The Deep Blue Sea 1955  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Eric Portman, Emlyn Williams, Moira Lister, Arthur Hill, Alec McCowen, Dandy Nichols, Gibb McLaughlin, Jimmy Hanley
In a desperate attempt to find happiness, wealthy Hester (Vivien Leigh) embarks in a love affair with Freddie Page (Kenneth More), which eventually leads to even more unhappiness.
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The History of Mr. Polly 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill, Edward Chapman, Shelagh Fraser, Dandy Nichols, Juliet Mills, Moore Marriott, David Horne, Edie Martin, Doris Hare
Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this story involves Alfred Polly's (John Mills) change of lifestyle after he leaves his domineering wife (Betty Ann Davies) and wanders the countryside. He finally takes a job as a handyman at a country inn and, at long last, finds true happiness.
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Home 1972  TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Mona Washbourne, Warren Clarke, Dandy Nichols
Based on David Storey's award-winning tale, this made-for-TV film is set outside a "home," which the viewer can only guess is for old, mentally disturbed people. Harry and Jack (John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson) are two residents who carry on a conversation, which reveals their condition and the condition of the British society as well.
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The Leather Boys 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Rita Tushingham, Colin(2) Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Gladys Henson, Avice Landon, Lockwood West, Betty Marsden, Martin Matthews, Dandy Nichols, Elizabeth Begley
Thinking she has found an escape from her working-class doldrums, Dot (Rita Tushingham) marries a motorcycling mechanic, Reggie (Colin Campbell). But neither is ready for marriage, and it doesn't take long before they begin to go their separate ways.
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O Lucky Man! 1973  R, 186 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren, Dandy Nichols, Mona Washbourne, Graham Crowden, Peter Jeffrey, Michael Medwin, Alan Price, Philip Stone, Mary MacLeod, Michael Bangerter, Wallas Eaton
This allegory, with the politics of Capitalism as its subject, is told through a young coffee salesman's–Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell)–experiences as he climbs up and falls down the ladder of success. Alan Price adds to the fast-paced story with several songs that reflect Mick's rise and fall: "Someone has to win in the human race, if it isn't you, then it has to be me."
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 The Vikings 1958  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols
Ernest Borgnine is great in this epic film about the mighty Vikings and their exploits. Good photography and very entertaining. 1 User Review
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| 1. The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
2. The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
3. Home (1972)
4. The Leather Boys (1963)
5. O Lucky Man! (1973)
6. The Vikings (1958)
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