Mr. Topaze Charming character comedy, unseen for decades, starring Peter Sellers as a school teacher corrupted by big business. Comedy 1961 97 mins Peter Sellers Wild West Defying opposition from his conservative Pakistani family, Zaf Ayub dreams of becoming Southall's greatest gift to country & western. Comedy 1993 84 mins David Attwood The Orchard End Murder An old house near a remote, rural railway station provides the setting for this grisly tale of terror set in 1960s England. Crime 1982 50 mins Christian Marnham Akenfield Peter Hall’s extraordinary, long-unseen work of sublime poetic realism traces three generations of one Suffolk family and their lives in the farming industry. Drama 1975 98 mins Peter Hall Long Shot Deadpan satire about a Scottish film producer trying to make his debut feature. Comedy 1978 82 mins Maurice Hatton Extremes In-your-face 70s documentary exploring the lives of Hell's Angels, hippies, skinheads, rudeboys, mods and drug addicts. Documentary 1971 81 mins Anthony Klinger and Michael Lytton They Came to a City Long-unavailable Utopian fantasy (or 'socialist propaganda'?) - a true oddity from the wartime Ealing Studios. Fantasy 1945 78 mins Basil Dearden Lamb In one of Liam Neeson’s earliest starring roles, he plays an errant priest who kidnaps a vulnerable boy from an abusive Catholic school Drama 1985 110 mins Colin Gregg Dream Demon A young woman becomes haunted by terrifying dreams, which soon begin to pull people around her into a nightmarish netherworld. Fantasy Horror 1988 89 mins Harley Cokliss Paperhouse Bernard Rose’s cult adult fantasy follows a young girl who discovers an increasingly dark and dangerous dream world. Fantasy Horror 1989 89 mins Bernard Rose Giro City Glenda Jackson and Jon Finch play Welsh investigative journalists covering the Troubles in Northern Ireland only to unearth censorship and corruption back home. Drama 1982 102 mins Karl Francis The Optimists of Nine Elms Peter Sellers is superb in a warm, wistful family drama, in which two Battersea kids forge an unlikely alliance with a faded music hall star. Drama 1973 106 mins Anthony Simmons Ping Pong A young lawyer has to execute the will of a Chinese man found dead in a phone box in a witty comic thriller - the first British-Chinese feature film. Comedy Drama 1987 100 mins Leong Po-Chih Death in High Heels When one of the ladies at a posh couturier is poisoned, all the staff come under suspicion. Crime 1947 47 mins Lionel Tomlinson A Window in London Michael Redgrave's construction worker is embroiled in murder and intrigue in this lively British thriller, packed with pre-war London locations. Melodrama Thriller 1940 76 mins Herbert Mason Traveller Reluctant newlywed travellers Angela and Michael try to smuggle goods across the border in this lyrical Irish road movie written by Neil Jordan. Drama 1981 81 mins Joe Comerford The God King Epic tale set in 5th century Sri Lanka, following the battle for the throne between Kassapa and his father King Dhatusena. Historical drama 1974 99 mins Lester James Peries Hero In a medieval Scotland where sorcery still reigns, a young knight joins a band of warriors but becomes enmeshed in a power struggle with their leader. Fantasy Period drama 1982 91 mins Barney Platts-Mills Vroom Beeban Kidron’s first feature film follows Clive Owen, David Thewlis and Diana Quick as they take to the road in a bubblegum-pink Chevrolet. Drama 1988 88 mins Beeban Kidron Law and Disorder Alastair Sim is in splendid form as a staid, slightly seedy solicitor in this cheerfully patriotic war-time espionage comedy. Legal and Courtroom drama War 1940 74 mins David MacDonald A Month in the Country A young Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh star as two tormented WWI veterans who strike up a friendship when they meet in a rural Yorkshire village. Drama 1987 96 mins Pat O'Connor The Golden Madonna When she inherits an Italian palazzo, a young woman takes on more than she bargained for Drama 1949 88 mins Ladislao Vajda Midnight Breaks Big Audio Dynamite’s Don Letts made his acting debut in this gripping, gritty 1990 drama of dreads, drugs, and music business corruption. 