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12 Angry Men
Adapted from Reginald Rose's television play, this film marked the directing debut of Sidney Lumet. At the end of a murder trial in New York City, the twelve jurors retire to consider the verdict. The man in the dock is a young Puerto Rican accused of killing his father, and eleven of the twelve jurors do not hesitate in finding him guilty. However, one of the jurors (Henry Fonda), reluctant to send the youngster to his death without any debate, returns a vote of not guilty. From this single event, the jurors begin to re-evaluate the case, as they look at the murder - and themselves - in a fresh light. £5.99 -
12 Angry Men
Adapted from Reginald Rose's television play, this film marked the directing debut of Sidney Lumet. At the end of a murder trial in New York City, the twelve jurors retire to consider the verdict. The man in the dock is a young Puerto Rican accused of killing his father, and eleven of the twelve jurors do not hesitate in finding him guilty. However, one of the jurors (Henry Fonda), reluctant to send the youngster to his death without any debate, returns a vote of not guilty. From this single event, the jurors begin to re-evaluate the case, as they look at the murder - and themselves - in a fresh light. £5.99 -
A Countess from Hong Kong
Romantic comedy and the last film directed by Charles Chaplin. An American diplomat (Marlon Brando) is heading for Hawaii from Hong Kong in order to attempt to patch things up with his estranged wife Martha (Tippi Hedren). His trip soon becomes eventful as he finds a Russian countess, a stowaway, in his cabin. Having begged for his help, Natascha (Sophia Loren) resorts to blackmail in order to emigrate to the US. £5.99 -
A Farewell to Arms
A big budget remake of the 1932 original based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Rock Hudson stars as the American ambulance driver who falls in love with his nurse (Jennifer Jones) after being wounded in World War One, and deserts his post in order to be with her. £2.99 -
A Kind of Loving
John Schlesinger's screen adaptation of Stan Barstow's 'kitchen-sink' novel tells a gritty story of love in an industrial Lancashire town. Draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) sleeps with Ingrid (June Ritchie), a young typist who works at the same factory as him, but soon loses interest in her. When she discovers that she is pregnant, Vic finds himself burdened with unwanted family responsibilities and an interfering mother-in-law (Thora Hird). But despite these circumstances, Vic and Ingrid try to find a way of living together, working their way towards 'a kind of loving'.
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A Kiss Before Dying
Classic thriller based on the novel by Ira Levin. Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is a money hungry college student who is struggling to be accepted by his girlfriend Dorothy (Joanne Woodward)'s wealthy family. Bud's problems are exacerbated when Dorothy becomes pregnant and as a result is likely to be disinherited and disowned by her family. Bud resorts to desperate measures and murders Dorothy, making the incident look like suicide. However, Dorothy's sister Ellen (Virginia Leith) soon becomes suspicious of the 'suicide' and begins to slowly unravel Bud's deadly scheme. £1.99 -
A Man for All Seasons
Oscar-winning adaptation of Robert Bolt's historical play. Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) has to wrestle with his conscience when he is appointed High Chancellor to King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw). The King wishes More's support in his decision to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, in favour of Anne Boleyn. When More refuses and resigns from his office, he falls foul of a plot by Thomas Cromwell (Leo McKern) to remove him permanently.
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A Night to Remember
Classic documentary drama based on Walter Lord's book about the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Told from the perspective of Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More), the story follows the supposedly 'unsinkable' ship as she embarks on her maiden voyage and ultimately founders in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship leaves port and soon Captain Smith (Laurence Naismith) is given several ice warnings but decides not to decrease the Titanic's speed. When the ship hits an iceberg late at night on April 14th the situation looks bleak, especially with the realisation that there are not enough lifeboats to carry all on board. The Titanic's distress call is received by the Carpathia but she is four hours away and unlikely to reach the ship before it sinks. Chaos breaks out both above and below deck as the passengers and crew race against time for their survival.
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A Taste of Honey
Classic 1960s realist drama based on the play by Shelagh Delaney. Abandoned by her sailor boyfriend and her man-hungry mother (Dora Bryan), pregnant Manchester teenager Jo (Rita Tushingham) thinks she might have to face life's difficulties all alone. Help then comes in the form of a kind-hearted gay man named Geoffrey (Murray Melvin), who moves in and takes care of her; the two find happiness together, but soon life moves on.... £7.99 -
After the Fox
Peter Sellers plays Aldo Vanucci, aka the Fox (a master of disguise who cannot seem to stay out of jail), in this comedy directed by Vittorio De Sica and adapted from Somerset Maughan's novel by Neil Simon. Vanucci has come up with a new money-making scheme that involves moving gold bullion from Cairo to Rome. To cover his tracks, Vanucci poses as the director of a film about a robbery, which stars his talentless sister (Britt Ekland - and Mrs Sellers at the time) and a vain, has-been Hollywood star (Victor Mature in one of his funniest roles). He even manages to enrol almost the entire population of an Italian village as extras. However, someone smells a rat (or could it be a fox?).
