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Cliff Richard, the most successful British recording artist ever, stars in this gritty kitchen-sink drama. Set in London's Swinging Sixties, Cliff Richard plays Jamie Hopkins, an art student whose desperate need for money leads him to dabble in the underworld of drug dealing. Cliff has stated that 'Two a Penny', his most dramatically challenging movie role ever, is the film he is proudest of. He has stated, "if I did want to send a film as a CV, I would send that one". It is certainly his most demanding and controversial role; cynical, self-centred and highly manipulative, Jamie Hopkins lies, steals and double-crosses his mother (Dora Bryan), forces himself on his girlfriend (Ann Holloway) and gets involved in fist fights with criminals. Through the influence of his girlfriend, a born again Christian, is the possibility that he may reform, yet in the mystery of the film's by-line "He promised to love her forever... today" lies the possibility that he may well not. - Director:
- James F. Collier
- Cast:
- Cliff Richard, Dora Bryan, Avril Angers
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James Bond: From Russia with Love (1963)From Russia with Love
James Bond (Sean Connery) squares off against the evil Spectre organisation in a pulse-pounding race to seize the Soviet Lektor decoding machine. His mission thrusts him into a thrilling boat chase, a brutal helicopter attach and a deadly brawl aboard the Orient Express, proving once again that Agent 007 can't be stopped! - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Barbara Jefford, Sean Connery, Eric Pohlmann
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Written by multi-award-winning playwright Jack Rosenthal one of Britain's best-loved and most consistently successful screenwriters - "Sadie, It's Cold Outside" is a wry and sympathetic comedy starring Rosemary Leach and Bernard Hepton as Sadie and Norman Potter, a world-weary middle-aged couple lamenting their lost dreams in an exhausting, increasingly hostile world. When Sadie was a little girl, her one ambition was to be a housewife. Now, having spent the last 23 years cooking, cleaning and sleeping with her leg in an elastic bandage, her one ambition is to take all her clothes off in Tesco, stick a Green Shield Stamp on her navel and scream herself sick. When Norman was a little boy, his ambition was to single-handedly thrash Australia in every Test Match or possibly win a Nobel Prize. Sadly, he's never had the time; he s been busy every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday watching television...and Sunday's his day of rest! - Director:
- Mike Vardy
- Cast:
- Rosemary Leach, Bernard Hepton, Yvonne Ball
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The great Walter Matthau stars as Henry, a once-rich playboy who has obliviously spent his entire inheritance. Desperate to marry into further financial support, he meets Henrietta (Elaine May), a shy, awkward, though independently wealthy botany professor. What follows is a giddy tale of dubious legal advice, ruthless skullduggery and ferns. - Director:
- Elaine May
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- Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston
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The Birling family are rich, pampered and complacent. It is 1912, and the shadow of the impending war has yet to fall across their lives. As they sit down to dinner one night, celebrating the engagement of the eldest child, Sheila (Eileen Moore), to prosperous business man Gerald (Brian Worth), a knock at the door announces the arrival of a visitor who will change their lives forever. - Director:
- Guy Hamilton
- Cast:
- Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Olga Lindo
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Fun at the Funeral Parlour Series (2002)Monttubileet
Recently voted Number One Best Sitcom of All Time and winner of No Baftas 'Fun at the Funeral Parlour' attracted tens of viewers worldwide over its 2 year run and finally both series of this underrated gem come to DVD for those who want it. Following the hilarious adventures of 'Thomas Thomas Thomas and Thomas', Wales' worst undertakers, 'Fun at the Funeral Parlour' is a sitcom without rules, where anything can and often does happen... Oh and series 2 even features a theme tune by Brian May from Queen! Oh and it came out before 'Six Feet Under', so don't go accusing it of plagiarism... Oh and there was one more thing... no it's gone. - Director:
- Christine Gernon
- Cast:
- William Thomas, Alex Lowe, Rhys Thomas
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Paris, 1871. In Paradis, a luxury brothel, three women try to escape from their troublesome circumstances. Vera is 35 years old, the end of her career as a prostitute drawing nearer. She puts all her hopes on her main client, the only one rich enough to redeem her debt. Hortense is the Madame of Paradis. She must hold on to her girls whilst dealing with an extortionist from the Parisian suburbs. Rose, a much younger woman, arrives in search of her mother, a former prostitute. She is trapped with a pimp and forcibly conscripted into the Paradis. - Director:
- Mabrouk El Mechri
- Cast:
- Jemima West, Anne Charrier, Valérie Karsenti
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We Are the Best! (2013)Vi är bäst!
Lukas Moodysson returns with this raucous coming-of-age comedy set in 1982, Stockholm. Klara and Bobo are united as misfits by their love of music, ignoring their own lack or talent and the people who tell them punk is dead, the pair form their own band with shy classmate Hedvig. Between fighting over boys and provoking their metal-head nemeses, the three begin preparing for their debut live gig. - Director:
- Lukas Moodysson
- Cast:
- Serina Björnbom, Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin
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My Life as a Dog (1985)Mitt liv som hund
The year is 1959. A young boy, Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius), is obsessed by two things - his namesake fighting for the World Heavyweight boxing title and the fate of Laika, the dog sent in to space by Russia. As his mother's health deteriorates and she no longer has the strength to cope with him, Ingemar is sent to stay with relatives in the country, much like Laika's journey into the unknown. - Director:
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast:
- Anton Glanzelius, Olle Björklund, Folke Olhagen
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Starring Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain, Mademoiselle Chambon is an elegant and moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), and his son's school teacher. Veronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain). As their feelings for each other slowly take hold, Jean and Veronique, who come from vastly different worlds, reach a painful turning point that will affect their lives forever. - Director:
- Stéphane Brizé
- Cast:
- Vincent Lindon, Geneviève Mnich, Sandrine Kiberlain
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Cromwell (1970)Cromwell, hombre de hierro
In 17th-century England, ambitious country gentleman Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) dared to challenge the political oppression and corruption which besieged his nation. Watching his power being usurped by a commoner, King Charles (Alec Guinness) springs to challenge his adversary. One man will become absolute ruler; the other will be executed. - Director:
- Ken Hughes
- Cast:
- Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
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A young girl accepts a lift home from a stranger. Moments later she lies dead; another victim of the murderer who is targeting young, impressionable women. Whilst Jean (Christina Gregg) is waiting for a bus on a deserted country lane she answers the ringing telephone in the public callbox. Although it is a wrong number she begins to chat with the charming stranger and is attracted to his seductive voice. Imagining a romantic, schoolgirl dalliance, Jean calls herself Samantha and arranges for the man to call her at the callbox the next night. Scared for her safety, Jean's parents forbid her and her younger sister to go out alone at night whilst the murderer is still at large. But Jean continues her schoolgirl dalliances with her romantic stranger and arranges to meet him on a dark and lonely night at the callbox... - Director:
- Pat Jackson
- Cast:
- Christina Gregg, Janina Faye, Cyril Raymond
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When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott refuses to participate in a cover-up. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anticorruption unit, AC-12, in the process of investigating one of the Force's most respected officers, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates. Not only has Gates just been awarded Officer of the Year, his squad has returned the best crime figures for three consecutive years. But can anyone really be that good? Arnott doesn't think so and soon he and Gates are embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse but as the stakes get higher it isn't just careers on the line it's lives. - Director:
- David Caffrey
- Cast:
- Martin Compston, Darren Morfitt, Owen Teale
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The Shape of Water (2017)Cold War Project
From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes 'The Shape of Water', an otherworldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden, high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. - Director:
- Guillermo Del Toro
- Cast:
- Sally Hawkins, Alison Brooks, Michael Shannon
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In the story of 'Gilda', Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) goes to work for Ballin Mundson (George MacReady), the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city, and quickly rises to become Mundson's "main man". All is well until Mundson returns from a trip with his new bride, Gilda (Rita Hayworth) - a woman from Johnny's past. Mundson, unaware of the previous love affair, assigns Farrell the job of ensuring that Gilda is a faithful wife. Fraught with hatred, Gilda does her best to antagonize, intimidate, and instill jealousy in Farrell - until circumstances allow him to get even. - Director:
- Charles Vidor
- Cast:
- Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, George Macready
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