Bleak House 1985  TV, 391 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ross Devenish
Cast: Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott, T.P. McKenna, Philip Franks, Brian Deacon, Robert Urquhart, Lucy Hornack, Peter Vaughan, Donald Sumpter, George Sewell, Ian Hogg, Sylvia Coleridge, Suzanne Burden, Chris Pitt, Robin Bailey
This BBC miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel revolves around doddering lawyers who are handling the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case at the Court of the Chancery in London. As the inheritance case drags on and ruins lives, the lawyers still collect money.
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The Blind Terror 1971  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: See No Evil
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson, Brian Rawlinson, Norman Eshley, Paul Nicholas, Christopher Matthews, Lila Kaye, Barrie Houghton, Michael Elphick
Recently blinded Sarah (Mia Farrow) has moved into her uncle's (Robin Bailey) mansion to recuperate. While she was visiting her boyfriend, all of her uncle's family and staff were murdered by a psychopath. Upon her return, she must face the killer alone–not knowing that he has killed the others.
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Sailor of the King 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Single-Handed
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck, Victor Maddern, John Horsley, Patrick Barr, Robin Bailey, James Copeland, Sam Kydd, Nicholas Bruce, Martin Boddey, Lockwood West
The illegitimate son of British Naval Captain Richard Saville (Michael Rennie), Canadian Signalman Andrew Brown (Jeffrey Hunter) is the sole survivor after his ship is sunk. Brown is stranded on an island occupied by German soldiers but manages to shoot at a German cruiser in port for repairs and disables it long enough for his father's British fleet to sail in and sink it.
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| 1. Bleak House (1985)
2. The Blind Terror (1971)
aka: See No Evil
3. Sailor of the King (1953)
aka: Single-Handed
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