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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Probably more frequently remembered for his turbulent personal life and... more
Trivia:
According to Burton's diaries, when he and Elizabeth Taylor appeared on... more
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(72 articles)
Birthday Suits: Oscar-Snubbed
(From FilmExperience. 10 November 2009, 5:11 PM, PST)
Zakes Mokae obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 10 November 2009, 10:45 AM, PST)
Filmography
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1. | "Ellis Island" (1984) | Sen. Phipps Ogden | 1984 | - | 7.1 (82) |
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2. | Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | O'Brien | 1984 | - | 7.1 (14,530) |
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3. | "Wagner" (1983) | Richard Wagner (3 episodes, 1983) | 1983 | - | 7.6 (158) |
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4. | "Great Performances" (1972) | White Knight (1 episode, 1983) | 1983 | - | 8.4 (106) |
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5. | Lovespell (1981) | King Mark of Cornwall | 1981 | - | 5.3 (74) |
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6. | Circle of Two (1980) | Ashley St. Clair | 1980 | - | 5.2 (185) |
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7. | Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil (1979) | Sgt. Steiner | 1979 | - | 4.8 (296) |
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8. | Absolution (1978) | Father Goddard | 1978 | - | 6.2 (396) |
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9. | The Wild Geese (1978) | Col. Allen Faulkner | 1978 | - | 6.6 (3,309) |
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10. | The Medusa Touch (1978) | John Morlar | 1978 | - | 6.9 (1,520) |
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11. | Equus (1977) | Martin Dysart | 1977 | - | 7.1 (2,463) |
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12. | Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | Father Philip Lamont | 1977 | - | 3.5 (7,226) |
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13. | "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) | Alec Harvey / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1960-1974) | 1974 | - | 8.6 (64) |
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14. | Brief Encounter (1974) (TV) | Alec Harvey | 1974 | - | 5.4 (125) |
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15. | The Klansman (1974) | Breck Stancill | 1974 | - | 4.7 (418) |
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16. | Il viaggio (1974) | Cesare Braggi | 1974 | - | 6.3 (130) |
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17. | Rappresaglia (1973) | Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler | 1973 | - | 6.4 (355) |
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18. | Sutjeska (1973) | Josip Broz Tito | 1973 | - | 6.6 (231) |
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19. | Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973) (TV) | Martin Reynolds | 1973 | - | 5.2 (112) |
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20. | Bluebeard (1972) | Baron von Sepper | 1972 | - | 5.2 (435) |
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21. | Hammersmith Is Out (1972) | Hammersmith | 1972 | - | 5.6 (137) |
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22. | The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) | Leon Trotsky | 1972 | - | 5.8 (498) |
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23. | Under Milk Wood (1972) | Narrator | 1972 | - | 6.1 (262) |
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24. | Villain (1971) | Vic Dakin | 1971 | - | 6.5 (250) |
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25. | Raid on Rommel (1971) | Capt. Alex Foster | 1971 | - | 5.4 (514) |
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26. | Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) (TV) | (uncredited) Narrator | 1971 | - | 5.9 (45) |
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27. | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) | King Henry VIII | 1969 | - | 7.5 (2,328) |
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28. | Staircase (1969) | Harry Leeds, Owner of Chez Harry | 1969 | - | 5.1 (265) |
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29. | Candy (1968) | MacPhisto | 1968 | - | 5.1 (1,215) |
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30. | Where Eagles Dare (1968) | Maj. Jonathan Smith, MC | 1968 | - | 7.7 (14,041) |
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31. | Boom (1968) | Chris Flanders | 1968 | - | 5.2 (422) |
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32. | The Comedians (1967) | Brown | 1967 | - | 6.5 (603) |
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33. | Doctor Faustus (1967) | Doctor Faustus | 1967 | - | 5.8 (271) |
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34. | The Taming of the Shrew (1967) | Petruchio | 1967 | - | 7.1 (2,090) |
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35. | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | George | 1966 | - | 8.1 (17,083) |
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36. | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) | Alec Leamas | 1965 | - | 7.6 (3,386) |
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37. | The Sandpiper (1965) | Dr. Edward Hewitt | 1965 | - | 5.9 (833) |
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38. | What's New Pussycat (1965) | (uncredited) Man in Strip Club | 1965 | - | 6.1 (3,860) |
