After World War II, an ex-spy returns to Germany to search for a cache of jewels he hid in a Czechoslovakian convent. Read More »
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A Voyage Round My Father (1982) Alvin Rakoff
Before creating the beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, writer John Mortimer Read More »
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) Alvin Rakoff
An affluent, middle-aged housewife in a failing marriage is romantically pursued by a young man while running errands in London. Read More »
The Comedy Man (1964) Alvin Rakoff, Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price
Charles Byrd, known as “Chick”, has spent his adult life acting in small repertory companies all over the UK, and he’s never had much luck. Read More »
Romeo and Juliet (1978) Alvin Rakoff, Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Celia Johnson
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene Read More »
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977) Robert Fuest, Alvin Rakoff, Don Thompson, Ronee Blakley, Graham Crowden, Ed Devereaux
Three unrelated horror shorts from U.K. horror anthology series Read More »
Hoffman (1970) Alvin Rakoff
A businessman blackmails his attractive young secretary into spending a weekend with him. Though he’s a creep throughout, he gradually emerges as a sympathetic character.
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