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• Le Silence de la mer (Masters of Cinema) | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Le Silence De La Mer - Jean-Pierre Melville's debut film - is an adaptation of the novella of the same title by celebrated French Resistance author Vercors (the pen name of Jean Bruller). Clandestinely written in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of France and furtively distributed it captured the spirit of the moment and quickly became a staple of the Resistance. Melville's cinematic adaptation - partly shot in Vercors' own house - tells the story of a German officer Werner von Ebrennac (Howard Vernon) who is billeted to the house of an elderly man (Jean-Marie Robain) and his niece (Nicole Stphane) in occupied France. Resisting the intruder the uncle and niece refuse to speak to the German officer who warms himself by the fire each evening espousing idealistic views about the relationship between France and Germany. These propagandised illusions are shattered however when a trip to Paris reveals the truth of what is really going on. One of the most important French films to deal with World War II and a landmark in Melville's distinguished oeuvre Le Silence de la mer is a lyrical timeless depiction of the experiences and struggles of occupation and resistance. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Melville's debut film for the first time on home video or DVD in the UK.

• Fist Of The North Star | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Experience a brand-new feature-packed presentation of the World's ONLY live-action adaptation of the Manga sensation Fist of the North Star. Made with the full cooperation of leading man Gary Daniels this 2-Disc Special Collectors' Edition features a host of special features that will appeal to action fans everywhere.

• Man Of The Frontier | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £3.49   |  Saving you £0.50 (14.33%)   |  RRP £3.99

• The First Of The Few | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This classic 1942 war movie tells the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Jeffrey Quill - developed the aeroplane whose technological superiority helped Britain to win the vital battle of the skies. It features two of Britain's best-loved stars: Leslie Howard (who also directs and who tragically went missing in action shortly after the film was made) as Mitchell and David Niven as Quill. Scripted by two other great names from British cinema Miles Malleson and Anatole de Grunwald The First Of The Few also features a stirring score by William Walton.

• Midsomer Murders Series 15: Death and The Divas | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £10.78   |  Saving you £7.21 (66.88%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain's best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. The murder of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s cult horror film starring Midsomer's own Stella Harris. The same film opens the inaugural Midsomer Langley film festival. But Stella's evening is eclipsed by the dramatic arrival of her more famous sister, Diana Davenport, returning after a 40-year family rift. Against the backdrop of sibling rivalry the killings quickly escalate, each of them reminiscent of a movie plot. Is life - and death - imitating art? This DVD also includes an entertaining look behind the scenes with the cast and crew. Special Features: Behind the Scenes Feature Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• A Wedding | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  More than one family secret hides behind a wedding... When the Corellis and the Brenners come together for the joyous occasion of their children's wedding events get off to a shaky start with the aging Bishop struggling to remember the order of service. As the reception gets underway the wedding planner looks set to crack the over-zealous staff attack one of the guests infidelities are rife and scandalous secrets are revealed. As the chaos ensues and tension rises between t

• Midsomer Murders - Dark Autumn | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £8.92   |  Saving you £8.07 (90.47%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Postman Dave Cutler is murdered on his early morning rounds in the tiny hamlet of Goodman's Land. The brutal killing rocks the community where WPC Jay Nash is more used to dealing with traffic cones than slashed throats. With WPC Nash's help Barnaby and Troy discover that the postman offered more than just a postal service to the female villagers - and that there are several jealous husbands or jilted lovers who might have wanted him dead. When a woman's body is found on the

• Midsomer Murders S14 - Sacred Trust | DVD | (16/01/2012) from £11.30   |  Saving you £6.69 (37.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain’s best-loved detective series enters a new era as DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), a cousin of the original detective, moves in to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. Midsomer Priory houses the nuns of the Order of St Mathilde, a community which has very little to do with the outside world. When one of the nuns is found murdered, the Priory has to open its doors to the world of modern policing. Barnaby and Jones discover that the Priory is subject to a Deed of Trust and will house the Order as long as there is a community living there. When the community no longer exists it reverts back to heirs of the benefactor. Will Barnaby find the heirs and can the motive for murder be that simple?Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• Midsomer Murders Series 15: Schooled in Murder | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Britain's best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. When dairy worker Debbie Moffett is crushed to death by a giant round of cheese at the home of the world-famous Midsomer Blue, Barnaby and Jones are soon on the case. Pathologist Kate Wilding discovers the victim's daughter was being expelled from the local prep school and it emerges Debbie died just hours after an argument at a parents' council meeting. Her phone leads the detectives to Oliver Ordish, with whom she was having an affair. But is it really simply a matter of a woman scorned? Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles

• Midsomer Murders Series 13: The Silent Land | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £7.56 (80.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Midsomer Murders 13: The Silent Land

• An American Tale: The Mystery Of The Night Monster | DVD | (05/12/2005) from £6.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (35.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fievel Tony Tanya Tiger and their new friend hot-shot reporter Nelly Brie are on the trail of an alleged mouse-nabbing monster rumors of which have made Manhattan's rodent population tremble.

