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Simon and Laura
6.3

Simon and Laura

Nov. 02, 1955

Simon and Laura

Bickering married performers agree to star in a “Mr. and Mrs.” TV show.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
6.6

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King’s palace. On the way home his father is ...
Raid on Entebbe
6.7

Raid on Entebbe

Dec. 26, 1976

Raid on Entebbe

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. ...
Network
8.1

Network

Nov. 14, 1976

Network

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself ...
The Abdication
6.2

The Abdication

Oct. 03, 1974

The Abdication

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
Bequest to the Nation
6.4

Bequest to the Nation

Apr. 18, 1973

Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
Lost Horizon
5.2

Lost Horizon

Mar. 17, 1973

Lost Horizon

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue ...
Minder
7.8

Minder

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely ...
Sunday Bloody Sunday
7

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Jul. 01, 1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he’s also ...
The Legend of Lylah Clare
5.7

The Legend of Lylah Clare

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.
Far from the Madding Crowd
7.2

Far from the Madding Crowd

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely ...
Judith
5.6

Judith

Jan. 20, 1966

Judith

A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.5

The Flight of the Phoenix

A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who ...
The Pumpkin Eater
7.2

The Pumpkin Eater

Jul. 16, 1964

The Pumpkin Eater

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are ...
Girl with Green Eyes
7

Girl with Green Eyes

May. 14, 1964

Girl with Green Eyes

Catholic-Irish farm girl Kate, along with her gregarious best friend Baba, moves to Dublin to pursue a more exciting life.
In the Cool of the Day
5

In the Cool of the Day

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband’s ...
I Thank a Fool
6.1

I Thank a Fool

Sep. 14, 1962

I Thank a Fool

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has ...
No Love for Johnnie
6.9

No Love for Johnnie

Feb. 14, 1961

No Love for Johnnie

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he’s feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as ...
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
7.1

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

At the height of his fame, Oscar Wilde angers the Marquis of Queensberry by having what is believed to be a romantic relationship with ...
Kidnapped
6.6

Kidnapped

Feb. 24, 1960

Kidnapped

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of ...
Operation Amsterdam
6.4

Operation Amsterdam

Jan. 01, 1959

Operation Amsterdam

When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch ...
The Nun’s Story
7.5

The Nun’s Story

Jun. 18, 1959

The Nun’s Story

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and ...
Windom’s Way
5.9

Windom’s Way

Dec. 07, 1957

Windom’s Way

A doctor’s sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction ...
The Shiralee
6.7

The Shiralee

Jul. 11, 1957

The Shiralee

An Australian “swagman” finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from ...
Robbery Under Arms
6

Robbery Under Arms

Jan. 10, 1957

Robbery Under Arms

During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous ...
A Town Like Alice
7.2

A Town Like Alice

Mar. 01, 1956

A Town Like Alice

In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan ...
Passage Home
6.2

Passage Home

Mar. 17, 1955

Passage Home

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a ...
The Heart of the Matter
6.7

The Heart of the Matter

Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience when he has an affair with a younger woman.
Father Brown
6.7

Father Brown

Jun. 08, 1954

Father Brown

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
Elephant Walk
6.3

Elephant Walk

Apr. 21, 1954

Elephant Walk

Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth (Dame ...
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
6.9

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who ...
The Wooden Horse
6.9

The Wooden Horse

Oct. 16, 1950

The Wooden Horse

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
The Miniver Story
6.3

The Miniver Story

Oct. 26, 1950

The Miniver Story

The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and ...
The Rats of Tobruk
5.4

The Rats of Tobruk

Jun. 30, 1944

The Rats of Tobruk

Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel’s forces.