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39. | Hamlet (1964/I) | Hamlet | 1964 | - | 7.8 (190) |
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40. | The Night of the Iguana (1964) | Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon | 1964 | - | 7.6 (4,000) |
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41. | Becket (1964) | Thomas à Becket | 1964 | - | 8.1 (4,723) |
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42. | Zulu (1964) | (voice) Narrator | 1964 | - | 7.9 (11,678) |
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43. | The V.I.P.s (1963) | Paul Andros | 1963 | - | 6.3 (1,110) |
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44. | Cleopatra (1963) | Mark Antony | 1963 | - | 6.8 (7,119) |
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45. | The Longest Day (1962) | Flight Officer David Campbell | 1962 | - | 7.8 (16,386) |
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46. | "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960) | George Holyoake (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 8.7 (5) |
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47. | The Bramble Bush (1960) | Dr. Guy Montford | 1960 | - | 5.5 (73) |
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48. | The Tempest (1960) (TV) | Caliban | 1960 | - | 7.8 (48) |
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49. | The Fifth Column (1960) (TV) | 1960 | - | 7.4 (12) | |
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50. | Ice Palace (1960) | Zeb Kennedy | 1960 | - | 5.9 (124) |
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51. | Sen noci svatojanske (1959) | Narrator | 1959 | - | 8.0 (66) |
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52. | "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) | Heathcliff (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.3 (11) |
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53. | Look Back in Anger (1958) | Jimmy Porter | 1958 | - | 7.2 (958) |
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54. | Sea Wife (1957) | Biscuit | 1957 | - | 5.8 (194) |
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55. | Bitter Victory (1957) | Capt. Leith | 1957 | - | 7.1 (416) |
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56. | "The James Mason Show" (1956) | Performer (1956) | 1956 | - | 6.4 (7) |
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57. | Alexander the Great (1956) | Alexander | 1956 | - | 5.9 (1,127) |
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58. | The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) | Dr. Major Rama Safti | 1955 | - | 5.9 (292) |
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59. | Prince of Players (1955) | Edwin Booth | 1955 | - | 7.2 (101) |
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60. | The Robe (1953) | Marcellus Gallio | 1953 | - | 6.7 (2,642) |
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61. | The Desert Rats (1953) | Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts | 1953 | - | 6.8 (1,107) |
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62. | My Cousin Rachel (1952) | Philip Ashley | 1952 | - | 7.2 (467) |
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63. | "Celanese Theatre" (1951) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 6.8 (7) |
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64. | Green Grow the Rushes (1951) | Robert 'Bob' Hammond | 1951 | - | 5.9 (55) |
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65. | The Woman with No Name (1950) | Nick Chamerd | 1950 | - | 5.0 (21) |
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66. | Waterfront (1950) | Ben Satterthwaite | 1950 | - | 6.7 (47) |
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67. | "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950) | Richard (1 episode, 1950) | 1950 | - | 7.7 (17) |
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68. | Now Barabbas (1949) | Paddy | 1949 | - | 7.1 (13) |
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69. | The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) | Gareth | 1949 | - | 7.4 (51) |
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1. | Doctor Faustus (1967) | (producer) | 1967 | - | 5.8 (271) |
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2. | The Taming of the Shrew (1967) | (producer) (uncredited) | 1967 | - | 7.1 (2,090) |
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3. | The Caretaker (1963) | (associate producer) (uncredited) | 1963 | - | 7.3 (202) |
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1. | Doctor Faustus (1967) | 1967 | - | 5.8 (271) | |
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1. | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) | (dedicated to the memory of) | 2001 | - | 7.9 (170) |
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2. | Wild Geese II (1985) | (dedicatee) | 1985 | - | 4.4 (399) |
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3. | Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | (acknowledgment: with love and admiration) | 1984 | - | 7.1 (14,530) |
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1. | "Biography" (1987) | Himself (1 episode) | 1987 | - | 8.0 (266) |
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2. | All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) (TV) | Himself | 1983 | - | 7.0 (5) |
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3. | The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983) (TV) | Himself - Co-Host | 1983 | - | - |
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4. | I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (1983) (TV) | (voice) Himself/Narrator | 1983 | - | 9.7 (10) |
