Classic Films

• The Man On The Eiffel Tower | DVD | (23/06/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Paris... As You Have Never Seen It Before! John Radek (Franchot Tone) is an impoverished Parisian medical student who overhears Billy Kirby (Robert Hutton) saying that he wished somebody would murder his wealthy aunt so that he could collect the inheritance. Radek decides to kill the old lady and her maid but is surprised by an incredibly short sighted burglar Heurtin (Burgess Meredith). When Heurtin stumbles over the dead body he unwittingly incriminates himself and becomes the focal point if the police investigation. Inspector Maigret (Charles Laughton) has to solve one of his most infamous cases as he pursues the murdered across the rooftops and streets of Paris. As the two protagonists play a deadly game of cat and mouse Maigret confronts his suspect in a stunning climax on top of the Eiffel Tower.

• The Bat | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £9.91   |  Saving you £-7.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder rents a country house that was previously the scene of some murders committed by a violent criminal known as The Bat. The owner of the house hides a million dollars of embezzled funds in the house but is killed before he can retrieve the money. The house thus becomes the focus for mysterious and dangerous activities.

• King Kong - Limited Steelbook Edition (4K Ultra HD) (+ Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/11/2022) from £80.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Mit stahlharter Faust, 1 Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (25/03/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Black Narcissus | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £22.94   |  Saving you £-2.95 (-14.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Bernardo Bertolucci went to the Himalayas to film Little Buddha, so the anecdote runs, he was disappointed by the scenery. Somehow, the real thing didn't quite live up to what he'd been led to expect by Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. It's not hard to see why he felt let down. Their film is almost ridiculously gorgeous--a procession of saturated Technicolor, Expressionist angles, theatrical lighting and overwrought design. It has a good claim to being the high watermark of lushness in the British cinema (and, incidentally, every original foot of it was actually shot in Britain). No wonder it took the Oscar for colour cinematography (shot by Jack Cardiff) as well as for art direction and set decoration (created by Alfred Junge).Audiences loved it on its first release, but the critics were cooler: hadn't the story been upstaged by the baroque images? Well, probably, but that's not altogether a bad thing, since the plot--quite faithful to Rumer Godden's popular novel --isn't wholly free of corn. A group of five Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) establish a school and hospital in a former harem among the Himalayan peaks. The wind blows, the drums pound, the Old Gods stir, and one by one the celibate sisters succumb to unchaste thoughts, above all Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron, terrific in the role), so consumed by erotic yearning for the one Englishman in sight (David Farraar) she puts on crimson lipstick, wears her wimple-free tresses like an early Goth and takes a downward turn. (Black Narcissus features the greatest scene involving a nun and a high place this side of Hitchcock's Vertigo and Jacques Rivette's La Religieuse.) Silly, to be sure, but also sublime at times and as curiously entertaining as it is picturesque. --Kevin Jackson

• She-Devils On Wheels | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  See! Female hellcats ruling their men with tire-irons as their instruments of passion. See! The authentic initiation ritual never before dared on film. The Man-Eaters an all-girl motorcycle gang spend their time terrorizing a local community race each other for first pick of their male groupie stud line and throw raucous orgies in their clubhouse. Led by sexy but tough-as-nails Queen and big brutal Whitey the girls initiate cute little Honeypot into the gang then start a turf war with Joe-Boy and his group of hot rodders. But when Joe-Boy abducts Honeypot the Man-Eaters get even by going after Joe-Boy's head. Literally…Outrageous sex and violence courtesy of director Herschell Gordon Lewis and a biker drive-in classick unlike any other. To quote Queen We don't owe nobody nothin' and we don't make no deals! We're swinging chicks on motors and Man-Eaters on wheels!

• Mademoiselle | DVD | (31/08/2009) from £14.41   |  Saving you £2.84 (21.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mademoiselle

• Indiscretion Of An American Wife | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £4.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.20%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A collaboration between producer David O. Selznick and Italian director Vittorio De Sica (The Bicycle Thief) could only end up an interesting movie. And that's just what happened with Indiscretion Of An American Wife (1954). Jennifer Jones married to Selznick at the time is the American wife on holiday in Rome; Montgomery Clift is her Italian lover. She bids him farewell at the train station he begs her to stay. That's form the basis of a very well-acted character study. While the plot's simplicity itself production was not. A trainload of writers toiled on the script some with no credit: Truman Capote Carson McCullers Paul Gallico and Alberto Moravia among others. De Sica spoke no English. Selznick hated the original title Terminal Station and had it changed. And it's rumored that Jones had an interest in Clift that he didn't return. It's a wonder the movie was finished at all. And it is quite a testament to Jones and Clift that they give such strong performances. Stars and subject matter produced a money-maker. And the picture's costume design by Chrisitian Dior was nominated for an Oscar.

