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The Brontes of Haworth - The Complete Series
In their isolated world on the Yorkshire Moors, the Bronte sisters found an escape in the childhood fantasies that would help mould the novels now regarded as classics of world literature; the grey-stone parsonage at Haworth in which they spent much of their short lives has become a place of literary pilgrimage. In this acclaimed mini-series, distinguished playwright, author and critic Christopher Fry tells the extraordinary story of a troubled family of genius.Vickery Turner, Rosemary McHale and Ann Penfold portray the shy, precociously talented Bronte sisters; Michael Kitchen plays Branwell, the brother whose life, ravaged by drink and drugs, ended at the age of 31, and Alfred Burke stars as the Reverend Patrick Bronte, the widowed father who would outlive all his children.Tracing significant events and key periods, each member of the Bronte family is brought vividly to life in this meticulously researched series. -
The Cedar Tree - The Complete First Series: Volume 1
Andato in onda alla fine dell'estate più calda a memoria d'uomo, The Cedar Tree era uno di quei programmi a basso costo (come Emmerdale Farm) che animavano il primo pomeriggio su ITV per casalinghe, studenti perenni, i fermamente disoccupati e i ragazzi che non andavano a scuola. Inoltre, come Emmerdale Farm, la sua portata ha decisamente superato la sua portata, con la serie che ha avuto un immenso successo - 108 episodi di mezz'ora in due serie prima di essere riformattata per adattarsi ad uno slot domenicale di un'ora in prima serata durante la sua corsa finale nel 1978. -
The Ealing Rarities Collection - Volume Two
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popSinonimo mondiale di qualità cinematografica di natura quintessenzialmente britannica, gli Ealing Studios hanno realizzato più di 150 film durante un periodo di tre decenni. Una parte cara e significativa della storia del cinema britannico, solo alcuni film selezionati di entrambi i filoni Ealing e Associated Talking Pictures sono stati precedentemente resi disponibili in formato home-video - e alcuni sono rimasti inediti dalla loro uscita originale nelle sale. Con nuovi trasferimenti dai migliori elementi disponibili, nel loro corretto rapporto d'aspetto, questa collezione multi-volume mette in mostra una serie di film rari sia di Basil Dean che di Michael Balcon come capo dello studio, rendendoli nuovamente disponibili al grande pubblico.MIDSHIPMAN EASY (1935)Negli anni 1790, un gruppo di giovani marinai salpa per la prima volta - senza rendersi conto che si stanno imbarcando in un'avventura che li vedrà combattere contro pirati e contrabbandieri.33:1 / Mono / EnglishBRIEF ECSTASY (1937)Una notevole storia di amore perduto e ritrovato, quando una giovane coppia viene separata dalle circostanze, e sprofondata in uno sconvolgimento emotivo da una riunione...Bianco e nero / 66 min / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishTHE BIG BLOCKADE (1942)John Mills e Will Hay sono i protagonisti di un docu-dramma di propaganda bellica che mostra gli effetti del blocco della Germania nazista da parte degli Alleati.Bianco e nero / 71 min / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishTHE FOUR JUST MEN (1939)I quattro uomini giusti scoprono due indizi vitali che puntano verso un piano scellerato per far cadere l'intero impero britannico! Bianco e nero / 81 min / 1.33:1 / Mono / Inglese -
Edgar Wallace's The Four Just Men
Produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios on the eve of the Second World War, The Four Just Men recounts crime novelist Edgar Wallace's tale of the clandestine band of vigilantes who have united to uphold democracy, fight tyranny and protect British interests worldwide. A patriotic remake of George Ridgeway's silent of 1921 - also inspiring ITC's cult series of 1959 - this innovative thriller sees the unconventional heroes thwarting a dictator's plan to destroy the British Empire.Originally released several months prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, The Four Just Men was re-released in 1944 with a new coda reflecting the current wartime position. Featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements of the 1944 re-issue, The Four Just Men is showcased in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Spirited out of a condemned cell where he has learnt of a plot to sabotage the Suez Canal, James Terry is able to reveal two clues to his fellow members of the Four Just Men - two vital clues pointing towards a dastardly plan to bring down the whole of the British Empire! -
Handgun
