The 300 Spartans 1962  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Lion of Sparta
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Donald Houston, Anna Synodinou, Kieron Moore, John Crawford, Laurence Naismith, Robert Brown, Ivan Triesault
The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. was an important battle that changed the direction of civilization in that time period. This is a colorful adventure film that tells the story of how 300 Spartans, led by King Leodinas (Richard Egan), held off thousands of invading Persian soldiers at the mountain pass while the remainder of Greece's leadership debated whether or not to send soldiers.
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The Challenge 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: It Takes a Thief
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Mohner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Robert Brown, Dermot Walsh, Edward Judd, Patrick Holt, John Stratton, John Bennett, Percy Herbert
Billy (Jayne Mansfield) leads a gang of thieves. During one heist, Jim (Anthony Quayle) is captured after he hides the loot, and Jim serves his time leaving the gang without the money. When Jim is released, the gang kidnaps Jim's child to hold for ransom and retrieve the cash.
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Licence to Kill 1989  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Benicio Del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Wayne Newton, Anthony Starke, Robert Brown, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Priscilla Barnes
Timothy Dalton continues his James Bond portrayals in his second starring role as Agent 007. This time, he heads to Mexico to fight a drug empire after learning that drug dealer Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has killed his CIA friend Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) bride on their honeymoon. Bond tracks down Sanchez, and the chase culminates on the highway and involves an oil tanker and a helicopter.
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Lion of the Desert 1981  PG, 162 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Gastone Moschin, Andrew Keir, Robert Brown, Ewen Solon
Set between the years 1929 and 1931, this is the story of the leader of a rebel band, Omar Mukhtar (Anthony Quinn), who stands in the way of Mussolini's (Rod Steiger) efforts to take over Libya.
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 The Living Daylights 1987 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Art Malik, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Gotell, Andreas Wisniewski, Thomas Wheatley, John Terry, Virginia Hey
Timothy Dalton takes on the role of James Bond, Agent 007, whose mission this time around is to help Soviet General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe) defect from Russia. Problems ensue when Koskov is recaptured, and Bond, with beautiful cellist Kara (Maryam d'Abo) in tow, follows a trail that leads to arms dealer Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker) in Soviet occupied Afghanistan.
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Masque of the Red Death 1964  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Patrick Magee, Skip Martin, Nigel Green, Robert Brown, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Julian Burton
This is one of Vincent Price's best horror films. He plays the villainous Prince Prospero of Spain who hides in his castle while the Bubonic Plague sweeps over the countryside.
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The Message 1977 PG, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mohammad, Messenger of God
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, Neville Jason, Martin Benson, Robert Brown, Andre Morell, John Bennett
This religious spectacle attempts to present the origins of the Moslem religion and, in the process, provides great action scenes.
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Mystery Submarine 1963  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Decoy
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards
Cast: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger, Albert Lieven, Arthur O'Sullivan, Robert Flemyng, Richard Carpenter, Robert Brown, Jeremy Hawk
The best part of this film is the good archival submarine shots. While the plot has potential, the story plods along as British sailors capture a Nazi U-boat, man it, and infiltrate a U-boat wolfpack. After discovery, they get away, but the sub is damaged in the process.
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 Octopussy 1983 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Walter Gotell, David&Tony Meyer, Vigay Amritaj, Albert Moses, Geoffrey Keen, Douglas Wilmer
Roger Moore takes over the role of James Bond for the sixth time in this 13th movie of Agent 007 and his daring exploits. This time, Bond goes to East Berlin to investigate the murder of a fellow agent after he dropped off a Faberge egg at the British Embassy. The trail leads to a traveling circus whose assistant manager Kamal (Louis Jourdan) outbids Bond for the egg. Now, Bond follows Kamal to India where he meets beautiful circus leader Octopussy (Maud Adams) who uses the circus as the cover for her smuggling operations. Through his association with Octopussy, Bond figures out that the crazed Russian General Orlov (Steven Berkoff) is raising needed money by selling fake Faberge eggs to get needed money to pay for his plot to detonate a nuclear bomb in order to cripple Europe and defeat NATO.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 10 (Episodes 19&20) 1967 TV, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joseph Pevney, Gerd Oswald
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Christian Patrick, Robert Brown, Richard Derr, Carole Shelyne
This DVD offers two more episodes from the original Star Trek series. "Arena" (aired 1/19/1967, stardate 3045.6)–Alien creatures have destroyed an Enterprise base, and are now after the Enterprise, until both ships are captured by a superhuman race. The two captains must fight it out to see which ship is to be released. "The Alternative Factor" (aired 3/30/1967, stardate 3087.6)–On a barren planet, Kirk and his crew find a man, Lazarus, who is pursuing an enemy who has destroyed his people. But, Lazarus turns out to be two people, only one of which can appear at a time. The "bad" Lazarus must be dealt with or extremely bad things will happen.
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Tower of London 1962 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Joan Freeman, Michael Pate, Robert Brown, Bruce Gordon, Joan Camden, Richard Hale, Sandra Knight, Sarah Selby, Charles Macaulay
The crazed King Richard III (Vincent Price) rules England by brute force as his method of retaining the throne. Weak. Though not great, the 1939 version is better.
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| 1. The 300 Spartans (1962)
aka: Lion of Sparta
2. The Abominable Snowman (1957)
aka: The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
3. The Challenge (1960)
aka: It Takes a Thief
4. Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
5. Licence to Kill (1989)
6. Lion of the Desert (1981)
7. The Living Daylights (1987)
8. Masque of the Red Death (1964)
9. The Message (1977)
aka: Mohammad, Messenger of God
10. Mystery Submarine (1963)
aka: Decoy
11. Octopussy (1983)
12. One Million Years B.C. (1966)
13. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 10 (Episodes 19&20) (1967)
14. Tower of London (1962)
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