"Director: John Krish"

• Shadows of Progress - Documentary Film in Post-War Britain 1951 - 1977 | DVD | (12/04/2013) from £23.29   |  Saving you £6.70 (28.77%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Building on the phenomenal success of its 2008 DVD release Land of Promise The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950 the BFI here presents an expansive 4-disc reappraisal of documentary filmmaking in the post-war years. Examining films commissioned by both private industry and government departments this collection provides a fascinating portrait of Britain s social cultural and industrial development throughout the 1950s 1960s and 1970s. The films explore topics more resonant today than ever: the joys of childhood holidays music the place of the dispossessed and the marginalised in a prosperous society; industry processes and landscapes the environment people and places tradition and the future. Presented with a fully illustrated 64 page booklet containing contextualising essays on all of the films and filmmakers. Special Features: All films newly transferred to High-Definition from original film elements Includes fully illustrated 64 page booklet containing essays from Lord David Puttnam historian Dominic Sandbrook and other leading scholars 'Perspectives on documentary filmmaking' (2010) - A newly created documentary about the filmmakers and their work

• Childrens Film Foundation Collection:Scary Stories (DVD) | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £18.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (6.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For over 30 years the Children's Film Foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences employing the cream of British filmmaking talent. Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the BFI National Archive these much-loved and fondly remembered films finally return to the screen after many years out of distribution in this specially curated DVD release from the BFI. The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations of an unsettling stranger. Who is this 'man from nowhere' and just why is he trying to scare her away? The events in Haunters of the Deep take place along the dramatic Cornish coastline. Intent on re-opening a disused tin mine an American businessman ignores warnings about the site's grisly past. It's left to his bored daughter and local lad Josh to attempt a daring rescue when history threatens to repeat itself. In John Krish's Out of the Darkness a Derbyshire village is haunted by a tragic secret from the era of the Black Death. When the Neils decide to buy a run-down cottage they are unaware that it was once inhabited by a plague-stricken family. Soon the Neil siblings find themselves in the middle of a thrilling adventure assisted by their friend Tom and a local folklore expert (played by Michael Carter - The Keep Return of the Jedi). Special Features: Illustrated booklet with new essays and full credits

• Unearthly Stranger | DVD | (03/11/2014) from £8.29   |  Saving you £1.70 (20.51%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A cleverly conceived eerily atmospheric sci-fi chiller Unearthly Stranger stars future Baron Munchausen John Neville as a scientist engaged in an experimental project like no other; Gabriella Licudi is his beautiful but otherworldly wife who becomes the subject of great interest for his government superiors. This original intelligent and compelling feature from award-winning Avengers director John Krish is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. TP91 is a secret and highly complex formula which will enable man to project himself through time and space; work in the field is conducted with the utmost security using the finest scientific brains in the country. When Dr Munro succeeds in solving the first part of the formula he is found dead before he is able to pass on the invaluable result with the all-important paper bearing his calculations in ashes on his desk. His successor government scientist Dr Mark Davidson quickly senses that both he and his new wife are now in grave danger... Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1967 (Box Set 2) | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Six sublimely surreal stories featuring the popular Mrs Emma Peel. The 1967 Box Set Two contains the second six episodes of season five including: The Living Dead The Hidden Tiger The Correct Way To Kill Never Never Say Die Epic The Superlative Seven

• Film Fantastic 1 | DVD | (12/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE TERRORNAUTS Joe Burke heads a radio telescope project hoping to pick up signs of life from another planet; thus far, the team has reported no positive results. But just when the project is about to be cancelled, Burke discovers a faint signal and decides to respond... UNEARTHLY STRANGER TP91 is a secret and highly complex formula which will enable man to project himself through time and space, but when Dr Munro succeeds in partially solving it he is found dead and his successor quickly senses that both he and his new wife are now in grave danger... INVASION Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man is found to be not human! His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship suddenly takes a turn for the sinister... THE FINAL PROGRAMME In a far-off future, mankind is in a state of decay. But a group of scientists believe they have found the means to move humanity on to its next level in the creation of an ideal, self-replicating and thus immortal human being!

• Unearthly Stranger | Blu Ray | (03/11/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A cleverly conceived eerily atmospheric sci-fi chiller Unearthly Stranger stars future Baron Munchausen John Neville as a scientist engaged in an experimental project like no other; Gabriella Licudi is his beautiful but otherworldly wife who becomes the subject of great interest for his government superiors. This original intelligent and compelling feature from award-winning Avengers director John Krish is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. TP91 is a secret and highly complex formula which will enable man to project himself through time and space; work in the field is conducted with the utmost security using the finest scientific brains in the country. When Dr Munro succeeds in solving the first part of the formula he is found dead before he is able to pass on the invaluable result with the all-important paper bearing his calculations in ashes on his desk. His successor government scientist Dr Mark Davidson quickly senses that both he and his new wife are now in grave danger... Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF

