With the fate of Europe still hanging in the balance a disparate bunch of brave Mosquito pilots are ordered on a near suicide low-level mission to destroy a Nazi rocket fuel depot in Norway... To make the film which was based on a true story a squadron of legendary de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers was resurrected from near extinction. Dazzling flying sequences bone-shaking sound and superb special effects help to make this one of the most realistic air combat films ever to
The final entry in the five-film cycle reviving Sax Rohmer's Chinese super-villain, Fu Manchu, from maverick British producer and writer Harry Alan Towers (Count Dracula). Jesús Franco (Vampyros Lesbos, Lorna the Exorcist) is back in the director's chair for The Castle of Fu Manchu, a delirious tale of eco-terrorism. Christopher Lee (The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll) again stars as the diabolical antagonist who plots with his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin, Casino Royale) to control the weather and freeze the world's oceans using a special chemical compound. Nayland Smith (Richard Greene, The Adventures of Robin Hood) and Dr Petrie (Howard Marion-Crawford, Gideon's Day) are dispatched by Interpol to trace the evil mastermind. They travel to Istanbul where they encounter a local opium kingpin Omar Pashu (José Manuel MartÃn, The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff) and his beautiful female bodyguard Lisa (Rosalba Neri, The French Sex Murders, Amuck!), before uncovering Fu Manchu's lair in Anatolia, where a deadly confrontation ensues Product Features Restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative Two presentations of the film: with the original The Castle of Fu Manchu title sequence, and the alternative Assignment Istanbul titles Original mono audio Vic Pratt Introduces The Castle of Fu Manchu' (2020, 7 mins): appreciation by the BFI curator From Alicante to Istanbul (2020, 13 mins): actor Rosalba Neri remembers Jesús Franco, Maria Rohm and the making of The Castle of Fu Manchu An Interview with Harry Alan Towers (2008, 45 mins): far-reaching personal account of the intrepid producer's life in radio, TV and film The Further Mysteries of Dr. Fu-Manchu: The Coughing Horror' (1924, 31 mins): Fu Manchu torments Nayland Smith with a terrifying creature in this silent serial sequel, presented with an optional new score by the band Peninsula Alternative title sequences Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Four cult classics from Amando de Ossorio! They are called 'Blind Dead' heretic horsemen whose eyes were burned out to prevent them from finding their way back from Hell. Over the course of 4 unforgettable films writer/director Amando de Ossorio created what fright fans worldwide consider to be one of the most startling series in horror history. This unique quartet of shockers delivers a relentless onslaught of creepy atmosphere shocking violence forbidden sexuality and the stil
This box set contains the following three titles; all classic war films. 633 Squadron: 633 Squadron has enjoyed an unqualified stream of successes. Their luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German heavy water plant which is part of the Nazi effort to develop an atomic bomb in Norway which is shielded by a mountain and guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defences. Their nearly impossible mission is further complicated by a German air raid the difficult approach to the target and the capture and torture of the underground leader who is assisting the squadron. The Bridge At Remagen: In the last days of World War II the Allied Army desperatly searched for a bridgehead across the impenetrable Rhein River in order to launch a major assault into the center of Germany. 'Bridge At Remagen' tells the true story of the battle for this last bridgehead from both the German and the American perspective. The Great Escape: Based on a true story 'The Great Escape' deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.
The motor launch of a pair of models staging a publicity stunt on the high seas bizarrely disappears having reporting a mysterious vessel. After learning that the uninhabited ship seen had been reported lost for years a search party sets out and discovers that the ship is in fact populated inhabited by undead blood-drinking Templar knights!
This documentary shows us the early years with Springsteen perfecting his art via various bands that he played with in New Jersey bars and nightspots. From there it takes us up to his signing with Columbia records and his mammoth breakthrough album Born To Run. The story continues into the 1980s and reveals how this phenomenal artist captured the masses and had the world firmly at his feet with the release of the multi-platinum selling Born In The USA album. With the help of many close confidantes of Springsteen rare footage and photographs commentators from the rock press who have followed Bruce's career since day one and a host of other features this is the most detailed fascinating and downright entertaining document about this period of Bruce Springsteen's career yet to emerge Exclusive interviews with colleagues such as close school friends Richard Blackwell and Joseph Balencko Steel Mill manager Carl 'Tinker' West and singer Robbin Thompson E Street band member Vini Lopez Castilles bass player Frank Marziotti and many others. Commentators such as biographer Jim Cullen legendary Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau and esteemed music journalist and co-author of Bruce Springsteen: Blinded By The Light Patrick Humphries reflecting on the impact and legacy of Springsteen. Included on How It Happened is rare film footage and photographs some from private collections published here for the first time.
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