| "The Small Voice (DVD)" |
| "Superior, claustrophobic post-war thriller starring James Donald, Valerie Hobson and Howard Keel. James Donald and Valerie Hobson star as a couple whose act of kindness has devastating consequences, while a young Howard Keel makes his film debut as the desperate fugitive who terrorises them in this supremely claustrophobic, post-war thriller. Whilst driving to their house in the Welsh hills, Murray Byrne and his wife Eleanor come across a crashed car, and take the three male occupants home with them for medical care. Then they discover that the men are armed. No one is allowed to leave the house, and the Byrnes' movements are now closely watched by their captors..."
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Small World Of Sammy Lee (Digitally Restored) [2016] (DVD)" |
| "A 1963 British crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens. THE SMALL WORLD OF SAMMY LEE is just around any corner in Soho. Peopled by the pimps, the punters, the brasses and the bookies, and with boils on its face like the sleazy Peepshow club where Sammy (Anthony Newley) comperes the strip-tease. Sammy Lee is worried. When you owe 300 to a bookie like Conner you're entitled to be worried. Particularly when his muscle men (Kenneth J. Warren and Clive Colin Bowler) are coming in a few hours' time to collect the cash. Refused help from brother Lou (Warren Mitchell) by Lou's wife (Miriam Karlin) who won't pour the profits of their delicatessen into bookies' pockets, Sammy is desperately setting up shady deals to raise the money. Region: Region 2 Release Date: 14 Nov. 2016"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Smallest Show on Earth (DVD)" |
| "Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Virginia McKenna, Leslie Phillips, Sid James and Bill Travers star in Basil Dearden’s heartwarming comedy about a couple who inherit a cinema in the north of England. A recently married couple inherit a dilapidated cinema and its incompetent staff and resolve to transform its fortunes. They soon find, however, that their hopes for the future are far more difficult to realise than anticipated. Basil Dearden's comedy, starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and Leslie Phillips. Release Date 11th March 2019"
Price: 10.99 |
| "The Smashing Of The Reich (DVD)" |
| "Unparalleled documentary on the destruction of the Nazi war machine. The most significant events in the undoing of the Nazis and how the allied powers turned the tide in WWII are uncovered in this documentary film. From the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris and the last German offensive with the battle of Bastogne and landing in Elba, using extraordinary frontline combat film. Also uncovered are the bombing of German industrial centres, with a large focus on the success of the allies' air power, and the liberation of Germany's concentration camps. Running Time: 136 minutes Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.) Release Date: 12/05/2008"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Smoke (DVD)" |
| "From the makers of Broadchurch and Spooks; high-octane, gripping, adrenaline-fuelled drama at its best. What is it to be a hero in everyday life? What is it to be a man? The White Watch crew set screens alight in this stunning series that defies all expectations. Jamie Bamber stars as Kev, a veteran firefighter searching for justice after the most traumatic call-out of his career causes him to question himself, both as a hero and as a man. Jodie Whittaker plays Trish, Kev's girlfriend, who is striving to hold on to love and hope against the odds, while Rhashan Stone is Kev's best mate Mal, whose loyalty is tested to the extreme. This two-disc set contains all eight episodes of this gripping, non-stop drama along with a thrilling behind the scenes feature and interviews with cast and crew. Running Time: 401 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: English Release Date: 14/04/2014"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Smurfs (2011 Movie) (DVD)" |
| "When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. Running Time: 98 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: English|German|Hindi|Turkish Release Date: 5 Dec. 2011"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Snowman (DVD)" |
| "Based on Jo Nesbo's bestselling Scandi-noir thriller, Michael Fassbender stars as an investigator hunting an elusive serial killer. Mothers are going missing across Norway in the winter. The killer only leaves behind his trademark snowman at the scene of the crime. Enter investigator Harry Hole, hard-drinking and hard-staring, to catch killer. No. Discs: 1 DVDCert 15Running Time: 1 hr 54Release Date: 19 Feb 2018"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Snowman / The Snowman and the Snowdog [1982] (DVD)" |
| "Raymond Briggs' classic animated tale, plus the 2012 sequel, about a snowman that comes magically to life after the chimes of midnight, and sets off on a series of amazing adventures. Region: Region 2 Release Date: 4 Nov. 2013"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Solitary Child (DVD)" |
| "Horror icon Barbara Shelley takes an early starring role as a top model whose marriage sends shockwaves through Society in this gripping mystery drama from the late 1950s. Based on the novel by Nina Bawden. The marriage of celebrated London model Harriet to Captain James Random causes a sensation: only two years previously, the gentleman farmer was acquitted in rather dubious circumstances of the murder of his first wife and there is still a widespread suspicion among the public that Random is a man who 'got away with it'..."
