Paul Farrell

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingThought provoking

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Patrick Magee  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Michael Bates

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Patrick Magee  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Michael Bates

Hot Millions (1968)

A con artist gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Till
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Maggie Smith  •  Karl Malden  •  Bob Newhart

A con artist gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Till
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Maggie Smith  •  Karl Malden  •  Bob Newhart

Guns in the Heather (1969)

An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  Glenn Corbett  •  Alfred Burke  •  Kurt Russell  •  Patrick Dawson

An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  Glenn Corbett  •  Alfred Burke  •  Kurt Russell  •  Patrick Dawson

Alive and Kicking (1959)

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Sybil Thorndike  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Estelle Winwood  •  Stanley Holloway

Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Sybil Thorndike  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Estelle Winwood  •  Stanley Holloway

Ourselves Alone (1936)

One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst  •  Walter Summers
CAST:  John Loder  •  John Lodge  •  Antoinette Cellier  •  Niall MacGinnis

One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst  •  Walter Summers
CAST:  John Loder  •  John Lodge  •  Antoinette Cellier  •  Niall MacGinnis

Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Nick Adams  •  Freda Jackson  •  Suzan Farmer

A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Nick Adams  •  Freda Jackson  •  Suzan Farmer

This Other Eden (1959)

A small town plans to erect a monument in memory of an IRA rebel killed during the 1920s. The son of the English Colonel who killed the rebel objects to this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Audrey Dalton  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Niall MacGinnis  •  Norman Rodway

A small town plans to erect a monument in memory of an IRA rebel killed during the 1920s. The son of the English Colonel who killed the rebel objects to this.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Audrey Dalton  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Niall MacGinnis  •  Norman Rodway

My Brother Jonathan (1948)

Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold French
CAST:  Michael Denison  •  Dulcie Gray  •  Ronald Howard  •  Stephen Murray

Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold French
CAST:  Michael Denison  •  Dulcie Gray  •  Ronald Howard  •  Stephen Murray

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Denis O'Dea  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Noel Purcell

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Denis O'Dea  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Noel Purcell

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968)

Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a national invitational, Herman and his friends find work in a pop group, and Herman falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Swimmer
CAST:  Peter Noone  •  Karl Green  •  Keith Hopwood  •  Derek Leckenby

Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a national invitational, Herman and his friends find work in a pop group, and Herman falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Swimmer
CAST:  Peter Noone  •  Karl Green  •  Keith Hopwood  •  Derek Leckenby

Becket (1964)

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Glenville
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Peter O'Toole  •  John Gielgud  •  Gino Cervi

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Glenville
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Peter O'Toole  •  John Gielgud  •  Gino Cervi

Fugitive (1974)

After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too much so, and now he has met Clare. Will his doubts run away with him? Runaway friars are officially "fugitives" who must be persuaded back to their order. Author Sean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Gill
CAST:  Stephen Rea  •  Eve Belton  •  Paul Farrell  •  Bosco Hogan

After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too much so, and now he has met Clare. Will his doubts run away with him? Runaway friars are officially "fugitives" who must be persuaded back to their order. Author Sean ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Gill
CAST:  Stephen Rea  •  Eve Belton  •  Paul Farrell  •  Bosco Hogan

According to the Rules (1974)

When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. But pursuing the case is likely to have consequences for both the policeman and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Liam Redmond  •  Oliver Maguire  •  James Berwick  •  Des Cave

When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. But pursuing the case is likely to have consequences for both the policeman and his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Liam Redmond  •  Oliver Maguire  •  James Berwick  •  Des Cave

She Didn't Say No! (1958)

Bridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the conservative inhabitants of an Irish village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Eileen Herlie  •  Perlita Neilson  •  Wilfred Downing  •  Anne Dickins

Bridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the conservative inhabitants of an Irish village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Eileen Herlie  •  Perlita Neilson  •  Wilfred Downing  •  Anne Dickins