Karen Young gives a powerfully intense performance as a victim of sexual violence who turns vigilante in this hard-hitting Texas-set thriller. Handgun is written, produced and directed by British film and television veteran Tony Garnett, whose high-profile credits include Kes, Between the Lines and This Life. Handgun is featured here in a new digital remaster in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.With one broken relationship still fresh in her mind, Kathleen Sullivan is in no mood to take on a new boyfriend. Larry, however, will not tolerate sexual rebuffs; rape is his means of exercising what he regards as a male prerogative. Consumed by anger and hungry for vengeance, Kathleen now finds she must take matters into her own hands...SPECIAL FEATURES:[] Archive interview with Tony Garnett[] Original theatrical trailers[] Image gallery[] Press book PDF -
Executive Stress - The Complete Third Series
With the children grown up, Caroline Fairchild has resumed her former career, assuming the role of Editorial Director for her old company, Oasis Publishing – against the wishes of husband Donald, who also works in the industry. -
Keep it Up Downstairs
A bawdy British period romp in the classic Seventies sex comedy mould, Keep It Up Downstairs lampoons classic television series Upstairs Downstairs and sees a host of stars shedding their Edwardian costumes to save the family silver - including Diana Dors, sex superstar Mary Millington, Willie Rushton, Françoise Pascal, Aimi MacDonald and erstwhile Artful Dodger, Jack Wild. Keep It Up Downstairs is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes. When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life...SPECIAL FEATURES:[] Full Frame 4:3, as-filmed version of main feature[] Original theatrical trailer[] Image gallery[] Press book PDF -
Heartbeat - The Complete Fifteenth Series
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popAmbientato nella campagna del North Yorkshire durante gli anni '60, la combinazione di crimini e storie mediche di Heartbeat, i carismatici personaggi regolari e la colonna sonora meravigliosamente nostalgica lo hanno reso un punto fermo della domenica sera per due decenni, con molti premi prestigiosi della serie tra cui Best Performing Peak-Time Drama e diversi premi ITV Programme of the Year. Questa serie vede sorgere situazioni più impegnative per la polizia e il personale medico di Aidensfield: l'agente Phil Bellamy affronta un trauma personale durante la caccia a due prigionieri evasi, la dottoressa Helen Trent si trova sospettata in un sospetto caso di omicidio per pietà e il sergente Miller è coinvolto in una tragedia che lascia la sua carriera in bilico. Le guest star includono Peter Vaughan, George Cole, Elizabeth Spriggs, Leslie Phillips, Phyllis Logan e Tim Brooke-Taylor -
The Cedar Tree - The Complete First Series: Volume Two
Created by Upstairs Downstairs' Alfred Shaughnessy, The Cedar Tree is a study of one fictional aristocratic family, the Bournes of Larkfield Manor, focusing particularly on daughters Elizabeth (21), Anne (18), and Victoria (16). Dependent on their parents for income and bound by the remnants of the previous century's code of social behaviour, they represent a small backwater of Thirties life. The girls' great hope is to fi nd a suitable husband, and their expectations are high; but who is to know that what awaits all women at the end of the 'devil's decade' is war?A huge success for ITV in the 1970s, The Cedar Tree picked up the reigns for classy period drama from Upstairs Downstairs and is the precursor to today's highly popular costume dramas such as Cranford and Downton Abbey. -
The Ealing Rarities Collection - Volume Three
A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature, Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three decade period. A cherished and significant part of British film history, only selected films from both the Ealing and Associated Talking Pictures strands have previously been made available on home video format - with some remaining unseen since their original theatrical release. The Ealing Rarities Collection redresses this imbalance - featuring new transfers from the best available elements, in their correct aspect ratio, this multi-volume collection showcases a range of scarce films from both Basil Dean's and Michael Balcon's tenure as studio head, making them available once more to the general public. CAGE OF GOLD (1950) A young woman finds herself cruelly duped by the hero of her schooldays and tries to find happiness in the aftermath of betrayal. Black and White / 1.33:1 / Mono / English DEATH DRIVES THROUGH (1935) A dirt-track driver turns professional, but after stirring resentment both on and off the track he finds himself being blamed for the death of another driver. Black and White / 1.33:1 / Mono / English THE IMPASSIVE FOOTMAN (1932) A woman finds brief respite from the selfishness of her husband with a young doctor, but can their friendship remain platonic? Black and White / 1.19:1 / Mono / English FRIEDA (1947) An airman weds the German girl who helped him escape from a PoW camp, and the pair return to England - but the arrival of her brother overshadows their happiness. Black and White / 1.33:1 / Mono / English -
