Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
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Tag Archives: Susannah York
Eliza Fraser (1976) Tim Burstall, Susannah York, John Waters, John Castle, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they’re shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
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Tom Jones (1963) Tony Richardson, Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Adventure, Comedy, History
In eighteenth century England, “first cousins” Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Read More »
The Awakening (1980) Mike Newell, Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Horror
An American archaeologist is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the tomb of a long-lost Egyptian queen. At the same moment he discovers the tomb and opens it’s accursed seal, his wife gives birth to his daughter. Years later it transpires that the malevolent spirit of the Egyptian queen left the tomb just as he was entering, and possessed his baby girl. As the truth becomes clear, the archaeologist realizes that he must destroy his daughter in a ceremonial ritual, before she uses her awesome powers to threaten the safety of mankind.
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Sands of the Kalahari (1965) Cy Endfield, Stanley Baker, Stuart Whitman, Susannah York, Adventure
A small airplane crashes in the sweltering deserts of southern Africa hundreds of miles from civilization. As parallels are drawn between the stranded group of seven passengers and a nearby pack of savage baboons, one of the men’s survivalist nature gets the better of him, as he decides his chances of survival would be better if the other men were eliminated one-by-one.
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