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Tag Archives: UK
The Gathering Storm (1974) Herbert Wise, Richard Burton, Virginia McKenna, Robert Hardy, Biography, Drama
The story of British prime minister Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II. Read More »
School for Scoundrels (1960) Robert Hamer, Hal E. Chester, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Comedy
Endlessly finding himself on the wrong end of a situation, businessman Henry Palfrey seeks help at the College of Lifemanship run by the cunning Mr. Potter. Read More »
The Full Treatment (1960) Val Guest, Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento, Ronald Lewis, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
High-strung race car driver Alan Colby is trying to recover from a serious head injury. Read More »
Lucky Jim (1957) John Boulting, John Welsh, Ronald Cardew, Hugh Griffith, Comedy
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Read More »
Young Winston (1972) Richard Attenborough, Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Biography, Drama, War
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood years Read More »
The Birthday Present (1957) Pat Jackson, Tony Britton, Sylvia Syms, Jack Watling, Drama
A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife’s birthday. Read More »
The McKenzie Break (1970) Lamont Johnson, Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry, War, Drama, Action
In the closing days of World War II, German prisoners riot in a POW Camp in Scotland. Read More »
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) John Gilling, Peter Cushing, June Laverick, Donald Pleasence, Crime, Drama, Horror
In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods. Read More »
Cash on Demand (1961) Quentin Lawrence, Peter Cushing, André Morell, Richard Vernon, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A ruthless crook abducts the wife and child of a bank manager and then masquerades as an insurance company Read More »