Marie Antoinette (1938)
The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens
Cromwell (1970)
Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic sympathetic King Charles I
The African Queen (1951)
In WWI East Africa, a gin swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
When a wealthy old man appears to have been frightened to death by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder
The Boys (1962)
In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman
Hotel Paradiso (1966)
Monsieur Feydeau has writers block, and he needs a new play But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the next door neglectful husband Henri with a beaut
Topkapi (1964)
A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger
The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
After inadvertently stopping an Indian attack on his stagecoach while traveling in the American West, an English gentleman finds himself appointed sheriff of a nearby town
Beau Brummell (1954)
In 1796, Captain George Bryan Beau Brummell of the 10th Royal Hussars Regiment offends the Prince of Wales with his straightforward outspokenness and gets fired from the Army but is chosen as the Princes personal advisor
The Wind (1986)
A popular crime novelist moves to a historic Greek village during the off season in order to write her next book, but gets more than she bargained for when she strongly suspects a man of committing murder
The Doctors Dilemma (1958)
A single doctor about to be awarded a knighthood for his claim of curing tuberculosis is infatuated by a womans beauty and charm, promising to save her husbands life, only to change his mind after discovering the mans immoral c
Take Her, Shes Mine (1963)
A fathers attempts to protect his college age daughter from trouble backfire and he finds himself in the middle of scandal after scandal
Beat the Devil (1953)
On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple They meet and things happen
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert Sir Anthony Hopkins is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland
Go to Blazes (1962)
After yet another smash and grab goes wrong, a bungling trio of small time crooks flash an idea of using a fire engine as a getaway vehicle But they keep being mistaken for genuine firemen and it starts to become a flaming nuisance
Way... Way Out (1966)
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base
Too Many Chefs (1978)
European chefs are being killed in the same ways that their special dishes are prepared Pastry chef Natasha OBrien is suspected, as is her ex husband Robby Ross, a fast food franchiser looking for chefs to endorse his omelet shops
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPhersons tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men only company
The Old Dark House (1963)
In England, an American car salesman ends up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a clients family
Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
Czech speaking, out of work Briton Nicholas Whistler Dirk Bogarde is unwittingly sent on a secret mission to Prague by British Intelligence
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination
Oscar Wilde (1960)
Playwright Oscar Wildes homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lovers father, leading to his own prosecution
Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
The Victorian era theatrical partnership of English librettist William S Gilbert and English composer Arthur Sullivan produced fourteen comic operas to great public acclaim, yet they clashed on both personal and creative levels
A Yank in London (1945)
In 1943 England, an American Army Air Force gunner falls in love with a corporal in the Womens Auxiliary Air Force who has long been expected to marry a British paratrooper Major, prompting him to go back to combat duty
Specialty of the House (1959)
Mr Laffler invites Mr Costain to join him for dinner at a private club that he describes as a very special experience To his disappointment, Laffler is informed that the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served They c
The Deadly Game (1982)
Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler
Major Barbara (1941)
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her fathers business A comedy with social commentary
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion
Ladies Who Do (1963)
The Ladies Who Do are office cleaners One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer