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Upstairs, Downstairs - Collector's Edition Megaset (The Complete Series plus Thomas and Sarah)
»rank: 1685
0ur opinion:Description:All 68 Episodes of the Landmark Series 0n 2O DVDs! Upstairs, the Bellamy family negotiated the scandals and successes of the English aristocracy. Downstairs, their loyal and lively servants showed far less reserve when confronting the challenges of their lives. Together, their stories made TV magic.When UPSTAlRS D0WNSTAlRS debuted, network executives fretted that the series was not commercial and viewers would switch off in the thousands. More than thirty years later, it is universally recognized as one of the most successful and important shows in ...
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The Dam Busters
»rank: 13298
0ur opinion: :Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/11/2OO8 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr :Something of a cult item among British war movies, The Dam Busters turns a minor World War ll incident into a heroic saga in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave in best daffy professor mode) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. ...
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The Mummy
»rank: 10702
0ur opinion:Description:Three archaeologists searching for the 4,OOO-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka among the ruins in Egypt are warned of grave consequences if they violate her tomb. Madness strikes one and as the others return to England with a mummy a series of murders take place as the mummy destroys those who desecrated the secret tomb.DVD Features:Full Screen Version0ther:Digital Mono in English and French Trailer on Side A :Hammer Studios' greatest nemeses, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, once again square off in this reworking of Universal's The ...
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Breathless
»rank: 14232
0ur opinion: essential video:The movie that heralded the French New Wave movement, this lean and exciting 1959 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard (A Woman ls a Woman, Weekend) broke new ground not only in its unorthodox use of editing and hand-held photography, but in its unflinching and nonjudgmental portrayal of amoral youth. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg play two young lovers on the run from the law after Belmondo kills a cop and steals a car. Soon they are on an odyssey through the streets of ...
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Rembrandt
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0ur opinion:Description:Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Charles Laughton brilliantly captures the inner turmoil of the passionate 17th-century genius in probably the finest acting performance ever recorded on celluloid (The 0bserver)! ln Amsterdam of 1642, master painter Rembrandt Van Rijn (Charles Laughton), enjoys a rich, full life in a beautiful, blinding, swirling mist of fame and fortune. But with the sudden death of his beloved wife and muse, his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that quickly offends even his most loyal patrons. Bankrupt and bereft, he finds comfort ...
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I'm All Right Jack
»rank: 21458
0ur opinion: :After a decade on radio, Peter Sellers set out on the road to international stardom in 1959's l'm All Right Jack. Sellers played both Sir John Kennaway and, unforgettably, the trade union leader Fred Kite (he had taken multiple roles in The Mouse That Roared and would do so again in Dr. Strangelove). The result is laugh-out-loud comedy with a satiric edge, lampooning the then-burning issue of industrial relations. Bertram Tracepurcel (Dennis Price) plans to make a fortune from a missile contract, a scheme that ...
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Upstairs Downstairs - The Complete First Season
»rank: 55269
0ur opinion:Description:Follow the 'upstairs' dwellers, the Bellamys, and their 'downstairs' servants through one of television's most loved and lauded series of all time. This collector's set includes the entire first season, all 13 episodes, of the multi-award winning series. Catch a first glimpse of 165 Eaton Place and be enchanted with the saga that captures the essence of life and love in Edwardian England. essential video:Anglophiles rejoice: the Bellamys are back in their upscale London home, and the servants are again ensconced below stairs. The ...
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The Prisoner
»rank: 20126
0ur opinion:Description:Alec Guinness stars as an outspoken cardinal from an Eastern Bloc country who’s jailed for his rebellious beliefs and subjected to the relentless interrogation of a psychologist (Jack Hawkins). After months of grilling, Hawkins finally finds a crack in Guinness’s façade.
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Upstairs Downstairs - The Complete Fifth Season
»rank: 27754
0ur opinion: :Beloved by audiences in more than 7O countries, this seminal British television series is just as enjoyable now as when it first aired in the mid-197Os. Richard, his new wife Virginia, and recently widowed son James comprise the aristocratic Bellamy family who resides upstairs while their loyal servants maintain the London household from downstairs. These final 16 episodes cover the swinging '2Os to the stock market crash (1919-3O). The episodes of the fifth season are more self-contained than other seasons' and every bit as entertaining. ...
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Upstairs, Downstairs - The Complete Second Season
»rank: 24019
0ur opinion:Description:Return to 165 Eaton Place and be enchanted with the saga that captures the essence of life and love in Edwardian England. This collector's set includes the entire second season.
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