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  • Operation Amsterdam [DVD]Operation Amsterdam | DVD | (29/08/2011) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

    First time on DVD! The best kept secret of WWII! One of the covert operations at the beginning of World War II is enacted in this fast-paced thriller about a government-approved diamond heist. A Major from the British army (Tony Britton) joins up with a Dutch diamond expert (Alexander Knox) and another adventurous Dutchman (Peter Finch) to steal a fortune in diamonds from a bank vault in Amsterdam before the Nazis completely close off the city. The trio are launched under the covering fire of a British battleship in the harbour and then chauffeured into Amsterdam by Anna (Eva Bartok), one of many people they encounter who could be either friend or foe. There is no time to waste in emptying the bank vault because it is estimated that the city will be overrun by the Nazi army in just fourteen hours. Meanwhile, the war is intensifying all around them, and the Nazi soldiers already on patrol are a continual threat. Starring Peter Finch (A Town Like Alice), & Eva Bartok (The Crimson Pirate) Based on a true story and the adapted from the book Adventure in Diamonds by David E Walker

  • Great British Movies - WWII [DVD]Great British Movies - WWII | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Operation Amsterdam One of the covert operations at the beginning of World War II is enacted in this fast-paced thriller about a government-approved diamond heist. A Major from the British army (Tony Britton) joins up with a Dutch diamond expert (Alexander Knox) and another adventurous Dutchman (Peter Finch) to steal a fortune in diamonds from a bank vault in Amsterdam. There is no time to waste as it is estimated that the city will be overrun by the Nazi army in just fourteen hours. ...

  • Mystery Junction [DVD]Mystery Junction | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.87   |  Saving you £3.12 (45.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Sydney Tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a train on which murder is a travelling companion... Also featuring Barbara Murray and soon-to-be Hollywood star Patricia Owens, Mystery Junction is a rare and inventive addition to the classic whodunnit genre. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Miss Owens, an avid reader of detective stories, finds herself travelling in the same railway compartment as crime writer Larry Gordon neither of them realising that amongst their fellow passengers is a prisoner under escort to trial for murder. When a rescue attempt claims a policeman's life and the passengers become snowbound at a remote railway station, it's a race against time to unmask the culprit before the murderer strikes again!SPECIAL FEATURE:Image Gallery

  • Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel - The Complete Series [DVD]Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel - The Complete Series | DVD | (30/07/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (200.20%)   |  RRP £29.99

    Marius Goring, one of British cinema's most gifted and versatile actors, brings his remarkable talents to the role of the enigmatic adventurer risking his life to save innocent French aristocrats from the guillotine during Robespierre's revolutionary Terror. Switching between the flamboyant Pimpernel and his foppish, outwardly simple alter ego Sir Percy Blakeney with consummate ease, Goring is ably supported by Patrick Troughton in another of ITC's mid '50s swashbuckler series which, though not seen in sixty years, easily holds its own alongside stablemates The Adventures of Robin Hood, William Tell and The Buccaneers.This classic adventure series also features a guest cast that includes Robert Shaw, Christopher Lee, Conrad Phillips, Ivor Dean, William Franklyn, Alfie Bass and John Laurie.

  • A Face at the Window / The Crimes of Stephen Hawke/ It's Never too Late to MendA Face at the Window / The Crimes of Stephen Hawke/ It's Never too Late to Mend | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

    First ever DVD release of this excellent value for money triple bill of nerve-jangling Wilkie Collins inspired suspense classics starring the first man of British horror - Tod Slaughter. Part of the Odeon series 'Best of British'' which showcases lost or unreleased films from the heyday of British cinema. Titles Include: The Face At The Window - A murdered uses his monstrous half-brother to distract his victims but is foiled when a dead man apparently incriminates him with the help of a scientific experiment. The Crimes Of Stephen Hawke - Slaughter is secretly the murderous fiend known as Spine Beaker! When the police come to suspect him he removes himself from London but has to come back to save his daughter from the villainous police chief. It''s Never Too Late To Mend - Evil Squire Slaughter schemes for the hand of farmer''s daughter Marjorie Taylor by sending her lover to prison. Unexpectedly it''s a friend of the boy who shoulders the blame.