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Soller Railway (DVD)" |
| "One million people a year take the train from Palma, across the plane and through the mountains to Soller, making it the most popular 'attraction' in Mallorca. Many of these passengers then take the tram to the Port of Soller. This fascinating documentary takes us on the journey from Palma to Soller and then on to the Port in the tram and, along the way, tells the story of how the railway was built, a story which began 100 years ago, in 1905. Spectacular aerial footage, shots from the train, shots from the driver's cab, and archive photographs combine to make this a dramatic and interesting documentary about one the of the world's most scenic and historic railways. Running Time: 110 minutes Region: All Regions Release Date: 1 Dec. 2005"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Somerset & Dorset Railway DVD (DVD)" |
| "The Somerset & Dorset remains one of Britain's best-loved railways. As well as boosting trade in the region and helping people get to and from work, it passed through some stunning scenery and is fondly remembered by holidaymakers and day-trippers. This new souvenir DVD is the fascinating story of how the railway grew from humble beginnings in the 1850s, when it linked the Somerset towns of Glastonbury and Highbridge, into a main-line route. Eventually it connected the Bristol Channel to the English Channel, and the Midlands and North to the South Coast. Memories of journeys on the famous Pines Express to Bournemouth are particularly cherished. The story is enhanced by rare archive film, much of which has never previously been released. It is also illustrated by evocative photographs, slides and maps, and most of the old station sites and prominent surviving landmarks are shown as they are today. You will also enjoy the recollections of engine drivers, firemen and other staff who worked on the S & D, as well as those of railway historians, authors and volunteers who are working to keep the spirit of the line alive at Washford, Midsomer Norton, and Shillingstone. This is the most comprehensive DVD record of a greatly missed line and will be enjoyed by railway enthusiasts everywhere. Region: Region 2 Release Date: N/A"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Somme 1916 – From Both Sides Of The Wire (DVD)" |
| "Marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, this BBC documentary presents the historic encounter from, for the first time, both sides of no-man’s land. With access to little-known German military archives, Peter Barton reveals a story that contradicts previously unchallenged myths. Why, given German forces were sometimes outnumbered five-to-one by the British and French, was this battle hailed as a British victory? This series reveals insights about the failed Allied strategy, and revolutionary German tactics. And there are new answers to the questions that still haunt us 100 years on. Why did this battle last so long? And why was there such carnage?"
Price: 14.99 |
| "The Somme Secret Tunnel Wars (DVD)" |
| "Fascinating BBC documentary sees historian Peter Barton and a team of archaeologists examine a labyrinth beneath the Somme battlefield constructed largely by British troops to undermine German lines."
