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Hopscotch (1980)

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Sam Waterston  •  Herbert Lom  •  Ned Beatty

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Sam Waterston  •  Herbert Lom  •  Ned Beatty

Inspector Clouseau (1968)

Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud Yorkin
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Frank Finlay  •  Delia Boccardo  •  Patrick Cargill

Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud Yorkin
CAST:  Alan Arkin  •  Frank Finlay  •  Delia Boccardo  •  Patrick Cargill

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Dana Wynter  •  Carl Möhner  •  Laurence Naismith

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Dana Wynter  •  Carl Möhner  •  Laurence Naismith

Firefox (1982)

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Freddie Jones  •  David Huffman  •  Warren Clarke

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Freddie Jones  •  David Huffman  •  Warren Clarke

The Kremlin Letter (1970)

When an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China, former naval officer Charles Rone and his team are sent to retrieve it. They go undercover, successfully reaching out to Erika Kosnov, the wife of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Nigel Green  •  Dean Jagger  •  Lila Kedrova

When an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China, former naval officer Charles Rone and his team are sent to retrieve it. They go undercover, successfully reaching out to Erika Kosnov, the wife of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Richard Boone  •  Nigel Green  •  Dean Jagger  •  Lila Kedrova

Hanover Street (1979)

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hyams
CAST:  Harrison Ford  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Alec McCowen

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hyams
CAST:  Harrison Ford  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Alec McCowen

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Fisher
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Veronica Carlson  •  Freddie Jones  •  Simon Ward

Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Fisher
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Veronica Carlson  •  Freddie Jones  •  Simon Ward

The Password Is Courage (1962)

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew L. Stone
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maria Perschy  •  Alfred Lynch  •  Nigel Stock

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew L. Stone
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Maria Perschy  •  Alfred Lynch  •  Nigel Stock

Tank Force! (1958)

During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Leo Genn  •  Bonar Colleano  •  Anthony Newley

During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Leo Genn  •  Bonar Colleano  •  Anthony Newley

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Oskar Werner  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Vittorio De Sica

All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Oskar Werner  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Vittorio De Sica

Submarine X-1 (1969)

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  James Caan  •  David Sumner  •  Norman Bowler  •  Brian Grellis

After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  James Caan  •  David Sumner  •  Norman Bowler  •  Brian Grellis

The London Connection (1979)

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clouse
CAST:  Jeffrey Byron  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Lee Montague

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clouse
CAST:  Jeffrey Byron  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Lee Montague

Hide and Seek (1964)

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Janet Munro  •  George Pravda

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Janet Munro  •  George Pravda

Men Without Wings (1946)

After an attack against the guard of the Third Reich, Nazi repression intensifies, and the Czechoslovakian resistance's organized sabotage in an aircraft factory leads to Gestapo shootings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  František Čáp
CAST:  Gustav Nezval  •  L. H. Struna  •  Jaroslav Zrotal  •  Vladimír Hlavatý

After an attack against the guard of the Third Reich, Nazi repression intensifies, and the Czechoslovakian resistance's organized sabotage in an aircraft factory leads to Gestapo shootings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  František Čáp
CAST:  Gustav Nezval  •  L. H. Struna  •  Jaroslav Zrotal  •  Vladimír Hlavatý

Ring of Spies (1964)

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Tronson
CAST:  Bernard Lee  •  William Sylvester  •  Margaret Tyzack  •  David Kossoff

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Tronson
CAST:  Bernard Lee  •  William Sylvester  •  Margaret Tyzack  •  David Kossoff

Hot Enough for June (1964)

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Robert Morley  •  Leo McKern

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Dirk Bogarde  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Robert Morley  •  Leo McKern

The Cold Room (1984)

A girl visiting modern day East Germany with her estranged father begins reliving the horrifying events that happened to a young girl living there during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Dearden
CAST:  George Segal  •  Amanda Pays  •  Renée Soutendijk  •  Warren Clarke

A girl visiting modern day East Germany with her estranged father begins reliving the horrifying events that happened to a young girl living there during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Dearden
CAST:  George Segal  •  Amanda Pays  •  Renée Soutendijk  •  Warren Clarke

Where the Spies Are (1966)

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  David Niven  •  Françoise Dorléac  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Cyril Cusack

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  David Niven  •  Françoise Dorléac  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Cyril Cusack

Gulag (1985)

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  David Keith  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Warren Clarke  •  John McEnery

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB and forced to confess that he was spying for America, he is sentenced to detention in a Gulag, a barbaric prison camp in the wilds of Siberia. Unable to prove his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  David Keith  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Warren Clarke  •  John McEnery

Thunderball (1965)

Clever

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Claudine Auger  •  Adolfo Celi  •  Luciana Paluzzi

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Claudine Auger  •  Adolfo Celi  •  Luciana Paluzzi
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