The Canterbury Tales 1972  NC-17, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Josephine Chaplin, Franco Citti, Alan Webb, Pier Paolo Pasolini, J.P. Van Dyne, Vernon Dobtcheff, Adrian Street, O.T., Derek Deadman, George Bethell Datch, Nicolas Smith, Dan Thomas
Following "The Decameron" (1971), Pier Paolo Pasolini is back with his second bawdy classic. Several of Chaucer's tales, including those of the Friar, the Wife of Bath, the Cook, the Merchant, the Miller, the Summoner, and the Reeve are told with both humor and drama. The stories reveal 14th-Century English culture–including sexual, social, and political life.
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 Crush 2001 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John McKay
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty, Bill Paterson, Caroline Holdaway, Joe Roberts, Josh Cole, Gary Powell, Christian Burgess, Andrew Bicknell, Morris Perry, Roger Booth, Richenda Carey, Derek Deadman
Three single friends–headmistress Kate (Andie MacDowell), police inspector Janine (Imelda Staunton), and gynecologist Molly (Anna Chancellor)–have been meeting weekly to console each other. But, the consolation turns to jealousy when Kate embarks on an affair with a much younger man, Jed Willis (Kenny Doughty).
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1979  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Scam
The Mayfair Bank Caper
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Richard Jordan, Gloria Grahame, David Niven, Elke Sommer, Oliver Tobias, Richard Johnson, Michael Angelis, Dicken Ashworth, Derek Deadman, Davy Kaye, Brian Protheroe
Ex-con Pinky (Richard Jordan) gets a job as a bank maintenance man and is then convinced by Ivan the Terrible (David Niven) to pull off a bank heist.
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The Sign of Four 1987 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Peter Hammond
Cast: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Robin Hunter, Alf Joint, John Thaw, Kiran Shah, Jenny Seagrove, Ronald Lacey, Rosalie Williams, Derek Deadman, Ishaq Bux, Terence Skelton, Marjorie Sudell, Emrys James, Gordon Gostelow
Miss Mary Morstan (Jenny Seagrove) has been receiving jewels each year, and now her unknown benefactor asks for a meeting with her. She goes to Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) for help and advice. The investigation uncovers the "Sign of Four," a lost treasure in the hands of four convicts on the Andaman Islands where Mary's father had disappeared 10 years ago.
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| 1. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
2. Crush (2001)
3. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
aka: The Big Scam
aka: The Mayfair Bank Caper
4. The Sign of Four (1987)
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