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Sons of Mistletoe (DVD)" |
| "The Sons of Mistletoe boy's orphanage is a happy place. Run by the charismatic Jimmy Adams (George Newbern, Father of the Bride), the home has become one big family. But when its largest benefactor dies and leaves the orphanage to his daughter, Helen Radke (Roma Downey, TV's Touched by an Angel), Jimmy worries about funding, especially as the old house begins to show its wear. Just when it appears that Ms. Radke is going to pull the plug on her father's investment, a Christmas miracle changes everything. Running Time: 100 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 5 Nov. 2012"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Sorrow And The Pity (DVD)" |
| "Marcel Ophuls four-and-a-half hour portrait of the French town of Clermont-Ferrand under German occupation from 1940-44 is one of the greatest documentaries ever made, as important as Claude Lanzmann s Shoah in its value not just as a film but as an essential historical record in its own right not least since its interviewees are all long dead. Describing the fall of France and the rise of the Resistance, with the aid of newly-shot interviews and eye-opening archive footage including newsreels and propaganda films, Ophuls painstakingly crafts a complex, nuanced picture of what really happened in France over this period. He also demolishes numerous self-serving national myths to such an extent that, although he made the film for French television, they wouldn t show it for over a decade. But, as he demonstrates again and again, the overwhelming majority of French citizens during this period weren t heroes, villains or cowards, but simply ordinary people trying to make the best of an impossible situation. And it s Ophuls portrayal of these people, their hopes, their fears and their appalling moral quandaries, that remains unmatched in film history. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition digital transfer, from materials supplied by Gaumont Original French mono audio (uncompressed LPCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles Interview with director Marcel Ophuls, filmed in 2004 Le Nouveau Vendredi: The Sorrow and the Pity, a 55-minute debate that followed the film s belated 1981 French television premiere, in which Ophuls and historians Henri Amouroux and Alain Gurin discuss the film and the issues that it raises with an audience of students from Clermont-Ferrand Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork Review Irresistible --The ObserverOne of documentary cinema's genuine masterpieces --Empirean impressively assembled documentary which combines archival footage and detailed personal testimonies to profound effect --Film4.com --This text refers to an alternate DVD edition. Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.) Release Date: 5 Jun. 2017"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Sound Barrier (Restored) [1952](DVD)" |
| "Directed by DAVID LEAN and written by TERENCE RATTIGAN, THE SOUND BARRIER is about the men who challenged the speed of sound, told from the viewpoint of central character, Sir John Ridgefield (RALPH RICHARDSON). The oil tycoon and aircraft constructor is determined to manufacture a supersonic jet that will travel faster than the speed of sound. Ridgefield's desire to reach this goal has already led to the death of his test pilot son (DENHOLM ELLIOTT), and his daughter Susan's (ANN TODD) fighter-pilot husband (NIGEL PATRICK). Shocked at the death of her husband and her father's disregard of human life in his single-minded determination to achieve his goal, Susan walks out on him. Unperturbed, Ridgefield approaches another pilot with the challenge of piloting his test craft. The film marked a departure from the domestic or literary concerns which had characterized the director David Lean's choice of subject matter to date. Its heroics pre-empted his later films Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). EXTRAS FI interview with DAVID LEAN nterview with GEOFFREY WANSELL (TERENCE RATTIGAN Biographer) Running Time: 111 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 11/04/2016"
Price: 10.99 |
| "The Souvenir (DVD)" |
| "Tom Burke and Tilda Swinton star in this critically acclaimed drama from British film-maker Joanna Hogg. A young film student in the early 80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. Release Date 4th November 2019"
Price: 14.99 |
| "The Soviet Influence: Battleship Potemkin + Drifters (DVD & Blu-ray) [1929](DVD)" |
| "The Soviet Influence: Battleship Potemkin + DriftersFilms by Sergei Eisenstein and John Grierson In the 1920s and 1930s, Soviet propaganda films profoundly influenced the emerging luminaries of British documentary filmmaking. Sergei Eisenstein's groundbreakin Battleship Potemkin was not seen in the UK until the momentous London Film Society screening in 1929, where it was double-billed with John Grierson's Drifters. This new restoration of Battleship Potemkin is presented with the 1926 Edmund Meisel score, while the digitally remastered transfer of Drifters employs the original tinting and toning and features a newly commissioned score by innovative British composer/performer Jason Singh. Special Features All films presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Battleship Potemkin presented in a new restoration by Film Museum Berlin and partners,accompanied by the 1926 Edward Meisel score Drifters presented in a new HD transfer, tinted and toned as originally intended, with a score by innovative composer/performer Jason SinghGranton Trawler (John Grierson, 1934, 11 mins): Grierson's follow up to Drifters, one of the GPO Film Unit's first experiments with sound Trade Tattoo (Len Lye, 1937, 6 mins): celebratory animation made from off-cuts of EMB and GPO films, including Drifters and Night MailNorth Sea (Harry Watt, 1938, 32 mins): dramatic reconstruction of sea farers battle with the elements, produced by the GPO Film UnitFully illustrated booklet with credits and essays by Henry K Miller, Patrick Russell and Michael Brooke Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | PCM 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (448 kbps) and 2.0 stereo audio (320 kbps) USSR + UK / 1925 +1929 / black and white, with hand-coloured detail + tinting and toning / silent, with Russian intertitles and English subtitles + English intertitles / 69 minutes + 41 minutes / Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / Region B blu-ray / Region 2 DVD Running Time: 110 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 5 Nov. 2012"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Space Between [DVD]" |
