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• Classic Cuts Collection - Westerns | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Professionals (Dir. Richard Brooks): Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy Texan oil baron to rescue his kidnapped wife (Cardinale) who's been spirited across the Mexican border by a band of mercenaries led by Jesus Raza (Palance). The four rugged professionals each regarded as a specialist in his selected field - an expert marksman and tracker (Strode) the explosives master (Lancaster) horse handler (Ryan) and one skilled in tactics and weaponry (Marvin) - make their way across the treacherous landscape to retrieve the beautiful kidappee but discover all is not what it seems... High Plains Drifter (Dir. Clint Eastwood): Eastwood portrays a mysterious stranger who emerges out of the heat waves of the desert and rides into the guilt-ridden town of Lago. After committing three murders and one rape in the first 20 minutes The Stranger is hired by the town to protect it from three gunmen just out of jail. The Stranger then paints the entire town bright red renames it ""Hell "" and supplies Divine retribution in a fiery climax. Tall In The Saddle (Dir. Edwin L. Marin): When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. Further most of the townsfolk seem to be at each other's throats and the newcomer has soon run contrariwise to most of them... Shenandoah (Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen): James Stewart stars as a Virginia farmer during the Civil War. He refuses to support the Confederacy because he is opposed to slavery yet he will not support the Union because he is deeply opposedito war. When his son is taken prisoner Stewart goes to search for the boy. Seeing first-hand the horrors of war he is at last forced to take his stand...

• John Wayne Most Wanted - Texas Terror / The Dawn Rider / The Trail Beyond | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Born Marion Michael Morrison in 1907 John Wayne would become one of the greatest and most enduring screen legends in the history of cinema. It was in these early westerns that he developed his famous screen image. And when director John Ford spotted this emerging talent and cast him as the Ringo Kid Stagecoach the Duke's future was sealed... Texas Terror: A sheriff strives to keep his town trouble free. The Dawn Rider: A man sets out to avenge his father's death

• MGM Western Greats - Part 1 | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Includes the following classic 10 Westerns! 1. The Alamo (dir. John Wayne, 1960) 2. Apache (dir. Robert Aldrich, 1954) 3. The Big Country (dir. William Wyler, 1958) 4. A Fistful Of Dynamite (dir. Sergio Leone, 1971) 5. The Kentuckian (dir. Burt Lancaster, 1955) 6. Posse (dir. Mario Van Peebles, 1993) 7. Red River (dir. Howard Hawks, 1948) 8. The Scalphunters (dir. Sydney Pollack, 1968) 9. Vera Cruz (dir. Robert Aldrich, 1954) 10. Wild Bill (dir. Walter Hill, 1995)

• Classic Cuts Collection - Oscar Winning Drama | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £9.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (151.16%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All The Kings Men (Dir. Robert Rossen): Broderick Crawford stands out in this fine drama about the rise and fall of a corrupt southern governor who promises his way to power. Crawford portrays Willie Stark who once he is elected finds that his vanity and power lust prove to be his downfall. The film is based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren which in turn was based largely on the story of Louisiana legend Huey Long. From Here To Eternity (Dir. Fred Zinnemann): Director Fred Zinnemann's 1953 Oscar-winning best picture 'From Here To Eternity' is a powerful portrait of a peacetime military camp stationed in Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Montgomery Clift is superlative in the major role of Robert Prewitt while Frank Sinatra delivers an electrifying Academy Award-winning (1953 Best Supporting Actor) performance as Clift's buddy. Deborah Kerr's love scene in the Hawaiian surf with Burt Lancaster is enshrined as one of the most famous moments in cinema history. To Kill A Mockingbird: Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him - except Peck the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children. Harvey (Dir. Henry Koster): James Stewart stars as Elwood P. Dowd a wealthy alcoholic whose sunny disposition and drunken antics are tolerated by most of the citizens of his community. That is until Elwood begins to claim that he has a friend named Harvey who is an invisible six foot rabbit. Elwood's snooty socialite sister Veta determined to marry off her daughter Myrtle to a respectable man begins to plot to keep Elwood's lunacy from interfering.

