The Angry Silence 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Oliver Reed, Alfred Burke, Laurence Naismith, Russell Napier, Penelope Horner
This film represents the beginning of lack of solidarity in unions as Tom Curtis (Richard Attenborough) refuses to join an unofficial strike in his machine shop and becomes the victim of assaults–both mental and physical.
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Cone of Silence 1960  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Trouble in the Sky
Director: Charles Frend
Cast: Michael Craig, Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Elizabeth Seal, George Sanders, Andre Morell, Gordon Jackson, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Noel Willman, Delphi Lawrence, Marne Maitland, William Abney, Ballard Berkeley, Charles Lloyd Pack, Anthony Newlands
After Capt. George Gort (Bernard Lee) crash lands his plane in India, he is found guilty of pilot error but is not grounded. His daughter Charlotte (Elizabeth Seal) does not believe her father was responsible for the crash and asks Capt. Hugh Dallas (Michael Craig) to help prove his innocence. Soon after, Capt. Gort is killed in another crash, and Dallas looks for similarities between the two crashes. He suspects that the planes' design is the problem and that the designer, Nigel Pickering (Noel Willman), has been covering up the information that points to poor design. Is he correct, and can he prove it in order to clear Capt. Gort's name?
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Life at the Top 1965  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman, Michael Craig, Donald Wolfit, Robert Morley, Margaret Johnston, Allan Cuthbertson, Nigel Davenport, George A. Cooper, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Paul A. Martin, Frances Cosslett, Ian Shand, Andrew Laurence
This sequel to "Room at the Top" takes place 10 years later as Joe (Laurence Harvey) finds that marrying Susan (Jean Simmons), who is the daughter of the boss (Donald Wolfit), presents problems of which he never dreamed. Joe rises to power in the company and in politics. He is elected to a seat on the town council where he votes for a slum clearance, which is against company interests. His marriage falls apart, and both Joe and Susan engage in separate love affairs. The marriage appears to be over, or is it? Followed by "Man at the Top."
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Modesty Blaise 1966  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill, Alexander Knox, Rossella Falk, Scilla Gabel, Michael Chow
British comic strip superagent Modesty Blaise comes to the screen with Monica Vitti in the title role. Modesty's task: watch over a diamond shipment. But archrival Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde), thought dead by Modesty, has plans for both her and the shipment. A lighthearted spy flick.
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Mysterious Island 1961 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Harry Monty
Jule's Verne's sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is enhanced by the musical score and Ray Harryhausen's special effects. Set during the Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon, crash-land in the sea, and are washed ashore on a South Pacific island. They quickly realize that the island contains giant plants and creatures, and they are confronted by pirates. They even meet Capt. Nemo (Herbert Lom) of the "Nautilus" from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and learn of his plan to feed the world's population, thus ending wars.
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Ride a Wild Pony 1975 G, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: Born to Run
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Michael Craig, John Meillon, Robert Bettles, Eva Griffith, Graham Rouse, Alfred Bell, Peter Gwynne, John Meillon Jr., Roy Hadrick, Kate Clarkson, Melissa Jaffer, Lorraine Bayly, Wendy Playfair, Elizabeth Alexander
Disney Studios succeeds again in this film about two troubled children in the Australian outback, Scotty Pirie (Robert Bettles) and Josie Ellison (Eva Griffith), who vie for the ownership of a beloved pony. Scotty and Josie are not happy about sharing the pony, and their displeasures lead to a court battle that divides the town. The story is based on James Aldridge's novel, "A Sporting Proposition."
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969 G, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irving Lerner
Cast: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, Andrew Keir, William Marlowe, James Donald, Percy Herbert, Alexander Davion
If it's historical accuracy you're after, this tale of Spanish explorer Pizarro (Robert Shaw) and his trek into Peru will disappoint, but the story is entertaining. While looking for Incan treasures, Pizarro meets Incan God/King Atahualpa (Christopher Plummer) and becomes torn between his quest and a developing admiration for the king. Based on a successful stage play by Peter Shaffer.
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Star! 1968  G, 174 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, Jenny Agutter, Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Scheider
This biography of stage star Gertrude Lawrence flopped at the box office but received seven Academy Award nominations. Julie Andrews as Lawrence and Daniel Massey as Noel Coward are superb. Daniel Massey received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | Best I have Ever Seen | Ethel 02/28/2007 | | So underated! Better than the original title of STAR! Excellent songs and excellent performances! |
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Stolen Hours 1963 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Susan Hayward, Michael Craig, Diane Baker, Edward Judd, Paul Rogers, Robert Bacon, Paul Stassino, Peter Madden, Chet Baker, Jerry Desmonde
This remake of Bette Davis' "Dark Victory" features Susan Hayward in the role of the dying woman who marries her doctor. Stick with the original.
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A Town Called Hell 1971  R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: A Town Called Bastard
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau, Telly Savalas, Fernando Rey, Michael Craig, Al Lettieri, Dudley Sutton, Aldo Sambrell, Paloma Cela
Robert Shaw takes on the role of the town priest in this confusing Western story about a town under the control of the diabolical Dan Carlos (Telly Savalas). This is a violent movie.
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Twinky 1969 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lola
Statutory Affair
London Affair
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan George, Trevor Howard, Michael Craig, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins, Orson Bean, Kay Medford
A writer of pornographic books in his late 30s (Charles Bronson) marries a 16-year-old girl in this weak drama that reflects the social changes happening in the 1960s.
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The Vault of Horror 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Daniel Massey, Michael Craig, Curt Jurgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Anna Massey, Edward Judd, Dawn Addams, Glynis Johns, Denholm Elliott, Terence Alexander, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, John Forbes-Robertson, Ishaq Bux
Following the theme of the previous year's "Tales from the Crypt," five men are trapped in an office building vault, and each shares visions of his own death. The five short stories that result deal with a variety of horrors, but with black humor thrown in.
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| 1. The Angry Silence (1960)
2. Cone of Silence (1960)
aka: Trouble in the Sky
3. Life at the Top (1965)
4. Modesty Blaise (1966)
5. Mysterious Island (1961)
6. Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
aka: Born to Run
7. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
8. Star! (1968)
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
9. Stolen Hours (1963)
10. A Town Called Hell (1971)
aka: A Town Called Bastard
11. Twinky (1969)
aka: Lola
aka: Statutory Affair
aka: London Affair
12. The Vault of Horror (1973)
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
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