The Tenth Man

George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the top. Certain in his belief in the corruptible and foolish nature of others, whenever Winter meets a competitor who can't be bought, he destroys the man through methods both legal and underhanded. Then, he meets his 'tenth man': a victim who refuses to be silenced by threat or bribery, with the power to bring Winter's house of cards crashing down around him...Brian Desmond Hurst directs this masterly adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's play which features a brilliant central performance by John Lodge as the ruthless investment broker who will stop at nothing to shore up his social and financial position, with Antoinette Cellier as the woman he refuses to release from a loveless marriage. The Tenth Man is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

Gente de Bien

The exceptional debut feature from director Franco Lolli, Gente de Bien is an emotionally powerful coming-of-age drama that explores with refreshing subtlety the gap between parent and child, and affluence and hardship. Nominated for Semaine de la Critique and Camera d'Or prizes at Cannes in 2014, it won the Horizons Award – Special Mention at San Sebastian International Film Festival, and Best Film at Ghent International Film Festival.Against the backdrop of modern-day Colombia, newcomer Brayan Santamaría plays ten-year-old Eric who, with his dog Lupe, is sent to live with his father Gabriel in downtown Bogotá. Gabriel, a carpenter, has trouble keeping their heads above water, and struggles to build a relationship with his son; neither fact goes unnoticed by his employer, Maria Isabel. Anxious to help, Maria invites father and son to spend Christmas in the country at her family's luxurious villa; but it seems that her good intentions can only highlight the social divide between them.Special Features:Original theatrical trailerImage gallery

The Dancing Years

Premiering on stage in March 1939, Ivor Novello's enchanting musical romance set in pre-Great War Vienna became one of the most popular West End shows during the dark days of the Second World War. This radiant film adaptation proved no less popular, with Dennis Price's sensitive portrayal of the lead character winning great acclaim and Novello's score featuring a string of melodies that swept the world. The Dancing Years is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. 1910: a small band of army officers arrive at an inn on the outskirts of Vienna. It is home to Rudi Kleber, a gifted but impoverished composer, who is asked to play while they eat. Rudi plays his own composition and the officers immediately bid against each other for its purchase – but a woman's voice outbids them all; it is Maria, the lovely and brilliant star of the opera... Special Features:Original Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryOriginal Promotional Material PDF

British Comedies of the 1930s Volume 2

The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience - making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade’s most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Oh What a Duchess (1933)An actor impersonates a duchess – with truly astonishing results for him and his company!Black and White / 65 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishIt's a Bet (1935)A young reporter bets a wealthy newspaperman that he can disappear for a month.Black and White / 67 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English

Without Pity

Zavvi - Het huis van de popcultuurDeze bekroonde film uit de beginjaren van de Italiaanse neorealistische cinema is mede geschreven door een jonge Federico Fellini en geregisseerd door Alberto Lattuada. John Kitzmiller speelt de hoofdrol in deze film als een zwarte soldaat die, nadat hij verliefd is geworden op een verarmd meisje uit de buurt, wil ontsnappen aan de chaos van het naoorlogse Italië en aan een gedwongen terugkeer naar de gesegregeerde rassen in de V.S.Hoewel het baanbrekende thema van interraciale liefde van Without Pity een van de belangrijkste en meest gedurfde films van de periode vlak na de oorlog maakte, werd de film in de Verenigde Staten verboden en heeft hij als zodanig nooit bredere erkenning gekregen voor zijn openhartige, gevoelige behandeling van een onderwerp dat vele jaren nog controversieel was.Zonder medelijden (Senza Pieta), een film die Fellini's carrière hielp lanceren, is hier te zien in een gloednieuwe transfer van de beste overgebleven filmelementen.