• Captured | Blu Ray | (15/04/2013) from £11.48   |  Saving you £10.50 (110.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Never commercially released before and previously only shown to a highly restricted audience of top military brass from the Ministry of Defence, Captured (1959) is a stunning Prisoner of War drama and a lost gem of British post-war filmmaking. Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Cinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces. The latest release in the BFI's acclaimed Flipside strand, Captured is accompanied by other rarities from John Krish H.M.P. (a 1978 fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Prison service) and Krish's celebrated 1977 public safety short Finishing Line. All of these films have been transferred to HD by the BFI from the very best available film materials. Special Features: Interview with John Krish Fully illustrated booklet

• Children's Film Foundation Volume 1: London Tales (DVD) | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £10.69   |  Saving you £9.30 (87.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For over 30 years the Children's Film Foundation dedicated itself to producing quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of British filmmaking talent. Villains, gangsters and conmen are foiled by plucky London youngsters. Helmed by such celebrated directors as John Krish and Pat Jackson, the films in London Tales feature assured performances from an array of familiar faces, including a fresh faced John Moulder Brown (playing a schoolboy in trouble) and Bernard Cribbins (as a dastardly master of disguise). Newly transferred from the best available elements held in the BFI Archive, these much loved and fondly remembered family films finally make their welcome return to the screen after many years out of distribution. Includes: The Salvage Gang (1958), Seventy Deadly Pills (1966), Operation Third Form (1966) and Night Ferry (1976)

• A Day In The Life - Four Portraits Of Post-war Britain By John Krish | Blu Ray | (28/03/2011) from £7.29   |  Saving you £12.70 (174.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Krish is one of British cinema s best-kept secrets: a master of post-war documentary filmmaking who repeatedly turned his works for sponsors as diverse at the Central Office of Information (COI) and the NSPCC into not just effective non-fiction films but truly stirring cinema to rank alongside the world s greatest directors. A Day in the Life collects together four of his most cherished films: The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953) Our School (1962) They Took Us to the Sea (1961) and I Think They Call Him John (1964). In each of these films richly textured with the details of everyday post-war life Krish combines a deep belief in human beings with a compulsive desire to push the documentary form forward. This essential and critically acclaimed collection is supplemented with an interview with Krish as well as with Krish s rarely seen films I Want to Go to School (1959) and Mr Marsh Comes to School (1961).

• On And Off The Rails - The British Transport Films Collection - Vol. 1 | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1949 the British Transport Commission established a films section to to enable it to use film as a tool for internal training and external promotion. Some of the greatest English creative worked on these documentaries including: Sir John Betjeman Michael Redgrave and John Schlesinger.

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1967 (Box Set 1) | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £13.93   |  Saving you £11.06 (79.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Further adventures of the oh so dapper John Steed and his sidekick Emma Peel. Features six episodes from the 1967 season: 'From Venus With Love' 'The Fear Merchants' 'Escape In Time' 'The See-Through Man' 'The Bird Who Knew Too Much' and 'The Winged Avenger'.

• Wild Affair | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This lively romantic comedy stars Golden Globe winner Nancy Kwan as a girl who s determined to establish a notorious past with which to face a respectable future! Made in 1963 and featuring an array of British comedy talent including Terry-Thomas Victor Spinetti and music-hall veterans Bud Flanagan and Gladys Morgan The Wild Affair is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. As her wedding day approaches secretary Marjorie begins to panic. Afraid that she will sink into the obscurity of marriage without ever having proved herself as a free-spirited woman she sees the office party as her last chance to flirt with intent. She sets off to work wearing a frilly plunging dress and as the day wears on garners a number of interesting offers and propositions both from her lecherous boss Godfrey and a tall dark handsome stranger... SPECIAL FEATURES: [] Image Gallery

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1967 (Box Set 3) | DVD | (26/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  1967 was a good year for the Avengers: The Definitive Dossier, Files 5 and 6 contains six classic episodes in which Patrick McNee and Diana Rigg get to flirt with stylish decadence as John Steed and Mrs Emma Peel. As they are at pains to point out at the end of one episode, their adventures often start with the mysterious death of an agent, and their involvement usually means at least one more death along the way--one of them gets tied up and the other has to engage in some perfunctory martial arts to save them. Yet none of this is important--it is the charm that matters, and the fact that the show was so aware of its own clichés is part of that charm. Another factor was the parade of British character actors in minor roles. Here Peter Cushing is a silkily vengeful villain, John Laurie a railway enthusiast and, in a body-switching episode, Freddie Jones and Patricia Haines are Steed and Emma themselves. The plots involve killer robots, engineered premonition in nightmares and hypnotic regression to childhood; the touches of surreal are part of The Avengers style blended with 60s fashions and loopy plots to create something effectively original and hugely influential. On the DVD: the DVDs are presented in a standard 4:3 television visual aspect with good mono sound for their date. As with other releases in this series, the special features consist of short biographies, a picture gallery and a "Follow the Hat" feature (modelled on the "White Rabbit" from The Matrix) in which Patrick McNee introduces each episode and interesting facts about cast and designers are flashed onto the screen.--Roz Kaveney