The Beast Must Die 1974  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery
aka: Black Werewolf
Director: Paul Annett
Cast: Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Anton Diffring, Charles Gray, Ciaran Madden, Tom Chadbon, Michael Gambon, Sam Mansary, Andrew Lodge
When the full moon is waxing, millionaire Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) invites six guests to his country estate. He knows that all summoned have links to cannibalism and has set up a high-tech surveillance system. One of the guests is a werewolf, and Tom's plan is to uncover its identity and hunt it down.
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Cromwell 1970 G, 139 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin, Frank Finlay, Timothy Dalton, Patrick Wymark, Patrick Magee, Nigel Stock, Charles Gray
Realistic battle scenes highlight this biography of the 16th-century take-over by Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris), who deposed England's Charles I (Alec Guinness).
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The Devil Rides Out 1968  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Devil's Bride
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Paul Eddington, Russell Waters, John Bown
The Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) battles a Satanist, Mocata (Charles Gray), for the soul of young Simon (Patrick Mower).
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 Diamonds Are Forever 1971  PG, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Jimmy Dean, Charles Gray, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Laurence Naismith, Lana Wood, Marc Lawrence, Putter Smith, Leonard Barr, Sid Haig
Diamonds have been stolen from South African mines, and James Bond (Sean Connery) goes undercover as diamond smuggler Peter Franks. The trail leads him to Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray) whose sinister plot to take over the world must be stopped at all cost. Bond joins forces with Tiffany Case (Jill St. John), and they try to stop hit men Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr. Kidd (Putter Smith) and, in the process, prevent a space-orbiting laser from destroying Washington, D.C. Great special effects and lots of adventure.
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The File of the Golden Goose 1969 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charles Gray, Edward Woodward, John Barrie, Adrienne Corri, Graham Crowden, Walter Gotell, Hilary Dwyer, Karel Stepanek, Hugh McDermott
American agents join forces with Scotland Yard's finest to infiltrate a band of international counterfeiters operating as "The Golden Goose."
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The Jigsaw Man 1983 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray, Michael Medwin, Morteza Kazerouni, David Kelly, Vladek Sheybal, Eric Sevareid
A British spy, Philip Kimberley (Michael Caine), goes to Russia where he undergoes plastic surgery and returns to England as double agent Sergei Kuzminsky.
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The Legacy 1978 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: The Legacy of Maggie Walsh
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John Standing, Ian Hogg, Margaret Tyzack, Charles Gray, Lee Montague, Roger Daltrey, Hildegarde Neil, Marianne Broome, William Abney, Patsy Smart, Mathias Kilroy, Reg Harding
Maggie Walsh (Katharine Ross) and Pete Danner (Sam Elliott) travel to England, and, when their car is forced off the road, they stay in a mansion where Satanic followers reside. Gruesome, demonic rites occur.
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 Masquerade 1965 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Operation Masquerade
A Shabby Tiger
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Jack Hawkins, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Bill Fraser, Charles Gray, John Le Mesurier, Felix Aylmer, Christopher Witty, Tutte Lemkow, Ernest Clark
This spoof of spy stories, based on the Victor Canning novel "Castle Minerva," has Robertson and Hawkins hired to abduct the young heir to the throne of a Mid-Eastern nation. Clever and pretty well done.
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The Mirror Crack'd 1980 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor, Nigel Stock, Pierce Brosnan, Margaret Courtenay, Charles Lloyd Pack, Charles Gray, Wendy Morgan, Marella Oppenheim, Maureen Bennett
In this Agatha Christie mystery, an American movie company is making a film in an old English village. One of the actresses, Marina Rudd (Elizabeth Taylor), had suffered a mental breakdown but is now trying to make a comeback. Unfortunately, she is still plagued by her past and has been receiving death threats. When a pair of murders takes place, Scotland Yard Inspector Craddock (Edward Fox), arrives on the scene with his aunt, Miss Marple (Angela Lansbury), to investigate. Everyone thinks that Marina was the intended victim, but Miss Marple and Craddock look into others involved with the movie set including Marina's husband who is the film's director Jason Rudd (Rock Hudson). Also on the list of suspects are film producer Marty Fenn and his wife Lola Brewster (Tony Curtis and Kim Novak). Determination pays off as Craddock and Miss Marple finally uncover the evidence that identifies the guilty party.
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Mosquito Squadron 1969  G, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: David McCallum, Suzanne Neve, David Buck, David Dundas, Charles Gray, Dinsdale Landen, Michael Anthony, Vladek Sheybal, Nicky Henson, Bryan Marshall, Peter Copley, Robert Urquhart
During World War II, RAF pilot Quint (David McCallum) must tell his best friend's wife, Beth (Suzanne Neve), that her husband has been killed during a bombing raid. A new romance between Quint and Beth, who were a couple before she met her husband, is rekindled. Quint then receives orders to bomb a rocket factory but is also told that there are POWs there, including his best friend. Quint devises a plan to free the POWs and then bomb the plant, but his friend is killed in the otherwise successful operation.
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The Night of the Generals 1967  PG, 148 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, Philippe Noiret, Charles Gray, Coral Browne, John Gregson, Nigel Stock, Christopher Plummer, Juliette Greco, Yves Brainville, Sacha Pitoeff, Charles Millot
When Maj. Grau (Omar Sharif) investigates the 1942 murder of a Warsaw prostitute, the evidence points to three German Generals (Donald Pleasence, Charles Gray, and Peter O'Toole). The case remains unsolved, and Grau is taken off the case. Two years later, Grau is in Paris when another prostitute is killed. With help from Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret), Grau obtains evidence that traps the General, but then Grau is killed. The case continues on until 1965 when Morand confronts the General with the evidence, and then the General kills himself.
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 The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Musical
Director: Jim Sharman
Cast: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Meat Loaf, Charles Gray, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood
This cult film revolves around Janet (Susan Sarandon) and Brad (Barry Bostwick) who have car trouble one dark, stormy night and are forced to seek shelter in a Transylvanian castle. Once inside, they meet their host, Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), and the fun begins–for the viewer!
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, John Williams, Vito Scotti, James Gregory, Charles Gray, Fabrizio Mioni, Werner Peters, Jacques Roux, Johnny Haymer, Norman Fell, Buck Henry, Horst Ebersberg
In this comedy, set during World War II, five Allied generals (Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, Charles D. Gray, John Williams), and Jacques Roux) have been captured. Lowly Army private Harry Frigg (Paul Newman) is promoted to the rank of Major General and given orders to rescue them–a task that is not exactly within Frigg's abilities.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, Jeremy Kemp, Charles Gray, Georgia Brown, Regine, Anna Quayle, Jill Townsend, Alison Leggatt, John Bird
Doctor Watson (Robert Duvall) is very concerned about his friend Sherlock Holmes' (Nicol Williamson) cocaine addiction and suggests that he consult with Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During their meetings, the criminologist and psychologist join forces and become involved in solving the mystery behind the kidnapping of one of Freud's former patients, Lola Devereaux (Vanessa Redgrave).
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 Shock Treatment 1981  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim Sharman
Cast: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Charles Gray, Ruby Wax, Nell Campbell, Rik Mayall, Barry Humphries, Darlene Johnson, Manning Redwood
In this made-for-TV spin-off from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," Janet (Jessica Harper) and Brad (Cliff De Young) are now married and about to appear on a TV game show in a town that has become one huge TV station. They appear on the show "Marriage Maze" only to find themselves trapped in the TV world. The show's sponsor (also played by De Young) imprisons Brad on another program, "Denton," which is a mental hospital and makes Janet a star in an attempt to get Janet for himself.
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The Silver Bears 1977 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stephane Audran, Tom Smothers, David Warner, Martin Balsam, Jay Leno, Charles Gray, Joss Ackland, Tony Mascia, Jeremy Clyde, Moustache
Filmed in Switzerland and Morocco, the story involves the efforts of Doc Fletcher (Michael Caine) to buy a bank, and he encounters assorted characters who will stop at nothing to strike it rich.
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 You Only Live Twice 1967 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Donald Pleasence, Tetsuro Tamba, Karin Dor, Bernard Lee, Charles Gray, Lois Maxwell, Burt Kwouk, Alexander Knox
Agent 007, James Bond (Sean Connery), is back. This time he must solve the mystery of a missing U.S. space ship before nuclear war breaks out over the incident while his nemesis, Blofeld (Donald Pleasance), strokes his white cat.
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| 1. The Beast Must Die (1974)
aka: Black Werewolf
2. Cromwell (1970)
3. The Devil Rides Out (1968)
aka: The Devil's Bride
4. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
5. The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
6. The Jigsaw Man (1983)
7. The Legacy (1978)
aka: The Legacy of Maggie Walsh
8. Masquerade (1965)
aka: Operation Masquerade
aka: A Shabby Tiger
9. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
10. Mosquito Squadron (1969)
11. The Night of the Generals (1967)
12. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
13. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
14. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
15. Shock Treatment (1981)
16. The Silver Bears (1977)
17. You Only Live Twice (1967)
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