William Wyler directed this epic Western, about the clash of East and West, intellect and action. Gregory Peck stars as a sea captain who moves way out West to marry Carroll Baker and become part of the ranch owned by her father (Charles Bickford). But he discovers that daddy's top hand (Charlton Heston) carries a torch for Baker and doesn't particularly like Peck stepping into his place. Peck also finds himself caught in the midst of a power struggle between Bickford and his surly neighbour, Burl Ives (and his reprehensibly bullying son, Chuck Connors). The Big Country is a long, sprawling tale that works because its characters are played by movie stars who know how to command the big screen in a big story. --Marshall Fine
While Soylent Green may be one of the many dystopian visions of the future, the film stands out because it's one of the few titles that addresses current environmental issues head on. Adapted from Harry Harrison's novel Make Room, Make Room, it gives us a nightmarish vision of an over-populated, polluted future on the brink of collapse--a vision that gets uncomfortably closer every year. Charlton Heston as police officer Thorn investigates a murder in between suppressing food riots and uncovers the nightmarish truth about Soylent Green, the new foodstuff being sold to the poor. The film neatly combines police procedural with conspiracy thriller. Heston's scenes are counterpointed by more elegiac ones in which the centenarian Edward G Robinson as his friend Sol broods on the world he has outlived--his death in a euthanasia chamber is a gloriously lachrymose moment, which he plays to the hilt. Heston, too, is good as Thorn, a morally equivocal cop who loots the apartments of the victims whose deaths he investigates--he's a man just getting by in an impossible world. On the DVD: Soylent Green on disc comes with a commentary from director Richard Fleischer, the highpoint of which is a memorable description of what it was like to work with the brilliant ailing, entirely deaf Robinson. He is joined by Leigh Taylor-Young whose work on the film as heroine led to years of serious environmentalist commitment. It has a useful contemporary making-of documentary and touching shots of Robinson's 100th birthday party with telegrams from Sinatra and others. The feature itself is presented in anamorphic widescreen with its original mono sound. --Roz Kaveney
One of Hollywood’s greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold sweeping tale of a ship’s captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life but also the life of the woman he loves. Four-time Academy Award Winner William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as “a work of art” (Motion Picture Herald). Starring Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Charlton Heston Chuck Connors and Burl Ives (in an Oscar-Winning performance) this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense exhilarating excitement and explosive drama on a grand scale.
Available on DVD for the first time! No film better captures the powerful emotions of hope courage and friendship than Disney's treasured and much-loved classic Old Yeller. The quintessential tale of a boy's love for his dog has touched the hearts of millions its enduring legacy growing with each new generation. Set amidst the landscape of 1860s Texas a young boy named Travis (Tommy Kirk) wants nothingito do with the lop-eared stray. But Old Yeller quickly proves him
A Giant-sized motion picture, lusty, rousing and with great sweep! One of Hollywood's greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold, sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves. Four-time Academy Award® winner William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as a work of art. Starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors and Burl Ives (in an Oscar®-winning performance), this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense, exhilarating excitement and explosive drama on a grand scale. Product Features Audio Commentary by Noted Cultural Historian Sir Christopher Frayling William Wyler - 60 Minute Documentary Fun in the Country Outtakes with Jean Simmons, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston and Billy Wilder Epic: Interviews with Cecilia Peck, Carey Peck and Tony Peck. Interview with Fraser Heston Interview with Catherine Wyler Larry Cohen on Chuck Connors Original Theatrical Trailer
A Giant-sized motion picture, lusty, rousing and with great sweep! One of Hollywood's greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold, sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves. Four-time Academy Award® winner William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as a work of art. Starring Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Chuck Connors and Burl Ives (in an Oscar®-winning performance), this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense, exhilarating excitement and explosive drama on a grand scale. Product Features Audio Commentary by Noted Cultural Historian Sir Christopher Frayling William Wyler - 60 Minute Documentary Fun in the Country Outtakes with Jean Simmons, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston and Billy Wilder Epic: Interviews with Cecilia Peck, Carey Peck and Tony Peck. Interview with Fraser Heston Interview with Catherine Wyler Larry Cohen on Chuck Connors Original Theatrical Trailer
A new 4K restoration of the 1968 Spaghetti Western classic starring Chuck Connors (Geronimo, Soylent Green) and directed by Enzo G. Castellari (The Inglorious Bastards, High Crime), now available on DVD & Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. In 1864, mercenary Clyde McKay leads a squad of determined daredevils tasked with a dangerous mission by Captain Lynch of the Confederate high command: to infiltrate and raid a Unionist army fortress where a million dollars in gold has been hidden in boxes of dynamite. A single Colt bullet could send the whole treasure sky high but for these scoundrels Lynch the killer, Deker the dynamite specialist, Hoagy the hit man, Blade the knife expert, the vicious Kid and Bogard with his brute strength - nothing is impossible. Only madmen could pull off such a job, piercing the enemy lines at the only river crossing and creating a diversion for the garrison where the arsenal is situated. But before long the betrayals begin as the men attempt to double cross each other in order to take the money for themselves in this bloodthirsty Civil War tale of revenge. Part of the STUDIOCANAL Cult Classics collection, featuring both Italian and English language options and an exclusive set of art cards. Also known in Italian as Ammazzali tutti e torna solo. Product Features Audio commentary with filmmaker and fan Alex Cox - British filmmaker Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man) and presenter of the BBC series Moviedrome dissects the film in an audio commentary. Shoot to Kill, Aim to Thrill - An Interview with Enzo G. Castellari - A newly filmed interview with director Enzo G. Castellari, looking back at the making of the film. Shoot-Outs in the Old Spaghetti West - Romolo Guerrieri on a Family of Filmmaking A new featurette on how Enzo G. Castellari was born into a family of filmmakers. Italy's Cult Auteur of Action Cinema - A Critical Retrospective of Enzo G. Castellari A new critical restrospective on director Enzo G. Castellari and his place in film history. Stills Gallery - A stunning selection of on set photography from the film.
20 years after Captain Hayes puts outlaw John Henry behind bars he is released and holds up a bank. Hayes takes up the chase once more...
Chuck Connors stars in the title role as the Indian Chief who, having reluctantly surrendered to the US forces in return for food and land, finds the white man's promises broken as their land is revoked. He leads the Apache tribe in all-out war against the Americans, which they can never hope to win. However, as his tribe is depleted, Geronimo continues to hold his ground.
One of Hollywood's most popular leading women of the 1950s, Lana Turner (Imitation of Life) stars alongside Oscar nominee Jeff Chandler (Broken Arrow) in this inventive 1958 film part comedy, part romance, part thriller about the lengths to which we'll go for love. In the aftermath of World War Two, former Air Force colonel Mike Dandridge (Chandler) launches a lucrative air-ferry service with wartime pal Al Reynolds (Richard Denning, Creature from the Black Lagoon). With business booming, Mike hires the gifted and gorgeous Maggie Colby (Turner) as his lead pilot. Together, Mike and Maggie take to the skies and travel the world. In each new city they hit London, Madrid, Paris, Japan sparks fly, and the pair find themselves deeper and deeper in what promises to be a fun-filled, one-of-a-kind romance. But as the stakes are raised for Mike and Maggie both in their lives at home and in the air the duo discovers that the lifestyle they've grown to love might be too difficult to sustain.
A new 4K restoration of the 1968 Spaghetti Western classic starring Chuck Connors (Geronimo, Soylent Green) and directed by Enzo G. Castellari (The Inglorious Bastards, High Crime), now available on DVD & Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. In 1864, mercenary Clyde McKay leads a squad of determined daredevils tasked with a dangerous mission by Captain Lynch of the Confederate high command: to infiltrate and raid a Unionist army fortress where a million dollars in gold has been hidden in boxes of dynamite. A single Colt bullet could send the whole treasure sky high but for these scoundrels Lynch the killer, Deker the dynamite specialist, Hoagy the hit man, Blade the knife expert, the vicious Kid and Bogard with his brute strength - nothing is impossible. Only madmen could pull off such a job, piercing the enemy lines at the only river crossing and creating a diversion for the garrison where the arsenal is situated. But before long the betrayals begin as the men attempt to double cross each other in order to take the money for themselves in this bloodthirsty Civil War tale of revenge. Part of the STUDIOCANAL Cult Classics collection, featuring both Italian and English language options and an exclusive set of art cards. Also known in Italian as Ammazzali tutti e torna solo. Product Features Audio commentary with filmmaker and fan Alex Cox - British filmmaker Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man) and presenter of the BBC series Moviedrome dissects the film in an audio commentary. Shoot to Kill, Aim to Thrill - An Interview with Enzo G. Castellari - A newly filmed interview with director Enzo G. Castellari, looking back at the making of the film. Shoot-Outs in the Old Spaghetti West - Romolo Guerrieri on a Family of Filmmaking A new featurette on how Enzo G. Castellari was born into a family of filmmakers. Italy's Cult Auteur of Action Cinema - A Critical Retrospective of Enzo G. Castellari A new critical restrospective on director Enzo G. Castellari and his place in film history. Stills Gallery - A stunning selection of on set photography from the film.
An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausen's Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (Including Tanya Roberts from Charlie's Angels & A View to a Kill) are lured into a very deadly Tourist Trap. Slausen (Chuck Connors, Soylent Green) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come.
