The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Bad Blood (1981) Mike Newell, Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill
During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people Read More »
Thunderstorm (1956) John Guillermin, Alfonso Acebal, Carlos Thompson, Linda Christian, Charles Korvin
A beautiful slim blonde named Maria is saved from the sea by some fishermen. Read More »
The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) Harold French, Moira Shearer, John Justin, Roland Culver
The honourable Mark St. Neots is playing with some ‘chums’ when he meets and is bowled over by Sylvia. Read More »
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) John Boulting, Roy Boulting, Gene Kelly, John Justin, Bernard Lee
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed. Read More »
Foreign Body (1986) Ronald Neame, Victor Banerjee, Warren Mitchell, Denis Quilley
Chronicles of the adventures of Ram Das in England. Ram Das moved to England after losing his job in India. Read More »
Escort for Hire (1960) Godfrey Grayson, June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
An unemployed actor hires out as a bodyguard-companion for a woman and finds himself involved in murder. Read More »
Whisky Galore! (1949) Alexander Mackendrick, Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Catherine Lacey
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 – during WWII – was S/S Politician. Read More »
The Cassandra Crossing (1976) George P. Cosmatos, Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen
Terrorists have planted a deadly virus on a transcontinental train. Read More »
Bhaji on the Beach (1993) Gurinder Chadha, Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria
A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham, England to the beach resort of Blackpool. Read More »
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) Alexander Korda, Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Bruce Winston
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He’s arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. Read More »
Phase IV (1974) Saul Bass, Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick
Desert ants suddenly form a collective intelligence and begin to wage war on the desert inhabitants. Read More »
The Calling (2014) Jason Stone, Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn’t had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas Read More »
Son of Hitler (1979) Rod Amateau, Bud Cort, Peter Cushing, Felicity Dean
The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler. Read More »
The Admirable Crichton (1957) Lewis Gilbert, Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household Read More »