White Cradle Inn

Madeleine Carroll – internationally famous for her role in The 39 Steps and the first of Hitchcock's glacial blonde heroines – stars with Ian Hunter and Michael Rennie in this rare and deeply moving post-war drama. Also known as High Fury, White Cradle Inn is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Beneath the towering peaks of the Swiss Alps, in peaceful White Cradle Valley, stands an inn owned by Magda and her philandering husband Rudolf. During the war, many small French children are evacuated to the valley. One of these refugees, a boy named Roger who has lost both parents, is billeted with Rudolf and Magda. When the time comes for the children to return to France, Magda very much wishes to adopt Roger, but her husband has taken a dislike to the boy... Special Features: Image gallery

Sands of the Desert

Charlie Drake plays a misunderstood, larger-than-life travel agency clerk, Charles Sands, who is sent to the desert to supervise the opening of one of his firm's new investments: Bossom's Bedouin Holiday Camp. What Charlie doesn't know is that a ruthless Arab sheikh wants the land on which the camp is being built, because he believes there's oil in the dunes! The irrepressible star of The Worker heads an impressive cast – including superior screen villain Peter Arne and Upstairs, Downstairs regular Raymond Huntley – in this hilarious, early '60s comedy feature, presented here in a brand new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF

Mr Denning Drives North

John Mills leidt een uitstekende cast als een vader wiens poging om het potentieel rampzalige huwelijk van zijn dochter te voorkomen onvoorziene en angstaanjagende gevolgen heeft. Met een scenario dat Alec Coppel - Oscargenomineerd schrijver van Hitchcocks Vertigo - naar zijn eigen roman bewerkte, is Mr. Denning Drives North een aangrijpende psychologische thriller, hier gepresenteerd in een gloednieuwe transfer van de originele filmelementen. Tom Denning, een van de meest succesvolle vliegtuigbouwers van het land, heeft een perfect gezinsleven met zijn vrouw en dochter. Maar dan gebeurt het: in een flits verandert deze succesvolle, zeer gerespecteerde man in een gekwelde figuur, gedreven tot op de rand van het gezonde verstand door de wanhopige noodzaak om een vreselijk geheim te bewaren... Speciale kenmerken:Afbeeldingen galerijPromotiemateriaal PDF

NightBeat

Featuring the film debut of British screen siren and post-war sex symbol Christine Norden, this Soho-set Brit Noir tells the story of two wartime friends whose civilian lives take very different paths. Featuring Ben Frankel's excellent musical score, Nightbeat is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Don and Andy, two young commando sergeants, are demobilised from the army. Unable to find jobs that suit, they both join the police – where Don does well and is soon promoted, but Andy's rebellious nature makes it hard for him to accept discipline. When he becomes involved with a good-time girl , Andy finds himself on a downward slope which puts both his career and life in jeopardy.

The Jessie Matthews Revue Volume 2

Throughout the 1930s Jessie Matthews was Britain's best-loved musical film star, her dynamism and gamine charm captivating audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. With a string of box-office hits spotlighting her unique talent, it's easy to see how she became so popular – and why she remains so to this day.Showcasing some the era's finest cinema talent – including directors Victor Saville and (in a change from his normal fare) Alfred Hitchcock, actors Robert Young and Esmond Knight, as well as comedy star (and Matthews' husband) Sonnie Hale – the two films on this volume are presented as transfers from the original film elements, in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratios.It's love again!A young actress secretly seizes the chance to play the part of an imaginary socialite invented by a gossip columnist. The enigmatic beauty becomes famous, but the columnist is mystified when his fictional star appears in person!Waltzes from ViennnaA pretty girl works in the bakery in which aspiring composer Johann Strauss is also forced to work by his father. Can she help him achieve his dreams despite his father's objections?

