Cry of the Banshee 1970  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Mower, Hilary Heath, Sally Geeson, Michael Elphick, Robert Hutton, Stephen Chase, Carl Rigg, Marshall Jones, Andrew McCulloch, Pamela Fairbrother, Quinn O'Hara
Lord Edward Whitman (Vincent Price) leads a witch-hunt and massacres many witches. Their leader, Oona (Elisabeth Bergner), then puts a curse on Whitman and his entire family. Using her occult powers, Oona summons a demon that takes the form of Roderick (Patrick Mower) who then takes the job of stable boy working for the Whitman family. Roderick falls in love with Whitman's daughter Maureen (Hilary Heath), which sets off tragic events involving both the witches and the Whitman family, and Oona gets her revenge.
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Kidnapped 1971  G, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Vivien Heilbron, Lawrence Douglas, Freddie Jones, Andrew McCulloch, Russell Waters, Jack Watson, Peter Jeffrey, Roger Booth, Geoffrey Whitehead, Claire Nielson
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, this is the tale of a young Scottish orphan, David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas), who arrives at his wicked uncle Ebeneezer's (Donald Pleasence) home. David does not know that he is the heir to the family fortune, and Ebineezer arranges for Captain Hoseason (Jack Hawkins) to kidnap David and take him aboard his ship to be sold into slavery. David is rescued and becomes friends with Alan Breck (Michael Caine). They make it to land and set out to Edinburgh to fight for David's inheritance and the forces of King George who have been sent to his Scottish highlands.
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 The Land That Time Forgot 1975 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley, Roy Holder, Ron Pember, Godfrey James, Bobby Parr, Declan Mulholland, Colin Farrell, Steve(2) James, Ben Howard, Grahame Mallard, Andrew McCulloch
Based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this adventure story involves a German submarine, commanded by Capt. Von Schoenvorts (John McEnery), that holds captive the survivors–adventurer Bowen Tyler (Doug McClure), ship officer Bradley (Keith Barron), and ship passenger Lisa Clayton (Susan Penhaligon)–of a British ship they have just sunk. Together, they discover the lost land of Caprona where dinosaurs still roam. There is a sequel: "The People That Time Forgot."
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| 1. Cry of the Banshee (1970)
2. Kidnapped (1971)
3. The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
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