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Alexander the Great
Ancient Greek hero Alexander the Great (Richard Burton) is schooled in the arts by Aristotle (Barry Jones), but has a somewhat less cerebral destiny awaiting him. Following in the footsteps of his father (Fredric March), he uses a combination of military might and political cunning to sweep all his enemies before him, uniting Europe and Asia in the process.
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Alfie
Alfie (Michael Caine in his first starring role) is a streetwise womaniser in swinging Sixties London. His conquests are numerous, from common-law wife Gilda (Julia Foster) to frustrated housewife Lily (Vivien Merchant), but the chirpy cockney's sexual antics catch up with him faster than he had counted on. The film is now seen as a period piece of Sixties British Cinema and to show the consequences of the sexual revolution that began in that era (Alfie is not repentent about his harsh treatment of the women in his life and so never quite finds fulfilment), was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and has a soundtrack by jazz musician Sonny Rollins.
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection
A collection of 14 classic films directed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The titles featured are: 'Saboteur' (1942), 'Shadow of a Doubt' (1943), 'Rope' (1948), 'Rear Window' (1954), 'The Trouble With Harry' (1955), 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1956), 'Vertigo' (1958), 'Psycho' (1960), 'The Birds' (1963), 'Marnie' (1964), 'Torn Curtain' (1966), 'Topaz' (1969), 'Frenzy' (1972) and 'Family Plot' (1976). £24.99 -
Alice's Restaurant
Arthur Penn's freewheeling hippy film, based on Arlo Guthrie's famous 1968 song of the same name, takes an exuberant look at the 1960s counterculture, draft dodging, social intolerance, law enforcement, and the hardships of growing older. The film follows Arlo Guthrie (played by himself) as he gets kicked out of school and travels back east to visit his old friends Alice (Pat Quinn) and Ray (James Broderick) Brock in their converted church/commune. After a huge Thanksgiving feast, Arlo is assigned the duty of taking out the rubbish. When he finds the local dump closed, he tosses the bag of rubbish over a cliff - which leads to his arrest for littering. This minor offence comes back to haunt him when he is drafted into the US army during the Vietnam war.
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An Affair to Remember
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star as a playboy and a nightclub singer who embark on a shipboard romance and eventually fall completely in love with each other. They decide to make a pact that when they arrive to their separate homes, they will end their respective relationships, and rendezvous in six months' time at the top of the Empire State Building. The course of true love, however, never does run smoothly. A remake of the 1939 film 'Love Affair' the film was nominated for 3 Oscars, for cinematography, music and the title song.
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An Inspector Calls
When a young girl is murdered a Police Inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each one of the family has a guilty secret - each one is partly responsible for her murder. Alastair Sim stars in this classic drama. £9.99 -
Arabesque
After being hired by an Arabian oil magnate to decipher a secret message, Oxford professor David Pollock (Gregory Peck) finds himself becoming romantically involved with his employer's attractive companion, Yasmin (Sophia Loren). The duo soon become involved in a deadly chase when they discover just what the secret message relates to.
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Around the World in 80 Days
This star-studded adaptation of the Jules Verne story, with over 40 cameo appearances, won several Oscars, including one for Best Picture. A Victorian English gentleman (David Niven) and his valet make a bet that they can circumnavigate the globe in only 80 days. They travel by almost every form of transport possible at the time, whilst being chased by an English detective who is convinced that Fogg has robbed the Bank of England. Re-made in 1988 with Pierce Brosnan and Eric Idle.
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Audrey Hepburn: Couture Muse Collection
Collection of six of Audrey Hepburn's most celebrated film roles. Adapted from the Truman Capote novella, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961) sees Hepburn in her archetypal role as dizzy call-girl Holly Golightly, trying not to fall for George Peppard's failed writer in New York. The musical romantic comedy 'Funny Face' (1957) sees Hepburn playing alongside Fred Astaire to the music of Gershwin as a young bookshop clerk transformed into an international fashion model. In 'Paris When it Sizzles' (1964), Hepburn plays a secretary hired to help alcoholic writer Richard Benson (William Holden) finish up a screenplay for a Hollywood producer, with only two days until the end of his deadline. 'My Fair Lady' (1964) is Lerner and Loewe's seminal musical version of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'. Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), an expert in phonetics, accepts the challenge of transforming common Cockney flowergirl Eliza Dolittle (Audrey Hepburn) into a lady through elocution lessons. For her Hollywood debut, 'Roman Holiday' (1953), Hepburn won an Academy Award as Princess Anne, the bored royal who absconds from her duties and meets up with Gregory Peck's American ex-pat journalist. Finally, Billy Wilder directs Hepburn in 'Sabrina' (1954) as the shy daughter of a wealthy family's chauffeur, who returns from two years in Paris as a sophisticated young woman. £17.99 -
Barabbas
Sword and sandal epic which imagines the later life of the biblical character Barabbas (Anthony Quinn). Released from prison when the crowd chose his freedom over that of Jesus, Barrabas quickly returns to his life of crime. A subsequent arrest gets him sentenced to a lifetime's work in the silver mines, but fate grants him the chance to become a gladiator and the opportunity to regain his freedom. Meanwhile, throughout these adventures he becomes increasingly troubled by the knowledge that an innocent man died in his place. £5.99
