A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organisation behind a gang of safebreakers who will stop at nothing not even murder to achieve their goals. The mysterious Mr G is boss of a gang undertaking daring safe robberies. Jimmy Baxter (Wayne Morris) of Anglo American Investigations is on his trail. Also on the trail is feeble Inspector Felby (Lloyd Lamble) who wants this lot badly after the theft of Lady Wilshaws diamond tiara ends in murder. The showdown is at a pawnbrokers where the crooks send the police a hail of bullets.
She lived two amazing lives under his spell! Murray stars as Dr. Bill Leggat who along with his childhood friends Lena and Robin creates a machine that can flawlessly replicate anything be it animate or inanimate. Undermining the trio's professional relationship is the sexual tension that has been brewing for years. Both men are attracted to Lena but on the eve of the public announcement of their invention Lena declares her love for Robin. Devastated Bill decides to clone Len
London, 1974- Scientist Henry Jeklyy (Paul Massie) obsessively pursues his secret research, while is wife Kitty (Dawn Addams) embarks on an affair with parasitic scoundrel Paul Allen (Christopher Lee). Jekylls latest experiment is a success and he injects himself with a serum that transfers him into Edward Hyde, a devilishly handsome hedonist. Hyde discovers Kittys affair, but befriends Paul and honours his gambling debts. Paul acts as Edwards guide to Londons seediest nightspots, unaware that his new benefactor is suffering from a split personality. As Henry Jekyll struggles to reassert himself, the ruthless Hyde takes whatever, and whoever he wants, killing who gets in his way...
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Yet another Fisher/Hammer colaboration pre-dating their classic horror output. 'Spaceways' is a cold war space adventure filled with intrigue and deceit. A British rocket scientist stands accused of the brutal murder of his wife and her Soviet lover. His accusers believe he shot their remains into space and he can only prove them wrong by personally going up there. Accompanying him on this cold cold journey is a lovely fellow scientist (Bartok) who is guaranteed to keep things warm.
A freak heatwave sends the temperature soaring on the remote island of Fara. The locals including Dr Vernon (Peter Cushing) and novelist Jeffrey Callum (Patrick Allen) are left dazed by the rising temperature. When Callum is reunited with his former mistress Angela Roberts (Jane Merrow) the atmosphere becomes even more tense. It falls to Godfrey Hanson (Christopher Lee) another visitor to the island to solve the mystery. The unbearable temperature is the result of a heat ray dire
Episodes Comprise: The Astonished Heart Quest for Love The Young Lovers Always A Bride
The FlawDirected by Terence Fisher of Hammer fame this 1955 British production stars John Bentley Donald Houston and Rona Anderson. In this crime drama a sneaky race-car driver Paul Oliveri (John Bentley) plans to murder his wife for the insurance money. Her attorney who is in love with her discovers the plan - a brutal fight culminates in tragedy for one of the two combatants. Great old motor racing sequences and filmed in Shoreham East Sussex. Witness in the DarkThis second feature stars Patrica Dainton as a blind girl who witnesses the thief turned murderer of her upstairs friend and neighbour. Also stars Conrad Phillips and Nigel Green. Directed by Wolf Rilla just before he directed Village of the Damned.
High Speed Action and Thrills! This 1954 Hammer production is set in the high-speed world of motor racing featuring perfromances from real-life racecar drivers such as Stirling Moss and Reg Parnell. Peter Wells is an ambitious driver in the tough world of motor racing. But his dedication to his sport and his single-mindedness put his marriage at risk off the racetrack and his life at risk on it! This early Hammer classic was filmed on location at Goodwood in 1954 and features
Four Sided Triangle (Dir. Terence Fisher 1953): Murray stars as Dr. Bill Leggat who along with his childhood friends Lena and Robin creates a machine that can flawlessly replicate anything be it animate or inanimate. Undermining the trio's professional relationship is the sexual tension that has been brewing for years. Both men are attracted to Lena but on the eve of the public announcement of their invention Lena declares her love for Robin. Devastated Bill decides to clone Lena and names the clone who has all of Lena's feelings and memories Helen. Confident that Helen will love him Bill takes her on a holiday. However while away Bill's relationship with Helen does not go as planned causing Bill to resort to some shady experiments on Helen that will force her to love him. Produced by Hammer studios and directed by their most celebrated director Terence Fisher Four Sided Triangle was something of a precursor to many of their most famous films The Quatermass Xperiment (Dir. Val Guest 1955): A missile is launched by Professor Quatermass and his team but when it lands back in the English countryside two of the crew members have disappeared. The third who is barely alive undergoes a quite terrifying transformation which threatens Earth's very existence... Quatermass 2 (Dir. Val Guest 1957): Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which on his arrival he finds has been completely destroyed... X The Unknown (Dir. Leslie Norman 1956): Penned by master horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster and intelligently directed by Leslie (father of film critic Barry) Norman. The story sees a mysterious gelatinous monster which feeds off radioactivity terrorising a remote Scottish village.
The rollicking adventures of Robin Hood in the long running TV series starring Richard Green as the titular green tight-clad hero. Includes the complete first series with the following episodes: The Coming Of Robin Hood The Moneylender Dead Or Alive Friar Tuck Maid Marian A Guest For The Gallows The Challenge Queen Eleanor Checkmate The Ordeal A Husband For Marian The Highlander The Youngest Outlaw The Betrothal The Alchemist The Jongleur The Brothers The Intruders The Sheriff's Boots Errand Of Mercy The Vandals Richard The Lionheart Ladies Of Sherwood Will Scarlet The Deserted Castle The Miser Trial By Battle Children Of The Freewood The May Queen The Wanderer The Byzantine Treasure Secret Mission The Inquisitor Tables Turned The Traitor The Thorkil Ghost The Knight Who Came To Dinner The Wager The Prisoner.
This terrific box set features a profusion of Peter Cushing-led horror films. The Abominable Snowman (Dir. Val Guest 1957): The final film collaboration between director Val Guest and writer Nigel Kneale. Starring Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing The Abominable Snowman tells of an expedition to the Himalayas to track down the mythical Yeti. A wonderfully atmospheric chiller from the heyday of the Hammer Studios. Island of Terror (Dir. Terence Fisher 1966): When oh when will scientists learn to stop playing with radiation? Island of Terror takes place on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. No phones no regular transport to and from the mainland but there is a well-equipped cancer research center where the well intentioned - but foolish! - scientists are irradiating lumps of tissue. The local constable finds a body with no bones in it ('No bones?' 'No bones!') and soon a team from London led by the ever-game Peter Cushing arrives to investigate. Let's hope that darned generator doesn't give out... Island of Terror isn't going to keep you awake at night but it is a lot of silly fun. Be warned though - whatever the evil menace is it can climb trees! The Blood Beast Terror (Dir. Vernon Sewell 1968): A Victorian English entomologist whose daughter happens to be a giant moth moves with her to a quiet village where he can begin work on an insect mate for her. His family problems worsen when his winged daughter starts killing people and drinking their blood. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (Dir. Terence Fisher 1974): Doctor Helder (Briant) is sent to an asylum for experimenting on cadavers. There he is rescued by Doctor Carl Victor (Cushing) the original Doctor Frankenstein now living under a new identity who learns that a new monster is set to walk the earth...
One of the finest British actors of his generation Peter Cushing is best known for his charismatic performances across three decades of classic Hammer Horror productions. This special box set collection remembers Cushing at the height of his powers through two of the finest Hammer's ever made. Bride Of Dracula (Dir. Terence Fisher) (1960): On the way to her new private school a beautiful young teacher stays at the ancestral home of Baroness Meinster. Here she discovers the Baroness' shamed son imprisoned and shackled to the wall in a distant wing. She frees him unwittingly releasing the combined evil of a hundred generations of vampires. Only Dr Van Helsing (Cushing) can stop the vampires and their torrent of evil. Co-star David Peel delivers one of the most frightening portrayals of Dracula ever committed to film. Evil Of Frankenstein (Dir. Freddie Francis) (1964): Hounded from his castle for creating a monstrous living being Baron Frankenstein (Cushing) returns to continue his unholy experiments into the creation of life. With the help of a mysterious hypnotist Zoltan the creature is brought back to life. However Zoltan controls the creature and plans to use him to rob and pillage the local villages. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?
Six classic British movies from directors including Alfred Hitchcock and Terence Fisher. Murder: A stage actress is convicted of murdering a female friend. An eary classic from the master of suspense.SKIN GAME-A tale of bitter class warfare in an English village. Young & Innocent: A case of mistaken identity sets off a chase through the Cornish countryside to catch a killer. Rich & Strange: Fred and Emily believe that their lives would be enriched if they were more financially well off. After writing to a relative to obtain an inheritance in advance the couple soon embark upon a life that they could previously only dream of but will riches bring them happiness? Sherlock Holmes - The Deadly Necklace: Legendary Baker Street sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee) takes on the evil Moriarty again when the mad doctor goes after a priceless necklace which once belonged to Cleopatra. Under Capricorn: In 1831 Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor. When he arrives he meets powerful landowner and ex-convict Sam Flusky who wants to do a business deal with him. Whilst attending a dinner party at Flusky's house Charles meets Flusky's wife Henrietta who he had known as a child back in Ireland. Henrietta is an alcoholic and seems to be on the verge of madness.
Revered as one of the best horror films produced by Hammer Studios 'The Devil Rides Out' is a chilling battle between good and evil. Christopher Lee perhaps best known for his role as Dracula gets to show his good side as the heroic and cavalier Duc de Richleau who maintains the air of a gentleman throughout his tireless battle with a Satanic coven led by the wonderfully villainous Mocata (Charles Gray).
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