The Big Man 1990  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Crossing the Line
Director: David Leland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly, Hugh Grant, Maurice Roeves, Carla Cannon, Ian Bannen, Kenny Ireland, John Beattie, Amanda Walker, George Rossi
Set in Scotland in the mid-1980s, this film is more of a statement against then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher than a boxing story. The economy resulted in many hardships, and Danny (Liam Neeson) has been unemployed since he lost his job in the mines. Not wanting to live entirely off his loving wife's (Joanne Whalley) income, he finds a job as a participant in the brutal sport of bare-knuckle boxing.
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Bite the Bullet 1975   PG, 131 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Gene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Ben Johnson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Stewart, Dabney Coleman, Ian Bannen, Sally Kirkland, Robert Donner
A marathon horse race around 1900 draws in a number of contestants who vie for the large winning purse. Great scenery and story. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent acting & horse work. | Nevada Cowboy 08/18/2009 | | |
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 Braveheart 1995 R, 180 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson, James Cosmo, Alun Armstrong, Ian Bannen, Brian Cox, Sandy Nelson, Sean McGinley, Barry McGovern, James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Alan Tall
In 13th-century Scotland, Sir William Wallace (Mel Gibson) secretly marries Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack), and the next day she is killed by English soldiers. Now, Wallace takes a stand against the brutal rule of England's Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) and leads his fellow countrymen into battle. The battle scene alone is worth the price of admission as unique cinematography enhances the drama of the event. This film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, and was nominated for five others.
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. 1959  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Man in a Cocked Hat
Director: Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Dell
Cast: Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Luciana Paluzzi, Thorley Walters, Ian Bannen, Miles Malleson, John Le Mesurier, Raymond Huntley, Kynaston Reeves, Marne Maitland, Marie Lohr, Ronald Adam, Basil Dignam, Irene Handl, John Van Eyssen
Incompetent British diplomat Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) is placed in charge of a British protectorate in this satire on a cog in the British colonial system. The purpose of Carlton-Browne's assignment is to prevent foreign powers from taking a rich mineral deposit that has been discovered on the island of Gaillardia. World powers do appear on the scene, and, when matters spin out of control with young King Loris (Ian Bannen) as ruler, the Prime Minister of the island, Amphibulos (Peter Sellers), undermines him and leads a revolution to overthrow the British.
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Defence of the Realm 1985  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Drury
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay, Bill Paterson, David Calder, Frederick Treves, Robbie Coltrane
The battle between a reporter's right for information and the government's right to secrecy is the subject of this exciting British film as two journalists (Denholm Elliott and Gabriel Byrne) investigate, in their own unique ways, a possible government cover-up.
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The Deserter 1971  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Ride to Glory
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Bekim Fehmiu, John Huston, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors, Ricardo Montalban, Ian Bannen, Brandon DeWilde, Slim Pickens, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne
This run-of-the-mill Western involves battles between the U.S. Cavalry and American Indians along the Mexican border in the 19th century.
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Eye of the Needle 1981 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Stephen MacKenna, Philip Martin Brown, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Cazenove, Faith Brook, Ian Bannen, Bill Fraser, Sam Kydd, John Bennett
Based on Ken Follet's World War II spy novel, this spell-binding story of behind-the-scenes events leading to the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy provides good suspense.
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 The Flight of the Phoenix 1966 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy, Gabriele Tinti, Alex Montoya
James Stewart plays the pilot of an airplane that crashes in the Sahara Desert. The only hope for the survivors comes from a model-plane designer Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger).
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Fright 1971  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Night Legs
I'm Alone and I'm Scared
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Tara Collinson, Maurice Kaufmann, Michael Brennan, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Amanda (Susan George) is hired as a babysitter by Helen (Honor Blackman). The straightforward job turns into terror when Helen's husband (Ian Bannen), who has escaped from a mental institution, breaks in with the intent of killing his wife.
