"Director: Daniel Petrie"

  • Cocoon / Cocoon The Return [1985]Cocoon / Cocoon The Return | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £12.55   |  Saving you £2.44 (19.44%)   |  RRP £14.99

    Cocoon: A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now hibernating in cocoons off the coast of Florida. With the help of a charter boat captain (Steve Guttenberg) the cocoons are stored in a deserted swimming pool. When three men

  • Lassie [1994]Lassie | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £8.42   |  Saving you £1.57 (18.65%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Best Friends Are Forever... The dog everyone loves now leaps into the '90s in this all-new exciting updated version of Lassie! Determined to start a new life in the country the Turner family - Dad Step-mom little Jennifer and teenager Matt - leaves the city for the wilds of Virginia. The move creates problems for everyone especially Matt who feels lost and alone in his new surroundings. Fortunately the Turners are helped by a homeless collie who becomes part of their liv

  • A Raisin In The Sun [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2018]A Raisin In The Sun | Blu Ray | (01/10/2018) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    The classic film version of Lorraine Hansberry's revelatory dramastarring Sidney Poitier and Ruby Deenewly restored. LORRAINE HANSBERRY's A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be on Broadway and is now an immortal part of the theatrical canon. Two years after its premiere, the production came to the screen, directed by DANIEL PETRIE. The original starsincluding SIDNEY POITIER (In the Heat of the Night) and RUBY DEE (Do the Right Thing)reprise their roles as members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money. Vividly rendering Hansberry's intimate observations on generational conflict and housing discrimination, Petrie's film captures the high stakes, shifting currents, and varieties of experience within black life in midcentury America. Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Interview from 1961 with playwright and screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry New interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine, on the reallife events on which the play is based Episode of Theater Talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Excerpt from The Black Theatre Movement: From A Raisin in the Sun to the Present, a 1978 documentary, with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. New interview with film scholar Mia Mask, editor of Poitier Revisited Trailer PLUS: An essay by scholar Sarita Cannon

  • Cat And Mouse [DVD]Cat And Mouse | DVD | (30/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Giving a performance which is both chilling and intensely sympathetic Kirk Douglas stars as a disturbed man whose attempt to recover a sense of self-worth takes him to the limits of despair and revenge. This critically acclaimed thriller of 1974 also stars Breathless icon Jean Seberg John Vernon and Sam Wanamaker and is tautly directed by the multi-award-winning Daniel Petrie. Cat and Mouse is presented here in a brand new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. George Anderson a downtrodden shabby biology teacher is delivered a final humiliating blow from his recently divorced wife Laura (Seberg): she is about to marry a wealthy architect and also reveals to George that he is not the father of her son. George distraught walks away from his old life. Carrying his box of biology instruments he calls the police to make a terrifying statement: 'Tonight... before midnight... I'm going to kill somebody'. Special Features: Full-frame version Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Original Promotional PDF

  • Toy Soldiers [The Cult Movie Collection] [Blu-ray]Toy Soldiers | Blu Ray | (02/02/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (62.58%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Regis High School an exclusive prep school for delinquent teenage boys becomes the target of a terrorist attack in this action-adventure. Columbian drug lord and terrorist Louis Cali has travelled to the US to free his drug kingpin father. With a team of ruthless mercenaries Cali invades Regis High School in an attempt to capture the son of the federal judge presiding over his father’s trial. As Cali takes the students hostage the FBI and US Army remain helpless. Within the school however is a group of rebellious and mischievous students led by Billy Tepper and Joey Trotta who decide to put their expertise in avoiding authority to good use. Now years of bad behavior are about to pay off.

  • Toy Soldiers [The Cult Movie Collection] [DVD]Toy Soldiers | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Regis High School an exclusive prep school for delinquent teenage boys becomes the target of a terrorist attack in this action-adventure. Columbian drug lord and terrorist Louis Cali has travelled to the US to free his drug kingpin father. With a team of ruthless mercenaries Cali invades Regis High School in an attempt to capture the son of the federal judge presiding over his father’s trial. As Cali takes the students hostage the FBI and US Army remain helpless. Within the school however is a group of rebellious and mischievous students led by Billy Tepper and Joey Trotta who decide to put their expertise in avoiding authority to good use. Now years of bad behavior are about to pay off…

