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Waterfront
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popQuesto dramma eccezionale traccia la vita turbolenta di un marinaio brutalizzato da una vita di duro lavoro e di duro bere, e le sfide che devono affrontare i tre bambini che abbandona mentre lottano per farsi strada nella Liverpool dell'epoca della depressione. Con potenti interpretazioni di Robert Newton, Susan Shaw, Kathleen Harrison e un giovane Richard Burton - che appare qui solo nel suo terzo film - Waterfront è presentato in un trasferimento nuovo di zecca dagli elementi originali del film nel suo formato teatrale.Quando il fuochista di bordo Peter McCabe abbandona la sua sofferente moglie, la lascia impoverita, con due giovani figlie e un bambino nato poco dopo la sua partenza. Dopo un'assenza di quattordici anni McCabe ritorna, licenziato e umiliato, trascinandosi dietro dei guai...Caratteristiche bonus:Galleria di immaginiPressbook originale PDF -
Mine Own Executioner
With compelling, sympathetic performances from double Oscar nominee Burgess Meredith and accomplished Irish actor Kieron Moore, this powerful psychological drama shows the almost super-human demands of a profession that ranks amongst the most challenging. Adapted from his own novel by BAFTA-winning author and screenwriter Nigel Balchin, Mine Own Executioner is presented in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements.Meredith stars as Felix Milne, a lay psychiatrist in post-war London who is enlisted to treat Adam Lucian, a fighter pilot deeply traumatised by his experiences in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Beleaguered by emotional problems of his own, Milne embodies the mixture of dedication, self-distrust and self-criticism that characterises someone with a genuine vocation for the psychiatrist's work; but is he qualified to treat a patient as disturbed and potentially destructive as Adam?Special Features:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDFs -
Captain Bill
The Thames provides a backdrop to the high-spirited clowning of rubber-faced vaudevillian Leslie Fuller in this breezy nautical comedy co-scripted by BAFTA nominee Val Valentine and Fuller's regular collaborator, Syd Courtenay. Direction comes from silent-era and Hal Roach/Laurel & Hardy veteran Ralph Ceder.Made at the height of his fame in 1935, Captain Bill features Fuller in the hugely popular role of the dim-witted Cockney – this time as a luckless bargee who unwittingly gets himself involved with a gang of gun-runners!Also starring Fuller's stalwart sidekick Hal Gordon, this classic comedy feature is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Special Features: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDFs -
Little Red Monkey
Richard Conte – best known for his role in The Godfather – stars with Russell Napier (Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duggan) and noted Scottish actress Rona Anderson in this stylish Cold War thriller. Little Red Monkey was a global box-office success for Anglo-Amalgamated, made at the company's famous Merton Park Studios, and provided an early showcase for future Primetime Emmy-winning director Ken Hughes; it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements.A mysterious assassin is targeting eminent British atomic scientists, leading to fears for the safety of Leon Dushenko – a Russian defector and guided-missile expert who is passing through London en route to the United States. Can Special Branch and the US State Department stop Dushenko from becoming the assassin's next victim?Bonus Features:Alternative BeginningRough edit, UK and Overseas TrailersImage GalleryOriginal Script PDF -
My Brother Jonathan
This powerful drama recounts a love story amid the malice, professional jealousy and deprivation of a small industrial town. Marking another major box-office success for husband and wife Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray – one of post-war Britain's best-loved screen couples – My Brother Jonathan is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another...Special Features:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDFs -
The Outsider
Medical drama and romance are intertwined in this engaging feature from Austrian-born director Paul L. Stein. Mary Maguire and George Sanders head a first-rate cast in The Outsider, based on Dorothy Brandon's popular 1920s stage play and presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements.Lalage Sturdee is a brilliant pianist. Virtually abandoned at birth by her father – an eminent surgeon – a mishap at the hands of an unqualified practitioner has left her disabled for life... or so she believes. Despite her father's objections she puts her faith in Anton Ragatzy, the ebullient and outspoken inventor of a machine which appears to give miraculous results. A machine which will either cure her completely or cripple her forever... -
No Trees in the Street
Sylvia Syms e Herbert Lom sono i protagonisti di questo duro dramma ambientato nei bassifondi della Londra prebellica. Diretto dal candidato all'Oscar J. Lee-Thompson e adattato dal creatore di Dixon of Dock Green Ted Willis dalla sua stessa opera teatrale, No Trees in the Street si è guadagnato le nomination ai BAFTA come miglior attrice britannica per la Syms e miglior sceneggiatura britannica per Willis. È presentato qui in un nuovissimo trasferimento digitale da elementi originali del film, nel suo formato teatrale.Incoraggiato da sua madre, Jess, Tommy sceglie di guadagnare soldi in modo facile lavorando per Wilkie, un racket locale che sfrutta le famiglie di Kennedy Street; Jess cerca anche di costringere la figlia Hetty a sposare Wilkie. Incapace di sopportare ancora la sua squallida esistenza, Hetty cerca di lasciare la casa...Caratteristiche bonus:Trailer teatrale originaleGalleria di immaginiMateriale promozionale PDF -
Guilt is My Shadow
Elizabeth Sellars gives a powerful performance as a woman tormented by her own conscience in this haunting, atmospheric crime thriller filmed on location in Devon. Based on a novel by bestselling author Norah Lofts (as Peter Curtis), Guilt Is My Shadow is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.On the outskirts of the little village of Welford in Devon lives a young farmer. He lives alone, undisturbed by strangers, and he prefers it that way. But when his nephew arrives – on the run from the police – a series of tragic events is set in motion.Bonus Features:Image GalleryOriginal Pressbook PDFs -
The March Hare
A frequently villainous onscreen presence throughout the 1950s, Terence Morgan takes the more endearing role of an impoverished Irish baronet in this charming comedy set in the deceptively genteel world of horseracing. Co-scripted by Oscar-nominated writer Gordon Wellesley and boasting a venerable supporting cast, The March Hare is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Sir Charles Hare gambles everything on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled' on the instructions of Hardwick, a big bookmaker, and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate – including the racing stud that was the chief delight of his life. However, his aunt, Lady Anne, attends the sale and buys a promising foal which she intends to raise in secret for Charles...Special Features:Original Theatrical TrailerImage Gallery Promotional Material PDFs -
The Tower of Terror
Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan – a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant keeper who, unknown to her, is a British spy. As the couple become more intimate, Kristan's jealously finally pushes him over the brink and into full-blown madness...Featuring a career-best performance from Wilfrid Lawson – as the deranged, hook-handed lighthouse keeper – alongside Hollywood stalwart Michael Rennie and Mexican-American actress Movita Castaneda, this intriguing, genre-defying wartime thriller is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Bonus Features:Image GalleryOriginal Script PDF -
She'll Have to Go
Starring Bob Monkhouse, Alfred Marks, Hattie Jacques and many key comedy supporting actors from the 1960s, She'll Have to Go is a stylish, hugely enjoyable farce co-produced by BAFTA-nominated Hammer Films stalwart Jack Asher. Released in the US as Maid for Murder, it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni, they immediately start plotting to get their hands on the money. They dream up a plot whereby they cannot fail to acquire a comfortable future; the lovely Toni must either be murdered, or married...Bonus Features:Original Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryOriginal Pressbook PDF -
The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson
Un essere alieno sceglie due adolescenti per assisterlo nella sua missione di rendere il mondo un posto migliore...Un'astronave in missione scientifica viene scagliata nelle estreme propaggini dello spazio esterno...Un ex poliziotto di New York combatte il crimine organizzato su un pianeta lontano......questi sono I mondi perduti di Gerry Anderson.Creatore dei leggendari Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson ha ottenuto incredibili successi negli anni '60 e '70 con Captain Scarlet, UFO, Space: 1999 e altre serie che piacevano sia ai bambini che agli adulti. Non tutte le sue idee, tuttavia, andarono in una serie completa e questo set contiene i piloti del 1970 sia per The Investigator che per The Day After Tomorrow, così come il pilota del 1986 per Space Police, che fu poi rielaborato come Space Precinct quasi un decennio dopo. Oltre a questi programmi rari e molto ricercati, questo set da collezione include anche:You've Never Seen This - il debutto alla regia diGerry , del 1955.Here Comes Kandy - un pilota di marionette a colori realizzato dalla società di Gerry, la Pentagon Films, nel 1956.Gallerie di immagini per tutti e tre i piloti degli anni '70 e '80.Nuovo trasferimento dei rimanenti elementi del film per Space Police, insieme al montaggio Reloaded del 1992 e alle riprese di prova.Dick Spanner, PI - un episodio non proiettato con annessa galleria di immagini.Blue Skies Ahead e una pubblicità di accompagnamento di Blue Cars, fatta da Gerry in collaborazione con Nicholas Parsons -
Second Thoughts: The Complete Series
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popCon Lynda Bellingham e James Bolam, Second Thoughts esplora l'amore e il matrimonio per la seconda volta, e rivela che innamorarsi nella mezza età non è la più facile delle esperienze quando gli adolescenti che interferiscono, gli ex e le rate del mutuo hanno tutti un modo per uccidere il romanticismo! Vincitrice di una medaglia d'argento all'International Film and TV Festival di New York e in onda per cinque serie di successo, questa sitcom agrodolce (basata sulla serie originale della BBC Radio 4) è stata ispirata dal matrimonio degli scrittori della serie, Jan Etherington e Gavin Petrie. Quando i divorziati Faith e Bill vanno a vivere insieme, sperano di trovare amore e compagnia per la seconda volta, e nel corso di cinque serie la loro relazione sboccia. Ma le cose sono spesso complicate dai figli di Faith, Joe e Hannah, e dall'intrigante ex moglie di Bill, Liza. Con Lynda Bellingham e James Bolam, Second Thoughts esplora l'amore e il matrimonio per la seconda volta, e rivela che innamorarsi nella mezza età non è la più facile delle esperienze quando gli adolescenti che interferiscono, gli ex e le rate del mutuo hanno tutti un modo per uccidere il romanticismo! Vincitrice di una medaglia d'argento all'International Film and TV Festival di New York e in onda per cinque serie di successo, questa sitcom agrodolce (basata sulla serie originale della BBC Radio 4) è stata ispirata dal matrimonio degli scrittori della serie, Jan Etherington e Gavin Petrie. Quando i divorziati Faith e Bill vanno a vivere insieme, sperano di trovare amore e compagnia per la seconda volta, e nel corso di cinque serie la loro relazione sboccia. Ma le cose sono spesso complicate dai figli di Faith, Joe e Hannah, e dall'intrigante... -
The Jessie Matthews Revue Volume 1
