Arch of Triumph 1985  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Donald Pleasence, Frank Finlay, Martin Benson, Richard Pasco, Stephanie Voss, Joyce Blair, Alexander Davion, Katherine Levy, Peter Birrel, June Barrie, Teddy Kempner, Philip Shelley, Tim Hooper
After escaping from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) arrives in Paris and sets out to seek revenge against his former prison guard Haake (Donald Pleasence). Meanwhile, Ravic uses an assumed name and still practices medicine. One night, he prevents Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down) from committing suicide, and the two begin a passionate, but ill-fated, love affair in which both hide secrets from the other.
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A Christmas Carol 1984  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter, David Warner, Susannah York, Anthony Walters, Nigel Davenport, Lucy Gutteridge, Mark Strickson, Timothy Bateson, Peter Woodthorpe, Caroline Langrishe, Roger Rees
This version of the Charles Dickens tale features George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge, the Christmas-hater, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas through visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Pierre Clementi), Present (Georges Wilson), and Future (Lisette Malidor).
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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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Dreaming of Joseph Lees 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Eric Styles
Cast: Samantha Morton, Lee Ross, Rupert Graves, Miriam Margolyes, Frank Finlay, Nicholas Woodeson, Lauren Richardson, Felix Billson, Holly Aird, Vernon Dobtcheff
Eva (Samantha Morton) is about to marry Harry (Lee Ross) and settle into the secure life as a farmer's wife. But when her distant cousin, Joseph Lee (Rupert Graves) arrives for the wedding, Joseph appears to be everything Harry is not. Eve envisions a life of passion with Joseph Lees that she knows will never be experienced with Harry. Which path will Eva take? Will she pursue the dream of Joseph or settle for the conventional Harry?
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The Four Musketeers 1974   PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Faye Dunaway, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geraldine Chaplin, Roy Kinnear, Michael Gothard, Simon Ward, Sybil Danning
This very good sequel to Richard Lester's "The Three Musketeers" has plenty of good action. Musketeers Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), and Porthos (Frank Finlay) team up with D'Artagnan (Michael York) to rescue the fair lady, Constance (Raquel Welch).
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Gospa 1996 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jakov Sedlar
Cast: Martin Sheen, Morgan Fairchild, Michael York, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, George Coe, Frank Finlay
"Gospa" is a religious drama about events surrounding pilgrimages to the spot where the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared in 1981. Pilgrimages to the war-torn village of Medjugorje, Croatia, are beset with Communists preying on Catholics and Croatians suffering at the hands of authorities. Martin Sheen plays a tortured Franciscan priest, Zovko, used as an example by the Yugoslavian regime to discourage further pilgrimages.
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Gumshoe 1971 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule, Carolyn Seymour, Fulton Mackay, George Innes, George Silver, Bill Dean, Wendy Richard, Maureen Lipman, Neville Smith, Oscar James, Joe Kenyon, Bert King
Comedian and nightclub bingo caller Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney) dreams of becoming a detective. Despite warnings from his brother and sister-in-law William and Ellen (Frank Finlay and Billie Whitelaw), Eddie uses a newspaper to advertise his services as a private-eye. He is hired by Jacob De Fries (George Silver) and soon finds himself involved in drug and gun smuggling as well as dealing with members of the South African liberation movement.
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I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name 1967  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Oliver Reed, Orson Welles, Carol White, Norman Rodway, Harry Andrews, Peter Graves, Edward Fox, Frank Finlay, Michael Hordern, Wendy Craig
The foibles of modern society are the focus of this film involving Andrew Quint's (Oliver Reed) attempt to regain his dreams of youth.
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Lifeforce 1985  R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Nicholas Ball, Aubrey Morris, Nancy Paul, John Hallam, John Keegan, Chris Jagger, Bill Malin, Jerome Willis, Derek Benfield
When uninvited extraterrestrial vampires visit Earth, the terror begins.
