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Secret Mission
(1942) [PG]

A behind-the-lines adventure with four British Intelligence Officers parachuting into occupied France. The mission that follows takes them into the heart of the Nazi headquarters in France.  More

The War Lover
(1962) [PG]

Steve McQueen fights his own private battle as a volatile "war lover" in this gripping story based on a novel by John Hersey. Stationed in England during World War II, Buzz Rickson (McQueen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron - and the most reckless. His maniacal quest for thrills...  More

The Longest Yard (The Mean Machine)
(1974) [M]

In this rough-and-tumble yarn filmed on location at the Georgia State Prison, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to a national championship. Burt Reynolds plays one...  More

Dear Murderer
(1947) [PG]

Hailed on its release as the first Gainsborough production by Betty Box, Britain’s leading female producer at the time, this is a chilling tale of premeditated murder and revenge. Lee Warren, a business man, returns to London after a trip abroad with a suspicion that his wife is being...  More

My Brother's Keeper
(1948) [PG]

George Martin and Willie Stannard are two prisoners on their way to a West Country gaol who find a way to escape. Martin is a hardened criminal but Stannard is a simple-minded youth awaiting trial. Despite being handcuffed together the two devise a clever plan to board a train in an attempt to...  More

Somewhere in the Night
(1946) [PG]

George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.  More

Detective Story
(1951) [PG]

Based on the smash Broadway hit, the gritty and gripping drama of Detective Story explodes onto the big screen under the capable direction of William Wyler (The Best Years Of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur). Set amidst the hectic activity of a New York City police station, Kirk Douglas stars...  More

The Naked Jungle
(1954) [PG]

Charlton Heston is the powerful, brooding owner of a plantation in the wild and treacherous South American jungle. Eleanor Parker is his charming American mail-order bride. But Heston is wary of the beautiful and talented Parker, and wonders why she would leave America for the rigors of jungle...  More

Rebel Without A Cause (2 Disc Set)
(1955) [M]

In one of the most influential performances in movie history, James Dean plays the new kid in town whose loneliness, frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens - and still reverberate 50 years later. Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo were Academy Award nominees for their achingly true...  More

Odd Man Out
(1946) [PG]

James Mason plays a hit man in this tense, atmospheric thriller from Carol Reed, the director of The Third Man. Johnny (Mason) is the idealistic leader of an illegal organisation who is on the run after escaping from prison. An attempt to hold up a linen mill goes wrong and Johnny is badly...  More