Throughout the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the people was frequently advised that “A raid happened last night over…, One (or more) Our Aircraft Is Missing”. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
The Scapegoat (1959) Robert Hamer, Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey
On a vacation in France from his nondescript job and life, John Barratt encounters a titled but impoverished French nobleman who looks exactly like him. Read More »
The Living and the Dead (2006) Simon Rumley, Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd Pack, Kate Fahy
A descent into Hell is triggered when “Ex-Lord” Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London Read More »
The Ragman’s Daughter (1972) Harold Becker, Simon Rouse, Victoria Tennant, Patrick O’Connell
A cheese warehouse worker with wife and two kids hates his dull life. Read More »
Coherence (2013) James Ward Byrkit, Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon
On the night of an astronomical anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. Read More »
Seven Nights in Japan (1976) Lewis Gilbert, Michael York, Hidemi Aoki, Charles Gray
The fictional British royal Prince George travels to Japan and falls in love with a local female tour guide named Sumi. Read More »
Three Steps to the Gallows (1953) John Gilling, Scott Brady, Mary Castle, John Blythe
American Gregor Stevens arrives in London searching for his brother who Read More »
Twisted Nerve (1968) Roy Boulting, Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw
Martin is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child Read More »
No Trace (1950) John Gilling, Hugh Sinclair, Dinah Sheridan, John Laurie
When crime-writer Robert Southley finds his well-healed London lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former American criminal associate he murders him. Read More »
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) Craig McCall, Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. Read More »