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British cinema: 1970s
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man...
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John Huston
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Terry Gilliam
England, 932 AD. Accompanied by his faithful servant Patsy, King Arthur of the Britons is busy recruiting his Knights of the Round Table - not an easy task when most of the population appear to be peasants with aggressively militant anarchic tendencies...
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Terry Gilliam
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Sidney Lumet
1935. After a stay in Istanbul, the renowned Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot makes his return to England on the Orient Express...
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Sidney Lumet
The Odessa File (1974)
Ronald Neame
Munich, November 1963. Whilst the world is still reeling from the news of President Kennedy's assassination, journalist Peter Miller allows himself to be distracted by the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, Solomon Tauber...
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Ronald Neame
The Omen (1976)
Richard Donner
When his son dies in childbirth, the wealthy American politician Robert Thorn agrees to adopt another child in its place, to spare his wife Katherine grief...
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Richard Donner
The Pallisers [TV] (1974)
Ronald Wilson
In the 1860s, Plantagenet Palliser is the heir to a fabulously wealthy dukedom and the most eligible bachelor in England, but he is more preoccupied with his duties as a member of parliament than the inescapable prospect of wedlock... [More...]
Ronald Wilson
In the 1860s, Plantagenet Palliser is the heir to a fabulously wealthy dukedom and the most eligible bachelor in England, but he is more preoccupied with his duties as a member of parliament than the inescapable prospect of wedlock... [More...]
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Blake Edwards
Charles Dreyfus, formerly Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the French National Police, is a changed man. He no longer harbours any homicidal feelings for Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the man who drove him insane and robbed him of his position... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Charles Dreyfus, formerly Chief Inspector Dreyfus of the French National Police, is a changed man. He no longer harbours any homicidal feelings for Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the man who drove him insane and robbed him of his position... [More...]
Porridge (1979)
Dick Clement
Escaping from Slade Prison is the last thing on Norman Stanley Fletcher's mind (particularly as he is due for parole in a year's time) but this is the unintended result of his agreeing to do a favour for Harry Grout, the unofficial boss of the prison... [More...]
Dick Clement
Escaping from Slade Prison is the last thing on Norman Stanley Fletcher's mind (particularly as he is due for parole in a year's time) but this is the unintended result of his agreeing to do a favour for Harry Grout, the unofficial boss of the prison... [More...]
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Billy Wilder
Sherlock Holmes is at a loose end when he is summoned to the ballet to attend a performance of Swan Lake with his friend and colleague Dr Watson... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Sherlock Holmes is at a loose end when he is summoned to the ballet to attend a performance of Swan Lake with his friend and colleague Dr Watson... [More...]
Providence (1977)
Alain Resnais
In a dark old house, an elderly man rambles deliriously as he swigs glass after glass of white wine to ease the pain of his bowel cancer... [More...]
Alain Resnais
In a dark old house, an elderly man rambles deliriously as he swigs glass after glass of white wine to ease the pain of his bowel cancer... [More...]
The Railway Children (1970)
Lionel Jeffries
In 1905, the Waterburys are an idyllically happy family, living a contented life in their plush villa in the suburbs of London... [More...]
Lionel Jeffries
In 1905, the Waterburys are an idyllically happy family, living a contented life in their plush villa in the suburbs of London... [More...]
The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
Tony Maylam
In 1901, Charles Carruthers occupies a minor post in the British Foreign Office. Towards the end of an uneventful summer, Carruthers is slowly dying from boredom when he receives an unexpected invitation from a former Oxford chum, Arthur Davies, to join him on a yachting holiday in the Baltic... [More...]
Tony Maylam
In 1901, Charles Carruthers occupies a minor post in the British Foreign Office. Towards the end of an uneventful summer, Carruthers is slowly dying from boredom when he receives an unexpected invitation from a former Oxford chum, Arthur Davies, to join him on a yachting holiday in the Baltic... [More...]
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
David Lean
At the time of the First World War, Rosy Ryan lives a bored, unfilled life in an isolated little village on the Dingle Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland... [More...]
David Lean
At the time of the First World War, Rosy Ryan lives a bored, unfilled life in an isolated little village on the Dingle Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland... [More...]
Sapphire & Steel - Assignment One [TV] (1979)
Shaun O'Riordan
In an old house that dates back to the 1700s, schoolboy Rob Jardine is doing his homework whilst his parents read nursery rhymes to his younger sister Helen... [More...]
Shaun O'Riordan
In an old house that dates back to the 1700s, schoolboy Rob Jardine is doing his homework whilst his parents read nursery rhymes to his younger sister Helen... [More...]
Sapphire & Steel - Assignment Two [TV] (1979)
Shaun O'Riordan
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a disused English railway station which is completely deserted apart from the presence of one George Tully, a 50-something investigator into the paranormal... [More...]
Shaun O'Riordan
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a disused English railway station which is completely deserted apart from the presence of one George Tully, a 50-something investigator into the paranormal... [More...]
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Lewis Gilbert
When British and Soviet submarines armed with ballistic missiles go missing, the two countries assign their best agent to investigate... [More...]
Lewis Gilbert
When British and Soviet submarines armed with ballistic missiles go missing, the two countries assign their best agent to investigate... [More...]
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
Peter Sykes
When the Steptoes put their faithful horse out to grass, they must buy a replacement if they are to stay in business as rag-and-bone men... [More...]
Peter Sykes
When the Steptoes put their faithful horse out to grass, they must buy a replacement if they are to stay in business as rag-and-bone men... [More...]
