Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he tries to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix. This documentary film offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete.
Veteran English actress, author and columnist, Joan Collins made her acting debut with on-stage production of ‘A Doll's House’ (1946). Her feature film debut happened with ‘Lady Godiva Rides Again’ (1951) and television debut with British series ‘The Human Jungle’ (1964). Her breakthrough came with the film ‘I Believe in You’ (1952). She ventured in Hollywood in 1955 and thereafter featured in several films in the US and the UK.
However, the most notable and successful role of her career was that of Alexis Colby in the American TV series ‘Dynasty’ (1981–1989) that garnered her widespread popularity and critical acclaim apart from Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1983.
Endeavouring into acting as a child artist, Collins faced several ups and downs in her showbiz career. Although she has featured in several notable films and television productions, many of her works also met with rejections. Collins has also thrived as an author with best-selling novels like 'Prime Time' and ‘Star Quality' among others.
Filmography of Joan Collins includes hit films like ‘The Stud’ (1978) and ‘The Bitch’ (1979) and one of the most popular American TV series ‘Dynasty’. Her box-office disappointments include films like ‘The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas’ (2000).
Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he tries to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix. This documentary film offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete.
A retired Colonial Serviceman Henry Phipps takes on the job of a probation officer and finds it quiet challenging. Phipps along with his colleagues attempts to reform a young delinquent and a hardened criminal.
Mike is an injured aging boxer who can’t find a job. Joe is an unemployed clerk cuckolded by his mother-in-law. Eddie is an AWOL American airman with an unfaithful wife. Down on their luck, these three are lured to commit a robbery, by the scoundrel playboy Miles ‘Rave’ Ravenscourt who has gambling debts, with violent consequences.
The Wayward Bus is a drama film which tells the story of three strangers, a stripper, a traveling salesman and an alcoholic, who are traveling on the same bus. As the road presents several challenges, each character tries to face his/her shortcomings.
Discredited American expatriate professor, Theo Wilkins, calls on his protégé and thief Paul Manson to help him pull off one last heist. The team including Melanie an exotic dancer pulls of the heist but rising tensions and unforeseen circumstances jeopardize their chances of enjoying their loot.
When a man pulls a gun on LAPD Sergeant Tom Valens during a stakeout, Valens fatally shoots him. This leads to trouble as the man he shot is Dr. Rustin, a respected physician with impeccable reputation, and also, no gun is found in the Coroner’s inquest. Suspended and charged with manslaughter, Valens has to find the missing gun to prove the truth.
This biographical romantic film tells us the fictionalized story of Evelyn Nesbit, a beautiful showgirl who was caught in a love triangle between an elderly architect and an eccentric young millionaire.
In this adaptation of Alec Waugh's 1955 novel, Island in the Sun, a political battle for the legislative office of Santa Marta rages on between an affluent white candidate, Maxwell Fleury and strong black union leader, David Boyeur. As the candidates compete against one another, interracial affairs happen, long kept family secrets are revealed, jealousy rocks a marriage and then a murder takes place.
Thanks to wife Grace’s enthusiasm about joining all civic committees, Harry Bannerman is sent to talk to the Army about their planned missile base in Bannermans’ town, Putnam’s Landing. Instead, Army appoints Harry as their liaison officer, complicating the matters. If that is not enough, he has to fend off flirtatious advances of their neighbor Angela and clear the misunderstandings of Grace.
A young unsophisticated girl somehow manages to win a beauty contest. But, soon she finds herself in trouble.
Don Niccolini Borges, Roman Prince, and member of the Pontifical Noble Guard, is attracted to Jane, an English girl who accompanies him on a pleasure trip to Switzerland. However, she is accompanying him only because his car has a special license, and can go without inspection, since she has a stolen million dollars with her.
After a ship collision, a spoiled but rich and attractive heiress Sadie finds herself trapped in an island with three men, Gibble, Jimmy and Pat. All three of them find themselves attracted to her, and begin attempting to win her heart.
Dallan comes into a town to investigate the murder of an old friend Andrew. He crosses paths with Jacob, another friend, who is connected to the drug dealing business. Dallan learns that the business Jacob is involved in might be the very syndicate that may be responsible for Andrew’s death.
The story, told in flashback, focuses on four shipwrecked passengers of a cargo ship that leaves Singapore in 1942. Full of evacuees, it is torpedoed on the way, leaving a beautiful nun, a military officer, a black purser, and a racist businessman as only survivors. Escaping in a small lifeboat, they begin their journey, which is plagued by tension and distrust.
