Movies: George Bernard Shaw

  • 1981
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1981)

    Pygmalion

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    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. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her ri...

    Pygmalion
  • 1929
    Melody of the World

    Melody of the World (1929)

    Melody of the World

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    An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony....

    Melody of the World
  • 1968
    Great Catherine

    Great Catherine (1968)

    Great Catherine

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    When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a ...

    Great Catherine
  • 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Ha...

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  • 1963
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1963)

    Pygmalion

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    Can Professor Higgins transform cockney flower girl Eliza Dolittle into a lady by teaching her to speak properly?...

    Pygmalion
  • 1984
    Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion (1984)

    Androcles and the Lion

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    Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful...

    Androcles and the Lion
  • 1950
    Life Begins Tomorrow

    Life Begins Tomorrow (1950)

    Life Begins Tomorrow

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    Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it to the U.S. in 1952 as Life Begins Tomorrow. Made in cooperation with UNESCO, the film speculates on the future of m...

    Life Begins Tomorrow
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

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    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC....

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1935
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1935)

    Pygmalion

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    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. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her ri...

    Pygmalion
  • 1950
    The Century Is Fifty

    The Century Is Fifty (1950)

    The Century Is Fifty

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    As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director Denise Tua offers a fascinating mosaic of the people and events t...

    The Century Is Fifty
  • 1967
    Saint Joan

    Saint Joan (1967)

    Saint Joan

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    A television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play about the life, battles and subsequent trial of Joan of Arc, based on the kept records from her trial....

    Saint Joan
  • 1982
    Candida

    Candida (1982)

    Candida

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    Candida is the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success....

    Candida
  • 1989
    Arms and the Man

    Arms and the Man (1989)

    Arms and the Man

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    First produced on the London stage in 1894, "Arms and the Man" immediately established Shaw's reputation as one of the greatest wits in London drama. This beautifully remastered BBC production brings to life an uproarious comedy that still resonates ...

    Arms and the Man
  • 1962
    Don Juan in Hell

    Don Juan in Hell (1962)

    Don Juan in Hell

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    The third act of George Bernard Shaw's philosophical comedy Man and Superman. This dream episode depicts a lively debate between Don Juan, the Devil, Juan's former lover Dona Ana, and her father, the commander, who was murdered by Don Juan in a duel ...

    Don Juan in Hell
  • 1959
    Send Me a Count

    Send Me a Count (1959)

    Send Me a Count

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    The burglar Karl Kilian Ledig tries to get his somewhat reluctant son Carl Gustaf interested in his "profession". He bring him along one evening to the sculpture Ulla-Carin von Knaake's house to break in and steal from her safe. Complications arise w...

    Send Me a Count
  • 2009
    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra (2009)

    Caesar and Cleopatra

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    Stratford Shakespeare Festival presents: Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt. Their first ...

    Caesar and Cleopatra
  • 1950
    Wonderful Times

    Wonderful Times (1950)

    Wonderful Times

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    Compilation film about a very German first half of the 20th century....

    Wonderful Times
  • 1973
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1973)

    Pygmalion

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    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. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her ri...

    Pygmalion
  • 1917
    Masks and Faces

    Masks and Faces (1917)

    Masks and Faces

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    An actress cures an aged flirt by posing as his wife....

    Masks and Faces
  • 1975
    Don Juan in der Hölle

    Don Juan in der Hölle (1975)

    Don Juan in der Hölle

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    In heaven there is faith, and love. Only in hell there is justice. Everyone here gets the part that suits them best. Therefore, hell is the place for eternal pleasures....

    Don Juan in der Hölle