Eddie Byrne

La princesa Leia, líder del movimiento rebelde que desea reinstaurar la República en la galaxia en los tiempos ominosos del Imperio, es capturada por las malévolas Fuerzas Imperiales, capitaneadas por el implacable Darth Vader, el sirviente más fiel del emperador. El intrépido Luke Skywalker, ayudado por Han Solo, capitán de la nave espacial "El Halcón Milenario", y los androides, R2D2 y C3PO, serán los encargados de luchar contra el enemigo y rescatar a la princesa para volver a instaurar la justicia en el seno de la Galaxia.

Joseph (Paul Newman), un agente del Servicio de Inteligencia Británico, huye de la cárcel con un espía. Su misión consiste en infiltrarse en una red de espionaje para identificar y denunciar a sus miembros.

Two London tailors horse around, wind up robbed, go to Rome and disrupt the Vatican.

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.

The tale of a young Irish Catholic bride who is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her father’s lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage with her husband. Her parish priest forbids her to accept her doctor’s suggestion that she should use contraception and she is driven to desperate measures.

An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'

Obra basada en las aventuras de Jack Sheppard, el ladrón y experto en fugarse de la cárcel, que se convirtió en un héroe popular en el Londres de los años 20 del siglo XVIII.

A millionaire returns to Ireland and loses his gold nuggets before disappearing and sparking a gold rush.

En su escondite remoto en Asia, el malvado Fu Manchú planea desacreditar y matar a su archienemigo, Nayland Smith de Scotland Yard, como primer paso en su plan de llegar a ser el líder de los criminales más terribles del mundo.

En la isla de Petri, cerca de la costa de Irlanda, un error científico origina una raza de diminutos monstruos que se alimentan de huesos, convirtiendo a sus víctimas en masas gelatinosas. Para investigar los hechos, llega desde Londres un equipo dirigido por el doctor Brian Stanley

Cuatrocientos años después de morir en la hoguera, un diabólico conde vuelve a la vida mediante un rito de magia negra. A partir de ese momento, sembrará el pánico junto a su diabólico grupo de adeptos.

Rex y Stella Black ponen en marcha un plan para estafar 50.000 libras a una compañía de seguros. Rex finge su muerte en un accidente aéreo, cambia de aspecto y, utilizando un pasaporte robado, vuela a España, donde Stella se reúne con él. Sin embargo, la personalidad de Rex empieza a cambiar, lo que se agrava con la llegada de Stephen, un joven investigador de seguros que lo pone muy nervioso. Stella, asustada, intenta seducirlo para alejar el peligro, pero Rex, convencido de que Stephen ha descubierto el fraude, intenta eliminarlo. (FILMAFFINITY)

Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!

Walter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of Piltdown. Unhappily married to his social climbing wife, who gets him to perform at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the town in front of all the local dignitaries, his hatred of snobbery comes to a hilarious head.

En 1787, el Bounty zarpa del puerto de Portsmouth con destino a Tahití para cargar el fruto del árbol del pan. El capitán Bligh, que desea llegar cuanto antes a la isla, impone una férrea disciplina a bordo. Cuando llegan, la tripulación se encuentra con un auténtico paraíso que nada tiene que ver con el infierno vivido durante el viaje.

A shady business man has perpetrated a fraud that has resulted in the death of a large number of people. His business partner has evidence of the fraud and threatens the fraudster with exposure in the event of any further dishonest dealing. But when the fraudster suddenly receives death threats he decides to fake his own murder in a plan both to get his hands on the evidence.

New inmate Rainbow has just been imprisoned for a year for his part in a fight over his girlfriend Wendy. After being assigned to kitchen duty, he becomes involved in a food-trading racket. When the scheme is betrayed to the prison's governor, its prime mover is threatened with an extended sentence - unless Rainbow can come up with a way to save him.

A group of inmates escape from Dartmoor prison. They hide out in the English country side but are doggedly chased by police.

When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. The man, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by the press, claims no knowledge of Mulcahy or even of himself. He asks the help of the village priest, Father Carey, in his upcoming trial for Mulcahy's murder. While the amnesiac Johnny goes to trial, Father Carey mulls questions of belief raised by the case. And then, the good father learns a little more about Johnny Nobody...

Jim Fuller (Stuart Whitman), que ha sido condenado a tres años de cárcel por haber intentado abusar de un niño, intenta rehacer su vida con la ayuda del psiquiatra de la prisión (Rod Steiger), que le consigue incluso un trabajo cuando queda en libertad.

Back in London after serving time, an ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to him. He plans to crack a safe at a club.

Un acaudalado conde francés engaña a un hombre que tiene un parecido físico increíble con él y lo fuerza a asumir su personalidad. (filmaffinit)

Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat unfortunate results that can come of the continued marrying of fairly close cousins in a restricted and remote community. Set in the Hebrides off Scotland, the story tells how Ewan MacEwan leaves the isle of Eorsa in search of the perfect wife, but finally returns to marry Katie.

Dos arqueólogos, padre e hijo, dirigen una expedición que está estudiando en Egipto la tumba de la reina Anaka. El padre comete el inmenso error de leer en voz alta un conjuro que devuelve la vida a Kharis, el guardián de la reina, el cual, a partir de ese momento, no tiene más objetivo que eliminar a quienes han turbado el reposo de Anaka.

Un detective de Nueva York acude a Londres para ayudar a su amigo el inspector O'Neill, de Scotland Yard, en la caza de Jack el Destripador. Al mismo tiempo, se enamora de la hermosa Anne Ford, una mujer adelantada a su época...

A man framed for murder escapes from prison during a flood and helps a young woman in distress.

Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.