  • retro-ACTION! [Blu-ray]retro-ACTION! | Blu Ray | (23/06/2018) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    You are about to view something very special... For over twenty years Lew Grade's Incorporated Television Company produced many world-famous series for the ITV network. Originally shot on film, these series have rarely been seen at their full technical potential until now! The High Definition transfers contained in this set are taken from the original film elements and herald a new era for these iconic shows. Features: THE PERSUADERS! RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) DEPARTMENT S THE CHAMPIONS STRANGE REPORT THE SAINT DANGER MAN THE PRISONER GIDEON'S WAY MAN IN A SUITCASE THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD SHIRLEY'S WORLD THE INVISIBLE MAN THE BARON RETURN OF THE SAINT THE ZOO GANG

  • Trail BeyondTrail Beyond | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Misfits. Underachievers. Rebels. The boys of the Regis School have been kicked out of the best prep schools in America. Terrorists just took over the campus. Now years of bad behavior are about to pay off! The Regis School (better known by students as the ""Rejects School"") is where America's most powerful families send their wayward sons after they've been kicked out of the better prep schools. But faced with certain death at the hands of the terrorists the toughest of the tr

  • Cocoon II - The Return [1988]Cocoon II - The Return | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Journey to the most wonderful place in the universe...home. In director Daniel Petrie's sequel to the smash hit 'Cocoon' the retirees who chose to leave earth to live forever return home for a temporary visit with their loved ones while their alien escorts attempt to rescue a cocoon dislodged by a pesky oceanographer (Courteney Cox). Don Ameche is back as Art Selwyn with his friends Ben Luckett (Wilford Brimley) and Joe Finley (Hume Cronyn) and their wives Bess (Gwen Verd

  • retro-ACTION! Volume One - [ITV] - [Network] - [Blu-ray] [DVD]retro-ACTION! Volume One - | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £16.48   |  Saving you £5.50 (37.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

    The programmes contained on this disc have rarely, if ever, been seen at their full technical potential and certainly not on the medium they were originally designed for. It is the legacy of both producers and contributors who aspired to high production values but only now can their work be fully appreciated. These new high definition transfers and restorations from the original 35mm elements herald a new era for these iconic shows for both loyal fans and new audiences. The Adventures Of Robin Hood - The Sheriff's Boots (1956) Shirley's World - The Rally (1971) The Invisible Man - Secret Experiment (1959) The Baron - Something For A Rainy Day (1966) Return Of The Saint - One Black September (1978) The Zoo Gang - Revenge: Post Dated (1974) Danger Man - View From The Villa (1960)

  • Sidney Poitier - In The Frame CollectionSidney Poitier - In The Frame Collection | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

    This box set features the following films: To Sir With Love (Dir. James Clavell) (1967): A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy undisciplined working-class teenagers in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears that existed among young people in the 1960's. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London's tough East End. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Dir. Stanley Kramer) (1967): Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn are unforgettable as perplexed parents in this landmark movie about mixed marriage. Joanna (Katharine Houghton) the beautiful daughter of a crusading publisher Matthew Drayton (Tracy) and his patrician wife Christina (Hepburn) returns home with her new fiancee John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) a distinguished black doctor. Christina accepts her daughter's decision to marry John but Matthew is shocked by this interracial union; and the doctor's parents are equally dismayed. Raisin In The Sun (Dir. Daniel Petrie) (1961): The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a 000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier) against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee). It takes the strength and integrity of this African-American family to battle against generations of prejudice to try to achieve their piece of the American Dream... Buck And The Preacher (Dir. Sidney Poitier) (1972): Buck (Poitier) an ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife (Ruby Dee) and a Bible-thumping con artist known as the Preacher (Belafonte). Attacked by racist bounty hunters determined to return the former slaves to a life of sharecropping in Louisiana Buck and his followers must summon all the courage they have in order to reach their destination and help settle the Wild West... Little Nikita (Dir. Richard Benjamin) (1988): Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy nicknamed Scuba still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious he's killing their agents one by one including sleepers agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad Jeff Grant an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy confront the parents yet protect them and catch his nemesis. Bedford Incident (Dir. James B. Harris) (1965): Nerve-wracking suspense surrounds The Bedford Incident the tale of a U.S. naval vessel on a routine NATO patrol that ends up in a freakish showdown with a Russian submarine. Richard Widmark is Capt. Eric Finlander the maniacal commander who drives his tense crew to the brink of of nervous exhaustion. Sidney Poitier is Ben Munceford photojournalist aboard assigned to record a 'typical' mission. His moral indignation is put to the test by the captain's obsession with forcing the sub to the surface. Several crew members are at their breaking points as Finlander continues his prowl. Especially affected is a former German U-board commander now aboard the Bedford as a NATO observer portrayed by Eric Portman.

