As World War Two rages Jim Colter (John Mills) finds himself called up to serve in the army - but he's soon to find himself at war on two fronts.While he's away his lovely wife Tillie (Joy Shelton) attracts the amorous attention of Ted Purvis (Stewart Granger) a vicious local spiv and self-acclaimed ladies man.When Jim's sister writes informing him of what is happening Jim decides that the Nazis can wait and that an even more insidious enemy needs to be dealt with first. He breaks out of camp goes AWOL and sets off to find his wife. With the military hot on his tail Jim must make his way through war torn London to settle things once and for all.
Twenty years after Diana s death, this major new documentary rewrites many of the myths of her legacy. Rather than portraying Diana as unhappy, at war with the Royal family and herself; and suffering a tragically death - we discover an exceptional woman who changed the future of the Royal family forever. With a cast who knew Diana intimately, including Ken Wharfe, Diana's long term Protection Officer, her personal trainer, ballet teacher, spiritual healer and personal friends, Diana The Woman Inside highlights Diana as a woman and mother rather than just a tragic icon.
Two examples of British Second World War films, We Dive at Dawn (1943) and Reach for the Sky (1956), are here stylishly packaged as a World War II Classics pack. We Dive at Dawn tells of the encounter between a British submarine and a German warship in the Baltic Sea. John Mills gives a dependable performance as the submarine commander, with Eric Portman the pick of a strong supporting cast. Director Anthony Asquith finds the balance between action sequences and "in situ" dialogue, and there's an evocative score from Louis Levy. The movie was an underrated film that deserves reappraisal, whereas Reach for the Sky (1956) was a box-office hit and remains a fondly regarded classic. Kenneth More is ideally cast as Douglas Bader, the gifted pilot who loses both legs in a pre-war air crash, only to play a major role in the Battle of Britain, rise to the rank of Group Captain and become a war hero. Based on Paul Brickhill's biography, this is an "official" history maybe, but Lewis Gilbert's screenplay and direction are historically accurate and informed by that very British humour of which More was a natural. The film is graced by a decent supporting cast, and a typically "widescreen" score from John Addison. On the DVD: The black and white prints look and sound excellent. Whereas We Dive at Dawn has 4:3 video aspect ratio, 15 chapter points and no subtitles, the later Reach for the Sky has vivid 16:9 anamorphic reproduction, 20 chapter points, subtitles and detailed biographies of More, Gilbert and Barder. The original theatrical trailer is included, but it would also have made sense to include an interview or documentary footage of Bader himself. Even so, this is an excellent starting-point for investigating a key area of British cinema.--Richard Whitehouse
First released in 1965 Primitive London is a once shocking mondo-style documentary that sets out to reflect societal decay through the sideshow spectacle of 1960's London depravity. Here the camera finds mods rockers and beatniks an obscure band called The Zephyrs seedy Jack the Ripper enactments flabby men in the sauna sordid wife-swapping parties and more. Shot just as the sixties was really starting Primitive London shows a Britain trying to find a way of transiting from the post war depression of the 1950''s and the shiny brave new world of the mid 1960''s. Miller''s companion piece London in the Raw is also released this month.
Before James Bond there was Dick Barton: Special Agent! Between 1946 and 1951 Dick Barton's thrilling nightly adventures on the BBC's Light Programme attracted a record-breaking 15 million listeners and enthralled an entire nation. The serial proved so popular that it spun off into three hugely successful feature films from the fledgling Hammer Films. While virtually all the original BBC radio shows have been lost these three Hammer feature films still survive and a
A stylish and brutal glimpse into the intense violent underbelly of the ruthless Parisian underworld. Veteran mob boss Claude Corti rules over his pack of power hungry thugs with an iron fist. In his empire of fast cars upscale drugs and expensive women Corti's soldiers are always rewarded for their devotion. When they disobey his trust he makes them wish foe death and begins a crime spree set to send Paris into total lockdown.
Sherry not only loses her virginity, but also her illusions and her lip ring in one trippy road trip across Europe.
Including the songs: Introduction Take on Me Cry Wolf Touchy You are the One (re-mix) Manhattan Skyline The Blood that moves the Body There's never a Forever Thing Early Morning Hunting High and Low I've been Losing You Crying in the rain I call your Name Stay on these Roads Sycamore Leaves Train of Thought The Sun Always Shines on TV and Move to Memphis.
Errol Flynn the greatest of the swashbuckling stars returns in The Master Of Ballentrae. Flynn stars as Ballantrae Castle's Jamie Durisdeer a herioc highlander-turned-pirate in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's story. Declare your allegiance....or answer to his blade!
