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Run, Run, Joe 1974 When a don who they were supposed to protect ends up dead, his bodyguard and bodyguards friend must go undercover to escape the wrath of the mob

The Homecoming 1973 Max is a surly pensioner who alternately venerates and vilifies his dead wife Sam, his brother, is a supercilious chauffeur Lenny is a smiling, snake like pimp Joey is a thick witted, would be boxer These four men live together in a North London flat, the site of their perpetual

King Lear 1970 The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression How sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and its especially galling because he turned over his entire kingdom to them Paul Scofield is an ancient, imposing s

Miracle in Soho (1957) In London's colourful but seedy Soho Michael Morgan is working mending the road. he is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, and "The Miracle" happens ...

Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966) Cass followed the bright lights to London, but was quickly disillusioned. She met (and married) Doctor Langdon, and soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and her first love Colin.

The Fighting Pimpernel (1950) A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

The Wild Heart (1952) A re-editing of Gone to Earth (1950) after a disagreement and court case between director Michael Powell and producer David O. Selznick. Selznick's changes are mainly:- (1) Adding a prologue. (2) Adding scenes explaining things, often by putting labels or inscriptions on them.

Sacco & Vanzetti (1971) In 1920, the anarchist Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco (Riccardo Cucciolla) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volonté) are sentenced to death, falsely accused of a robbery and murder. Indeed they are condemned due to their political beliefs, in one of the most shameful

Gone to Earth (1950) Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. It is there that she is f

Les Miserables (1978) In late 18th Century (1795) France, in the middle of the French Revolution, the unemployed woodman Jean Valjean is arrested for stealing bread to feed his family and sentenced to five years in prison in Toulon. He tries to escape from prison due to the mistreatment of cruel Jav

The Abdication (1974) Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church. Today, she is mostly known for the rumors that she was lesbian.

Odd Man Out (1947) Johnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a hold-up that will provide his group with the funds needed to continue its activities. During the hold-up, things go sour: Johnny is wounded, cannot make

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said co