The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Wilder
Cast: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Leo McKern, Roy Kinnear, John Le Mesurier, Douglas Wilmer, Thorley Walters
Sherlock's younger brother, Sigerson (Gene Wilder), is given the mission of playing the foil but, instead, teams up with the police to solve the case ahead of his famous brother.
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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders 1965 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders, Lilli Palmer, Cecil Parker, Claire Ufland, Liam Redmond, Mary Merrall
An 18th-century woman, Moll Flanders (Kim Novak), looks for love in all the wrong places, which leads to more than one sexual exploit.
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 The Blue Lagoon 1980   R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels, Elva Josephson, Glenn Kohan, Alan Hopgood, Gus Mercurio, Jeffrey Kleiser, Gert Jacoby, Alex Hamilton, Richard Evanson
This remake of the 1949 film is based on Henry De Vere Stacpoole's novel about young Richard (Christopher Atkins) and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) who are marooned on a deserted island, fall in love, and become parents. 1 User Review
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| | tkeyah danushka 09/12/2007 | | i love this movie!!! the setting and everything!!! itis sooooo romantic!! |
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Candleshoe 1977  G, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster, David Niven, Leo McKern, Vivian Pickles, Veronica Quilligan, John Alderson, Ian Sharrock, Michael Balfour, Sydney Bromley, Sarah Tamakuni, David Samuels, Mildred Shay, Michael Segal, Peter Diamond
Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes) owns a large estate, but she is having problems finding money to pay her taxes. She does get help from orphans to maintain her estate–and her pride. A small-time crook, Harold Brundge (Leo McKern), gets orphan Casey (Jodie Foster) to pose as Lady St. Edmund's granddaughter in his quest for a lost treasure on "grandmother's" property. Once Casey spends time at her "grandmother's" estate, she is a witness to the good deeds of the butler, the chauffeur, the gardener, and the cavalry officer (all played by David Niven), sees the error of her ways, and helps to save the estate.
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor, Renee Asherson
The worst fears of the Cold War are realized when both the U.S. and the Soviet Union detonate nuclear devices at the same time. This causes the Earth to get knocked out of orbit, and it starts a spiral toward the sun. What's a person to do? Not a bad flick; overall well directed and acted.
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A Foreign Field 1993  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Lauren Bacall, Geraldine Chaplin, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Jeanne Moreau, Dorothy Grumbar, Michelle Gheleyns-Hue, Cateline Alteirac
Fifty years after D-Day, British (Alec Guinness and Leo McKern) and American (John Randolph) veterans return to Normandy where they encounter each other while staying at the same hotel. Recalled memories turn animosity into friendship as past secrets are revealed.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Charlotte Mitchell, Peter Vaughan, Liz Smith, Leo McKern, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Lynsey Baxter, Jean Faulds, Colin Jeavons, Patience Collier
This "story within a story" is centered on two actors, Anna and Mike (Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons), who have roles as Victorian lovers. While their fictional characters overcome adversities, the actors who play them lose in their own romantic relationship.
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 Help! 1965  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill
This story is about a strange religious cult whose members want to retrieve a sacrificial ring, which is now on Ringo's finger. The best part of this film is the Beatles' music that figures into the plot as cult members interfere with the Beatles' recording of a new album. A wild and funny flick.
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A Man for All Seasons 1966 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Vanessa Redgrave, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, Thomas Heathcote
This historical epic of a turning point in English history centers on Catholic Cardinal Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), who disputes Henry VIII's (Robert Shaw) desire to divorce Anne Boleyn. Once Henry sets himself up as head of his new Church of England, More stands up for his principles and resigns. This film won six Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Scofield). Wendy Hiller and Robert Shaw were also nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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Massacre in Rome 1973 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Cast: Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern, John Steiner, Robert Harris, Anthony Steel, Peter Vaughan, Renzo Montagnani, Delia Boccardo, Renzo Palmer, Giancarlo Prete, Duilio Del Prete
Based on a true incident of World War II, when 33 members of the S.S. brigade were assaulted and killed in Nazi-occupied Rome, Nazi Lt. Col. Kappler (Richard Burton) orders the execution of 333 Roman citizens. A local priest, Father Pietro Antonelli (Marcello Mastroianni), chooses death over acting as a liaison between the Romans and Germans and fights to save them.
