Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986  TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond
Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York.
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Brief Encounter 1945  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David Lean
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Irene Handl, Valentine Dyall, Sydney Bromley, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Alfie Bass, Wallace Bosco, Dennis Harkin, Richard Thomas
In pre-World War II England, British housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) and a married doctor, Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), meet in a train station and form a friendship during which they meet weekly at the station. They realize that they have fallen in love, but both Laura and Alec know that neither will be able to break their ties to the families they love. The story is sympathetic to their chaste affair.
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Candleshoe 1977  G, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster, David Niven, Leo McKern, Vivian Pickles, Veronica Quilligan, John Alderson, Ian Sharrock, Michael Balfour, Sydney Bromley, Sarah Tamakuni, David Samuels, Mildred Shay, Michael Segal, Peter Diamond
Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes) owns a large estate, but she is having problems finding money to pay her taxes. She does get help from orphans to maintain her estate–and her pride. A small-time crook, Harold Brundge (Leo McKern), gets orphan Casey (Jodie Foster) to pose as Lady St. Edmund's granddaughter in his quest for a lost treasure on "grandmother's" property. Once Casey spends time at her "grandmother's" estate, she is a witness to the good deeds of the butler, the chauffeur, the gardener, and the cavalry officer (all played by David Niven), sees the error of her ways, and helps to save the estate.
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Captain Clegg 1962 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
aka: Night Creatures
Director: Peter Graham Scott
Cast: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, Oliver Reed, Michael Ripper, Martin Benson, David Lodge, Derek Francis, Daphne Anderson, Milton Reid, Jack MacGowran, Sydney Bromley
A pirate, Capt. Clegg (Peter Cushing), disguises himself as the reverend Dr. Blyss and still carries out his smuggling activities. When the Royal Crown sends in Capt. Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to investigate, Collier suspects that Blyss is hiding something. But the ensuing investigation is made difficult when they encounter ghostlike creatures and eerie lights in the swamps.
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Dragonslayer 1981 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Matthew Robbins
Cast: Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Albert Salmi, Sydney Bromley, Chloe Salaman, Ian McDiarmid, Emrys James, Douglas Cooper, Roger Kemp, Ken Shorter, Jason White, Yolanda Palfrey
It is the sixth century, and a ferocious dragon is terrorizing the English countryside where the king sacrifices virgins in exchange for peace. The villagers summon wizard Ulrich (Ralph Richardson) to come to their aid. Along with his young apprentice Galen (Peter MacNicol) and beautiful Valerian (Caitlin Clarke), Ulrich sets out to slay the dragon. But, Ulrich's abilities fail him, and it rests on Galen to confront the dragon and enter into a vicious battle. The special effects are great.
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The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me But Your Teeth.. 1967  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
aka: The Fearless Vampire Killers
Dance of the Vampires
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Alfie Bass, Jessie Robins, Sharon Tate, Ferdy Mayne, Iain Quarrier, Terry Downes, Fiona Lewis, Ronald Lacey, Sydney Bromley, Andreas Malandrinos
[Full title: "The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are in My Neck"] Vampire hunter Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his bumbling assistant, Alfred (Roman Polanski), arrive in a remote Slovanian village in search of vampires. They quickly become involved with an assortment of weird vampires when the innkeeper's daughter (Sharon Tate) is kidnapped by head vampire Count von Krolock (Ferdy Mayne). A funny and scary caper–with an excellent soundtrack–from a master director, Roman Polanski.
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 The Neverending Story 1984 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Gerald MacRaney, Moses Gunn, Sydney Bromley, Patricia Hayes, Alan Oppenheimer, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy, Tilo Pruckner, Moses Gunn, Drum Garrett, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert
A young boy, Bastian (Barret Oliver), finds a peculiar-looking book and goes up to the school attic to read it. No sooner does he start reading than he enters a world of fantasy where a force called "The Nothing" is destroying the universe. Only Bastian has the power to beat "The Nothing."
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Paranoiac 1963 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Liliane Brousse, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham, Alexander Davion, John Bonney, John Stuart, Harold Lang, Arnold Diamond, Colin Tapley, Sydney Bromley
Eleanor Ashby (Janette Scott) thinks she has seen her long-dead brother, Tony (Alexander Davion), and believes she is going mad. When it appears that Tony has returned, his wealthy, but dysfunctional family–including brother Simon (Oliver Reed)–have major problems dealing with it and suspect foul play. Jealousy ensues as family members try to figure out what is really happening.
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Slave Girls 1967  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Prehistoric Women
Director: Michael Carreras
Cast: Martine Beswick, Edina Ronay, Michael Latimer, Stephanie Randall, Carol White, Alexandra Stevenson, Yvonne Horner, Sydney Bromley, Frank Hayden, Robert Raglan
David (Michael Latimer) is leading a safari when he is captured by a tribe of natives. He is scheduled to be sacrificed to the tribe's God–a White Rhino–but escapes by being thrown into the past, where things don't get any better. He is captured by a tribe of scantily-clad, brunette women who have enslaved the tribe's blonde women and the blondes' men. Before the blonde leader, Kari (Martine Beswick), can have him satisfy her sexual needs, David escapes and leads a rebellion against the brunettes. OUCH!
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| 1. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
2. Brief Encounter (1945)
3. Candleshoe (1977)
4. Captain Clegg (1962)
aka: Night Creatures
5. Dragonslayer (1981)
6. The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me But Your Teeth.. (1967)
aka: The Fearless Vampire Killers
aka: Dance of the Vampires
7. The Neverending Story (1984)
8. Paranoiac (1963)
9. Slave Girls (1967)
aka: Prehistoric Women
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