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Bitter Springs
(1950) [G]

Bitter Springs was the third Ealing release to be made in Australia, directed this time by Ralph Smart who had been Harry Watt's associate producer on The Overlanders. Bitter Springs is the less successful of the trio, and concerns turn-of-the century pioneers who trek 600 miles to reach land...  More

Khartoum
(1966) [G]

Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier face off in this epic, stirring drama of two men and two empires. With stunning desert battles staged by the creator of the Ben-Hur chariot race, Khartoum is a magnificently staged action spectacle with outstanding portrayals and breathtaking cinematography....  More

The Long Kiss Goodnight
(1996) [MA]

Academy Award-winner (1989 Best Supporting Actress) Geena Davis (Thelma and Louise, A League Of Their Own) and Samuel L. Jackson (Unbreakable, Shaft) star in this explosive, action-packed thriller from director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2: Die Harder) After eight years of amnesia,...  More

The Horseman On The Roof
(1995) [M]

It's 1834. France is being ravaged by a vicious cholera epidemic. Whole towns are quarantined, and suspicious locals regularly lynch travellers. Pauline, a beautiful young noblewoman, is trapped and unable to return home. She meets Angelo, a handsome hussar who is on the run from Austrian...  More

The Silver Chalice
(1954) [G]

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new...  More

Les Comperes
(1983) [PG]

When her teenage son Tristan runs away, Christine gets in touch with two of her ex-boyfriends: François (Pierre Richard), a fragile neurotic, and Jean (Gérard Depardieu), a hard-edged journalist. Convincing both men that they are Tristan's true father, she sends these two incompatible...  More

Burke And Wills
(1985) [PG]

Thompson is good as the feisty Irish Burke, and Havers tries his best as the quiet English Wills, but it is the stunning location scenery which helps this one along. The story of famous Australian explorers Burke & Wills.  More

In Love And War
(1996) [M]

Caught in the crossfire of a world at war, love was the last thing on their minds. But for a beautiful nurse and a heroic young soldier in search of adventure, romance blossomed and changed their lives forever. Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell star in Academy Award winner Richard Attenborough's...  More

A Chinese Ghost Story
(1987) [M]

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. Unsurprisingly, no-one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of...  More

Kiss Or Kill
(1997) [MA]

A con artist and his girlfriend make their money by stealing from drunks in hotel rooms. When their latest victim dies they take his suitcase and head for the road.  More