  • Dawn Patrol [DVD]Dawn Patrol | DVD | (12/10/2015) from £21.99   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

    John and Ben live the ultimate beach life - they surf party fight and always frind hot new girls. They're brothers and while hungry for adventure this locals-only scene suits them. When Ben is killed John's choices lead him down a dangerous path of revenge. Part Spring Breakers and Lords of Dogtown this is a story about the loss of innocence.

  • A Raisin In The Sun [1961]A Raisin In The Sun | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    The Younger family frustrated with living in their crowded Chicago apartment sees the arrival of a $10 000 insurance check as the answer to their prayers. Matriarch Lena Younger (Claudia McNeil) promptly puts a down payment on a house in an all-white suburban neighborhood. But the family is divided when Lena entrusts the balance of the money to her mercurial son Walter Lee (Poitier) against the wishes of her daughter (Diana Sands) and daughter-in-law (Ruby Dee). It takes the streng

  • Resurrection [DVD]Resurrection | DVD | (01/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    The Moto GP sports bag is perfect for taking to the gym. The bag is a good size and includes a wet compartment which is great for storing a damp towel or clothing after a visit to the gym. This sports bag has a padded, adjustable strap for comfort.

  • Strange Report [1968]Strange Report | DVD | (31/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

    Anthony Quayle stars as criminologist Adam Strange solving cases that are out of the ordinary sometimes bizarre always intriguing in this classic ITC crime adventure series from 1969.

  • Framed [2001]Framed | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    The stakes are high. The trap is set. There's no one left to trust. Mike Santini (Rob Lowe) is a by-the-book New York detective whose rise to the top has stalled in the aftermath of a bribery scandal. But when he brings in Eddie Myers (Sam Neill) banker for the Mob and key prosecution witness on America's biggest ever money-laundering trial it looks like Santini's career may be back on track. Holed up with Myers in a safe house while the FBI finalise their case Santini is stunne

  • Love On The Land [1997]Love On The Land | DVD | (15/05/2004) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-16.99 (-170.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

    An epic drama spanning forty years in the lives of Thomas and Kate Linthorne through their trials and tribulations while raising their children during the period after the Civil War. As they rise from poverty to wealth this story captures the power of love and the meaning of sacrifice. When Thomas Linthorne sets out to start a new life he acquires a large piece of land and goes on a search for the woman of his dreams. He rescues Kate from an abusive relationship and they develop a strong love for one another. Kate is unaware of the threat that is standing before her when a beautiful married woman moves in next door. Thomas' choices threaten to destroy his family his marriage and his life. Adapted from George Dell's critically acclaimed novel 'The Earth Abides'.

  • Gun And The Pulpit,The (1974) [DVD]Gun And The Pulpit,The (1974) | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

    A gunslinger with a heavy price on his head comes across the body of a travelling minister who has been killedin an ambush. The gunslinger, fearful of those who are chasing him, assumed the identity of the dead minister.

  • Moon Of THe Wolf [DVD]Moon Of THe Wolf | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-3.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

    Sheriff Aaron Whitaker is investigating a series of vicious murders in Louisiana and is soon drawn to the conclusion that he is dealing with a werewolf.

  • The Execution of Raymond GrahamThe Execution of Raymond Graham | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

    In exactly two hours convicted felon Raymond Graham's (Jeffrey Fahey) life is scheduled to come to an end. Although his execution may seem to be warranted by the crime he committed the lives and future of many individuals will be touched by his execution. These include Graham's lawyers who are frantically trying to prepare a last minute reprieve as well as the opponents and proponents of the death penalty who are picketing outside the prison walls. Even within the prison compound the warden (Morgan Freeman) and other key personnel are forced to face their inner most feelings about participating in the state's first execution. For two other families it is to be a night of mixed feelings. One family anxiously prepares to witness the death of the man who senselessly murdered their son. The other struggles to reconcile the terrible act of violence committed by their son and brother with the death penalty he now faces. And as for Raymond Graham as he sits and waits in his cell block his bravado slowly turns to terror as time ticks away the last minutes of his life!

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