Philip Anglim
- 1997
Kira is shocked beyond words when her slain lover Bareil (Philip Anglim) suddenly appears on DS9. It soon develops that this is actually the alternate-universe version of Bareil, and that he has shown up seeking asylum. Nonetheless, Kira finds herself falling love with the duplicate Bareil until she gets wise to his hidden agenda. Written by Michael Taylor, "Resurrection" was originally broadcast on November 17, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
On the eve of a secret peace-treaty negotation with Cardassia, Vedek Bareil (Philip Anglim) is critically injured in an accident. The only hope for his survival -- and the successful completion of negotiations -- may lie in an unorthodox and potentially lethal medical procedure. With no other choice at hand, Dr. Bashir reluctantly begins the risky treatments. First telecast January 30, 1995, "Life Support" was scripted by Ronald D. Moore, from a story by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Even as Next Generation was drawing to a close, it was business as usual on Deep Space Nine, as indicated this episode, which was originally broadcast on May 21, 1994. The search is on for a Cardassian collaborator who was responsible for the slaughter of 43 Bajorans. In the course of the investigation, Kira must face the possibility that the guilty party may be Vedek Bareil (Philip Anglim), the man she loves. "The Collaborator" was scripted by Gary Holland from a story by Holland, Ira Steven Behr, and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Following up a series of strange sensor readings, Odo and Dax are drawn to an unknown planet. Here they are taken prisoner by a Yaderan colony, where several inhabitants have disappeared without explanation. As Odo and Dax endeavor to solve the mystery (and to plan their escape), back at DS9, Kira becomes more closely acquainted with Vedek Bareil (Philip Anglim. Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, "Shadowplay" made its U.S. television bow on February 19, 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Avery Brooks doubled as director for this episode, which was originally broadcast on December 3, 1994. DS9 hosts the annual Bajoran Gratitude Festival, with Next Generation's Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) among the guests. During the festivies, an epidemic of Zanthi Fever erupts, imbuing everyone on board with heightened romantic passions. No one is more susceptible to the fever than Lwaxana, who once again sets her cap for the Wrong Man, in this case, Odo. "Fascination" was scripted by Philip La Zebnik, from a story by Ira Steven Behr and James Crocker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
CSI star William Peterson headlines this adaptation of James David Buchanan's novel The Price of Malta concerning an ex-CIA agent who is exiled to the island of Curcao after pulling the trigger on a traitorous colleague. Upon arriving at the remote island paradise, former agent Stephen Guerin (Peterson) strikes up a fast friendship with local bar owner Cornelius Wettering (George C. Scott). A retired ship captain with a shady past, Wettering came to Curcao in order to escape his violent former associates and live out the rest of his days in peace. When terrorists lay siege to a local bank and Wettering masterfully diffuses the situation, however, his headline-making heroics blow his low-profile sky high. As corrupt diplomats and warring crime lords begin knocking in Guerin's door in search of a key piece of evidence they suspect Wettering has been hiding for years, the former U.S. government agent is forced to take up arms in order to protect the one friend who was there for him in his darkest hour. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1993
Exiled to Bajor, Kira becomes acquainted with The Circle, a radical Bajoran resistance movement. Apparently breaking away from the status quo, The Circle announces its intention to join the Federation. But the DS9 crew rightly suspects that there's a sinister motive behind The Circle's altruistic posture. Oscar winner Louise Fletcher guest stars as imperious Bajoran spiritual leader Vedek Winn, while Frank Langella is cast as the duplicitous Jaro. Originally telecast October 2, 1993, "The Circle" was written by Peter Allan Fields. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1993
Sisko has his hands full when the Bajoran insurrectionist group The Circle mounts an invasion of DS9. Meanwhile, Dax and Kira race to Bajor with evidence (gleaned in the previous week's episode) that The Circle is being covertly assisted by the Cardassians. Frank Langella and Louise Fletcher reprise their roles as the ruthless Jaro and Bajoran spiritual leader Vedek Wynn, respectively. Scripted by Michael Piller from a story by John Whelpley, "The Siege" first aired October 9, 1993. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1993
The first season of Deep Space Nine came to a dramatic close with this episode, originally broadcast on June 19, 1993. Oscar winner Louise Fletcher guest stars as influential Bajoran spiritual leader Vedek Wynn. Appalled that Keiko is conducting her classroom in a secular manner, Wynn demands that she resume preaching the Bajoran philosophy. The intensity of this demand threatens to destroy the already shaky Bajor/Federation alliance. "In the Hands of the Prophets" was written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Though featuring a down-beat ending, this true tale of a Czech journalist who gives her life helping the oppressed during the years prior to WWII is an inspirational one. Milen Jesnska began her quest to help others in 1920 Prague when she defied her father's wishes that she become a doctor like him and went into journalism. For a while she lives in Vienna with her husband, Jewish music critic Ernst Pollack, and during that time begins writing regularly to Franz Kafka. After leaving her husband and returning to Prague to be with her father, she and Kafka meet, and she becomes his friend and translator. In 1923, she covers an important workers' strike and meets and marries Jaromir, a communist architect. Becoming a communist herself, Milena writes articles for a Marxist newspaper. As Nazis come to power in Germany, they become her next cause. She boldly speaks out against them and because of this is sent to a concentration camp during the war. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Valérie Kaprisky, Stacy Keach, (more)
- 1990
- PG
