John Laurie

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.

Filme sobre o roubo de um esqueleto de dinossauro do Museu de História Natural, cujos ossos guardam um precioso segredo: a misteriosa fórmula "Lotus X".

O famoso organista Anton Phibes fica terrivelmente desfigurado em um acidente automobilístico enquanto move-se para o lado de sua esposa ferida que presume estar morta. Quando Phibes descobre que sua esposa morreu na mesa de operação, ele está convencido de que os médicos são os responsáveis e começa a executar sua vingança contra todos os envolvidos.

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

Percy Pointer's passion in life is the theatre, and all his spare time is devoted to the play he is writing.When it's finished it arrives on the desk of a London impresario, at a time when he wants to stage a flop.

Quando seu irmão Charles Spalding misteriosamente morre, Harry e sua esposa Valerie decidem se mudar para a pequena casa herdade numa pequena vila. Ao chegarem, são friamente recebidos pelos moradores locais, com a excessão de Tom Bailey, dono do bar da vila, que os recebe. Seu estranho vizinho, Dr. Franklyn, que mora com sua linda filha Anna, tenta convencê-los a deixarem o lugar, mas o casal decide ficar. Quando, juntamente com Tom, Harry descobre que os moradores locais estão sendo mortos por uma espécie de cobra e Anna deixa um bilhete pedindo ajuda ao casal, eles invadem a casa do Dr. Franklyn e descobrem a horripilante verdade.

A young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.

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.

King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. After the King's death, the Knight wishing to marry the princess is ordered by the great wizard Merlin to remove the sword from the scabbard and prove his right to the throne.

An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke. She gives them to him as he leaves for a holiday. He gives the keys to several women he romances across the continent. He gets engaged again by phone and arranges to meet his fiancé at his flat, but the flat isn't empty

O jovem David junta forças com o aventureiro Alan. Falsamente acusados de assassinato, eles fogem através das montanhas para eludir aos casacas vermelhas.

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site.

Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack of confidence means he is completely out of his depth, at least until he finds his personality changes every day during the hour the ship's clocks stop to make allowance for their westward passage.

Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.

Eight people at a remote Scottish inn find themselves confronted by a woman from Mars, who has landed her flying saucer for repairs but intends to soon conquer the Earth and enslave its men for breeding purposes.

Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) é dono de uma sapataria de sucesso na cidade de Salford, no século XIX. Os motivos de tantas vendas são dois: Willie Mossop (John Mills), um jovem analfabeto que tem um talento especial para trabalhar com couro e uma de suas filhas, Maggie Hobson (Brenda De Banzie), que tem um dom especial para vendas. Apesar do seu talento para os negócios, Hobson não quer que Maggie se case, prefere que as duas filhas mais novas façam isso, enquanto ela continue nos negócios. Revoltada, ela decide tomar uma decisão crucial em sua vida.

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna and Child" is being shipped to London's Tate Gallery for a special exhibition, and Paul Mitchell is assigned to protect it. Upon the painting's arrival, Paul realizes it has been switched. Eager to collect the museum's $50,000 reward, he teams up with Mary Mason, a Tate employee, to recover the original.

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation. Eventually, the husband arrives back at the houseboat just in time to prevent the wife from leaving him.

The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at how Myron Kinley and his team extinguished an out of control oil installation fire at Naft Safidi in Iran in 1951 that had been burning for 26 days.

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.

Quando o Famoso Brincalhão Henry Russell morre ele deixa £ 50.000 para cada um de seus quatro herdeiros. Mas o seu testamento tem uma última piada - que cada um tem para realizar uma tarefa completamente fora do caráter dentro de um mês. Quando cada um recebe a sua tarefa, eles começam a achar que além da herança prometida, estão inesperadamente recebendo também um desafio muito grande. Todos, exceto o tosco Simon Russell, é claro. É o segundo filme da carreira de Audrey Hepburn, onde faz o papel de Cigarette Girl, a garota dos cigarros. O ator Sebastian Cabot, também em inicio de carreira, aparece como um jogador de cartas.

No pequeno porto espanhol de nome Esperanza vive a bela Pandora (Ava Gardner), figura enigmática desejada por todos os homens. Um dia chega ao local o Capitão Hendrick van der Zee (James Mason), sozinho em seu iate. Pandora, que desconhecia o amor, não consegue esconder a atração que sente pelo forasteiro. O segredo é que Hendrick é na verdade o Holandês Voador, marinheiro amaldiçoado por Deus que só encontrará a liberdade no dia do juízo final. Ou quando uma mulher estiver disposta a morrer por ele.

