Ron Pember

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Bullshot (1983)

The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno, his wartime adversary. And, of course, win the heart of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Alan Shearman  •  Diz White  •  Ronald E. House  •  Frances Tomelty

The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno, his wartime adversary. And, of course, win the heart of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Alan Shearman  •  Diz White  •  Ronald E. House  •  Frances Tomelty

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)

Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as refuge from external reality, where his unconventional behavior lands him in a divorce from his wife, Leonie, trouble with the police and, ultimately, incarceration in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  David Warner  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Robert Stephens  •  Irene Handl

Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as refuge from external reality, where his unconventional behavior lands him in a divorce from his wife, Leonie, trouble with the police and, ultimately, incarceration in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  David Warner  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Robert Stephens  •  Irene Handl

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 Pumpkin Eater (1964)

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Finch  •  James Mason  •  Janine Gray

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Clayton
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Finch  •  James Mason  •  Janine Gray

Murder by Decree (1979)

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  James Mason  •  David Hemmings  •  John Gielgud

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  James Mason  •  David Hemmings  •  John Gielgud

Personal Services (1987)

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Jones
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Shirley Stelfox  •  Alec McCowen  •  Danny Schiller

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Jones
CAST:  Julie Walters  •  Shirley Stelfox  •  Alec McCowen  •  Danny Schiller

Aces High (1976)

The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Simon Ward  •  Peter Firth

The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Malcolm McDowell  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Simon Ward  •  Peter Firth

Death Line (1972)

There's something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant becomes the latest to disappear down there Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously. Helping them are a young couple who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Sherman
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Norman Rossington  •  David Ladd  •  Sharon Gurney

There's something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant becomes the latest to disappear down there Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously. Helping them are a young couple who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Sherman
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Norman Rossington  •  David Ladd  •  Sharon Gurney

The Land That Time Forgot (1974)

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Doug McClure  •  John McEnery  •  Susan Penhaligon  •  Keith Barron

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Doug McClure  •  John McEnery  •  Susan Penhaligon  •  Keith Barron

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Christopher Lee  •  Barbara Steele  •  Michael Gough

When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Christopher Lee  •  Barbara Steele  •  Michael Gough

The Glitterball (1977)

Two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ben Buckton  •  Ron Pember  •  Keith Jayne  •  Marjorie Yates

Two teenage boys try to help a tiny spherical alien get back to its mothership, while the army and a devious petty crook pursue the creature for its wonderful powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harley Cokeliss
CAST:  Ben Buckton  •  Ron Pember  •  Keith Jayne  •  Marjorie Yates

Ordeal by Innocence (1984)

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis  •  Alan Birkinshaw
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Sarah Miles

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis  •  Alan Birkinshaw
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Sarah Miles

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  John Hurt  •  John Rhys-Davies  •  Colin Higgins  •  Patricia Hodge

Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  John Hurt  •  John Rhys-Davies  •  Colin Higgins  •  Patricia Hodge

Rough Cut (1980)

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  David Niven  •  Timothy West

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  David Niven  •  Timothy West

Rogue Male (1976)

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  John Standing  •  Alastair Sim  •  Harold Pinter

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  John Standing  •  Alastair Sim  •  Harold Pinter

'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1980)

Lord Sorenzo marries the beautiful young Annabella, but unbeknownst to him, she is pregnant as a result of an incestuous relationship with her brother Giovanni. Sorenzo discovers the truth, and his ambitious, scheming servant Vasques, resorts to murder (and worse) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Kenneth Cranham  •  Cherie Lunghi  •  Bernard Archard  •  Anthony Bate

Lord Sorenzo marries the beautiful young Annabella, but unbeknownst to him, she is pregnant as a result of an incestuous relationship with her brother Giovanni. Sorenzo discovers the truth, and his ambitious, scheming servant Vasques, resorts to murder (and worse) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Kenneth Cranham  •  Cherie Lunghi  •  Bernard Archard  •  Anthony Bate

The Chain (1984)

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Warren Mitchell  •  Bernard Hill  •  Leo McKern  •  Denis Lawson

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Warren Mitchell  •  Bernard Hill  •  Leo McKern  •  Denis Lawson

Suspicion (1987)

A powerfully tense remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, this British production of SUSPICION boasts a dynamic cast, making it a worthy descendent of the original.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Grieve
CAST:  Anthony Andrews  •  Jane Curtin  •  Ron Pember  •  Martin Clunes

A powerfully tense remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, this British production of SUSPICION boasts a dynamic cast, making it a worthy descendent of the original.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Grieve
CAST:  Anthony Andrews  •  Jane Curtin  •  Ron Pember  •  Martin Clunes

No Hard Feelings (1976)

This short feature, an early directing credit for Alan Parker, shows the reality of life during the WWII air raids with none of the traditional 'Blitz spirit' so often portrayed. Eric spends the nights crammed into a brick shelter with his dad, sister and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Joe Gladwin  •  Kate Williams  •  Anthony Allen  •  Mary Larkin

This short feature, an early directing credit for Alan Parker, shows the reality of life during the WWII air raids with none of the traditional 'Blitz spirit' so often portrayed. Eric spends the nights crammed into a brick shelter with his dad, sister and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Parker
CAST:  Joe Gladwin  •  Kate Williams  •  Anthony Allen  •  Mary Larkin
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