The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Wilder
Cast: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Leo McKern, Roy Kinnear, John Le Mesurier, Douglas Wilmer, Thorley Walters
Sherlock's younger brother, Sigerson (Gene Wilder), is given the mission of playing the foil but, instead, teams up with the police to solve the case ahead of his famous brother.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1972  G, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: William Sterling
Cast: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Ralph Richardson, Flora Robson, Peter Sellers, Robert Helpmann, Dudley Moore, Michael Jayston, Spike Milligan, Michael Hordern, Hywel Bennett, Davy Kaye, Peter Bull, Peter O'Farrell, Roy Kinnear
Lewis Carroll's classic story of Alice's (Fiona Fullerton) adventures after falling into a rabbit hole is brought to the screen in this British musical.
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The Deadly Affair 1967  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Haigh, Lynn Redgrave, Robert Flemyng, William Dysart, Roy Kinnear
Based on John Le Carre's spy novel, "Call for the Dead," this exciting espionage thriller involves the investigation of the apparent suicide of diplomat Samuel Fennan (Robert Flemyng).
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The Four Musketeers 1974  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Faye Dunaway, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geraldine Chaplin, Roy Kinnear, Michael Gothard, Simon Ward, Sybil Danning
This very good sequel to Richard Lester's "The Three Musketeers" has plenty of good action. Musketeers Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), and Porthos (Frank Finlay) team up with D'Artagnan (Michael York) to rescue the fair lady, Constance (Raquel Welch).
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, Annette Andre, Pamela Brown, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass
Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) is a Roman slave who tries to gain his freedom and attain riches at the same time in this very funny story about ancient Rome. The film won an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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Hammett 1983 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr., Lydia Lei, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano, Richard Bradford, David Patrick Kelly
Writer/detective Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) becomes involved in a real-life mystery in this recreation of the 1930s' era detective fare.
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Heavens Above! 1963  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Cast: Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Ian Carmichael, Bernard Miles, Brock Peters, Eric Sykes, Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin, Miles Malleson, Joan Miller, Roy Kinnear
The Reverend John Smallwood (Peter Sellers), a prison chaplain, is mistakenly appointed pastor of a rich church in an upper-crust English village. While the "rightful" pastor (Ian Carmichael) would have catered to the well-off parishioners, John Smallwood brings his progressive views to the job, often shocking his staid church membership.
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 Help! 1965  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill
This story is about a strange religious cult whose members want to retrieve a sacrificial ring, which is now on Ringo's finger. The best part of this film is the Beatles' music that figures into the plot as cult members interfere with the Beatles' recording of a new album. A wild and funny flick.
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 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977 G, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars, Jacques Marin, Roy Kinnear, Bernard Fox, Eric Braeden, Xavier Saint-Macary, Alan Caillou, Mike Kulcsar, Francois Lalande, Laurie Main, Johnny Haymer, Stanley Brock, Gerard Jugnot
Herbie's original driver from "The Love Bug," Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), is once again Herbie's driver. This time, they are ready to participate in a Monte Carlo road rally when thieves hide stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank. Meanwhile, Herbie falls in love with a Lancia sports car driven by Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars). And now the fun begins when Herbie, as only Herbie can, foils the crooks and just might win the race as well.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Paul Morrissey
Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Dana Gillespie, Terry-Thomas, Joan Greenwood, Spike Milligan, Jessie Matthews, Roy Kinnear, Henry Woolf, Josephine Tewson, Max Wall, Prunilla Scales, Lucy Griffiths, Kenneth Williams
In this satire on the Arthur Conan Doyle story, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) encounter Dr. Mortimer (Terry-Thomas) who tells them about a curse on the male Baskerville family heirs. Dr. Watson arrives at Baskerville Hall to investigate and stays with the heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Kenneth Williams), while Holmes searches for a way to relieve his tensions. Meanwhile, Watson looks for clues, but it will be Holmes who finally solves the case.
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How I Won the War 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Jack MacGowran, Michael Hordern, Jack Hedley, Karl Michael Vogler, Ronald Lacey, James Cossins
An inept lieutenant (Michael Crawford) leads his motley troops across North Africa and into France during World War II. This black, anti-war, comedy has some great scenes and some not so great ones.
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Juggernaut 1974 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley Knight, Ian Holm, Roy Kinnear, Freddie Jones, Roshan Seth, Clifton James, Caroline Mortimer, Mark Burns, John Stride, Julian Glover, Jack Watson
Bombs are reported to be aboard Captain Alex Brunel's (Omar Sharif) British cruise ship. Sidney Buckland (Freddie Jones) has planted them and is demanding a ransom. Demolition experts LCDR Fallon (Richard Harris) and Charlie Braddock (David Hemmings) are flown in by helicopter to disarm the bombs. Meanwhile, Scotland yard detective John McLeod (Anthony Hopkins), whose family is aboard the ship, searches for the bomber. A good thriller.
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marty Feldman
Cast: Ann - Margret, Marty Feldman, Michael York, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Trevor Howard, Henry Gibson, Terry-Thomas, Roy Kinnear, Spike Milligan
Marty Feldman wrote, directed, and stars in this very funny spoof on French Foreign Legion films.
