The Assassination Bureau 1969  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Assassination Bureau Limited
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Curt Jurgens, Philippe Noiret, Warren Mitchell, Beryl Reid, Clive Revill, Vernon Dobtcheff, Annabella Incontrera, Jess Conrad, George Coulouris
Based on a Jack London story, this film is set on the eve of World War I and involves a journalist (Diana Rigg) who offers money to the head of the Assassination Bureau (Oliver Reed) to target himself as the next victim.
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The Dock Brief 1962 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Trial and Error
Director: James Hill
Cast: Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid, David Lodge, Frank Pettingell, Tristram Jellinek, Audrey Nicholson, Eric Woodburn, John Waite, Frank Thornton
Aging lawyer Morgenhall (Peter Sellers) gets the chance for his big moment in court when he defends a husband accused of murdering his wife.
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The Doctor and the Devils 1985 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Pryce, Twiggy, Julian Sands, Stephen Rea, Phyllis Logan, Beryl Reid, Patrick Stewart, Sian Phillips
In this Mel Brooks production, Doctor Thomas Rock (Timothy Dalton) enlists the aid of grave robbers to obtain cadavers for his scientific experiments.
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again 1972 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Fuest
Cast: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Hugh Griffith, Peter Cushing, Beryl Reid, Terry-Thomas, Fiona Lewis, Peter Jeffrey, Milton Reid
The diabolical Doctor Phibes (Vincent Price) is back again–still trying new ways to bring his dead wife back to life. This time, he looks for an Egyptian drug that he believes holds the key to his quest.
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Joseph Andrews 1977  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Ann - Margret, Peter Firth, Michael Hordern, Beryl Reid, Jim Dale, Peter Bull, Karen Dotrice, John Gielgud, Natalie Ogle
A young 18th-century footman, Joseph Andrews (Peter Firth), falls prey to the lustful yearnings of his employer, Lady Booby (Ann-Margret), in this tasteless and slow-moving story.
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Smiley's People 1982  TV, 325 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Langton
Cast: Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate, Bernard Hepton, Michael Byrne, Barry Foster, Michael Lonsdale, Bill Paterson, Beryl Reid, Curt Jurgens, Vladek Sheybal, Patrick Stewart
George Smiley (Alec Guinness) comes out of retirement and rejoins the British Intelligence to investigate the death of an agent friend. Clues lead Smiley to Paris, Germany, and Switzwerland as he tracks down his old nemesis, the Soviet double-agent Karla (Patrick Stewart).
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Star! 1968  G, 174 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, Jenny Agutter, Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Scheider
This biography of stage star Gertrude Lawrence flopped at the box office but received seven Academy Award nominations. Julie Andrews as Lawrence and Daniel Massey as Noel Coward are superb. Daniel Massey received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | Best I have Ever Seen | Ethel 02/28/2007 | | So underated! Better than the original title of STAR! Excellent songs and excellent performances! |
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Two Way Stretch 1960 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Lionel Jeffries, Liz Fraser, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Thorley Walters, Noel Hood, Myrette Morven, George Woodbridge, Edwin Brown, Wallas Eaton
Three convicts–Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers), Jelly Knight (David Lodge), and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins) break out of jail to rob a maharajah, commit the perfect crime, and return to jail for the perfect alibi. With help from Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White), they perform the heist, but then are faced with the problem of where to store the jewels. They decide to hide them in the warden's safe, and wait to be released. That works, but problems lie in their future.
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| 1. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
aka: The Assassination Bureau Limited
2. The Dock Brief (1962)
aka: Trial and Error
3. The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
4. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
5. Inspector Clouseau (1968)
6. Joseph Andrews (1977)
7. Smiley's People (1982)
8. Star! (1968)
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
9. Two Way Stretch (1960)
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