"Actor: Charles"

• Jamaica Inn | DVD | (27/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.30

  It's generally acknowledged that the Master of Suspense disliked costume dramas, and Jamaica Inn--a rip-roaring melodrama drawn from a Daphne du Maurier pot-boiler, set in 1820s Cornwall--is about as costumed as they come. So what was he doing directing it? Killing time, essentially. In 1939 Hitchcock was due to quit Britain for Hollywood, but delays Stateside left him with time on his hands. Never one to sit idle, he agreed to make one picture for Mayflower Productions, a new outfit formed by actor Charles Laughton and émigré German producer Erich Pommer. An innocent young orphan (the 19-year-old Maureen O'Hara in her first starring role) arrives at her uncle's remote Cornish inn to find it a den of reprobates given to smuggling, wrecking and gross overacting. They're all out-hammed, though, by Laughton at his most corseted and outrageously self-indulgent as the local squire to whom Maureen runs for help. Since his star was also the co-producer, Hitch couldn't do much with the temperamental actor. He contented himself with adding a few characteristic touches--including a spot of bondage (always a Hitchcock favourite), and the chief villain's final spectacular plunge from a high place--and slyly sending up the melodramatic absurdities of the plot. Jamaica Inn hardly stands high in the Master's canon, but it trundles along divertingly enough. Hitchcock fanatics will have fun comparing it with his two subsequent--and far more accomplished--du Maurier adaptations, Rebecca and The Birds.--Philip Kemp

• The Last Bullet | DVD | (15/02/2004) from £6.44   |  Saving you £-2.45 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The Lat Bullet is a 1995 Australian film about a Japanese soldier and Australian soldier who fight in World War Two.

• The Man Who Knew Too Much | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £8.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (-39.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Alfred Hitchcock himself called this 1934 British edition of his famous kidnapping story "the work of a talented amateur", while his 1956 Hollywood remake was the consummate act of a professional director. Be that as it may, this earlier movie still has its intense admirers who prefer it over the Jimmy Stewart--Doris Day version, and for some sound reasons. Tighter, wittier, more visually outrageous (back-screen projections of Swiss mountains, a whirly-facsimile of a fainting spell), the film even has a female protagonist (Edna Best in the mom part) unafraid to go after the bad guys herself with a gun. (Did Doris Day do that that? Uh-uh.) While the 1956 film has an intriguing undercurrent of unspoken tensions in nuclear family politics, the 1934 original has a crisp air of British optimism glummed up a bit when a married couple (Best and Leslie Banks) witness the murder of a spy and discover their daughter stolen away by the culprits. The chase leads to London and ultimately to the site of one of Hitch's most extraordinary pieces of suspense (though on this count, it must be said, the later version is superior). Take away distracting comparisons to the remake, and this Man Who Knew Too Much is a milestone in Hitchcock's early career. Peter Lorre makes his British debut as a scarred, scary villain. --Tom Keogh

• Captain Kidd | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £6.49   |  Saving you £-4.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Famous 17th century pirate captain William Kidd comes to vibrant life in the hands of Charles Laughton in the high seas swashbuckler Captain Kidd. Kidd tricks King William III (Henry Daniel) into appointing him the protector of a ship loaded with valuable treasure. He intends to steal the cargo for himself which he does with the aid of his devious lieutenants (portrayed by Gilbert Roland and John Carradine). Adam Merry (Randolph Scott) and kidnapped noblewoman Lady Ann Falconer (Barbara Britton) help bring Kidd to justice at the end of a rope.

• Underworld Quadrilogy | DVD | (12/10/2016) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Fanny Lye Deliver'd | DVD | (24/08/2020) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• 10 to Midnight | DVD | (19/10/2020) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Charles Bronson is a hero all the way as a rogue cop pursuing a deranged killer in this action-packed suspense thriller. Serving up vigilante justice as only he can. Bronson delivers one of his most riveting performances in this exceedingly well-made film. Bronson plays Leo Kessler, a cynical Los Angeles cop on the trail of Warren Stacey (Gene Davis), a homicidal maniac who turns rejection from beautiful women into the ultimate revenge. When the legal system sets Stacey free, Kessler plants evidence to put him behind bars for good. But Kessler's plan backfires, leaving him with only one option: to hunt down Stacey on his own... before the crazed killer strikes again! Extras: Producing Bronson interview with producer Lance Hool (12:41) Remember Bronson interview with actor Robert F. Lyons (6:00) Knife and Death interview with actress Jeana Tomasina (6:55) Charlie's Partner interview with actor Andrew Stevens (10:46)

• Warner Bros. The Awakening Land | DVD | (19/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Stranger on the Third Floor | DVD | (15/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Thing - 4K UHD (Includes Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (20/09/2021) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Exclusive Art by Matt Ferguson Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. Special Features Feature Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Outtakes Theatrical Trailer

• EIN LEBEN FUER DEUTSCHLAN - MO | DVD | (03/08/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Space Truckers - Mediabook - Cover C (25th Anniversary Edition) (2-Disc Limited Collector‘s Edition Nr. 46) - Limitiert auf 444 Stück (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (30/07/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Gotti: Godfather & Son (DVD) (ALL REGIONS) (PAL) | DVD | (14/06/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Great Escape | Blu Ray | (11/01/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Blue Bird (1918) (Silent) (Full Col) | DVD | (06/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Home Run (DVD) | DVD | (27/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Elle | Blu Ray | (14/03/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• SILKWOOD (1983) - SILKWOOD (1983) (1 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (25/07/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Posse - Die Rache des Jesse Lee | Blu Ray | (25/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Big Clock / This Gun for Hire (Icons of the Silver Screen Volume 2) | Blu Ray | (11/02/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Icons Of The Silver Screen' turns towards the seemy side on life with a pair of film noir classics!The Big Clock (1948)Anticipating a much-needed vacation from Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton), his abusive boss, magazine editor George Stroud (Ray Milland) finally reaches a breaking point when Janoth insists he skip his honeymoon and go out of town on assignment. Stroud resigns and finds solace over multiple drinks with his boss' unhappy mistress, Pauline York (Rita Johnson), at a local bar. Together they come up with a half-inebriated plot to embarrass Janoth but the plan takes an unexpected turn toward murder.This Gun for Hire (1942)Sadistic killer-for-hire Raven (Alan Ladd) becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates (Laird Cregar), Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen (Veronica Lake), on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant (Robert Preston) who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.