| "9/11. A country in shock. Amidst the confusion of the terrorist attacks a lonely flight attendant, Montine, and a 10 year old Pakistani-American boy, Omar, find themselves on a plane grounded in Texas. When Montine learns of Omar s direct connection to the terrorist attack she makes the difficult decision to drive the boy across the vast heartland of America to his uncertain future in New York City. As they go cross country in the days following the attacks, they come to realise the importance of tolerance and friendship. Review Terrific performance[s] --DVD Talk Running Time: 86 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date:3 Sept. 2012"
Price: 3.99 |
| "The Spanish Gardener [1956] (DVD)" |
| "Jon Whiteley gives a remarkably natural performance for a child actor and his scenes with DIRK BOGARDE and MICHAEL HORDERN are excellently played......(IMDB) Separated from his wife and embittered by a lack of promotion, Harrington Brande (Michael Hordern) is posted to a small port in Spain. With him goes his young son, Nicholas (Jon Whiteley), a shy boy forced to lead a quiet life by his domineering father. At their new home they meet their gardener, Jose (played by Dirk Bogarde) who strikes up a friendship with the boy. Brande becomes jealous of his son s relationship with Jose and bans Nicholas from speaking to the gardener. Things go from bad to worse when Nicholas watch is stolen and planted on Jose, who is then arrested. Will Brande realise the importance of his relationship with his son before it is too late? Synopsis Unusual drama story of a lonely boy whose only friend is his father's hired man, the Spanish gardener. --This text refers to an alternate DVD edition. Running Time: 91 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 14 Feb. 2011"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Spanish Princess" |
| "All eight episodes of the US miniseries based on the novels The Constant Princess and The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory. Catherine of Aragon is the Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne all her life. In 1501 she arrives in England to wed Arthur, Prince of Wales. However, when Arthur falls ill shortly after the wedding, Catherine becomes torn between her desire to wed Arthur's brother Harry and her duty to wed King Henry VII. "
Price: 12.99 |
| "The Specials 30th Anniversary Tour (DVD)" |
| "Filmed live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Includes the hits Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town, Do Nothing and many more."
Price: 10.99 |
| "The Spirit of '45 (DVD)" |
| "From BAFTA Award-winning director Ken Loach comes THE SPIRIT OF '45. Featuring an additional disc with over seven hours of extras including: 22 extended interviews with all contributors to the film; interview with Ken Loach; Ken Loach short film: WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON; and much more. This is an essential release for all fans of Ken Loach and an overdue tribute to the men and women who created a new state where the character of the times was to be our brother's and our sister's keeper.1945 was a pivotal year in British history. The unity that carried Britain through the war allied to the bitter memories of the inter-war years led to a vision of a better society. The spirit of the age was to be our brother's and our sister's keeper. Director Ken Loach has used film from Britain's regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews to create a rich political and social narrative.THE SPIRIT OF '45 hopes to illuminate and celebrate a period of unprecedented community spirit in the UK, the impact of which endured for many years and which may yet be rediscovered today.Extras 2-disc edition with over 7 hours of extra material including:- Interview with Ken Loach - Ken Loach short film: WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? - 22 Extended interviews with all contributors to the film - UK trailer - Audio Description option for the blind or partially sighted - English HOH subtitlesReviews**** The Guardian **** Time Out **** The Telegraph **** The Evening Standard **** Metro **** The Evening Standard Review ""Films are rarely this committed or, indeed, persuasive"" --The Guardian""Loach movingly argues that we should look to the past for a better future"" --Time Out""A stirring film, it puts an eloquent and elegant case for a more humane society"" --The Observer""Loach movingly argues that we should look to the past for a better future"" --Time Out""A stirring film, it puts an eloquent and elegant case for a more humane society"" --The Observer Running Time: 92 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: English Release Date: 15/04/2013"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Spirit of Adventure" |
| "Scottish writer, broadcaster, musician goes on a journey to discover 150 malt whiskies, each being a creation of its own particular place, its history and its people.  Tom’s journey sees him go to places such as Orkney, the Speyside region, Tain, Skye, Fort William, Islay and Campbeltown. The method that is used to create single malt whisky is particulary treasured by whisky lovers as it is made from a single form of malted grain which is then distilled at a single distillery. The purity which is found in whisky is something whisky lovers will dedicate their time in searching for."
