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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Avanti! 1972  R, 143 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Gianfranco Barra, Franco Angrisano, Pippo Franco
The scenery is beautiful and Jack Lemmon gives a fine performance as Wendell Armbruster whose father dies in Italy, and Wendell is determined to give him a proper funeral. Once in Italy, he meets and becomes romantically involved with Pamela (Juliet Mills), the daughter of his late father's mistress.
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Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Laurence Olivier, Noel Coward, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Clive Revill, Anna Massey, Richard Wattis, Lucie Mannheim, Megs Jenkins, Victor Maddern
A young mother (Carol Lynley) reports her daughter missing, but police are suspicious as to whether the child actually exists.
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C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud 1989  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Erving
Cast: Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Gerrit Graham, Robert Vaughn, Jack Riley, Norman Fell, June Lockhart, Larry Linville, Clive Revill, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Larry Cedar, Bianca Jagger
This comedic sequel to "C.H.U.D." is really bad, though there are a few funny scenes from the monster, Bud the C.H.U.D. (Gerrit Graham). Teens think they have stolen a corpse when they take the monster. What they don't know is that, if bitten by the monster, its cannibalistic traits are passed on.
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The Double Man 1967 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Anton Diffring, Moira Lister, Lloyd Nolan, George Mikell, David Bauer, Kenneth J. Warren, Carl Jaffe
CIA agent Dan Slater (Yul Brynner) travels to Austria while investigating his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a plot involving his German look-alike, Kalmar (Yul Brynner).
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Anne Bancroft, Clive Revill, Mark Blankfield, Megan Cavanagh, Chuck McCann, Avery Schreiber
The Prince of Darkness (Leslie Nielsen) is happy as a Transylvania vampire–even though he keeps tripping over his cape. However, he still has a huge ego to overcome as he tries to keep his dignity in impossible situations throughout this very funny Mel Brooks film.
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The Emperor's New Clothes 1987  G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: David Irving
Cast: Sid Caesar, Clive Revill, Robert Morse, Lysette Anthony, Julian Chagrin, Jason Carter, Art Carney, Danny Segev, Yehuda Efroni, Israel Gurion, Eli Gorenstein, Zachi Noy
In this version of the Hans Christian Anderson classic, Sid Caesar takes on the role of the vain Emperor who is conned into believing his new set of clothes will be woven from threads made of diamonds–which he, of course, must provide.
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Fathom 1967  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch, Ronald Fraser, Richard Briers, Greta Chi, Tom Adams, Clive Revill, Reg Lye, Ann Lancaster, Elizabeth Ercy
While touring Europe, skydiver Fathom (Raquel Welch), is approached by a man claiming to work with American intelligence. A nuclear triggering device has been lost, and he hires Fathom to find it. Fathom meets Peter (Anthony Franciosa) who claims to be a Chinese agent. But all is not as it seems, and the missing item is really stolen jewelry. Who are the "good guys" here? A light-hearted spoof on spy films.
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A Fine Madness 1966  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Sean Connery, Jean Seberg, Joanne Woodward, Patrick O'Neal, Colleen Dewhurst, Clive Revill, Werner Peters, John Fiedler, Kay Medford, Jackie Coogan
Samson Shillito (Sean Connery) is a non-conformist poet whose wife, Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), talks him into visiting Dr. West (Patrick O'Neal) for psychiatric treatment to get his life back on track. After bedding down with West's wife (Jean Seberg), the good doctor seeks retaliation through a lobotomy for his patient.
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Galileo 1975 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown, Clive Revill, Margaret Leighton, John Gielgud, Michael Gough, Michael Lonsdale, Richard O'Callaghan, Tim Woodward, Judy Parfitt
When his findings about planetary movement contradict teachings of the Church, 17th-century scientist Galileo (Topol) renounces his theory but privately continues to believe in it and hopes that time will prove him right.
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The Horse's Mouth 1958 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Coote, Reginald Beckwith, Veronica Turleigh, Arthur Macrae, Gillian Vaughn, Peter Bull, Clive Revill, Richard Leech, Mary Davies
This insightful satire is about Gully Jimson (Alec Guinness), a weird artist who cannot adapt to the world around him. Gully has served time in jail for vagrancy, and is now released when, uninvited, he moves into Sir William and Lady Beeder's (Robert Coote and Veronica Turleigh) flat while they are out of town. Gully puts his latest art work on their walls, which is NOT what they want. Next, Gully paints a culmination of his artistry in a deserted church, but the church is slated for demolition, and his art work is destroyed. Finally, Gully boards his houseboat and sails off to another world.
