A group of British aristocrats, who call themselves “Knights of Avalon”, isn’t content with the system Read More »
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) Gordon Hessler, John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Read More »
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) Christopher Petit, Billie Whitelaw, Paul Freeman, Pippa Guard
A rather loose adaptation of the P. D. James novel. Cordelia Gray, the survivor of a partnership in a detective agency Read More »
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) John Schlesinger, Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19 Read More »
Play Dirty (1969) André De Toth, Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green
The Dirty Dozen meet the Stiff Upper Lip. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned Read More »
Valley of Eagles (1951) Terence Young, Jack Warner, Nadia Gray, John McCallum
A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. Read More »
Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963)
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Read More »
Rose of Tralee (1937)
Paddy, an Irish singer heads to America to seek fame and fortune. Read More »
Syngué sabour, pierre de patience / The Patience Stone (2012)
In a war ridden country a woman watches over the husband reduced to a vegetable state by a bullet in the neck Read More »
Manuela (1957)
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol Read More »