Durante la II Guerra Mundial en 1940, después de realizar un sabotaje delante de sus líneas, una unidad británica en Francia pierde a su oficial. El cabo se encuentra entonces con la responsabilidad de liderar al grupo y encontrar a su unidad, en plena retirada. Mientras, el cerco sobre Dunkerque se termina de cerrar, y tanto civiles como militares, al otro lado del canal, tratan por todos los medios de socorrer a los soldados cercados. (FILMAFFINITY)

A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.

A woman (Lisa Gastoni) witnesses the theft of soiled banknotes from a mail delivery truck, then is threatened by the perpetrators of the crime.

Cuando un crucero de lujo (el Crescent Star) se hunde al chocar contra una mina flotante, en un bote salvavidas de capacidad para nueve personas se refugian 26 supervivientes. Pronto se acaba el repelente de tiburones, se acerca un huracán, hay pocos alimentos y poca agua y, en estas circunstancias, no queda más remedio que decidir sobre quién se queda y quién debe abandonar el bote.

The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. At the Conway Aero-Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, Mitchell is to take the company's new rocket-propulsion transport plane up for tests, fully loaded and carrying two important passengers - Ministry official Crabtree and buyer's representative Ashmore. Mitchell learns from his boss, Reg Conway, that if Ashmore does not recommend the plane, the company will be out of business and Mitchell out of a job, since the plane is not even insured as the firm's entire capital is tied up in the plane. Aloft, an engine catches fire and the passengers and other crew bail out, but Mitchell refuses to obey orders to jettison the plane in the Irish Sea.

Dingle es el profesor de la escuela secundaria mas tolerante y querido. Cuando el autocrático nuevo director Frome comienza a imponer todo tipo de normas represivas, Dingle hace lo posible por defender a sus alumnos, pero sólo consigue que le despidan. Sus alumnos empiezan una cruzada para conseguir su readmisión y combatir la negativa del director de comprar los instrumentos que precisan para participar en el inminente festival musical.

Douglas Bader, uno de los grandes héroes británicos de la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), vio incrementada su popularidad cuando, en 1954, tras publicarse su biografía, apareció una versión abreviada de la misma en la popular revista Reader's Digest. En esa obra se basó el film de Gilbert, el más taquillero de Inglaterra desde el estreno de “Lo que El Viento se Llevó”. A pesar de que a finales de los años 20, a Bader le habían amputado las dos piernas, tras un accidente aéreo, gracias a unas prótesis de aluminio pudo participar en la Batalla de Inglaterra.

En un barrio londinense de clase baja, el pequeño Joe vive con su madre en un piso situado sobre la sastrería del señor Kandinsky. Joe sueña con ayudar a los pobres a cumplir sus deseos. Un día el sastre le cuenta un cuento según el cual quien capture a un unicornio podrá obtener cualquier deseo. Joe decide entonces gastar sus ahorros en la compra de un cabritillo con un cuerno emergente, creyendo que se trata de un unicornio. Sus esfuerzos para hacer realidad los sueños demuestran el poder de la esperanza y la voluntad en medio de la adversidad.

A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices finds that once he's set foot on the path of corruption he is trapped by an ever more complex web of lies and intrigue. A lifetime of personal honour is at stake and we wonder if redemption is possible.

Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins. It seems that Henry was fully occupied at the time his wife went missing; but is his alibi completely truthful?

Narra tres relatos en clave fantástico de tema sobrenatural: una fantasma regresa a una galería de arte, en la segunda una chica es asesinada y en el último un Lord es castigado por el recuerdo de un hombre al que humilló.

As a going away gift to a small village, the local Lord and Lady promise a new cottage to the local couple with the most grandchildren. Competitive instincts and petty jealousies ensue.

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara. Clara vows to "clean up" her new establishments, but complications ensue when she visits the crooked gambling den--just as it's being raided by the police.

During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.

Johanny Victor se enamora de Louis Galt, un importante hombre de negocios involucrado en asuntos turbios, pero acaba averiguando que está casado y no tiene intención de divorciarse de su esposa. Después conoce al alfarero Pierre Clemont y se enamora de él. Emil Landosh, un amigo en el que confía, le roba un brazalete (regalo de Louis) para pagar una deuda. Por puro azar, el brazalete termina en manos de Louis, quien da por supuesto que Emil es amante de Johanny...

El alcalde de Rathberney en Irlanda, es asesinado y le sucede un pariente lejano que está dispuesto a limpiar la ciudad de todo tipo de rateros, desaprensivos y delincuentes. Pero los ciudadanos deciden eliminarlo.

Un excéntrico lord inglés y los vecinos de una localidad cercana al castillo donde vive se enfrentan cuando uno de sus sirvientes es despedido. El millonario prohibe la entrada en las extensas tierras que rodean el castillo, y los habitantes del pueblo empiezan a burlarse de él.

During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.

Historia basada en hechos reales. En 1944, tras el fracaso de varios intentos de fuga en un campo alemán de prisioneros de guerra, un grupo de oficiales empieza a sospechar que entre ellos hay un traidor. El teniente Ainsworth, un artista en la vida civil, hace un maniquí llamado Albert para engañar a los guardias alemanes que pasan lista a los presos cuando vuelven de las duchas que están situadas fuera del campo.

La película sigue las vidas de cinco boxeadores diferentes y sus motivos para dedicarse a esa actividad.

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village.

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

Marjory gana un premio de belleza en su ciudad y se encuentra desfilando como lady Godiva, aunque no del todo. Acaba compitiendo para el título mundial en Londres.

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.

Irlanda, principios del siglo XX. Johnny McQueen es uno de los militantes más importantes del Sinn Fein, el brazo político del IRA (1905), cuyo objetivo es la independencia de Irlanda. La necesidad de conseguir fondos para financiar la lucha armada lo lleva a elaborar un plan para atracar un banco.

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.