The 39 Steps 1959  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda De Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook, Michael Goodliffe, James Hayter, Duncan Lamont, Jameson Clark, Andrew Cruickshank, Leslie Dwyer, Sid James, Betty Henderson, Joan Hickson
This is an entertaining remake of the 1935 Hitchcock classic. Richard Hannay (Kenneth More) inadvertently becomes involved in espionage and murder after attending a vaudeville show with a young nanny (Faith Brook). Violence erupts at the show, and Richard takes the nanny to his home where she is stabbed by an assailant and is killed–but not before telling Richard that he has only two days to stop an espionage plot. And the race against time begins.
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 The Battle of Britain 1969   N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Curt Jurgens, Kenneth More, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Ian McShane, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Patrick Wymark, Michael Bates
This story recounts the famous battle of World War II involving the British Royal Air Force taking on the German Luftwaffe. Sir Laurence Olivier heads up the air group as flight commander Sir Hugh Dowdling whose leadership contributed to driving off the Luftwaffe's planes that outnumbered the R.A.F (650 R.A.F. planes vs. 2,500 Luftwaffe planes) in the Battle of Britain. 1 User Review
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| | great movie | Anonymous 08/02/2007 | | An accurate portrayal of the events which changed the course of history. One of those movies I like to watch over and over. |
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The Deep Blue Sea 1955 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Eric Portman, Emlyn Williams, Moira Lister, Arthur Hill, Alec McCowen, Dandy Nichols, Gibb McLaughlin, Jimmy Hanley
In a desperate attempt to find happiness, wealthy Hester (Vivien Leigh) embarks in a love affair with Freddie Page (Kenneth More), which eventually leads to even more unhappiness.
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Doctor in the House 1954  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Houston, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, George Coulouris, Geoffrey Keen, Suzanne Cloutier
This comedy depicts the lighter side of medical school when students do not miss the virtues of beautiful women in spite of the rigorous routine of studies and practice.
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Fraulein Doktor 1969 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada
Cast: Suzy Kendall, Kenneth More, Capucine, James Booth, Alexander Knox, Nigel Green, Giancarlo Giannini, Michael Elphick, Colin Tapley
Based on true-life adventures of World War I German spy Anna Maria Lessler (Suzy Kendall), this is an impressive film with an anti-war theme. The story was produced in 1934 as "Stamboul Quest" with Myrna Loy in the title role.
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Genevieve 1953 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Cornelius
Cast: John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Medwin, Reginald Beckwith, Joyce Grenfell, Arthur Wontner, Leslie Mitchell, Fred Griffiths, Charles Lamb, Michael Balfour, Patrick Westwood, Edie Martin
Two couples–Alan and Wendy McKim (John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan) and Ambrose Claverhouse and Rosalind Peters (Kenneth More and Kay Kendall)–compete in the Vintage Car Club's rally between London and Brighton. As the 50+ mile race ensues, competition between the couples increases, and the men even use sabotage methods to come out ahead in the race. Comedy reigns as problems are encountered during the race in this delightful story. Great performances, excellent writing, and beautiful landscapes make this film worth watching.
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Morning Departure 1950 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Operation Disaster
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: John Mills, Helen Cherry, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick, Peter Hammond, Andrew Crawford, Michael Brennan, George Cole, Victor Maddern, Roddy McMillan, Frank Coburn, Bernard Lee, Kenneth More, James Hayter, Lana Morris
While on a routine peace-time mission, the submarine "Trojan" strikes a mine and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. All but 12 men are killed. After deciding who will survive, the captain, LCDR. Armstrong (John Mills), manages to get eight men out through the gun hatch and the conning tower. The remaining four crewmen must wait, entombed in the submarine, hoping for rescue.
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Never Let Me Go 1953 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Bernard Miles, Richard Haydn, Belita, Kenneth More, Theodore Bikel, Karel Stepanek, Frederick Valk, Anton Diffring
This Cold-War story is about an American reporter, Philip Sutherland (Clark Gable), stationed in Moscow who falls in love with a Russian ballerina, Marva Lamarkins (Gene Tierney). Problems become overwhelming when Sutherland is ordered out of Russia, and his new wife is not allowed to leave with him.