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 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam, Alec McCowen, Peter Madden, Frank Finlay, James Fox, Joe Robinson, Dervis Ward, Topsy Jane, Julia Foster, John Thaw, Chris Williams, Christopher Parker
Young Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is in reform school after joining his friend Mike (James Bolam) and stealing from a baker's shop. Colin's life seems to be going nowhere until the school's Governor (Michael Redgrave) convinces him to enter a race between students in the reform school and the pupils at the local public school. Now, Colin must balance his desire to win with his frustrations in what he believes is a less than praiseworthy system.
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Longitude 2000 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Gemma Jones, Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay, Liam Jennings, John Wood, John Standing, Peter Cartwright, Anna Chancellor
Based on David Sobol's 1995 biography, this story centers on two men: John Harrison (Michael Gambon) who invented the marine chronometer during the 18th century and Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) who was obsessed with restoring Harrison's chronometer in the 20th century.
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The Lost Prince 2003 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Cast: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy, Bibi Andersson, Frank Finlay, Ron Cook, David Westhead, John Sessions, Michael Gambon, David Barrass
King George V (Tom Hollander) and Queen Mary's (Miranda Richardson) son, Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew James Thomas), suffered from epilepsy and was hidden away for most of his 14 years. Away from family, Prince John forms a bond with his loving nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee), in this BBC historical drama.
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The Molly Maguires 1970 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Zerbe, Art Lund, Frank Finlay, Bethel Leslie, John Alderson, Anthony Costello, Philip Bourneuf, Brendan Dillon, Frances Heflin, Malachy McCourt, Susan Goodman, Chuck Hicks
This film is based on the true story of Irish emigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and worked in coal mines during the 1800s. The miners form a secret group, the "Molly Maguires" whose aim is to correct abuse in the mines. Jack Kehoe (Sean Connery) serves as their leader, and sabotage and murder are how they fight the mine owners. The owners hire Pinkerton detective James McParlan (Richard Harris) to go undercover, infiltrate the Molly Maguires, and report on their activities. McParlan does get first-hand information and begins to understand that the Molly Maguires are protesting truly miserable conditions and exploitation in the mines. Now, McParlan's loyalties become divided between the mine owners who hired him and the struggling miners.
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Murder by Decree 1979 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland, Genevieve Bujold, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Chris Wiggins
Christopher Plummer plays Sherlock Holmes in this film about the search for the identity of London's famed "Jack the Ripper."
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Othello 1965 N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Burge
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi, Joyce Redman, Robert Lang, Anthony Nicholls, Roy Holder, Sheila Reid, Peter Cellier, Kenneth MacKintosh, Malcolm Terris
Laurence Olivier gives a great performance as the Moor who is convinced by Iago (Frank Finlay) that his innocent wife, Desdemona (Maggie Smith), has been unfaithful. Oscar nominations went to Olivier (Best Actor), Finlay (Best Supporting Actor), and Joyce Redman and Maggie Smith (Best Supporting Actress).
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The Pianist 2002 R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Ruth Platt, Michal Zebrowski, Wanja Mues, Richard Ridings, Nomi Sharron, Anthony Milner, Lucy Skeaping
After conquering Poland, Nazis place celebrated Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody) and his family in a Warsaw ghetto from which he escapes the planned deportation to a concentration camp. But there is no relief for Szpilman who is forced to endure not only Nazi brutality but disease and starvation as well on Warsaw's streets. A good film depicting the power inherent in man's inhumanity to man. The film won three Oscars, including Best Director and Best Actor (Brody), and received four other nominations, including Best Picture.
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The Return of the Soldier 1982 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Bridges
Cast: Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann - Margret, Ian Holm, Frank Finlay, Jeremy Kemp, Hilary Mason, John Sharp, Elizabeth Edmonds
After suffering shell shock during battle in World War I, Chris Baldry (Alan Bates) returns from the Western Front with amnesia. Instead of returning to his wife, Kitty (Julie Christie), he seeks out an old love (Glenda Jackson). Kitty plots to have psychiatrists bring back his memory.
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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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 The Statement 2003 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, Ciaran Hinds, John Neville, Matt Craven, Edward Petherbridge, Frank Finlay, David de Keyser, William Hutt
In this less-than-brilliant film based on Brian Moore's 1996 novel, a former Nazi executioner, Pierre Brossard (Michael Caine), has been living out his life in Southern France where he is protected by the Catholic Church. But now he becomes the target of assassins as well as the law and must turn to his wartime cohorts for help in this next challenge of his life as a fugitive.