Edgar Wallace's The Terror
Adapting a play by Edgar Wallace, one of the twentieth century's most successful and prolific crime/mystery writers, The Terror stars Wilfrid Lawson and Bernard Lee in a tale of underworld intrigue with a ghostly twist, with the superb casting and lively dialogue showcasing Wallace's trademark wry humour. Featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements The Terror is showcased in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Connor and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid. Connor is the first to arrive at Monk's Hall Priory, a guest house reputedly haunted by the ghost of a hooded monk. There is indeed a distinctly uncanny presence about the old place; but none of the guests suspect that The Terror is in their midst... -
Devil Girl from Mars
This British B-movie cult classic stars Patricia Laffan as a vinyl-clad, raygun-toting Martian on the hunt for Earthmen to repopulate her home planet; John Laurie, Adrienne Corri and Hammer Horror queen Hazel Court star among her human victims in this cult classic from the Danziger brothers. Devil Girl from Mars is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.On a winter evening, assorted guests are at their supper in a remote Scottish inn. Suddenly, a brilliant light descends; a spaceship has landed on the moors, and the group are trapped within an invisible wall surrounding the house and garden. The invader is Nyah, a pitiless dominatrix whose powers are demonstrated through a robot under her control. With every Martian male wiped out in a definitive battle of the sexes, she has been sent to Earth to capture suitable breeding stock. As their escape attempts meet with icy contempt, the helpless humans must decide who will die to save the others... and possibly the world!SPECIAL FEATURES:[] image gallery[] Press book PDF -
Some People
A lively musical tale of teen rebellion, Some People stars BAFTA winner Kenneth More alongside a group of young actors on the cusp of bursting onto the Swinging London film scene. Ray Brooks, Annika (Anneke) Wills and David Hemmings play the young, bored rebels living for kicks in this key British film from the early 1960s. Some People is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Young and bored, Johnnie, Bill and Bert are teenaged tearaways whose only interests are motorbikes and rock music. When they are banned from riding and fined heavily, they become convinced that society has no use for them. But a choirmaster finds them playing rock on a church organ and, for some of them at least, there seems to be a way out of a no-hope situation...SPECIAL FEATURES[] Full-frame 4:3, as-filmed version of main feature [] Original theatrical trailer[] Image gallery [] Press book PDF -
The Elstree Story
Richard Todd - Oscar-nominated for his role in The Hasty Heart in 1949 and perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters - introduces this fascinating and rarely seen documentary from 1952. Elstree Story is a profile of the legendary film studio; of the pictures made there, and the stars and technicians who helped make it one of Europe's greatest film production centres. Featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements Elstree Story is showcased in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Starting in 1927 when the first film, The White Sheik, was made there, Elstree Story features excerpts from over forty productions - including Hitchcock's Blackmail, the first feature-length British talkie ever shown - with early appearances by some of cinema's greatest stars; it is a most memorable and evocative journey through the years.SPECIAL FEATURES[] Revisiting the Elstree Story[] Image Gallery[] Promotional material PDF -
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Con Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien), questa è l'ispirante storia vera, nominata all'Oscar, dei dirigenti pubblicitari che hanno combattuto un dittatore con una campagna pubblicitaria. Cile, 1988. La pressione internazionale costringe il dittatore generale Pinochet a chiedere un referendum sulla sua presidenza. Il giovane e sfacciato pubblicitario Rene Saavedra (Bernal) guida la campagna dell'opposizione, ma dopo anni di sparizioni e minacce a lui e ai suoi colleghi, possono davvero vincere le elezioni usando la felicità? NO è la parte conclusiva dell'acclamata trilogia di Pinochet del regista Pablo Larrain, dopo Tony Manero e Post Mortem.Caratteristiche speciali:Dietro le quinteIntervista alla stampa britannica con Pablo Larrain56° BFI London Film Festival Q&A con Pablo LarrainTrailer teatraleProiezione nel Regno Unito Q&A con Gael Garcia Bernal e Eugenio GarciaIntervista di Amnesty International UK a Gael Garcia BernalGalleria di immagini -
Whicker's World - Volume 3
