Appointment in London 1953  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter, Dinah Sheridan, Bill Kerr, Bryan Forbes, William Sylvester, Anne Leon, Walter Fitzgerald, Terence Longdon
This is a very good story of a British bomber squadron on raids from their home in England during World War II. Nearing retirement after many dangerous missions, Wing Commander Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde) starts showing the strain.
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The Coca-Cola Kid 1985  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dusan Makavejev
Cast: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Kris McQuade, Max Gillies, Tony Barry, Paul Chubb, Colleen Clifford, Tim Finn
Becker (Eric Roberts), a Coca Cola marketing executive, is sent to Australia to increase sales of Coke. He finds out that part of the problem is a rival cola manufacturer, an old man who doesn't want competition. Offbeat and fun.
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Gallipoli 1981  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Hunter, Bill Kerr, Robert Grubb, Ron Graham, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingli, Heath Harris, Gerda Nicolson, Tim McKenzie, David Argue, Brian Anderson, Reg Evans, Jenny Lovell
Australians, who are competitive runners and friends, Frank (Mel Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee) enlist in the army to fight during World War I and end up in Gallipoli fighting the Turks. Unfortunately, disasters await, in part, because of poor planning by the commanders in charge of the campaign to take control of the Dardanelles away from the Turks. This is an insightful look at the philosophy of war.
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The Pirate Movie 1982  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Garry McDonald, Roger Ward, Kate Ferguson, Ian Mortimer, Kjell Nilsson
Loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance," this is the story of young Mabel (Kristy McNichol) who gets shipwrecked while sailing a tiny sailboat and imagines that she is part of a pirate adventure with her own pirate hero (Christopher Atkins).
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Sweet Talker 1991  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Jenkins
Cast: Bryan Brown, Karen Allen, Justin Rosniak, Chris Haywood, Bill Kerr, Bruce Spence, Bruce Myles, Paul Chubb, Peter Hehir, Don Barker
Harry (Bryan Brown) leaves prison with a plan in hand for his next con job. Arriving at his destination–a small Australian coastal town–he proceeds to sweet-talk the locals into investing in the recovery of a sunken ship and building a theme park. But, he didn't expect to fall in love and start having pangs of guilt. Sound familiar?
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The Wrong Arm of the Law 1962 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Cliff Owen
Cast: Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins, Davy Kaye, Nanette Newman, John Le Mesurier, Graham Stark, Ed Devereaux, Bill Kerr, Reg Lye
Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers) heads a crime syndicate in London and calls a truce with Scotland Yard when three impostors, pretending to be British bobbies, rip-off his syndicate.
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The Year of Living Dangerously 1982 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco, Bill Kerr, Domingo Landicho, Hermano De Guzman, Noel Ferrier, Paul Sonkkila
Personal lives and politics combine when journalist Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) goes to Indonesia in 1965 to cover the last days of President Sukarno's reign. Linda Hunt received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. Appointment in London (1953)
2. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
3. Gallipoli (1981)
4. The Pirate Movie (1982)
5. Sweet Talker (1991)
6. The Wrong Arm of the Law (1962)
7. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
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