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Experience the high-spirited adventures of Oliver Twist in this Oscar-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens classic tale! Young Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse and takes to the streets of 19th-Century London. Hes immediately taken in by a band of street urchins headed by the lovable villain Fagin (Ron Moody) his fiendish henchman Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) and his loyal apprentice The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild). Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure... a home and a family of his own. Set to a heartfelt score that includes such favorites as ""Consider Yourself "" ""Where Is Love?"" and ""As Long As He Needs Me "" OLIVER! leads us on a journey in search of love belonging and honour among thieves. Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Score OLIVER! will steal your heart!
Produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios on the eve of the Second World War, The Four Just Men recounts crime novelist Edgar Wallace's tale of the clandestine band of vigilantes who have united to uphold democracy, fight tyranny and protect British interests worldwide. A patriotic remake of George Ridgeway's silent of 1921 - also inspiring ITC's cult series of 1959 - this innovative thriller sees the unconventional heroes thwarting a dictator's plan to destroy the British Empire. Origin...
Navy diver Ted Jackson (Presley) with the help of the skipper's daughter hunts for sunken treasure...
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
1787. HMS Bounty sets out on a journey that will take it through perilous seas to a tropical paradise... and into history as one of the most ill-fated vessels ever to sail for King and country. Lewis Milestone (All Quiet On The Western Front) directed this color-drenched spectacular which was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. Filmed before in 1935 and again in 1984's The Bounty the gripping story centers on two men. Marlon Brando plays first officer Fletcher Christian as a dandy transformed into a man of action. Trevor Howard is Capt. Bligh uncompromising in his command or his cruelty. ""Fear is [my] best weapon "" Bligh proclaims. But it's also the most costly driving men to desperation and mutiny. Richard Harris Hugh Griffith and Richard Haydn also star in this epic adventure.
A superb box set featuring 4 golden Ealing classics. Includes: 1. The Lavender Hill Mob (Dir. Charles Crichton 1951) 2. Titfield Thunderbolt (Dir. Charles Crichton 1953) 3. Hue & Cry (Dir. Charles Crichton 1947) 4. Dead of Night (Dirs. Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton 1945)
An adaptation of John Osborne's play based on the Augustinian Monk Martin Luther and his pivotal role in the political social economic and religious revolt against the medieval Catholic Church.
Hazel Woodus is a peculiar young girl living on the Welsh border at the turn of the century. Dominated by superstitions and lore which she reads from a book she is devoted to her pet fox and to all the local creatures. One of the legends she reads says she must marry the first man who proposes. This turns out to be the mild mannered minister Marston and fearing the legend she agrees to marry him. Hazel feels no true desire for her husband and cannot resist the advances of the r
The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1977's Titanic set sail. Special Features: Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 1 Music Only Track Part 1 1959 Loew's Theater Teaser 1959 Theatrical Trailer 1961 General Release Trailer #1 1961 General Release Trailer #2 1969 70mm Re-Issue Trailer Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 2 Music Only Track Part 2
An Ideal Husband (Dir. Oliver Parker 1999): Sexy leading man Rupert Everett heads an acclaimed all-star cast in this wonderfully witty story of decadence romance and scandal! Sir Robert is a highly respected politician whose spotless reputation is the pride of his beautiful wife (Cate Blanchett) and adoring sister (Minnie Driver). But when an old aquaintance (Julianne Moore) threatens to reveal a dark secret from Robert's past only his womanizing party-loving best friend Goring (Everett) is scheming and dishonest enough to come to his aid! Overwhelmingly acclaimed by critics - you'll love this fresh funny motion picture and its stellar ensemble as they elevate the art of blackmail to an elegant game of wit and passion. Tom Jones (Dir. Tony Richardson 1963): Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture and featuring a cast of superb actors headed by the young Albert Finney and Susannah York Tony Richardson's wickedly funny adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel (scripted by John Osbourne) is a rollicking picaresque period comedy to savour. No one has ever lived so freely and carelessly as Tom Jones (Finney). Abandoned at birth and raised by a wealthy squire (Hugh Griffith) Tom romps through English society leading a lusty life of brawling and bed-hopping... until his bawdy behaviour causes him to be sent away from his family his home and the only woman he's ever truly loved (York). But some men never learn and soon Tom's escapades land him in the company of reckless scoundrels the boudoirs of more women... and finally in jail. Will Tom's charm save him... or will the gallows be his last swing? A Passage To India (Dir. David Lean 1984): Oscar-winning story of the social friction between the British and Indian communities which clash dramatically when an Indian befriended by two visiting English women is accused of raping one during a trip to the remote Marabar caves...
A great value triple fillm collection of great British horrror films that includes The Silver Darlings, The System and The Quare Fellow. Stars Oliver Reed, David Hemmings, Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia Sym and Hugh Griffith.