A cultural icon, consummate interviewer and guiding light behind some of the most popular documentaries ever made, Alan Whicker's quiet brand of incisive, insightful television journalism has enthralled audiences for the past six decades. This third volume presents a diverse and memorable selection of films made between 1968 and 1980, ranging in topic from the cryonics industry to the Gay Lib movement in America, and from the modern-day Maharajahs of Rajasthan to the Carib tribe of Dominica. The Road from Rose Linda's - Alan Whicker Meets the Cats' Eyes Man Whicker meets Percy Shaw, the inventor of cats' eye reflectors for roads. Immortality Inc. A remarkable film exploring America's nascent cryonics industry. Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis Whicker meets Bavaria's playboy prince. Husbands Shy Clear of Me, Boy...! In the South Pacific, Whicker meets the descendants of the Bounty Mutineers. I Do My Duty When I Feel Like It Whicker encounters two very different tribes in the Caribbean. God Forgive Me for What I've Done - But it Was All Very Enjoyable... Patricia, a former career criminal, talks frankly about her life. The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay Whicker explores the emerging world of Gay Lib in the United States. The Most Beautifullest Brainwashing There Ever Was... A look at the activities of the 'Christian Foundation' of Los Angeles. A Gun Is a Funny Animal Sample life among the 'Never Sweat Set' in Houston, Texas. Large Sums of Money Have a Very Fusty Smell Whicker meets master forger Bob Baudin and train robber Ronnie Biggs' wife. How Can I Lie About my Age When My Son Needs a Facelift..? A study of America's new aristocracy at play at Palm Beach, Florida. Even Though You're a Maharajah You're a Human Being First Whicker traverses the princely state of Rajasthan - India's 'Abode of the Kings'. He'll Never Have to Divorce Me - He Can Always Change Me... Whicker revisits Los Angeles plastic surgeon Kurt Wagner and his wife, Kathy. -
The Man Who Finally Died
British cinema icon Stanley Baker, cult-favourite actor Peter Cushing and controversial actor/director Mai Zetterling feature among an impressive line-up for this British espionage thriller set in post-War Europe. The Man Who Finally Died is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements.In London, jazz musician Joe Newman receives a startling telephone call: the caller is his German father, believed to have been killed in action twenty years ago! At the same time, a funeral is taking place in a quiet Bavarian town; the coffin bears the name of Kurt Deutsch, Joe's father. When he goes to Bavaria to investigate, Joe is sure that certain facts are being withheld. But his search for the truth proves more disturbing than he could have imagined...SPECIAL FEATURES:[] Image Gallery[] Original Press Brochure PDF -
Keep it in the Family - The Complete Fifth Series
A resounding success over five series, this Thames comedy – created by sitcom veteran Brian Cooke and starring Robert Gillespie and Black Beauty star Stacy Dorning – is set in the delightfully chaotic home of Dudley and Muriel Rush, whose daughters Jacqui and Susan occupy the family’s basement flat. Dudley, a gifted cartoonist and illustrator but an inveterate procrastinator, finds it hard to concentrate amid an ever-increasing number of distractions – to the despair of his long-suffering boss, Duncan. -
Down the 'Gate
The bustle and banter of London’s iconic Billingsgate fish market provided the backdrop for Reg Varney’s first sitcom following his phenomenal success in On the Buses. In the mid-Seventies, Billingsgate was Europe’s premier fish market: a muddle of boxes and barrows, merchants and white-smocked porters with their fish boxes perched precariously on their heads. East Ender Varney plays porter Reg Furnell, whose misadventures Down the ’Gate and beyond were charted over two series in the mid 1970s.Although twelve episodes were made the only copies now known to exist are six episodes from series two that Reg Varney himself recorded off-air in 1976. Though viewers will notice a drop in picture quality compared to our normal DVD releases from this period, they are the only copies in existence.Special Features: Image Gallery Script PDFs for all twelve episodes -
Spitting Image - Series 9
A milestone in television comedy, Spitting Image lifted satire to a new level for over a decade through the 1980s and '90s.No target was safe from the series' gunsights: politicians of all persuasions, Thatcher, Nelson Mandela and even the Royal Family could find themselves up for a ribbing on any given programme. In this complete ninth series Kinnock goes missing in a bid to win over the voters, Rod Stewart, Steven Fry and Cliff Richard participate in Channel 4's latest offering, Sex Talk, the Queen goes 'street', and Bros wonder why they're not famous anymore. This set features the combined vocal talents of Roger Blake, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dennis, Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins and John Thomson.