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

Após receber o mapa do tesouro escondido pelo capitão Flint, o garoto Jim Hawkins embarca num barco pirata rumo a uma ilha do Caribe. E vive uma incrível quando, entre outros perigos, tem de encarar velhos companheiros do bucaneiro como o nada simpático Long John Silver. Aventura, produção dos estúdios Disney, baseada no clássico da literatura de Robert Louis Stevenson.

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.

David Shields refuses to go into agriculture and opts instead for ship building

O príncipe dinamarquês Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) procura vingar a morte do pai o Rei. O fantasma do seu pai conta que foi assassinado pelo seu tio (Basil Sydney), irmão do rei, que assumiu o trono e casou-se com a rainha, a mãe de Hamlet (Eileen Herlie).

The Pretender lands on Scottish shores and attempts to claim the crown.

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.

An orphan wrecks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and loosely based on fact.

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of newspapers giving varying accounts of a strip-tease act.

A socialist inherits the ownership of a major firm and begins wrestling with his beliefs.

Henrique V (Laurence Olivier) foi o rei da Inglaterra de 1413 até 1422, e se envolveu em um episódio heróico e patriótico. Ele partiu em uma pequena expedição até a França para reivindicar a coroa daquela nação. Só que quando ele chegou a Agingcourt, foi recebido pelo vasto exército francês, que não estava nem um pouco disposto a deixá-lo passar.

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

Um grupo de recrutas é convocado para a infantaria durante a WW2. No início, eles parecem um bando sem esperança, mas seu sargento e seu tenente acreditam neles e os transformam em uma boa equipe. Quando eles entram em ação na África do Norte eles percebem qual que é o jogo.

Returning to 1870's London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Clive Candy V.C. lutou na Guerra dos Boers (África do Sul) e na Primeira Guerra Mundial. Ele ainda acredita que pode vencer qualquer luta com honra e mantendo uma "Conduta Cavalheiresca". Ele têm um velho amigo alemão para mostrar o quanto as regras foram alteradas quando lutando contra os nazistas. Seguimos este senhor delicioso através de sua vida e da busca de seus diversos ideais.

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole.

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff. Hay, assisted by Claude Hulbert and Charles Hawtrey, has to unravel the mystery before he becomes the next victim.

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his girlfriend at the local pub. To keep moral up, his commanding officer orders him to perform for the troops.

Um tímido oficial do exército britânico renuncia à seu posto na véspera de seu destacamento ser enviado contra rebeldes egípcios. Chamando-o de covarde, sua namorada e três amigos oficiais lhe dão 4 penas brancas como símbolo de seu ato. Então o oficial britânico procura resgatar sua honra, ajudando secretamente seus antigos camaradas. Quando sua unidade é vencida e capturada pelos rebeldes, nosso herói, disfarçado de árabe, encontra uma oportunidade de tentar libertar cada um deles e assim poder devolver as 'penas' da covardia recebidas de seus antigos camaradas.

An eccentric Scotland Yard inspector thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes.

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family. Plenty of suspects to choose from, Kerrigan believes that the murders may be connected to hidden treasure on the estate.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with the wife of a notorious criminal.

A Scottish woman tries to take her brother-in-law's wild living children in hand.

Considerado como o expoente máximo da fase britânica, este clássico hitchcockiano retrata a perseguição selvagem contra um homem, envolvido numa trama de espionagem e mistério que lutará com todas as suas forças para provar a sua inocência. O herói dessa história é um simpático cidadão, meio desajeitado, mas corajoso, Richard Hannay que, de férias em Londres, conhece uma mulher misteriosa que lhe conta algo sobre um caso de espionagem. Antes que pudesse revelar mais detalhes sobre o caso, ela é assassinada. E Hannay, mesmo correndo perigo de vida, decide resolver o mistério.

Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation with his employer's wife in order to get the proof he needs. But the plan goes awry when he becomes implicated in her sudden death.

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of the opposition from his own bankers as well as the rival shipbuilders and their infiltrated militants.

O filme enfoca os problemas de uma família típica da cidade de Dublin, capital da conturbada Irlanda, na década de 1920. A matriarca é Juno Boyle que, para manter sua família unida, deve "domar" o marido beberrão, o capitão Jack Boyle (Edward Chapman). Mas os esforços de Juno não impedem que sua filha engravide do namorado ou que seu filho mais novo seja baleado e acusado de espião.