Powell & Pressburger’s tale of Allied efforts to sink a German warship. In the early days of WWII, the Nazis attack Allied ships. A nuanced portrayal of war. 1956
A homeless man living under the bridges of Paris. Lent 200 francs by an anonymous stranger, he is determined to pay back his debt.
British film legends Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger revisit the world of music once more in their comedy adaptation of Johan Strauss's Die Fledermaus, updated to post-war Vienna. A scintillating, light-hearted musical, it features memorable performances from Michael Redgrave, Mel Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Anton Walbrook and prima ballerina Ludmilla Tcherina as the titular Rosalinda.
A Russian diplomat's affair sparks a thrilling case of counter-espionage. Judith Farrow (Julie Andrews) works in the British Foreign Office and, when in the Caribbean, falls in love with Feodor Sverlov (Omar Sharif), a Russian military attach?, and their affair stirs up accusations.
Charles Dickens' immortal tale of Pip, an orphan given the opportunity to break free from poverty to live life as an educated gentleman.
Winner of seven Academy Awards(r), including Best Picture (1962), this is the restored director's cut of the breathtaking masterpiece.
Oscar-nominated travelogue showing the beauty of Ireland and its suitability as a holiday destination. From British Pathé TV's Travel Collection.
After a German invasion a British ambulance crew are forced to evacuate their base but become separated from the rest of their unit. Somehow they must make it to Alexandria, but how?
Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs money for dental treatment, Manny goes to the local insurance office to borrow on her policy. Employees at the office mistake him for a hold-up man who robbed them the year before and the police are called. The film tells the true story of what happened to Manny and his family.
Frank Smith and Eve arrive from America, apparently on honeymoon. But they have only just met and are on an undercover assignment; Eve is a secret agent and Smith is a prominent virologist. They are to rendezvous at Victoria station with a Hungarian scientist who has vital information about biological warfare which he refuses to disclose to anybody but an American scientist.
One of the most exciting action films ever made! It's W.W. II, and concealed deep within the solid rock of a cliff, impregnable to assault by sea or air, are the German Army's mighty guns of Navarone. Because they control a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea, it's imperative that the guns are destroyed. A specialised commando team is assembled. Included are mountaineer Keith Mallory, explosive..
Timothy Bottoms and Jane Seymour lead a talented cast in this two-part story of the life of King David. It begins with his legendary battle with the giant Goliath, and ends with his romance with Bathsheba and struggle to preserve Israel. The story of David is a legendary saga of a man after God's own heart.
Academy Award®-winners Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch star in this acclaimed drama based on the British play by Terence Rattigan about the affair between Lord Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton.
Anna Neagle, George Baker, Anthony Quayle take and Sylvia Syms star in this story of a beautiful young nurse at the very beginning of her career. It is a moving, sympathetic portrayal of the challenges faced by all those who enter this most demanding yet rewarding of professions - from routine operations to more serious conditions, from anxious, sometimes hostile parents to workplace romance.
Glenda Jackson & Peter Finch star in this witty drama about Admiral Nelson's scandalous affair. When young George Matcham visits his uncle and the vulgar Lady Hamilton, he struggles to comprehend what he finds. 1973
One of the most exciting action films ever made! It's W.W. II, and concealed deep within the solid rock of a cliff, impregnable to assault by sea or air, are the German Army's mighty guns of Navarone. Because they control a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea, it's imperative that the guns are destroyed. A specialised commando team is assembled. Included are mountaineer Keith Mallory, explosive..
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of The Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
Described as "the ultimate British war film", Ice Cold In Alex features Captain Anson (John Mills) a grumbling alcoholic sent on a WW2 mission to Alexandria.
A U.S. Sheriff, entrusted with a map of the legendary Valley of Gold, is attacked by an unruly bandit gang and his own local townspeople. They are all fired by greed and gold lust, but bound together by a fear of their common enemy - the Apache. Based on a novel by Will Henry, with music by Quincy Jones.
Actress Jenny Quayle talks openly about her father, legendary stage and screen actor, Sir Anthony Quayle, who had an astonishing international career that included acclaimed performances in the West End and on Broadway, as well as appearing in many of the most iconic films of the last 20th century.