Hazel Woodus is a peculiar young girl living on the Welsh border at the turn of the century. Dominated by superstitions and lore which she reads from a book she is devoted to her pet fox and to all the local creatures. One of the legends she reads says she must marry the first man who proposes. This turns out to be the mild mannered minister Marston and fearing the legend she agrees to marry him. Hazel feels no true desire for her husband and cannot resist the advances of the r
Somewhere in South East Asia a cloud of toxic waste escapes from a nuclear power plant and quickly contaminates everything around. Immediately the military take charge and are faced by a growing army of contaminated people who die awful deaths and return as ferocious flesh eating zombies! The army goes ballistic and all hell breaks loose in this mad sequel to Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters which Fulci co-directed with an uncredited Bruno Mattei. Uncut.
The late great Lucio Fulci (with a little uncredited help from ZOMBIE CREEPING FLESH helmer Bruno Mattei) returned to his living dead roots with ZOMBI 3 – the long awaited sequel to ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (AKA ZOMBI 2). However just as ZOMBI 2 was inspired by DAWN OF THE DEAD with ZOMBI 3 Fulci spins his own terrific take on another Hollywood hit: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. The end result is a fast-paced plasma-packed popcorn romp in which contagious fumes consequent in an invasion of flesh-feasting ghouls. A classic carnage-ridden splatter caper in its own right ZOMBI 3 is ripe for reappraisal and arrives on BluRay in a worldwide HD debut that looks finger-licking fabulous! For Fulci fans it’s a no-brainer – this gory gut-tearing gem is an essential addition to your collection. Features: BRAND NEW HD Master Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with English Subtitles Interview with star Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Live Q&A with Catriona MacColl Reversible Sleeve with alternative art Includes a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card Collectible booklet by Calum Waddell with an interview with Beatrice Ring
This brilliant British drama with potent social commentary and a superb cast portrays the story of a young man from a small mill town who claws his way to the top - any way he can! Laurence Harvey is the 'angry young man' who sacrifices his true love for the steamy Simone Signoret and marries the daughter of the factory boss just so he can get ahead. Signoret was imported from France to add the sex appeal and won herself an Academy Award for Best Actress for her efforts. Harvey was also nominated for his performance as the ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton his most famous role but lost out to Charlton Heston's Ben Hur. Neil Paterson also received an Oscar for Best Screenplay. A powerful adaption of the novel by John Braine with skillful direction from newcomer Jack Clayton.
Five teenage friends avidly take up a challenge from a spooky innkeeper - to spend a night in an eerie crypt in return for a prize that has remained unclaimed for centuries. In spite of a warning that the place is haunted by every imaginable horror from beyond the grave the friends refuse to believe they will come to harm ...provided they stick together. Will they survive? Will they overcome the terror...and win the bet? You'll hold your breath. Original music by Simon Boswell.
Three men commit robbery during which the jeweller is killed in Italy. Making their getaway they head towards the French border to they think safety in the mountains. En route crashing one car they steal another only to find the son of a diplomat in the back. With twists and turns the carabinieri are hard on their heels....
Simon is the smallest kid in town but has always known that he was born to do something big while at the same time his best friend Joe is searching for the identity of his father. Together these two share the ups and downs that will forever bind them together.
Welcome to the UK DVD premiere of another steamy sexual offering from the creator of the bestselling Naughty releases Education Anglaise and Dressage! Meet Camille and Madeline two aristocratic teenage sisters who team up with two saucy young temptresses and embark on a long hot summer of sexual awakening. It all begins when their libertarian mother Madame de Fleurville - who hosts TV sex education show Sexual Time - invites various broad-minded celebrities and socialites to her stately manor in order to broaden her daughters' horizons. After encouraging her two daughters to read their deceased father's books the saucy sisters choose the notorious BDSM work The Story of O and subsequently roam the countryside reading aloud the various passages of bondage and humiliation. One day they witness a car accident and rescue Mme de Rosenbourg and her teenage daughter Marguerite. The pair move into the manor but it's not long before the young Marguerite upsets the sisters and is bound gagged and punished! A female neighbour and her teenage step-daughter Sophie then introduce themselves to the kinky group and we soon learn that the young and spoiled Sophie derives masochistic pleasure from a riding crop! When the local doctor is called upon to service the frustrated mothers and the naughty French housemaid concocts a potent aphrodisiac which gives him no rest an unforgettable sexual free for all ensues. And good little girls find out just how good it feels to be bad!
The British War Office made A Welcome to Britain 1943 to welcome American GIs arriving in Britain for the first time and to give them a little background to British customs. Presented by Burgess Meredith with some help from Bob Hope and Beatrice Lillie. The music score is by William Alwyn.
Rohmer's light-hearted comedy set amongst the vineyards of the Rhone Valley concludes his film cycle 'The Tales Of The Four Seasons'. Best friends Magali a widow and Isabelle a happily married bookshop owner have known each other since childhood. Although Magali enjoys her life as a winegrower she admits she would relish some male companionship: a confession that prompts Isabelle to secretly find her a man. After placing a lonely hearts ad Isabelle chooses a suitor but finds
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