
“The Nightcleaners” is set in the context of the campaign (1970-1972) to unionize the women who cleaned office blocks at night and were being victimized and underpaid. Read More »
Tag Archives: UK
Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) Gerald Thomas, Kenneth Williams, Suzanne Danielle, Kenneth Connor, Comedy, Romance

The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband’s ardour. Read More »
Carry on Doctor (1967) Gerald Thomas, Frankie Howerd, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey, Comedy

The popular Dr Kilmore is sacked after being discovered in a compromising position on the roof of the nurses’ home. Read More »
The Small Back Room (1949) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, David Farrar, Jack Hawkins, Kathleen Byron, Drama, Romance, Thriller

The best bomb disposal officer during World War II was badly injured and is in frequent pain. Read More »
A Weekend with Lulu (1961) John Paddy Carstairs, Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Comedy

Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn’t make allowances for was the company of Deirdre’s mother who insists on coming along as her daughter’s chaperone. Read More »
Spring And Port Wine (1970) Peter Hammond, James Mason, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, Drama

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children’s lives in working class Bolton.
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Brief Ecstasy (1937) Edmond T. Gréville, Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers, Drama, Romance

Brief Ecstasy (1937) is a remarkable film, and the stand-out title of the set. A melodrama with expressionist touches Read More »
Modesty Blaise (1966) Joseph Losey, Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Comedy

Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government Read More »
Hardcore (1977) James Kenelm Clarke, Fiona Richmond, Anthony Steel, David Cole, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Erotic

Titillating revelations, sexual conquests and comic capers abound as 70s sex icon Fiona Richmond charts Read More »
Waltz Time (1945) Paul L. Stein, Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Patricia Medina, Drama, Musical

Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Read More »