Halas & Batchelor Heritage Collection

Affectionately referred to as 'the British Disney', Halas & Batchelor's highly influential and internationally acclaimed body of work encompassed children's series, public education films, adverts and more. This collection of short films will both remind and reinforce how stunningly innovative, whimsically humorous and subversively entertaining their four-decade body of work actually was.From an uncannily prophetic, Oscar nominated satire on technological overkill and automated gridlock (Automania 2000) to the adventures of of a paper-cutout dog and his friends (Snip and Snap), the films present wide-ranging content in a gloriously inventive fashion. Drawn from an archive that includes numerous international award winners, these animated gems have been newly transferred in High Definition from the original film elements; all showcase the beguiling humour, questing yet playful spirituality and sheer technical brilliance that characterised the studio's output, serving as both an introduction to and celebration of a unique body of work that is ripe for re-evaluation.Short Films:The Magic Canvas (1948)Flying Free (1980)The Owl and the Pussycat (1952)The Figurehead (1953)The History of the Cinema (1957)Foo Foo: The Stowaway (1960)Haba Tales: The Cultured Ape (1960)Snip And Snap: Top Dogs (1960)Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961)Automania 2000 (1963)Dodo - The Kid From Outer Space: The Kidnapped Kid (1964)Tales From Hoffnung: The Symphony Orchestra (1964)Flow Diagram (1966)The Question (1967)Children and Cars (1971)Butterfly Ball (1974)Autobahn (1979)Dilemma (1981)Bonus Features:John Halas RememberedOde to Joy: A Life in AnimationThe Cultured Ape: 1980 Colourised VersionClapperboard: The Halas & Batchelor StoryAn Animated Utopia: the Life and Achievement of John HalasImage Gallery

Deadly Record

Hammer icon Barbara Shelley stars alongside cult actor Lee Patterson in a brilliantly taut and compelling thriller from the late '50s. Deadly Record is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When pilot Trevor Hamilton touches down at London Airport, his wife Jenny is not there to meet him. Their marriage is on the point of collapse, and when Jenny is found dead, Hamilton becomes Suspect Number One. With the police searching for enough evidence to arrest him, Hamilton desperately interviews everyone in Jenny's social circle to find the real murderer!SPECIAL FEATURE: Original Theatrical Trailer

Second Fiddle

The final film by veteran director Maurice Elvey takes a wry look at gender politics in the 1950s workplace, casting Adrienne Corri as a high-flying advertising executive whose career is in jeopardy after the announcement of her forthcoming marriage. A sharply intelligent, long sought-after comedy that was thought lost for many years, Second Fiddle is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements.Deborah and Charles, young executives at the thriving Pontifex Advertising Agency, are very much in love. Deborah is recognised by her employers as the most brilliant TV executive in the country, while Charles is regarded as 'thoroughly reliable'. But there is one hard-and-fast rule at the agency: the board of directors will not allow any married women on their staff; as soon as a girl marries, she must resign!

Tamahine

When her father dies, Tamahine, a lovely young half-Polynesian girl, is sent to England to visit her father's cousin, headmaster of a celebrated boys' public school. She has a disturbing influence on boys and masters alike, however, with all and sundry falling under the spell of her natural beauty and charm!This sparkling comedy stars Nancy Kwan as the free-spirited Tamahine, with Dennis Price as the staid guardian who is both bewitched and inspired by her presence. Boasting an equally strong supporting cast, the film earned a BAFTA nomination for Geoffrey Unsworth, the double-Oscar winning cinematographer whose credits include Cabaret, Tess and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Tamahine is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio.

Aldwych Farces Volume 2

A series of now-legendary stage comedies from the 1920s and '30s, the Aldwych Farces broke theatre box-office records and made the transition to celluloid with a run of hit films – making stars of Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Most were penned by leading comic playwright Ben Travers and peopled by a regular cast of silly-ass aristocrats, battleaxe wives and put-upon husbands; nimble wordplay and finely crafted buffoonery were their hallmarks and the public loved them.Though only ten adaptations were made on film, the influence of these enduringly popular films was great and can be seen in some of the key British comedies from the first half of the 20th century. This ongoing range will include not only the Aldwych Farces themselves but those films that they influenced. They are presented here as brand-new transfers from original film elements in their original aspect ratio.A CUP OF KINDNESS (1934)A tale of two feuding families whose offspring cause uproar when they announce their marital plans.Black and White / 76 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishDIRTY WORK (1933)Two assistants at a high-class jeweller's devise a cunning plan to attempt to catch a gang of jewel thieves.Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English

