Carve Her Name with Pride 1958  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey, Alain Saury, Maurice Ronet, Anne Leon, Sydney Tafler, Avice Landone, Nicole Stephane, Noel Willman, Bill Owen, Billie Whitelaw, William Mervyn, Michael Goodliffe
This story is based on the real life of Violette Szabo (Virginia McKenna) who joined the British secret service during World War II. Her husband (Alain Saury) had just been killed in North Africa, but Violette left her baby girl behind and parachuted into enemy territory to begin work as a British agent. Violette was captured and sent to a concentration camp where she was tortured and finally executed. Her bravery in not revealing British secrets earned her (posthumously) the George Cross.
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The Comeback 1978  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror
aka: The Day the Screaming Stopped
Director: Pete Walker
Cast: Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Bill Owen, Sheila Keith, Holly Palance, Peter Turner, Richard Johnson, June Chadwick, Patrick Brock
While American pop star Nick Cooper (Jack Jones) writes new songs, he retreats to a country manor for peace and quiet. Instead of quiet, he becomes immersed in details about his wife's (Holly Palance) murder when her ghost reveals things to him that could help him solve her murder.
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The Fighting Prince of Donegal 1966  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams, Gordon Jackson, Andrew Keir, Donal McCann, Richard Leech, Peter Jeffrey, Marie Kean, Bill Owen, Norman Wooland, Peggy Marshall, Maurice Roeves, Donal McCann, Fidelma Murphy
A young Irish prince, Hugh O'Donnell (Peter McEnery) rescues his people from the encroaching English forces during the Elizabethan era in this exciting Disney film.
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Georgy Girl 1966 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Silvio Narizzano
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling, Bill Owen, Claire Kelly, Rachel Kempson, Denise Coffey, Dorothy Alison
This is Lynn Redgrave before she started doing all those Weight Watchers commercials. She plays chubby Georgy who is being seduced by James Leamington (James Mason). Finally, she succumbs and finds that married life with James is just what she needed all along. Lynn is good–and was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar; Mason was nominated for Best Supporting Actor).
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In Celebration 1975 PG, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: Alan Bates, James Bolam, Brian Cox, Constance Chapman, Gabrielle Daye, Bill Owen
Lindsay Anderson brings his play to the screen with the original cast in this intense story of a family brought together for a 40th wedding anniversary of the Shaws (Bill Owen and Constance Chapman) in a coal-mining town in England. Their three sons–Steven, Andrew, and Colin (Brian Cox, Alan Bates, and James Bolam) have done well in life, at least better than most in this town, but the relationships of the brothers become strained during the visit.
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On the Fiddle 1961  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Operation Warhead
Operation Snafu
Director: Cyril Frankel
Cast: Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Alan King, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Kathleen Harrison, John Le Mesurier, Jack Lambert, Bill Owen
In spite of their ineptness as Royal Air Force recruits, Horace Pope (Alfred Lynch) and Pedlar Pascoe (Sean Connery) become military heroes.
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The Ship That Died of Shame 1955 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
aka: PT Raiders
Director: Basil Dearden, Michael Relph
Cast: Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver, Bernard Lee, Ralph Truman, John Chandos, Harold Goodwin, John Longden, Stratford Johns, David Langton, Alfie Bass, John Boxer
World War II has ended when three shipmates (Richard Attenborough, George Baker, and Bill Owen) get together looking for something to do with their empty lives. The solution: buy their old gunboat, which will enable them to set up a smuggling operation.
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, James Hayter, James Robertson Justice, Martita Hunt, Hubert Gregg, Michael Hordern, Bill Owen, Anthony Eustrel, Reginald Tate, Elton Hayes, Patrick Barr, Anthony Forwood, Hal Osmond
Disney Studios made this Robin Hood story into a very enjoyable film, and filming in England adds to the strength of the story. Robin Hood (Richard Todd) devotes his life to helping the poor during the oppressive Prince John's (Hubert Gregg) reign when the Sheriff of Nottingham (Peter Finch) reeks havoc on the citizens. This is the story of Robin Hood, his merrie men, and his true love Maid Marian (Joan Rice) and their efforts to preserve the throne for King Richard (Patrick Barr).
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| 1. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
2. The Comeback (1978)
aka: The Day the Screaming Stopped
3. The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
4. Georgy Girl (1966)
5. In Celebration (1975)
6. On the Fiddle (1961)
aka: Operation Warhead
aka: Operation Snafu
7. The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
aka: PT Raiders
8. The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
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