Die Screaming, Marianne 1971  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Die, Beautiful Marianne
Director: Pete Walker
Cast: Susan George, Barry Evans, Christopher Sandford, Judy Huxtable, Leo Genn, Kenneth Hendel, Anthony Sharp, Martin Wyldeck, Paul Stassino, Alan Curtis
Her parents' divorce led to Marianne (Susan George) living with her mother in England and her sister, Hildegarde (Judy Huxtable), living with her father (Leo Genn) in Portugal. When the mother dies, Marianne inherits a fortune and documents revealing her father to be a crooked judge. Now, Hildegarde wants the money, her father wants the documents, and Marianne is stalked by a gang of killers.
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The Magus 1968 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen, Anna Karina, Paul Stassino, Julian Glover, Takis Emmanuel, George Pastell, Daniele Noel, Jerome Willis, Ethel Farrugia, Andreas Malandrinos, Anthony Newlands, Corin Redgrave
Based on John Fowles' novel, this is the story of English teacher Nicholas Urfe (Michael Caine) and his strange odyssey on a Greek isle. Nicholas accepts a professorship on the isle of Phravous and meets the mysterious Conchis (Anthony Quinn) and his lover Lily (Candice Bergen). Nicholas is attracted to Lily, but when his ex-girlfriend Anne (Anna Karina) comes to the isle to visit him, they begin their affair anew. After Anne flies home, Nicholas learns that she has committed suicide. Now, Nicholas is showing signs of bizarre behavior. He confronts Conchis, blames him for Anne's death, and the mystery deepens.
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The Moon-Spinners 1964  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Mystery
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Peter McEnery, Joan Greenwood, Irene Papas, Pola Negri, Paul Stassino, John Le Mesurier, Andre Morell, Tutte Lemkow
This is a mystery film for children from the Disney Studios. Nickie Ferris (Hayley Mills) and Aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood) are visiting Crete and become involved in helping a man who is innocently involved in a jewel theft.
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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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The Stranglers of Bombay 1960 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Andrew Cruickshank, Marne Maitland, Guy Rolfe, Paul Stassino, Jan Holden, Tutte Lemkow, Allan Cuthbertson, George Pastell, David Spenser, Ewen Solon, Michael Nightingale, John Harvey, Margaret Gordon, Jack McNaughton
People traveling to a British trading post in India are disappearing, and cargo is stolen. The company hires a stranger to solve the problem, which leads Captain Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), who is familiar with the company, to work independently to solve the mystery. Lewis finds that a religious cult, the Stranglers, that performs crazed rituals, is responsible for capturing travelers and stealing their money as the cult wreaks havoc on the area around Bombay.
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 Thunderball 1965  PG, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee, Rik Van Nutter, Martine Beswick, Guy Doleman, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Molly Peters, Roland Culver, Paul Stassino, Earl Cameron, Rose Alba
James Bond (Sean Connery) tries to abort a SPECTRE plot to use Miami as the target of an atomic bomb unless a ransom is paid. SPECTRE has hijacked a NATO plane that is carrying two nuclear bombs, and Bond heads to the Bahamas where he calls in American aqua-paratroopers for an underwater battle with SPECTRE scuba divers. Meanwhile, Bond takes on one-eyed villain Largo (Adolfo Celi)–with help from Largo's mistress Domino (Claudine Auger). Remade by Connery in 1983 as "Never Say Never Again." An Academy Award was received for Best Effects/Special Visual Effects.
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| 1. Die Screaming, Marianne (1971)
aka: Die, Beautiful Marianne
2. The Magus (1968)
3. The Moon-Spinners (1964)
4. Stolen Hours (1963)
5. The Stranglers of Bombay (1960)
6. Thunderball (1965)
7. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
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