
Christopher J. Kirkham Executive Producer
Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Dan Hennah Art Direction
Michael Laughlin Director
Petra von Oelffen Editor
John Wingrove Production Design
Jerzy Skolimowski Writer
Louis Horvath Director of Photography
Patricia Norris Costume Design
Howard Grigsby Associate Producer
Richard Moore Associate Producer
My Letter to George Trailer
Shocked Trailer
United Kingdom 18 November 1985
United States 31 December 1986
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01 November 1985
This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth.
01 January 1985
A boy sees his parents gunned by criminals due to unpaid debts. Twenty years later, the boy, Mark Quinn, has become a hard-hitting cop, the kind that hates criminal scum, bending the rules to catch those criminals and drive them to despair.
10 October 1985
An erring military officer is sent to jail but bolts with the other inmates to take the whole town in hostage.
01 May 1985
On a class excursion to a cave with stone age paintings the clumsy Rex gets lost. A mysterious crystal opens a gateway in time and sets him back to the stone ages, where he meets a group of prehistoric fellows and the gorgeous Eba.
03 October 1985
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped.
31 December 1985
A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'.
01 January 1985
One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology.
23 March 1985
A married couple, Fumio Asakura and Kumiko, enjoyed having pleasure in each other by taking pictures during sex.
07 June 1985
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.
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