Angels One Five 1954  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George More O'Ferrall
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, John Gregson, Dulcie Gray, Andrew Osborn, Cyril Raymond, Humphrey Lestocq, Veronica Hurst, Harold Goodwin, Norman Pierce, Geoffrey Keen, Harry Locke, Philip Stainton, Vida Hope, Amy Veness
Headquarters control room for RAF pilots during World War II's Battle of Britain, when the "Few" fight off the German Luftwaffe, is the focus of this realistic film about tactical and strategic aspects of war.
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The Angry Silence 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Oliver Reed, Alfred Burke, Laurence Naismith, Russell Napier, Penelope Horner
This film represents the beginning of lack of solidarity in unions as Tom Curtis (Richard Attenborough) refuses to join an unofficial strike in his machine shop and becomes the victim of assaults–both mental and physical.
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Berserk! 1968  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim O'Connolly
Cast: Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Michael Gough, Judy Geeson, Robert Hardy, Geoffrey Keen, Bryan Pringle, Milton Reid, Marianne Stone
Monica Rivers (Joan Crawford) faces financial ruin when a series of murders take place within her circus troupe.
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The Black Glove 1954  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Face the Music
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Alex Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield, John Salew, Paul Carpenter, Geoffrey Keen, Ann Hanslip, Fred Johnson, Martin Boddey, Arthur Lane, Gordon Crier, Paula Byrne, Leo Phillips
While visiting London, American trumpet player "Brad" Bradley (Alex Nicol) is wrongfully accused of murdering a singer when a black glove is found. Determined to track down the real killer, Brad uses a tape-recorder and some photos to reveal the name of the psychopath murderer.
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Born Free 1966  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: James Hill
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye, Omar Chambati, Bill Godden, Robert S. Young, Bryan Epsom, Geoffrey Best, Robert Cheetham
Elsa is a lioness that George and Joy Adamson (Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna) raise in their Kenya game preserve. As she matures, Elsa becomes a problem to contain, and the Adamsons realize she must be trained to live in the jungle and fend for herself. The title song won an Academy Award, as did the musical score.
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Cry, the Beloved Country 1951 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: African Fury
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Geoffrey Keen, Lionel Ngakane, Joyce Carey, Edric Connor, Michael Goodliffe, Charles McRae, Vivien Clinton, Albertina Temba, Henry Blumenthal
This is the film adaptation of Alan Paton's thought-provoking novel about apartheid in South Africa. The story centers on the murder of a White man by a Black man, Absalom Kumalo (Lionel Ngakane). The man Absalon killed was the son of a wealthy farmer, James Jarvis (Charles Carson). Absalom's own father is a priest, Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee), who, with help from a young priest, Rev. Maimangu (Sidney Poitier), comes looking for his son and finds that he is now a criminal. Through the fathers of the two men, both of whom have lost their sons, hope is seen for an end to apartheid.
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Doctor in the House 1954 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Houston, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, George Coulouris, Geoffrey Keen, Suzanne Cloutier
This comedy depicts the lighter side of medical school when students do not miss the virtues of beautiful women in spite of the rigorous routine of studies and practice.
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The Fallen Idol 1948 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, Sonia Dresdel, Denis O'Dea, Walter Fitzgerald, Karel Stepanek, Jack Hawkins, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen
Based on Graham Greene's short story, the world is seen through the eyes of young Felipe (Bobby Henrey) who tries to protect the butler, Baines (Ralph Richardson), during the murder investigation of Baines' wife.
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 For Your Eyes Only 1981  PG, 129 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lois Maxwell, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Jill Bennett, Desmond Llewelyn, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Gotell
Roger Moore as James Bond captures the essence of a great spy story in which Bond must find the missing code that controls submarine-launched missiles.
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Genevieve 1953 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Cornelius
Cast: John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Medwin, Reginald Beckwith, Joyce Grenfell, Arthur Wontner, Leslie Mitchell, Fred Griffiths, Charles Lamb, Michael Balfour, Patrick Westwood, Edie Martin
Two couples–Alan and Wendy McKim (John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan) and Ambrose Claverhouse and Rosalind Peters (Kenneth More and Kay Kendall)–compete in the Vintage Car Club's rally between London and Brighton. As the 50+ mile race ensues, competition between the couples increases, and the men even use sabotage methods to come out ahead in the race. Comedy reigns as problems are encountered during the race in this delightful story. Great performances, excellent writing, and beautiful landscapes make this film worth watching.