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From Beyond the Grave 1973 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
aka: Creatures
Creatures from Beyond the Grave
Tales from Beyond the Grave
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Peter Cushing, David Warner, Wendy Alnutt, Rosalind Ayres, Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors, Angela Pleasence, Margaret Leighton, Nyree Dawn Porter, Ian Ogilvy, Lesley-Anne Down, Jack Watson, Tommy Godfrey
The character of an antique shop proprietor (Peter Cushing) carries over into four short stories in this anthology involving cheating customers and how they must answer for their crimes by enduring supernatural fates imposed on them by the shop proprietor.
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 Gandhi 1982  PG, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Ian Charleson, Saeed Jaffrey, Nigel Hawthorne, Gunther Maria Halmer, Geraldine James, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Ian Bannen
This film was a highlight of the Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Ben Kingsley). The power and passion of Gandhi (Kingsley), who preached nonviolent resistance to British rule, is the focus as the story follows Gandhi's life from a young South African lawyer to leader of an independent India. In all, the film collected nine Oscars and was nominated for three others.
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Ghost Dad 1990 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin, Arnold Stang, Salim Grant
A box office flop, this film stars Bill Cosby as a father who dies and is reincarnated as a ghost. Unfortunately, the film dies soon after the novelty of the father as the ghost wears off. There are plenty of special effects, which may be enough to keep kids entertained.
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Gorky Park 1983 R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Ian Bannen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Alexander Knox, Ian McDiarmid
Three brutal murders have taken place in a Moscow park, and William Hurt plays the police detective in charge of solving the crime. Along the way, he runs into a cynical American businessman played by Lee Marvin
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Hope and Glory 1987 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Sarah Miles, Sebastian Rice Edwards, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Wooldridge, Geraldine Muir, Sammi Davis, Jean-Marc Barr, Ian Bannen, Colin Higgins
This movie reveals young Billy's (Sebastian Rice Edwards) experiences during the World War II bombing of London. Despite the daily perils, Billy stays mentally detached from the actual dangers. An excellent film that had five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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Jane Eyre 1970 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Rachel Kempson, Jean Marsh, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Copley, Clive Morton, Fanny Rowe, Susan Lawe, Angharad Rees, Hugh Latimer, Nan Munro
Charlotte Bronte's gothic novel is again brought to the screen in this offering about orphanage-raised Jane (Susannah York) who takes a job as governess at the English manor of the tyrannical Edward Rochester (George C. Scott). Jane is attracted to Rochester, and he returns her affections. They make plans to marry. But, when Jane learns that Rochester is already married, it will take Jane's courage and love to rise above their world, which is crashing around them.
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The Lady and the Highwayman 1989 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Hough
Cast: Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Hugh Grant, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove, Lysette Anthony, Michael York, John Mills, Ian Bannen, Gordon Jackson
Based on Barbara Cartland's novel, this is the tale of a 17th-century romance between a highwayman (Hugh Grant) and a woman (Lysette Anthony) he saved from her brutal husband (Hugh Grant). With the reinstatement of Charles II (Michael York) as King of England, problems interfere with the romance.
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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 Mackintosh Man 1973 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Nigel Patrick, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Roland Culver, Peter Vaughan, Percy Herbert
In this cold war spy thriller, agent Rearden (Paul Newman) sets out to get Communist spy Sir George Wheeler (James Mason). Good car chase.
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Mister Moses 1965  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ian Bannen, Raymond St. Jacques, Carroll Baker, Alexander Knox, Reginald Beckwith, Orlando Martins
A rogue, Joe Moses (Robert Mitchum), is forced to lead an African tribe to a government preserve. In case he decides to renege on the deal, Julie Anderson (Carroll Baker) is along to keep "Mr. Moses" in line. 2 User Reviews
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| | magnolia 10/04/2007 | | I loved this movie. If anyone knows how I can find and purchase it, I'm interested. |
| | LOVED IT!!! | jasmine 06/20/2007 | | I SAW MR. MOSES BACK IN THE LATE 60'S ONE TIME AND LOVED IT. WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN! |
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Night Crossing 1982 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, Keith McKeon, Beau Bridges, Glynnis O'Connor, Geoffrey Liesik, Michael Liesik, Ian Bannen, Anne Stallybrass, Matthew Taylor, Klaus Lowitsch
Based on a true story, this film depicts two families, in 1979, who dared to gain freedom by crossing the well-guarded East Germany border in a hot-air balloon.
