"Actor: Norman Wooland"

• Richard III | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £13.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (11.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  ""Why I can smile and murder while I smile And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart And wet my cheeks with artificial tears And frame my face to all occasions..."" Soon after Edward IV is crowned King his brother Richard a hunchback twisted in mind as well as body starts scheming for the throne of England. He woos and wins Lady Anne and then poisons Edward's mind against their brother Clarence later organising his death. But even after his coronation

• Night Mail | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £12.45   |  Saving you £0.54 (4.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Night Mail (1936) remains one of the most popular and instantly recognised films in British film history and was one of the most critically acclaimed films to be produced with the British documentary film movement. Night Mail is an account of the operation of the Royal mail train delivery service and shows the various stages and procedures of that operation. The film begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for transit. Then as the train proceeds along the course of its journey we are shown the various regional railway stations at which it collects and deposits mail. Inside the train the process of sorting takes place. As the train nears its destination there is a sequence - the best known in the film - in which Auden's spoken verse and Britten's music are combined over montage images of racing train wheels. Night Mail has been re-mastered and digitally restored and beautifully packaged in a clamshell box. Music by Benjamin Britten. Poetry by WH Auden.

• Children's Film Foundation Collection: Masters of Venus (DVD) | DVD | (18/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For over 30 years the Children's Film Foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of British filmmaking talent. Released for the first time on DVD is Masters of Venus, an out of this world science fiction serial by Ernest Morris (The Vise, Richard the Lionheart). Starring Norman Wooland (The Guns of Navarone, Hamlet), Mandy Harper (Four Winds Island) and Robin Stewart (Bless This House), Masters of Venus tells the story of a spaceship from Earth which lands on the planet Venus, where the crew meet a race of beings that they suspect are descended from the lost city of Atlantis.

• The Projected Man | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  He is...the Projected Man... A scientist experimenting with matter transmission from place to place by means of a laser beam suddenly decides to use himself as a test specimen. But the process goes awry and one side of his body becomes hideously deformed and instantly lethal to anyone it touches.

• Hamlet | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £6.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (53.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the opening scene of Hamlet, Laurence Olivier describes the play in a voice-over as "the tragedy of a man who couldn't make up his mind". But Olivier's screen adaptation is considerably more thoughtful and complex than this thesis would suggest. The contradictions and ambiguities of the title character, who prowls cavernous sets filled with vast, ancient corridors and winding staircases, emerge as if from a dream. The plethora of tracking shots--precise enough to impress Stanley Kubrick--encircle Olivier and his tightly constructed geometry of demise. Drawing on his experience playing the Prince on stage at Elsinore in 1937, the legendary thesp provides the film with the patina of greatness and shows how the constitution of the formerly cheerful Prince weakens increasingly under the burden of his own thoughts and inability to accept his mother's o'er-hasty marriage to uncle Claudius (Basil Sydney). Indeed, if emotions could possess ghosts, Olivier's Hamlet shows how they would manifest themselves. There is even a dollop of Freud, suggesting that Queen Gertrude (Eileen Herlie) has perhaps loved her offspring too closely--thus providing the fuel for Hamlet's actions. As Ophelia, Jeans Simmons captures the character's early spirit better than her gradual disintegration (Helena Bonham Carter fares better in Franco Zeffirelli's fine 1990 remake). Purists may bemoan the loss of Fortinbras, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, but these choices allow Olivier to focus more squarely on Hamlet's plight. His monologues, many held in secret enclaves, glow with the dramatic markedness of a Dostoevski novel, with all of the master's irony, allusions and witticisms in place. The winner of four Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Art Direction, and Costumes), this is a Hamlet for the ages. The rest is silence. --Kevin Mulhall

• The Angel With the Trumpet | DVD | (05/10/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A British adaptation of one of post-war Austria's most significant films, The Angel With the Trumpet is the powerful, panoramic story of a family's tribulations from the last decades of the nineteenth century through to the dark days of Nazi rule. Featuring the great dramatic actress Eileen Herlie in her first starring role, this film also stars Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland and Anthony Bushell, who also directed. It is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When Francis Alt, the head of the famous family of Viennese piano makers, decides to marry socialite Henrietta Stein, his family object due to her Jewish heritage and known dalliance with the Crown Prince Rudolph. When the marriage goes ahead despite their objections the Prince commits suicide, leaving Henrietta a note...SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDFs

