Classic Films

• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) DVD | DVD | (18/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hoping to expose fatal flaws in the legal system a writer (Dana Andrews Laura) places a bet that he can have himself convicted of murder on purely circumstantial evidence by planting false clues at a crime scene before sensationally revealing his trick at the last minute. However a series of disastrous coincidences leaves him facing execution - and a frantic search for the true killer begins. Fritz Lang's ingenious thriller (his last Hollywood film and the companion-piece to While The City Sleeps) also stars Academy Award winner Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) and Arthur Franz (The Caine Mutiny).

• The Secret Agent | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  England mourns the loss of war hero and famed novelist Edgar Brodie as this tangled spy mystery begins. The only problem is that Brodie (John Gielgud) is among the last to know. Returning from the war he discovers that he has been declared dead singled out for a new identity and given a special assignment that will include his new wife Elsa (Madeleine Carrol). They are joined by the cool and deadly hit man the General (Peter Lorre) and also pick up the talkative gadfly American Robert Marvin (Robert Young). From the start the mission goes awry as the trio of British agents discover their local informant dead with a button clenched in his hand the only clue to who killed him. As they struggle to complete their mission a complex love tangle develops with Robert and the General competing for Elsa's affections as she gauges Brodie's indifference. Each follows his or her best instincts setting up the dramatic climax.

• Shop At Sly Corner | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Desius Heiss is the French-born owner of an antique Shop On Sly Corner who bears a grudge against society. His imprisonment and torture on Devil's Island has left the scars of repeated whippings down his back. With little care for the authorities Heiss has allowed his shop to become a centre of criminal activity and has a secret career as a receiver of stolen goods. His beloved daughter Margaret knows nothing of her father's criminal activities. But when the antique shop's assistant Archie Fellowes (Kenneth Griffith) discovers the trade in stolen goods he blackmails Heiss. Desperate to keep his criminal activities a secret from his daughter Heiss decides to silence his blackmailer.

• Double Indemnity | Blu Ray | (25/06/2012) from £49.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard) and writer Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep) adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck: kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But, of course, in these plots things never quite go as planned, and Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out. From the opening scene you know Neff is doomed, as the story is told in flashback; yet, to the film's credit, this doesn't diminish any of the tension of the movie. This early film noir flick is wonderfully campy by today's standards, and the dialogue is snappy ("I thought you were smarter than the rest, Walter. But I was wrong. You're not smarter, just a little taller"), filled with lots of "dame"s and "baby"s. Stanwyck is the ultimate femme fatale, and MacMurray, despite a career largely defined by roles as a softy (notably in the TV series My Three Sons and the movie The Shaggy Dog), is convincingly cast against type as the hapless, love-struck sap. --Jenny Brown

• Time Without Pity (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/04/2023) from £12.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following his blacklisting in the McCarthy HUAC hearings, director Joseph Losey (Eve, The Damned, Secret Ceremony) moved to the England in the 1950s. The gritty British suspense thriller, Time Without Pity was the first film he made in the UK under his own name. In a BAFTA-nominated performance, the great Michael Redgrave (Goodbye Gemini, Connecting Rooms, Dead of Night) stars as an anguished father whose son is convicted of murder and languishing on death row. In a desperate race against time, he attempts to prove his son's innocence whilst bringing the real murderer to justice. With photography by Freddie Francis (The Elephant Man), and a superb supporting cast including Ann Todd (Taste of Fear), Leo McKern (X the Unknown), and Peter Cushing (Corruption, The Beast Must Die), Time Without Pity is a brilliantly accomplished slice of Brit-noir, and a potent cry against capital punishment. Product Features High Definition remaster Original mono audio The John Player Lecture with Joseph Losey (1973, 80 mins): the celebrated filmmaker in conversation with film critic Dilys Powell at London's National Film Theatre Audio commentary with Neil Sinyard, co-author of British Cinema in the 1950s: A Celebration The Sins of the Father (2019, 16 mins): filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of Joseph Losey, discusses Time Without Pity Horlicks: Steven Turner (1960, 1 min): vintage commercial for the malted milk drink, directed by Joseph Losey New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• The Story Of Ruth | DVD | (28/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An unforgettable tale of love faith and courage. In a stunning retelling of the epic Old Testament story Elana Eden portrays the beautiful Ruth who as a young girl is sold to worshippers of the stone god Chemosh. As a young woman however she is moved by the plight of a Jewish slave named Mahlon (Tom Tryon) renounces her idolatry frees him and befriends his mother Naomi (Peggy Wood). When tragedy compels the women to make the arduous journey to Jerusalem Ruth meets Boaz (Stuart Whitman) and falls in love. But as she is promised to another she must rely on her courage wits and newfound faith to find the peace she's longed for since she can remember. Both heartbreaking and compelling The Story Of Ruth is a riveting film you won't soon forget!

• The Brass Monkey | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Carroll Levis stars as himself in this intriguing whodunit. He inadvertently becomes embroiled in a caper involving the smuggling of a priceless brass monkey into England. The potential buyer is Mr. Ryder-Harris (Ernest Thesiger). This eccentric gentleman claims the ancient artifact is ""beyond human value to any follower of Buddhism."" Levis has been given the monkey by his friend Kay Sheldon who is a former talent discovery. She obtained the relic from her fiance who happens to be one of Londons most disreputable fences of stolen goods. The monkey lands in the clutter of Levis office and is promptly mislaid. Then chaos follows as several unscrupulous parties try to steal the monkey resulting in murder and mayhem. Amid all of this ""monkey business "" an array of musical and comedy performers audition for and appear on ""The Levis Hour "" our heros weekly radio program. Outstanding among the entertainers is gap-toothed farceur Terry-Thomas in a very comical early film appearance.

