"Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger " (1977) Fantasy Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Beverley Cross Directed by: Sam Wanamaker Starring: Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour and Patrick Troughton Melanthius: "Extraordinary, a normal babboon wouldn't have reconised its reflection and attacked it thinking it was another babboon." Ray Harryhausen’s final Sinbad adventure, Sinbad and …
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"In Which We Serve" (1942) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Noël Coward Directed by: David Lean Starring: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles and Celia Johnson Mrs. Alix Kinross: [Christmas dinner toast] "Ladies and gentlemen. I'll begin by taking my husband's advice and wishing you all a very happy Christmas. I'm sure Elizabeth and June …
"This Happy Breed" (1944) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan Directed by: David Lean Starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills Frank Gibbons: "She didn't pass on, pass over, or pass out! She died!" David Lean’s This Happy Breed may not have the sweeping romantic grandeur of Brief Encounter or …
"Blithe Spirit" (1945) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford Charles Condomine: "It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit." David Lean’s Blithe Spirit remains one of the most curious entries in …
"Brief Encounter" (1945) Drama Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey and Cyril Raymond Laura Jesson: "It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading." Few …
"Great Expectations" (1946) Drama Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame Directed by: David Lean Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager and Jean Simmons Mr. Jaggers: "Now, Pip: put the case that this legal advisor has often seen children tried at the criminal bar. Put …
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