War

• Pacific - The True Stories | Blu Ray | (14/06/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanses of the Pacific Ocean the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle. The war was fought in every possible climate from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific. Every conceivable type of naval activity was represented: carrier aviation battles surface engagements bitterly fought night-battles the largest amphibious landings of the entire war and the stealthy brutal battles waged by and against submarines. This set includes rare combat footage (much of it in original colour) and exclusive interviews with veterans from both sides of the war. Also included are rare commentaries from the Doolittle raiders and discussions with a number of key insiders - including one of the planners of the attack on Pearl Harbour. Pacific: The True Stories is the complete and unique story of the last great naval campaign in history. Episodes Comprise: 1. Rule The World 2. Attack at Dawn 3. Running Wild 4. The Giant Awakes 5. The Check Thrust 6. The Tide Turns 7. Island of Death 8. War Beneath the Sea 9. Tightening the Noose 10. I Cease Resistance

• Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria (REGION 1) | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria from the Theatre du Jeu de Paume, July 2002.

• Million Dollar Baby | UMD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Clint Eastwood's 25th film as a director, Million Dollar Baby stands proudly with Unforgiven and Mystic River as the masterwork of a great American filmmaker. In an age of bloated spectacle and computer-generated effects extravaganzas, Eastwood turns an elegant screenplay by Paul Haggis (adapted from the book Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner by F.X. Toole, a pseudonym for veteran boxing manager Jerry Boyd) into a simple, humanitarian example of classical filmmaking. Eastwood mines gold for each and every character: charting the powerful bonds that develop between "white-trash" Missouri waitress and aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), her reluctant trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), and training-gym partner Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman). --Jeff Shannon

• Soldier Of Orange | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on real events, Soldier of Orange tells the story of Dutchman Erik Lanshof (a star-making performance by Rutger Hauer) and a small group of students as they struggle to survive the Nazi occupation to the end of the Second World War. The destinies of the characters range from joining the German army to making for England, the OSS and the Resistance. Across a canvas lasting almost three hours director Paul Verhoeven unfolds a saga of friendship, espionage and romance with almost documentary realism--though not as graphically violent as his later American films the torture scenes are intense--crafting a deeply affecting film widely regarded as the greatest ever made in Holland. Comparable recent films such as Enigma (2001) and Charlotte Gray (2002) do not come close. Hauer is brilliant at the heart of what is a detailed and thoughtful drama made with integrity and passion. Co-star Jeroen Krabbé has gone onto a notable career in Hollywood, while Edward Fox and Susan Penhaligon provide more familiar faces for British audiences. The film is shot in Dutch, German and English and subtitled as necessary. Twenty years later Verhoeven made Starship Troopers in 1997, a satirical science-fiction companion to this modern European classic.--Gary S Dalkin

• Red and White - Blood of Eagles | Blu Ray | (06/06/2011) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (111.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One Night In Turin: Based on the best book about football ever (Time Out) by Pete Davies One Night in Turin tells the incredible inside story of Englands Italia 1990. From an age before the Premier League and multi-million pound salaries remember how a under pressure (Sir) Bobby Robson and the mercurial Paul Gascoigne led a small band of English brothers to overcome scandal political intrigue and even the mighty Dutch to reach a semi-final against West Germany in Turin. From Platts last-minute winner against Belgium and Linekers cool finishing to the heartbreak of being one kick away from the World Cup Final relive all the glory and pain of an epic event that changed our footballing nation forever. Featuring match action from the FIFA archives and previously unseen footage from inside the England camp as the nation begins to dream again see how the modern age of the game began. From The Ashes: From The Ashes is the incredible story of English cricket's greatest ever comeback. It's the summer of 1981 and in the midst of a heated Ashes battle iconic all-rounder Ian Botham is sacked as England Captain with England 1-0 after two tests. Having been told by selectors that if he hadn't resigned he would have been sacked anyway not only is his career on a tightrope but English cricket is on the verge of total humiliation.

• For Freedom | DVD | (08/02/2010) from £3.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (151.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In pre-war Britain newsreel Chief Will Ferguson and his son Steve plan to make a documentary celebrating human achievement - but the events in Europe sour their plans. Hitler's Third Reich is on the march and has just invaded Czechoslovakia. Europe is in flames and instead they make a documentary fiercely condemning the rise of Fascism. Steve leaves for South America - but as World War Two erupts in all its fury he soon finds that the war has followed him. The Giant German battleship Graf Spee has fled into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British Warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way Steve is there with his newsreel camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter. Made in 1940 and starring Will Fyffe this stirringly patriotic film boosted morale in the nation's cinemas cleverly combining new scenes with genuine newsreel footage to show one of Britain's great naval triumphs in the early months of the war.

• Great Battleships of the Second World War | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of Germany's Great Battleships during the Second World War. With graphic recollections from veterans of the 'Kriegsmarine' this film depicts the rise during Hitler's Naval Expansion programme Plan Z through to the ultimate destruction by the allies of The Schleswig Holstein The Scharnhorst The Admiral Scheer The Gneisenau The Graf Spee The Tirpitz and finally the legendary Bismarck.