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Jake Spanner, Private Eye 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ernest Borgnine, John Mitchum, James Mitchum, Dick Van Patten, Edie Adams, Terry Moore, Sheree North, Stella Stevens, Clive Revill
Based on the L.A. Morse book "The Old Dick," this film stars Robert Mitchum as the retired detective who comes out of retirement to find the kidnapped daughter of an old ex-mobster pal. He uses senior citizens to help in his quest.
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Kaleidoscope 1966 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Bank Breaker
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter, Murray Melvin, George Sewell, Stanley Meadows, John Junkin, Larry Taylor, Jane Birkin, Yootha Joyce, George Murcell
When a gambler marks cards so he can win at the casinos, his plans go awry because his new lover also just happens to be the daughter of a Scotland Yard inspector.
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The Little Prince 1974 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Sci-Fi
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Richard Kiley, Steven Warner, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder, Joss Ackland, Clive Revill, Victor Spinetti, Graham Crowden, Donna McKechnie
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe provided the musical score for this film about a little prince (Steven Warner) from Asteroid B-612. The little prince visits Earth and is given a tour by an aviator (Richard Kiley) whose plane has crashed in the Sahara Desert. During their excursion, the young prince learns important lessons of life from not only the pilot but from others they meet, including a Fox (Gene Wilder) and a slithery Snake (Bob Fosse) as well.
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Matilda 1978 G, 105 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Elliott Gould, Robert Mitchum, Harry Guardino, Clive Revill, Karen Carlson, Roy Clark, Lionel Stander, Larry Pennell, Art Metrano, Roberta Collins
Fight promoter Bernie Bonnelli (Elliott Gould) tries to hit it big by turning a boxing kangaroo into a heavyweight champion.
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Modesty Blaise 1966 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill, Alexander Knox, Rossella Falk, Scilla Gabel, Michael Chow
British comic strip superagent Modesty Blaise comes to the screen with Monica Vitti in the title role. Modesty's task: watch over a diamond shipment. But archrival Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde), thought dead by Modesty, has plans for both her and the shipment. A lighthearted spy flick.
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Nobody Runs Forever 1968 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The High Commissioner
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Rod Taylor, Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Camilla Sparv, Daliah Lavi, Franchot Tone, Clive Revill, Lee Montague, Calvin Lockhart, Burt Kwouk
Australian policeman Scobie (Rod Taylor) heads to London to bring back a diplomat (Christopher Plummer) who is in charge of high-level negotiations. The charge: murder of his wife 25 years ago. The diplomat talks Scobie into allowing him to finish the negotiations, but Scobie has his hands full saving the diplomat from assassination attempts. A tepid Cold War tale.
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 Pinocchio 1976 G, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Field, Sid Smith
Cast: Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Clive Revill, Liz Torres, Flip Wilson, Gary Morgan
This is a made-for-TV musical version of the classic Carlo Collodi story about the marionette Pinocchio (Sandy Duncan). Pinocchio was crafted by woodcarver Geppetto (Danny Kaye), and when Pinocchio comes to life, he gets into many scrapes–culminating at a mysterious island where Pinocchio is threatened with being turned into a donkey. The music is a highlight of this film.
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Possums 1998 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Max Burnett
Cast: Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes, Greg Coolidge, Andrew Prine, Dennis Burkley, Monica Creel, Jay Underwood, Jerry Haynes, Clive Revill, Zach Sherman
Will (Mac Davis) has enjoyed his job of radio announcer for the Nowata Possums High School football team so much that when the football program is canceled, he continues to air play-by-plays of imaginary games.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page, Christopher Lee, Tamara Toumanova, Clive Revill, Irene Handl, Stanley Holloway, Mollie Maureen, Catherine Lacey
This Billy Wilder film is effective as it studies the famed sleuth, though it is often slow-paced. In it, he solves several cases to the amazement of Dr. Watson, but not to the amazement of the audience.
