Angels and Insects 1995  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Haas
Cast: Jeremy Kemp, Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Douglas Henshall, Saskia Wickham, Chris Larkin, Annette Badland, Anna Massey, Lindsay Thomas
This film adaptation of A.S. Byatt's "Morpho Eugenia" involves an insect collector (Mark Rylance) whose household contains more than a few similarities to the insect world he collects, and both reflect the decadent world of Victorian England in which they reside.
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 The Blue Max 1966  N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Anton Diffring, Carl Schell, Harry Towb, Karl Michael Vogler, Friedrich von Ledebur
The Blue Max was a German award for flying aces. This is the story of two flyers, Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) and Count Von Klugerman (James Mason), competing for the honor.
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Caravans 1978  PG, 127 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Fargo
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Christopher Lee, Joseph Cotten, Barry Sullivan, Jeremy Kemp, Behrouz Vossoughi, Duncan Quinn, Behrouz Gamian
Set in Iran during 1948, this is the story of American diplomat Mark Miller's (Michael Sarrazin) search for a senator's daughter (Jennifer O'Neill) who has run off with a powerful Iranian, Zulfigar (Anthony Quinn).
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Darling Lili 1970  G, 139 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, Jeremy Kemp, Michael Witney, Lance Percival, Jacques Marin, Andre Maranne, Niall MacGinnis, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gloria Paul, Bernard Kay, Doreen Keogh, Carl Duering, Laurie Main, Louis Mercier
This story about World War I espionage features Julie Andrews in the role of Lili. Posing as a British music hall singer, Lili is really a German spy whose assignment is to uncover enemy plans. Her mission is jeopardized when she falls in love with handsome American pilot, Major William Larrabee (Rock Hudson), and, as a result, she puts both of their lives in danger when William realizes her secret but does not tell the authorities.
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Donald Sutherland, Neil McCallum, Max Adrian, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Madden, Michael Gough
This trilogy in horror revolves around a fortuneteller, Doctor Schreck (Peter Cushing), who foretells the grisly futures of five young men he meets on a train.
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Eyewitness 1970 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Sudden Terror
Director: John Hough
Cast: Mark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan George, Tony Bonner, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Vaughan, Betty Marsden, Peter Bowles, Anthony Stamboulieh, Joseph Furst
Ziggy (Mark Lester) and his sister live in a lighthouse run by their grandfather. Known for stretching the truth, no one believes Ziggy when he witnesses the assassination of an African leader by two policemen. But the (fake) policemen know he is telling the truth, and now he, his sister, and her boyfriend are on the run as the chase begins. Not bad, with good scenery.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Simon Callow, James Fleet, John Hannah, David Bower, Charlotte Coleman, Rowan Atkinson, Jeremy Kemp
This story follows the romance of Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie MacDowell) as they confront each other at weddings and a funeral.
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 King Lear 1984 TV, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Elliott
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Diana Rigg, Anna Calder-Marshall, Dorothy Tutin, Colin Blakely, John Hurt, Leo McKem, Jeremy Kemp, Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, Brian Cox, Edward Petherbridge, Robert Lang, Geoffrey Bateman, John Cording
King Lear (Laurence Olivier) is aging and wants to leave his kingdom to the daughter who can prove that she loves him the most. When daughter Cordelia (Anna Calder-Marshall) remains steadfast in refusing to play her father's game, Lear exiles her. The other two daughters–Regan and Goneril (Diana Rigg and Dorothy Tutin)–plot to deceive their father. Meanwhile, Gloucester (Leo McKem) and his sons Edgar and Edmund (David Threlfall and Robert Lindsay) experience their own family problems, which are based on honesty and also the lack of trust. Tragedies lie ahead for both families. This version of the Shakespeare tragedy was first aired on television and won the Emmy.
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Operation Crossbow 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
The Great Spy Mission
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson, Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp, Anthony Quayle, Lilli Palmer, Paul Henreid, Helmut Dantine, Richard Todd
British commandos set out on a mission to destroy Nazi missiles during World War II.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Jane Seymour, Michael York, Jeremy Kemp, Diana Quick, Ferenc Beganyi, Pal Kovacs, Philip Stone, Paul Brooke, Andras Miko, Gellert Raksanyi, Laszlo Nemeth, Jeno Kis, Laszlo Soos, Denes Ujlaky
This classic story is brought to TV with several deviations from the original story–a major one being that it is set in Budapest rather than Paris. After orchestra leader Sandor's (Maximilian Schell) singer wife (Jane Seymour) receives a bad review and commits suicide, Sandor gets into a fight with the critic (Philip Stone) and is burned with acid. Sandor takes refuge beneath the opera house, and five years later emerges as the masked Phantom. He falls in love with chorus girl Maria Gianelli (also played by Seymour) who greatly resembles his dead wife. Maria is in love with the director of the opera, Michael Hartnell (Michael York), but the Phantom tutors Maria and terrorizes the cast and all those who stand in the way of Maria's stardom. Good cast and scenery.
