Film Index
British cinema: Drama
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Don Sharp
Banished from a monastery for his heretical and licentious behaviour, the monk Rasputin takes to the road and heads for Petersburg...
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Don Sharp
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Lewis Gilbert
In 1931, a few years after enrolling as an officer cadet in the Royal Air Force, 21-year-old Douglas Bader has his dreams shattered when he crashes an aeroplane in a foolish show of bravado...
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Lewis Gilbert
The Red Shoes (1948)
Michael Powell
Boris Lermontov, the manager of a world famous ballet company, expects nothing less than total commitment from those he employs...
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Michael Powell
The Remains of the Day (1993)
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman...
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James Ivory
Repulsion (1965)
Roman Polanski
Carol and Helen Ledoux are two Belgian sisters who live in London and share a mansion apartment near to the South Kensington beauty parlour where Carol works as a manicurist...
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Roman Polanski
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Terence Fisher
Sentenced to death for his diabolical experiments, Baron Frankenstein narrowly escapes his execution and sets up a medical practice in another town, working under an assumed name, Dr Stein... [More...]
Terence Fisher
Sentenced to death for his diabolical experiments, Baron Frankenstein narrowly escapes his execution and sets up a medical practice in another town, working under an assumed name, Dr Stein... [More...]
Rich and Strange (1931)
Alfred Hitchcock
Office clerk Fred Hill is tired of his humdrum life, tired of never having enough money to enjoy the luxuries than others can afford... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Office clerk Fred Hill is tired of his humdrum life, tired of never having enough money to enjoy the luxuries than others can afford... [More...]
Richard III (1955)
Laurence Olivier
England, 1461. The rivalry between the royal houses of York and Lancaster that has resulted in bloody civil wars appears to be at an end when Edward IV is crowned king of England... [More...]
Laurence Olivier
England, 1461. The rivalry between the royal houses of York and Lancaster that has resulted in bloody civil wars appears to be at an end when Edward IV is crowned king of England... [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...]
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Franco Zeffirelli
The peace of 15th century Verona is disturbed by the on-going feud between the houses of Montague and Capulet. At a lavish banquet, Romeo, Montague's young son, is captivated by 14-year-old Juliet and, not knowing that she is Capulet's daughter, he proceeds to court her... [More...]
Franco Zeffirelli
The peace of 15th century Verona is disturbed by the on-going feud between the houses of Montague and Capulet. At a lavish banquet, Romeo, Montague's young son, is captivated by 14-year-old Juliet and, not knowing that she is Capulet's daughter, he proceeds to court her... [More...]
Room at the Top (1959)
Jack Clayton
An ambitious young man Joe Lampton arrives in a bleak industrial Yorkshire town, taking a job as a low paid accountant. He sets his sights on a young heiress, Susan Brown, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and sees her as the means to realise his ambition... [More...]
Jack Clayton
An ambitious young man Joe Lampton arrives in a bleak industrial Yorkshire town, taking a job as a low paid accountant. He sets his sights on a young heiress, Susan Brown, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and sees her as the means to realise his ambition... [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...]
Sabotage (1936)
Alfred Hitchcock
London is the target of terrorist attacks by an unknown foreign power. One of the foot soldiers in this campaign of terror is Karl Verloc, the owner of a small cinema... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
London is the target of terrorist attacks by an unknown foreign power. One of the foot soldiers in this campaign of terror is Karl Verloc, the owner of a small cinema... [More...]
The Sacrifice (1986)
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
Saint Joan (1957)
Otto Preminger
Twenty-five years after having been burnt at the stake for heresy, Joan of Arc returns to King Charles VII of France as a ghost and taunts him for having betrayed her... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Twenty-five years after having been burnt at the stake for heresy, Joan of Arc returns to King Charles VII of France as a ghost and taunts him for having betrayed her... [More...]
San Demetrio London (1943)
Charles Frend
In the autumn of 1940, the oil tanker San Demetrio London arrives in Galveston Texas to pick up a load of petroleum that is desperately needed by a besieged Britain... [More...]
Charles Frend
In the autumn of 1940, the oil tanker San Demetrio London arrives in Galveston Texas to pick up a load of petroleum that is desperately needed by a besieged Britain... [More...]
