A Night To Remember
(1958) [PG]

For many years Roy Baker's 1958 re-enactment of the greatest sea drama of the 20th Century - the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 14, 1912 has been considered the definitive movie version. Based on the book by Walter Lord, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER is told through the eyes of crew member, Second Officer...  More

That Hamilton Woman
(1941) [PG]

Two of Hollywood's biggest legends and off-screen lovers Vivien Leigh (Emma Hamilton) and Laurence Oliver (Nelson) star in this Academy Award-winning story based on one of history's most ill-fated love affairs. However, the film left no-one in any doubt that Nelson's warning of the dangers of...  More

The Dismissal (2 Disc Set)
(1983) [PG]

The mini-series about the drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labour Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and...  More

Caligula (R rated version)
(1979) [R]

The most expensive adult movie ever made, Caligula tells the tale of the mad Roman emperor's rise and fall. Depicting his descent into madness and depravity with graphic sex and violence, and with an all-star cast, Caligula is a true cult classic. Lavish sets, some truly over the top acting...  More

Ned Kelly
(1970) [PG]

True story of a frontier cowboy in Australia who is convicted as a horse thief. He insists he is innocent and takes to the hills to live as an outlaw. Rock superstar Mick Jagger makes his dynamic screen debut in this explosive frontier crime saga from Academy Award winner director Tony...  More

The Crucible
(1996) [M]

A small group of teen girls in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts caught in an innocent conjuring of love potions to catch young men are forced to tell lies that Satan had invaded them and forced them to participate in the rites and are then forced to name those involved. Thrown into the mix are greedy...  More

Michael Collins
(1996) [M]

The life and times of Michael Collins, the man who inspired passion in a nation and changed the history of Ireland.  More

Quest For Fire
(1981) [MA]

Set 80,000 years ago, this accomplished "cinematic spectacle" (New York Magazine) follows the lives of four tribes of early man-each with their own customs and stages of development. As they all face perilous terrain, human rivals and savage predators, one peaceful tribe searches for the element...  More

Khartoum
(1966) [G]

Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier face off in this epic, stirring drama of two men and two empires. With stunning desert battles staged by the creator of the Ben-Hur chariot race, Khartoum is a magnificently staged action spectacle with outstanding portrayals and breathtaking cinematography....  More

I Claudius: Discs 3&4 of 5 (2 Disc Set)
(1976) [M]

This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who despite a deformed leg and a speech impediment through prophecy becomes the Roman Empire. The mini-series follows the history of the Roman...  More

I Claudius: Discs 1&2 of 5 (2 Disc Set)
(1976) [M]

This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who despite a deformed leg and a speech impediment through prophecy becomes the Roman Empire. The mini-series follows the history of the Roman...  More

Underground (1995)
(1995) [M]

The story starts from an underground manufacture of weapons of Belgrade, during the WWII, and evolves into fairly surreal situations. The black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans forgets to mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. 50 years later, they...  More

The Lion In Winter
(1968) [PG]

The year is 1183. King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) invites his wife Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), who has been long exiled, to join Henry and their three sons, Prince Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins in his film debut), Prince Geoffrey, and Prince John, for a family reunion. Also in...  More

The Fall Of The Roman Empire
(1964) [G]

Producer Samuel Bronston's The Fall of the Roman Empire captures all the glory, grandeur and greed of a crumbling civilisation and brings to life a love story for all the ages...  More

The Pride And The Passion
(1957) [PG]

Napolean's forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon, Spanish fighter Miguel (Frank Sinatra) plans to attack Napolean's army...  More

The Last Valley
(1970) [M]

An army of 17th century mercenaries discover a peaceful town nestled in a verdant valley which has been left unmolested by the bloody "Thirty Years War." The reaction of the community's denizens to the violent soldiers becomes increasingly hostile. Michael Caine and Omar Sharif star in this...  More

October 1917 (Ten Days That Shook the World)
(1927) [PG]

Borrowing its title from a book by American journalist John Reed (of Reds fame), Sergei Eisenstein's Ten Days That Shook the World reenacts the crucial week-and-a-half in October, 1918, when the Russian Kerensky regime was toppled by the Bolsheviks. While Eisenstein takes certain liberties in...  More

Nixon
(1995) [M]

Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Nixon in the acclaimed hit from controversial director Oliver Stone! Nominated for 4 Academy Awards; Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power - when his involvement in...  More

Burnt By The Sun
(1994) [M]

The year is 1936 and Colonel Kotov, his wife Maroussia and their young daughter Nadia are leading a happy life in their country home. That is, until Dimitri, a man on an evil mission, enters their lives. Russian dialogue with subtitles.  More

The Madness Of King George
(1994) [M]

The acclaimed Oscar and BAFTA-winning drama based on Alan Bennett's international stage phenomenon. The year is 1788. George III (Nigel Hawthorne) has been regent for the past thirty years, a kind and benevolent ruler. However, a gradual change is becoming noticeable in his demeanour. Bothered by...  More

Queen Margot (La Reine Margot)
(1993) [MA]

She was the daughter of a King, the sister of a King, the wife of a King...and the lover of an enemy. August 1572 - France is torn apart in bitter religious wars. Marguerite know as Margot, is proud and beautiful; the Catholic sister of King Charles IX, she is forced to marry the Protestant Henri...  More

The Agony And The Ecstasy
(1965) [G]

An historical drama based on the painting of the Sistine Chapel by the artist Michelangelo.  More

To Live
(1994) [PG]

The story of a couple whose lives are thrown into turmoil by civil war. Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles.  More

The Blue Kite
(1993) [M]

Originally banned in its home country of China, where the director was under close government scrutiny for making the film "without permission", The Blue Kite is one of the most acclaimed and controversial films to come out of the new Chinese cinema, detailing the realities of daily life under...  More

Eureka Stockade
(1949) [G]

Director Watt, after the brilliant The Overlanders in 1946, may have even outdone that here, with a spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and, more importantly, the events leading up to it. Rafferty is fantastic in the lead role as reluctant hero Lalor in the film which,...  More

Stalingrad
(1993) [MA]

Follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the platoon leads his men to desert. The men of the platoon attempt to...  More

Daens
(1993) [M]

This Academy Award-nominated Belgian drama follows a late 19th-century priest's courageous battle to end the exploitation of child workers in Aalst, Belgium. Father Daens' crusade begins shortly after he is transferred to the impoverished Belgian region. Aghast at the working conditions he sees...  More

Schindler's List (2 Disc Set)
(1993) [M]

"Schindler's List" is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler's motivations switch from profit to human sympathy...  More

Farewell My Concubine
(1993)

Nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar, this film, based on the novel by Lilian Lee, spans fifty years of Chinese art, passion and revolution, seen through the eyes of two male stars of the Peking Opera and the prostitute who comes between them. Mandarin dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Midway (The Battle Of Midway)
(1976) [PG]

The battle of Midway sounded its furious thunder in June 1942, just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Midway interweaves the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States. The all-star cast and...  More