Re-working material from his first novel, “Hide and Seek” (1973), and folding this into a prismatic blend Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) Renny Rye, Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine
During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office Read More »
A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin AKA Una lucertola con la pelle di donna (1971) Lucio Fulci, Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel
Florinda Bolkan plays the daughter of a prominant English politician who keeps Read More »
On the Night of the Fire (1939) Brian Desmond Hurst, Ralph Richardson, Diana Wynyard, Romney Brent
A barber steals £100 from a tailor to settle his extravagant wife’s debts. Read More »
The Quiet Woman (1951) John Gilling, Derek Bond, Jane Hylton, Dora Bryan
In this drama, the manager of “The Quiet Woman,” a coastal inn, finds herself falling in love with a smuggler. Read More »
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978) Alan Bridges, Caroline Blakiston, Nicholas Clay, John Duttine
One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch Read More »
The Sender (1982) Roger Christian, Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight
A young man has just been admitted to a mental hospital after attempting suicide at a public beach. Read More »
Desert Mice (1959) Michael Relph, Alfred Marks, Sidney James, Dora Bryan
WW2 British entertainment troupe bring comedy and chaos to North Africa. Read More »
The Passing Stranger (1954) John Arnold, Lee Patterson, Diane Cilento, Duncan Lamont
The pretty owner of a ‘greasy spoon’ cafe helps a handsome customer involved in robbery and murder. Read More »
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954) Alan Bromly, Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento, Robert Eddison
An angel finds that she needs money to fulfill her mission on Earth. Read More »
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (1983) Jane Howell, John Benfield, Peter Benson, Gerald Blackmore
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (1983) Jane Howell, John Benfield, Peter Benson, Antony Brown
The First Part of Henry the Sixth (1983) Jane Howell, John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn
Following his father’s early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes Read More »
Drake of England AKA Drake the Pirate (1935) Arthur B. Woods, Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler, Jane Baxter
Drake of England was released variously to the British Empire, its commonwealths Read More »
Dancing with Crime (1947) John Paddy Carstairs, Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes, Sheila Sim
At the end of World War II, demobilized soldiers Ted Peters (Sir Richard Attenborough) Read More »