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A Man for All Seasons 1988 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charlton Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Martin Chamberlain, Nicolas Amer, Jonathan Hackett, Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Badcoe
This remake of the 1966 film is well-worth watching. This time around, Charlton Heston does an admirable job portraying Sir Thomas More who refuses to help Henry VIII break away from the influences of the Pope's Roman Catholic Church.
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 G, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Jack Nicholson, John Richardson, Pamela Brown, Irene Handl, Roy Kinnear
Daisy Gamble (Barbra Streisand) has ESP, which is explained when she undergoes hypnosis and tells about being a number of people who have lived in the past.
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The Pied Piper 1972 G, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Donovan, John Hurt, Michael Hordern, Jack Wild, Roy Kinnear, Peter Vaughan, Diana Dors, Cathryn Harrison, Keith Buckley, Roger Hammond, Peter Eyre, Hamilton Dyce, Andre Van Gyseghem, John Falconer
This is a chilling version of the Grimm Brothers' story about the mysterious piper (Donovan) who is hired to rid the squalid town of Hamelin of rats in the 14th century. When payment is not made, he leads the children out of town. Despite its 1972 "G" rating, this movie is not for children.
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Pirates 1986 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Richard Pearson, David Kelly, Roy Kinnear, Bill Fraser, Ferdy Mayne, Emilio Fernandez
When pirate Capt. Thomas Bartholomew Red (Walter Matthau) and a French sailor (Cris Campion) are captured by the crew of the Spanish galleon, Red evokes a crew mutiny, and the adventures continue.
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Rentadick 1972 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Clark
Cast: James Booth, Richard Briers, Julie Ege, Donald Sinden, Roy Kinnear, Michael Bentine, Ronald Fraser, Spike Milligan, Tsai Chin, Kenneth Cope, John Wells, Patricia Quinn
Chaos, along with humor and double crosses, are the order of the day when the bumbling detectives of Rentadick, Inc. set out on the trail of criminals who stole a nerve gas that paralyzes its victims from the waist down.
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Scrooge 1970 G, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Michael Medwin, Kay Walsh, Laurence Naismith, Anton Rodgers, David Collings, Roy Kinnear, Paddy Stone, Frances Cuka, Derek Francis, Gordon Jackson, Suzanne Neve
In this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Albert Finney stars in the title role as Scrooge. The Ghosts of Christmas Past (Edith Evans), Present (Kenneth More), and Yet to Come (Paddy Stone) guide Scrooge on his moral journey, and Alec Guinness appears as Marley's Ghost. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Song ("Thank You Very Much").
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Taste the Blood of Dracula 1970 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Sasdy
Cast: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear, Peter Sallis, Michael Ripper, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair
After a wizard is killed, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) seeks revenge through the offspring of the three killers. Followed by "Scars of Dracula."
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The Three Musketeers 1973 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Frank Finlay, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Spike Milligan, Roy Kinnear, Joss Ackland, Simon Ward, Georges Wilson
This is a very good rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel about the swashbuckling adventures and romances of D'Artagnan (Michael York) and the three Musketeers–Athos, Aramis, and Porthos (Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay). The story begins when D'Artagnan arrives in Paris wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father (Joss Ackland) who was a Musketeer. He meets and befriends Athos, Aramis, and Porthos and then joins in their efforts to defend Queen Anna (Geraldine Chaplin) from the scheming Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston).
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Tiara Tahiti 1962 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: James Mason, John Mills, Claude Dauphin, Herbert Lom, Roy Kinnear, Jacques Marin, Peter Barkworth, Gary Cockrell, Rosenda Monteros, Libby Morris
Brett Aimsley (James Mason) and Lieutenant Colonel Clifford Southey (John Mills) compete with each other in all phases of their lives.
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 Watership Down 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Martin Rosin
Cast: Zero Mostel, Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, Richard Briers, Roy Kinnear, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, John Bennett, Michael Graham Cox, Simon Cadell, Terence Rigby, Richard O'Callaghan, Lynn Farleigh
This animated film tells the story of rabbits fleeing the effects of humans on their habitats. While finding new homes, they are subjected to attacks from dogs, hawks, and other rabbits. Excellent score, and overall, cleverly made.
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 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 G, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy / Musical
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Peter Capell, Ursula Reit, Gunter Meisner, Leonard Stone, Aubrey Woods, David Battley, Julie Dawn Cole, Denise Nickerson, Nora Denney, Paris Themmen, Ursula Reit
Based on Roald Dahl's children's book, this is a delightful musical about candy-maker Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) who invites five children to share the secrets of his factory. They find their invitations, which are golden tickets, hidden in Willie Wonka's candy bars. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), who takes the tour with his grandfather, Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson), is among the five children who arrive at the factory. Once inside, problems befall the children, but Charlie just might be able to escape misfortune and grab the brass ring.
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| 1. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
3. The Deadly Affair (1967)
4. The Four Musketeers (1974)
5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
6. Hammett (1983)
7. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
8. Heavens Above! (1963)
9. Help! (1965)
10. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
11. The Hill (1965)
12. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
13. How I Won the War (1967)
14. Juggernaut (1974)
15. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
16. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
17. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
18. The Pied Piper (1972)
19. Pirates (1986)
20. Rentadick (1972)
21. Scrooge (1970)
22. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
23. The Three Musketeers (1973)
24. Tiara Tahiti (1962)
25. Watership Down (1978)
26. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
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