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Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema, remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time.

So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? Bill Harper (James Donald) and Petronilla Brand (Jean Lodge), a young couple on a yachting holiday together, become involved with Tony Rackham (Kenneth More), who is smuggling brandy from France to a respectable London wine merchants. Through various mishaps, Bill and Petronilla find themselves personally responsible for transporting the brandy kegs to London, whilst being pursued by Customs officials...

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After losing his parents and his childhood sweetheart to tragedy, Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) joins the priesthood and devotes himself to a life of service and compassion. But Chisholm's unorthodox beliefs raise eyebrows among his superiors, especially Bishop Angus Mealy (Vincent Price).

And when he is sent to the farthest reaches of China to rebuild an abandoned mission, Chisholm faces his greatest challenge of all: to tame a hostile land, win over a superstitious people and save his parish from an invading army.

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Hollywood tough guy Dan Duryea plays against type as an innocent man on the run in post-war London in this early Brit Noir from Hammer, one of the many crime thrillers they made in the early 1950s.

Directed by B movie specialist Montgomery Tully and scripted by prolific pulp crime writer Steve Fisher, '36 Hours' - and its American version, 'Terror Street'. USAF Major Bill Rogers returns to London after more than a year overseas to find his wife has moved out of their apartment. Tracking her down to a swish West End pad, he gets drunk and wakes up to find her murdered - with his own gun.

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Ealing Studios' output from the 1940's and 1950's helped define what was arguably the golden age for British cinema. It fostered great directors such as Alexander Mackendrick and Robert Hamer, while giving stars such as Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers the chance to shine.

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line, a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company.

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Regina (Audrey Hepburn) is about to divorce her husband when he is found murdered. Shortly before his death he had been converting all of his goods into cash, which has also disappeared.

Enter onto the scene Peter Joshua (Cary Grant), seemingly interested in Regina but really more interested in the whereabouts of her late husband's money. He is not alone, for there are former partners of her husband's also on the trail…

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Unsold on celebrity? Congested with consumption? Addled by status? You're in The World, kiddo, brought to you by Frank Tashlin - "Because Someone's Got to Live in It".

And now a brief word on our latest fine product, the one that gives you the answer to that nagging question: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Ladies and gentlemen, no-one does straight-and-narrow quite like Tony Randall, and we guarantee his turn as lovable ad-man Rockwell P. Hunter will leave you in so many stitches you'll be just silly with sc-HAH-rtissue! And speaking of tissue: once you see Jayne Mansfield bob and weave as starlet Rita Marlowe, the ambidextrous angel who takes Hunter under her "wings" to launch his agency into the $trato$phere, you too will coo her trademark "ooo"! But that's not all! You'll also get Ms. Joan Blondell, star of Nightmare Alley and of Opening Night, who rounds out the package as Ms. Marlowe's assistant and handler - as they say in Paris, quel package!

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The classic 'rock and roll' film of the 50's and the Jayne Mansfield movie. Legendary moments include her hot strut down the street to Little Richard's title song, leaving ice blocks melting and milk bottles bubbling over.

Around a simple comic plot - gangster hires alcoholic press agent to make a singing star out of his incredibly voluptuous but tone-deaf girlfriend - director Frank Tashlin creates a feast for eyes and ears in 'the grandeur of CinemaScope' and glorious De Luxe colour.

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Three generations of women, linked by one book. In 1923, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) works on her novel Mrs. Dalloway while battling depression.

In 1951, housewife Laura (Julianne Moore) reads Woolfs book as she reckons with the emptiness of her suburban life; fifty years later, New Yorker Clarissa (Meryl Streep) nurses a dying friend, one who's nicknamed her Mrs. Dalloway.

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In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been any rain. There has never been hatred, aggression or tears. In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been a passionate kiss. There has never been a flat tire, a red rose or a work of art. Until now.

Two modern day teenagers (Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon) find themselves trapped in Pleasantville, a black and white '50s TV. series - and set off a revolution. There can be no turning back once the people of Pleasantville begin experiencing such strange wonders as love, sex, art, and even rain for themselves. Slowly, the town turns from black-and-white to technicolour as real life creeps into Pleasantville. But real life has its dark side, and not all of the perfect population of Pleasantville are happy with the changes...

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Made in the wake of La llorona's success and directed with flair by Fernando de Fuentes (regarded as one of the masters of early Mexican cinema), 'The Phantom of the Monastery' (El fantasma del convento) tells the macabre tale of a troupe of hikers who become lost in a forest and take refuge in a

haunted monastery. There, they encounter shape-shifting shadows, ominous sealed doorways, and a cellar crowded with coffins...

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Kurosawa's remarkable film - his only produced and financed and survival, based on the memoirs of Russian explorer Vladimir Arseniev (Yuriy Solomin).

In the harsh environs of the Siberian frontier, an expedition led by Arseniev encounters the momadic Goldi tribesman Dersu Uzala (Maksim Munzuk), who agrees to guide the men through the vast uncharted wilderness. Although initially considered but the group as little more that a savage, Dersu's skill, courage and spiritual wisdom soon earn their respect and admiration, as well as instilling in them a new-found compassion for the natural world.

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An international spy ring, headed by Haghi (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), uses technology, threats, and murder to obtain government secrets.

As master spy, president of a bank, and music hall clown, Haghi leads several lives using instruments of modern technology to spearhead a mad rush for secrets - secrets that assert his power over others.

Fred (Bob Monkhouse), Tim (Leslie Phillips) and Deirdre (Shirley Eaton) plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.

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One of the grandest German epics of the silent era, Joe May's two-part adaptation of Thea von Harbou's 1918 novel is an artistic triutpph.

Conrad Veidt gives an incredible performance as a dominating maharajah who commissions a German architect (Olaf Fonss) to build the most magnificent mausoleum ever constructed, where he intends to imprison his wife whilst she is still alive as a terrible revenge for her infidelity. Rich in exotic imagery and mysticism, 'The Indian Tomb' is a stunning epic and a thrilling adventure.

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Red Beard, the last and most ambitious of Kurosawa's collaborations with Toshiro Mifune, marks the end of one of the most remarkable actor-director relationships in the history of cinema. Toshiro Mifune plays a commanding but humane doctor in a rural clinic in late 19th-century Japan.

An idle and socially ambitious intern (Yuzo Kayama) arrives at the clinic and discovers the meaning of responsibility, first to oneself and then to others. This intimate epic - and offbeat social drama - boldly mixes the styles of soap opera and the action movie, and rewards the viewer with a detailed reconstruction of a feudal era, a warmly humanitarian message and a powerhouse performance by Mifune.