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5. | "The Fall Guy" (1981) | Himself (1 episode, 1982) | 1982 | - | 6.9 (830) |
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6. | Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (1982) (TV) | Himself | 1982 | - | 9.5 (12) |
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7. | "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) | Himself (1 episode, 1980) | 1980 | - | 7.4 (31) |
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8. | Wer sagt mir, wer ich bin... (1978) (TV) | (also archive footage) Himself | 1978 | - | - |
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9. | The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978) (TV) | Himself | 1978 | - | 7.5 (97) |
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10. | The People's Command Performance (1978) (TV) | Himself | 1978 | - | - |
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11. | "Dinah!" (1974) | Himself (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 6.5 (37) |
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12. | "The Hollywood Greats" (1977) | Himself (1 episode, 1977) | 1977 | - | 7.9 (12) |
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13. | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) | Himself | 1976 | - | 7.4 (65) |
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14. | The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) | Himself - Co-host/Special Award Recipient | 1976 | - | 5.5 (16) |
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15. | Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) | (voice) Malcolm Lowry | 1976 | - | 7.5 (61) |
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16. | "Parkinson" (1971) | Himself (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 8.1 (166) |
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17. | "Film '72" (1972) | Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1974) | 1974 | - | 7.9 (213) |
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18. | "The David Frost Show" (1969) | Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1972) | 1972 | - | 8.5 (25) |
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19. | A World of Love (1970) (TV) | Himself | 1970 | - | 6.6 (17) |
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20. | "Here's Lucy" (1968) | Himself (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | 6.7 (173) |
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21. | The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1970 | - | 5.7 (87) |
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22. | Un mur à Jerusalem (1970) | Narrator (English version) | 1970 | - | - |
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23. | "Toast of the Town" (1948) | Himself (3 episodes, 1961-1969) | 1969 | - | 8.4 (100) |
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24. | Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968) | Narrator | 1968 | - | 7.9 (21) |
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25. | On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968) | Himself | 1968 | - | 6.5 (107) |
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26. | The Heart of Show Business (1967) (TV) | Himself - Narrator | 1967 | - | - |
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27. | The Comedians in Africa (1967) | (uncredited) Himself | 1967 | - | 6.0 (48) |
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28. | "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" (1966) | Himself (1 episode, 1966) | 1966 | - | - |
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29. | Per Firenze (1966) | 1966 | - | - | |
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30. | A Statue for 'The Sandpiper' (1965) | Himself | 1965 | - | 6.2 (16) |
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31. | The Big Sur (1965) | Himself/Narrator | 1965 | - | 6.1 (32) |
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32. | "The Jack Paar Program" (1962) | Himself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 10.0 (9) |
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33. | "Hollywood and the Stars" (1963) | Himself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 6.9 (13) |
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34. | On the Trail of the Iguana (1964) | (uncredited) Himself | 1964 | - | 6.2 (69) |
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35. | The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962) (TV) | Himself/Arthur | 1962 | - | - |
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36. | Dylan Thomas (1962) | Himself | 1962 | - | - |
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37. | "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years" (1960) | Winston Churchill (unknown episodes) | 1960 | - | 8.5 (20) |
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38. | March to Aldermaston (1959) | Narrator | 1959 | - | 6.4 (8) |
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39. | Thursday's Children (1954) | Narrator | 1954 | - | 7.5 (97) |
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Additional Details
Other Works:
Album: Performs as The Journalist on the recording of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War Of The Worlds" (1978) (Columbia C35292 PC2 35290 Stereo) more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 13 Print Biographies | 4 Interviews | 36 Articles | 18 Pictorials | 47 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Documentary | Comedy | History more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Based On Play | Beautiful Woman more
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