A very honest biopic, telling the story of Dian Fossey, the woman who gave her life to study and protect the African mountain gorillas. Sigourney Weaver narrowly missed an Oscar for her superb portrayal of this brave and determined, if at times unlikeable, woman and the dangerous tactics that killed her. All that's missing is a face-off between Fossey and Jane Goodall as they do battle, tactically using their respective primate armies to ensure their bloody victory as Queen of the Jungle. Oh wel
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GREY OWL (2000)
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Ojibway Indian, Grey Owl, is a trapper and adventurer, keen to exploit the wilderness for his own profit, but when he meets Mohawk Indian Pony he is shown the beauty and harmony of nature. Writing and lecturing to the world on the fragility of earth's environment Grey Owl is a transformed man, but he hides an astounding secret, a past that is about to resurface and haunt him. Grey Owl is based on a true story set in the 1930s, it's directed by Richard Attenborough and as you might expect is a lu
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THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962)
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Fascinating, factually based story of an anti-social double murderer, Robert Stroud, who used his years in the world's toughest prison to transform himself into a world-renowned ornithologist. Superb performances all round but Karl Malden is particularly riveting as the sadistic prison governer.
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