The African Queen (1951)
In WWI Africa, a gin swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship
Cromwell (1970)
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles policies, and the self interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England
The Boys (1962)
In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
When a wealthy old man appears to have been frightened to death by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder
The Wind (1986)
A popular crime novelist moves to a historic Greek village during the off season in order to write her next book, but gets more than she bargained for when she strongly suspects a man of committing murder
The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert Sir Anthony Hopkins is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials
Go to Blazes (1962)
After yet another smash and grab goes wrong, a bungling trio of small time crooks flash an idea of using a fire engine as a getaway vehicle But they keep being mistaken for genuine firemen and it starts to become a flaming nuisance
Hotel Paradiso (1966)
Monsieur Feydeau has writers block, and he needs a new play But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the next door neglectful husband Henri with a beautifu
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPhersons tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men only company
Too Many Chefs (1978)
One by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed Each chef murdered in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in Food critics and the many self proclaimed greatest Chefs in Europe demand the mystery be s
Way... Way Out (1966)
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base
The Old Dark House (1963)
In England, an American car salesman ends up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a clients family
Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
Czech speaking, out of work Briton Nicholas Whistler Dirk Bogarde is unwittingly sent on a secret mission to Prague by British Intelligence
The Deadly Game (1982)
Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler
Oscar Wilde (1960)
Playwright Oscar Wildes homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lovers father, leading to his own prosecution
Major Barbara (1941)
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her fathers business A comedy with social commentary
Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
The common career of W S Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion
Specialty of the House (1959)
Mr Laffler invites Mr Costain to join him for dinner at a private club that he describes as a very special experience To his disappointment, Laffler is informed that the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served They cont
Ladies Who Do (1963)
The Ladies Who Do are office cleaners One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer