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The Dybbuk (1952)
Character: Leah
A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
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Nido de viudas (1977)
Character: Elvira
The arrival of some unwanted visitors interrupts the peaceful Cuban home life of sisters Dolores, Carmen and Elvira, as their presence stirs up unwelcome memories.
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Children of Chance (1949)
Character: Australia
In Ischia, a priest uses the money a young woman has made on the black market toward a home for illegitimate children.
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Wuthering Heights (1953)
Character: Cathy
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
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Tonight in Britain (1954)
Character: Self
A short survey of British entertainment and London attractions photographed at Edinburgh, Stratford and in London.
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Character: Constance
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputation and cause his fall from grace.
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Johnny Nobody (1961)
Character: Miss Mary Floyd
When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. The man, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by the press, claims no knowledge of Mulcahy or even of himself. He asks the help of the village priest, Father Carey, in his upcoming trial for Mulcahy's murder. While the amnesiac Johnny goes to trial, Father Carey mulls questions of belief raised by the case. And then, the good father learns a little more about Johnny Nobody...
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The Divided Heart (1954)
Character: Sonja
During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.
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Sapphire (1959)
Character: Mildred
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
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Storm Over Jamaica (1958)
Character: Mrs. Pawley
A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting new woman.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
Character: Julia
A man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother') begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member. Together they look to help bring down the party.
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The Queen of Spades (1949)
Character: Lizavetta Ivanova
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.
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Crucible of Horror (1971)
Character: Edith Eastwood
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
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The Main Attraction (1962)
Character: Elenora Moreno
An affable drifter on the lam for a murder he didn't commit hides out in a circus.
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The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Character: Mam'selle
The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt proclaims herself the greatest actress of her time. Her career blossoms, as does her private life. But art and life don't stay balanced, much to the frustration of her lovers. The eccentric Bernhardt eventually does marry another actor, but it's her life on stage that ultimately gives her the most satisfaction.
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Love on the Dole (1941)
Character: Factory Worker at Gate
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
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Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Character: Monica Marsden
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
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Genghis Khan (1965)
Character: Katke
This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.
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Demons of the Mind (1972)
Character: Hilda
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
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Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
Character: Amy Preston
A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.
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Yield to the Night (1956)
Character: Matron Hilda MacFarlane
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
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Escapade (1955)
Character: Mrs. Stella Hampden
An English pacifist's (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.
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The Machine Stops (1966)
Character: Vashti
The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But if the Machine stops, what then?
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Tiger Bay (1959)
Character: Anya
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
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Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
Character: Sister Gerta
In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities become far more dangerous.
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