El Cid
(1961) [G]

Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren star in one of the most successful and spectacular epics ever made. Set in Spain in the 11th Century, the drama focuses on an uneasy truce between the Christians and the Moors. One of the most powerful Moorish Emirs, Mountamin, honours a brave knight Rodrgo Diaz...  More

The Taming Of The Shrew
(1967) [G]

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor sparkle as Katharina and Petruchio in Franco Zeffirelli's sumptuous adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of male chauvinism and women's lib in the 16th century.  More

I Was Monty's Double
(1958) [G]

Amazing, amusing, exciting - and true! The situation was desperate. How could Nazi Intelligence be diverted during the North Africa Campaign of World War II? There was only one way. Persuade an actor to pose as Field Marshal Montgomery to fool the German spies. But who could rise to such a...  More

The Mackintosh Man
(1973) [M]

A top-notch spy thriller about an agent who is assigned the task of killing a communist spy who has infiltrated the ranks of British Intelligence. Based on 'The Freedom Trap' by Desmond Bagley. *MR  More

Where Eagles Dare
(1968) [PG]

The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing - including the search-and-rescue orders just issued. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood go Where Eagles Dare in this twisty World War...  More

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
(1966) [PG]

Zero Mostel reprises his Tony Award-winning role in this gloriously funny screen version of the Burt Shevelove/Larry Gelbart/Stephen Sondheim stage hit that garnered six Tonys, including Best Musical. He plays Pseudolus, a Roman slave who can win his freedom only if he pairs his innocent young...  More

How I Won The War
(1967) [PG]

Lieutenant Goodbody (Michael Crawford) has absolutely no idea how to lead his British regiment in the North African battlefield of WWII. But what he lacks in experience, he makes up for in enthusiasm. And when he’s ordered to build a cricket playing field 100 miles behind enemy lines, he’s...  More

Romeo and Juliet (The BBC Shakespeare Collection)
(1978) [PG]

A marvellously staged adaptation of Shakespeare's classic story of tender but tragically doomed love. The rich and colourful production successfully combines the resonance and immediacy of theatre with the flexibility and realism of film. The star cast perform with great energy and artistry, and...  More

The Tempest (BBC)
(1980) [G]

Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a storm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage, to the island, Prospero contrives his revenge....  More

The Man Who Never Was
(1956) [PG]

British Intelligence during World War II is trying to get the German High Command to shift it's forces away from Italy prior to the invasion. To create the illusion of a plan for England to invade Greece a dead body is to be procured, allowed to be found with secret papers on him by Spanish...  More