"Actor: Dirk Bogarde"

• For Better, For Worse | DVD | (04/08/2014) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Boasting some of post-war Britain's most accomplished screen stars this gentle romantic comedy charts the tribulations of a materially challenged but deeply loving young couple. Starring Dirk Bogarde Cecil Parker and Dennis Price For Better For Worse is co-scripted and directed by Oscar-nominated Jack Lee-Thompson and received two BAFTA nominations in 1954. The film is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer in its original aspect ratio from original film elements. When impoverished young graduate Tony Howard proposes to Anne Purves in the cinema he is readily accepted. Her father listens patiently to Tony when he asks for his daughter's hand but upon receiving far from satisfactory answers to the usual father-in-law questions he agrees to the marriage only on the condition that Tony finds both a job and a flat... Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF

• High Bright Sun | DVD | (16/01/2012) from £8.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in Cyprus in 1957, against the background of Cyprus' determined struggle for independence from British rule, Dirk Bogarde stars as a British Intelligence Officer whose sense of duty imperils the life of the woman he loves. Betty Box produces and Ralph Thomas directs in their ninth collaboration with Bogarde.

• The Vision | DVD | (12/06/2017) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dirk Bogarde, Lee Remick and Eileen Atkins head an outstanding cast in this stunning drama from the creative team behind Shadowlands. Originally screened as part of BBC2's acclaimed Screen Two strand and featuring an early TV role for Helena Bonham Carter, The Vision is a disturbing reflection of an era of televangelists, burgeoning satellite channels and ruthless media manipulation. Bogarde plays James Marriner, a faded, unhappily married former TV presenter who is persuaded to front the People Channel a right-wing, evangelical satellite network poised to launch in Europe; determined to recruit Gentle Jim as a reassuringly familiar anchorman, the network's steely, seductive boss Grace Gardner (Remick) proves hard to refuse. As the network's first live transmission looms, Marriner, whose personal life is now under surveillance, has become deeply uneasy about its aims. But Gardner makes it clear that any attempt to alert viewers to her organisation's true agenda will bring about a devastating retribution.

• I Could Go on Singing | Blu Ray | (09/05/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• British Thriller Film Collection | DVD | (17/07/2017) from £6.44   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A great value triple fillm collection of superb British thrillers that includes Gunpowder, The Woman in Question & Girl In The Headlines. Starring Gordon Jackson, Debra Burton, Stephen Crane, Anthony Crewe,Ian Hendry and Ronald Fraser.

• Doctor At Sea | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £7.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The second of the popular Doctor series sees doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) keen to escape the boredom of medical practice ashore and the threat of matrimony. Sparrow signs up as a medical officer onboard the cargo ship SS Lotus pleased to be free of any female distractions. However Sparrow soon falls foul of the ship's skipper fearsome captain Hogg (James Robertson Justice) and worse still lands in jail after a drunken celebration on arrival in South America. Two new passeng

• A Bridge Too Far/The Great Escape/Battle Of Britain | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Bridge Too Far: In September 1944 flush with success after the Normandy Invasion the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics faulty intelligence bad luck and even worse weather led to the disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fear. The Great Escape: One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell ('Shogun') and W.R. Burnett and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story. The Battle Of Britain: This is a spectacular retelling 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 Sleeping Tiger (Vintage Classics) | DVD | (07/11/2022) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Sleeping Tiger is a 1954 British noir directed by Joseph Losey (under the credit of Victor Hanbury,due to his blacklisting in the McCarthy era) this was the first collaboration between Dirk Bogarde and Losey, marking the beginning of one of British cinema's most important actor/director partnerships. A psychiatrist, Clive Esmond (Alexander Knox) catches young gunman Frank Clemens (Dirk Bogarde) breaking into his house. Rather than send him to prison he invites the delinquent to stay at his home as a social guinea pig - Esmond believes he can curb the fugitive's criminal tendencies. Further tensions arise however when the youth begins an affair with Esmond's wife (Alexis Smith). Product Features Interview with Dirk Bogarde's Biographer John Coldstream Interview with Matthew Sweet Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

• The Complete War Collection (12 Discs) | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £59.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (33.34%)   |  RRP £79.99

  A complete collection of the best of British war movies! Films comprise: 1. The Colditz Story (Dir. Guy Hamilton 1955) 2. The Cruel Sea (Dir. Charles Frend 1953) 3. The Dam Busters (Dir. Michael Anderson 1954) 4. I Was Monty's Double (Dir. John Guillermin 1958) 5. Ice Cold In Alex (Dir. J. Lee Thompson 1958) 6. Went The Day Well? (Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti 1942) 7. The Wooden Horse (Dir. Jack Lee 1950) 8. They Who Dare (Dir. Lewis Milestone 1954) 9. Cross Of Iron (Dir. Sam Peckinpah 1977) 10. The Way Ahead (Dir. Carol Reed 1944) 11. In Which We Serve (Dir. Noel Coward/David Lean 1942) 12. The Battle Of The River Plate (Dir. Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger 1956)

• Accident / The Family Way | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (13.42%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Accident: (WS 1.66:1) Following their destructive foray into English class hatreds in 'The Servant' director Joseph Losey and screen writer Harold Pinter turn their attention to the Dons of Oxford. Pinter examines the motivations of several men in a brusque study of love and jealousy centred around one woman. The 'Accidental' death of one of them springs a trap of guilt remorse and thwarted sexual ambition on all concerned. Each scene brings more prickly revelations in a complex and thought provoking masterpiece. The Family Way: (FS 4:3) Based on Bill Naughton's warm hearted play 'The Family Way' is a thought-provoking exploration of the emotional impact of the 1960s sexual revolution. Hayley Mills stars in her first 'X' rated film with Hywel Bennett as two sensitive youngsters who fail to consummate their marriage following the vulgar ribaldry of their typically working class Lancashire wedding.

