John Shrapnel Movies
- 2002
Whistle
Whistle6.12002HD
Whistle depicts the dreary off-hours of an ultra-technological hit-man who becomes 'involved' in the life of one of his victims. The hit-man's wife...
- 1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus01986HD
Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to...
- 1990
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story6.51990HD
Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
- 1977
The Three Hostages
The Three Hostages01977HD
Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy...
- 2002
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty02002HD
Schönbrunn is a world of marvels and mystery, of public glamour and curious secrets. The wealth of its building and landscape architecture, the...
- 2005
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic02005HD
Join Georg Riha and his team in this ORF-UNIVERSUM production and discover one of the most beautiful stretches along the Danube.Featuring a great...
- 1977
Professional Foul
Professional Foul61977HD
Three philosophy professors travel to Prague for a conference. One of them, Anderson, is forced to rethink his ideas on ethics when a former student...
- 1992
SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich41992HD
Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany after Hitler himself. The plot to kill him masterminded in England and...
- 2014
Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain
Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain02014HD
Moving Half The Mountain documents the true stories of the survivors from one of the worst atrocities of the Second World War the brutal use of...
- 1985
Poppyland
Poppyland01985HD
He is a respectable pillar of London society who yearns for an idyllic existence away from the noise and the smoke. She feels hemmed in by the...
- 1985
The Burston Rebellion
The Burston Rebellion01985HD
Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers,...
- 1969
The Ha-Ha
The Ha-Ha01969HD
A young woman has a mental breakdown in a state institution.
- 2003
The Race for Everest
The Race for Everest02003HD
The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953...
- 1995
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
King Arthur: His Life and Legends101995HD
The legend of King Arthur spans centuries and has inspired countless novels and films. But who was King Arthur, and what was his real legacy? Through...
- 1970
Hamlet
Hamlet01970HD
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
- 1980
The Tom Machine
The Tom Machine01980HD
100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is unable to remember what his job is and thus decides...
- 2007
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies6.8332007HD
The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive...
- 2009
An Organization of Dreams
An Organization of Dreams02009HD
A disillusioned writer follows the intertwining stories of several people, but are they his own inventions or do they really exist?
- 1978
Flayed
Flayed01978HD
'There's absolutely no escape. No chairs or tables to hold on to, no fags to light or drinks to pour: no small talk or trivial daytime chatter. Just...
- 1981
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens71981HD
Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a...