After there is an attack on his spy ring, a British intelligence agent starts believing that one of his colleagues might be a double agent. He suspects Adam Booth, but his superior refuses to investigate.
Dr. Mandeville, with his sister, Sarah, is trying to locate a fortune hidden on the estate of his deceased patient Andrew Marr. Edward Foster, the mentally unstable rightful heir, also arrives and starts getting flashbacks of the past, wherein Andrew killed his wife and children for murdering his mistress. The money they are looking for is bricked in a wall along with those bodies.
Psychiatrist Dr. Tremayne recounts cases of strange patients to colleague, Dr. Nicholas. In first case, squabbling parents’ young son imagines a tiger hankering after meat. Next, an antiques dealer is haunted by his uncle’s portrait and a Penny-Farthing bicycle. In third, a man’s unusual attachment to a dead tree arouses wife’s jealousy. Fourth horror is about a literary agent and a cannibal luau.
Mark Fannon, a US Intelligence agent, is sent to post-WWII Tokyo on an assignment to safeguard the US High Commissioner. Fannon discovers a communist plot by double-agent George Underwood to assassinate the diplomat and blow up the Consulate. When an attempt is made on his life and his Japanese informer is murdered, Fannon, aided by Tina Llewellyn, must thwart the communist plot.
Giovanni Boccaccio is a well-known writer who returns to Florence, Italy, to woo a beautiful noblewoman, Fiametta, who has been widowed recently. However, Fiametta doesn’t show interest in him. Giovanni therefore offers to tell her a few stories.
Up in the Cellar is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of a suicidal college student who is saved by a university president, against his wishes. To get even, he starts seducing women in the latter’s life, including his wife and his mistress.
Accidentally Fabulous: The Movie is a comedy crime film which tells the story of two elderly socialites named Edina and Patsy, who accidentally knock a supermodel Kate Moss into the River Thames. They are soon accused of murder, and are pursued by the police and media. But they escape to France, where they manage to hide. Soon, they attempt to regain their wealth and their fame.
Investigator, Jake Dekker, is appointed to examine a $5 million claim after the suspicious death of wealthy businessman, Theron, in Acapulco. Hiring pretty model, Ellie Morgan, to accompany him as his wife, Dekker reaches Acapulco as a rich jet-setter. Though Theron’s widow refuses to cooperate with investigations, private eye Marcus helps Dekker unearth some shocking revelations which assist in solving the mystery.
Nutcracker is a drama film which tells the story of a Russian ballerina who flees to England, after defecting from the USSR. With hopes of settling in London, she joins a ballet company which is run by a powerful and wealthy lady.
In order to forget Mercy Humppe, and find true happiness with his wife, Merkin, a film star, decides to watch an autobiographical movie of himself which shows his life, growth and moral decay.
Tom Jones is the son of a maid, who was adopted by the nobleman whom she had worked for. After growing up, he embarks on a series of misadventures.
Game of Vultures is an action war drama film which revolves around a South African arms businessman who delivers illegal German helicopters to Rhodesia, supplied through the black market. Things take a turn when a guerilla fighter named Gideon Marunga comes to know about this.
Lucy and Gino Carlesi’s newborn baby-boy is abnormally strong, and apparently, he is possessed by a satanic spirit. Following mysterious incidences and also, death of baby’s wet-nurse, the parents approach Dr. Finch, who refuses to accept that the baby could be involved in any such violence. Now, their only hope is Gino’s nun sister, Albana. Can she succeed in expelling the evil?
This adventure Western film tells us the story of an orphaned boy, who, along with his dog, fights against human greed in order to save a town.
Tommy is a good looking rock star, but he hasn’t lost his virginity yet. A classmate’s mother decides to help him with this.
In order to spend some good time together, Fred, Wilma, Barney and his fiancée decide to go on a trip to Rock Vegas. However, once there, Wilma is chased by a playboy, and Fred gets annoyed.
Following the events of The Stud, Fontaine Khaled is now a divorcee, and her extravagant lifestyle is suffering as she is running out of money and her nightclub, Hobo, is failing. When Fontaine teams up with conman Nico to win a horse race that will end all her woes, the mafia gets involved.
Joan Collins Awards
Dynasty | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | 1983 |
Winner | Favorite Female TV Performer | 1985 |