Sapphire & Steel - Assignment Four [TV] (1981)
David Foster
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a seemingly deserted old building, the ground floor of which functions as a shop that buys and sells lost property... [More...]
David Foster
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a seemingly deserted old building, the ground floor of which functions as a shop that buys and sells lost property... [More...]
Sapphire & Steel - Assignment Three [TV] (1981)
Shaun O'Riordan
In a typical urban apartment in the present day a couple are leading what seems to be a perfectly normal urban family life... [More...]
Shaun O'Riordan
In a typical urban apartment in the present day a couple are leading what seems to be a perfectly normal urban family life... [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...]
Sapphire & Steel: Assignment Five [TV] (1981)
Shaun O'Riordan
Successful businessman Lord Mulrine has organised a party at his house to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of his company... [More...]
Shaun O'Riordan
Successful businessman Lord Mulrine has organised a party at his house to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of his company... [More...]
Sapphire & Steel: Assignment Six [TV] (1982)
David Foster
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a seemingly deserted service station in the early 1980s, a place where time appears to be standing still... [More...]
David Foster
Sapphire and Steel arrive at a seemingly deserted service station in the early 1980s, a place where time appears to be standing still... [More...]
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Karel Reisz
Contemptuous of his working class milieu, hostile to all forms of authority, Arthur Seaton is doing his damnedest not to be ground down by life... [More...]
Karel Reisz
Contemptuous of his working class milieu, hostile to all forms of authority, Arthur Seaton is doing his damnedest not to be ground down by life... [More...]
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Charles Frend
In 1904, Captain Robert Falcon Scott returns to England after a survey expedition of Antarctica, frustrated that so much has yet to be discovered about the unknown continent... [More...]
Charles Frend
In 1904, Captain Robert Falcon Scott returns to England after a survey expedition of Antarctica, frustrated that so much has yet to be discovered about the unknown continent... [More...]
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Bryan Forbes
Myra Savage is a professional medium who holds regular seances at her dank Victorian home in London. Her submissive husband, Billy, is unable to find work owing to his asthma, so the couple are dependent on Myra's meagre earnings from her seances... [More...]
Bryan Forbes
Myra Savage is a professional medium who holds regular seances at her dank Victorian home in London. Her submissive husband, Billy, is unable to find work owing to his asthma, so the couple are dependent on Myra's meagre earnings from her seances... [More...]
Secret Agent (1936)
Alfred Hitchcock
1916. At the behest of British Intelligence, the writer-turned-war hero Edgar Brodie is sent to Switzerland to track down and kill an enemy agent... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
1916. At the behest of British Intelligence, the writer-turned-war hero Edgar Brodie is sent to Switzerland to track down and kill an enemy agent... [More...]
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
John Boulting
The Prime Minister of Great Britain receives a letter from a government scientist, Professor Willingdon, setting out the terms of an ultimatum... [More...]
John Boulting
The Prime Minister of Great Britain receives a letter from a government scientist, Professor Willingdon, setting out the terms of an ultimatum... [More...]
The Seventh Veil (1945)
Compton Bennett
After Francesca Cunningham, a world class pianist, has attempted suicide, an eminent psychiatrist, Dr Larsen, subjects her to a form of hypnotic treatment to uncover the reasons for her self-destructive tendencies... [More...]
Compton Bennett
After Francesca Cunningham, a world class pianist, has attempted suicide, an eminent psychiatrist, Dr Larsen, subjects her to a form of hypnotic treatment to uncover the reasons for her self-destructive tendencies... [More...]
She (1965)
Robert Day
1918. Immediately after WWI, three ex-servicemen - Leo, Holly and Job - are enjoying a brief holiday in the Middle East before resuming their lives in England... [More...]
Robert Day
1918. Immediately after WWI, three ex-servicemen - Leo, Holly and Job - are enjoying a brief holiday in the Middle East before resuming their lives in England... [More...]
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
The Silver Fleet (1943)
Vernon Sewell
During WWII, with Holland under German occupation, naval engineer Jaap van Leyden cooperates with the Nazis by helping to build U-boats in his shipyard... [More...]
Vernon Sewell
During WWII, with Holland under German occupation, naval engineer Jaap van Leyden cooperates with the Nazis by helping to build U-boats in his shipyard... [More...]