• Seven Deaths in the Cats Eye | DVD | (26/12/2016) from £11.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  International sex symbol Jane Birkin (BLOW-UP) stars as Corringa, a beautiful young girl who returns from a convent school to her family s ancestral castle. But within these walls seethes unspeakable evil, including religious fervor, depraved desires, and sudden, sadistic murder. Now, someone with a taste for terror is slaughtering the castles demented guests. Six have already met their deaths... and for delicious Corringa, the ultimate torment is still to come!

• The Gypsy Moths | DVD | (28/01/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hard Days Night | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £8.08   |  Saving you £11.91 (59.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Available for the first time on DVD and with re-mastered sound and picture A Hard Day's Night is due once again to take the world by storm. Arriving as a two disc set packed with highly collectable exclusive bonus material this is a must-own DVD for all Beatle fans and DVD enthusiasts. The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are set to make history; if only they could escape from their hotel room...

• Taxi Driver (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (02/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Blu-ray Mastered in 4K collection will set a new standard for Blu-ray HD picture and sound creating the ultimate 1080p home entertainment experience. Created from the highest quality 4K source materials with new expanded colour consumers can enjoy a brilliant picture with exquisite detail using their existing Blu-ray player or PlayStation 3. The Blu-ray Mastered in 4K collection is optimized so that 4K Ultra HD TV owners can take full advantage of the new 4K upscaling technology delivering an outstanding near-4K experience. Mastered in 4K Blu-rays also work with all 1080p HDTVs for spectacular high definition picture and sound. Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival (1976) and nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture (1976) Taxi Driver stars Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's classic film of a psychotic New York cabby driven to violence by loneliness and desperation. Co-starring Jodie Foster Albert Brooks Harvey Keitel Peter Boyle and Cybill Shepherd the film is presented on Blu-ray for the first time following an extensive 4K digital restoration and remastering under the guidance of cinematographer Michael Chapman and director Martin Scorsese.

• Gone with the Wind 75th Anniversary | Blu Ray | (06/10/2014) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Limited to 2000 Units & includes exclusive content. Period romance. War epic. Family saga. Popular fiction adapted with crowd-pleasing brilliance. Star acting aglow with charisma and passion. Moviemaking craft at its height. These are sublimely joined in the words Gone with the Wind. This dynamic and durable screen entertainment of the Civil War-era South comes home with the renewed splendor of a New 70th-Anniversary Digital Transfer capturing a higher-resolution image from Restored Picture Elements than ever before possible. David O. Selznick's monumental production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning book can now enthrall new generations of home viewers with a majestic vibrance that befits one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. Disc 1 Gone with the Wind: UCE 70th Anniversary Feature Commentary by Rudy Behlmer Original Mono Track Disc 2 - Exclusive to this Anniversary Release Old South/New South Gone with the Wind: Hollywood Comes to Atlanta

• Rollerball - 5-Disc Ultimate Edition (4K Ultra HD/UHD + 3x Blu-Ray + Daten-Disc) | Blu Ray | (17/04/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Quatermass And The Pit | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-22.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  We have met the enemy, and it is us: when a Martian spacecraft with a terrifying link to the origins of humanity is unearthed beneath a London tube station, only the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass can save London's suddenly murderous population from itself. One of the most intelligently paranoid science fiction films ever produced, this pessimistic masterpiece functions as a dark flip-side to the relatively optimistic alien-induced evolution theory presented in the later 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nigel Kneale's brilliant script (which posits a surprisingly plausible, otherworldly rationale for the existence of the supernatural) was later appropriated by acknowledged fan John Carpenter for his underrated Prince of Darkness. A must-see for horror and science fiction aficionados. This film is also known as Five Million Years to Earth. --Andrew Wright

• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Steelbook (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Accident | DVD | (07/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stephen is a married Oxford professor experiencing the pangs of a mid-life crisis as he begins to bristle at the stifling emotional repression of the society in which he lives. But things begin to change for him when he meets Anna - one of his students..

• Pete Kelly's Blues | DVD | (11/04/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Marnie | Blu Ray | (23/09/2013) from £13.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (11.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A woman's complex life leads her into becoming a compulsive thief while her husband tries not only to save her from jail but salvage their marriage. Based on the novel by Winston Graham. Special Features: The Trouble with Marnie The Marnie Archives Marnie Theatrical Trailer Centennial Trailer

• Minnesota Clay | Blu Ray | (27/01/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Maltese Falcon Steelbook | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A gallery of high-living lowlifes will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) wants to find out why - and who'll take the fall for his partner's murder. An all-star cast (including Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr.) joins Bogart in this crackling mystery masterwork written for the screen (from Dashiell Hammett's novel) and directed by John Huston. This nominee for 3 Academy Awards - Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Greenstreet) and Screenplay (Huston) - catapulted Bogart to stardom and launched Huston's directorial career. All with a bird and a bang! Special Features: Commentary by Eric Lax Sergeant York Theatrical Trailer - Warner Night at the Movies Newsreel - Warner Night at the Movies The Gay Parisian - Warner Night at the Movies Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt - Warner Night at the Movies Meet John Doughboy - Warner Night at the Movies The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey The Trailer of Humphrey Bogart - 1997 TCM Documentary Breakdowns of 1941 Make-up Tests 2/8/1943 Lux Radio Broadcast - Audio Vault 9/20/1943 Screen Guild Theater Broadcast - Audio Vault 7/3/1946 Academy Award Theater Broadcast - Audio Vault Satan Met a Lady (1936) - Theatrical Trailers