The Cat and the Canary 1978  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Radley Metzger
Cast: Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Carol Lynley, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Olivia Hussey, Beatrix Lehmann, Daniel Massey, Peter McEnery, Wilfrid Hyde-White
In this remake of the classic old-dark-mansion-where- people-get-murdered-one-by-one story, Annabelle (Carol Lynley) is heiress to a fortune. But there are unhappy relatives with murder on their minds. Good cast and execution.
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The Entertainer 1960  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Albert Finney, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird, Miriam Karlin
This is the screen adaptation of John Osborne's insightful play about the vaudeville era coming to an end. In this case, Archie Rice (Laurence Olivier) is a man of high expectations but not much talent who, upon hearing that his son (Albert Finney) is dead, must confront the truth about his life.
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In the Name of the Father 1993 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Corin Redgrave, John Lynch, Joanna Irvine, Beatie Edney, Daniel Massey, Britta Smith, Don Baker, Gerard McSorley, John Benfield, Mark Sheppard, Anthony Brophy
Following an Irish Republican Army bombing attack in 1974, Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his commune friends (John Lynch, Mark Sheppard, and Beatie Edney), along with members of Gerry's own family, including his father Guiseppe (Pete Postlethwaite), are falsely convicted and sent to prison. Guiseppe dies while in prison, and during his 15 years of imprisonment Gerry, with help from British Attorney Gareth Peirce (Emma Thompson), tries to prove their innocence. Based on a true story. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor and Actress (Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson), and Director.
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Samson and Delilah 1996  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Gambon, Dennis Hopper, Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Paul Freeman, Ben Becker, Eric Thal, Jale Arikan, Deborah Caprioglio, Alessandro Gassman, Sebastian Knapp
This miniseries presents events surrounding the Bible story of strongman Samson (Eric Thal) and the temptress Delila (Elizabeth Hurley) who cuts Samson's hair and in the process takes away his strength.
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Scandal 1989 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland, Jeroen Krabbe, Daniel Massey, Roland Gift, Jean Alexander, Alex Norton, Leslie Phillips
The sensational Profumo Affair scandal is chronicled in this film about showgirls Christine Keeler (Joanne Whalley) and Mandy Rice-Davis (Bridget Fonda)–affairs with top British government officials. There is the original X-rated version out there, too.
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Star! 1968   G, 174 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, Jenny Agutter, Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Scheider
This biography of stage star Gertrude Lawrence flopped at the box office but received seven Academy Award nominations. Julie Andrews as Lawrence and Daniel Massey as Noel Coward are superb. Daniel Massey received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | Best I have Ever Seen | Ethel 02/28/2007 | | So underated! Better than the original title of STAR! Excellent songs and excellent performances! |
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The Vault of Horror 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Daniel Massey, Michael Craig, Curt Jurgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Anna Massey, Edward Judd, Dawn Addams, Glynis Johns, Denholm Elliott, Terence Alexander, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, John Forbes-Robertson, Ishaq Bux
Following the theme of the previous year's "Tales from the Crypt," five men are trapped in an office building vault, and each shares visions of his own death. The five short stories that result deal with a variety of horrors, but with black humor thrown in.
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Victory 1981  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Michael Caine, Pele, Sylvester Stallone, Bobby Moore, Max von Sydow, Daniel Massey, Carole Laure
While imprisoned in a World War II POW camp, allied prisoners accept the challenge to enter a soccer match against the Germans. Although they make elaborate plans to escape during the game, the prisoners become so caught up in the sport–and need for victory–that they stay to end the game. Bad, but it's fun to watch Pele at "work."
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Warlords of Atlantis 1978   PG, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, Michael Gothard, Hal Galili, John Ratzenberger, Derry Power, Cyd Charisse, Daniel Massey
Explorers arrive on the lost continent of Atlantis only to be met by monsters intent on ruling the human world.
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| 1. Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
2. The Cat and the Canary (1978)
3. The Entertainer (1960)
4. In the Name of the Father (1993)
5. The Incredible Sarah (1976)
6. Samson and Delilah (1996)
7. Scandal (1989)
8. Star! (1968)
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
9. The Vault of Horror (1973)
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
10. Victory (1981)
11. Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
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