99 Women 1969  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Elisa Montes, Luciana Paluzzi, Herbert Lom, Mercedes McCambridge, Rosalba Neri, Valentina Godoy, Jose Maria Blanco, Maria Perschy
Director Jesus Franco adds a "women-in-prison" storyline to his genre collection as the oppressive prison environment at a women's prison leads to an escape attempt.
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Action of the Tiger 1957  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Van Johnson, Martine Carol, Herbert Lom, Anna Gerber, Sean Connery, Gustavo Rojo, Anthony Dawson, Yvonne Romain, Helen Haye, Jose Nieto
Albanian refugees are rescued by an American (Van Johnson) who will not be deterred in his mission of saving innocent lives.
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And Now My Love 1974  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Marthe Keller, Andre Dussollier, Charles Denner, Carla Gravina, Herbert Lom, Charles Gerard, Gilbert Becaud, Daniel Boulanger, Venantino Venantini, Gabriele Tinti
One century of different political and social backgrounds come together in this drama about a man and a woman who eventually meet and fall in love.
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 And Now the Screaming Starts! 1973  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Guy Rolfe, Geoffrey Whitehead, Rosalie Crutchley, Janet Key, Gillian Lind, John Sharp, Norman Mitchell
Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) marries Charles Fengriffen (Ian Ogilvy) and becomes the haunting victim of an old curse put on the Fengriffen family by a servant whose ghost roams around the estate. Catherine gets her first glimmer of what lies ahead on her wedding night when she is raped by the ghost and ends up pregnant. Now, Catherine sets out to uncover secrets of the past.
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And Then There Were None 1974 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Ten Little Indians
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stephane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Gert Frobe, Herbert Lom, Maria Rohm, Adolfo Celi, Alberto de Mendoza
Agatha Christie's great novel does not seem to do well on screen (except for the excellent 1945 version). This one is set in an Iranian desert inn (to save money). The invited guests are killed one-by-one. Slow and boring.
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Asylum 1972 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: House of Crazies
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Barry Morse, Barbara Parkins, Robert Powell, Charlotte Rampling, Sylvia Syms, Richard Todd, Megs Jenkins, James Villiers, Geoffrey Bayldon, Ann Firbank, John Franklyn-Robbins
An anthology of four horror tales told by mental patients fill this film with suspense as young psychiatrist Dr. Martin (Robert Powell), who has applied for the job as head of the asylum, is given the assignment of finding out which one of the patients had been in charge of the asylum. In one story, Walter (Richard Todd) murders his wife, and she seeks revenge. Another story involves tailor Bruno (Barry Morse) weaving a coat to bring back his son from the dead. The third story is about schizophrenic Barbara (Charlotte Rampling) inserting her "doppelganger" into Lucy (Britt Ekland). The final story involves toymaker Bryon (Herbert Lom) and his killer robots. A good film for horror buffs.
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The Big Fisherman 1959   N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon, Martha Hyer, Herbert Lom, Ray Stricklyn, Marian Seldes, Alexander Scourby, Beulah Bondi, Jay Barney
Based on a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, this Disney production is overly long and not well executed. It is the story of Simon Peter (a miscast Howard Keel), the "fisher of men," who started as a fisherman and became a leader in the Christian movement. Good scenery (San Fernando Valley) with three Academy Award nominations. 1 User Review
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| | brimashica 02/08/2007 | | Yhis is a excellent movie to watch. Yet I can't find it to watch. The peson I watch the movie from can't find it. I would like to watch this movie, because I am teaching my kids about the Lord. |
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The Black Rose 1950 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cecile Aubry, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie, Finlay Currie, Herbert Lom, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Harvey, Robert Blake
Set in the 1200s following a Saxon revolt, this is the story of Walter of Gurnie's (Tyrone Power) flight into China where he experiences adventure and gains great knowledge.
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Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Burt Kwouk, David Niven, Ted Wass, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Roger Moore, Joanna Lumley, Leslie Ash, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Peter Arne, Patti Davis
In this sequel, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) rigs the computer, and Interpol provides a successor to Inspector Clouseau, Sgt. Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass), who is even more inept than his predecessor. The motive behind Dreyfus' plot is that he is sure Sleigh will never be able to track down the stolen Pink Panther diamond. But, will Dreyfus' plan backfire?
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Dark Places 1973 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Robert Hardy, Herbert Lom, Jane Birkin, Carleton Hobbs, Jennifer Thanisch, Michael McVey, Jean Marsh, Martin Boddey, Linda Gray, Roy Evans
Edward (Robert Hardy) is the former director of a mental hospital who inherits a house where multiple murders occurred. Believing there is a treasure in gold hidden inside the house, Edward enters the old house determined to find the gold. But, he is not alone in his quest; Dr. Mandeville (Christopher Lee), his sister Sarah (Joan Collins), and the estate's lawyer Prescott (Herbert Lom) also appear on the scene to claim the treasure for themselves. There is one little problem: the house is rumored to be haunted, and Edward now appears to be possessed by the evil spirit of the original owner and will stop at nothing to get the treasure for himself.
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The Dead Zone 1983  R, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Sean Sullivan, Geza Kovacs, Roberta Weiss, Simon Craig, Peter Dvorsky
Written by Stephen King, this is the story of high school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) who is badly injured while in a car with his girlfriend, Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams). Upon awakening from a five-year coma, Johnny discovers that he can see people's futures just by touching them. Johnny's life has changed, and he tries to move on. His physician, Dr. Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom), believes that Johnny has not only the ability to predict the future but to change it as well. When Johnny shakes the hand of political candidate Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen), Johnny's ability is tested when he sees Stillson as a future President of the United States in the middle of a nuclear holocaust.
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Doppelganger 1969 G, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Patrick Wymark, Lynn Loring, Loni von Friedl, Herbert Lom, George Sewell, Vladek Sheybal, Ed Bishop, George Mikell, Franco De Rosa, Philip Madoc
This unusual sci-fi film is entertaining. A new planet is found by a British agency headed by Jason Webb (Patrick Wymark) in the 21st Century. The reason that it had not been found earlier is that it is in an orbit identical to Earth's, but directly opposite Earth on the other side of the Sun. British astrophysicist John Kane (Ian Hendry) and American astronaut Colonel Glenn Ross (Roy Thinnes) set off on an expedition to investigate the phenomenon with interesting results.
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 El Cid 1961 N/R, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, John Fraser, Genevieve Page, Gary Raymond, Herbert Lom, Massimo Serato, Douglas Wilmer, Frank Thring, Hurd Hatfield, Michael Hordern, Andrew Cruickshank, Ralph Truman, Tullio Carminati
This is the story of the 11th-century Spanish hero, El Cid (Charlton Heston), and his fight to force the Moors out of his homeland. El Cid is estranged from his wife Chimene (Sophia Loren) after he kills her father Count Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank) in a duel, and she enters a convent. King Ferdinand (Ralph Truman) dies, and Spain is divided between the Moors and the Christians. King Alphonso (John Fraser) exiles El Cid, and, now, Chimene reconciles with him. El Cid becomes an honored warrior fighting to drive the Moors from Spain–which, ultimately, will be a fight to the death.
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 Fire Down Below 1957 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Herbert Lom, Bonar Colleano, Bernard Lee, Eric Pohlmann, Edric Connor, Peter Illing, Anthony Newley
Smugglers Tony (Jack Lemmon) and Felix (Robert Mitchum) are plying their trade while sailing on a ship in the West Indies when Tony becomes enamored with gorgeous fellow traveler, Irena (Rita Hayworth). Felix also decides to vie for her attentions, and problems ensue.
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The Frightened City 1961 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Lemont
Cast: Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery, Alfred Marks, Yvonne Romain, Olive McFarland, Kenneth Griffith, Frederick Piper, Patrick Holt, Bruce Seton, John Stone, David Davies, Tom Bowman, Robert Cawdron
Members of a protection-racket gang in London find problems not only from the police but, also, from within their own group. After months of fighting, the gangs agree to combine forces with Waldo Zhernikov (Herbert Lom) taking the position of mob boss. When Zhemikov wants a rival leader bumped off, Paddy Damion (Sean Connery) unwittingly contributes to the success of his demise. Now, Paddy declares revenge and agrees to give information to the police after plea bargaining for a lighter sentence. An early Sean Connery film.
