Michael Balcon
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (81 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sir Alec Guinness as Henry Holland, a meek clerk, devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But their ingenious idea to melt the gold into souvenir Eiffel Towers and smuggle them to France turns their perfect crime into a disastrous caper and unexpected surprises.
Series
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A not-so-musically-inclined band of outlaws pose as a group of amateur musicians, while secretly plotting a major heist. But the sweet landlady, who rents them their "digs," proves to be too much for these cutthroats. They decide to get rid of her ... a task they find easier said than done.
4) The 39 steps
Publisher
Delta Entertainment Corp
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Richard Hannay is on vacation in London when he meets a mysterious woman who tells him of a spy ring which she is trying to crack. She doesn't know the identity of the masterspy, but does know a few revealing details. Later she is murdered-- before Hannay can learn anything more. His own life now in danger, Hannay sets out to solve a mystery"--Container.
Series
Criterion Collection volume 885
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This haunting silent thriller tells the tale of a mysterious young man who takes up residence at a London boardinghouse, just as a killer who preys on blonde women, known as the Avenger, descends upon the city. The film is animated by the palpable energy of a young stylist at play, decisively establishing the director's formal and thematic obsessions.
6) Secret agent
Publisher
Laserlight DVD
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An espionage thriller set in Geneva, seasoned with romance. Two British Intelligence Service agents pose as husband and wife in an attempt to eliminate an agent for the Central Powers.
Publisher
Film Movement Llc
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (572 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Formats
Description
The villagers of Bromley End, an English hamlet, welcome a platoon of soldiers who have been assigned to their village during World War II. When the residents discover that the soldiers are disguised German paratroopers who plan to take over Bromley End, they bravely fight the Nazi occupation of their village.
Deep inside the Reich, prisoners of every nationality make it a point of honor to attempt departure from the ultimate in escape-proof prisons....
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Professor Marcus rents a London flat, telling his landlady that he and his friends are musicians who will be rehearsing in the flat. In reality, neither the professor nor his friends can play a note. He is a criminal mastermind, holding court over his gang of thieves, including the likes of punkish Harry, the homicidal Louis and punch-drunk One-Round. The gang uses the professor's flat as a headquarters, where they conceive a daring 60,000 pound robbery....
Publisher
LaserLight DVD
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 165 min.) : sd., si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
[Blackmail] A young woman kills an artist who attempts to rape her. Her Scotland Yard detective boyfriend soon learns the killer's identity, but so has someone else. First produced as a silent film, then in this version with dialog.
[Easy virtue] "After divorcing an abusive husband, an innocent woman makes a valiant effort at beginning her life anew, but she cannot escape the incidents surrounding her past"--Container.