• The Servant | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £12.00   |  Saving you £1.99 (16.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  For anyone interested in voyeurism, role playing, class envy and sexual humiliation, The Servant is an essential buy. Directed by Joseph Losey, scripted by Harold Pinter, it probes away remorselessly at areas other British film-makers would not go near. Dirk Bogarde, the golden boy of 50s British cinema, is transformed into a scheming, unctuous butler, Barrett. Hired by dapper young toff Tony (James Fox), he proceeds gradually to take over his master's life. In one scene, he seduces Tony's fiancée (Wendy Craig). Tony is soon slavering over the voluptuous but vaguely sinister Vera (Sarah Miles), whom he has been told is his butler's sister (in fact, she's Barrett's mistress). Gradually, the lines between master and servant are blurred. Tony becomes beholden to his butler's every whim.Nobody does queasy quite as well as Losey. The American-born director relishes the chance to disrupt the smooth workings of what seems a typical upper-class household. Compared to the bland comedies made at Pinewood in the late 50s, The Servant couldn't help but seem groundbreaking. Thanks to his performance, Bogarde, who'd starred in so many of those comedies, was at last taken seriously as more than a matinee idol. The critics adored the film, which was first released at around the time of the Profumo crisis. "Even if I make 10 better pictures in my lifetime", Losey observed, "I don't suppose one could expect to have such unanimous appreciation and approval again". --Geoffrey Macnab

• Doctor At Large | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £11.84   |  Saving you £1.14 (12.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  'Doctor At Large' was the third entry in the long running 'Doctor' series of films. Directed by Ralph Thomas (brother of Gerald the director of the 'Carry On 'movies) it follows the further madcap exploits of Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) in particular his attempts at general practice.

• The Mind Benders | Blu Ray | (02/03/2020) from £10.44   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure and John Clements give compelling performances in this tense, memorable thriller from BAFTA-winning director Basil Dearden. Tinged with Cold War paranoia but featuring, at its core, a very human drama, The Mind Benders is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When experimental physiologist Professor Sharpey commits suicide, security officer Major Hall suspects treasonous motives. Deeply shocked at the accusation, Sharpey's partner sets out to prove that their sensory deprivation experiments were responsible - by experimenting on himself! Special Features: Theatrical trailer Image gallery

• The Servant | DVD | (07/01/2008) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-6.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In this landmark drama of class struggle and moral decay a pampered playboy (James Fox) acquires an elegant townhouse complete with a dedicated man servant (Dirk Bogarde). But when the young man's fiance (Wendy Craig) becomes suspicious of the servant's intentions he and his 'sister' (Sarah Miles) thrust the household into a sinister game where seduction is corruption and power becomes the most shocking desire of all. 'The Servant' marked the first of three brilliant film collaborations between director Joseph Losey and playwright Harold Pinter and was nominated for 8 British Academy Awards including Best Actor Best Actress Best Film Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.

• Despair | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Chocolate, cuckoldry and doppelganger delusion abound in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's stunning English language adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov interwar novel. The chocolate business has been good to Russian exile Hermann. He enjoys the good life with his beautiful wife Lydia. But Hermann is addicted to out-of-body experiences and when he meets a tramp on a business trip, he develops an insane plan of escape. Featuring international stars Dirk Bogarde (Death in Venice) and Andra Ferrol (La Grande Bouffe) and adapted by British dramatist Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Fassbinder’s Despair is a vivid off-kilter masterwork set against the background of the Nazis in ascendance. This fully HD restored version of Fassbinder’s ‘most optimistic film’ is accompanied by exclusive bonus material. Extras: Documentary “The Cinema and It’ Double” (70 minutes) Image gallery

• The Complete Doctor Collection | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Doctor is based on Richard Gordon's best selling novels. This hilarious collection of seven classic British comedies stars a wealth of talent and screen legends. Set in St. Swithin's Hospital it follows the antics adventures and mishaps of a group of medical students and their quest to become doctors. Box Set Includes: Doctor in the House (1954) Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longe

• Despair | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Chocolate, cuckoldry and doppelganger delusion abound in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's stunning English language adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov interwar novel. The chocolate business has been good to Russian exile Hermann. He enjoys the good life with his beautiful wife Lydia. But Hermann is addicted to out-of-body experiences and when he meets a tramp on a business trip, he develops an insane plan of escape. Featuring international stars Dirk Bogarde (Death in Venice) and Andra Ferrol (La Grande Bouffe) and adapted by British dramatist Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Fassbinder’s Despair is a vivid off-kilter masterwork set against the background of the Nazis in ascendance. This DVD version of Fassbinder’s ‘most optimistic film’ is accompanied by exclusive bonus material. Extras: Documentary “The Cinema and It’ Double” (70 minutes) Image gallery

• The Mind Benders | DVD | (02/03/2020) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dedicated British scientist Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman (Sir Dirk Bogarde) tests the possibility of brainwashing. If the experiment succeeds, he will stop loving his wife Oonagh (Mary Ure).

• Esther Waters | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £7.05   |  Saving you £5.94 (84.26%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Classic British drama with Dirk Bogarde in his first starring role. In late-19th Century England a dashing squire (Bogarde) impregnates one of his servants (Kathleen Ryan). In the face of local disapproval the maid determines to bring up the child on her own.

• 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..