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Hell Drivers 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Ireland, Gordon Jackson, David McCallum, Sean Connery, William Hartnell, Wilfrid Lawson
After discovering the criminal elements backing his trucking firm, a driver is sent out on a dangerous haul across country.
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Hopscotch 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Herbert Lom, David Matthau, George Baker, Severn Darden, Allan Cuthbertson, Lucy Saroyan
An ex-CIA agent, Miles Kendig (Walter Matthau), writes an expose revealing espionage tactics and then tries to prevent its publication.
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Hotel Reserve 1944 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Hanbury
Cast: James Mason, Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell, Julien Mitchell, Martin Miller, Herbert Lom, Patricia Medina, David Ward, Frederick Valk, Laurence Hanray
A suspect Nazi spy is caught between Nazis and Nazi hunters at the Hotel Reserve on the Riviera.
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 King Solomon's Mines 1985 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, John Rhys-Davies, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, Ken Gampu, Shaike Ophir, June Buthelezi, Sam Williams, Bob Greer, Mick Lesley, Vincent Van der Byl, Oliver Tengende
Allan Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) comes to the aid of Jessie (Sharon Stone) in search of her kidnapped archaeologist father. Col. Bockner (Herbert Lom) has formed an alliance with Dogati (John Rhys-Davies), and they have performed the kidnapping in an effort to extract the secret of where the legendary King Solomon's mines are located. Determined, but not knowing what the future holds, Quatermain and Jessie set off across Africa in their search of Jessie's father and the lost mines. There is a sequel: "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold."
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The Lady Vanishes 1979 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Jenny Runacre, Jean Anderson, Rosalind Knight, Vladek Sheybal, Wolf Kahler, Dan van Husen
While riding an express train through pre-World War II Germany, Amanda (Cybill Shepherd) meets and makes friends with Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury). But, Miss Froy disappears, and, when Amanda can't find her, she gets help from an American photographer (Elliott Gould). Their efforts lead to the discovery that there is more to Miss Froy than meets the eye.
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 The Ladykillers 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Jack Warner, Philip Stainton, Fred Griffiths, Sam Kydd, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Connor, Edie Martin, Ewan Roberts, Harold Goodwin
Marcus (Alec Guinness) is the leader of an inept gang of thieves planning a robbery. The gang rents apartments in elderly Mrs. Wilberforce's (Katie Johnson) London house and tells Mrs. Wilberforce that they are musicians. The ploy does not work, and when she learns the truth about them the gang decides to kill her. Bad idea–and they are thwarted by the doddering Mrs. Wilberforce.
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The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By 1952 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Paris Express
Director: Harold French
Cast: Claude Rains, Marius Goring, Marta Toren, Ferdy Mayne, Herbert Lom, Lucie Mannheim, Anouk Aimee, Eric Pohlmann, Felix Aylmer, Gibb McLaughlin, Michael Nightingale, Robin Alalouf, Joan St. Clair
A very honest man, Kees Popinga (Claude Rains), finds that his boss Julius de Koster, Jr. (Herbert Lom) has been stealing from their Dutch trading company to support his French mistress Michele (Marta Toren). Kees' solution: steal the money himself to prevent his boss from getting his hands on it. Kees does get the money and boards a trans-European train to Paris. After arriving in Paris, he manages to become entangled with Michele. And, of course, problems lie ahead through a series of twists and turns.
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The Man with Bogart's Face 1980 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sam Marlowe, Private Eye
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Robert Sacchi, Franco Nero, Michelle Phillips, Olivia Hussey, Misty Rowe, Victor Buono, Herbert Lom, Richard Bakalyan, George Raft, Yvonne De Carlo
This spoof of Humphrey Bogart films stars Robert Sacchi as Sam Marlow who undergoes plastic surgery to look like Bogart and becomes involved in solving a Maltese-Falcon-like crime.