• My Teenage Daughter | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Another successful collaboration between British screen sweetheart Anna Neagle and her director-producer husband Herbert Wilcox My Teenage Daughter stars Neagle as a woman who widowed during the War struggles to keep her infatuated seventeen-year-old daughter out of trouble; Sylvia Syms is the rebellious young woman whose heart defiantly rules her head. Boasting a first-class supporting cast this 1956 drama is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Magazine editor Valerie Carr lives in London with her two daughters – Jan aged seventeen and Poppet thirteen. When Jan is invited to a party at the Savoy she meets dashing young Tony Ward Black – mad about jive owner of a Bentley and supposedly running through a legacy. Attracted to the daring young man she rejects Mark a young farmer who is in love with her. But it soon becomes apparent to everyone but Jan that neither Tony’s fortune – nor even his name – may be his own and her association with him will lead her into delinquency and danger... Special Features: Image Gallery Original Script PDF

• All Over The Town | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £6.09   |  Saving you £6.90 (113.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Late 1940s British comedy drama starring Norman Wooland as a Royal Air Force pilot who returns to work as a newspaper reporter. After fighting in the Second World War, Nat Hearn (Wooland) resumes his former position at the Tormouth Clarion and finds himself working with Sally Thorpe (Sarah Churchill), the woman who was given his job when he left and who he later becomes involved with. When Nat is promoted to editor of the paper, he decides to use his new status to make changes within the publ...

• Barabbas | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring Anthony Quinn in the title role Barabbas was released in 1961 in the midst of a wave of widescreen epics based on Biblical characters. "It begins where the other big ones leave off", declaims the trailer. The screenplay, by playwright Christopher Fry (who also contributed to Ben-Hur), is an unusually intelligent one: listen out for Barabbas' final encounter with the Apostle Thomas, for example. Further assets are the imaginative, sparingly orchestrated score by Mario Nascimbene and a handsome production design by art director Mario Chiari that is so rewarding to the eye in Aldo Tonti's often dazzling cinematography. Like the other Biblical epics of the day, in its original theatrical incarnation Barabbas had an intermission and orchestral intermezzo which is sadly missing from this version. (It occurred at the point where Barabbas emerges from a 20 years exile in the sulphur mines in Sicily, allowing the audience to dwell on his recuperation before we next encounter him. He now appears muscled and bronzed ploughing the verdant fields outside Rome in all too quick a fashion!). Many scenes, such as Christ's crucifixion, are shot and staged like tableaux in a style reminiscent of the great masters of art. And in Fleischer's hands this film surpasses anything Ridley Scott achieved years later in Gladiator: he fills the huge arena--a vast Roman amphitheatre--with a gladiatorial school of hand-to-hand combat, a parade of elephants and a den of lions, and then caps his production with a riveting and thrillingly mounted duel between Jack Palance, careering round the circumference of the arena in his chariot, and Barabbas dodging him on foot. The supporting cast, who sport a variety of accents call for some tolerance, however. On the DVD: Barabbas on disc comes devoid of any extra features other than trailers for it and another contemporaneous blockbuster, The Guns of Navarone. --Adrian Edwards

• NIGHT MAIL | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £12.07   |  Saving you £5.68 (55.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Night Mail (1936) remains one of the most popular and instantly recognised films in British film history and was one of the most critically acclaimed films to be produced with the British documentary film movement. Night Mail is an account of the operation of the Royal mail train delivery service and shows the various stages and procedures of that operation. The film begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for transit. Then as the train proceeds along the course of its journey we are shown the various regional railway stations at which it collects and deposits mail. Inside the train the process of sorting takes place. As the train nears its destination there is a sequence - the best known in the film - in which Auden's spoken verse and Britten's music are combined over montage images of racing train wheels. Night Mail has been re-mastered and digitally restored and beautifully packaged in a clamshell box. Music by Benjamin Britten. Poetry by WH Auden.

