"Actor: John Kani"

• Play for Today: Volume 2 (3-disc Blu-ray Box Set) | Blu Ray | (17/05/2021) from £40.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  50 years on from its first transmission, the BBC's Play for Today anthology series remains one of British television's most influential and celebrated achievements. Between 1970 and 1984, plays which combined some of the era's finest writing, acting and directing talents were broadcast direct to living rooms, regularly challenging viewers and pushing the boundaries of TV drama. In Play for Today: Volume Two, six more iconic dramas from the series arrive on Bluray for the first time, further demonstrating the trailblazing qualities of these innovative, stimulating and abiding television landmarks Special Features Stocker's Copper (Written by Tom Clarke | Dir. Jack Gold, 1972) The Elephant's Graveyard (Written by Peter McDougall | Dir. John Mackenzie, 1976) Gotcha / Campion's Interview (Written by Barrie Keeffe / Brian Clark | Directed by Barry Davis, 1977) The Spongers (Written by Jim Allen | Dir. Roland Joffé, 1978) Victims of Apartheid (Written by Tom Clarke | Dir. Stuart Burge, 1978) Just a Boy's Game (Written by Peter McDougall | Dir. John Mackenzie, 1979)

• The Ghost And The Darkness | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £25.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Val Kilmer stars in The Ghost and the Darkness as Lt Col John Patterson, a 19th-century Irish engineer drafted by Britain's railroad bosses to build a trestle bridge over an African river, thus expanding the empire a tiny bit more. In Tsavo, Patterson is instantly hailed for killing a man-eating lion that had been making life hell for native workers. But morale sinks when two more unstoppable big cats devour more men and destroy the project. Along comes an, expatriate American hunter (Michael Douglas) to help Patterson face the almost preternatural powers of the two killers. The script by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is based on fact, though the film owes more to Steven Spielberg (specifically to Jaws) than history. There are also suggestive echoes of Kipling and Conrad in the material and characters, and there are hints of emotional complexity and psychological nuance that make one wish this could have been a great film instead of a merely fun one.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• White Lion | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £8.01   |  Saving you £1.98 (24.72%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A white lion cub named Letsatsi is cast from his pride and is forced to survive on his own. After many perilous adventures young Letsati befriends Nkulu, an older lion who teaches him how to survive in the harsh African wilderness. With Nkulu's help, Letsatsi grows from a young and naive lion cub into a magnificent adult. But before he can take over his rightful place as the real lion king, Letsatsi must face his greatest challenge - a trophy hunter- for whom legends are worthless and rare skins priceless.

• The Wild Geese | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Their home is their battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese. While they fight their mission in Africa sinister forces in the corridors of power are working to seal their fate.

• Honeymoon In Vegas | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Writer-director Andrew Bergman is capable of funny, funny stuff, but Honeymoon in Vegas runs out of jokes long before it runs out of comic ideas. The result is a series of comedy concepts that never get past the one-liner stage and are distinctly unsatisfying. Still, there is plenty to be amused by in this story of a reluctant bridegroom (Nicolas Cage) who finally agrees to marriage, only to lose his fiancée (Sarah Jessica Parker) in a crooked poker game to a professional gambler (James Caan). The rest of the movie deals with his frantic attempt to get his fiancée back, while coping with a Vegas in the throes of an Elvis-impersonator convention. That's the funniest thing about the whole movie (most notably the team of parachuting Elvises at the end), but even that is drawn out in ways that are more clever than laughter-inducing.--Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

• Othello | DVD | (02/05/2006) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  After 400 years Shakespeare's great tragedy still has strong social and political relevance and this celebrated production by leading actress and director Janet Suzman was momentous as it was stage at South Africa's famous Market Theatre during the apartheid era. Tony Award-winning actor John Kani plays the title role.

• The Tichborne Claimant | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a true story. 1876. The heir to the vast Tichborne fortune Sir Roger Tichborne presumed drowned at sea in 1866 is reportedly seen in Australia. His brother Alfred and the family servant Andrew Bogle arrive from England to investigate the matter. However Alfred's demise prompts the Tichbourne's to refuse funds for Andrew's return. Andrew desperately searches for a candidate to fill in for the missing heir and settles on local butcher Thomas Castro whom he coaches to succeed in such a scam. With the family divided in their belief that he is their missing kin the impostor is soon standing trial...

• Joe And Max | DVD | (26/04/2004) from £8.07   |  Saving you £11.92 (59.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1936: America has fast become one of the world's most powerful nations on the platform of freedom and equality for all people. On the other side of the Atlantic Hitler's Third Reich is steadily taking hold systematically setting the stage for Aryan supremacy. Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) an up-and-coming prizefighter from Harlem New York fights for his slice of the American dream: to become boxing's heavyweight champion. Standing in his way is German champ Max Schmeling (Til S

• Final Solution | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £4.08   |  Saving you £13.91 (340.93%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The indoctrination of Gerrit Wolfaardt (Jan Ellis) is complete: his family traditions, history, culture - even his church - have taught him that black South Africans are cancer. Under the eye of prominent members of the government and military, Gerrit develops a diabolical plan to rid South Africa of its 'black danger.'Before his plans can be carried out, he meets two people who will put him on a collision course with his future: Celeste (Liezel van der Merwe), an open-minded university student, and Peter Lekota (John Kani), a pastor who challenges Gerrit's prejudice. His 'final solution' meets its greatest obstacle when Gerrit himself realizes he is wrong.The Persecutor then becomes the Peacemaker and begins to seek reconciliation between whites and blacks. However, in the turbulent last days of apartheid, there are some who doubt his radical transformation. One such person is Moses Moremi (Mpho Lovinga), whom Gerrit had once violently attacked. In the films dramatic conclusion, it is Moses who must choose between peace and bloodshed.Based on a true story, this remarkable film features international cast, including Tony Award winner, John Kani.