The Hanged Man: Infamous gunslinger James Devlin is hanged for murder but survives his own execution coming back to life on the undertaker's table. He believes he has been given a second life a chance to redeem himself and make amends for his earlier failings. Opportunity for redemption comes his way in the form of a widow and her young son who are victims of a local businessman Lew Halleck eager to own their mine by whatever means necessary. Halleck is about to learn that a professional gunslinger is an unenviable foe but a gunslinger that can't be killed is unstoppable. The Deadly Companions: Brian Keith stars as Yellowleg a scarred civil war veteran who with two companions the grizzled Turk and cocky gunslinger Billy Keplinger ride to Gila City with the intention of heisting a bank. Before they can execute their plan they are involved in a shoot-out and a stray bullet from Yellowleg's gun kills the son of cabaret dancer Kit Tilden (Maureen O'Hara). Already an outcast in the city Kit decides to leave and bury her son alongside his father in the town of Siringo a ghost town which can only be reached through Apache territory. The Gunfighters: Matt Cole and Dutch Everett are a hard working family struggling to make an honest living during tough times in the Old West. Deke Turner is the reason for the trouble a ruthless landowner determined to have the Everetts' ranch by whatever means necessary. When the youngest member of the family Matt kills one of Deke's men in self-defence Turner seizes the opportunity to frame him for murder. Dubbed the Kansas Kid Matt is rescued from custody by Cole and Dutch but now all three are wanted men each with a price on their head. The Proud And Damned: Will Hansen and his men are rowdy Confederate veterans who stumble into a local revolution in South America during 1870. General Martinez hires them to check out the defences in the rebellious town of San Carlo a small and peaceful community coveted by the General. Greeted warmly by the quiet town the men quickly discover they are working for the wrong side and decide to stand and fight in support of San Carlo in a bloody battle that they may not survive. Rage At Dawn: The Reno brothers are wanted men! After years of murder robbery and terrorising the inhabitants of a small western town the citizens have had enough and send for outside help. It arrives in the shape of James Barlow a law-enforcement officer sent to infiltrate the Reno gang and bring them to justice. Barlow poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the crooked town officials and the Reno gang. Events soon turn nasty when Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery but all doesn't go to plan. High Lonesome: The residents of an isolated cattle ranch have their quiet and peaceful lives turned upside down when a young drifter is found on their property in the dead of night. The boy claims a local merchant stolen money from him and so with the help of two strangers he killed the alleged thief. A mysterious and unsettling drama unfolds as upon describing his accomplices the locals realise he's talking about two men they know... but who died 15 years ago. Did the young man really carry out the crime or can the ghosts of two dead cowboys be guilty of murder?
Chuck Connors stars as the legendary Apache leader in this sweeping 1883 story that has the brave Geronimo steadfastly holding his ground against both US and Mexican military forces.
One of the most successful western series of all time The Rifleman followed the exploits of Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) and his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) in the New Mexico town of North Fork in the 1880's. Episodes Comprise: 1. Outlaw's Inheritance 2. Day Of The Hunter 3. Mail Order Groom
Acclaimed singer K D Lang makes and impressive acting debut in Percy Adlon's (Bagdad Caf'') moving tale of two lost souls searching for love. Stunningly shot in north-western Alaska the film sees Kothebue (Lang) an androgynous Alaskan pipeline worker search out her family origins in a small town library. There she meets Roswitha (Rosel Zech) a quiet East German who retreated to Alaska after her husband was shot escaping across the Berlin Wall. As the women help each other come to terms with their pasts Roswitha rejects a sexual relationship despite the obvious desire developing between them.
An eerie and deserted wax museum Slausen’s Lost Oasis is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers (Including Tanya Roberts from “Charlie’s Angels” & “A View to a Kill”) are lured into a very deadly “Tourist Trap”. Slausen (Chuck Conners “Soyelnt Green”) is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction which is actually more like a macabre chamber of horrors. The grotesque and frightening mannequins in this sordid side-show are only the beginning of the murderous mayhem and nightmarish madness to come.. Special Features Include: Anamorphic Widescreen Picture in Original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Original Stereo Audio Mix Audio Commentary with Director David Schmoeller Theatrical Trailer Full Moon Trailer Reel Reversible Sleeve Incorporating Original Artwork.
Hocus-Pocus: Steve Austin teams up with a pretty ESP expert in a magic act in order to gain access to a nightclub owner's gang-land organization that has stolen a top secret code book. The Price of Liberty: Plans for the Liberty Bell to be toured around the nation to celebrate the Bicentennial are thwarted when it is stolen by a disgruntled scientist who threatens to blow it up. The Bionic Criminal: Barney a race driver is re-activated as the second bionic man over Steve's protest. Steve has reason to doubt Barney's mental stability and soon his fears are justified when he turns his bionic powers to a life of crime...
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa needs guns. First he'll need the money to buy them. After persuading a group of money lenders to loan him $30 000 using their lives as collateral he sends his right hand man Scotty across the border into America to buy them. Scotty is doublecrossed and Villa gathers his rag tag army to take revenge. His army ends up victorious in the American town of Columbus. However he now must face the wrath of the United States Army...
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