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Stiff Upper Lips 1998 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Sinyor
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates, Samuel West, Sean Pertwee, Brian Glover, Frank Finlay, Robert Portal, David Artus, Kevin Furlong
Set in class-conscious British society at the beginning of the 19th century, this is the story of how Emily's (Georgina Cates) family tries to coerce her into marrying the boring, but oh so proper, Cedrick (Robert Portal) who meets the Ivory family's standards and to forget the handsome George who does not.
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A Study in Terror 1965 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Fog
Director: James Hill
Cast: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Anthony Quayle, Robert Morley, Adrienne Corri, Frank Finlay, Judi Dench, Cecil Parker, Barbara Windsor, Georgia Brown, Barry Jones, Kay Walsh, Edina Ronay, Terry Downes
Sherlock Holmes (John Neville), his companion Dr. Watson (Donald Houston), and Holmes' brother Mycroft (Robert Morley) are on the trail of Jack the Ripper. Using his superb deductive powers, Holmes' reasoning leads him to the fact that all of the victims are prostitutes. Now, it is just a matter of time before the crazed killer is stopped in his tracks.
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The Thief of Baghdad 1978 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Frank Finlay, Marina Vlady, Terence Stamp, Ian Holm, Daniel Emilfork, Kenji Tanaki, Neil McCarthy
This TV version of the Arabian Nights story features the genie and flying carpet is OK but does not measure up to the 1940 version.
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The Three Musketeers 1973 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Frank Finlay, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Spike Milligan, Roy Kinnear, Joss Ackland, Simon Ward, Georges Wilson
This is a very good rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel about the swashbuckling adventures and romances of D'Artagnan (Michael York) and the three Musketeers–Athos, Aramis, and Porthos (Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay). The story begins when D'Artagnan arrives in Paris wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father (Joss Ackland) who was a Musketeer. He meets and befriends Athos, Aramis, and Porthos and then joins in their efforts to defend Queen Anna (Geraldine Chaplin) from the scheming Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston).
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Twisted Nerve 1968 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Phyllis Calvert, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Salmaan Peerzada, Thorley Walters, Christian Roberts, Timothy West, Gretchen Franklin, Clifford Cox, Robin Parkinson, Russell Napier, Mollie Maureen
Martin (Hywel Bennett) is 21 years old, but when he suffers from stress, Martin takes on the personality of a six-year-old "Georgie." After Martin is caught stealing a toy duck to give to his mongoloid brother, Susan (Hayley Mills) talks the store manager out of pressing charges. When his stepfather (Frank Finlay) hears of the incident, he throws Martin out of the house, and "Georgie" moves into the boarding house of Susan's mother (Billie Whitelaw). Murders ensue when Martin kills his stepfather and then Susan's mother as his solution to problems in his life.
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 The Wild Geese 1978 R, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Jeff Corey, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Kenneth Griffith, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, Ian Yule
London mercenaries Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), Rafer Janders (Richard Harris), Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), and Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Kruger) head for Africa to rescue deposed African president Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona). After a crash course, they parachute into the African bush and manage to rescue Limbani–but not without casualties among the mercenary group.
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| 1. Arch of Triumph (1985)
2. A Christmas Carol (1984)
3. Cromwell (1970)
4. Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
5. Enigma (1982)
6. The Four Musketeers (1974)
7. Gospa (1996)
8. Gumshoe (1971)
9. Inspector Clouseau (1968)
10. I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name (1967)
11. Lifeforce (1985)
12. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
13. Longitude (2000)
14. The Lost Prince (2003)
15. The Molly Maguires (1970)
16. Murder by Decree (1979)
17. Othello (1965)
18. The Pianist (2002)
19. The Return of the Soldier (1982)
20. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
21. The Statement (2003)
22. Stiff Upper Lips (1998)
23. A Study in Terror (1965)
aka: Fog
24. The Thief of Baghdad (1978)
25. The Three Musketeers (1973)
26. Twisted Nerve (1968)
27. The Wild Geese (1978)
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