The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Peter Bowles, Donald Wolfit, Ben Aris, Mickey Baker, Leo Britt, Mark Burns, John J. Carney, Helen Cherry, Ambrose Coghill
The British defeat by the Russians in the 1854 battle at Balaclava, Turkey, during the Crimean War is the subject of this anti-war film. Seeking glory, Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) leads his Light Brigade on a mission to gain a victory over Russian troops. But, when the battle begins, wrong decisions are made by incompetent officers that prove disastrous when they find themselves in the middle of Russian forces.
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Death in Venice 1971  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andresen, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson, Mark Burns, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci, Carole Andre, Leslie French, Franco Fabrizi, Sergio Garfagnoli, Luigi Battaglia
Aging German composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) travels to the Venetian seashore for a rest. But rest doesn't come due to a young blond boy, Tadzio (Bjorn Andresen), who is traveling with his family. Aschenbach obsesses over Tadzio because Tadzio represents youth and physical perfection. Aschenbach knows he can never attain that perfection and quietly dies on the beach. Adapted from the Thomas Mann novel.
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Juggernaut 1974  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley Knight, Ian Holm, Roy Kinnear, Freddie Jones, Roshan Seth, Clifton James, Caroline Mortimer, Mark Burns, John Stride, Julian Glover, Jack Watson
Bombs are reported to be aboard Captain Alex Brunel's (Omar Sharif) British cruise ship. Sidney Buckland (Freddie Jones) has planted them and is demanding a ransom. Demolition experts LCDR Fallon (Richard Harris) and Charlie Braddock (David Hemmings) are flown in by helicopter to disarm the bombs. Meanwhile, Scotland yard detective John McLeod (Anthony Hopkins), whose family is aboard the ship, searches for the bomber. A good thriller.
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The Maids 1974  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, Mark Burns
This filmed adaptation of Jean Genet's stage play tells the story of two maids, Solange and Clair (Glenda Jackson and Susannah York), who despise their boss, the "Madame" (Vivien Merchant), and all she stands for. The two devise ways to kill Madame, with each taking on the role of the hated employer.
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The System 1964 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Girl Getters
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews, Julia Foster, Andrew Ray, Clive Colin Bowler, David Hemmings, John Alderton, Guy Doleman, Ann Lynn, John Porter-Davidson, Iain Gregory, Jeremy Burnham, Mark Burns
As a member of the local bachelor group in a seaside village, Tinker (Oliver Reed) spends a considerable amount of time searching for sexual conquests among the tourists. But Tinker gets a lesson in the sexual exploitation game when he meets fashion model Nicola (Jane Merrow) who plays her own game.
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The Virgin and the Gypsy 1970 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Mark Burns, Maurice Denham, Fay Compton, Kay Walsh, Harriet Harper, Norman Bird, Imogen Hassall, Jeremy Bulloch, Margo Andrew
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella, this drama involves sisters Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and Lucille (Harriet Harper) returning home to England from their French school. Once again living under the rules of their strict, rector father (Maurice Denham) oppresses the girls. One day, while on a walk Yvette meets a free-spirited Gypsy (Franko Nero) at his camp and is sexually attracted to him. The Gypsy just may provide the freedom that Yvette longs for from her family's oppressive lifestyle.
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| 1. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
2. Death in Venice (1971)
3. Juggernaut (1974)
4. The Maids (1974)
5. The System (1964)
aka: The Girl Getters
6. The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
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