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, Curd 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.
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Breaking the Sound Barrier 1952  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Sound Barrier
Director: David Lean
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, John Justin, Denholm Elliott, Dinah Sheridan, Joseph Tomelty, Ralph Michael, Leslie Phillips, Jack Allen, Donald Harron, Vincent Holman, Anthony Snell, Leslie Phillips, Douglas Muir
This distinguished British offering is filmed in documentary style and relates the story of the early British jet planes, their courageous pilots, and attaining the dream of breaking the sound barrier. Ace RAF fighter pilot Tony Garthwaite (Nigel Patrick) is married to Sue (Ann Todd) whose father, J.R. Ridgefield (Ralph Richardson), designs airplanes and is determined to build a jet that will break the sound barrier. Tony volunteers to pilot the jet, but Sue's concerns for his safety lead to many problems in the family.
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The Browning Version 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brian Smith, Bill Travers, Ronald Howard, Peter Jones, Judith Furse, Paul Medland, Ivan Samson, Josephine Middleton, Peter Jones, Sarah Lawson, Scott Harold
In this first (of two, so far) film based on Terence Rattigan's 1948 play, Michael Redgrave is great as the disliked schoolteacher, Andrew Crocker-Harris, who is forced to retire. Andrew has many failings beyond those of a schoolteacher, and has an unfaithful wife, Millie (Jean Kent) to boot.
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The League of Gentlemen 1960 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Kieron Moore, Terence Alexander, David Lodge, Patrick Wymark, Robert Coote
To aid in his efforts to rob a bank, ex-Army Colonel Hyde (Jack Hawkins) recruits former officers and uses military discipline with great success.
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The Mackintosh Man 1973  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Nigel Patrick, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Roland Culver, Peter Vaughan, Percy Herbert
In this cold war spy thriller, agent Rearden (Paul Newman) sets out to get Communist spy Sir George Wheeler (James Mason). Good car chase.
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The Man Inside 1958  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg, Nigel Patrick, Anthony Newley, Donald Pleasence, Sid James, Eric Pohlmann, Bonar Colleano, Sean Kelly, Josephine Brown
After successfully planning and carrying out a diamond heist, Sam Carter (Nigel Patrick) is tracked throughout Europe by a determined detective, Milo March (Jack Palance), with the diamond's real owner, Trudie Hall (Anita Ekberg) in tow.
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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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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Albert Lewin
Cast: James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Sheila Sim, Harold Warrender, John Laurie, Marius Goring, Abraham Sofaer, Pamela Mason, Mario Cabre, John Carew, Patricia Raine, Francisco Igual, Margarita D'Alvarez, Guillermo Beltran
Spanish singer Pandora Reynolds (Ava Gardner) falls in love with Hendrik van der Zee who is a Dutch sea captain (James Mason). She then learns that he is the legendary Flying Dutchman, a ghost who has been condemned by God to sail the seas until he finds a woman willing to die for him.
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Raintree County 1957 N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick, Lee Marvin, Rod Taylor, Agnes Moorehead, Rhys Williams, Walter Abel, Tom Drake, Jarma Lewis, Russell Collins, DeForest Kelley, Dorothy Granger, Michael Dugan
Johnny Green's great score adds to the enjoyment of this film. This is a Civil War epic about Southern belle Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor) whose life and psyche are severely disturbed by events surrounding her Midwest existence. The film received four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress (Taylor) and Musical Score.
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Tales from the Crypt 1972 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joan Collins, Ian Hendry, Nigel Patrick, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Richard Greene, Roy Dotrice, Robin Phillips
Five people on a tour of a tomb end up in a crypt where the eerie, comedic crypt keeper introduces five stories–one for each person. Entertaining. A sequel followed the next year.
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
The Green Carnation
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Lionel Jeffries, John Fraser, Maxine Audley, Ian Fleming, Laurence Naismith, James Booth
The famed libel trial of 19th-century playwright Oscar Wilde (Peter Finch) that resulted in his imprisonment is depicted in this film, which was released at the same time as "Oscar Wilde" starring Robert Morley in the title role.
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Trio 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Annakin, Harold French
Cast: James Hayter, Michael Hordern, Nigel Patrick, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, John Laurie, Felix Aylmer, Finlay Currie, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Marjorie Fielding
Another group of Somerset Maugham (who again introduces each one) stories following the four presented in "Quartet" the previous year. Good acting and directing are again evident in these tales: "The Verger," "Mr. Knowall," and "Sanatorium."
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Young Wives' Tale 1951 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Henry Cass
Cast: Joan Greenwood, Audrey Hepburn, Nigel Patrick, Derek Farr, Guy Middleton, Athene Seyler, Helen Cherry, Irene Handl, Jack McNaughton, Fabia Drake, Selma Vaz Dias, Carol James, Brian Oulton, Joan Sanderson
Two couples–Sabina and Rodney Pennant (Joan Greenwood and Nigel Patrick) and Mary and Bruce Banning (Helen Cherry and Derek Farr)–share a London home following World War II, and the ensuing problems are amusing.
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| 1. The Battle of Britain (1969)
2. Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
aka: The Sound Barrier
3. The Browning Version (1951)
4. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
5. The Mackintosh Man (1973)
6. The Man Inside (1958)
7. Morning Departure (1950)
aka: Operation Disaster
8. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
9. Raintree County (1957)
10. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
11. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
aka: The Green Carnation
12. Trio (1950)
13. Young Wives' Tale (1951)
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