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Mark of the Devil 1970 R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Burn, Witch, Burn
Director: Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven
Cast: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Vuco, Reggie Nalder, Herbert Fux, Gaby Fuchs, Johannes Buzalski, Michael Maien, Ingeborg Schoner, Adrian Hoven, Gunter Clemens, Doris von Danwitz
Witch hunter Count Cumberland (Herbert Lom) extracts confessions from his victims by sadistic means. His apprentice, Count Christian von Meruh (Udo Kier), has supported Count Cumberland but loses faith after rescuing Vanessa (Olivera Vuco) during a torture session to obtain her confession. This act of running afoul of Count Cumberland leads to the sacrifice of Christian at the hands of villagers. Of course, Count Cumberland escapes, which sets the stage for the sequel: "Mark of the Devil Part 2."
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Mr. Topaze 1962 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: I Like Money
Director: Peter Sellers
Cast: Peter Sellers, Nadia Gray, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern, Martita Hunt, John Neville, Michael Gough, Billie Whitelaw, John Le Mesurier, Anne Leon
Based on Marcel Pagnot's satire, this is the story of a timid schoolteacher (Peter Sellers) who is duped into keeping silent about an unscrupulous scam. Remake of 1933's "Topaze."
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 Murders in the Rue Morgue 1971 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Lilli Palmer, Adolfo Celi, Maria Perschy, Michael Dunn, Peter Arne, Rosalind Elliot, Marshall Jones
Members of a theater playgroup are systematically done away with by a mysterious demon in a major re-write of the Edgar Allen Poe story.
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Mysterious Island 1961 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Harry Monty
Jule's Verne's sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is enhanced by the musical score and Ray Harryhausen's special effects. Set during the Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon, crash-land in the sea, and are washed ashore on a South Pacific island. They quickly realize that the island contains giant plants and creatures, and they are confronted by pirates. They even meet Capt. Nemo (Herbert Lom) of the "Nautilus" from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and learn of his plan to feed the world's population, thus ending wars.
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 Night and the City 1950 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Richard Widmark, Googie Withers, Gene Tierney, Hugh Marlowe, Francis L. Sullivan, Herbert Lom, Charles Farrell, Mike Mazurki, James Hayter, Edward Chapman
Fight promoter Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) unsuccessfully tries to stay ahead of his debtors by hustling in the wrestling world.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1962 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Musical / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Michael Gough, Edward DeSouza, Thorley Walters, Miles Malleson, Harold Goodwin, Martin Miller, Marne Maitland, Sonya Cordeau, Liane Aukin, Sonya Cordeau, Patrick Troughton, Miriam Karlin, Renee Houston
In this version of "The Phantom of the Opera," the story takes place at the Royal Opera House in London instead of the Paris Opera House. Years ago, music professor Petrie (Herbert Lom) was hideously burned in a fire but has returned to London where, as the masked Phantom, he terrorizes the opera house that is preparing to perform an opera that had been stolen from him. He lives in the sewer beneath the opera house and kidnaps opera star Christine (Heather Sears), who he loves, so that he can train her to perform his opera. Now, Christine's fiance Harry Hunter (Edward DeSouza) searches for Christine, and, when he finds her, it is Harry who unmasks the Phantom.
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Colin Blakely, Leonard Rossiter, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk, Andre Maranne, Richard Vernon, Dick Crockett, Paul Maxwell, Byron Kane, Briony McRoberts, Dudley Sutton, Hal Galili, Robert Beatty
French Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is again in charge of the case. This time, Clouseau is the intended victim of an assassination by his ex-boss who is now out of the asylum. Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) intends to take over the world. Will Clouseau avoid the killer (Leslie-Anne Down) and stop Dreyfus?
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The Return of the Pink Panther 1975 G, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Peter Arne, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Maranne, Peter Jeffrey, Eric Pohlmann, David Lodge, Graham Stark, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Mike Grady
Someone has stolen the Pink Panther diamond from the museum in Lugash, and bungling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) heads to Switzerland believing that, once again, Sir Charles Lytton (Christopher Plummer), a.k.a. the Phantom, and his wife Claudine (Catherine Schell) are the culprits. But, Lytton is not the one who stole the diamond and is, instead, trying to track down the real jewel thief while Claudine sends Clouseau on a wild-goose chase. Meanwhile, Clouseau's boss Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) gets fed up with Clouseau's ineptness and plots to get rid of him once and for all.