John Pilger: The War on Democracy

Recipient of multiple awards – including the UN Media Peace Prize – John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist, author and factual film-maker who began his career in his native Australia before moving to London. He has been a foreign correspondent and frontline war reporter since 1967, and is a regular contributor to a wide range of international broadcast and print media. As a passionate critic of foreign military and economic ventures by Western governments, Pilger uncovers shocking truths about the political forces that manifest themselves worldwide; leaving no stone unturned, he treads where many journalists fear to go.In this powerful documentary he explores the brutal reality behind America's notions of 'spreading democracy'. He interviews President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and speaks exclusively to former US government officials about the CIA's covert wars in Latin America; he talks and listens to the people of Chile – America's 'model democracy' – and investigates the 'School of the Americas' in Georgia, which trained the interrogators and death-squad leaders of Latin America.Pilger argues that far from bringing democracy to the world, US intervention has stifled its progress, and suggests that popular democracy is now more likely to be found in the grassroots movements of the poorest in Latin America.

The Man with the Golden Arm

One of America's most significant and controversial post-war films, this triple-Oscar-nominated feature boasts a searing performance by Frank Sinatra as a war veteran caught between two worlds as he tries to kick his drug habit and establish a new life; Eleanor Parker is his embittered, manipulative wife, and Kim Novak the young woman who stands by him.With its groundbreaking subject and an authenticity rarely matched in the many films it inspired, The Man with the Golden Arm combines masterly direction by Otto Preminger and a jazz score by the legendary Elmer Bernstein. It is featured here in a stunning new digital restoration, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Having just served a prison term for possession of heroin, poker dealer Frankie Machine vows to stay clean and find success as a jazz drummer. His wife, left disabled by a car crash, is equally determined he should remain in the lucrative gambling business. Pressurised by his wife after being asked to deal in a high-stakes game, Frankie's fear of failure leads him straight back to the nearest fix...

The One Game

One of the defining telefantasy series of 1980s television, The One Game is a prescient mix of first-person gaming, political chicanery and Arthurian myth, starring Stephen Dillane in a powerful early role and Patrick Malahide as the enigmatic, malevolent Magnus. Directed by Mike Vardy, written by John Brown and sporting a haunting theme tune from Chameleon, The One Game hits an unequivocally high watermark for British fantasy television.Games tycoon Nicholas Thorne is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse when his bank accounts are emptied and his company threatened with hostile takeover. Compelled to follow clue after clue and win game after game, he realises with a shock that the only person capable of perpetrating this attack on his life is his ex-partner, Magnus. But Magnus has been dead for years...SPECIAL FEATURE: Image Gallery

Wide Boy

Sydney Tafler is perfectly cast as a small-time blackmarketeer whose criminal ambitions lead him into new and dangerous territory, while starlet Susan Shaw is the girl he is desperate to hold on to – whatever it takes. The feature-length directorial debut of BAFTA nominee Ken Hughes, this acclaimed, post-war crime drama is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Benny has never made the big time. He's just another petty crook making a poor and precarious living on the black market – and certainly not making enough to satisfy the demands of his girlfriend Molly, a lady of expensive tastes. So when presented with the opportunity to try his hand at blackmail, Benny leaps at the chance...Bonus Features: Image Gallery

Night Alone

Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apart. When they come up to town for a family engagement, an urgent business appointment obliges Charles to let Barbara go on without him.Left alone and bored in the hotel, Charles agrees to accompany a man-about-town friend to a nightclub. He gets helplessly drunk among dubious company, and come the morning finds that a hangover is the least of his problems..!Noted actor-dramatist Emlyn Williams is the errant husband in this highly engaging pre-war marital comedy, also featuring popular leading lady Lesley Brook and Constant Nymph star Leonora Corbett. Night Alone is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Bonus Features:Image Gallery