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Simon And Laura
(1955) [G]

In the 1950's days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea of basing a family drama series on a real-life happily married actor couple. Unfortunately he chooses the Fosters, who need the money and so do the show. Actors they may be, but happily married they most surely...  More

The Million Pound Note
(1953) [G]

In this classic adaptation of Mark Twain’s story, two old and extremely wealthy brothers draw a currency note for a million pounds from their bank. They need it to settle an argument. One of them believes that such a note would be useless to any poverty-stricken man, the other believes that...  More

Malta Story
(1953) [G]

In Malta Story, Alec Guinness stars as Peter Ross who lands in Malta and is attached to the local regiment. On studying aerial photographs he discovers that Italy is preparing to invade Malta. It is of vital importance that the island remains under the control of the Allies, and Peter is the man...  More

Victim
(1961) [M]

A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde), a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr engaging in sexual liasons with other men. Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money from the same blackmailer, one of...  More

Passage Home
(1955) [PG]

In 1931, tensions run high on a merchant ship when the Captain accepts an attractive girl as passenger from South America. Competent melodrama complete with drunken Captain and storm at sea.  More

Tom Jones
(1963) [M]

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and featuring a cast of superb actors headed by the young Albert Finney and Susannah York, Tony Richardson's wickedly funny adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel (scripted by John Osbourne) is a rollicking, picaresque period comedy to savour....  More

The Blue Max
(1966) [PG]

There was no quiet on the Western Front for the heroes and cowards who flew to their rendezvous with Hell! The "Blue Max", a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by a German pilot who climbs out of the trenches and into the air force. He is met with prejudice by the other...  More

A Canterbury Tale
(1944) [G]

A British wartime classic. Four people uprooted by the war are drawn towards Canterbury - and discover what they couldn't find in peacetime. Hailed as one of Powell and Pressburger's most suggestive and profound studies of English-ness.  More

Ryan's Daughter (2 Disc Set)
(1970) [M]

In this epic tale of love, David Lean recreates the evocative atmosphere of a bygone era of film making. Written by Robert Bolt, Ryan's Daughter is a bitter sweet tale of love and loyality between Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles and Christopher Jones played out against the backdrop of early 20th...  More

Simba
(1955) [PG]

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.  More