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Kenneth Branagh

About: Born December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at age 23. He soon formed a rival troupe, the Renaissance Theatre Company, still in operation.Branagh's film debut was A Month in the Country (1987), but it was his directing and starring in Henry V that earned the 29-year-old Oscar nominations in both categories. Branagh teamed with then-wife Emma Thompson in Henry V, Dead Again, Much Ado About Nothing and Peter's Friends.He directed and starred in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and continued his pursuit of making wide-appeal Shakespeare films with his ambitious filming of the entire text of Hamlet. That earned Branagh his third Oscar nomination (for Adapted Screenplay). He also nabbed an acting Emmy for the TV movie Conspiracy, was menacing in Wild Wild West and played the buffoon in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

World War I in Color

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2005
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About: Actor Kenneth Branagh narrates this six-part series that provides a new perspective on World War I with the first color footage from the years 1914-18. Using computers, technicians painstakingly colorized more than six hours of rare and archival World War I footage gathered from international sources including the British Imperial War Museum. Extras include a special, "Tactics and Strategy," interviews with the production team and biographies.
URL: World War I in Color

Henry V

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1989
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About: Kenneth Branagh received Oscar nods for both directing and starring in Shakespeare's homage to the English king who united France and England. Bold, realistic battle scenes and impassioned speeches that uncover the treachery of the king's advisors and unite a heavily outnumbered army ("we happy few…") keep even the iambic-pentameter-phobic engrossed. Watch for Emma Thompson's funny and sweet-natured turn as the French princess.
URL: Henry V

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1994
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About: Rejected by society, a creature (Robert De Niro) comprised of criminals' corpses and the brilliant brain of Dr. M. Waldman (John Cleese) plots revenge against his creator: the death-obsessed Dr. Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh). Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn and Ian Holm also star in Branagh's Oscar-nominated (Best Makeup), ambitious adaptation of this classic horror story set in the early 19th century.
URL: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The Great Composers: Mozart

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2006
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About: Sorting out the fact and fiction that surround Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart can prove to be a difficult task, since the great composer's legacy of work is constantly entangled in the mythology about his life. Exploring the maestro's personal relationships, the film attempts to uncover the real Mozart by presenting excerpts from the film Amadeus and insight from figures such as Charles Rosen, Imogen Cooper and Jonathan Miller.
URL: The Great Composers: Mozart

The Great Composers: Giacomo Puccini

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1997
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About: Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this installment in the BBC series profiles Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and features selections from many of his operas, including "La Bohème," "Madama Butterfly," "Turandot" and "Tosca," shot on location in Italy. Excerpts from letters and diaries, expert commentary, and reenactments of important personal moments shed light on the life and works of this highly influential composer.
URL: The Great Composers: Giacomo Puccini

Henry V

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About: Kenneth Branagh received Oscar nods for both directing and starring in Shakespeare's homage to the English king who united France and England. Bold, realistic battle scenes and impassioned speeches that uncover the treachery of the king's advisors and unite a heavily outnumbered army ("we happy few…") keep even the iambic-pentameter-phobic engrossed. Watch for Emma Thompson's funny and sweet-natured turn as the French princess.
URL: Henry V

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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About: Rejected by society, a creature (Robert De Niro) comprised of criminals' corpses and the brilliant brain of Dr. M. Waldman (John Cleese) plots revenge against his creator: the death-obsessed Dr. Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh). Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn and Ian Holm also star in Branagh's Oscar-nominated (Best Makeup), ambitious adaptation of this classic horror story set in the early 19th century.
URL: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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