A Christmas Carol 1984  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter, David Warner, Susannah York, Anthony Walters, Nigel Davenport, Lucy Gutteridge, Mark Strickson, Timothy Bateson, Peter Woodthorpe, Caroline Langrishe, Roger Rees
This version of the Charles Dickens tale features George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge, the Christmas-hater, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas through visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Pierre Clementi), Present (Georges Wilson), and Future (Lisette Malidor).
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Eleni 1985  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton, Ronald Pickup, Rosalie Crutchley, Glenne Headly, Dimitra Arliss, Steve Plytas, Peter Woodthorpe
Based on Nicholas Gage's book, this is the story of Nick's (John Malkovich) investigation into the Greek Communists' execution of his mother in the late 1940s.
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The Evil of Frankenstein 1964 TV, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Sandor Eles, Kiwi Kingston, Duncan Lamont, James Maxwell, Katy Wild, David Hutcheson, Howard Goomey, Anthony Blackshaw, David Conville, Caron Gardner, Steven Geray, Alister Williamson
After his monster (Kiwi Kingston) is found frozen in a glacier, Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) brings it home and enlists the aid of a hypnotist (Peter Woodthorpe) to bring it back to life. Another in the Hammer Studio's films, which is a sequel to "Revenge of Frankenstein" and is followed by "Frankenstein Created Woman."
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 The Lord of the Rings 1978 PG, 135 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, Dominic Gould, Michael Scholes, William Squire, Andre Morell, Norman Bird, Annette Crosbie, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Michael Graham Cox, David Buck, Peter Woodthorpe, Fraser Kerr
The Hobbits and Middle Earth are the focus of this film–a combination of animation and live-action cinema–covering part of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy. The Hobbit Frodo (voice of Christopher Guard) is assigned the mission of destroying the all-powerful, magical ring that allows its users to rule the world. With warriors Gandelf (voice of William Squire), Aragorn (voice of John Hurt), and Boromin (voice of Michael Graham Cox) in tow, Frodo sets off on a difficult journey, eluding the evil Mordor's warriors, to take the ring to a place where it can be destroyed.
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To Catch a King 1984 TV, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Teri Garr, Robert Wagner, Horst Janson, John Standing, Barbara Parkins, Marcel Bozzuffi, Jane Lapotaire, Barry Foster, Peter Egan, Constantine Gregory, Peter Woodthorpe
When the Nazis plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (John Standing and Barbara Parkins) in 1940, two vacationing Americans–Joe (Robert Wagner) and Hannah (Teri Garr)–come to the rescue.
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| 1. A Christmas Carol (1984)
2. Eleni (1985)
3. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
4. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
5. To Catch a King (1984)
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