Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's final film together after an epic partnership that produced such classics as
A Matter of Life & Death, The Red Shoes and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.
On Nazi-occupied Crete, British officers Fermor (Dirk Bogarde) and Moss (David Oxley), aided by
local patriots, are assigned the job of kidnapping the German commander-in-chief General Kreipe (Marius Goring). The operation, if successful,
will be an incredible propaganda coup for the Allies. While the abduction goes smoothly, the chase across the rocky Cretan landscape
proves anything but.
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IN FLANDERS FIELD
UK Dvd (1998)
- Running Time: 47 mins
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 1
Production Year: 1998
Subtitles: No
Region: 2 (UK & Europe)
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce beard amid the guns below.
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army
John McCrae was 42 when the First World War erupted. A celebrated Canadian doctor, poet and socialite, he led an idyllic life in Montreal Society. As a member of Canada's military reserve, however, he felt it was his duty to fight for the Empire in what he believed to be a just war.
He shipped out as both Senior Medical Officer and Second-in-Command, First Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. In April 1915 he was caught up in the wholesale slaughter of the Second Battle of Ypres, fighting for what he later described as "seventeen days of Hades" to save the lives of those maimed by shot, shell and the latest horror of warfare - chlorine gas. Amid the carnage, the death of one young fellow officer - Lex Helmer - would inspire him to write the immortal poem 'In Flanders Fields'.
This is the story of that poem, and the story of its author, broken and eventually destroyed by the horrors of war. Combining vivid contemporary film footage and photography with interviews with historians and McCrae's biographers John Prescott and Dianne Graves, it provides an extraordinary insight into one of the most moving war poems ever written.
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IN SEARCH OF THE TROJAN
UK 2 Dvd Set
- Running Time: 5 hrs 44
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 2
Subtitles: Yes
Region: 2 (UK & Europe)
Michael Wood
The tales of Troy and its heroes, Achilles and Hector, Paris and the fuelled beauty Helen have enthralled generation upon generation. But did these legendary characters really exist? Was there really a Trojan Horse or a siege of Troy?
In this acclaimed series Michael Wood, vividly evoking the period, searches for the true history behind the myths and examines some of the most exciting discoveries in archaeology,
Homer's Iliad serves as Michael Wood's guide to the past as he sifts through the archaeological, historical and literary evidence. He immerses himself in the excavation site of what is believed to be the city of Troy and examines the dramatic re-discovery of the so-called Jewels of Helen. He tells the story of the colourful characters - like Heinrich Schliemann, the obsessed "Father of Archaeology" or Sir Arthur Evans, physically and mentally exhausted by his digs - who have helped uncover the story. And, he follows the exciting developments that continue to yield new evidence about the historical city.
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IN WHICH WE SERVE
UK Dvd (1942)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: U
- Running Time: Approx. 95 minutes
- Audio: English
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (fullframe)
Release Date: 2002
Released By: ITV Dvd
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL, Special Edition
DVD Features:
Main Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: Mono
Hearing Impaired: English
Documentary
Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Cast And Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
In Which We Serve tells the story of the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Torrin and those that serve in her. In the Battle of Crete she is dive-bombed and goes down fighting.
The survivors tell their own stories, at war and on the home front, as they wait for rescue on their lifeboat.
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IN WHICH WE SERVE
Daily Mail Promo Dvd (1942)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: U
- Running Time: Approx. 109 minutes
- Audio: English, Mono
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 B/w
Release Date: 2008
Released in the UK with the Daily Mail as a promo Dvd in card pic. slv.. Granada Ventures Limited.
In Which We Serve tells the story of the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Torrin and those that serve in her. In the Battle of Crete she is dive-bombed and goes down fighting.
The survivors tell their own stories, at war and on the home front, as they wait for rescue on their lifeboat.
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I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE
Daily Mail Promo Dvd (1958)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: U
- Running Time: Approx. 97 minutes
- Audio: English, Mono
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 B/W
Release Date: 2008
Released in the UK with the Daily Mail as a promo Dvd in card pic. slv.. Film Traders and Setfair Productions Ltd..
If official documentation didn't exist, we'd never believe a fantastic yarn and amazing
recounting of real-life events like I Was Monty's Double.
At the height of World War II an actor, M.E. Clifton James, was swconded to impersonate General Montgomery. Trained by Major Harvey
(John Mills) to imitate Montgomery to the last detail, Harvey then sends the actor on a tour of North
Africa to divert the Germans' attentions away from the real "Monty".
An ingenious idea, treated here with a blend of wry humour and total conviction by director John Guillermin. M.E. Clifton James recreates his real-life
role and holds his own against a formidable cast including Leslie Phillips, Bryan Forbes (who also scripted) and John Le Mesurier.