1988 113 mins Laurens C. Postma The Silent Playground A warning tale about the dangers of taking sweets from strangers. Crime 1964 72 mins Stanley Goulder Blanche Fury Valerie Hobson stars as the scheming governess with designs on taking over the Fury estate, in this atmospheric Gothic melodrama Melodrama Period drama 1948 94 mins Marc Allégret This Week of Grace This merry jape set in an olde worlde castle is an exuberant star vehicle for Gracie Fields, with a mix of songs and comedy. Comedy 1933 91 mins Maurice Elvey Men Are Not Gods A theatre critic's secretary is caught up in a love triangle involving the stars of a production of Othello. Comedy Drama 1936 83 mins Walter Reisch The Boy and the Bridge A child's-eye-view of one of the capital's most iconic landmarks, with stunning views of the Thames and its traffic. Children's 1959 87 mins Kevin McClory A Private Enterprise The trials and tribulations of Shiv, a South Asian entrepreneur trying to set up a business in industrial Birmingham Drama 1975 72 mins Peter K. Smith The Triple Echo Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson star in the rarely seen drama about an AWOL soldier who disguises as a woman to avoid capture. War 1973 93 mins Michael Apted Happiness of Three Women The Wishing Well Inn in rural Wales is the bustling centre of love and intrigue in this charming romance starring Petula Clarke. Comedy Drama 1954 79 mins Maurice Elvey Mantrap Hammer thriller in which a wrongly imprisoned man escapes to find the real murderer. Drama 1953 79 mins Terence Fisher A Man about the House An atmospheric thriller about two sisters who fall for the charms of a mysterious and charismatic caretaker, after they inherit a Neapolitan villa. Drama 1947 94 mins Leslie Arliss Solomon and Gaenor The moving and passionate story of illicit love between a Welsh girl and a Jewish boy, set against a backdrop of industrial unrest in the Welsh Valleys of 1911. Romance 1999 104 mins Paul Morrison Conflict of Wings When the RAF tries to take over an island for target practice, the locals rally to prevent them. Drama 1954 85 mins John Eldridge The Brothers A swirling Skye-set melodrama about the murderous grudge between two Scottish clans, aroused by the arrival of a newcomer to the isle. Melodrama 1947 91 mins David MacDonald The Song of the Shirt The plight of women in the 1840s London rag trade is explored and deconstructed in this multifaceted documentary Animation & Artists Moving Image Drama-documentary 1979 129 mins Sue Clayton and Jonathan Curling Secret Friends Alan Bates stars as an illustrator whose life begins to unravel as fantasy and reality collide in Dennis Potter’s psychosexual drama. Drama 1992 97 mins Dennis Potter Now Barabbas Was a Robber... Prison drama focusing on the seamy side of life in post-war Britain. Drama 1949 87 mins Gordon Parry Bedelia Britain’s top star Margaret Lockwood plays a devoted wife who is not quite what she seems. Drama 1946 90 mins Lance Comfort Cleo and John Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth cook up red hot jazz together live on stage, chat about married life together, and recall lengthy musical careers. 1982 55 mins Vernon Lawrence Doublecross Exciting British B-movie about a Cornish poacher who clashes with dangerous international spies. Comedy Drama 1956 71 mins Anthony Squire The Blockhouse A rare serious performance by Peter Sellers drives this tale of eight men buried in a bunker for three years at the end of WWII. Drama War 1973 92 mins Clive Rees Doombeach A truant schoolboy sabotages the secretive power station he believes killed his friend. With Glenda Jackson. Thriller 1989 76 mins Colin Finbow What Every Woman Wants The trials and tribulations of 1950s working class family life are engagingly evoked in this warm-hearted drama of urban England. Drama 1954 88 mins Maurice Elvey Captain Stirrick Pickpockets, mad puppets, and murder – all from the 1840 press accounts of a real case that lead to the gallows – conceived as a musical by the Children’s Film Unit. Children's Drama 1982 95 mins Colin Finbow Twice Branded The great James Mason has a juicy early role in this dynamic vintage drama of false imprisonment, disgrace, deception and family intrigue. Drama 1936 69 mins Maclean Rogers Black Bird Descending: Tense Alignment A brilliantly constructed, melancholic ode to the passing of time by Malcolm Le Grice Animation & Artists Moving Image 1977 109 mins Malcolm Le Grice Soursweet Hong Kong newlyweds seek a fresh start in 60s Britain, but fall foul of the