The Cruel Sea 1953 N/R, 126 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Frend Cast: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Stanley Baker, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, John Warner, Bruce Seton, Liam Redmond, Moira Lister, Virginia McKenna
This is Nicholas Monsarrat's story about convoys during World War II and the dangers they encountered from both Nazi submarines and the harsh North Atlantic weather.
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Isadora 1968 PG, 168 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Loves of Isadora
Director: Karel Reisz Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, Ivan Tchenko, John Fraser, Bessie Love, Cynthia Harris, Libby Glenn, Tony Vogel, John Warner
This film biography of dancer Isadora Duncan (Vanessa Redgrave) is told, in part, through flashbacks as she suffers personal tragedies along with fame and fortune. The film was cut and rereleased as "The Loves of Isadora."
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959 N/R, 76 min. Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: Jiri Trnka Cast: Richard Burton, Tom Criddle, Ann Bell, Michael Meacham, John Warner, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Hugh Manning, Josh Ackland, Alec McCowen, Stephen Moore, Barbara Jefford, Jack Gwillim, Roger Shepherd, Laura Graham
Shakespeare's play about star-crossed lovers is presented through Czechoslovakian Trnka's fascinating puppeteering. The English-language version is narrated by Richard Burton.
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Without a Clue 1988 PG, 107 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Thom Eberhardt Cast: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Matthew Sim, Paul Freeman, Nigel Davenport, Peter Cook, John Warner
This movie sets up Sherlock Holmes alias Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine) as an often drunken actor. Who, then, was the actual sleuth? Why, Dr. Watson (Ben Kingsley) of course.
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| 1. The Cruel Sea (1953)
2. Isadora (1968) aka: The Loves of Isadora
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
4. Without a Clue (1988)
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