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PICTURE CORPORATION LIMITED presents I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE
- Starring: John Mills and Cecil Parker
- Introducing: M.E. Clifton James
- Also Starring: Michael Hordern, Leslie Phillips and Bryan Forbes
- Screenplay: Bryan Forbes, based on the book by M.E. Clifton James
- Produced: Maxwell Setton
- Director: John Guillermin
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I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE
Official Dvd (1958)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: U
- Running Time: Approx. 97 minutes
- Audio: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 B/W
Release Date: 2007
Released by Optimum Home Entertainment ..
If official documentation didn't exist, we'd never believe a fantastic yarn and amazing
recounting of real-life events like I Was Monty's Double.
At the height of World War II an actor, M.E. Clifton James, was swconded to impersonate General Montgomery. Trained by Major Harvey
(John Mills) to imitate Montgomery to the last detail, Harvey then sends the actor on a tour of North
Africa to divert the Germans' attentions away from the real "Monty".
An ingenious idea, treated here with a blend of wry humour and total conviction by director John Guillermin. M.E. Clifton James recreates his real-life
role and holds his own against a formidable cast including Leslie Phillips, Bryan Forbes (who also scripted) and John Le Mesurier.
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PICTURE CORPORATION LIMITED presents I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE
- Starring: John Mills and Cecil Parker
- Introducing: M.E. Clifton James
- Also Starring: Michael Hordern, Leslie Phillips and Bryan Forbes
- Screenplay: Bryan Forbes, based on the book by M.E. Clifton James
- Produced: Maxwell Setton
- Director: John Guillermin
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JARHEAD
UK Dvd (2005)
- Running Time: 1 hr 58
- Certificate: 15
- Number of Discs: 1
Subtitles: Yes
Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper & Lucas Black
Sam Mendes
Commentary By Director Sam Mendes. Commentary By Screenwriter William Broyles Jr And Author Anthony Swofford. Swoffs Fantasies. News Interviews In Full. Deleted Scenes.
Oscar winner Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow, Moonlight Mile) and Jamie Foxx (Ray, Collateral) star in critically acclaimed portrayal of a group of young "Jarheads" during the explosive days of the Gulf War. From the Academy Award winning director of American beauty, Jarhead is a powerful story, told with painful honesty and irreverence, with spectacular cinematography.
JARHEAD follows 'Swoff' from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines, who have been trained to kill, find themselves in a brutal situation, fighting a war they don't understand for a cause they don't fully grasp.
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JEW TRAIN XX
UK Dvd (2003)
- Running Time: 1 hr 01
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 1
- Production Year: 2003
Subtitles: No
Region: 2 (UK & Europe)
The inspiring true story of a daring raid on the Auschwitz train.
During the Second World War, only one attempt was ever made to stop a train carrying Jewish civilians to the concentration camps.
On April 19th 1943, the XXth Transport from Belgium to Auschwitz was ambushed and stopped by three daring young men armed with just one handgun and seven bullets.
This unique documentary tells the full and fascinating story of one of the most audacious and moving rescue attempts of the Second World War. Using dramatic reconstructions, as well as interviews with survivors and first hand witnesses, it recounts the ambush on the train, the desperate escape attempt and the murderous actions by German guards against the helpless civilians trying to flee.
JEW TRAIN XX also tries to find answers to some of the most painful questions to be asked about the war. Why was this the only rescue attempt? Why did the Resistance never try to stop the deportations? Why were all the rumours about the death camps ignored - and why were Allied bombers never instructed to bomb the railway tracks to the camps? Was it ignorance, disbelief, or something more sinister?
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JOHNNY FRENCHMAN
UK Dvd (1945)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: U
- Language: English
- Running Time: 100 minutes
Format: Black & White
Release Date: 2008
No. of Discs: 1
Released in the UK by Optimum Home Entertainment
This 1945 Ealing Studios classic is now available for the very first time on DVD! During the balmy pre-war days, the fishermen of Cornwall enjoy a friendly rivalry with their French counterparts – and one village woman in particular (Francoise Rosay). The war changes everything however, and all petty differences are forgotten as British and French fishermen unite to fight the Germans.
Johnny Frenchman
- Starring: Tom Walls, Patricia Roc, Ralph Michael
- Director: Charles Frend
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KHARTOUM
UK Dvd (1966)
- Running Time: 2 hr 03
- Certificate: Parental Guidance
- Number of Discs: 1
Subtitles: Yes
Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson & Ralph Richardson
Basil Dearden
Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu Screens And Chapter Selections.
Academy Award winners Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier face off in this epic, stirring drama of two men and two empires. With stunning desert battles staged by the creator of the Ben-Hur chariot race, Khartoum is a magnificently staged action spectacle with outstanding portrayals and breathtaking cinematography.