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A Night to Remember 1958  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Michael Goodliffe, Frank Lawton, David McCallum, Jill Dixon, Honor Blackman, Alec McCowen, Ronald Allen, Anthony Bushell, Robert Ayres, John Cairney, Jane Downs, Kenneth Griffith, Ralph Michael
Based on Walter Lord's book, this is an excellent recreation of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The account was previously filmed five years earlier as "Titanic." While both films are good, this one is considered better with its attention to details of the disaster, using about 200 actors. Then, there is the 1997 Academy Award winner, which is great but not as historically accurate.
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No Highway in the Sky 1951 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: No Highway
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Janette Scott, Jack Hawkins, Ronald Squire, Niall MacGinnis, Elizabeth Allan, Kenneth More, David Hutcheson
While on a flight, an engineer (James Stewart) becomes concerned that the tail of the aircraft is about to fall off due to metal fatigue. Now, he must convince those in control of the impending disaster.
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Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 G, 144 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave, John Gielgud, Kenneth More, Jack Hawkins, John Mills, Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Susannah York, Maurice Roeves, Corin Redgrave, Vincent Ball, Isabel Dean, Paul Daneman
This film takes a satirical look–with songs thrown in–at both German and British participants in World War I. The story concentrates on the middle-class Smith family whose five sons go off to war and die for their country. An awesome cast presents a unique view of pacifist ideals that remain relevant today.
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Scott of the Antarctic 1948 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Charles Frend
Cast: John Mills, Derek Bond, James Robertson Justice, Kenneth More, Christopher Lee, Diana Churchill, Harold Warrender, Anne Firth, Reginald Beckwith, John Gregson, James McKechnie, Norman Williams
British explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) sets out on an expedition in 1910 to the South Pole. Two years later, he reaches it, but on the way home he and his crew mysteriously die in the cold. A search party finds their remains–along with Scott's diary providing clues to their unsuccessful attempt to make it back to civilization. The fine score composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams later was transmuted to his "Sinfonia Antarctica."
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Scrooge 1970 G, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Michael Medwin, Kay Walsh, Laurence Naismith, Anton Rodgers, David Collings, Roy Kinnear, Paddy Stone, Frances Cuka, Derek Francis, Gordon Jackson, Suzanne Neve
In this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Albert Finney stars in the title role as Scrooge. The Ghosts of Christmas Past (Edith Evans), Present (Kenneth More), and Yet to Come (Paddy Stone) guide Scrooge on his moral journey, and Alec Guinness appears as Marley's Ghost. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Song ("Thank You Very Much").
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, William Campbell, Bruce Cabot, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, David Horne, Charles Irwin, Sid James
An English gunsmith (Kenneth More) is given the job of sheriff in a troubled town and manages to do the job surprisingly well.
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Sink the Bismarck! 1960 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Mohner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Hordern, Maurice Denham, Michael Goodliffe, Esmond Knight
This film is based on the true World War II assignment of the British Navy to locate and sink the German battleship Bismarck. It is filled with intrigue and excitement as the British zero in on their target.
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A Tale of Two Cities 1980 TV, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse, Flora Robson, Billie Whitelaw, Alice Krige, Nigel Hawthorne, Norman Jones, George Innes, Bernard Hug, Robert Urquhart, Anna Manahan
Sydney Carton (Chris Sarandon) has fallen love with Lucie (Alice Krige), but she marries the aristocrat Charles Damay (also played by Chris Sarandon), not knowing of Sydney's love for her. Later, the seeds for the French Revolution are sown, and Charles has been arrested and is condemned to die by the guillotine. Sydney hatches a selfless plot to replace Charles and allow him to return to Lucie.
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Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979 G, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
aka: The Spaceman and King Arthur
A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court
UFO
Director: Russ Mayberry
Cast: Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More, John Le Mesurier, Rodney Bewes, Robert Beatty, Ewen Solon, Pat Roach, Reg Lye
This Disney version of Mark Twain's classic tale features a robot going along with a young boy on a trip through time–back to King Arthur's court.
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| 1. The 39 Steps (1959)
aka: The Thirty-Nine Steps
2. The Battle of Britain (1969)
3. The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
4. Doctor in the House (1954)
5. Fraulein Doktor (1969)
6. Genevieve (1953)
7. Morning Departure (1950)
aka: Operation Disaster
8. Never Let Me Go (1953)
9. A Night to Remember (1958)
10. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
aka: No Highway
11. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
12. Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
13. Scrooge (1970)
14. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
15. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
16. A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
17. Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
aka: The Spaceman and King Arthur
aka: A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court
aka: UFO
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