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SAMSON AND DELILAH

Also known as “Bibel: Samson und Delila, Die” (Germany),“Bibeln: Simson och Delila” (Sweden), “Raamattu: Simson ja Delila” (Finland), “Sampson kai Dalida” (Greece), “Samson et Dalila” (France), “Simson ja Delila” (Finland)

• Character: Samson, aged 14
• Director: Nicolas Roeg
• Writer:Allan Scott
• Release Date:8 December 1996 (USA)
• Genre: 8 December 1996 (USA)
• Synopsis: British director Nicolas Roeg, best known for his films Walkabout and The Man Who Fell To Earth, helmed this made-for-cable adaptation of the epic tale from The Old Testament's Book of Judges. Starring Eric Thal as the legendary strongman Samson, Samson and Delilah also stars Elizabeth Hurley as the temptress Delilah, who ultimately seduces Samson and cuts his hair, robbing him of his strength. Originally airing on the TNT cable network, the film also features Dennis Hopper and Sir Michael Gambon.
• Co-Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Gambon, Alessandro Gassman, Sebastian Knapp
• Filming locations: Morocco

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FINBAR

Also known as “Auf der Suche nach Finbar” (Germany), "“Desaparecimento de Finbar, O” (Portugal), “Missä on Finbar?” (Finland), “När Finbar försvann” (Sweden), “Procura-se Finbar” (Brazil), “The Disappearance of Finbar” (Spain)

• Character: Finbar Flynn
• Director: Sue Clayton
• Writer:Dermot Bolger and Sue Clayton
• Release Date:17 March 2000 (USA)
• Genre: Drama / Mystery
• Synopsis:When a small Irish town's local hero disappears one day, they become obsessed with trying to track down his whereabouts. Many years later, his best friend receives a phone call and travels to Sweden to reunite with him.
• Co-Stars: Sean Lawlor
• Filming locations: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

THE KILLER TONGUE

Also known as “The Killer Tongue” ( France), "Killer Queen” (Japan - English title), “Langue tueuse, La” (France)

• Character: Rudolph
• Director: Alberto Sciamma
• Writer: Alberto Sciamma
• Release Date: 15 November 1996 (Spain)
• Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Horror
• Synopsis: A taste of hell! "Killer Tongue" is the story of Candy (Melinda Clarke) and Johnny (Jason Durr), a couple of attractive bank robbers on the run from the law. As part of their plan, Johnny turns himself in to the police and is sentenced to a couple of years in prison. All hell breaks loose when a meteor crashes near the Mexican border. A few days before Johnny's release, Candy accidentally eats a piece of meteorite and grows an incredible cannibal tongue with a mind of its own. The tongue comes face to face with Candy's enemies and punishes each one accordingly. With Candy's inability to stop the tongue's behavior, Johnny's love for Candy is the only thing that can ultimately destroy the Killer Tongue.
• Co-Stars:Alicia Borrachero, Doug Bradley, Melinda Clarke, Michael Cule, David Dale

MICHAEL COLLINS

Also Known As (AKA) “Michael Collins” (Austria / France / Germany / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden), “Özgürlügün bedeli” (Turkey - Turkish title), “Michael Collins - O Preço da Liberdade” (Brazil), Precio de la libertad, El (Argentina)

• Character:Collins' Assassin
• Director:Neil Jordan
• Writer:Neil Jordan
• Release Date:25 April 1997 (Brazil)
• Genre: Biography / Drama / History / Thriller / War
• Tagline: Ireland, 1916. His dreams inspired hope. His words inspired passion. His courage forged a nation's destiny.
• Synopsis:The rise and fall of one of the most important and controversial figures in Ireland's struggle for independence is chronicled in this biographical drama. In 1916, the British government ruled Ireland with a firm and cruel hand, as they had for 700 years. When a group of Irish rebels staged a six-day siege at Dublin's General Post Office, only one of the leaders was able to escape execution -- Eamon De Valera (Alan Rickman), an American citizen of Irish blood. A number of De Valera's followers are sent to prison, and one of them, Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), walked out of jail convinced that a new approach was needed to free his homeland from British rule. With his compatriot Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn), Collins formed the Irish Volunteers, who used a combination of terrorist violence and guerilla warfare to attack the British where their defenses were weakest, and employed espionage and a key inside informant (Stephen Rea) to learn what the British planned to do next -- and what they knew about Collins and his supporters. Collins' strategic skills and talent for warfare made a major impact on the British, and he became the hero of the new-born Republican Movement, which seemed to offer a real hope of freedom, despite the violent reprisals of the vicious paramilitary police, the Black and Tans. De Valera, however, was often in conflict with Collins in terms of the methods and approach of their struggle. Collins also found himself in a different sort of conflict with Boland when he fell in love with his girlfriend, a strong-willed advocate of Irish freedom named Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts). Eager to gain support for the Republican cause, De Valera sought economic and military support from the U.S.; when he returned, the Volunteers seemed to have finally won a real victory, as the British government announced that they were willing to formally negotiate with them. While Collins was once the radical and De Valera was the moderate, once negotiations began, Collins sought to end the violence that he saw killing so many young people and was willing to agree to a compromise that would create the Irish Free State. While the agreement would still leave final political control with the British, it would bring a greater self-determination to Ireland, and Collins believed that it was a crucial first step that could lead, in time, to true freedom for his people. De Valera, however, was strongly opposed to the treaty with Britian, and this led to violence among pro- and anti-treaty factions; soon Ireland's most loved leader was now branded a traitor by many of his countrymen. Michael Collins was voted Best Picture at the 1996 Venice Film Festival, and Liam Neeson was awarded the prize for Best Actor
• Co-Stars:Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn
• Filming locations: Broadstone, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland