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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Charles Crichton

London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West. The latter pretend to be brother and sister but are in fact lovers who intend to double-cross George and Ken after the robbery... [More...]

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

John Landis

David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors? As night falls, they enter an inn named The Slaughtered Lamb, hoping for rest and refreshment. Instead, they receive a deathly cold reception from a sinister collection of locals who, not liking foreign folk, drive them away with a warning not to stray on the moors... [More...]

Beat the Devil (1953)

John Huston

Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work. Here, they meet an eccentric English couple, Harry and Gwendolen Chelm, and a strange foursome led by a man named Peterson. It gradually becomes apparent that they all have one thing in common – to secure the rights to land that is reputed to be rich in uranium ore... [More...]

The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

Basil Dearden

Will Davis is the proprietor of a correspondence college that prides itself on its academic excellence, even if it has difficulty competing with the better known academic institutions. The college’s only pupil is Bobby Jessop, a junior employee at the Ministry of International Commerce in London... [More...]

Carry On Screaming (1966)

Gerald Thomas

Something sinister is afoot in Edwardian England. One misty evening, a young couple, Albert and Doris, are disturbed whilst courting in Hocombe Woods. As Albert goes to investigate, Doris is carried off by a huge lumbering monster. Known to his friends as Oddbod, the creature leaves behind a clue, one of his hairy fingers... [More...]

Carry on Spying (1964)

Gerald Thomas

When a top secret formula is stolen from a government laboratory, the British secret services hastily set about recovering it. They have just 36 hours before it falls into the hands of the evil Dr Crow, the leader of a criminal organisation known as STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans)... [More...]

Casino Royale (1967)

Val Guest

Against his will, the original James Bond is brought out of retirement to foil a dastardly plot by SMERSH, an enemy organisation run by the evil Dr Noah. In a desperate bid to thwart their enemies, the British secret service renames its remaining agents 007, including Bond’s daughter, Mata. They also recruit a fumbling baccarat expert Evelyn Tremble to take on the villainous Le Chiffre at the Casino Royale... [More...]

Contraband (1940)

Michael Powell

November, 1939. Captain Andersen is on his way back to Denmark when his cargo ship is impounded by British Contraband Control. When landing passes are stolen by two of his passengers – Mrs Sorensen and Mr Pidgeon – he sets off in pursuit. His journey takes him to London where he learns that Mrs Sorensen is a secret agent working for British military intelligence... [More...]

Dead of Night (1945)

Alberto Cavalcanti

Wanting to make some changes to his farmhouse, Eliot Foley invites the architect Walter Craig to spend the weekend with him and his family. As soon as he enters the house, Craig has a strong sense of déjà vu. Not only is the building familiar to him, but so are the people he meets inside... [More...]

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Stanley Kubrick

Convinced that the Communists are infiltrating his country, General Jack D. Ripper, the commander of a US military airbase, gives the order for a bomber wing to launch a first strike nuclear attack on the USSR. Ripper’s executive officer, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, quickly realises that the general has lost his marbles and desperately tries to get out of him the three-letter code that will recall the bombers before they reach their target... [More...]

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)

Freddie Francis

During a rail journey, five men who have never met before share a railway compartment with a strange mystic who introduces himself as Dr Schreck (which, as luck would have it, is the German word for Terror). The latter proceeds to tell the five men their fortunes with his tarot cards, his house of horrors... [More...]

The Ghost Train (1941)

Walter Forde

When a party of rail passengers bound for Cornwall miss their connection they find themselves stranded at a railway station, four miles from the nearest village. The next train is not due until the following morning and there is no other means of transportation. The station master is insistent that the passengers leave and try to find overnight accommodation in the village, but they refuse to move, since it is raining heavily... [More...]

Green for Danger (1946)

Sidney Gilliat

August 1944. A postman injured in a V1 bombardment of southern England dies during an operation at a country hospital. No one takes seriously the suggestion that foul play is involved until a second murder is committed. Nurse Bates is stabbed to death shortly after dramatically announcing that she knows who killed the postman... [More...]

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

Jimmy Sangster

Victor Frankenstein is a precocious young man whose passion for science is matched only by his interest in the female sex, which is good because it helps him in his understanding of human anatomy. When his skinflint father refuses to pay for his further studies, the cunning Victor arranges for him to have a convenient death and heads off to Vienna to begin his university career... [More...]

Hue and Cry (1947)

Charles Crichton

Joe Kirby, a 15 year-old lad living in London’s East End, has a passion for adventure stories. When he notices the similarity between a car parked in the street with one he has and seen in his favourite comic, he suspects foul play is afoot. He confides in Inspector Ford, but the latter puts this down to an overactive imagination and finds the boy a job in Covent Garden... [More...]

The Italian Job (1969)

Peter Collinson

Within hours of being released from prison, small-time mobster Charlie Croker is visited by the wife of a former associate, Roger Beckermann, who has recently been murdered by the Italian Mafia. Before he died, Beckermann had been planning an audacious robbery, the execution of which he now leaves to Charlie... [More...]

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Alfred Hitchcock

A group of British travellers are stranded in a hotel in a remote European country. After holidaying with some friends, Iris Henderson is on her way back home to get married. She meets a kindly old lady, Miss Froy, a former governess who is sad to leave the country she has made her home. Iris’ sleep is disturbed by Gilbert Redman, a musician who is making a study of European folk music... [More...]

The Ladykillers (1955)

Alexander Mackendrick

Old Mrs Wilberforce is delighted when she finds a respectable-looking gentleman to rent one of the rooms in her dilapidated London guesthouse. Unfortunately, Mr Marcus is not the harmless music professor he claims to be but the head of a gang of notorious criminals. Whilst pretending to rehearse for a music concert, Marcus and his gang plan a robbery, in which Mrs Wilberforce is to play a crucial role... [More...]

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)

John Gilling

Baron Van Housen has grand ambitions. He intends to build an army of killer robots and take over the world. He is also quite mad and believes he is descended from a vampire, which is why he sleeps in a coffin and has been busy abducting pretty young women. So far, the evil baron has built only one robot, which is being shipped over from Ireland... [More...]

Murder at the Gallop (1963)

George Pollock

Whilst collecting money for a charity, Miss Marple and her friend Mr Stringer pay a call on the reclusive Mr Enderby. They are amazed when the old man suddenly appears at the top of his staircase and drops dead at their feet. When Inspector Craddock rejects her theory that Enderby was scared to death by a cat, Miss Marple embarks on her own investigation... [More...]

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