Movies: George Bernard Shaw

  • 2008
    The Soviet Story

    The Soviet Story (2008)

    The Soviet Story

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    “The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the compl...

    The Soviet Story
  • 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
  • 1942
    Sürtük

    Sürtük (1942)

    Sürtük

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    Sürtük
  • 1980
    Človek nikdy nevie

    Človek nikdy nevie (1980)

    Človek nikdy nevie

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    Človek nikdy nevie
  • 1969
    Candida

    Candida (1969)

    Candida

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    Candida
  • 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
  • 1979
    Village Wooing

    Village Wooing (1979)

    Village Wooing

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    Adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw. (Synopsis) Richard Briers tries to woo Judi Dench in this play by George Bernard Shaw....

    Village Wooing
  • 1948
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1948)

    Pygmalion

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    Can Professor Higgins transform flower-girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?...

    Pygmalion
  • 1981
    The Man of Destiny

    The Man of Destiny (1981)

    The Man of Destiny

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    One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and social hypocrisy. Set in 1796 in northern Italy, it features a battle of wits between Napoleon Bonaparte and a mysterious, daring woman who has stolen his...

    The Man of Destiny
  • 2022
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (2022)

    Pygmalion

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    Higgins, a professor of phonetics, makes a bet that he will transform a child of the street - a poor flower seller named Lisa - into a real lady. However, a seemingly innocent game of male whimsy becomes a dangerous gamble with a woman's identity and...

    Pygmalion
  • 1975
    The Apple Cart

    The Apple Cart (1975)

    The Apple Cart

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    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. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation...

    The Apple Cart
  • 1980
    Candida

    Candida (1980)

    Candida

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    Candida
  • 1968
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion (1968)

    Pygmalion

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    Can Professor Higgins teach a working-class flower girl to speak like a duchess?...

    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
  • 1972
    The Millionairess

    The Millionairess (1972)

    The Millionairess

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    One of Shaw's later plays, The Millionairess explores his fascination with the machinations of capitalism. Epifania is glamorous, clever... and also the richest woman in the world. Brought up by a money-mad father, she will only consider a man for ma...

    The Millionairess
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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