Movies: Gerry Slevin

  • 1981
    Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire (1981)

    Chariots of Fire

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    In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's...

    Chariots of Fire
  • 1988
    Shadow on the Earth

    Shadow on the Earth (1988)

    Shadow on the Earth

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    On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter with an alien being. When he discovers a mysterious stranger in a house nearby, events take a sinister t...

    Shadow on the Earth
  • 1989
    Leaving

    Leaving (1989)

    Leaving

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    A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in life as they face the future....

    Leaving
  • 1979
    A Sense of Freedom

    A Sense of Freedom (1979)

    A Sense of Freedom

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    The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man....

    A Sense of Freedom
  • 1987
    Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon

    Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon (1987)

    Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon

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    In this award-winning documentary, directors Masri and Chamoun focus on the women who played a crucial role in fighting the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon. Preserving their stories on camera, Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon is a poignant d...

    Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
  • 1971
    Orkney

    Orkney (1971)

    Orkney

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    Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present....

    Orkney
  • 1970
    The Boy Who Wanted Peace

    The Boy Who Wanted Peace (1970)

    The Boy Who Wanted Peace

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    Two underprivileged Glaswegian youngsters are caught up in sectarian gang warfare after discovering crates stuffed with banknotes in the basement they use for a clubhouse....

    The Boy Who Wanted Peace
  • 1976
    Willie Rough

    Willie Rough (1976)

    Willie Rough

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    In the dark days of 1914 Willie Rough set out to find work in Greenock. He becomes a shipbuilding shop steward and soon finds himself involved in a bitter political and industrial conflict....

    Willie Rough
  • 1987
    The Shutter Falls

    The Shutter Falls (1987)

    The Shutter Falls

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    A 19th Century photographer travels to the North of Scotland to document the fishing industry, where he falls in love with one of the Gaelic-speaking fish gutting girls....

    The Shutter Falls
  • 1982
    The Silly Season

    The Silly Season (1982)

    The Silly Season

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    Four students working in a factory cause emotional, as well as industrial catastrophe, for when theory and reality meet it is the 'Silly Season'....

    The Silly Season
  • 1972
    Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck (1972)

    Just Your Luck

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    When Alison unexpectedly falls pregnant after a brief encounter with Alex (David Hayman's first TV role) they decide to marry. The joining of two seemingly different families opens into a witty and audacious tale, which caused uproar after its first ...

    Just Your Luck