Finney, Albert 1936-Overview
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Most widely held works about
Albert Finney
Most widely held works by
Albert Finney
Annie
by Charles Strouse
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48 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 3,288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks
Erin Brockovich
by Steven Soderbergh
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47 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 3,168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees
The Bourne ultimatum
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20 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 2,767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Once again, Jason Bourne emerges from hiding and into chaos. His return this time prompted inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Ross's writing is unveiling Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns which have woken, and profoundly disturbed, Bourne's former masters. Bourne must uncover and eradicate the sources of their paranoia, before they eradicate him. Clawing his way out of madness, Jason Bourne has regained his conscience even though he has lost most of his mind
Big fish
by Tim Burton
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25 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth
Amazing grace
by Bristol Bay Productions
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10 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 2,250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade
Skyfall
by Sam Mendes
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10 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 2,211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust - Bond. 007 aided only by field agent Eve, follows a trail that leads to Silva, whose motives have yet to reveal themselves
Tom Jones
by Tony Richardson
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30 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 1,693 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Tom Jones is an orphan raised by the village squire who grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison!
Murder on the Orient Express
by Fiona Beddall
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29 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When a murder occurs aboard the Orient Express, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train's Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive
A good year
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8 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Max Skinner is a ruthless, successful English investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in the south of France where he grew up, but he then meets a potential rival to the inheritance, a young American who claims to be his illegitimate cousin. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but while spending time in Provence, Max "finds his soul when he loses his heart to a French beauty."
Miller's Crossing
by Joel Coen
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24 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in English and held by 1,564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The control of the gangster-political boss of an eastern city is slipping. The situation is complicated by a woman -- both the boss and his trusted lieutenant are in love with her. Then the boss's control is challenged by an upstart Italian underboss and his ruthless henchman
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
by Tim Burton
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5 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 1,332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Victor has messed up his vows during a wedding rehearsal, and is traveling through the woods, reciting his vows. He stops to rest in the woods, and while practicing. He finally gets them right and ceremoniously puts the wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows. The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl who has returned as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded wife
Before the devil knows you're dead
by Sidney Lumet
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10 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A stock broker, who is having financial troubles and in need of extra cash, and his younger brother conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. The only problem is that the owners of the jewelry store are their own parents. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
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21 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Shakespeare play in which two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another
The gathering storm
by Richard Loncraine
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17 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in English and held by 1,086 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In the mid-1930's the great politican and orator Winston Churchill was out of favor with the English people and struggling to make his voice heard. Wrestling with his personal demons, a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the world of the impending threat from Hitler's Germany
Scrooge
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16 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,011 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The classic Charles Dickens tale of the cold hearted miser who is reformed by the Ghosts of Christmas
Two for the road
by Stanley Donen
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14 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in English and held by 952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road
Washington Square
by Agnieszka Holland
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13 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Catherine, a lonely young woman, is swept off her feet by the handsome Morris Townsend. Suspicious of the young man's true intentions, her father threatens to disown her if she follows her heart and marries against his wishes
The dresser
by Peter Yates
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14 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Sir, a grandiloquent old man of the theater, has given his soul to his career, but his tyrannical rule over the company is now beginning to crack under the strain of age and illness as he prepares for his two hundred twenty-seventh performance of King Lear. Sir's dedicated dresser, Norman, submits to Sir's frequently unreasonable demands, tends to his health, and reminds him of what role he is currently playing
Annie original Broadway cast recording
by Charles Strouse
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7 editions published between 1982 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Music from the musical Annie
Saturday night and Sunday morning
by Karel Reisz
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30 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1950s post-war England, the working classes faced an unappetizing choice between drudgery, degradation, and despair or the materialist blandishments of deadening suburban affluence. Arthur is the prototypical 'angry young man'--outspoken, dissatisfied with the status quo, rebelling against stifling class distinctions--insolent and self-confident, his high wages enable his disdain for following orders and his hard drinking, red-blooded weekends. He is determined to enjoy his freedom as long as he can get away with it, before being trapped by marriage into conformity, surrounded by nappies and rent books in a new housing estate more
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