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Coordinates: 16°45′N 62°12′W / 16.75°N 62.2°W / 16.75; -62.2
Montserrat ( /mɒntsəˈræt/) is an island that is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide, giving 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline. Montserrat is nicknamed the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of some of its inhabitants.
Montserrat's Georgian era historic capital city of Plymouth was destroyed and two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee because of an eruption of the previously dormant Soufriere Hills volcano that began on July 18, 1995. The eruption continues today on a much reduced scale, the damage being confined to the area around Plymouth, including its docking facilities, and also the area around the former W. H. Bramble Airport on the eastern side of the island, the remnants of which were buried by flows from volcanic activity on February 11, 2010.
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. He has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star". In 2002, Mercury was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in 2006, Time Asia named him one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time.Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music".
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce six solo albums, including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), and Get Lucky (2009). He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), and The Princess Bride (1987). In addition to his work with Dire Straits and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musical artists, including Phil Lynott, Chet Atkins, The Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, and Van Morrison. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.
Knopfler is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era, and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award and the Steiger Award, and holds three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom.
Actors: María Fernanda García (actress), Yair Ponce (producer), Shandor Barcs (writer), Shandor Barcs (director), Óscar Flores (actor), Luz María Rodríguez Pérez (editor), Ana Karen Reyes (actor), Salvador Carrasco (actor), Florencia Guel (actor), Roberto Malpica (actor), Juana Ocampo (actor), Sabina Boldó Téllez (actor),
Plot: During an intense family conflict, Montserrat announces her intentions of moving out. While this evolves into a greater problem, we travel to the interior world of every family member: a distant father, another adoptive mother, and a daughter that debates between being comfortable and being free.
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Kamran Usluer (actor), Metin Serezli (actor), Pekcan Kosar (actor), Ismet Ay (actor), Nevra Serezli (actress), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Yusuf Kurçenli (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Lola Gaos (actress), Maria Perschy (actress), Alfonso Santisteban (composer), Manuel Summers (actor), Santiago Moncada (writer), Luis Ciges (actor), Emilio Fornet (actor), Daniel Martín (actor), Manuel Ayuso (actor), Antonio Orengo (actor), José Orjas (actor), Antonio del Real (actor), Chumy Chúmez (actor), Victoria Vera (actress), Maribel Martín (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jack Albertson (actor), Keir Dullea (actor), Earl Holliman (actor), Alexander Scourby (actor), Rip Torn (actor), Geraldine Page (actress), Hurd Hatfield (actor), Lillian Hellman (miscellaneous crew), Lewis Freedman (producer), David Friedkin (director), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Edith Hamlin (producer),
Plot: The story is set during the South American Wars of Independence. Simón Bolivar, the liberator, has escaped from Spanish custody with the aid of an idealistic Spanish officer, Captain Montserrat. The Spanish commander, Colonel Izquierdo ('left' in Spanish), threatens Montserrat with torture to find out where Bolivar can be recaptured. Izquierdo decides that this will probably not yield the information he wants and instead has six entirely innocent people brought into headquarters: The six are Salas Ina, a prosperous businessman; Arnaldo Lujan, a wood carver who makes the statues of the saints, Matilde, a mother who left two small children at home alone while she went to market; Juan Salcedo Alvarez, an actor from Cádiz; Felisa, a pretty girl whom Izquierdo finds attractive, but she only wants more to eat and the death of the Spaniards; and Ricardo, a boy who only wants to know that Bolivar is safe. Izquierdo tells these six people that they have precisely one hour to persuade Montserrat to tell them where Bolivar can be found and, if they fail, he will have them all shot.
Keywords: based-on-play, character-name-in-title, one-word-titleActors: Siegfried Kernen (actor), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Martin Batty (director), Johannes Kraus (actor), Reiner Uhlig (actor), Hallgard Bruckhaus (actress), Günter Lürssen (actor), Hannes Razum (director), Kurt-Eberhard Romberg (actor), Herbert Karsten (actor), Fritz Matthiae (actor), Harald Nikelsky (actor), Hans-Günther Riebold (actor), Klaus Blanke (actor), Jutta Sich (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Fritz Umgelter (director), Wolfgang Kieling (actor), Karl-Georg Saebisch (actor), Herbert Weicker (actor), Fritz Umgelter (writer), Siegurd Fitzek (actor), Robert Graf (actor), Norbert Kappen (actor), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Horst Raspe (actor), Kurt Robert (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Maurice Teynac (actor), François Darbon (actor), Marc Cassot (actor), Michel Galabru (actor), Michel Piccoli (actor), Paul Crauchet (actor), Anne-Marie Marchand (costume designer), Évelyne Dandry (actress), Arlette Gilbert (actress), Robert Porte (actor), Stellio Lorenzi (director), Jean-Marie Fertey (actor), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Jean-Marie Amato (actor), Jean-Pierre Dorat (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Dietrich Körner (actor), Gerhard Lau (actor), Helmut Straßburger (actor), Peter Herden (actor), Katja Kuhl (actress), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Harry Erlich (director), Walter Kainz (actor), Fritz Bogdon (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Peter Capell (actor), Fritz Umgelter (director), Konrad Georg (actor), Dietrich Kerky (actor), Lillian Hellman (writer), Isolde Bräuner (actress), Willy Leyrer (actor), Emmanuel Roblès (writer), Ernst August Schepmann (actor), Günther König (actor), Otto Collin (actor), Hans-Martin Koettenich (actor), Silja Lesny (actress), Otto Rouvel (actor), Mario Ahrens (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John Breslin (actor), Peter Copley (actor), Denholm Elliott (actor), Ronald Fraser (actor), Percy Herbert (actor), Noel Howlett (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Wensley Pithey (actor), Stephen Harrison (director), Stephen Harrison (producer), Stephen Murray (actor), Lillian Hellman (writer), Derek Sydney (actor), Maureen Pryor (actress), Emmanuel Roblès (writer),
Genres: History,