Cedric Messina Trailers
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Most Popular Cedric Messina Trailers
Total trailers found: 63
Electra Trailer (1974)
24 October 1974
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Loyalties Trailer (1976)
29 February 1976
During a weekend at a country house in the 1920s, a Jewish outsider accuses a former officer of theft, setting off a tragic chain of events.
Heartbreak House Trailer (1977)
19 May 1977
Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends.
The Philanthropist Trailer (1975)
28 October 1975
The original play by Christopher Hampton, was adapted into this made-for-TV movie and it offers witty dialogue in the midst of remarkable conflict among its privileged characters.
The Happy Valley Trailer (1987)
06 September 1987
In 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle, that leads to murder.
Billy Budd Trailer (1966)
11 December 1966
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
Henry VIII Trailer (1979)
25 February 1979
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen.
Sweet Wine of Youth Trailer (1979)
12 December 1979
A Life of Rupert Brooke from his letters and poems
Miss Julie Trailer (1965)
03 October 1965
Miss Julie has a torrid, strange relationship with her servant, Jean.
The Tempest Trailer (1980)
27 February 1980
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air.
Twelfth Night Trailer (1980)
06 January 1980
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino.
The Siege of Manchester Trailer (1965)
31 October 1965
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
Julius Caesar Trailer (1979)
11 February 1979
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Richard II Trailer (1978)
10 December 1978
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people.
Henry IV Part 1 Trailer (1979)
09 December 1979
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur').
The Wood Demon Trailer (1974)
17 November 1974
A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen.
Hamlet Trailer (1980)
25 May 1980
Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch.
Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1978)
03 December 1978
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
The Merchant of Venice Trailer (1972)
16 April 1972
Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay and Charles Gray star in the adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play.
King Lear Trailer (1975)
23 March 1975
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him.
The Apple Cart Trailer (1975)
19 January 1975
Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country.
The World of George Orwell: 1984 Trailer (1965)
28 November 1965
Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.
Hay Fever Trailer (1984)
04 December 1984
Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend.
The Changeling Trailer (1974)
20 January 1974
Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1971)
26 September 1971
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
The Winslow Boy Trailer (1977)
16 January 1977
The term at Osborne Naval College is not yet over. Why, therefore, has cadet Ronnie Winslow returned home?
The Common Trailer (1973)
21 October 1973
A social comedy about the relationship between two couples with different political beliefs. Edward and Jane Noble are right wing, but with some liberal leanings, whereas Sean and Marcia are more radical and left wing.
Spider's Web Trailer (1982)
26 December 1982
Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Trailer (1976)
30 December 1976
TV-movie version of the Victor Hugo novel.
The Three Sisters Trailer (1970)
18 January 1970
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful.
Come Into The Garden Maud Trailer (1982)
07 July 1982
A rich cornhusker and his social climbing wife find themselves in the company of royalty. While the wife is entertaining a high and mighty prince downstairs, the husband is entertaining a threadbare princess upstairs.
Private Lives Trailer (1976)
28 December 1976
Divorced couple Amanda and Elyot have both recently remarried. On their honeymoons, however, they discover that they have accidentally booked adjoining suites at the same hotel.
The Wild Duck Trailer (1971)
21 March 1971
A devestating, yet bracing look at a family whose proximity to each other belies the decay of their relationships, The Wild Duck is just as modern today as it was when first staged.
Exiles Trailer (1977)
28 September 1977
In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped writing altogether.
French Without Tears Trailer (1976)
16 May 1976
The romantic and comic adventures of a group of Englishmen in France, on a course to learn the language.
Pygmalion Trailer (1973)
16 December 1973
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet.
Henry IV Part 2 Trailer (1979)
16 December 1979
The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.
As You Like It Trailer (1978)
17 December 1978
Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes to win his fortune in a wrestling contest, where he meets a lady of the court, Rosalind.
Measure for Measure Trailer (1979)
18 February 1979
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex.
The Cherry Orchard Trailer (1971)
19 December 1971
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage.
The Ambassadors Trailer (1977)
13 March 1977
Dramatisation of Henry James's novel. Lambert Strether comes to Europe on a difficult and delicate mission.
The Little Minister Trailer (1975)
02 November 1975
In rural 1840's Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church.
The Chester Mystery Plays Trailer (1976)
18 April 1976
Medieval Mystery Cycle first performed in Chester in the 14th century.
Old Times Trailer (1975)
22 October 1975
Kate and Deeley are married and live in the country. They are joined by Kate's friend, Anna, and talk of the past.
Peer Gynt Trailer (1972)
26 September 1972
The 1972 BBC adaptation of Ibsen’s epic dramatic fantasy about a man in search of his soul.
The Love-Girl and the Innocent Trailer (1973)
16 September 1973
The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving ten years for violations of Article 58. Nemov falls in love with Lyuba, who is having sex with the camp doctor Mereshchun, in exchange for better food and living conditions.
Much Ado About Nothing Trailer (1967)
05 February 1967
Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, in which young lovers Hero and Claudio conspire to make sharp-tongued rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall in love with each other.
Maigret at Bay Trailer (1969)
09 February 1969
Inspector Maigret responds to a call from a young woman in the middle of the night, but he then finds himself accused of raping her.
Mrs. Warren's Profession Trailer (1972)
03 October 1972
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its audiences.
Chips with Everything Trailer (1975)
28 September 1975
A group of Air Force conscripts begin eight weeks of 'square-bashing' - basic military drill. Two of the conscripts develop a friendship, Pip Thompson, a young aristocrat, and Chas Wingate, a working class boy.
Waters of the Moon Trailer (1983)
30 December 1983
Lonely people in a quiet hotel find their lives shaken up by the arrival of the glamorous, assertive Helen Lancaster.
A Song At Twilight Trailer (1982)
09 July 1982
Enormously successful writer Sir Hugo Latymer has a tryst with the past not altogether to his liking.
Robinson Crusoe Trailer (1974)
29 December 1974
A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying Trailer (1965)
07 November 1965
A successful advertising copywriter suddenly decides to show his contempt for money by living by his writings alone.
The Mikado Trailer (1973)
28 December 1973
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum.
Separate Tables Trailer (1970)
15 March 1970
A play by Terence Rattigan about the stories of several people staying at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables.
The House of Bernarda Alba Trailer (1976)
28 July 1976
A domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives.
