Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores–and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to “reform” him. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Out of Season (1975) Alan Bridges, Vanessa Redgrave, Cliff Robertson, Susan George, Drama, Romance
In this tense story of an unusual romantic triangle, middle-aged Ann (Vanessa Redgrave) and her teenage daughter Joanna (Susan George) manage a failing hotel on an island off the British coast. Read More »
Conspirator (1949) Victor Saville, Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Flemyng, Drama, Thriller
On a visit to London, 18 year-old American Melinda Greyton goes to her first party, a Regimental ball. Read More »
As You Like It (1936) Paul Czinner, Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, Sophie Stewart, Drama, Comedy, Romance
A duke usurps his brother’s land and power, banishing him and his retinue into the forest of Arden. Read More »
Heat and Dust (1983) James Ivory, Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Drama, Romance
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. Read More »
House of Secrets (1956) Guy Green, Michael Craig, Anton Diffring, Gérard Oury, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ship’s officer Larry Ellis is asked by the CIA to help infiltrate a forgery ring in France as he is almost a double for a dead double-crossing gold courier who worked for the gang. Read More »
Three Hats for Lisa (1965) Sidney Hayers, Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sidney James, Comedy, Musical
Three young Cockneys take a day off work to meet a foreign movie star at Heathrow airport. Read More »
Wonderful Life (1964) Sidney J. Furie, Cliff Richard, Walter Slezak, Susan Hampshire, Musical, Romance
A group of (literally) drifting popsters find themselves involved in a grim sand-and-sandals desert movie. They reckon a few song-and-dance numbers would liven things up. Read More »
The Running Man (1963) Carol Reed, Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hard up and with a grudge against insurance companies, Rex Black feigns his death and meets up with his wife and the money in Malaga when things seemed to have quietened down. Read More »
Made (1972) John Mackenzie, Carol White, Roy Harper, John Castle, Drama
The story of the relationship between a young single mother and an insecure rock star. Read More »
The Tamarind Seed (1974) Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Romance, Drama, Crime
While on holiday in Barbados to recover from the lingering effects of a love affair that ended badly, Judith Farrow meets Feodor Sverdlov, a handsome Russian. Read More »
Three Sisters (1970) Laurence Olivier, John Sichel, Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell, Drama
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Read More »
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) Nigel Patrick, Charles Coburn, Wendy Hiller, Crime, Comedy
The impoverished Clitterburn family live on a grand English estate but times are hard and the head of the household, Sir Henry Read More »
Submarine X-1 (1968) William A. Graham, James Caan, David Sumner, Norman Bowler, Action, Drama, War
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs. Read More »
The Mission (1986) Roland Joffé, Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Adventure, Drama
Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Read More »