• Luftwaffe at War | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £9.76   |  Saving you £3.23 (24.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This extra length DVD provides the definitive film history of the Luftwaffe from its secret origins to the end of the Second World War. Packed with original film footage, including much rare and previously unavailable material, Luftwaffe At War offers a detailed account of the Luftwaffe in action from Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the Western Desert to the Atlantic. All the main aircraft types are featured, along with full coverage of advanced jet and rocket planes and the fearsome V-Weapons. With its pilots trained in secrecy and its bombers and transports disguised as civilian airliners, Nazi Germany was able to build up a truly formidable air force that shocked the world when it was finally unleashed. The Luftwaffe played a vital role in the Blitzkrieg war of 1939 and 1940 and the invasion of Norway and seemed invincible in the air until it met the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF in the skies over Southern England in 1940... The Blitzkrieg over, the Luftwaffe demonstrated its versatility in a variety of others roles, whether delivering paratroopers during the invasions of Crete and Greece, attacking Allied convoys in the Mediterranean or supporting U-Boats in the Atlantic until it faced its next major challenge the invasion of Russia. The Luftwaffe initially ruled the skies over the Eastern Front but as the campaign progressed the fight became more even. During the Battle of Kursk alone, the Luftwaffe would lose 1,000 aircraft losses it could hardly afford.... Instead, rocket bombs the new V-weapons were rained down upon Britain in an attempt to turn the tide. But with the Americans and British sweeping in from the West and the Soviets advancing from the East upon a Germany in ruins, it would be up to the Luftwaffe to fight a desperate rearguard action with whatever it could muster....

• The Chair | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (137.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Danielle a beautiful psychology student is not only haunted by a troubled past but becomes possessed by the sinister soul of a killer. In the fight for her life Danielle must confront the evil lurking within her or die trying.

• 12 Strong - The True Story of the US Horse Soldiers - Steelbook | Blu Ray | (24/07/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Massacre at My Lai Four | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  From the Pulitzer Prize winning reports of Seymour Hersh the film tells the true story of the My Lai Massacre when the U.S. Army soldiers massacred the civilians women and children of a village during the Vietnam War.

• Secret Aircraft of World War II | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This History Channel series uncovers the aircraft that no one knew about. Using specially commissioned computer graphics previously unseen archive footage and interviews with aviation experts this series brings back to life the Secret Aircraft of the Second World War.

• Run For The Sun | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Boulting Brothers Collection: Run For The Sun

• Silent Army | DVD | (06/12/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Still dealing with the death of his wife Eduard is a chef from the Netherlands who has come to Africa to open a restaurant with his young son Thomas. Thomas soon strikes up a friendship with Abu a boy whose father works alongside Eduard at the eatery and life seems happy. However in a nearby country war has broken out and one of the leaders of a rebel faction is filling the ranks of his army with stolen children. One night Abu along with a dozen other children from his village is kidnapped by rebels. Thomas is inconsolable when he finds his best friend gone and urges his father to find him. Eduard's about to discover the harsh reality of the suffering tortures Abu and the other children have been enduring as young foot-soldiers. Based on the true stories of children from War Child projects The Silent Army stars both actors and real-life child soldiers in the depiction of this outrageous human-rights violation.

• That Summer of White Roses | DVD | (02/04/2012) from £13.87   |  Saving you £2.11 (19.39%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Andrija (Tom Conti) stars as a likeable and good-natured lifeguard at a tranquil Yugoslavian summer resort. It's the last summer of the German occupation, and he has yet to save a life. However the calm is disturbed when a platoon of Nazis set up camp on the opposite bank. Then a young widow (Susan George) and her son ask him for a place to hide from the Germans. Andrija falls in love and then saves the life of a drowning man. But whose life has he saved?This unique and gripping World War II drama captures the warmth of this idyllic land, and the evils of war that affect all of their lives. That Summer of White Roses premiered in competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain. It won the Grand Prix and Tokyo Golden Dragon for 'Best Film' and 'Best Director' at the Tokyo Interntional Film Festival. It also won the Golden Arena and the European Kodak Awardat the Pula Film Festival.

• Burke And Hare | DVD | (22/04/2013) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Available for the first time on DVD This dark comedy thriller about the 19th century body snatchers. Set in Edinburgh Burke (Nesbitt) & Hare (Edwards) embark on the profitable enterprise of supplying the dead bodies of lodgers from the poorhouse to the medical pioneer Dr Knox (Andrews). As the supply of corpses dries up and driven by their money grabbing wives the pair move onto murder in order to maintain their income. Dr. Knox suspicions become alerted when hes presented with the corpse of a club footed beggar who hes seen alive earlier in the day. Horror, melodrama and lewd sexploitation all characterise this production

• Gallipoli | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in director Peter Weir's compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends' compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary World War I confrontation between Australia and the German all

• Inglourious Basterds | Blu Ray | (12/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Version) | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £94.48   |  Saving you £-24.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Considered one of the greatest films in the history of cinema, David Lean's epic Lawrence of Arabia, celebrating its 50th Anniversary, is available fully-restored on Blu-ray and will also be released on a four-disc collector's gift set.

• Anti-Clock (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (27/07/2009) from £13.23   |  Saving you £11.76 (88.89%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A complex and fascinating avantgarde examination of time and personality. A film of authentic startling originality brilliantly mixing cinema and video techniques Arden and Bond have created a movie that captures the anxiety and sense of danger that has infiltrated the consciousness of so many people in western society.