Cast: Michael Medwin

Direction Ronald Neame

Cast Albert Finney · Alec Guinness · Edith Evans · Kenneth More

Synopsis Scrooge (1970) is a timeless tale set in 1860, focusing on the miserly and cantankerous Ebenezer Scrooge, who harbors a deep disdain for Christmas, people, and the impoverished. Scrooge runs his bank with an iron fist, exploiting his employee Bob...

Direction Alexander Korda

Cast Paulette Goddard · Michael Wilding · Diana Wynyard · Hugh Williams

Synopsis An Ideal Husband (1947) follows the story of a respected politician whose life takes a dramatic turn when a mysterious figure from his past resurfaces. This individual threatens to expose a long-buried secret, one that could shatter the politician's carefully...

Direction Ken Annakin · Harold French

Cast James Hayter · Kathleen Harrison · Felix Aylmer · Lana Morris

Synopsis Trio (1950) is a compilation of three distinct short stories. "The Verger" centers around a church verger who is dismissed from his job after it is revealed that he is illiterate. With the encouragement of his understanding wife, he transforms...

Direction Thorold Dickinson

Cast Anton Walbrook · Edith Evans · Yvonne Mitchell · Ronald Howard

Synopsis The Queen of Spades (1949) follows the chilling tale of a once-renowned countess who, in her twilight years, makes a pact with the devil. In exchange for her soul, she gains the uncanny ability to always emerge victorious in any...

Direction Karel Reisz

Cast Albert Finney · Susan Hampshire · Mona Washbourne · Sheila Hancock

Synopsis Night Must Fall (1964) centers around Danny, a cunning and manipulative individual from a humble background who insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy widow. Posing as a handyman, he offers to renovate her home, but his true intentions...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Marlon Brando · Sophia Loren · Sydney Chaplin · Tippi Hedren

Synopsis A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) follows the escapades of Natascha, a White Russian countess who secretly boards a luxurious ocean liner in Hong Kong, aiming to start anew in America. Natascha's presence in the cabin of Ogden Mears, a...

Direction Irvin Kershner

Cast Sean Connery · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Kim Basinger · Max von Sydow

Synopsis Never Say Never Again (1983) follows the thrilling tale of a rogue Spectre operative who has managed to seize two American nuclear warheads. The mission to locate and neutralize these weapons falls to the iconic secret agent, James Bond. With...

Direction Ralph Thomas

Cast Dirk Bogarde · Yoko Tani · Ronald Lewis · John Fraser

Synopsis The Wind Cannot Read (1958) follows the journey of a British officer, portrayed by Dirk Bogarde, who is stationed in India during World War II. His mission involves mastering the Japanese language to conduct intelligence operations on the Indian front....

Direction Ralph Thomas

Cast John Mills · John Gregson · Donald Sinden · James Robertson Justice

Synopsis Above Us the Waves (1955) follows the British Royal Navy's desperate mission to neutralize the formidable German battleship Tirpitz, which is securely moored in a Norwegian fjord. The ship's strategic location renders it seemingly invulnerable to conventional attacks. In response,...

Direction Charles Crichton

Cast Robert Beatty · Moira Lister · Stanley Holloway · Michael Medwin

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Howard Duff · Eva Bartok · Alan Wheatley · Philip Leaver

Direction Ralph Thomas

Cast Anthony Steel · Odile Versois · Stanley Baker · James Robertson Justice

Synopsis Checkpoint (1956) follows the story of a man, portrayed by Stanley Baker, who is dispatched on a mission to pilfer the blueprints of a rival company's racing car designs. His goal is to secure his employers' victory in an upcoming...

Direction John Henderson

Cast Kate Beckinsale · Jonathan Bailey · Desmond Barrit · Ian Holm

Synopsis Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV) (1998) presents a unique take on the timeless Lewis Carroll narrative, featuring Kate Beckinsale in the lead role of Alice. While Beckinsale portrays a more grown-up Alice, she beautifully retains the innocent and curious...

Direction Ralph Thomas

Cast Dirk Bogarde · Brenda De Banzie · Brigitte Bardot · James Robertson Justice

Synopsis Doctor at Sea (1955) follows the journey of a young physician, Simon Sparrow, who seeks to avoid the monotony of his general practice and unwanted romantic advances by taking up a position as a medical officer on "the Lotus," an...

Direction Julian Amyes

Cast George Baker · Harry Andrews · Stanley Baker · Michael Medwin

Direction Martin Clunes

Cast Martin Clunes · Anna Chancellor · Michael Praed · Griff Rhys Jones

Synopsis Staggered (1994) follows Neil, a man deeply in love, whose wedding plans are abruptly disrupted. His journey begins when he finds himself stranded, naked, on a remote Scottish island. From there, he embarks on a chaotic road trip, facing numerous...

Direction Alberto Cavalcanti

Cast Stephen Murray · Richard Todd · Patricia Plunkett · Rosalyn Boulter

Synopsis For Them That Trespass (1949) follows the journey of Cristy Drew, an ambitious young writer seeking to expand his horizons. He becomes entangled in the lives of Frankie Ketchen and her two admirers, Herb Logan and Jim Heal. One fateful...

Direction Mario Camerini

Cast Paul Guers · Senta Berger · Lex Barker · Claudine Auger

Direction Wendy Toye

Cast Margaret Leighton · John Justin · Roland Culver · Michael Medwin

Synopsis The Teckman Mystery (1954) follows a biographer who is deeply engrossed in writing a book about a daring pilot who met his end during the experimental flight of an innovative aircraft. As the biographer delves deeper into the pilot's life,...

Direction Saxon Logan

Cast Heather Page · Bill Douglas · Joanna David · Nickolas Grace

Synopsis Sleepwalker (1984) follows the story of Richard Paradise and his wife Angela, who, after a tense journey, reach Albion, a residence owned by siblings Marianne and Alex Britain. As a fierce storm hits, the tranquility of the evening is disrupted,...