Price: 2.99 |
| "The Split (DVD)" |
| "Release Date 4th June 2018 No. Discs 1 DVD"
Price: 12.99 |
| "The Spoils of War: The Complete Series (DVD)" |
| "Almost a decade after creating the phenomenally successful drama A Family at War, acclaimed writer John Finch explored the peacetime consequences of the Second World War's aftermath for two very different families in this major series from Granada Television. The Spoils of War ran for three series all twenty episodes are included in this set.The war in Europe is over and Germany lies devastated. Though there is hope for a brighter future, six years of conflict has changed life considerably for both the Warringtons, owners of the ironworks in the town of Whitstanton, and for the working-class Haywards. As both families come to terms with the uncertain, fragmented world that emerges during peacetime, they share joys and disappointments as the future unfolds both in Britain, and in Germany... Running Time: 1024 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 6 Jun. 2016"
Price: 24.99 |
| "The Spy In Black (DVD)" |
| "First time to DVD!! Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt), a World War I German submarine commander, is ordered to lead a mission to attack the British Fleet at Scapa Flow. He puts ashore on the Orkney Islands to meet his contact but finds more than he bargained for in the local schoolmistress (Valerie Hobson). The film was named by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 films of 1939 and is also the first collaboration betweener Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and is based on the World War I spy thriller U Boat 29 by Joseph Store Clouston. Running Time: 82 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 20 Feb. 2012"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold [1965] (DVD)" |
| "The acclaimed adaptation of John Le Carre's novel about an aging British spy who attempts to infiltrate the East German agency. Gri tty and superbly realistic, this is the prototypical Cold War thriller. Richard Burton was nominated for Academy Award for Best Act or. Running Time: 137 minutes Region: Region 2 Release Date: 6 Nov. 2006"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Square (DVD)" |
| "This Swedish black comedy won the Prix d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Starring Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West. Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is ¹The Square, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christians foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. Meanwhile, the museums PR agency has created an unexpected campaign for ¹The Square. The response is overblown and sends Christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis. What the press said ""This is high wire cinema. 4 STARS"" Guardian A sly and gleaming bourgeois art-world satire. 4 STARS? Telegraph Supremely fresh, witty and thought-provoking. 4 STARS? Time Out A sharp and skilful dissection of bourgeois hypocrisies that resonates all too uncomfortably. 4 STARS? Financial Times Release Date: 14th May 2018With Subtitles"
Price: 12.99 |
| "The Squirrels (DVD)" |
| "Office politics can be a dirty business in this 1970s ITV comedy. A tyrannical boss, unchecked male chauvinism, pranks, malingering and in-fighting are among the workplace hazards for the staff of the accounts department of International Rentals, with Bernard Hepton, Ken Jones and Patsy Rowlands featuring in the line-up of a frustrated and occasionally rebellious team (and wife!) Guest stars include Philip Madoc, Leslie Schofield and Alun Armstrong. This set contains all 22 existing episodes. Release Date 16th March 2009 No. Discs 3 DVDs"
Price: 15.99 |
