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Peter Cushing

Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE  (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born26 May 1913 (age 112)
  • Place of BirthKenley, Surrey, England, UK

Peter Cushing

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Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE  (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cushing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born26 May 1913 (age 112)
  • Place of BirthKenley, Surrey, England, UK
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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2025
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
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8.5
2024
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Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
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2022
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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
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7.5
2020
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The Skywalker Legacy
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7.7
2020
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
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2020
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
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6.0
2017
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Attack of the Octopus People
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2010
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Halloween: The Inside Story
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7.278
2010
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films
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7.0
2008
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
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9.0
2007
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The Story of Star Wars
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7.119
2004
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Dalekmania
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7.1
1995
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
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7.2
1994
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Frankenstein Reborn
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10.0
1993
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
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5.7
1991
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Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
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10.0
1989
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
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6.4
1987
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Biggles
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5.2
1986
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
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7.0
1985
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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5.3
1984
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Top Secret!
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7.085
1984
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The Masks of Death
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5.6
1984
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
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6.5
1984
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House of the Long Shadows
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6.323
1983
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Mystery on Monster Island
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4.414
1981
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Black Jack
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1981
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A Tale of Two Cities
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5.7
1980
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The Horror Show
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3.75
1979
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Arabian Adventure
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5.8
1979
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Son of Hitler
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5.2
1979
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A Touch of the Sun
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3.5
1979
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The Detour
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1979
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Star Wars
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8.205
1977
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Shock Waves
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4.9
1977
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The Uncanny
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5.9
1977
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The Standard
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0.5
1977
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At the Earth's Core
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5.058
1976
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The Devil's Men
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4.051
1976
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Trial by Combat
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7.7
1976
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The Great Houdinis
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6.0
1976
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Legend of the Werewolf
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5.3
1975
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The Ghoul
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5.0
1975
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Fists of Fire
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1975
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
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6.2
1974
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
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5.902
1974
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The Beast Must Die
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5.385
1974
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Madhouse
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6.2
1974
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From Beyond the Grave
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6.507
1974
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Shatter
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5.8
1974
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Tender Dracula
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4.125
1974
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
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5.606
1973
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Nothing But the Night
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6.1
1973
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
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6.008
1973
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The Creeping Flesh
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5.853
1973
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Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
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1973
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Dracula A.D. 1972
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5.91
1972
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Horror Express
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6.327
1972
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Asylum
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6.029
1972
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Tales from the Crypt
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6.856
1972
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Fear in the Night
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5.9
1972
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
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6.3
1972
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Twins of Evil
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6.7
1971
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The House That Dripped Blood
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6.31
1971
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I, Monster
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5.4
1971
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Blood Suckers
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3.9
1971
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The Vampire Lovers
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6.4
1970
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Scream and Scream Again
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5.3
1970
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One More Time
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4.3
1970
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
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6.4
1969
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Corruption
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5.8
1968
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The Blood Beast Terror
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5.5
1968
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Frankenstein Created Woman
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6.477
1967
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Torture Garden
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6.115
1967
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Night of the Big Heat
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5.345
1967
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Some May Live
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3.5
1967
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Island of Terror
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5.8
1966
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
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6.134
1966
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness
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6.714
1966
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Dr. Who and the Daleks
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5.671
1965
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
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6.42
1965
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The Skull
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5.954
1965
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She
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5.6
1965
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The Evil of Frankenstein
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6.1
1964
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The Gorgon
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6.3
1964
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The Man Who Finally Died
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6.2
1963
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Captain Clegg
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6.2
1962
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Lolita
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7.319
1962
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Cash on Demand
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7.555
1961
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The Hellfire Club
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5.2
1961
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The Naked Edge
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6.2
1961
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
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5.0
1961
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The Brides of Dracula
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6.696
1960
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The Flesh and the Fiends
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6.6
1960
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Sword of Sherwood Forest
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5.926
1960
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Cone of Silence
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6.7
1960
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Suspect
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6.5
1960
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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6.761
1959
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The Mummy
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6.7
1959
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John Paul Jones
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6.1
1959
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The Revenge of Frankenstein
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6.594
1958
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Dracula
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7.279
1958
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Violent Playground
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7.045
1958
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The Curse of Frankenstein
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6.8
1957
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Time Without Pity
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6.565
1957
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The Abominable Snowman
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6.2
1957
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Alexander the Great
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5.9
1956
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The End of the Affair
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5.75
1955
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Magic Fire
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4.8
1955
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The Black Knight
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6.2
1954
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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7.4
1954
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Anastasia
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4.0
1953
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Moulin Rouge
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6.691
1952
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When We Are Married
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1951
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Hamlet
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7.42
1948
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It Might Be You
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1946
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The Woman in the House
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6.5
1942
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They Dare Not Love
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6.0
1941
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The Howards of Virginia
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6.5
1940
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Vigil in the Night
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6.0
1940
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Laddie
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6.0
1940
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A Chump at Oxford
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6.9
1940
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Women in War
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5.333
1940
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The Hidden Master
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1940
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Dreams
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5.0
1940
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The Man in the Iron Mask
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7.0
1939