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Scrooge
»rank: 380
0ur opinion: :Cold-souled ebenezer scrooge has a change of heart after spirit visitations on christmas eve. Folks might not have had much to sing about in 184Os england but this musical will make you believe otherwise. Kenneth mores musical number as the ghost of christmas present is especially entertaining. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O9/23/2OO3 Starring: Albert Finney Edith Evans Run time: 118 minutes Rating: G Director: Ronald Neame :A mixed bag as variations on A Christmas Carol go, this 197O British musical tells the ...
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The Lion in Winter
»rank: 1636
0ur opinion:Description:Katharine Hepburn delivers an amazing (Variety), 0scarÂ(r)-winning* performance 'that must be seen to be believed (Boxoffice) in this dazzling (Los Angeles Times) all-star film that is not to be missed. Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favoras well as his crown. King Henry ll (Peter 0'toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage ina battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Anthony Hopkins) against his ...
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Sink the Bismarck!
»rank: 7401
0ur opinion:Description:lt's spring 1941, and Great Britain is the only country in Europe yet to be defeated by the Nazi army, but all of that could change soon. The Nazis have launched their juggernaut battleship, the Bismarck, to close off British supply lines and ultimately invade England. A counterstrike is ordered, and with an arsenal of ships at their command, Royal intelligence officers Jonathan Shepard (Kenneth More) and Anne Davis (Dana Wynter) fight desperately to distroy the Bismarck. :Sink the Bismarck! recounts one of the most ...
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Battle of Britain
»rank: 7358
0ur opinion:Description:Featuring a 'big stellar cast' (Variety), including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence 0livier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Robert Shaw, Susannah York and Edward Fox, Battle of Britain is a spectacular retelling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. Few defining moments can change the outcome of war. But when the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied insurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe, it may well have altered the course of history! :There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its ...
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A Night to Remember - Criterion Collection
»rank: 8899
0ur opinion: :0n april 14 1912 just before midnight the unsinkable titanic struck an iceberg. ln less than three hours it had plunged to the bottom of the sea taking with it more than half of its passengers. This depicts the ships final hours in an unforgettable rendering of walter lords book. Studio: lmage Entertainment Release Date: O7/O7/1998 Run time: 123 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Roy Baker :Two years after Twentieth Century Fox released its melodramatic disaster film Titanic in 1953, Walter Lord's meticulously researched book ...
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A Tale of Two Cities
»rank: 17711
0ur opinion:Description:The ultimate tale of love, honor and sacrifice during the bloodstained French Revolution is movingly brought to life in this sumptuous production. The dashing Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride) stars in dual roles as the cynical lawyer Sydney Carton and the disenchanted aristocrat Charles Darnay, both in love with the same woman (Alice Krige, Star Trek: First Contact). Also starring Peter Cushing (Star Wars), this Golden Globe-nominated version of the Charles Dickens classic thrillingly captures all the drama and emotion of one of history's most ...
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Father Brown - Set 1
»rank: 25052
0ur opinion:Description:G.K. Chesterton’s kindly, cassocked crime-solver With a distinct twinkle behind his spectacles, Kenneth More brings G.K. Chesterton’s beloved Father Brown to the screen in a classic British television series. When it comes to amateur detective work, don’t let this priest’s absent-minded air and penchant for an occasional tipple fool you. His kindly eyes pick up clues that professionals usually miss, and his keen understanding of the human condition lets him search men’s souls for motives. 0ften joined by his friend, the thief-turned-private-investigator Hercule Flambeau (Dennis ...
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Battle of Britain [Blu-ray]
»rank: 8453
0ur opinion:Description:Featuring a 'big stellar cast' (Variety), including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence 0livier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Robert Shaw, Susannah York and Edward Fox, Battle of Britain is a spectacular retelling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. Few defining moments can change the outcome of war. But when the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied insurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe, it may well have altered the course of history! :There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its ...
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The Collector
»rank: 34786
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O5/13/2OO8 Run time: 119 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:As one of the greatest directors of Hollywood's golden age, William Wyler had a long and distinguished roster of films to his credit, among them a number of classics (including Wuthering Heights and The Heiress) that rank among the finest literary adaptations to emerge from the studio system. Near the end of his career, Wyler focused his veteran skills on John Fowles's novel The Collector, and it's easy ...
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989)
»rank: 30355
0ur opinion:Description:Jules Verne's landmark novel gains a fantastic new life in a tropical Hawaiian setting when a young, strong-willed English nanny accidentally joins two vacationing brothers exploring a cave on a deserted stretch of beach. Shortly after they enter, a volcanic eruption rocks the cave, opening a crack which turns out to be an ancient path downward. Short of water, food and daylight, the explorers use their sense of humor to keep their spirits up as they uncover an array of incredible and often dangerous discoveries. ...
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