A race against the clock thriller about a police inspectors frantic search to locate three blood donors each able to donate one pint of a rare type of blood to save the life of a young girl suffering from leukaemia. The hospital's chief surgeon Dr. Carter (Anthony Steel) aided by Scotland Yard's Inspector Lane (Jack Warner) launch a nationwide hunt to save the young girls life. They come into contact with three potential donors all from very different backgrounds who must be persuaded to make a donation despite their reservations. This is the first ever DVD release of this1952 thriller.
Manic martial arts action from decorated Hong Kong director Joseph Kuo.
Michael Gambon plays the extraordinary Belgian Detective Inspector Maigret in this television adaptation of the novels by George Simenon. Inuitive intelligent and creative with a genius for human nature Maigret is like no other detective as he cunningly investigates crime and the human psyche. Episode titles: The Patience Of Maigret Maigret And The Burglar's Wife Maigret Goes To School.
The Quatermass Experiment: 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... Quatermass 2: 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...
Jaded cynical edgy. Burt Reynolds is Lt. Phil Gaines a case-hardened Los Angeles detective who finds himself drawn into a dark complex puzzle that involves the death of a teenage girl. Complicating his investigation is his sizzling relationship with an icy hooker (Catherine Deneuve) who has a dangerous connection to the case - one of her high-powered clients (Eddie Albert) is a main suspect. Moreover the victim's unstable father (Ben Johnson) blurs the focus of Gaines' investigat
This totally unique DVD provides a detailed film history and profile of Britain's first nuclear V-Bomber - the Vickers Valiant. When the Cold War made a new generation of British heavy bombers with nuclear capability vital Vickers rose to the challenge and had the first Valiant flying by May 1951. In less than two years the company delivered 108 aircraft for RAF service and production continued until 1957. The black-painted 'Pathfinder' version (B Mk II) showed extraordinary promise for high speed ultra-low level attacks - but the seed for this capability was not recognised until a decade later and it was sidelined. The Valiant was soon 'blooded' with conventional bombing raids during the 1956 Suez Crisis - flying ops from Malta and also played an integral role in the Australian A-Bomb tests in 1956 and dropped Britain's first H-Bomb in the Pacific the following year. Highlights on this exclusive film history include film of the first Valiants entering squadron service rare footage of the 'Black' variant identification film footage a close-up look at the bomb bay and bomb-loading procedures rocket-assisted take-offs using 'Super Sprite' boosters very detailed coverage of the Christmas Island tests QRA scrambles air-to-air refuelling and much more.
An Officer And A Gentleman: Zack Mayo (Gere) is a young loner with a bad attitude. Tempted by the glamour and admiration of the life of a Navy pilot he decides to sign up for Officer Candidate School. After thirteen tortuous weeks under Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett Jnr.) he slowly begins to learn the importance of discipline love and friendship. Foley warns Zack about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves a pilot for a husband but despite this Za
A swashbuckling tale about a young man who teams up with the maverick pirate Captain Sparrow and takes on the sinister crew of the Black Pearl to save his true love from becoming the victim of a deadly curse.
Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is a lifesaver. Whether he's pulling survivors from fiery high-rise infernos or the twisted steel of a subway collision Gavin takes great pride in leading the heroic but often overwhelmed firefighters of New York City's Truck Company 62. This release features the pilot show of this critically acclaimed drama.
Colin Firth stars as Allen a man who has it all; including a beautiful wife (Mariel Hemingway) who is the star of the hit TV show he produces. But when a new writer arrives on his show and begins to flirt with his wife Allen finds himself falling in love with sexy French temptress Fiona (Irene Jacob)... A delightfully modern and funny look at relationships life after sex and the perfect seduction techniques Fourplay hilariously asks whether there is more to life than love actually.
Peter Falk stars as the iconic crumpled trenchcoat-clad detective Columbo. Features a collection of classic episodes from Season One.
Beautiful heiress Miss Blandish (Linden Travers) is kidnapped by a gang of hoodlums and falls into the hands of Slim Grisson (Jack La Rue) a murderous gangster. Erotically attracted to his savagery she persuades him to run away with her but a lethal double cross is just around the corner...
ITV's famous boardroom drama from the 1960's starring Patrick Wymark Barbara Murray Clifford Evans Rosemary Leach Peter Barkworth Ian Holm and George Sewell. A spin-off from the earlier 'The Plane Makers' 'The Power Game' made a star of Patrick Wymark as the now knighted Sir John Wilder the ruthless and power hungry executive who everybody loved to hate. The series captivated the viewing public in 1965 when first aired (one of the five most watched programme of 1966 when this f
Love laughs and outstanding stars add a warm glow to this heartfelt hit comedy. For a sensitive young boy some distressing news about his mother (gorgeous Andie MacDowell - Four Weddings And A Funeral) and neglect from his crackpot inventor father (John Turturro - Quiz Show) force him into the refuge of his wildly eccentric uncles. Their wacky lifestyle and his impressionable mind lead to one zany situation after another. It's an unlikely trio for sure but together they'll learn
Things Are Gonna Get Hairy! They're cunning. They're stealthy. They're waging a top-secret, ultra-high-tech struggle for global domination right under our noses. They're Cats & Dogs! Cats and DogsWitness this epic tail of what happens when an eccentric professor (Jeff Goldblum) makes a discovery that could tip the age-old balance of pet power. Now, an inexperienced young beagle pup named Lou (voiced by Tobey Maguire) is about to begin the ultimate mission im-paws-ible: to save humanity from a total cat-tastrophe! Cats and Dogs 2 - Revenge of the Kitty GaloreThe epic struggle between cats and dogs for control of planet Earth continues in this sequel to the 2001 smash hit that had pet owners all across the world looking at their house pets in a whole new light. The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Big-city surgeon Michael (Hays) is still mourning his wife who passed away four years ago. At Christmas he returns with his daughter Jilly (Gorrell) to his home town where his father Bob (Palance) and the townsfolk want him to stay and run the local hospital. There's a problem however. It's Sarah (Jillian) the local vet town mayor - and Michael's ex-girlfriend. She thinks that Michael's far too high-powered to adjust to small-town life. But the wily old Bob has other ideas...
Broken Silence features five documentaries from around the world about the Holocaust presented by Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. The titles are: Lusi Puenzo's Some Who Lived Janos Szasz's Eyes Of The Holocaust Pavel Chukhraj's Children of The Abyss Andrzej Wajda's I Remember and Vojtech Jasny's Hell On Earth.
Sonny (Koteas) who has worked in the same job at the Stillwell Hotel for eight years tries to re-evaluate his increasingly complex life... Based on the acclaimed novel 'A Swell Looking Babe' by Jim Thompson.
A feature-length documentary looking at the story of The Minutemen the San Pedro hardcore band that helped form the alternative punk movement. Through interviews with members Mike Watt (bass) and George Hurley (drums) the band's story is revealed. Commentary from other performers such as Flea Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins illuminates the band's place in the Southern California music scene and their contribution to music. Concert footage and old interview footage show Watt Hurley and departed singer/guitarist D. Boon who died in an automobile accident in 1985.
Please wait. Loading...
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy