Classic Films

• Meet Me In St. Louis | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £6.94   |  Saving you £6.05 (87.18%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The wonderful Judy Garland stars in this charming musical as Esther Smith whose father comes home and announces he is going to uproot his whole family to New York on the very eve of the 1903 St. Louis World Fair. Brilliantly directed by Vincente Minnelli and full of wonderful songs - 'Trolley Song' 'Have yourself A Merry Little Christmas'.

• BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (22/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Voted one of the top five Japanese films ever made in a critic's poll by Japan's leading cinema publication Kinema Junp, yet barely known in the West, Yz Kawashima's richly funny multi-levelled portrait of Japanese society Bakumatsu taiy-den [A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era] is a glorious rediscovery. When man-about-town Saheiji (the beloved comedian Frankie Sakai) finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel, he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to his advantage, as he interacts with a whole range of characters, from rivalling courtesans to political activists. Co-scripted by Shhei Imamura (Vengeance Is Mine), it sharply and comically demonstrates the constants of human nature just as it delineates the tumultuous political times (the 1860s, leading up to the Meiji Restoration) in which they lived. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this classic in a new high-definition restoration. Special Features: Gorgeous new Nikkatsu restoration of the film in its original aspect ratio, presented in 1080p HD on the Blu-ray New and improved English subtitles A booklet including Shhei Imamura's tribute to Yuzo Kawashima, and more

• Father's Little Dividend | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £4.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.40%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Reprising his role from the 1950 release 'Father Of The Bride' Spencer Tracy rejoins Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor and Don Taylor in a charming sequel. Tracy portrays Elizabeth Taylor's father Stanley Banks who is still recovering from the effects of giving up his ""little girl"" Kay to Buckley Dunstan played by Don Taylor. Upon hearing the news that the newlyweds are expecting Tracy opposes the new arrival feeling the stresses of middle age and family life but he eventual

• Asylum - 1972 - Color | DVD | (11/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• British Comedies of the 1930s 5 | DVD | (16/11/2015) from £4.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (189.31%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard. Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. JOY RIDE (1935) Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe! RADIO LOVER (1936) A penniless young charmer hits upon an ingenious route to fame and fortune...

• Helter Skelter | DVD | (11/04/2011) from £7.09   |  Saving you £5.90 (83.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccupping.

• Battle Of The Sexes | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Angela Barrows (Constance Cummings) is a man-eating businesswoman who is sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson (Robert Morley) a businessman who asks for help to bring his company into the 20th century. The staff led by Mr Martin (Peter Sellers) has other ideas however and a comic battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out. A vintage Peter Sellers comedy that ranks amongst his funniest!

• Buffalo Bill | DVD | (02/07/2012) from £3.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (151.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of William Buffalo Bill Cody, legendary westerner, from his days as an army scout to his later activities as owner of a Wild West show.

• Pot O' Gold | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  While 'Born To Dance' is the movie musical most associated with James Stewart the largely forgotten Pot o' Gold is the one in which he is most involved with music. The plot has Stewart as Jimmy Haskell a music-loving harmonica-playing man who comes across a poor but excellent band (led by Horace Heidt) that rehearses on a boarding-house roof. Jimmy becomes interested in the people who own the boarding-house Ma McCorkle (Mary Gordon) and her lovely daughter Molly (Paulette Goddard). Jimmy and Molly combine forces to promote the career of Horace and the lads but that task is made difficult by Jimmy's wealthy Uncle Charley. This is a rare opportunity to hear Stewart sing with surprisingly pleasant results. Songs from a group of writers include: Do You Believe In Fairy tales? (Mack David Vee Lawnhurst) When Johnny Toots His Horn (Hy Heath Fred Rose) Slap happy Band Hi Cy What's Cookin'? Pete The Piper Broadway Cabellero (Henry Sullivan Lou Forbes). The movie was produced by James Roosevelt son of FDR

• Ruby Gentry | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  She can never be a part of his world. But she can tear his world apart. Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Jones (Duel In The Sun The Song Of Bernadette) delivers a powerful performance as a strong-willed Southern beauty from the wrong side of the tracks in this bold sweeping drama co-starring Oscar winners Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. She was raised in the rugged swamplands. He was born into wealth and privilege. Yet from the moment Ruby (Jones) first laid eyes on Boake (Heston) she vowed to have him for her own. Now the residents of the small tidewater town will do everything in their power to stand in her way. But they've never seen a passion like this one...and they've never met a woman like Ruby!

• Aida | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £19.08   |  Saving you £-4.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Aida Live From Royal Opera House July 1994

• Shakespeare Wallah | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Elegiac and atmospheric Shakespeare Wallah made in 1965 was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map winning them great critical acclaim. It is now recognised as a classic.Starring a young FELICITY KENDAL SHASHI KAPOOR and MADHUR JAFFREY the film's inspiration lies behind the real-life adventures of Felicity Kendal's family as a travelling theatre troupe in India during the twilight days of English colonial rule. Essentially a culture-clash romance which blends Shakespeare and British tradition with the emerging Indian 'pop' culture the film traces the developing relationship between Lizzie one of the members of the acting troupe with Sanju a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances not the least being the machinations of Manjula a fiery Indian cinema star who is also in love with Sanju.

• Bullet for the General | Blu Ray | (01/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Subway In The Sky | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £11.23   |  Saving you £1.76 (15.67%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Subway In The Sky

• Now It Can Be Told | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £9.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (23.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Now It Can Be Told recreates the top secret missions of British agents behind enemy lines during the Second World War. What makes the film so unusual - and so compelling - is that the 'stars' of the film are the real life secret agents replaying their wartime roles in front of the cameras. Captain Harry Ree DSO OBE Croix de Guerre Medaille de La Resistance and Jacqueline Nearne MBE faithfully recreate their wartime missions as agents 'Felix' and 'Cat'. Together they help to harass Nazi troops in occupied France and to assist the Allies by paving the way for the D-Day invasion. In addition to real agents the film also depicts real procedures and locations used in agent training giving it value as a historical record that sets it apart from the more dramatic films about resistance fighters. Filming began in 1944 although the film was not shown in the cinema before 1946 when it first appeared as School for Danger.

• Journey Together | DVD | (09/07/2007) from £38.05   |  Saving you £-28.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Journey Together is a unique feature length documentary-drama film written by Terence Rattigan directed by John Boulting and produced by the RAF. It provides a vivid and gripping depiction of the selection and training process for the RAF pilots and aircrew during the Second World War and follows new recruits through the arduous procedure of their first mission - a night bombing raid on Berlin.

• Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this charming musical comedy Rock Hudson plays a faithful soda jerk who finds his atentions to the lovely Millicent (Piper Laurie) turned down after her family gains a large sum of money.

• Million Pound Note - Gregory Peck | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £10.91   |  Saving you £2.07 (26.14%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two old, bored and fabulously wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver Montpelier, strike up a cruel wager. They draw up a currency note worth £1 million. Roderick believes it would be quite useless for any poor but honest man to use. Oliver however believes that - just by possessing the note and never cashing it - any man could live like a lord. To find out who is right, the two old millionaires pick on Henry Adams (Gregory Peck), a young and impoverished American hopelessly adrift in London. Will the £1 million pound note change his life for the better or the worse? This classic, sparkling comedy - an updated version of the riotous short story by Mark Twain - sees Gregory Peck giving one of his finest performances aided and abetted by a distinguished cast which includes Joyce Grenfell and Wilfrid Hyde White.

• The Fighting Sullivans | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £14.90   |  Saving you £-8.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Before Private Ryan was saved the Sullivan Brothers did their part for World War II. This rivetting and tragic drama was the basis for Steven Speilgberg's Saving Private Ryan and follows the true story of the five Sullivan brothers who served together at Guadalcanal in 1942. Their patriotisim and devotion to each other was overwhelming and took precedence over all else with tragic results. One of Hollywood's lost classics it was originally pulled from cinemas after its devastating effect on audiences of the time. The Fighting Sullivans is a story you may never have heard of but it's a movie you will never forget.

• Doctor Zhivago | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A peerless filmmaker of substance and scale David Lean directs Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by war and hearts torn by love. Epic images abound: revolution in the streets an infantry charge into no-man’s-land the train ride to the Urals an icebound dacha. Omar Sharif plays the title role Julie Christie is his haunting long-time love Lara and both are caught up in the tidal wave of history. Hauntingly scored by Maurice Jarre (who earned one of the film’s five Academy Awards) and full of indelible performances Doctor Zhivago is a moviemaking wonder.