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Paul Almond
Born April 26, 1931 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died April 9, 2015 · aged 83
Paul Almond OC RCA (April 26, 1931 – April 9, 2015) was a Canadian television and motion picture screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is most known for being the director of the first film in the Up series. Paul Almond was born to Rene Almond and Eric Almond. He attended Bishop's College School, McGill University and Balliol College, Oxford University, where he read Philosophy, Poli…
Known For
Seven Up! · 1964Seven Up!
★ 7.21964
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. The filmmakers plan to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to track how their lives and attitudes change as they age.
Macbeth · 1961Macbeth
★ 4.81961
MovieDrama
This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of Macbeth, if you were snoozing during high school English class, is about an 11th century Scottish warrior who hatches a dubious plan to steal the throne. Spurred on by his wife Lady Macbeth, who wears the pants in the household, he finds himself swiftly slipping down the path of evil.
Doppelganger · 1993Doppelganger
★ 4.81993
MovieHorrorMystery
After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, where she rents a room from a writer. They begin an affair, but it seems she's been followed by a homicidal duplicate of herself.
Final Assignment · 1980Final Assignment
★ 5.51980
MovieRomanceDrama
An intrepid television journalist sent to cover the Canadian prime minister's visit to the Soviet Union has trouble sticking to her assignment when she unearths a horrific experimental drug trial involving children. Determined to prepare a video that will show the world exactly what's been going on, she dodges the long arm of the KGB and falls into bed with a Communist bureaucrat.
Captive Hearts · 1987Captive Hearts
★ 7.01987
MovieDramaRomance
December 1944. As their bomber is shot down during a mission over Japan, Sergeant McManus and Robert, a young lieutenant, have no other choice but make a parachute jump. They are captured by local villagers and are saved from execution by Fukushima, the village elder. McManus never accepts his lot unlike Robert, who soon takes an interest in Japanese customs and rites. More, he falls in love with pretty Miyoko, Fukushima's widowed daughter-in-law.
Act of the Heart · 1970Act of the Heart
★ 4.51970
MovieDrama
A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
Backfire! · 1962Backfire!
★ 5.01962
MovieCrime
Arson is the way out for a failing cosmetics company.
Journey · 1972Journey
★ 9.01972
MovieDrama
A woman with a troubled past is saved from drowning in a river and brought to a strange community hidden in the woods.
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Doppelganger · 1993Doppelganger
★ 4.81993
MovieHorrorMystery
After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, where she rents a room from a writer. They begin an affair, but it seems she's been followed by a homicidal duplicate of herself.
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