In 1883, British Prime Minister Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) dispatches General Charles Gordon (Heston) to Khartoum, Sudan, where thousands of civilians are threatened by a Muslim fanatic, the Mahdi (Olivier), and his army of followers. Gordon gains the Mahdi's respect but can't prevent the Mahdi's men from laying siege to the city. Now, as history hangs in the balance, Gordon faces the fight of his life defending the ancient city of Khartoum.
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KILLING HITLER - THE TRUE STORY OF THE VALKYRIE PLOT
UK Dvd (2008)
- Running Time: 2 hrs 50
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 2
Subtitles: No
While the French Resistance and others who fought against the forces of Nazism became justifiably famous for their courage and heroism, perhaps less is known about the men and women who resisted Hitler from within Germany itself. There were many who saw it as a solemn duty to assassinate or overthrow the man who had seized power amid a surge of national pride and confidence but who gradually took the country on a bloody path to destruction. The most famous attempt of all to assassinate Hitler came in July 1944. It came to be known as the Valkyrie Plot. A bomb planted in a briefcase and left in a meeting room was supposed to blow the Fuhrer and his henchmen to pieces, but somehow, by a miracle, he escaped death just as he had done on several occasions previously. The plotters paid a terrible price for their failure. This programme tells the true story of the Valkyrie plot and reveals that the plotters were not only driven by their hatred of Hitler but also by a desperate desire to keep the war out of Germany. FREE BONUS DVD 'Hitler's War 1939-1945'. Hitler's dream of European domination that had started in 1939 had, by June 1940, come to fruition as his troops marched triumphantly through the streets of Paris. In the proceeding five years, all that he had built would be in flames and the man himself lay dead in a bunker in Berlin. Using rare archive footage, this documentary depicts Hitler's war and the events that lead to the bloodiest conflict in human history
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KING RAT
UK Dvd (1965)
- Dvd Region: 2 Pal (UK & Europe)
- Certificate: PG
- Language: English
- Running Time: 129 minutes
Format: Black & White
Release Date: 2005
No. of Discs: 1
Released in the UK by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
James Clavell’s story of a streetwise GI stuck in a Japanese POW camp during World War Two.
King Rat
- Starring: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox
- Director: Charles Frend
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KNIGHT'S TEMPLAR
UK Dvd (2002)
- Running Time: 1 hr 44
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 1
Subtitles: No
Region: 0 (All Regions)
Art Malik
The mysterious, powerful, warrior knights forever linked with legend and history. An order rounded after the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099AD. Within 200 years the The Templars controlled lands from Scotland across Europe and into Asia.
In the early years of the 14th century the Templars were charged with heresy, devil worshipping and other dreadful crimes. Templars throughout Europe were massacred and burned alive. The order was exterminated forever.
Or was it? myths and legends surrounding the extraordinary Templars have endured for centuries. Did some escape the massacres or 1314? Are there Templar Masonic links? did Templars bring the Shroud of Turin to Europe? does vast treasure still exist and do the Templars still guard the Holy Grail?
Filmed on in Europe and the Middle East and illustrated with maps, graphics, and superb illuminated manuscripts this is the definitive history or the Knights Templar.
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KNOW YOUR ENEMY - NAZI GERMANY
UK Dvd (1941)
- Running Time: 3 hrs 12
- Certificate: Exempt
- Number of Discs: 1
Subtitles: No
Region: All Regions
American produced wartime orientation films made for their troops, 'Know Your Enemy- Japan' and 'Know Your Ally- Britain'.
'Know Your Enemy- Nazi Germany' is a set of four army training films made for British troops as a prelude to their intended invasion of mainland Europe in 1941. The four identification films each focus on a specific area of threat showing graphically what weapons and munitions the British troops were up against.
Preparedness was everything in the face of the onslaught of German armoured cars, tanks, anti tank guns, close-support guns, mountain guns and railway guns- all of which are featured with tactical suggestions as to their weakest points.
Also included is a lession on how to counter German paratroopers and their equipment, and a rather optimistic look at the British weapons that would be used in any counter attack.
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LASHAM - AN AIRFIELD IN ENGLAND 1942-2006
UK Dvd (2007)
- Dvd Region: All Regions
- Certificate: Exempt
- Language: English
- Running Time: 63 minutes
Format: Colour
No. of Discs: 1
Release Date: 2007
Released in the UK by Beckmann Visual Publishing.
A unique new film detailing the history of Lasham Airfield in Hampshire from its construction in 1942 throughout the war years to 2006. Using detailed reconstruction, archive footage and interviews with veterans, Oliver Tobias takes you from the airfield’s earliest days to the servicing of a Boeing 757 at ATC Lasham in 2006.
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