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• Run Silent, Run Deep | DVD | (27/11/2000) from £5.68   |  Saving you £7.31 (128.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A movie's lasting value can often be measured by its influence in the years and decades following its original release, and on that basis Run Silent, Run Deep is certainly a classic of sorts. It remains one of the seminal World War II submarine pictures, and its intelligent script and tautly executed action are clearly echoed in such later submarine dramas as Das Boot and especially Crimson Tide, which borrows liberally from this 1958 film. In one of his best and final roles (he appeared in only four films after this), Clark Gable plays a submarine captain without a command, having been saddled with a desk job after his previous ship was destroyed due to his overzealous pursuit of the enemy in dangerous Japanese waters. He finally gets another boat--this time with a vigilant first officer (Burt Lancaster), who stands poised to assume command if Gable puts his crew in unnecessary danger. The tension and mutual respect between these two principled men is superbly written and directed (Robert Wise was just two years away from his triumph with West Side Story), and the crucial inclusion of a strong supporting cast (including Jack Warden and Don Rickles) enhances the movie's compelling authenticity. Based on a novel by former submarine commander Edward L. Beach, Run Silent, Run Deep is rousing entertainment with the added benefit of paying honourable tribute to the men who navigated through the most frightening and claustrophobic channels of the Pacific cinema. --Jeff Shannon

• Davy Crockett - King Of The Wild Frontier | DVD | (11/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Fess Parker captured the hearts of millions with his strong confident portrayal of the legendary king of the wild frontier. There's never been a folk hero quite like Davy Crockett and you'll see why when you watch him 'grin' down a bear battle an Indian chief in a tomahawk duel and fight for freedom at the Alamo. Disney's popular action-adventure inspired millions of children to sport coonskin caps and sing 'The Ballad Of Davy Crockett' which topped the nation's hit list for 13

• The Scalphunters | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £5.07   |  Saving you £7.92 (156.21%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An old fur trader embarks on his own war to reclaim his 'trade' embezzled from him by bounty seeking scalphunters...

• The Crimson Pirate | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-8.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  REGION 2 UK DVD - RARE BURT LANCASTER MOVIE.