55 Days at Peking 1963  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Paul Lukas, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Kurt Kasznar, Philippe Leroy, Elizabeth Sellars, Massimo Serato, Jacques Sernas, Jerome Thor
At the beginning of the 20th century, a secret society of Boxer rebels fought imperialistic forces that had divided China into commercial spheres. This is the story of the siege of Peking and all the brutalities it entailed.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1972  G, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: William Sterling
Cast: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Ralph Richardson, Flora Robson, Peter Sellers, Robert Helpmann, Dudley Moore, Michael Jayston, Spike Milligan, Michael Hordern, Hywel Bennett, Davy Kaye, Peter Bull, Peter O'Farrell, Roy Kinnear
Lewis Carroll's classic story of Alice's (Fiona Fullerton) adventures is brought to the screen in this British musical. While enjoying a picnic, Alice falls asleep and dreams of falling into a hole and entering a world filled with wonders. During her adventure, Alice meets many enchanted characters–including the White Rabbit (Michael Crawford), the Caterpillar (Ralph Richardson), the Queen of Hearts (Flora Robson), and the March Hare (Peter Sellers).
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 G, 144 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical / Comedy
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Frobe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Davy Kaye, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall, Barbara Windsor, Alexander Dore, Bernard Spear, Stanley Unwin
In this children's fantasy, based on a story by Ian Fleming, eccentric Professor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) invents a flying car and then discovers that foreign powers are out to get their hands on his invention. The title song was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar.
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Henry V 1944  N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Renee Asherson, Esmond Knight, Leo Genn, Felix Aylmer, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Helpmann, Ralph Truman, Griffith Jones, Morland Graham, Nicholas Hannen, Roy Emerton, Freda Jackson
No one can beat Sir Laurence Olivier when it comes to directing and acting in Shakespearean plays. In this film, he does both and scores a brilliant production hit. This version of "Henry V" centers on the 1415 battle of Agincourt where the English defeated the French. The film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor. Olivier received an honorary Oscar for his achievement as actor, producer, and director for the film.
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The Iron Petticoat 1956 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, David Kossoff, Alan Gifford, Paul Carpenter, Nicholas Phipps, Sid James, Tutte Lemkow
When a stern Soviet officer (Katharine Hepburn) defects to the West, an American officer (Bob Hope) takes her on an eye-opening adventure in the capitalist world.
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The Mango Tree 1977  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Dobson
Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Robert Helpmann, Christopher Pate, Gerard Kennedy, Gloria Dawn, Carol Burns, Barry Pierce, Diane Craig, Ben Gabriel, Maggie Millar
High-school student Jamie Carr (Christopher Pate) comes of age in Australia during World War I. The saving grace for this film is Geraldine Fitzgerald's performance as Jamie's "Grandma Carr."
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Peter Ustinov, Robert Helpmann, Googie Withers, Pamela Brown, Hugh Burden, Hay Petrie, Emrys Jones, Joyce Redman, Selma Vaz Dias, Arnold Marle, Alec Clunes
This British film uses World War II as its theme. It is the story of the crash landing of an RAF bomber whose crew manages to bail out over Nazi-occupied Holland, and now they are faced with finding the means of escaping to England. Help comes in the form of an underground network of Dutch patriots that helps them reach the shores of Britain.
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Patrick 1978 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Franklin
Cast: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Robert Thompson, Julia Blake, Helen Hemingway, Maria Mercedes, Walter Pym, Frank Wilson, Carole-Ann Aylett, Paul Young
Patrick (Robert Thompson) lies in a hospital bed in a deep coma, having been in this state since he electrocuted his mother and her lover. Though comatose, he has telekinesis powers, and when a new nurse, Kathy (Susan Penhaligon), is assigned to his case, he falls in love and sends messages to her via a typewriter. Likewise, those who would try to shorten his life end up dead. When Patrick knows that his death is imminent, he tries to get Kathy to commit suicide so that she can join him.
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The Quiller Memorandum 1966 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow, Senta Berger, George Sanders, Robert Helpmann, Robert Flemyng, Peter Carsten, Gunter Meisner, Edith Schneider, Philip Madoc, Gunter Meisner, John Rees, Herbert Stass, Claus Tinney
Set in early 1960s' West Berlin, after two British agents are murdered, British agent Quiller (George Segal) infiltrates a neo-Nazi organization to investigate and comes close to losing his life when he is confronted by Neonazi chief October (Max von Sydow).
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The Red Shoes 1948 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Musical
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann, Ludmilla Tcherina, Esmond Knight, Jean Short, Gordon Littman, Julia Lang, Austin Trevor, Irene Brown, Eric Berry, Jerry Verno
In this fine film, capturing the true essence of the ballet world, Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) must decide between her love for dancing and the chance to stay with the man, composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring), who she loves. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture, and the film won two Oscars (Art Direction/Set Decoration and Musical Score).
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The Tales of Hoffmann 1951 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Musical / Adventure / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown, Leonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, Richard Golding, Philip Leaver, Ludmilla Tcherina, Meinhart Maur, Anne Ayars, Alan Carter, Mogens Wieth, Lionel Harris, Edmond Audran
In Jacques Offenbach's beautifully staged opera, university student Hoffmann (Robert Rounseville) experiences doomed love affairs. For example, Hoffmann romances Olympia (Moira Shearer), but she turns out to be a life-sized mechanical doll. His other romances with Giulietta (Ludmilla Tcherina) and Antonia (Anne Ayars) also result in failure, but, in the process, Hoffmann learns to turn those bad experiences into art.
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| 1. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
4. Henry V (1944)
5. The Iron Petticoat (1956)
6. The Mango Tree (1977)
7. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
8. Patrick (1978)
9. The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
10. The Red Shoes (1948)
11. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
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