11 Harrowhouse 1974  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Anything for Love
Fast Fortune
Director: Aram Avakian
Cast: Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, James Mason, Helen Cherry, Peter Vaughan, Jack Watson, Leon Greene, Jack Watling
In this spoof on heist films, a dealer in diamonds (Charles Grodin) is robbed, and he turns the tables and plots his own diamond heist.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Peter Bowles, Donald Wolfit, Ben Aris, Mickey Baker, Leo Britt, Mark Burns, John J. Carney, Helen Cherry, Ambrose Coghill
The British defeat by the Russians in the 1854 battle at Balaclava, Turkey, during the Crimean War is the subject of this anti-war film. Seeking glory, Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) leads his Light Brigade on a mission to gain a victory over Russian troops. But, when the battle begins, wrong decisions are made by incompetent officers that prove disastrous when they find themselves in the middle of Russian forces.
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Conduct Unbecoming 1975 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, James Faulkner, James Donald, Helen Cherry, Michael Byrne
This film examines the truth behind the hypocrisy of the British rule of India.
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Flipper's New Adventure 1964  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
Director: Leon Benson
Cast: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry, Tom Helmore, Francesca Annis, Brian Kelly, Joe Higgins, Lloyd Battista, Gordon Dilworth, Ricou Browning, Courtney Brown, William Cooley, Dan Chandler, Richard O'Barry, Robert Baldwin
Sandy (Luke Halpin) and his dolphin friend, Flipper, avoid separation when plans are made to demolish Sandy's home and send Flipper to a Miami aquarium. Sandy and Flipper escape to an island where all goes well–until hijackers dump a family on the island and then return for their kidnapping. You guessed it, Sandy and Flipper save the day. 1 User Review
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| | very touching | jojo 10/26/2009 | | Worth a million movies |
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High Flight 1956  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Ray Milland, Bernard Lee, Kenneth Haigh, Anthony Newley, Leslie Phillips, Ian Fleming, Kenneth Fortescue, Sean Kelly, Helen Cherry, Duncan Lamont
Behind-the-scenes conflicts involving pilots undergoing RAF jet-fighter training is the focus of this weak film.
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Last Holiday 1950 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Henry Cass
Cast: Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh, Gregoire Aslan, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ernest Thesiger, Helen Cherry, Brian Worth, Sid James, Jean Colin, Muriel George, Esma Cannon, Campbell Cotts, Moultrie Kelsall
Salesman George Bird (Alec Guinness) has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and has been told that he has less than one month to live. George decides on one last fling–pretending to be a wealthy man and spending all of his money. He buys new clothes and rents a room at an exclusive inn. He meets new business prospects at the inn and, because he now does not mind taking risks, doors are opening in his world as a salesman. Then, George learns that his diagnosis is wrong, and that he is no longer in danger of dying in less than a month. How will George handle the news?
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Morning Departure 1950  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Operation Disaster
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: John Mills, Helen Cherry, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick, Peter Hammond, Andrew Crawford, Michael Brennan, George Cole, Victor Maddern, Roddy McMillan, Frank Coburn, Bernard Lee, Kenneth More, James Hayter, Lana Morris
While on a routine peace-time mission, the submarine "Trojan" strikes a mine and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. All but 12 men are killed. After deciding who will survive, the captain, LCDR. Armstrong (John Mills), manages to get eight men out through the gun hatch and the conning tower. The remaining four crewmen must wait, entombed in the submarine, hoping for rescue.
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Three Cases of Murder 1954 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wendy Toye
Cast: Alan Badel, Hugh Pryse, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Orson Welles, Leueen MacGrath, Jack Lambert, Helen Cherry, Andre Morell
This film is made up of a trio of murder stories and provides good fare for mystery fans.
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Time After Time 1986 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Bill Hays
Cast: John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Helen Cherry, Ursula Howells, Brenda Bruce, Mark Lambert, Trevor Howard, Freddie Jones, Fiona Walker, Mavis Walker, Colm Heffernan, Liam Sweeney, Peter Gilroy, Ann Rowan, George Yiasoumi
Based on a novel by Molly Keane, this comedy/drama takes place on a run-down estate where Jasper Swift (John Gielgud) lives with his three elderly sisters May (Ursula Howells), "Baby" June (Brenda Bruce), and Lady Alys Crowshawe (Mavis Walker). Jasper takes care of the garden and kitchen while the sisters argue and get on each others' nerves. Then along comes long-lost cousin Leda (Googie Withers) who tries to take charge and stirs up the already unsettled household by bringing back old memories that the family had been happy to forget.
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Young Wives' Tale 1951 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Cass
Cast: Joan Greenwood, Audrey Hepburn, Nigel Patrick, Derek Farr, Guy Middleton, Athene Seyler, Helen Cherry, Irene Handl, Jack McNaughton
Two couples share a London home following World War II, and the ensuing problems are amusing.
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| 1. 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
aka: Anything for Love
aka: Fast Fortune
2. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
3. Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
4. Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
5. High Flight (1956)
6. Last Holiday (1950)
7. Morning Departure (1950)
aka: Operation Disaster
8. Three Cases of Murder (1954)
9. Time After Time (1986)
10. Young Wives' Tale (1951)
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