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Edmund Purdom
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Edmund Purdom

1924 – 2009 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (19 December 1924 – 1 January 2009) was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then later in America on Broadway, until making his way to Hollywood, and eventually spent the remainder of his life appearing in Italian cinema. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in 1954's historical epic The Egyptian. By taking over important roles exited by Mario Lanza and Marlon Brando, Purdom was known by the mid-1950s as "The Replacement Star". Between the 1970s and 90s, he was a regul...

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Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

1968 ★ 5.9

The film is made up essentially of nine sketches with a voice off narrator linking the scenes. Those sketches were described thus in the English poster devised for theatrical distribution in the UK and the USA:  The Love Cruise: A training trip for turned-on teens. The Bachelorette Party: A bride-to-be's last fling. The Public Library of Private Thrills: Government erotica. Moonlighting Nudes: Meter-maids by day - models at night. The Swap Shop: A trade-in deal for married couples only. The Polar Bare Club: The world's most beautiful snow-girls. Stockolm Strip: A haven for hippies, where everything is free. Communal for Survival: The radiation-proof city beneath a city. Stockolm's Students: A love generation that practices what it preaches.

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