Triad underworld in this adaptation of Timothy Mo's blackly comic novel. Drama 1989 111 mins Mike Newell Another Time, Another Place Michael Radford (Il Postino) directs this war-time drama set in Scotland. The passions of a young housewife are aroused by the arrival of an Italian POW. Drama 1983 101 mins Michael Radford Blue Scar A stirring tale of love, music, and coalmining in Abergwynfi, South Wales. Drama 1949 97 mins Jill Craigie A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Honor Blackman and Diana Dors star in a tale of love, theft and deception in a Yorkshire cycling club. Romance 1949 91 mins Ralph Smart This Was a Woman Frustration seethes beyond the trimmed lawns of suburbia in this post-war melodrama Drama 1948 100 mins Tim Whelan The Tell-Tale Heart A madman harbours murderous thoughts about an old relative with an evil eye in this chilling Edgar Allan Poe adaptation Horror 1934 50 mins Brian Desmond Hurst The Long Dark Hall This British noir delivers a disquieting story of obsession and manipulation, with Rex Harrison as a man accused of murdering his mistress. Crime Thriller 1951 88 mins Anthony Bushell and Reginald Beck Another Sky Two cultures collide in a beautifully photographed love story - an ode to Morocco, its music, its people and way of life. Romance 1955 86 mins Gavin Lambert On Approval Splendid lead performances and a well-crafted, witty script make this adaptation of the Frederick Lonsdale play a delight. Comedy 1944 79 mins Clive Brook The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz An unusual comedy about a stranger who arrives on the eve of the millennium to erase London, mankind and existence. Comedy Fantasy 2001 88 mins Ben Hopkins Makin' It Young women audition for a movie they know nothing about, and are tested and interrogated. Drama 1970 104 mins Simon Hartog Tinker A strikingly-filmed tale of a young tinker boy who finds his true calling on a mining apprenticeship scheme in Easington, County Durham. Drama 1949 67 mins Herbert Marshall Poppies of Flanders Powerful wartime drama that sees rivals in love becoming comrades-in-arms in the trenches of the Western Front. War 1928 122 mins Arthur Maude Mons Arrival of the British Army in France Documentary War 1926 110 mins Walter Summers Ypres Battle film made as a memorial to the dead of WWI, documenting events at Ypres using reconstructed and genuine footage. Documentary War 1925 79 mins Walter Summers Pink String and Sealing Wax Gordon Jackson stars in a seething tale of family conflict, murder and blackmail in Victorian Brighton. Crime Melodrama 1946 90 mins Robert Hamer The Green Cockatoo From an original scenario by Graham Greene, this is a neat crime thriller about a girl (René Ray) who witnesses a murder, becomes a suspect herself, and gets mixed up with a sleazy Soho gangster (John Mills). Action and Adventure 1940 64 mins William Cameron Menzies Mine Own Executioner Burgess Meredith stars in this powerful psychological drama, as a psychiatrist struggling with his own inner demons who's enlisted to treat a traumatised WWII veteran. Drama 1948 109 mins Anthony Kimmins Privates on Parade Musical comedy with John Cleese. In Singapore, 1948, the Song and Dance Unit tour their 'Jungle Jamboree' review. Comedy War 1983 113 mins Michael Blakemore The Sea Shall Not Have Them After their aircraft is shot down, four military men cast adrift must struggle to survive in this gripping WWII drama. War 1955 92 mins Lewis Gilbert Sons of the Sea Two boys answer the call of the sea as Royal Navy recruits in this adventure of the seven seas. Crime 1926 76 mins H. Bruce Woolfe Remembrance of Things Fast John Maybury’s dark, queer state of the nation film starring Tilda Swinton and Rupert Everett Animation & Artists Moving Image 1993 62 mins John Maybury Mr. Drake's Duck The Drakes' dream of making an old Sussex farm successful comes to a halt after one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg Comedy Science Fiction 1951 81 mins Val Guest Lady from the Sea Racy sea tale of unbridled passions with Ray Milland's Walmer lifeboatman caught in the vice-like grip of a sultry French vamp. Romance 1930 59 mins Castleton Knight Justine Stewart Mackinnon’s avant-garde adaptation of Marquis de Sade’s infamous erotic novel has been near impossible to see since 1976. Drama 1976 90 mins Stewart Mackinnon
