Michael Balfour

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Batman (1989)

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Michael Keaton  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Kim Basinger  •  Michael Gough

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Michael Keaton  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Kim Basinger  •  Michael Gough

Fiend Without a Face (1958)

An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Crabtree
CAST:  Marshall Thompson  •  Kynaston Reeves  •  Kim Parker  •  Stanley Maxted

An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Crabtree
CAST:  Marshall Thompson  •  Kynaston Reeves  •  Kim Parker  •  Stanley Maxted

Genevieve (1953)

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cornelius
CAST:  Dinah Sheridan  •  John Gregson  •  Kay Kendall  •  Kenneth More

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cornelius
CAST:  Dinah Sheridan  •  John Gregson  •  Kay Kendall  •  Kenneth More

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Marion Marshall  •  Randy Stuart

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Marion Marshall  •  Randy Stuart

Macbeth (1971)

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Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Jon Finch  •  Francesca Annis  •  Martin Shaw  •  Terence Bayler

Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Jon Finch  •  Francesca Annis  •  Martin Shaw  •  Terence Bayler

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

The Oblong Box (1969)

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Christopher Lee  •  Rupert Davies  •  Uta Levka

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Christopher Lee  •  Rupert Davies  •  Uta Levka

Quatermass 2 (1957)

In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Sid James  •  John Longden  •  Percy Herbert

In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Sid James  •  John Longden  •  Percy Herbert

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Jack Watling  •  Bonar Colleano

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  Jack Watling  •  Bonar Colleano

Albert R.N. (1953)

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Jack Warner  •  Robert Beatty  •  Anton Diffring

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Gilbert
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Jack Warner  •  Robert Beatty  •  Anton Diffring

The Krays (1990)

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Gary Kemp  •  Martin Kemp  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Tom Bell

The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  Gary Kemp  •  Martin Kemp  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Tom Bell

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Robert Stephens  •  Colin Blakely  •  Geneviève Page  •  Christopher Lee

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Robert Stephens  •  Colin Blakely  •  Geneviève Page  •  Christopher Lee

The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pier Paolo Pasolini
CAST:  Franco Citti  •  Ninetto Davoli  •  Josephine Chaplin  •  Hugh Griffith

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pier Paolo Pasolini
CAST:  Franco Citti  •  Ninetto Davoli  •  Josephine Chaplin  •  Hugh Griffith

Candleshoe (1977)

When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Tokar
CAST:  David Niven  •  Jodie Foster  •  Helen Hayes  •  Leo McKern

When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Tokar
CAST:  David Niven  •  Jodie Foster  •  Helen Hayes  •  Leo McKern

The Fast Lady (1962)

A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Stanley Baxter

A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Leslie Phillips  •  Stanley Baxter

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Truffaut
CAST:  Oskar Werner  •  Julie Christie  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Bee Duffell

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…  (more)

DIRECTION:  François Truffaut
CAST:  Oskar Werner  •  Julie Christie  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Bee Duffell

Recoil (1953)

A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Kieron Moore  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  Edward Underdown  •  John Horsley

A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Kieron Moore  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  Edward Underdown  •  John Horsley

All Coppers Are... (1972)

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Julia Foster  •  Nicky Henson  •  Ian Hendry

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Julia Foster  •  Nicky Henson  •  Ian Hendry

Woman Hater (1948)

A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Edwige Feuillère  •  Ronald Squire  •  Mary Jerrold

A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Edwige Feuillère  •  Ronald Squire  •  Mary Jerrold

Three Steps to the Gallows (1953)

A U.S. sailor (Scott Brady) docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Scott Brady  •  Mary Castle  •  Gabrielle Brune  •  Ferdy Mayne

A U.S. sailor (Scott Brady) docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Scott Brady  •  Mary Castle  •  Gabrielle Brune  •  Ferdy Mayne
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