• Matilda / Madeline | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £13.48   |  Saving you £4.51 (25.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Matilda: Unfortunately for Matilda her father Harry (Danny DeVito) is a used car salesman who bamboozles innocent customers and her mother Zinnia (Rhea Perlman) lives for bingo and soap operas. Far from noticing what a special child Matilda is they barely notice her at all! They bundle Matilda off to Cruncham Hall a bleak school where students cower before the whip hand and fist of a hulking monster headmistress Miss Trunchball (Pam Ferris). But amid Crunchem's darkness Ma

• Call Northside 777 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When a classified ad grabs the attention of Chicago Times editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) he sends ace reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to dig up new evidence in the 11-year-old case of a cop killer: It appears that Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) has taken a fall and been wrongly imprisoned for the murder. Although hard-nosed McNeal is initially skeptical he eventually believes that Wiecek was in fact a patsy. And although McNeal hits one dead end after another the avid newsma

• Mr In-Between | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £13.12   |  Saving you £2.87 (21.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Haunting dark and disturbing 'Mr In-Between' is a genuinely unsettling drama set against the backdrop of London's underwold with an original twist on a love triangle story of divided loyalties the perils of love and ultimate death... 'Delivers shocks and gruesome thrills ... darkly memorable' - Film Review

• New York Ripper | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A blade-wielding psychopath is on the loose turning the Big Apple bright red with the blood of beautiful young women. As NYPD detectives follow the trail of butchery from the decks of the Staten Island Ferry to the sex shows of Times Square each brutal murder becomes a sadistic taunt. In the city that never sleeps he's the killer that can't be stopped! Written and directed by acclaimed horror maestro Lucio Fulci New York Ripper is one of Fulci's most savage and controversial thrillers.

• Midsomer Murders - Garden Of Death | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £12.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  More murderous goings on in Midsomer for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to solve...The Inkpen-Thomas family owners of Inkpen Manor in Midsomer Deverett announce that their memorial garden will no longer be open to the public. The villagers are furious however are any of them angry enough to kill? When members of the Inkpen family are found murdered closure of the garden looks like a positive motive. However Barnaby and Troy uncover many family secrets during the course of t

• The Three Stooges - Early Years | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £30.15   |  Saving you £-5.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Unless you're a die hard Stooges fan you might be surprised to learn that there were four - not three - Stooges. In 1930 the Stooges were part of a vaudeville comedy team called `Ted Healy and His Rocketeers'. Healy employed his boyhood pal Moe Howard his brother Shemp and their friend Larry Fine as `Stooges' or `Second Bananas'. Before long Hollywood called and the public's obsession with the Three Stooges has never stopped. Shemp was replaced by his kid brother Jerry `Curly'

• The Land Of Promise | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £29.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (16.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  40 films over 4 DVDs. Extensive collection is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. These films many of which are made available here for the first time since their original release - capture the spirit and strength concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before during and after the Second World War. These diverse and compelling films are fascinating historical documents bearing witness to the social and industrial transformations of the rapidly changing world. Yet they are also striking in their different approach to the form. Using poetry dramatic reconstruction modernist techniques and explicit propaganda the film-makers found fresh new ways to get their message across.

• The Onedin Line - Series 1 - Part 1 | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The initial instalment of episodes from the classic TV serial.

• Jean-Luc Godard Box Set - Alphaville/Le Petit Soldat/Une Femme Est Une Femme | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Contains three films by Jean Luc Godard: ALPHAVILLE UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME and LE PETIT SOLDAT.ALPHAVILLE:With 1965's ALPHAVILLE--part sci-fi action film part noir thriller--the acclaimed French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard achieves a stunningly clinical futurism using absolutely no special visual effects. The result is a moving original film that with its abstract political and intellectual themes essentially redefines the apocalyptic science fiction genre. ALPHAVILLE clearly the product of one of cinema's greatest contributors is nothing less than a bona fide cult classic.UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME:Godard pays tribute to American musicals in much the same way that his debut feature A BOUT DE SOUFFLE did to American gangster films. The story follows the beautiful Angela (Anna Karina) a strip-tease artist who wants nothing more than to have a baby. Her live-in boyfriend Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) doesn't want to refuse and risk sparking major friction between the two. However fed up with her constant pleading Emile finally suggests that she shack up with his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and much to Emile's dismay she eventually takes his advice. Godard's second feature employs jump cuts and jarring sound mixing--most notably during Karina's strip-tease performances. Godard is at his most affectionate and good-natured here. He also makes several cinematic in-jokes including one in which Belmondo's character mentions that he wants to hurry home to watch A BOUT DE SOUFFLE the film that turned Belmondo into a megastar just one year before. Featuring a magnetically cute performance from Karina who soon after the film became Godard's wife this loving romantic comedy is a dazzler.LE PETIT SOLDAT (1960):Michel Subor stars as Bruno a hitman under contract by the French government who suddenly develops a conscience and a philosophy when he is ordered to kill a left wing Arab leader. His newfound ideals are provoked by the stunning Veronica (Karina) a young woman who is secretly employed by the Arabs. The two fall in love and not surprisingly Bruno finds it impossible to carry out his mission bringing down the wrath of the French government on both he and Veronica. Beautifully filmed by Raoul Coutard LES PETIT SOLDAT is less interested in the mechanics of plot as it is in providing Godard a voice for thoughts and musings on the politics and horrors of the Algerian War. It was originally banned in France because of its frank depiction of torture during Algeria's war of Independence which was tearing France apart at the time of the film's completion.