The Stone Tape [TV] (1972)
Peter Sasdy
A research team of a British electronics company intent on developing a revolutionary new recording medium moves into a Victorian mansion that has been deserted since the end of the Second World War... [More...]
Peter Sasdy
A research team of a British electronics company intent on developing a revolutionary new recording medium moves into a Victorian mansion that has been deserted since the end of the Second World War... [More...]
Straight on Till Morning (1972)
Peter Collinson
Tired of her humdrum life in Liverpool, twenty-year-old Brenda Thompson says goodbye to her mother and heads down south to start a new life in swinging London... [More...]
Peter Collinson
Tired of her humdrum life in Liverpool, twenty-year-old Brenda Thompson says goodbye to her mother and heads down south to start a new life in swinging London... [More...]
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
John Schlesinger
Daniel Hirsh is a cultured Jewish doctor in his fifties who would appear to have nothing in common with Alex Greville, a sharp-tongued thirty-something divorcee who has grown tired of her routine office job... [More...]
John Schlesinger
Daniel Hirsh is a cultured Jewish doctor in his fifties who would appear to have nothing in common with Alex Greville, a sharp-tongued thirty-something divorcee who has grown tired of her routine office job... [More...]
Superman (1978)
Richard Donner
Unable to convince the Ruling Council of the planet Krypton that their world faces imminent destruction, the scientist Jor-El launches a spacecraft that will transport his infant son Kal-El to the planet Earth in a distant galaxy... [More...]
Richard Donner
Unable to convince the Ruling Council of the planet Krypton that their world faces imminent destruction, the scientist Jor-El launches a spacecraft that will transport his infant son Kal-El to the planet Earth in a distant galaxy... [More...]
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Freddie Francis
Visiting some ancient catacombs, five strangers are taken to the Crypt Keeper, a hooded old man who recounts a story in which each of them meets a gruesome demise... [More...]
Freddie Francis
Visiting some ancient catacombs, five strangers are taken to the Crypt Keeper, a hooded old man who recounts a story in which each of them meets a gruesome demise... [More...]
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Peter Sasdy
Three seemingly upright Victorian gentlemen - William Hargood, Samuel Paxton and Anthony Higgins - have formed a secret society, ostensibly for the good of their fellow man... [More...]
Peter Sasdy
Three seemingly upright Victorian gentlemen - William Hargood, Samuel Paxton and Anthony Higgins - have formed a secret society, ostensibly for the good of their fellow man... [More...]
Tess (1979)
Roman Polanski
The Durbeyfields are a family of peasant farmworkers living in the county of Wessex in the late 1880s. They are surprised to learn that they are related to a neighbouring wealthy family and Tess, the eldest daughter, pays a visit on her supposed cousin, Alec d'Urberville... [More...]
Roman Polanski
The Durbeyfields are a family of peasant farmworkers living in the county of Wessex in the late 1880s. They are surprised to learn that they are related to a neighbouring wealthy family and Tess, the eldest daughter, pays a visit on her supposed cousin, Alec d'Urberville... [More...]
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Douglas Hickox
Edward Lionheart is convinced he was the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day but instead of glory his final season of performances ended in humiliation when a group of critics bestowed on a newcomer an award which was his by right... [More...]
Douglas Hickox
Edward Lionheart is convinced he was the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day but instead of glory his final season of performances ended in humiliation when a group of critics bestowed on a newcomer an award which was his by right... [More...]
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
Roman Polanski
Victorious in battle, the warriors Macbeth and Banquo are returning to their home in Scotland when they are met by three strange hags who greet them with fantastic prophesies... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Victorious in battle, the warriors Macbeth and Banquo are returning to their home in Scotland when they are met by three strange hags who greet them with fantastic prophesies... [More...]
Twins of Evil (1971)
John Hough
In the 17th Century, an insane fear of witchcraft has taken hold of the people of Karnstein and driven them to hunt down and burn any young woman who is suspected of consorting with the Devil... [More...]
John Hough
In the 17th Century, an insane fear of witchcraft has taken hold of the people of Karnstein and driven them to hunt down and burn any young woman who is suspected of consorting with the Devil... [More...]
Vampire Circus (1972)
Robert Young
For too long the inhabitants of the village of Schtettel have suffered at the hands of the vampiric Count Mitterhaus. They take their revenge by storming his castle and driving a stake through his heart... [More...]
Robert Young
For too long the inhabitants of the village of Schtettel have suffered at the hands of the vampiric Count Mitterhaus. They take their revenge by storming his castle and driving a stake through his heart... [More...]
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Roy Ward Baker
In the mid-1800s, General von Spielsdorf is hosting a ball at his mansion in the small European country of Styria. When one of his guests, an unnamed countess, is called away, the General gladly agrees to take care of her daughter Marcilla... [More...]
Roy Ward Baker
In the mid-1800s, General von Spielsdorf is hosting a ball at his mansion in the small European country of Styria. When one of his guests, an unnamed countess, is called away, the General gladly agrees to take care of her daughter Marcilla... [More...]
The Wicker Man (1973)
Robin Hardy
Police sergeant Neil Howie arrives on the remote Scottish island of Summerisle, having received an anonymous letter claiming that a young girl has mysteriously disappeared... [More...]
Robin Hardy
Police sergeant Neil Howie arrives on the remote Scottish island of Summerisle, having received an anonymous letter claiming that a young girl has mysteriously disappeared... [More...]