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Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Burt Kwouk, Paul Stewart, Andre Maranne, Graham Stark, Robert Loggia, Ferdy Mayne, Tony Beckley, Marc Lawrence, Alfie Bass, Sue Lloyd, Danny Schiller
This is Peter Sellers' last film as the bungling Inspector Clouseau. This time around, Clouseau is on the heels of an international drug trafficking ring led by drug lord Douvier (Robert Webber) who gives orders to kill Clouseau. When Clouseau's car crashes, Douvier believes that Clouseau, not an escaping criminal, was killed. Clouseau fakes his own death, and Douvier, believing he is dead, is not on the lookout for him. Now, Clouseau goes incognito to Hong Kong, and Douvier's ex-girlfriend Simone Legree (Dyan Cannon), who seeks revenge against Douvier, helps Clouseau solve the case.
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The Roots of Heaven 1958 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Juliette Greco, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Luguet, Friedrich von Ledebur
A group of white adventurers in Africa become involved in saving the elephants.
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Secret Mission 1942 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harold French
Cast: Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann, James Mason, Roland Culver, Michael Wilding, Stewart Granger, Herbert Lom, Betty Warren, Brefni O'Rorke, Karel Stepanek
Three British intelligence officers manage to sneak behind enemy lines to obtain Nazi defense secrets.
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The Seventh Veil 1945 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Compton Bennett
Cast: James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Albert Lieven, Yvonne Owen, David Horne, Manning Whiley, Beatrice Varley, Margaret Withers
Hypnosis is the method of treatment attempted for pianist Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd), and her induced memories reveal a troubled past.
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A Shot in the Dark 1964 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, Tracy Reed, George Sanders, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Douglas Wilmer, Vanda Godsell, Burt Kwouk, Moira Redmond, Maurice Kaufmann, Ann Lynn, David Lodge, Martin Benson
The Pink Panther series continues as Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), the inept–but some would say brilliant–detective solves another crime. This story takes place in Benjamin Ballon's (George Sanders) mansion in the outskirts of Paris where parlormaid Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer) is accused of murdering her lover. Clouseau believes that Maria is innocent; however, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is sure that she is guilty and is dismayed–once again–at Clouseau's handling of the case. The number of murder victims increases, but Clouseau is convinced that Marie is being framed and remains determined to prove her innocence.
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Skeleton Coast 1987 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Coast of Skeletons
Director: John "Bud" Cardos
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed, Herbert Lom, Daniel Greene, Simon Sabela, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nancy Mulford, Peter Kwong, Robin Townsend, Arnold Vosloo, Larry Taylor
Retired Marine Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) puts together a team to invade an Angolan stronghold to free his CIA agent son. During the execution of their plan, they run across several shady characters.
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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 Spartacus 1960 N/R, 196 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom, John Ireland, Woody Strode, John Gavin, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone
This story begins when the slave, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), is sold to Biatus (Peter Ustinov). During his subsequent training as a gladiator, Spartacus leads the other slaves in a rebellion, and they make their way to southern Italy. Meanwhile in Rome, two senators–Crassus (Laurence Olivier) and Gracchus (Charles Laughton)–envision the slave revolt as their keys to power. But, the interference from Crassus and Gracchus does not deter Spartacus and the slaves from their march to freedom. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Russell Metty won for Best Cinematography. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design) and a nomination for Best Musical Score. 1 User Review
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Ten Little Indians 1989 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians
Director: Alan Birkinshaw
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Frank Stallone, Herbert Lom, Sarah Maur Thorp, Brenda Vaccaro, Warren Berlinger, Yehuda Efroni, Paul L. Smith, Neil McCarthy, Moira Lister
Don't bother with this version of the often-filmed Agatha Christie novel. Incredibly this version is set on an African safari rather than in an eerie mansion. The invited "guests" are killed off one-by-one.
