King and Country
In this stirring anti-war film set during WWI, a tough, no-nonsense British Army lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) is assigned to defend a lowly private (Tom Courtenay) at his court martial.
In this stirring anti-war film set during WWI, a tough, no-nonsense British Army lawyer (Dick Bogarde) is assigned to defend a lowly private (Tom Courtenay) at his court martial. The private has been accused of desertion during battle. The lawyer, Captain Hargreaves is convinced this young man should be executed. However, as the trial progresses and the strain of three horrible years endured at the Allied front is revealed, the more he is compelled to spare the youth from a firing squad.
1964 | 86 min | B&W | Optional English Subtitles | 1.66:1/16×9 | Dolby Digital | All Region | NR
Reviews:
“∗∗∗1/2 Vivid anti-war treatise beautifully acted by strong supporting cast.” – Leonard Maltin
“… outstanding performances… deserving of attention.” – Kathleen Carroll, New York Daily News
“… deadly tones of realism… A Shocker!” – Judith Crist, New York Herald Tribune
“Too important and too rewarding a film to be missed” – Guardian
Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtney, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley
Directed byJoseph Losey
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Summer Storm
It’s a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren (Linda Darnell), who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge (George Sanders), a decadent aristocrat (Edward Everett Horton) and an estate superintendent (Hugo Haas), with surprising results. Fine direction by master auteur Douglas Sirk and an Oscar-nominated score highlight this adaptation of the Anton Chekhov drama “The Shooting Party.” 1944 | 115 min* | B&W | 1.37:1 | NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: Interview with Author Bernard Dick on Director Douglas Sirk, interviewed by Joel Blumberg; Original Theatrical Trailer
*Plus special features
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Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth
Also known as: Journey To The Center Of The Earth and Where Time Began
Hamburg: Professor Lidenbrock buys a manuscript from a strange old man, which describes a wonderful journey to the center of the earth. He shows it to his niece Glauben and her fiancé, Axel, and the three of them decide to start the voyage at once. In Iceland, Professor Fredrikson, and a guide, Hans, join the expedition. They soon find the entry of the earth’s center into an inactive volcano. But following an underground storm and earthquake, they fall in a deep crevice. While exploring their new surroundings, they meet a mysterious character who offers them help. In his company they discover wonderful things such as an underground sea, a forest of gigantic mushrooms, giant sea serpents, dinosaurs and a King Kong-type gorilla… They come upon a beautiful underground city, but their new guide then reveals his real motives and tries to kill them all in an explosion. An earthquake then starts, propelling the adventurers to the surface through a volcano… will they make their way back to Hamburg? Filmed in Spain. 1975|90 min|Color|NR
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Four in a Jeep
FOUR IN A JEEP (Die Vier im Jeep) – Director’s Cut
Intrigue and danger follow the International Police on their rounds in post-WWII Vienna in this suspenseful made-on-location drama. The city is divided between the U.S., England, France and Russia, and each Jeep patrol is comprised of one sergeant from each country. The beautiful Franziska (Viveca Lindfors) wants to leave the Russian zone with her husband, an escapee from an interment camp, and American sergeant Ralph Meeker is sympathetic. But will the Russian sergeant say nyet? Dark, brooding, beautifully photographed. An U.S.-Swiss production in English, with French, German, Russian and Austrian segments subtitled in English. 1951|97 min.|B&W|1.37:1|NR
SPECIAL FEATURES: U.S. Army propaganda film, YOUR JOB IN GERMANY (1945). Directed by Frank Capra; Screenplay by Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). An uncompromising view of Germans designed to half fraternization between the U.S. troops and the German civilians.
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The Tall Lie (For Men Only)
“RIPPED!…from the heart of a woman’s hate! A student who refuses to kill a dog as part of his “Hell Night” fraternity initiation is later hounded to his death, prompting college professor Paul Henreid to push for reforms. Henreid also produced and directed this hard-hitting expose on college hazing, which features early performances from Russell (Gilligan’s Island) Johnson and Vera (Psycho) Miles. Includes the “puppy” sequence that was widely censored. 1952|81 min|B&W|1.33:1:|NR
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