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Norman Rosemont
Norman Rosemont (December 12, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona) was an Emmy-winning American producer of films, television, and theatre. He worked as a press agent before moving into theatre. He worked as a general manager of Lerner and Loewe, then began producing TV specials. He then produced movies for television. He specialized in adaptations of classic novels. "The great classic authors wrote good stories with strong plots about people you could care for. And filming them at length - usually three hours - you can get most of the plot in." Awards Rosemont won the 1980 Emmy for outstanding children's programme for the TV movie ''The Secret Garden'', first shown in 1987. ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' won the 1980 Golden Globe for best motion picture made for television. Select credits *'' The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe'' (1962) - TV special *''An Hour with Robert Goulet'' (1964) - TV special *''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) - Broadway mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Expectations (1974 Film)
''Great Expectations'' is a 1974 film made for television based on the Charles Dickens 1861 novel of the same name. It was directed by Joseph Hardy, with screenwriter Sherman Yellen and music by Maurice Jarre, starring Michael York as Pip, Simon Gipps-Kent as Young Pip and Sarah Miles as Estella. The production, for Transcontinental Films and ITC, was made for US television and released to cinemas in the UK. It broke with tradition by having the same actress (the 32-year-old Sarah Miles) play both the younger and older Estella. The film was shot by Freddie Young. It was filmed in Eastmancolor and it was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975. Plot summary Cast * Michael York as Pip * Sarah Miles as Estella * James Mason as Abel Magwitch * Margaret Leighton as Miss Havisham * Robert Morley as Uncle Pumblechook * Anthony Quayle as Jaggers * Joss Ackland as Joe Gargery * Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Gargery * Andrew Ray as Herbert Pocket * Heather Sears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanhoe (1982 Film)
''Ivanhoe'' is a 1982 British-American made-for-television historical romance film. An adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel of the same name, it stars Anthony Andrews in the title role. The film was directed by Douglas Camfield, with a screenplay written by John Gay. It depicts the noble knight Ivanhoe returning home from the Third Crusade and becoming involved in a power struggle for the throne of England. Brian de Bois-Guilbert is treated more ambiguously than in most versions of the story. He develops some genuine affection for Rebecca of York towards the end, and although he could easily have won the fight against the wounded and weakened Wilfred of Ivanhoe, Brian de Bois-Guilbert lowers his sword and allows himself to be killed, thus saving Rebecca's life. Cast * Anthony Andrews – Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, Cedric's son. * Sam Neill – Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert * Michael Hordern – Lord Cedric of Rotherwood * James Mason – Isaac of York, Jewish money-lender. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1982 Film)
''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (sometimes known as simply ''Hunchback'') is a 1982 American romantic drama TV film based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. Filming location was Pinewood Studios, England. It was directed by Michael Tuchner and Alan Hume and produced by Norman Rosemont and Malcolm J. Christopher. It starred Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and John Gielgud. The film was produced as part of the long-running ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' series and was televised on CBS on February 4, 1982. Cast *Lesley-Anne Down as Esmeralda *Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo *Derek Jacobi as Claude Frollo *David Suchet as Clopin Trouillefou *Gerry Sundquist as Pierre Gringoire *Tim Pigott-Smith as Phillipe *John Gielgud as Jacques Charmolue *Robert Powell as Captain Phoebus *Nigel Hawthorne as Magistrate at Esmeralda's trial *Roland Culver as Bishop of Paris *Rosalie Crutchley as Simone * David Kelly as Tavernkeeper *Joseph Blatchley as Albert *Dave Hill as Coppenhole *Donald Eccl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Two Cities (1980 Film)
''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a 1980 American historical drama film made for TV, directed by Jim Goddard and starring Chris Sarandon, who plays dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman. It is based on the 1859 Charles Dickens novel of the same name set in the French Revolution. Premise A London lawyer ( Sydney Carton) decides how much he will sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror. Cast * Chris Sarandon - Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton * Alice Krige - Lucie Manette * Peter Cushing - Dr. Alexandre Manette * Kenneth More - Jarvis Lorry * Barry Morse - Marquis St. Evrémonde * Flora Robson - Miss Pross * Billie Whitelaw - Madame Therese Defarge * Nigel Hawthorne - CJ Stryver * Norman Jones - Ernest Defarge * George Innes - Jerry Cruncher * David Suchet - John Barsad * Bernard Hug - Gaspard * Valérie de Tilbourg - Seamstress (credited as Valerie de Tilburg) * Robert Urquhart - Attorney General * Anna Manahan - Veng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 Film)