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Third Man on the Mountain 1959 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, James Donald, Herbert Lom, Laurence Naismith, Lee Patterson, Walter Fitzgerald, Nora Swinburne, Ferdy Mayne
After his father is killed on the Matterhorn, Rudi Matt (James MacArthur) joins a group of mountain climbers in an attempt to climb that same mountain. Don't miss MacArthur's mother, Helen Hayes, in a short shot as a tourist. Disney.
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Tiara Tahiti 1962 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: James Mason, John Mills, Claude Dauphin, Herbert Lom, Roy Kinnear, Jacques Marin, Peter Barkworth, Gary Cockrell, Rosenda Monteros, Libby Morris
Brett Aimsley (James Mason) and Lieutenant Colonel Clifford Southey (John Mills) compete with each other in all phases of their lives.
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Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk, Robert Wagner, Joanna Lumley, Graham Stark, Peter Arne, Andre Maranne, Ronald Fraser, Marne Maitland
The investigation involving the death of Inspector Clouseau (following Peter Seller's actual death) provides the occasion for this film to patch together previous film clips of the inspector in action.
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Villa Rides 1968 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Gracia Buccella, Charles Bronson, Herbert Lom, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Jill Ireland, Alexander Knox
This film brings to the screen Hollywood's version of the Mexican bandit/folk hero, Pancho Villa, with Yul Brynner in the title role.
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 War and Peace 1956 N/R, 208 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Herbert Lom, John Mills, Barry Jones, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg, Oskar Homolka, May Britt, Wilfrid Lawson, Helmut Dantine, Tullio Carminati, Milly Vitale, Anna-Maria Ferrero
Napoleon's invasion of Russia is the backdrop for this epic tale in which the Russian aristocracy, with its reverence for the church, is clearly brought out amidst the glamorous lifestyle. While Napoleon plans to invade Russia, Russian intellectual Pierre Bezukhov (Henry Fonda) falls in love with Natasha (Audrey Hepburn). But, after his father dies and he gains a large inheritance, Pierre marries Helene (Anita Ekberg). This proves to be a loveless marriage that ends quickly. Meanwhile, Napoleon has invaded Russia, and Pierre's friend Andrei (Mel Ferrer) is fighting in the war. Andrei returns home and falls in love with Natasha but returns to the battlefield and is critically wounded. Pierre witnesses the carnage and vows to kill Napoleon. The French are finally beaten, and, by story's end, Pierre is reunited with Natasha. King Vidor received an Oscar nomination for his directing.
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| 1. 99 Women (1969)
2. Action of the Tiger (1957)
3. And Now My Love (1974)
4. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
5. And Then There Were None (1974)
aka: Ten Little Indians
6. Asylum (1972)
aka: House of Crazies
7. The Big Fisherman (1959)
8. The Black Rose (1950)
9. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
10. Count Dracula (1970)
11. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
12. Dark Places (1973)
13. The Dead Zone (1983)
14. Doppelganger (1969)
aka: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
15. El Cid (1961)
16. Fire Down Below (1957)
17. The Frightened City (1961)
18. Gambit (1966)
19. Hell Drivers (1958)
20. Hopscotch (1980)
21. Hotel Reserve (1944)
22. King Solomon's Mines (1985)
23. The Lady Vanishes (1979)
24. The Ladykillers (1955)
25. The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1952)
aka: Paris Express
26. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
aka: Sam Marlowe, Private Eye
27. Mark of the Devil (1970)
aka: Burn, Witch, Burn
28. Mr. Topaze (1962)
aka: I Like Money
29. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
30. Mysterious Island (1961)
31. Night and the City (1950)
32. The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
33. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
34. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
35. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
36. The Roots of Heaven (1958)
37. Secret Mission (1942)
38. The Seventh Veil (1945)
39. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
40. Skeleton Coast (1987)
aka: Coast of Skeletons
41. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
42. Spartacus (1960)
43. Ten Little Indians (1989)
aka: Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians
44. Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
45. Tiara Tahiti (1962)
46. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
47. Villa Rides (1968)
48. War and Peace (1956)
49. Whispering Smith Hits London (1951)
aka: Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
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