Black Narcissus 1947  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Sabu, Kathleen Byron, Esmond Knight, Judith Furse, Jenny Laird, May Hallatt, Shaun Noble, Eddie Whaley Jr., Nancy(2) Roberts
When five nuns, led by Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr), set up a mission in the Himalayas, they are beset with the problems of isolation and inclement weather. Hoping to lessen their problems, they enlist the aid of a British agent, Mr. Dean (David Farrar). Photography is excellent. Oscars were received for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography.
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The Masks of Death 1984  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson, Jenny Laird, James Cossins, Susan Penhaligon, Marcus Gilbert
Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) comes out of retirement to solve mysterious murders where there were no clear causes, but each victim had a look of extreme fear. Meanwhile, he's been asked to help in locating a missing prince to avoid war. Cushing is a fine Sherlock.
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 Village of the Damned 1960 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Mystery
Director: Wolf Rilla
Cast: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael C. Gwynne, Laurence Naismith, John Phillips, Richard Vernon, Richard Warner, Thomas Heathcote, Jenny Laird, Sarah Long, Charlotte Mitchell, Pamela Buck, Rosamund Greenwood, Susan Richards
Twelve children are born the same night in a British village. Strangely, they seem to display no emotions, and all look alike. They are very bright and have telekinetic powers. Gordon Zellaby's (George Sanders) wife Anthea (Barbara Shelley) has given birth to one of the babies, and, a few years later, Gordon educates them but becomes skeptical when he finds that they make people do strange things. Finally, Gordon sets out to destroy the children but loses his own life in the process.
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| 1. Black Narcissus (1947)
2. The Masks of Death (1984)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
3. Village of the Damned (1960)
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