• A Child Is Waiting | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Child Is Waiting

• John Wayne: The Early Years (15 discs) | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  This box set of early John Wayne western classics comprises: Blue Steel / The Dawn Rider / The Desert Trail / The Lawless Frontier / The Lucky Texan / The Man From Utah / Neath The Arizona Skies / Paradise Canyon / Randy Rides Alone / Riders Of Destiny / Sagebrush Trail / The Star Packer / Texas Terror / The Trail Beyond / West Of The Divide

• Come Back Little Sheba | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shirley Booth won the 1953 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Lola an ageing woman dealing with loss: the loss of ""herself"" and her dreams twenty years before and the recent loss of her dog Sheba - in effect her replacement for a child. Burt Lancaster plays Doc Lola's husband; an ex-alcoholic dwelling on his belief that he was forced into marriage due to Lola's pregnancy which was subsequently lost. When a young college student named Marie rents a room in their house Doc f

• The List Of Adrian Messenger | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Classic comedy whodunnit directed by John Huston ('The Maltese Falcon').

• Vengeance Valley | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £7.09   |  Saving you £-1.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Burt Lancaster stars as Owen Daybright in this tale of warring brothers in a hostile land at a time when morals were a matter of family honour and any betrayal had to be avenged. When Owen's married brother Lee gets a young woman pregnant her family are determined to discover the name of the father and they'd rather shot first than ask questions. As Lee's world slow collapses around him he spies an opportunity to make Owen the scapegoat and also take control of his family's ranch at the same time.

• The Young Savages | DVD | (04/05/2009) from £13.47   |  Saving you £5.51 (52.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Frankenheimer (The Birdman Of Alcatraz The Manchurian Candidate) is one of the most innovative filmmakers of the twentieth century whose groundbreaking techniques and definitive cinematic style has rippled through the history of movies to leave an indelible mark. Renowned actor Burt Lancaster (The Sweet Smell Of Success Elmer Gantry) can only be described as a screen legend bringing to life some of the most unforgettable realistic characters in motion pictures. Together Frankenheimer and Lancaster formed a creative partnership that managed to conceive some of the most important films of the sixties. The Young Savages was their first successful collaboration. New York''s Harlem slum Hell''s Kitchen is no place for a stranger. It''s a desperate decaying ghetto throbbing with gangland tension where restless teenage rebels are willing to risk their life to protect their turf. But when members of the notorious Thunderbird gang venture into an opposing neighbourhood and stab to death a Puerto Rican boy Assistant District Attorney Hank Bell (Lancaster) is determined to undercover the real motivation behind such a cold bloodied act.

• The List of Adrian Messenger | Blu Ray | (17/04/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Don't Turn Out The Light | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A gripping story unfolds after a cop accidentally shoots a hostage and sees his partner killed. Tortured by guilt he leaves the area and vows to avoid firearms... a decision he will soon regret! Haunted by the past his further weakness and indecision lead to three convicts escaping transfer to a top security prison. By a cruel twist of fate the trio led by a psychopathic killer take his family hostage. Tormented by his past and his pledge to never use a gun he prepares to take on

• The Osterman Weekend | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Once a year Tanner invites a small group of friends with whom he studied at Berkley to a social gathering known as the Osterman Weekend named after Bernard Osterman (Craig T. Nelson) at whose home the first such meeting took place. Shortly before the latest Osterman Weekend is due to happen the CIA convinces Tanner that one of his friends is a KGB operative involved in a conspiracy that threatens national security. He agrees to have his home wired with video and audio surveillance equipment in the hopes of uncovering the traitor. On arrival at Tanner's house the friends soon realise what's going on and the amiable tone of the weekend rapidly degenerates into a tense psychological battle of wits leading to an orgy of violence.

• The Trail Beyond | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (240.48%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Two rough adventurers journey to the Northwest in search of gold. Their plans are temporarily sidetracked when they happen to stumble upon a kidnapped girl.

• Dassin Noir: Three Film Noir Classics by Jules Dassin | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Three thrilling film noir classics from the masterful director of Rififi and Night and the City.Brute ForceAt overcrowded Westgate Penitentiary, violence and fear are the norm and the least contented prisoner is tough, single-minded Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster). Joe hates chief guard Captain Munsey, a petty dictator who glories in absolute power. After one infraction too many, Joe and his cell-mates are put on the dreaded drain pipe detail; prompting an escape scheme that has every chance of turning into a bloodbath.The Naked CityThe vicious murder of beautiful blonde Jean Dexter sends Detectives Dan Muldoon and young Jimmy Halloran (Barry Fitzgerald and Don Taylor) to work on a case with the classic twists and turns of hard boiled pulp fiction. This two time Oscar winner is notable for being as much noir crime as it is hard hitting realism with its stark documentary portrait of the Big Apple.RififiTony le Stephanois is a master thief fresh out of jail, wearing a harried look and suffering ill health he refuses to be involved with crime, until he finds his girlfriend shacked up with a rival gangster. With little reason to keep living he plans a final job. Rififi revolves around the central heist, famed for its finite detail and incredible tension, Dassin’s film is a humanist tale that hinges on the loyalty among thieves and draws on the fatalistic, doom laden lives common to crooks and thieves in pulp literature. The Special Features comprise of;Three original theatrical trailers and a critical analysis of Rififi by Ginette Vincendeau

