The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican is an animated miniseries that first aired on ABC (US) in 1950. The show is notorious for a variety of factors including its unprofessional voice acting, simplistic animation, and inconsistent appearances of the title character.
The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.
The story of the first manned flight into space, supervised by Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group. When the spaceship that carried the first successful crew returns to Earth, two of the three astronauts are missing, and the third is behaving strangely. It becomes apparent that an alien presence entered the ship during its flight, and Quatermass and his associates must prevent the alien from destroying the world.
The serial sees Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group being asked to examine strange meteorite showers. His investigations lead to his uncovering a conspiracy involving alien infiltration at the highest levels of the British Government. As even some of Quatermass's closest colleagues fall victim to the alien influence, he is forced to use his own unsafe rocket prototype, which recently caused a nuclear disaster at an Australian testing range, to prevent the aliens from taking over mankind.
Jane Eyre is a six-part 1956 British TV adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Brontë.
Verweven verhalen over liefde, hebzucht en geheime identiteiten in Londen uit de jaren 1860.
A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
Am grünen Strand der Spree was a five-part German television movie which first aired in 1960. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a Straßenfeger in German, a television program that was watched by so many, the streets were empty. It was produced by German broadcaster Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband in Cologne, Germany.
A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.
A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act.
Op de vlucht voor de politie in Amerika, belandt Antonio Morena, een voormalige piloot en zwarthandelaar uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog, in Zuid-Amerika waar hij werkt voor de almachtige United Fruit Company, bij de inboorlingen bekend als 'het Groene Monster'.
A mini series about the great artist's life.
A miniseries based upon the eponymous children's classic by Vamba. A mischievous young boy gleefully causes chaos and confusion to his immediate family and acquaintances.
German miniseries.
Vier afleveringen beschrijven een mysterieus spook dat 's nachts in het Musée du Louvre in Parijs verschijnt. Noch bewakers, noch politie kunnen een arrestatie verrichten. Maar een nieuwsgierige jongeman probeert het ijs te breken en te ontdekken wat het wezen en zijn activiteiten drijft.
Italian miniseries based upon the novel by Alexander Pushkin.
Vic Malloy discovers the letter of a girl in his letter tray. The shnodder detective has probably forgotten to open it some time ago. He now learns that the young millionaire should have come to life immediately after sending the letter. But who inherited the fortune? The sister who says in the letter that she should be in the violence of blackmailers. With his detective colleague Jack, Vic goes after the matter. They encounter a secret crime.
Norwegian Drama based on "The Count of Monte Cristo".