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 Return to Never Land 2002 G, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
Cast: Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie, Andrew McDonough, Roger Rees, Clive Revill, Spencer Breslin, Quinn Beswick, Aaron Spann, Bradley Pierce, Dan Castellaneta, Jim Cummings, Rob Paulsen
Although young Danny (Andrew McDonough) loves his mother Wendy's (Kath Soucie) stories about Peter Pan, Wendy's daughter, Jane (Harriet Owen), pooh-poohs them. But, when Jane is kidnapped in London during World War II, Peter Pan rescues her, and Jane becomes a believer. A good animated, family adventure with a few songs thrown in for good measure–including "The Second Star to the Right" and "Do You Believe in Magic."
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Rum Runners 1971 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Rum Boulevard
Boulevard du Rhum
Director: Robert Enrico
Cast: Lino Ventura, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Travers, Clive Revill, Jess Hahn, Antonio Casas, Andreas Voutsinas, Guy Marchand, Jack Betts, Roger Jacquet, Marc Eyraud
During the United States' prohibition era, rum-runner Captain Cornelius von Zeelinga (Lino Ventura) sails the Caribbean Sea with his smuggled rum. While on one of his runs, he meets and falls in love with his favorite actress Linda Larue (Brigitte Bardot), and a doomed romance ensues.
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Rumpelstiltskin 1987 G, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: David Irving
Cast: Amy Irving, Clive Revill, Billy Barty, Priscilla Pointer, Robert Symonds, John Moulder-Brown, Jack Messinger, Yehuda Efroni, Jonathan Phillips, Michael Schneider, Julian Chagrin, Danny Segev
In this adaptation of the classic story, veteran actor Billy Barty takes on the role of Rumpelstiltskin who helps young Katie (Amy Irving) spin straw into gold in order to marry Prince Henry (John Moulder-Brown). Katie spins the straw and makes gold, but when Katie has a baby, Rumpelstiltskin kidnaps the infant and tells her that she can have the baby back only if she guesses his name.
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The Sea Wolf 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Christopher Reeve, Catherine Mary Stewart, Marc Singer, Clive Revill, Len Cariou, Shane Kelly, Gary Chalk, Tom McBeath, Stan Barrett
Jack London's classic story doesn't quite come to life in this story of sea captain Wolf (Charles Bronson) rescuing shipwrecked Reeve and Stewart only to hold them hostage. A far cry from Edward G. Robinson's old version.
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The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Clive Revill, Barbara Jefford
Based on Morris L. West's best-selling novel, this is the story of Pope Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn) who strives to prevent nuclear war.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
Director: Irvin Kirshner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch, Clive Revill, Julian Glover, Kenneth Colley
In this second "Star Wars" film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Lando (Billy Dee Williams), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, Han (Harrison Ford), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels), along with the Rebel Alliance are on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to a distant planet to become a Jedi knight from Jedi Master Yoda (voice of Frank Oz) in order to do battle with Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). Great special effects and good plot.
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 The Transformers: The Movie 1986 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Nelson Shin
Cast: Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Lionel Stander, Clive Revill, John Moschitta Jr., Norman Alden, Peter Cullen, Scatman Crothers, Casey Kasem, Jack Angel, Frank Welker
The 1980s' TV cartoon series is brought to the screen. The year is 2005, and the Autobots are locked in battle with the evil Decepticons for the rights to the planet. This time around, a killer Planet Unicron (voice of Orson Welles) enters the fray and adds to the perils endured by the Autobots in their fight for survival.
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| 1. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
aka: The Assassination Bureau Limited
2. Avanti! (1972)
3. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
4. C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989)
5. The Double Man (1967)
6. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
7. The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
8. Fathom (1967)
9. A Fine Madness (1966)
10. Galileo (1975)
11. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
12. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
13. Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989)
14. Kaleidoscope (1966)
aka: The Bank Breaker
15. The Legend of Hell House (1973)
16. The Little Prince (1974)
17. Matilda (1978)
18. Modesty Blaise (1966)
19. Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
aka: The High Commissioner
20. Pinocchio (1976)
21. Possums (1998)
22. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
23. Return to Never Land (2002)
24. Rum Runners (1971)
aka: Rum Boulevard
aka: Boulevard du Rhum
25. Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
26. The Sea Wolf (1993)
27. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
28. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
29. The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
30. Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981)
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