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Double bill of two classic adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's
novel 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', in which a
scientist investigates the nature of good and evil. The first, made
in 1932, stars Frederic March, who won the Academy Award for Best
Actor for his role as both the cultured man and the neanderthal.
The second version was made in 1941, with Spencer Tracy in the lead
role, and a strong supporting cast that included Ingrid Bergman and
Lana Turner.
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Stalag 17 (Blu-ray disc)
Don Taylor, Sig Rumann, Otto Preminger, Neville Brand, William Holden, …
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R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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William Holden and Don Taylor star in this classic Second World War
drama directed by Billy Wilder. After two American prisoners are
killed trying to escape from the notorious German camp Stalag 17,
the blame for their betrayal falls upon the cynical, self-serving
Sergeant Sefton (Holden), whose dealings with the enemy isolate him
from his fellow inmates. But does Sefton's disinterest in team
bonding and group morale necessarily mean he is the traitor in
their midst?
Billy Wilder directs this Oscar-winning classic exposé of the
Hollywood studio system. Struggling Hollywood writer Joe Gillis
(William Holden) is attempting to avoid his creditors when he pulls
his car into the garage of an apparently deserted mansion. He soon
discovers that it is in fact the home of Norma Desmond (Gloria
Swanson), an ageing actress who was once a star of silent films.
Desperate for money, Gillis agrees to work on a screenplay
adaptation of 'Salome' which Norma has written for her intended
comeback. Gillis then gradually becomes trapped in Norma's bizarre
fantasy world, and when he tries to leave her, she makes an attempt
at suicide. The film also features silent screen legends Cecil B.
DeMille, Buster Keaton and Erich von Stroheim in supporting roles.
Box set comprising four classic Cary Grant films as well as a
documentary about his life and work made in 2004, 'Cary Grant: A
Class Apart'. 'Night and Day' (1946) is a fictionalized biography
of Cole Porter, made while the composer was still alive, starring
Grant in the title role. The film begins in the 1910s when Porter
is at Yale University, then follows him through the First World
War, in which he works as an ambulance driver in France and marries
a nurse from an aristocratic family (Alexis Smith). Director
Michael Curtiz then focuses on Porter's glittering career through
the 1940s, and the film contains performances of many of his most
famous songs. It is now generally conceded that many of the facts
on which the film is based are wildly inaccurate: Porter was in
fact gay and married a divorcee friend for convenience, and his
much-feted military experiences were a hoax. 'Destination Tokyo'
(1943) is a suspenseful wartime drama about a US submarine, USS
Copperfin, sent into Tokyo harbour under secret orders in the early
days of the Second World War. Cary Grant plays the submarine's
commander, whose mission is to get the submarine and its crew into
the harbour undetected and send a landing party ashore in order to
obtain vital information for the planned Doolittle air raid on
Tokyo. 'North By Northwest' (1959) is a masterful mix of comedy and
suspense from Alfred Hitchcock. Advertising executive Roger
Thornhill (Grant) is lunching in a restaurant with his mother when
he mistakenly answers a page for one George Kaplan. He soon finds
himself on the run across the country, being pursued by enemies of
the government who are convinced that he is a secret agent. He
finds a friend in Eve Kendall (Eve Marie Saint), who helps conceal
him during a perilous train journey, but soon discovers that she is
not all she seems. 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (1944) is a macabre
comedy about the elderly Brewster sisters, who poison lonely old
men to put them out of their misery and bury them in their
basement. When their nephew Mortimer (Grant) calls to announce his
engagement, he discovers the grisly family secret. To complicate
matters, his evil sibling Jonathan (Raymond Massey) has just
escaped from jail, and arrives at the family home with murderous
intentions of his own.
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Sunset Boulevard (Blu-ray disc)
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Fred Clark, Nancy Olson, …
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R436
R271
Discovery Miles 2 710
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Billy Wilder directs this Oscar-winning classic exposé of the
Hollywood studio system. Struggling Hollywood writer Joe Gillis
(William Holden) is attempting to avoid his creditors when he pulls
his car into the garage of an apparently deserted mansion. He soon
discovers that it is in fact the home of Norma Desmond (Gloria
Swanson), an ageing actress who was once a star of silent films.
Desperate for money, Gillis agrees to work on a screenplay
adaptation of 'Salome' which Norma has written for her intended
comeback. Gillis then gradually becomes trapped in Norma's bizarre
fantasy world, and when he tries to leave her, she makes an attempt
at suicide. The film also features silent screen legends Cecil B.
DeMille, Buster Keaton and Erich von Stroheim in supporting roles.
A collection of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn films. 'Woman
of the Year' (1942) was the film which united the couple both off
screen and on. A high powered political columnist (Hepburn) falls
for a lowly sportswriter (Tracy) working on the same paper, even
though they are poles aparts socially and intellectually. However,
their relationship takes a turn for the worse after they marry,
with her unable to adapt to the role of housewife, and him driven
to drink by her intransigence. Hepburn won an Oscar for her role.
In 'Keeper of the Flame' (1942) a widely-revered politician dies
when his car runs off a bridge. Seasoned hack Steve O'Malley
(Tracy) begins researching a biography on the man, and, through the
revelations of his widow Christine (Hepburn), uncovers a number of
dark secrets about him. In 'Adam's Rib' (1949) Tracy and Hepburn
team up as a married couple finding themselves on opposite sides of
a court case. Whilst in 'Pat and Mike' (1952) Pat Pemberton
(Hepburn) is a PE teacher at a southern Californian college, who is
persuaded by shady sports promoter Mike Conovan (Tracy) to become a
professional athlete. As she flourishes in a number of disciplines,
the couple begin to fall in love - although there are plenty of
hurdles in the way of their eventual happiness.
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