• John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Texas Terror / The Dawn Rider / The Trail Beyond | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John Wayne - The Restored Collection' brings The Duke's classic early westerns to DVD as they have never been seen before. Using the original negatives held in the vaults of Republic Studios the films have been remastered to a standard of the highest possible quality. In Texas Terror the sheriff keeps his town crime free. But soon he's on the trail of a gang of villains responsible for murder. The Dawn Rider finds a man setting out to avenge the death of his father. In The Trail Beyond a cowboy travels to Canada to look for missing relatives.

• TV Gold Collectors Edition | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £8.97   |  Saving you £11.02 (122.85%)   |  RRP £19.99

  TV Gold offers you a glimpse into the talent that truly ushered in a whole new era of entertainment. You'll see some of the pioneers of film entertainment and sports as well as those classic TV commercials which all contributed to what has become known as the Golden Age of television. Variety: Three great shows: The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Show with guest star Burt Lancaster The Frank Sinatra Show in which Frank Sinatra welcomes home 'The King' Elvis Presley back from the army and The Edsel Hour starring Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby Louis Armstrong & Bob Hope. Drama: The Goldbergs one of the original early TV dramas starring Gertrude Berg and A classic US Marshal episode guest starring Charles Bronson as the bad guy. Classic Commercials AD Break: A truly great collection that will astound you! Features Andy Warhol The Marx Brothers Ozzie & Harriet Laurence Oliver Sonny Liston John McEnroe John Wayne Tom Selleck Cybil Shepard plus spots for Winston Cigarettes the 1959 Chevy Impala Green Stamps Chrysler and Butternut Coffee Comedy: Leo G Carrol stars as Cosmo Topper in a classic episode of Topper. Sports: Action-packed tributes to the legends of baseball Mickey Mantle Willie Mays and the legendary 1956 Yankees TV Facts: A fun trivia game about classic television. You have 10 seconds on each question to come up with the correct answer. Music: Swingtime featuring the greats... Louie Prima The Mills Brothers Peggy Lee Count Basie and Nat King Cole. We love Dino - wonderful performances by the beloved Dean Martin from the 50's Game Shows: The legendary and beloved Lucille Ball makes a hysterical guest star appearance in this episode of I've Got A Secret and a very funny Whats My Line with guest stars Desi Arnaz and the stunning Kim Novak TV Gold Bonus Nuggets: Two icons of the 20th Century Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby sing a duet and you'll love Bob Hope and Jack Benny as the over-the-hill surfers who meet the Beach Boys!

• Battle Of Britain/The Train | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Battle Of Britain (Dir. Guy Hamilton 1969): This is a spectacular re-telling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. Few defining moments can change the outcome of war; but when the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied unsurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe they may well have altered the course of history! The Train (Dir. John Frankenheimer 1964): Inspired by a true incident during World War II in 'The Train' Burt Lancaster plays a French Resistance fighter doggedly attempting to stop a train used by the Nazis (led by Paul Scofield as Colonel Von Waldheim) to steal precious French art treasures in the summer of 1944. Featuring spectacular action sequences expertly directed by John Frankenheimer 'The Train' is a truly thrilling war film. The Oscar-nominated screenplay by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis superbly recreates the tension of this heroic episode.

• Killers | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Killers (1946): Uses Ernest Hemingway's classic short story as a jumping-off point for an intense hard-edged and stylish tale of robbery unrequited love double-crosses and brutal betrayal. The Killers (1964): Two hired killers muscle their way into a school for the blind and terrorize the secretary until she reveals the whereabouts of racecar driver Johnny North. When the gunmen track him down Johnny wordlessly accepts his fate with the passivity of a man already dead. Why?

• DENEN MAN NICHT VERGIBT - MOVI | Blu Ray | (24/08/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A