''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a 1980 British family film directed by Jack Gold and starring Alec Guinness, Rick Schroder, Eric Porter, Connie Booth, and Colin Blakely. It is based on the 1886 children's novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Plot synopsis Young Cedric 'Ceddie' Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1870s New York after the death of his father. He was the favorite son of Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, because the other two were wastrels and weaklings. But the Earl has long ago disowned his son for marrying outside the aristocracy. Cedric's two best friends were Mr. Hobbs the grocer (a Democrat and anti-aristocrat) and Dick Tipton the bootblack. After his other two sons die, leaving Cedric the heir apparent to the earldom, Lord Dorincourt sends Mr. Havisham, his lawyer, to America to bring Cedric to Britain. Havisham is authorized to buy expensive gifts for Cedric, but the boy chooses to buy an engraved gold watch for H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasure Palace
''Pleasure Palace'' is a 1980 television movie. Plot A high stakes womanizer and gambler agrees to help a female casino owner. We are led to believe that Principal's character is a glamorous jewel thief. A successful gambler, known internationally for his romantic conquests, finds his reputation at stake. Cast *Omar Sharif as Louis Lefevre *Victoria Principal as Patti *Hope Lange as Madelaine Calvert *Jose Ferrer as Andre "Pokey" Poquette *Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Benny Moffo *Teddi Siddall as Bobby *John Fujioka as Ito *Alexander Zale as Hussein *Joe Bernard as Starkey Production The film was shot in Las Vegas. Reception ''The New York Times'' called it "not a great trash movie, but it deserves a B+ for trying".TV: OMAR SHARIF IN 'PLEASURE PALACE': eviewO'Connor, John J. New York Times 22 Oct 1980: C.30. References External links''Pleasure Palace''at IMDb''Pleasure Palace''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Quiet On The Western Front (1979 Film)
''All Quiet on the Western Front'' is a television film produced by ITC Entertainment, released on November 14, 1979, starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. It is based on the book of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. The film was directed by Delbert Mann. A joint British and American production, most of the filming took place in Czechoslovakia. Plot In 1916, 18-year-old Paul Bäumer enlists in the German army with five of his high school friends (Behm, Kropp, Muller, Kemmerich and Leer), after being indoctrinated by Kantorek, their teacher, as to the glory and superiority of German culture. After surviving training camp under the brutal Corporal Himmelstoss, the young men board a troop train bound for the front line. Ominously, at the same moment, they notice another train arriving in town loaded with returning wounded soldiers, who are carried off on stretchers. Once at the front line, they are placed in a squad, along with soldiers Tjaden, Westhus, Detering and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Feathers (1978 Film)
''The Four Feathers'' is a 1978 British television film adaptation of the classic 1902 novel ''The Four Feathers'' by novelist A. E. W. Mason. film director, Directed by Don Sharp, this version starred Beau Bridges, Robert Powell, Simon Ward and Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. It follows the novel almost exactly, and response to the film was very positive. Plot Lieutenant Harry Faversham (Beau Bridges) is the latest scion of a prominent military family. A deeply sensitive boy, he is much traumatised by the early death of his kind-hearted mother. Though he never wants to be a soldier, he feels obliged to join the army. Though no coward (as he will later show), he has no interest in an army career. Having met and become engaged to Ethne, he decides to resign his commission. The fact that war in the Sudan is coming is irrelevant to this decision. During their engagement ball on the final day of his army career, Faversham receives t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captains Courageous (1977 Film)
''Captains Courageous'' is a 1977 American television film based on the novel ''Captains Courageous'' by Rudyard Kipling. It was produced by Norman Rosemont, who made a number of television films based on classic novels. It was shot off the coast of Maine with a budget of $1.5 million. Rosemont had to pay $25,000 to the Kipling estate. Although the work was in the public domain in the US it was still in copyright in other territories. Cast *Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun aut ... References External links * * 1977 television films 1977 films ABC network original films American adventure films American television films Sea adventure films Films based on works by Rudyard Kipling Films directed by Harvey Hart 1970s American films {{1970s-US-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Court-Martial Of George Armstrong Custer
''The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer'' is a 1977 American telemovie produced by Norman Rosemont. It was based on a book by Douglas Jones. The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "marvellous drama".Blythe Spirit of 'Custer' Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 1 Dec 1977: i28. Cast * James Olson as George Armstrong Custer *Ken Howard as Major Gandiner *Brian Keith as Allan Jacobson *Blythe Danner as Elisabeth Custer *Stephen Elliott as Major General Schofield *Richard Dysart as President Grant *Nicolas Coster as General Sheridan *William Daniels as Major Reno References External links''Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer''at IMDb''Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... 1977 television films 1977 films Cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