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The Offence 1972 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Vivien Merchant, Trevor Howard, Ian Bannen, Peter Bowles, Richard Moore, John Hallam, Derek Newark, Hilda Fenemore, Rhoda Lewis, Ronald Radd, Richard Moore, Anthony Sagar, Maxine Gordon, Howard Goorney
As a 20-year veteran on the police force, Detective Sgt. Johnson (Sean Connery), has lived in a violent world. The violence takes its toll when Johnson beats to death Baxter (Ian Bannen) who is the suspect in a child molestation case. Shocked by his behavior, Johnson now realizes that he has a side of violence inside himself that matches the criminals he arrests.
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Private's Progress 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boulting
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Terry-Thomas, Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, William Hartnell, Ian Bannen, George Coulouris, Miles Malleson, Christopher Lee
Life in the British army is satirized in this delightful comedy–the British version of "No Time for Sergeants."
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Suspect 1960 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Risk
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Cast: Tony Britton, Peter Cushing, Virginia Maskell, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley, Thorley Walters, Donald Pleasence, Spike Milligan, Kenneth Griffith, Basil Dignam
Scientists working under Professor Sewell (Peter Cushing) discover a means to wipe out typhus and bubonic plague. The government classifies the work since it could, perhaps, be used by the enemy for germ warfare. One of the team is frustrated with that decision and makes a deal with the wrong people.
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A Tale of Two Cities 1958 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker, Stephen Murray, Athene Seyler, Ian Bannen, Alfie Bass, Ernest Clark, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence
This film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel stars Dirk Bogarde as Sydney Carton, the Englishman who adapts to determined Parisians' ideals during the French Revolution but,by story's end, gives his life for the woman he loves.
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Too Late the Hero 1970 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Suicide Run
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Percy Herbert, Sam Kydd, Lance Percival
During World War II, America and Britain joined forces to destroy an enemy radio transmitter on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Good cast makes it watchable.
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Waking Ned Devine 1998 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Maura O'Malley, Robert Hickey, Paddy Ward, Paul Vaughan, Adrian Robinson
Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) are old friends who play the lotto and ride their motorbike around their village of Tullymore, Ireland. When one of their townsmen wins the lotto, his name remains anonymous. So, Jackie and Michael decide to find out who the winner really is. When the trail leads to Ned Devine whose only reason for anonymity is that he dropped dead on hearing his good news, they try to collect the winnings. 1 User Review
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| | Ranks Right Up There With The Best!! | Tonto Rodriguez 02/02/2007 | | Not only is the movie excellent, but the funeral scene is one of the best scenes of all time. A true gem, this one is. |
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The Watcher in the Woods 1980 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Hough
Cast: Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Ian Bannen, Eleanor Summerfield, Richard Pasco, Benedict Taylor, Georgina Hale
While an American family is living in an English country manor, they learn that their daughter resembles the long-dead daughter of their bizarre neighbor.
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| 1. The Big Man (1990)
aka: Crossing the Line
2. Bite the Bullet (1975)
3. Braveheart (1995)
4. Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
aka: Man in a Cocked Hat
5. Damage (1992)
6. Defence of the Realm (1985)
7. The Deserter (1971)
aka: Ride to Glory
8. The Driver's Seat (1973)
9. Eye of the Needle (1981)
10. The Flight of the Phoenix (1966)
11. Fright (1971)
aka: Night Legs
aka: I'm Alone and I'm Scared
12. From Beyond the Grave (1973)
aka: Creatures
aka: Creatures from Beyond the Grave
aka: Tales from Beyond the Grave
13. Gandhi (1982)
14. Ghost Dad (1990)
15. Gorky Park (1983)
16. The Hill (1965)
17. Hope and Glory (1987)
18. Jane Eyre (1970)
19. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989)
20. The Long Arm (1956)
aka: The Third Key
21. The Mackintosh Man (1973)
22. Mister Moses (1965)
23. Night Crossing (1982)
24. The Offence (1972)
25. Private's Progress (1956)
26. Suspect (1960)
aka: The Risk
27. A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
28. Too Late the Hero (1970)
aka: Suicide Run
29. Waking Ned Devine (1998)
30. The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
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