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Monsignor Quixote 1987 TV, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rodney Bennett
Cast: Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Ian Richardson, Graham Growden, Maurice Denham, Philip Stone, Rosalie Crutchley, Valentine Pelka, Don Fellows, Gareth Kirkland
This film, based on Graham Greene's novel, is about an unassuming Spanish priest (Alec Guinness) who is appointed a monsignor. The new monsignor is a descendent of Don Quixote, and he–along with a politician (Leo McKern)–retraces the adventures of the infamous knight.
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The Mouse That Roared 1959 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, David Kossoff, William Hartnell, Timothy Bateson, Leo McKern, MacDonald Parke, Monte Landis, Colin Gordon, Bill Nagy
A very small and even more bankrupt country, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, decides to end its financial woes by declaring war on the United States. The intent is to lose the war and then receive U.S. aid to rebuild. There is much in this funny movie that relates to the world today. Also catch the funny sequel, "The Mouse on the Moon."
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Mr. Topaze 1962 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: I Like Money
Director: Peter Sellers
Cast: Peter Sellers, Nadia Gray, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern, Martita Hunt, John Neville, Michael Gough, Billie Whitelaw, John Le Mesurier, Anne Leon
Based on Marcel Pagnot's satire, this is the story of a timid schoolteacher (Peter Sellers) who is duped into keeping silent about an unscrupulous scam. Remake of 1933's "Topaze."
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 The Omen 1976 R, 111 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Leo McKern, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, Anthony Nicholls, Robert Rietty, Tommy Duggan, John Stride, Holly Palance, Sheila Raynor, Roy Boyd
The son of Satan is raised by a very nice couple, American Ambassador Robert Thorn and his wife Katherine (Gregory Peck and Lee Remick). Five years before, they had replaced their baby who did not survive childbirth with another. Now, a series of deaths have occurred, and their young boy, Damien (Harvey Stephens), is a suspect. Could he be the Antichrist?
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 Ryan's Daughter 1970 PG, 194 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones, John Mills, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Marie Kean, Arthur O'Sullivan, Gerald Sim, Barry Jackson, Evin Crowley
Set in Ireland, this is the love story of Rosey (Sarah Miles), the wife of aging schoolteacher Charles Shaughnessy (Robert Mitchum). She meets and falls in love with an officer in the British occupying forces, Randolph Doryan (Christopher Jones). Their affair leads to her being accused of aiding the British against Ireland. Oscars were awarded for Best Supporting Actor (John Mills) and Cinematography; nominations were received for Best Picture and Sound.
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The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968  N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Clive Revill, Barbara Jefford
Based on Morris L. West's best-selling novel, this is the story of Pope Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn) who strives to prevent nuclear war.
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X the Unknown 1956 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Leslie Norman
Cast: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Marianne Brauns, William Lucas, Peter Hammond, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark, Ian MacNaughton, John Harvey, Edwin Richfield, Jane Aird
A blob rises from a crack in the Earth's crust, feeds on radioactivity, gets larger, raises havoc, then disappears until it is hungry again. Dr. Adam Royston (Dean Jagger) sets out to destroy this high-energy creature. A well-made film.
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| 1. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
2. The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
3. The Blue Lagoon (1980)
4. Candleshoe (1977)
5. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
6. A Foreign Field (1993)
7. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
8. Help! (1965)
9. Ladyhawke (1985)
10. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
11. Massacre in Rome (1973)
12. Monsignor Quixote (1987)
13. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
14. Mr. Topaze (1962)
aka: I Like Money
15. The Omen (1976)
16. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
17. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
18. X the Unknown (1956)
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