Adapted from a true story, West German investigative journalist Gunther Wallraff (Jurgen Prochnow) decides to fight sleaze with sleaze as he goes undercover at a tabloid newspaper to dig up the dirt on the paper's own unethical practices. Rising to the top of the hierarchy by working at the kind of journalism he despises, Wallraff soon discovers that the paper is waging a campaign against his true-life self; he must fight to emerge with his identity intact. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jürgen Prochnow, Peter Coyote, (more)
- 1988
- R
Adapted by Lewis John Carlino from the speculative novel by Anne Edwards, Haunted Summer recounts one of the most tempestuous "menage a quatres" of the 19th century. During an Italian holiday in 1816, novelist Mary Godwin (Alice Krige) meets the man she is destined to marry, bisexual poet Percy Byshe Shelley (Eric Stoltz). In so doing, Mary finds herself in emotional conflict with Shelley's possessive mentor Dr. Polidori (Alex Winter) and his fellow poet and erstwhile lover, the tortured Lord Byron (Philip Anglim). The erotic adventures that follow make the Gothic goings-on in Mary Shelley's subsequent novel Frankenstein seem like a day at the beach, though it is suggested that Frankenstein might never have happened had it not been for Mary's fateful "Summer of '16." Also figuring into the proceedings is one Claire Claremont, played by Laura Dern, who arguably delivers the film's best performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Philip Anglim, Laura Dern, (more)
- 1987
- R
Malone (Burt Reynolds) has been a "wet" operative for the CIA for many years, serving his country by performing assassinations. He is tired of his job and wants to get out of "the company" (as it is called) and live a normal life. He is looking along the Pacific Northwest for a place to settle down when his much-cherished classic Mustang breaks down outside the town of Comstock. He manages to get to a small gas station and is treated like family by a Vietnam veteran, who is the station's owner, and his daughter. They are suffering from the nefarious activities of a local bigwig (Cliff Robertson) to take over all the land in the city in a hare-brained development scheme. He soon runs afoul of the town sheriff, who is basically an employee of the developer, but eventually wins his respect. Meanwhile, the CIA is none too pleased to hear of Malone's intended retirement and send a succession of hit-men after him to ensure that he divulges none of their dirty secrets. Malone destroys the first two killers at some cost to his own well-being. The next assassin turns out to be a woman who is susceptible to his charms. Meanwhile, he has a thorough-going local scoundrel to put out of business. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, (more)
Director Lynne Littman has created an effective, understated portrayal of the cost of a nuclear war in human terms, in a film as far removed from the fake hyperbole of action and disaster movies as the natural world is from cartoons. Set in the small California town of Hamlin, the Wetherly family and their everyday concerns open the story. The trivia that fills their secure, ordinary existence disappears when a TV show is interrupted with the announcement that nuclear bombs have exploded in the major cities on the East Coast, and then the entire scene is erased in an increasingly white, blank movie screen -- meant to show that nuclear blasts have been detonated in California as well. Over 1000 people die in the first month from radiation sickness, but the mother in the Wetherly family (Jane Alexander) displays great inner strength as she cares for orphaned children the family has taken under its wing and goes on sustaining those that remain in her own family. At one point, she quietly conveys to her daughter the happiness of intimacy between two adults, knowing her daughter will not live to experience adult love. As these individuals and the children cope with day-to-day existence, there is never any intrusion of overt horrors, the focus remains on the individuals and the way in which they adjust to the inevitable. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jane Alexander, William Devane, (more)
This mammoth TV miniseries, based on the best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, proved to be a ratings bonanza; indeed, its viewership was surpassed only by the 1978 blockbuster Roots. Set in Australia, the story covers 42 years in the life of Ralph de Bricassart (Richard Chamberlain), a Roman Catholic priest engaged in a constant struggle between his calling and his carnal desires. The women in de Bricassart's life include Meggie Cleary (Rachel Ward, in her first American TV role) and Meggie's iron-willed grandmother Mary Carson (Barbara Stanwyck). Also in the cast are Jean Simmons and Richard Kiley as the Clearys, Sydney Penny as the young Meggie, Bryan Brown as Luke O'Neill, Mare Winningham as Justine (Meggie's daughter) and Christopher Plummer as the Archbishop. This 4-part, 10-hour presentation earned an Emmy award for Barbara Stanwyck, and Golden Globes for Stanwyck and Richard Chamberlain. Originally telecast March 27 through March 30, 1983, The Thorn Birds was followed 13 years later by The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, again starring Richard Chamberlain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, (more)
- 1982
This TV adaptation of Bernard Pomerance's play The Elephant Man differs radically from the 1980 theatrical film of the same name. Both are based upon the same true story: that of John Merrick (1863-1890), an unfortunate citizen of Victorian England who suffered from neurofibromatosis, a hideously deforming disease that all but condemned him to a lifetime of circus sideshows. Though he remained trapped in his misshapen body, Merrick was intellectually and emotionally liberated by London physician Frederick Treves, whose sensitive treatment of the "Elephant Man" unlocked the soul beneath his horrific appearance. But whereas the film was graphically realistic in its use of makeup, the TV version follows the precedent set by Pomerance's play: John Merrick's deformity is conveyed purely through the vocal and physical contortions of actor Philip Anglim, repeating his Broadway role. Also carried over from the stage version is Kevin Conway as Dr. Treves. The TV version of The Elephant Man was telecast as an ABC Theatre of the Month special on January 4, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
