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.
Les météorites sont en train de tomber sur le nord de l'Angleterre, dont l'une est observée par une unité radar de l'armée. Après qu'un fermier ait trouvé l'un des objets dans un champ, les soldats sont directement impliqués et le capitaine Johnny Dillon décide de demander officieusement au père de sa fiancée, Paula, de mener une enquête. Le père de Paula est le professeur Bernard Quatermass du British Experimental Rocket Group - "The rocket man !", comme le dit une des troupes de Dillon. Quatermass et le Rocket Group, qui regroupe maintenant Paula et le génie des mathématiques Leo Pugh, se remettent de la nouvelle selon laquelle l'une des deux roquettes Quatermass II a explosé lors d'un test au sol en Australie, tuant des centaines d'employés et mettant fin à leur projet de construction bases sur la lune.
Jane Eyre is a six-part 1956 British TV adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Brontë.
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.
Des ossements sont découvert lors de travaux à Hobbs Lane dans Londres. L'expert anthropologue, le Docteur Roney, déclare que ces os représentent le chaînon manquant entre les animaux et l'homme. Cependant, on découvre également un dispositif ressemblant à une bombe. Il s'agit en fait d'une capsule qui contient trois extra-terrestres mort. Et pourtant, des phénomènes étranges se passent autour de la capsule qui peut à peut prend vie... le Professeur Bernard Quatermass doit sauver Londres...
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.
On the run from police in America, Antonio Morena, a former World War II aviator and black-marketeer, finds himself in South America working for the all-powerful United Fruit Company, known to the natives as "the Green Monster".
A mini series about the great artist's life.
A miniseries based upon the book by Vamba.
German miniseries.
Paris, été 1965. Un fantôme vêtu d'une longue robe noire, Belphégor, hante la nuit le département d'égyptologie du Musée du Louvre. Disparitions, agressions, tentatives d'assassinat et morts suspectes se succèdent. La police s'avère impuissante. Un jeune étudiant, André Bellegarde, veut percer ce mystère.
Italian miniseries based upon the novel by Alexander Pushkin.
German miniseries
Norwegian Drama based on "The Count of Monte Cristo".
A grown-up brother and sister's visit to their parents home culminates in a shocking tragedy. The events of the weekend are told over four episodes, each focusing on the point of view of one family member: the daughter Terry; the father, Ted; the son, Alan and finally the mother, Sarah. The full story of the dysfunctional family plays out through the use of repeating scenes, flashback, and monologue.