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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
In the acclaimed sequel to Planet of the Apes, another astronaut (James Franciscus) crashes through the time barrier searching for the missing Taylor. The daring rescue leads to a subterranean city where mutant humans, who practice mind control, worship a weapon capable of destroying the entire planet. Both an action-oriented science-fiction adventure and a wry commentary on today's world, it's imaginative entertainment for fantasy buffs of all ages.
Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their roles from the original Planet of the Apes in this third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zire (Hunter) travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities--until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Colourful, futuristic sets, a relentless pace and an action-packed climax highlight the fourth episode of the legendary Apes saga, starring Roddy McDowall and Ricardo Montalban. The time is the near future. Apes have supplanted dogs and cats as household pets, and replaced servants as personal assistants--until their continual mistreatment provokes one advanced ape from the future, Caesar (McDowall), to lead a spectacular revolt. It's thrilling science fiction that offers both a serious message and stirring entertainment.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Roddy McDowall and Claude Akins star in the fifth chapter of the legendary Apes saga. Set in 2670 A.D., an idyllic society of man and ape is threatened by both a militant gorilla (Akins) and a tribe of still-intelligent mutant humans. Finally, simmering tensions dividing the primates erupt in an apocalyptic climax. When the smoke clears, the carnage is everywhere, but there is hope for a new beginning for man and ape. Co-starring John Huston, Paul Williams, and Lew Ayres.
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The Killers (Blu-ray disc)
Ava Gardner, Sam Levene, Vince Barnett, John Miljan, Donald MacBride, …
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R486
Discovery Miles 4 860
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Ships in 10 - 17 working days
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After boxer Swede (Burt Lancaster) is gunned down by a pair of
contract killers, insurance investigator Jim Reardon (Edmond
O'Brien) sets about piecing together the motives behind the murder.
Swede's story is revealed in flashback - how he became involved in
the crime world of Big Jim Colfax (Albert Dekker), only to be
seduced into armed robbery by Colfax's glamorous moll, Kitty
Collins (Ava Gardner).
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Escape to Victory (DVD)
Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Pelé, Carole Laure, …
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R271
Discovery Miles 2 710
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War drama set during World War II focusing on a group of Nazi
officers who come up with a propaganda event in which an all-star
Nazi team will play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War in a
Football match. The prisoners agree, planning on using the game as
a means of escape from the camp.
Three classic films from acclaimed director, Roman Polanski. In
'Rosemary's Baby' (1968), Mia Farrow stars as Rosemary, a young
wife whose husband (John Cassavetes), an actor, falls in with a
group of Satanists. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, she begins to
suspect that she may be carrying the child of the Devil. In 'The
Tenant' (1976), when Trelkovsky (Polanski) rents a decrepit, barren
flat he discovers that the flat's previous occupant, a young girl,
had leaped to her death from its window. Intrigued, he begins to
obsess about the girl and convinces himself that the other tenants
of the building are trying to drive him to self-murder as well. But
has Trelkovsky really only inherited the girl's suicidal urges?
Finally, in 'Chinatown' (1974), private eye Jake Gittes (Jack
Nicholson) is hired to follow water commissioner Hollis Mulwray
(Darrell Zwerling), only to see him turn up dead at the bottom of a
reservoir. Realising he has been used, Gittes confronts Mulwray's
widow Evelyn (Faye Dunway), a woman who seems to have plenty of
secrets of her own, not least her ambiguous relationship with her
father Noah Cross (John Huston).
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The Visitor (Blu-ray disc)
Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, Sam Peckinpah, Paige Conner, John Huston, …
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R486
Discovery Miles 4 860
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Ships in 10 - 17 working days
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Sci-fi horror which revolves around a young girl named Katy (Paige
Conner) and the war fought over her by supernatural forces. Katy
and her telekinetic powers are highly sought after by a global
conspiracy who want to take over the world, and by the
intergalactic warrior 'The Visitor', who possesses the same powers
and knows they should be used for the good of mankind. Both sides
are concerned with carrying Katy's genes forward as they grapple
with the fate of their universe, battling through multiple
dimensions across space.
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Annie (Special Edition) (DVD)
John Huston; Starring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, …
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R307
R227
Discovery Miles 2 270
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John Huston directed this screen version of the Broadway musical
based on the long-running comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie'. Annie
(Aileen Quinn) lives a miserable life in an orphanage run by the
cruel Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). A chance of escape and
happiness comes Annie's way when she meets billionaire 'Daddy'
Warbucks (Albert Finney), but Hannigan and her colleagues soon
conspire to get Annie back.
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