  • Assassin for Hire [DVD]Assassin for Hire | DVD | (02/03/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

    A taut, noir-ish crime thriller produced by Primetime Emmy nominee and future Avengers lynchpin Julian Wintle, Assassin for Hire stars Sydney Tafler as a hitman who nurtures his younger brother's musical talent with blood money; Ronald Howard is the Scotland Yard inspector who doggedly pursues him using any means at his disposal. This early-fifties 'B'-movie gem is featured here in a brandnew transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Antonio Riccardi, a rare stamp dealer who is secretly a hired killer, pays for the violin lessons of his gifted brother Giuseppe. To meet the expenses of Giuseppe's concert debut he accepts a further job, but his decision to do so provides Detective Inspector Carson, who has long hoped to ensnare Tony, with an opportunity hat might now enable him to bring about his downfall...SPECIAL FEATURE:Original Press Release PDF

  • It's Never Too Late [DVD]It's Never Too Late | DVD | (25/01/2016) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

    This enchanting domestic comedy stars Gainsborough Studios' legendary leading lady Phyllis Calvert as a mother and housewife whose hidden literary talent is suddenly in the spotlight much to the consternation of her chaotic family! Also starring Patrick Barr, Guy Rolfe and Susan Stephen, It's Never Too Late is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original fi lm elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.To Laura Hammond's large family, she is simply the mother who makes their tumultuous lives run a little more smoothly. But although they don't know it, she is a very successful novelist and when her screenplay comes to the attention of a Hollywood producer, Laura is suddenly plunged into the big time. Perhaps it's time to stop taking Mum for granted..?SPECIAL FEATURES:Original theatrical trailerUnused songImage galleryOriginal synopsis PDFs

  • Mystery Junction [Blu-ray]Mystery Junction | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

    Sydney Tafler stars as a celebrated crime writer who finds life imitating art when he boards a train on which murder is a travelling companion... Also featuring Barbara Murray and soon-to-be Hollywood star Patricia Owens, Mystery Junction is a rare and inventive addition to the classic whodunnit genre. Believed to be lost for decades, it is presented here in a new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Miss Owens, an avid reader of detective stories, finds herself travelling in the same railway compartment as crime writer Larry Gordon neither of them realising that amongst their fellow passengers is a prisoner under escort to trial for murder. When a rescue attempt claims a policeman's life and the passengers become snowbound at a remote railway station, it's a race against time to unmask the culprit before the murderer strikes again!

  • Crow Hollow / Castle Sinister [DVD]Crow Hollow / Castle Sinister | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    Crow Hollow: Ann, a newlywed, moves into her husband's gloomy ancestral home, shared with his three eccentric aunts. When a maid mysteriously dies, Ann realizes her own life may be in danger. Castle Sinister: During the War, a British agent travels to the remote Glennye Castle in the wilds of Scotland to investigate a mysterious murder by a masked phantom. Who or what is the phantom? And how are the Germans involved?

  • The Sore Losers [1997]The Sore Losers | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

    Set in present day Memphis and Mississippi alien Blackie returns to earth after 42 years to complete his original mission to kill 12 chosen victims (lowlife scum such as hillbillies hippies chartered accountants etc...). He soon hooks up with his old friend - Mike who has been locked in a Memphis time warp asylum for the last 42 years and the memorable Kerine - a young lady straight out of the big house with a penchant for black leather 45 magnums AMC Pacers and killing hippies. On a visit to her folks Kerine blows away her mother and father - unfortunately these kills exceed the quota of 12 stranding Blackie and Mike on Earth. The they have to drag Kerine's dead mother around with them until they figure out how to re-animate her and replace her with a victim of the supreme elders choosing. The replacement victim turns out to be the delectable D'Lana who unfortunately has mistakenly been captured by the FBI from outer space and sentenced to death for the murders committed by the gang. She can only die by Blackie's hand in order that they can return home winners and not get stuck on earth as sore losers!

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