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Pope Joan 1972  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Devil's Imposter
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Keir Dullea, Robert Beatty, Jeremy Kemp, Patrick Magee, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Franco Nero, Maximilian Schell, Trevor Howard
A woman (Liv Ullmann) disguises herself as a man, rises to power in the Catholic Church, and becomes Pope. Set in the modern era, this story is based on a ninth-century legend. "The Devil's Impostor" is a recut version.
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Prisoner of Honor 1991 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth, Jeremy Kemp, Brian Blessed, Kenneth Colley, Catherine Neilson, Peter Vaughan, Lindsay Anderson, Christopher Ashley, John Bennett, John Cater
This made-for-TV film provides an account of the French "Dreyfus Affair" in the last decade of the 19th century. Captain Alfred Dreyfus (Kenneth Colley) was court-martialed and sent to Devil's Island for espionage. Colonel Picquart (Richard Dreyfuss) was assigned the task of justifying the sentence; but, instead, he uncovered the fact that the Jewish Dreyfus was a scapegoat for a General Staff member. Picquart's efforts ruined his career but resulted in the release of Dreyfus.
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The Return of the Soldier 1982 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Bridges
Cast: Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann - Margret, Ian Holm, Frank Finlay, Jeremy Kemp, Hilary Mason, John Sharp, Elizabeth Edmonds
After suffering shell shock during battle in World War I, Chris Baldry (Alan Bates) returns from the Western Front with amnesia. Instead of returning to his wife, Kitty (Julie Christie), he seeks out an old love (Glenda Jackson). Kitty plots to have psychiatrists bring back his memory.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, Jeremy Kemp, Charles Gray, Georgia Brown, Regine, Anna Quayle, Jill Townsend, Alison Leggatt, John Bird
Doctor Watson (Robert Duvall) is very concerned about his friend Sherlock Holmes' (Nicol Williamson) cocaine addiction and suggests that he consult with Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During their meetings, the criminologist and psychologist join forces and become involved in solving the mystery behind the kidnapping of one of Freud's former patients, Lola Devereaux (Vanessa Redgrave).
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Summer's Lease 1989 TV, 220 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Martyn Friend
Cast: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Rosemary Leach, Annette Crosbie, Jeremy Kemp, Caroline Waldron, Suzanne Hay, Sammy Glen, Gabrielle Anwar, Leslie Phillips, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
In this made-for-TV miniseries, British housewife Molly Pargeter (Susan Fleetwood) arrives in Tuscany with her family for what could be a perfect family holiday. But, it turns out that there is more to this vacation than she had planned, and there are secrets surrounding their missing landlord. Molly teams up with her off-beat father (John Gielgud), and, together, they work to solve the mysteries. John Gielgud won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Special.
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Top Secret! 1984 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Romance
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Michael Gough, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Cushing, Ian McNeice, Warren Clarke, Tristram Jellinek, Christopher Villiers, Harry Ditson, Jim Carter, Eddie Tagoe, Gertan Klauber, Billy J. Mitchell
Rock 'n roll singer Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) is invited to East Germany to perform in a cultural festival, which turns out to be a cover for the Germans' plan to secretly attack a submarine fleet. While in East Germany, Nick falls in love with Hillary (Lucy Gutteridge) whose father, Dr. Paul Flannon (Michael Gough), is a scientist being held captive by the Communists. The movie turns into a spy adventure when Nick becomes involved in espionage while trying to bring Hillary's father to the West. Hilarious. This film marks Val Kilmer's film debut.
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Uncommon Valor 1983 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Harold Sylvester, Tim Thomerson, Gail Strickland, Jeremy Kemp
A retired Marine (Gene Hackman) has evidence that his son and others may still be alive in a Vietnamese prison. With financial backing from another father (Robert Stack), he puts together an invasion force whose mission is to free the missing men.
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The Winds of War 1983 TV, 882 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Lisa Eilbacher, David Dukes, Topol, Peter Graves, Jeremy Kemp
This epic World War II Herman Wouk story is about a U.S. Navy family's ordeals from 1939 to 1941. Robert Mitchum plays the patriarch, Commander Victor (Pug) Henry, and Ali MacGraw is Natalie, the beautiful Jewish woman stranded behind Nazi lines.
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| 1. Angels and Insects (1995)
2. The Blockhouse (1973)
3. The Blue Max (1966)
4. Caravans (1978)
5. Darling Lili (1970)
6. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
7. Eyewitness (1970)
aka: Sudden Terror
8. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
9. King Lear (1984)
10. Operation Crossbow (1965)
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
aka: The Great Spy Mission
11. The Phantom of the Opera (1983)
12. Pope Joan (1972)
aka: The Devil's Imposter
13. Prisoner of Honor (1991)
14. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
15. The Return of the Soldier (1982)
16. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
17. Summer's Lease (1989)
18. Top Secret! (1984)
19. Uncommon Valor (1983)
20. The Winds of War (1983)
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