• Background | DVD | (22/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Valerie Hobson, Norman Wooland, Janette Scott, Jeremy Spenser and BAFTA-nominated child star Mandy Miller feature in this moving drama which sensitively explores the emotional cost of a marital breakdown. Background is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and keeping up appearances for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm...SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDFs

• Classic British Cinema Crime Collection - 2DVD Set | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A Night Train For Inverness: Ex-convict Roy Lewis (Norman Wooland) heads to London to see his estranged wife Ann (Silvia Francis) and 7-year-old son Ted (Dennis Waterman) but despite Ann's wish to see Roy her mother tells him they want nothing to do with a jailbird. Frustrated by a lack of access to his son Roy kidnaps Ted and takes the night train to Inverness for a new life in Scotland. Unbeknown to Roy Ted is a diabetic and without regular insulin injections his son's health is in serious danger and the panic sets in to find the urgent medical attention needed. The Pursuers: In the dark and uncertain time following the end of World War Two many men suspected of war crimes within the German Army attempted to blend into civilian life by assuming different names occupations and fleeing to other countries. 12 years later these men had made new lives and carved out new careers but evil secrets have a way of rearing their ugly heads especially when a dedicated group of Nazi hunters are on your trail. Where can you run when you have nowhere to hide? A Return Of A Stranger: The serene life of Pam and John Allen is rocked to its core when a mysterious man begins stalking their every move with late night phone calls sudden appearances and sinister behaviour. It transpires that the man Homer Trent was a part of Pam's early life when she was brought up at an orphanage and has spent the last few years in prison for her rape. Now free Trent is intent on taking back what he believes to be his property Pam. Strip Tease Murder: a stripper collapses and dies on stage at the famous Flamingo Club her death is quickly attributed to 'natural causes' but her husband and fellow club employee Bert suspects there were very 'unnatural' forces at work. In order to get the police involved Bert must find evidence of foul play but clues are hard to find when everybody has something to hide.

• An Honourable Murder | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare classic Julius Caesar in which the title character is the chairman of Empire Petroleum a large company looking to merge with Pompeii Shipping Line. The proposal doesn't meet with everyone's agreement and led by director Mr R. Cassius a secret meeting with board members soon turns to talk of demanding Caesar's resignation but they need the vote of director Brutus Smith if they are to succeed. In the words of the great playwright himself I had rather have such men my friends than enemies.

• Night Train To Inverness | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ex-convict Roy Lewis (Norman Wooland) heads to London to see his estranged wife Ann (Silvia Francis) and 7-year-old son Ted (Dennis Waterman) but despite Ann's wish to see Roy her mother tells him they want nothing to do with a jailbird. Frustrated by a lack of access to his son Roy kidnaps Ted and takes the night train to Inverness for a new life in Scotland. Unbeknown to Roy Ted is a diabetic and without regular insulin injections is puts his son's health in serious danger and the panic sets in to find the urgent medical attention needed.

• The Angel With The Trumpet | Blu Ray | (12/08/2019) from £16.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A British adaptation of one of post-war Austria's most significant films, The Angel With the Trumpet is the powerful, panoramic story of a family's tribulations from the last decades of the nineteenth century through to the dark days of Nazi rule. Featuring the great dramatic actress Eileen Herlie in her first starring role, this film also stars Basil Sydney, Norman Wooland and Anthony Bushell, who also directed. It is presented here as a new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When Francis Alt, the head of the famous family of Viennese piano makers, decides to marry socialite Henrietta Stein, his family object due to her Jewish heritage and known dalliance with the Crown Prince Rudolph. When the marriage goes ahead despite their objections the Prince commits suicide, leaving Henrietta a note... Special Features: Image gallery Promotional Material PDFs

• Saul & David (1964) | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  An epic biblical tale of the early history of the Kingdom of Israel, chronicling the decline of Saul and the rise ofDavid.