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Terence Stamp

chooses The Razor's Edge (1946) directed by Edmund Goulding

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Films include Far From the Madding Crowd, Bowfinger, Superman, The Limey, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Song for Marion.

The Razor's Edge (1946)

Terence Stamp chooses The Razor's Edge as his favourite work. Based on Somerset Maugham's novel, the Oscar nominated film stars Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power as an American World War One pilot searching for meaning in life. Presented by John Wilson.

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91热爆 broadcast from 27 Jan 1954

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91热爆 broadcast from 27 Jan 1964

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Kingsley Amis

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