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The Glass Tomb 1955 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Glass Cage
Director: Montgomery Tully
Cast: John Ireland, Honor Blackman, Geoffrey Keen, Eric Pohlmann, Sid James, Liam Redmond, Sydney Tafler, Valerie Vernon, Arnold Marle, Stan Little, Arthur Howard, Sam Kydd, Ferdy Mayne
This story revolves around a murder at a carnival when "The Starving Man" Sapolio (Eric Pohlmann) is found dead inside his glass cage. Now, his manager Pel (John Ireland) takes it upon himself to find out what really happened.
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Holocaust 2000 1977  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Chosen
Rain of Fire
Director: Alberto De Martino
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Agostina Belli, Simon Ward, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna, Alexander Knox, Spiros Focas, Ivo Garrani, Adolfo Celi, Romolo Valli, Massimo Foschi, Geoffrey Keen, John Carlin, Peter Cellier, Gerard Hely
The inherent danger of nuclear power plants is exploited in this film about Robert Caine (Kirk Douglas) whose son (Simon Ward) is the devil. In that guise, he has come to build new nuclear plants with built-in failure mechanisms.
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 The Living Daylights 1987 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Art Malik, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Gotell, Andreas Wisniewski, Thomas Wheatley, John Terry, Virginia Hey
Timothy Dalton takes on the role of James Bond, Agent 007, whose mission this time around is to help Soviet General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe) defect from Russia. Problems ensue when Koskov is recaptured, and Bond, with beautiful cellist Kara (Maryam d'Abo) in tow, follows a trail that leads to arms dealer Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker) in Soviet occupied Afghanistan.
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Living Free 1972 G, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jack Couffer
Cast: Nigel Davenport, Susan Hampshire, Geoffrey Keen, Edward Judd, Peter Lukoye, Shane De Louvre, Robert Beaumont, Nobby Noble, Allaudin Qureshi, Charles Hayes, Jean Hayes
This sequel to the successful "Born Free" continues the story of George and Joy Adamson (Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire). Several years have past since they raised and then freed Elsa the lion. Elsa has died, and they take on the task of raising her three cubs. The excellent nature photography of Kenya is the highlight of this otherwise tame tale.
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The Long Arm 1956 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: The Third Key
Director: Charles Frend
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Dorothy Alison, Michael Brooke, John Stratton, Geoffrey Keen, Sam Kydd, Glyn Houston, Richard Leech, Newton Blick, Sydney Tafler, Ralph Truman, Ian Bannen, Peter Burton, George Rose
Dedicated Scotland Yard Superintendent Tom Halliday (Jack Hawkins), along with his young assistant Sergeant Ward (John Stratton), works to solve a string of robberies involving safes, all of which were made by the same manufacturer. The investigation leads to a night watchman (Richard Leech), and Halliday sets the trap that will ensnare the elusive crook and bring an end to the safe crackings.
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The Maggie 1954 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: High and Dry
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie, James Copeland, Abe Barker, Tommy Kearins, Hubert Gregg, Geoffrey Keen, Dorothy Alison, Andrew Keir, Mark Dignam, Jameson Clark, Moultrie Kelsall
After American financier Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas) arranged to ship needed cargo to a remote Scottish island, he figures out that he was conned and now is left to deal with the captain of a very leaky boat, "the Maggie."
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The Man Who Never Was 1956 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen Boyd, Andre Morell, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Moultrie Kelsall, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Allan Cuthbertson
Based on Ewen Montague's book, this is the story of how the Allies diverted attention from the planned assault on Sicily through deceptive letters that discussed a fake invasion of Greece.
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The Mind Benders 1963 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements, Michael Bryant, Wendy Craig, Harold Goldblatt, Geoffrey Keen, Terry Palmer, Norman Bird, Roger Delgado
After a scientist commits suicide, his friend and colleague, Henry (Dirk Bogarde), tries to convince authorities that the man had been brainwashed by a new technique intended to extract secret information. In order to convince doubters, Henry agrees to undergo the revolutionary brainwashing, which has bad consequences. Eerie, but interesting.
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 Moonraker 1979 PG, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clery, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Geoffrey Keen, Desmond Llewelyn, Emily Bolton, Toshiro Suga, Blanche Ravalec, Irka Bochenko, Leila Shenna, Mike Marshall
This is the 11th James Bond film, and it is filled with many stunts as Bond, Agent 007, (Roger Moore) investigates the theft of a space shuttle built by Drax Industries. Bond arrives at Drax Industries and meets NASA astronaut and CIA agent Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) who has been investigating Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) for plotting to replace humans with a super race. As Bond and Goodhead attempt to protect the world from the evil outer-space tyrant Drax, they encounter many problems including traps and villains standing in their way.
