Billion Dollar Brain 1967  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Francoise Dorleac, Guy Doleman, Vladek Sheybal, Milo Sperber, Mark Elwes, Fred Harwood, Donald Sutherland, Janos Kurutz, Alexei Jawdokimov, Paul Tamarin, Iza Teller
Former British agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) has become a private investigator and accepts an assignment to deliver a thermos flask to a friend in Finland. Once there, he becomes involved in a billionaire's plot to upset the balance of the Cold War. This is the third in the series of Harry Palmer films; the others are "Ipcress File" (1965) and "Funeral in Berlin" (1966).
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A Dangerous Summer 1981  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Burning Man
Flash Fire
Director: Quentin Masters
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett, Guy Doleman, Kim Deacon, Norman Kaye, Stephen Leeder, Peter Rowley
Howard Anderson (Tom Skerritt) is building a resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia when his business partner Julian Fane (Guy Doleman) arranges for an arsonist (Ian Gilmour) to burn it down so that he can collect the insurance. After the fire, Lloyds of London sends senior investigator George Engels (James Mason) to find out what really happened.
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 Dial M for Murder 1954  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson, Leo Britt, Patrick Allen, Robin Hughes, George Alderson, George Leigh, Guy Doleman, Forbes Murray, Martin Milner, Thayer Roberts, Bess Flowers
Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) wants his wife Margot's (Grace Kelly) money and plots to kill her. However, she kills her assailant "Captain Lesgate" (Anthony Dawson), and Tony reworks his plan to make his wife appear guilty of cold-blooded murder. In the end, he is too clever for his own good. Originally shown in 3-D.
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Funeral in Berlin 1966 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Eva Renzi, Guy Doleman, Hugh Burden, Gunter Meisner, Heinz Schubert, Wolfgang Volz, Thomas Holtzmann, Herburt Fux, Rainer Brandt, Rachel Gurney, John Abineri, David Glover
This film is the second of three Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) entries: "Ipcress File" (1965) and "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967). This time around, Palmer is sent to East Berlin where he sets up a phony funeral in order to help out Soviet intelligence officer Col. Stok (Oskar Homolka) who needs aid in his effort to defect.
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The Great Battle 1978  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Battle Force
The Greatest Battle
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Cast: Helmut Berger, Samantha Eggar, Giuliano Gemma, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Henry Fonda, Edwige Fenech, Ray Lovelock, Aldo Massasso, Venantino Venantini, Rik Battaglia, Guy Doleman
Narrated by Orson Welles, this German film relates the final tank battles of the Panzer Corps in Tunisia during World War II. Poorly made and poorly acted by big-name stars.
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 Ipcress File 1965  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff, Thomas Baptiste, Oliver MacGreevy, Freda Bamford, Pauline Winter, Anthony Blackshaw, Barry Raymond, David Glover, Stanley Meadows
This film led to two more "Harry Palmer" sequels. Based on Len Deighton's fine spy novel, the film continues in the same vein with Michael Caine as the British secret agent Palmer whose mission is to investigate brainwashing of scientists. The trail leads behind the Iron Curtain while Palmer searches for missing Dr. Radcliff (Aubrey Richards) who possesses the valuable file with the word "Ipcress" printed on it. When Radcliff is found, it is learned that he has been brainwashed, and now Palmer is battling not only the kidnappers but the CIA as well. Sequels: "Funeral in Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain."
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On the Beach 1959 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Guy Doleman, Harp McGuire, Kevin Brennan, Grant Taylor
The rest of the world has been destroyed by radiation; however, one United States submarine, captained by Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) sails into an Australian port where the radiation has not yet traveled. Although the citizens are not yet affected by the deadly radiation, they are suffering from having to survive on their own. Dwight becomes enamored with Moira Davidson (Ava Gardner) and, through her, gets involved with naval officer Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins) and his wife Mary (Donna Anderson). All have different methods of dealing with their tragic fates.
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The System 1964  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Girl Getters
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews, Julia Foster, Andrew Ray, Clive Colin Bowler, David Hemmings, John Alderton, Guy Doleman, Ann Lynn, John Porter-Davidson, Iain Gregory, Jeremy Burnham, Mark Burns
As a member of the local bachelor group in a seaside village, Tinker (Oliver Reed) spends a considerable amount of time searching for sexual conquests among the tourists. But Tinker gets a lesson in the sexual exploitation game when he meets fashion model Nicola (Jane Merrow) who plays her own game.
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 Thunderball 1965 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee, Rik Van Nutter, Martine Beswick, Guy Doleman, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Molly Peters, Roland Culver, Paul Stassino, Earl Cameron, Rose Alba
James Bond (Sean Connery) tries to abort a SPECTRE plot to use Miami as the target of an atomic bomb unless a ransom is paid. SPECTRE has hijacked a NATO plane that is carrying two nuclear bombs, and Bond heads to the Bahamas where he calls in American aqua-paratroopers for an underwater battle with SPECTRE scuba divers. Meanwhile, Bond takes on one-eyed villain Largo (Adolfo Celi)–with help from Largo's mistress Domino (Claudine Auger). Remade by Connery in 1983 as "Never Say Never Again." An Academy Award was received for Best Effects/Special Visual Effects.
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| 1. Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
2. A Dangerous Summer (1981)
aka: The Burning Man
aka: Flash Fire
3. Dial M for Murder (1954)
4. Funeral in Berlin (1966)
5. The Great Battle (1978)
aka: Battle Force
aka: The Greatest Battle
6. His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
7. Ipcress File (1965)
8. On the Beach (1959)
9. The System (1964)
aka: The Girl Getters
10. Thunderball (1965)
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