Conspirator 1949  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Flemyng, Harold Warrender, Honor Blackman, Helen Haye, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Marjorie Fielding, Thora Hird, Karel Stepanek
This early Cold War story is about Major Michael Currah (Robert Taylor) who is caught selling information to Communists. His American wife, Melinda (Elizabeth Taylor), must deal with events as they close in around her.
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The Entertainer 1960  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Albert Finney, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird, Miriam Karlin
This is the screen adaptation of John Osborne's insightful play about the vaudeville era coming to an end. In this case, Archie Rice (Laurence Olivier) is a man of high expectations but not much talent who, upon hearing that his son (Albert Finney) is dead, must confront the truth about his life.
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Further Up the Creek 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Val Guest
Cast: David Tomlinson, Frankie Howerd, Shirley Eaton, Thora Hird, Lionel Jeffries, Lionel Murton, Sam Kydd, David Lodge, Ian Whittaker, Esma Cannon, John Warren, Eric Pohlmann, Tom Gill, Max Day, Jack Le White
In this sequel, Lt. Fairweather (David Tomlinson) still commands the HMS Aristotle, which has now been sold to a foreign country, Algerrocco, in the Mediterranean. The crew will be delivering the frigate to Algerrocco, and Bosun Dibble (Frankie Howerd) sees this as a chance to make money by selling tickets to passengers for a Mediterranean cruise. This is a move that is definitely in violation of regulations, Fairweather has no idea of what Dibble has planned for his ship–and the fun begins.
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The Nightcomers 1972  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Verna Harvey, Harry Andrews, Christopher Ellis, Anna Palk
After losing their parents in a car accident, children (Verna Harvey and Christopher Ellis) are put in the care of the housekeeper (Thora Hird), the governess (Stephanie Beacham), and the gardener (Marlon Brando) in their large mansion. The children witness the sexual games of the gardener and the governess and decide to imitate their perverse actions.
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Personal Affair 1953  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Pamela Brown, Glynis Johns, Walter Fitzgerald, Megs Jenkins, Michael Hordern, Thora Hird, Martin Boddey, Nanette Newman
Young Barbara (Glynis Johns) falls madly in love with her teacher (Leo Genn). When she disappears, the teacher is suspected of foul play.
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Term of Trial 1962 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Glenville
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Roland Culver, Hugh Griffith, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Frank Pettingell, Thora Hird, Norman Bird, Allan Cuthbertson
A schoolteacher, Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier), is accused of sexually assaulting one of his students and must prove to the world–and his nagging wife (Simone Signoret)–that he is innocent.
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Went the Day Well? 1942  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: 48 Hours
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Cast: Leslie Banks, Frank Lawton, Basil Sydney, Valerie Taylor, Elizabeth Allan, C.V. France, Mervyn Johns, Marie Lohr, David Farrar, Harry Fowler, Edward Rigby, Thora Hird, Norman Pierce, Johnnie Schofield, Patricia Hayes
During World War II, German paratroopers, led by Nazi officer Ortier (Basil Sydney), disguise themselves as British soldiers and make contact with Fifth Columnist Oliver Wileford (Leslie Banks). They are welcomed into a British hamlet. Their plan is to disrupt Britain's radar network. However, the village residents catch onto the ruse, fight back gallantly, and the mission fails.
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Wide-Eyed and Legless 1994  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Wedding Gift
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas, Thora Hird, Anastasia Mulroney, Andrew Lancel, Dinah Handley, Peter Whitfield
This story has it all–love, illness, infidelity, and even some hope for the future. It follows Diana (Julie Walters) and Deric Longden (Jim Broadbent) as they search for solutions to Diana's illness amidst plans for their son's wedding.
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| 1. Conspirator (1949)
2. Consuming Passions (1988)
3. The Entertainer (1960)
4. Further Up the Creek (1958)
5. The Nightcomers (1972)
6. Personal Affair (1953)
7. The Quatermass Experiment (1955)
aka: The Creeping Unknown
8. Term of Trial (1962)
9. Went the Day Well? (1942)
aka: 48 Hours
10. Wide-Eyed and Legless (1994)
aka: The Wedding Gift
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