Robert Vas

My Homeland

Robert Vas

Michael Bryant, Judi Dench

Perhaps this is Robert Vas' most personal film; a portrait of his country - Hungary - as seen through the eyes of an exile. Robert Vas escaped from his homeland after the brutal crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising by the Russians and he was never able to return. He portrays his country through the writings of Hungary's national poets and illustrates the film with images of the Revolution and of the society it would become in the years immediately following 1956. The film was transmitted on the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the uprising.

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Robert Vas

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy

Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. It features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more.

Refuge England

Robert Vas

Tibor Molnár

Short drama-documentary showing the first day in England of a Hungarian refugee.

The Vanishing Street

Robert Vas

Documentary showing life in an East End street shortly before its demolition as part of London's slum clearance programme in the 1960s.

Brecht and Co

Robert Vas

Bob Hoskins, Emrys James

Brecht's company of actors tells the story of Bertolt Brecht: his theatre, plays, poetry and his life.