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 Octopussy 1983 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Walter Gotell, David&Tony Meyer, Vigay Amritaj, Albert Moses, Geoffrey Keen, Douglas Wilmer
Roger Moore takes over the role of James Bond for the sixth time in this 13th movie of Agent 007 and his daring exploits. This time, Bond goes to East Berlin to investigate the murder of a fellow agent after he dropped off a Faberge egg at the British Embassy. The trail leads to a traveling circus whose assistant manager Kamal (Louis Jourdan) outbids Bond for the egg. Now, Bond follows Kamal to India where he meets beautiful circus leader Octopussy (Maud Adams) who uses the circus as the cover for her smuggling operations. Through his association with Octopussy, Bond figures out that the crazed Russian General Orlov (Steven Berkoff) is raising needed money by selling fake Faberge eggs to get needed money to pay for his plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in order to cripple Europe and defeat NATO.
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Odd Man Out 1947 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: James Mason, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea, Robert Newton, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, Cyril Cusack, Eddie Byrne, Kitty Kirwan, Joseph Tomelty, Guy Rolfe, Geoffrey Keen
After breaking out of jail, IRA leader Johnny McQueen (James Mason) needs money to support his cause. He robs a bank but is wounded during the robbery, and he now finds himself trying to elude the police as he staggers through the back alleys of Belfast. Other IRA operatives and Johnny's girlfriend Kathleen (Kathleen Ryan) struggle to find him before it is too late, but sanctuary eludes him, and the police close in.
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The Scapegoat 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Hamer
Cast: Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth, Pamela Brown, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Bull, Leslie French, Alan Webb, Eddie Byrne
John Barratt (Alec Guinness) is an Englishman on holiday in Paris when Jacque De Gue (also Alec Guinness), who looks exactly like Barratt, murders his wife and uses Barratt as the fall guy.
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Sink the Bismarck! 1960 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Mohner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Hordern, Maurice Denham, Michael Goodliffe, Esmond Knight
This film is based on the true World War II assignment of the British Navy to locate and sink the German battleship Bismarck. It is filled with intrigue and excitement as the British zero in on their target.
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 The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel, Curt Jurgens, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, George Baker, Michael Billington, Vernon Dobtcheff, Olga Bisera, Edward de Souza
Curt Jurgens stars as evil industrialist Karl Stromberg who wants to control an undersea kingdom. In order to accomplish his goal, Stromberg tries to manipulate both the Soviet and American submarine fleets. Not to worry, James Bond, Agent 007 (Roger Moore), teams up with sexy Russian agent Major Anya Amasova(Barbara Bach), and, together, they come to the rescue.
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Taste the Blood of Dracula 1970 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Sasdy
Cast: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear, Peter Sallis, Michael Ripper, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair
After a wizard is killed, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) seeks revenge through the offspring of the three killers. Followed by "Scars of Dracula."
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 The Third Man 1949  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Paul Horbiger, Eric Pohlmann, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Carol Reed, Karel Stepanek
This is a great thriller. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) is a writer who discovers that his friend Harry Lyme (Orson Welles), who he thought was dead, is indeed alive and in charge of a European Black Market organization. When Holly becomes involved in uncovering Harry's criminal activity, he also must deal with the multinational police. An Oscar was presented for Best Cinematography, and Carol Reed was nominated for Best Director.
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Treasure Island 1950 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, Ralph Truman, Finlay Currie, John Laurie, Francis De Wolff, David Davies, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Geoffrey Keen, John Gregson, Andrew Blackett, William Devlin
Bobby Driscoll is delightful as young, cabin boy Jim Hawkins, whose treasure map is coveted by a band of pirates headed by one-legged Long John Silver (Robert Newton). Jim must contend with Long John Silver and the pirates who are also aboard the ship. A good Disney version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic.
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| 1. Angels One Five (1954)
2. The Angry Silence (1960)
3. Berserk! (1968)
4. The Black Glove (1954)
aka: Face the Music
5. Born Free (1966)
6. Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
aka: African Fury
7. Doctor in the House (1954)
8. The Fallen Idol (1948)
9. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
10. Genevieve (1953)
11. The Glass Tomb (1955)
aka: The Glass Cage
12. Holocaust 2000 (1977)
aka: The Chosen
aka: Rain of Fire
13. The Living Daylights (1987)
14. Living Free (1972)
15. The Long Arm (1956)
aka: The Third Key
16. The Maggie (1954)
aka: High and Dry
17. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
18. The Mind Benders (1963)
19. Moonraker (1979)
20. Octopussy (1983)
21. Odd Man Out (1947)
22. The Scapegoat (1959)
23. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
24. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
25. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
26. The Third Man (1949)
27. Treasure Island (1950)
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