Cyril Cusack Movie Rankings
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Harold is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old man-child who spends his free time attending funerals and committing suicide in front of his mother, but he does not die. At a funeral, Harold befriends Maude, a 79-year-old woman who has a zest for life. ... more about Harold and Maude
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Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. ... more about My Left Foot
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3.0055
It is the early 60s in France. The remaining survivors of the aborted French Foreign Legion have made repeated attempts to kill DeGaulle. The result is that he is the most closely guarded man in the world. ... more about Day of the Jackal
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2.9039
After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. ... more about Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Alec Leamas, a British spy is sent to East Germany supposedly to defect, but in fact to sow disinformation. As more plot turns appear, Leamas becomes more convinced that his own people see him as just a cog. ... more about Spy Who Came In from the Cold
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2.8867
Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. ... more about Fahrenheit 451
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2.8309
In the aftermath of a botched hold-up, intended to finance the activities of his IRA cell, a wounded Johnny McQueen takes shelter in the back-alleys of Belfast, a shadowy underworld where sanctuary is freighted at every moment with peril. ... more about Odd Man Out
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2.6245
The best bomb disposal officer during World War II was badly injured and is in frequent pain. He finds solace and relief from his pain in the whisky bottle & the pills that are never far away. ... more about Small Back Room
Not Available on DVD
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2.4859
Joseph Donnelly, a young Irishman facing property eviction after his father's death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie, his landlord. ... more about Far and Away
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2.4211
A successful philosophy professor named Teddy (Jayston) braces himself to return to his North London home for the first time in nine years to introduce his wife Ruth (Merchant) to his family. ... more about Homecoming
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In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. ... more about Shake Hands with the Devil
Not Available on DVD
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2.2710
Burton and Taylor play Petrucio and Catherine in a fairly rigorous attempt to stay with both the Shakespearian language and script, while still adding a three dimensional, outdoor flavor to this screen adaptation. ... more about Taming of the Shrew
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Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter. Left alone to bring up the child, Esther manages and after 7 years has a chance at happiness. ... more about Esther Waters
Not Available on DVD
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2.0829
Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. ... more about Gone to Earth
Not Available on DVD
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2.0007
Saadia (Rita Gam) is a wild, strange Arab girl whose life has been dominated by a local sorceress, a vengeful outcast in the community, who has convinced her she has the "evil eye" and brings disaster to all who love her. ... more about Saadia
Not Available on DVD
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1.9505
Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German General from under the nose of his army. ... more about Ill Met by Moonlight
Not Available on DVD
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1.8546
A re-editing of _Gone to Earth (1950)_ (qv) after a disagreement and court case between director 'Michael Powell (I)' (qv) and producer 'David O. Selznick' (qv). Selznick's changes are mainly:- (1) Adding a prologue. ... more about Wild Heart
Not Available on DVD
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1.7214
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. ... more about Fool
Not Available on DVD
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1.6724
De Niro (a Catholic Priest) and Duvall (a Homicide Detective) play brothers drawn together after many years apart, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a young prostitute. ... more about True Confessions
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L'ispettore Gideon di Scotland Yard è, in fondo, una persona tranquilla. Il film racconta di una sua giornata di lavoro. Deve vedersela con un collega corrotto, un folle omicida, una pericolosa rapina e così via. ... more about Gideon's Day
Not Available on DVD
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A nurse (Christine Allison) finds herself becoming involved with the prosecuting attorney, who once years ago, had her convicted on charges of euthanasia. ... more about I Thank a Fool
Not Available on DVD
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When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. ... more about Johnny Nobody
Not Available on DVD
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In London's colourful but seedy Soho Michael Morgan is working mending the road. he is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, a barmaid, and "The Miracle" happens ... ... more about Miracle in Soho
Not Available on DVD
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This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods. ... more about Oedipus the King
Not Available on DVD
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Jim Canfield, convicted of a crime he did not commit, escapes a Nevada prison with several hardened criminals. He leads them to the small farming community home of the man who not only framed him, but committed the crime. ... more about Secret of Convict Lake
Not Available on DVD
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In Ireland, it's 1941 and Irish Republicans have made a tentative bond with Nazi Germany to help Ireland in its never-ending struggle with Great Britain. ... more about Terrible Beauty
Not Available on DVD
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1.0985
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