Throughout the 1930s Jessie Matthews was Britain's best-loved musical film star, her dynamism and gamine charm beguiling audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. With a string of box-office hits spotlighting her unique talent and charisma, it's easy to see how she became so popular – and why she remains so to this day.Showcasing some of the era's finest cinema talent – including director Victor Saville, writer Sidney Gilliat, and comedy star (and Matthews' husband) Sonnie Hale – the two films on this volume are presented as transfers from the original film elements, in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratios.FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH Six very different people are involved in a fatal omnibus accident; which two were killed on this unluckiest of days is eventually revealed in a compelling blend of humour and pathos. Black and White / 83 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishFIRST A GIRL A messenger girl and would-be entertainer's big break arrives when she stands in for a drag artiste stricken with laryngitis... and finds life can get very complicated for a girl impersonating a boy impersonating a girl! Black and White / 88 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English -
Happy is the Bride
Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott star in this sparkling, utterly irresistible romantic comedy – a major project for Roy Boulting, who with twin brother John formed one of post-war Britain's most successful and influential film partnerships. Also featuring comedy greats Terry-Thomas, Joyce Grenfell, Irene Handl and John Le Mesurier, Happy Is the Bride is featured in a brand-new transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.David proposes to Janet in the middle of a cricket match, a prospect less-than-enthusiastically received by Janet's prosperous father. The thought of his daughter's marriage to a young man of unimpressive means and hazy future is accepted with dubious grace, and the two lovebirds find romance being replaced by a regiment of interfering relatives!Special Features:Original Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryPromotional Material PDF -
Crime on the Hill
Suspense and wry humour abound in this classic murder mystery set in an English country house – one of the first films made in Britain by influential American director Bernard Vorhaus, with a cast that includes former child star Sally Blane, acclaimed British player Lewis Casson and comedy stalwarts Hay Petrie and Hal Gordon. Released in 1933, Crime on the Hill is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.A wealthy squire who had bequeathed much of his estate to his niece is found to have been poisoned, and suspicion soon falls upon the young woman's fiance, Tony. As speculation runs rife in the village, a local vicar turns amateur sleuth in an attempt to prove the young man's innocence...Features: Image Gallery Original Script PDF -
Percy's Progress
A rumbustious sex comedy boasting a truly stellar international cast, Percy's Progress charts the ongoing misadventures of Percy Edward Anthony – recipient of the world's first penis transplant. This cult sequel to the box-office hit Percy features Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Judy Geeson, Denholm Elliott and Harry H. Corbett, and is featured here in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements, in its original aspect ratio.Determined to conquer his addiction to the opposite sex, Percy takes to the high seas in search of a life of celibacy. Meanwhile, a major catastrophe takes place which has rendered the entire male population impotent... But all is not lost: Percy's self-imposed exile has ensured his bits are still in working order, and on his return he discovers he's now the only male capable of saving the human race!Special Features: Original theatrical trailersImage GalleryPromotional material PDF -
French Dressing
Cinema's enfant terrible Ken Russell's debut feature is an exuberant farce that has become a cult classic since its theatrical release fifty years ago. Featuring early lead roles for James Booth and Roy Kinnear, and with script input from Johnny Speight, this much sought-after comedy gem is made available here for the first time, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements.Gormleigh-on-Sea is the sort of typical, boring English seaside resort where the landladies lock away the jam at 5 o'clock and there's little do except carve your initials on the bus shelters. Then, deck-chair attendant Jim has a brain-wave – persuading the Mayor to host a film festival and import a French movie siren. It's not long before the mayors of Gormleigh's rival towns look on with jealous eyes and scheming minds…Special Features:Original theatrical trailerImage galleryPromotional material PDFs -
Aldwych Farces Volume 1
A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.Though only ten adaptations were made on film, the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio.A CUCKOO IN THE NEST (1933)A newlywed husband is compelled through circumstances to spend the night sharing a room with an also-married lady friend. Black and White / 83 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English.TURKEY TIME (1933)When two gentlemen try their best to be chivalrous, they find themselves caught on the sticky end of a series of unfortunate misunderstandings. Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English. -
Model for Murder
American actor Keith Andes, B-movie legend Michael Gough and horror icon Hazel Court feature in the cast of this heist thriller set against the elegance and glamour of the West End fashion world. Model for Murder is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Mayfair dress designer Kingsley Beauchamp arranges with his crooked chauffeur for the theft of valuable jewellery on loan to his salon. His plan sets in motion a chain of violence and double-dealing – and one with dangerous consequences for David Martens, an American sailor on shore leave who is unwittingly drawn into their machinations...Bonus Features:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDFs