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Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Willing
CAST:  Tina Majorino  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Miranda Richardson

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Willing
CAST:  Tina Majorino  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Miranda Richardson

Britannia Hospital (1982)

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lindsay Anderson
CAST:  Graham Crowden  •  Leonard Rossiter  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Joan Plowright

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lindsay Anderson
CAST:  Graham Crowden  •  Leonard Rossiter  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Joan Plowright

Erik the Viking (1989)

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Jones
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Eartha Kitt  •  Terry Jones

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Jones
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Eartha Kitt  •  Terry Jones

Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Bolt
CAST:  Sarah Miles  •  Jon Finch  •  Richard Chamberlain  •  John Mills

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Bolt
CAST:  Sarah Miles  •  Jon Finch  •  Richard Chamberlain  •  John Mills

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Satire about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Attenborough
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Maggie Smith  •  John Mills

Satire about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Attenborough
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Maggie Smith  •  John Mills

Poor Cow (1967)

Thought provoking

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Loach
CAST:  Carol White  •  John Bindon  •  Terence Stamp  •  Queenie Watts

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Loach
CAST:  Carol White  •  John Bindon  •  Terence Stamp  •  Queenie Watts

The Cruel Sea (1953)

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Donald Sinden  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Stanley Baker

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Frend
CAST:  Jack Hawkins  •  Donald Sinden  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Stanley Baker

S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Susan Saint James  •  David Warner

The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Susan Saint James  •  David Warner

Cover Girl Killer (1959)

A madman is on the loose... killing fashion models that appear on the cover of magazines. The police start a manhunt in an attempt to capture the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Bishop
CAST:  Harry H. Corbett  •  Felicity Young  •  Spencer Teakle  •  Victor Brooks

A madman is on the loose... killing fashion models that appear on the cover of magazines. The police start a manhunt in an attempt to capture the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Bishop
CAST:  Harry H. Corbett  •  Felicity Young  •  Spencer Teakle  •  Victor Brooks

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973)

Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie Baxter
CAST:  John Bluthal  •  Joe Lynch  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Wendy King

Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie Baxter
CAST:  John Bluthal  •  Joe Lynch  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Wendy King

The Big Flame (1969)

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to occupy the docks and run the operation themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Loach
CAST:  Norman Rossington  •  Godfrey Quigley  •  Peter Kerrigan  •  Ken Jones

After a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject management demands of a return to work and decide instead to occupy the docks and run the operation themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Loach
CAST:  Norman Rossington  •  Godfrey Quigley  •  Peter Kerrigan  •  Ken Jones

Dublin Nightmare (1958)

Loot goes missing in robbery double-cross. Gang members, an ex-lover and a handsome stranger are left to sort it out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pomeroy
CAST:  William Sylvester  •  Marla Landi  •  Richard Leech  •  Harry Hutchinson

Loot goes missing in robbery double-cross. Gang members, an ex-lover and a handsome stranger are left to sort it out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pomeroy
CAST:  William Sylvester  •  Marla Landi  •  Richard Leech  •  Harry Hutchinson

Rooney (1958)

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Pollock
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Barry Fitzgerald  •  Noel Purcell  •  June Thorburn

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Pollock
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Barry Fitzgerald  •  Noel Purcell  •  June Thorburn

Made (1972)

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mackenzie
CAST:  Carol White  •  Roy Harper  •  John Castle  •  Margery Mason

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mackenzie
CAST:  Carol White  •  Roy Harper  •  John Castle  •  Margery Mason

Red Monarch (1983)

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Virginia Balfour  •  Colin Blakely  •  Susan Carpenter

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Virginia Balfour  •  Colin Blakely  •  Susan Carpenter

The Steel Bayonet (1958)

Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis. However German infantrymen discover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Kieron Moore  •  Michael Medwin  •  Robert Brown

Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. They are to establish an artillery observation post, reporting on enemy movements before the imminent offensive to liberate Tunis. However German infantrymen discover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Kieron Moore  •  Michael Medwin  •  Robert Brown

The Girl in the Picture (1957)

A crime reporter investigating a murder discovers the case hinges on a mysterious woman he had photographed earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Donald Houston  •  Patrick Holt  •  Junia Crawford  •  Maurice Kaufmann

A crime reporter investigating a murder discovers the case hinges on a mysterious woman he had photographed earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Donald Houston  •  Patrick Holt  •  Junia Crawford  •  Maurice Kaufmann

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Maggie Smith  •  Wendy Hiller  •  Marie Kean

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Bob Hoskins  •  Maggie Smith  •  Wendy Hiller  •  Marie Kean

Queen Kong (1976)

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Agrama
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Rula Lenska  •  Valerie Leon  •  Roger Hammond

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Agrama
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Rula Lenska  •  Valerie Leon  •  Roger Hammond

The Grass Arena (1992)

The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious family, with an abusive father, John soon learns that he has to defend himself. Growing into adulthood he takes up boxing, but soon falls victim to alcoholism. His boxing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Mark Rylance  •  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Lynsey Baxter  •  Marian McLoughlin

The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious family, with an abusive father, John soon learns that he has to defend himself. Growing into adulthood he takes up boxing, but soon falls victim to alcoholism. His boxing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Mark Rylance  •  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Lynsey Baxter  •  Marian McLoughlin
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