Dirty Dancing (Dir. Emile Ardolino 1987): Summer 1963: during her family's annual summer vacation in the Catskills teenage girl Baby (Jennifer Grey) meets dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) who sweeps her off her feet. Baby becomes Johnny's dance partner despite her parents' disapproval and now she must decide whether to obey them - or her own heart... Love Actually (Dir. Richard Curtis 2003): From the new bachelor Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) instantly falling in love with a refreshingly real member of the staff (Martine McCutcheon) moments after entering 10 Downing Street... To a writer (Colin Firth) escaping to the south of France to nurse his re-broken heart who finds love in a lake... From a comfortably married woman (Emma Thompson) suspecting that her husband (Alan Rickman) is slipping away... To a new bride (Keira Knightly) mistaking the distance of her husband's best friend for something it's not... From a schoolboy seeking to win the attention of the most unattainable girl in school... To a widowed stepfather (Liam Nesson) trying to connect with a son he suddenly barely knows... From a lovelorn junior manager (Laura Linney) seizing a chance with her long-tended unspoken office crush... To an ageing seen it all remember very little of it rock star (Bill Nighy) jonesing for an end-of-career comeback in his own uncompromising way... Love the equal-opportunity mischief-maker is causing chaos for all. These London lives and loves collide mingle and climax on Christmas Eve-again and again and again-with romantic hilarious and bittersweet consequences for anyone lucky (or unlucky) enough to be under love's spell. My Best Friend's Wedding (Dir. P.J. Hogan 1997): Julia Roberts Cameron Diaz Rupert Everett and Dermot Mulroney star in My Best Friend's Wedding a high-spirited romantic comedy that serves up something wild something new sometimes touching and sometimes truly hilarious! Roberts's dazzles as commitment-shy Julianne Potter who suddenly realises she is in love with her best friend Michael (Mulroney). There's just one catch... he's about to marry someone else. Now she has to win him back and with just four days the help of her resourceful boss (Everett) and the benefits of an extremely devious mind Jules will do anything to steal him back - except tell him the honest truth!
In a time of superstition and paranoid accusations a sadistic magistrate named Lord Whitman (horror legend Vincent Price) decides to wage war upon anyone he suspects is dabbling in witchcraft and the occult. Satanists witches pagans heretics and all those who dabble in the dark arts must be destroyed. After a coven of witches are brutally slaughtered on the command of Lord Whitman the surviving high priestess vows revenge. As a servant of Satan the high priestess uses all her powers to conjure a dark avenger from the deepest depths of hell to curse Lord Whitman''s flesh and his blood. A terrifying merciless beast of retribution is then set loose upon the earth and sent to obliterate Lord Whitman and his family. Soon his cries of victory will be replaced by cries of agony. Soon all he will hear is the cry of the banshee: kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
The second part of Pasolini's trilogy is based on the 14th century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer. Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest and bawdiest of the tales Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich earthy humour. The film's visual magic is complimented by this new high-definition restoration. Tom Baker is included in a largely British cast with the director himself taking on the role of Chaucer.
The second part of Pasolini's trilogy is based on the 14th century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer. Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest and bawdiest of the tales Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich earthy humour. The film's visual magic is complimented by this new high-definition restoration. Tom Baker is included in a largely British cast with the director himself taking on the role of Chaucer.
Having swept the board at the Academy awards Ben Hur achieved an outstanding feat in film history winning eleven oscars in 1959 including Best Picture Best Actor and Best Director. After a ten month production schedule and a then massive million budget this 1950''s epic movie has always represented a cinematographic feat that has rarely been bettered.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer And The Island Of Misfit Toys - Lovable Ruldolph has overcome his handicap - his bright red nose - to become the most popular Reindeer in the North Pole but a mysterious thief disrupts his happy life. The Toy Taker lures children's toys away with the help of his magic flute and Christmas is threatened when he steals all of Santa's gifts. Annabelle's Wish - A Magical animated adventure based on the legend that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus
The Last JourneyBernard Vorhaus directs this cracking Twickenham 1935 production. Film train driver Bob Holt (Julien Mitchell) is distraught with his up coming compulsory retirement and also believes his wife is having an affair with his fireman. The day arrives for his final journey and aboard his train are various passengers with their own problems. Bob suffers a mental breakdown and drives the train at high speed ignoring all signals. Great train sequences, a must for train fans. Picture and sound restored to very good quality.Return of a StrangerGriffith Jones and Rosalyn Boulter star in this 1937 Premier/Safford production, directed by Victor Hanbury.A young chemist (Griffith Jones) elopes with the bosses daughter, (Rosalyn Boulter) a murder is committed intheir hotel and the chemist is suspected of the murder. He flees the country and years later, now a successfulscientist returns to try and clear his name. Lots of train sequences and a good old fashioned melodrama make for an entertaining film. An interesting part played by Ellis Jeffries as the old Lady Wall, her only film role. Picture and sound of excellent quality.
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