• Benjamin Britten - in Rehearsal & Performance | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £18.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (3.70%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Benjamin Britten in rehearsal and performanceNocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60Peter Pears tenorCBC Vancouver Chamber OrchestraTelecast of April 29 1962

• Code 7, Victim 5/Mozambique | Blu Ray | (29/03/2016) from £18.13   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Dead One | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A voodoo priestess brings her brother back to life so he can kill her cousin's bride. The confused zombie kills the wrong woman and is bought back to life a second time to try and finish the deed.

• Royal Navy - At War And Peace 1952-1960 | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Royal Navy - At War and Peace is a unique DVD series collecting together rare or previously unseen and unavailable films from the Royal Navys long and distinguished history. As well as providing film records of RN ships weaponry exercises tactics training and facilities it also offers an invaluable `behind the scenes look at life in the Royal Navy. This collection features four films and covers the period 1952 to 1960. Gateway To Adventure A look at life for officer cadets at Britannia Royal Navy College Dartmouth. The film includes spectacular FAA Sea Hawk footage as the cadets take part in simulated air attack exercises scenes on board the Dartmouth Squadrons HMS Vigilant and HMS Carron at sea and a visit to the college by Earl Mountbatten. Codename Snake's Eye A Royal Navy carrier lends its Venoms as air support to a large-scale Royal Marine Commando exercise in the Mediterranean. The film provides a detailed account of the exercise from start to finish with simulated commando assaults SBS special missions and a low-level strike by the Venoms against an `enemy airfield. Tiffy A detailed look at the many and varied Artificer posts in the Royal Navy with particular emphasis on those serving aboard an aircraft carrier as well as Artificers working with MTBs submarines and destroyers. The documentary includes a fascinating look at HMS Illustrious as she prepares to set sail. Spring Cruise A unique colour film record of 15 ships of the Home Fleet making a goodwill visit to the West Indies in the mid 1950s before sailing North to conduct joint exercises with the Royal Canadian Navy. HMS Ceylon Bulwark and Maidstone are amongst the vessels taking part.

• The Honey Pot | DVD | (30/11/2015) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Millionaire Cecil Fox (Harrison) feigns terminal illness in an attempt to trick three of his former mistresses and find out which of them really cares for him rather his money. The women soon come to his bedside, but what was intended as a wily scheme soon becomes serious as one of his former lovers attempts to give nature a helping hand... Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All about Eve), this comedy re-working of 'Volpone' stars the great Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady), Susan Hayward (Valley of the Dolls) and Cliff Robertson (Obsession). The Guardian Interview with Rex Harrison (1971, audio only): the celebrated actor discusses his career The Guardian Interview with Joseph Mankiewicz (1982 audio only): archival interview held at the NFT Original theatrical trailer 2

• Twilight Zone - Series 5 B And W | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call...The Twilight Zone! All the episodes from Season 5!

• Let's Make Love | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £9.35   |  Saving you £0.64 (6.84%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

• A Child Is Waiting | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-1.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Child Is Waiting

• A Tale Of Two Cities | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £11.04   |  Saving you £-1.05 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on Charles Dickens' epic novel, this critically acclaimed film version stars Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin in the unforgettable tale of the French Revolution.

• Man Of A Thousand Faces | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £13.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (18.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  James Cagney gives an unforgettable performance as Lon Chaney in this engrossing true story that follows the life of one of the most iconic and mysterious stars in Hollywood history! Known as the 'Man of a Thousand Faces '' silent film star Lon Chaney captured the imaginations of the world through his incredibly expressive and transformative roles such as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Phantom from the original Phantom of the Opera. Behind the scenes however this long-suffering gifted genius''s life was filled with trials and tribulations that helped shape some of his groundbreaking performances.

• Django - Den Colt an der Kehle - Mediabook - Cover B (+ DVD) | Blu Ray | (23/09/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Boris Karloff Triple DVD Box Set | DVD | (18/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Boris Karloff is recognised as one of the true icons of horror cinema. Born William Henry Pratt on November 23rd 1887 in Camberwell London England he was educated at London University in anticipation that he would pursue a diplomatic career. However he migrated to Canada in 1909 and joined a touring company and adopted the stage name ""Boris Karloff"". He toured for over ten years in a variety of low-budget theatre shows and eventually ended up in Hollywood with very little money to his name. Needing cash to support himself Karloff secured occasional work in the fledgling silent film industry. Eventually along came the role of Mr Wong the distinguished gentlemanly Oriental detective whose detective skills were incomparable.