Dirk Bogarde

Gitty Djamal

Isolde Barth

Roger Fritz

In early-1930s Berlin during the Weimar Republic and the Nazis' rise to power, elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier Hermann Hermann leads a petite-bourgeois life with his voluptuous, frivolous wife Lydia. Troubled about his Jewish roots, Hermann convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger in the person of unemployed vagabond Felix, going as far as to hatch a murderous plan, intent on trading his very existence for an entirely new one. Now, Hermann's desire for transcendence is gnawing at him. Will he get over the full-blown mental breakdown and the profound despair?—Nick Riganas

Despair

Despair (1978)

David McCallum

Christopher Lee

John Cairney

Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desperadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German general from under the nose of his army. That was the easy bit. They then had to get him back to Cairo, Egypt, dodging an intense air and land search.—Steve Crook

Night Ambush

Night Ambush (1957)

Timothy Dalton

Ava Gardner

Frederic Forrest

When the exiled leader of a free party decides to return to his own country, and attempts to remove the dictator currently in place there, several western governments are determined to stop him. A group is assembled, consisting of old friends, former lovers, and hired assassins in order to dissuade him from returning "before his time". This group is appalled at the lengths to which western intelligence will go to stop the man from returning, and they conspire together to allow him to leave. Their plans, however, are anticipated by western intelligence, which will stop at nothing to stop him, no matter who gets in the way.

The Executioner

The Executioner (1975)

William Sylvester

William Russell

Dinah Sheridan

Wing Commander Tim Mason (Sir Dirk Bogarde) leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions, he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job, and so keeps women away from the base, but then he meets Naval Officer Eve Canyon (Dinah Sheridan).—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Raiders in the Sky

Raiders in the Sky (1953)

Tony Robinson

Lorna Luft

Jack Klugman

Jenny Bowman (Judy Garland) is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne (Sir Dirk Bogarde) to see her son Matt (Gregory Phillips) again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny.—John Teo

I Could Go on Singing

I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Derren Nesbitt

Sylvia Syms

A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, Melville Farr (Sir Dirk Bogarde), a married lawyer, tries to locate a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a crying young gay man (who becomes blackmailed) in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmail scheme. Worldly Police Detective Inspector Harris (John Barrie) considers the anti-sodomy law nothing more than a license to blackmailers, and eventually is contacted by Farr to capture the malicious blackmailer. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his loving wife coming to terms with his homosexual tendencies in advance of the public exposure he will face in the team of blackmailers' trial.—Mike Mills

Victim

Victim (1961)

John Mills

Jack MacGowran

Patricia Stewart

I.R.A. member Terry (Sir John Mills) modifies his violent views after working undercover in wartime London. When his co-conspirators are arrested, he ensures that his brother Matt (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes back to Ireland. Terry follows and the local group have to decide what to do about him and about their imprisoned colleagues being shipped to Belfast.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

Diana Dors

Richard Attenborough

Bill Owen

At the end of World War II, demobilized soldiers Ted Peters (Sir Richard Attenborough) and Dave Robinson (Bill Owen) return home to Britain, where Ted becomes a taxi driver and Dave gets involved with the mob. Enjoying his lifestyle and the easy money, Dave offers to recruit his pal Ted, who works hard for his money. Ted refuses, and Dave gets in a spat with his mob boss over money. When mob henchman Paul Baker (Barry K. Barnes) shoots Dave, he runs and takes cover in Ted's taxi while Ted is having lunch. Eventually, Ted discovers his pal's lifeless body inside the cab. Scotland Yard starts an investigation, considering Dave's underworld affiliations. Mob boss Gregory (Barry Jones) believes that somehow taxi driver Ted knows the circumstances of his friend Dave's violent death, therefore Gregory decides to have Ted eliminated. For his part, Ted decides to investigate, on his own, the suspicious death of his friend Dave.—nufs68

Dancing with Crime

Dancing with Crime (1947)

David Peel

Lisa Gastoni

In Greece, during World War II, a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night, the men soon run into trouble.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

They Who Dare

They Who Dare (1954)

Dyanne Thorne

John Steiner

Adolf Hitler

The filmmakers and stars of the so-called "Nazisploitation cinema", as well as some leading academics and critics, look back on one of the motion picture world's most unexpectedly successful trends. Starting with art house cinema from Italy such as "The Night Porter", the "Nazisploitation" trope soon merged into horror narratives that, whilst usually avoiding any mention of the "Final Solution" and the worst crimes of Hitler's regime, instead provided lowbrow action, adventure and splatter set pieces - think of "The Great Escape" but far less family-friendly! In the UK, the films became controversial as "video nasties" even though, per the documentary, many of them were made with the clear intention of attacking the National Socialist regime and making fun of their politics. The documentary concludes by questioning just why Italy, a country that was itself victimized by fascism, became the biggest producer of films that offers 'fascism on a thread'. Also featured is the late Dyanne Thorne, discussing the popularity of the Canadian "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS", in the last filmed interview before her death in 2020. Her husband Howard Maurer also appears. Both went on to run a ministry where Thorne would even find fans eager to wed them in the character of Ilsa. To date, "Fascism on a Thread" is the only feature length documentary on this topic and it was produced for Severin Films, who released it with their acquisition of "The Beast in Heat" - one of the most notoriously funny Italian productions from the heyday of the movement.

Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema (2019)

Alexis Smith

Alexander Knox

Billie Whitelaw

Psychotherapist Dr. Clive Esmond (Alexander Knox) attempts to rehabilitate convict Frank Clemmens (Sir Dirk Bogarde) in his house after Frank tries to hold him up. The criminal cooperates rather than being handed over to the Police. The therapist's wife Glenda (Alexis Smith) becomes infatuated with the man in the hopes he will take her away.

The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

Charlotte Rampling

Karl-Otto Alberty

Ingrid Thulin

The power and fortune of the Von Essenbeck family remained intact even when Germany lost World War I, and during the depression that followed. Now it's 1934, and the baron has summoned his family to a dinner that also brings a cousin rising in the Nazi party to the great house accompanied by a rising manager at the baron's company. Two little girls recite poetry in the parlor and then play hide-and-seek with their cousin Martin (Helmut Berger). Suddenly there is a scream. The baron has been shot with their father's gun and the father flees the country.—Dale O'Connor

The Damned

The Damned (1969)

Al Pacino

Whit Stillman

Gustavo Angarita

The story about a Colombian writer's father. His father was an University md professor who promoted tolerance and human rights in his country. Writer exposes his feelings related to his lovely father and he describes his family story and all drama related with the killing of his father. It is a moving film based on a book with the same title. It is a sample of violence related events to political Colombia's social life during last three decades.

Memories of My Father

Memories of My Father (2020)

Björn Andrésen

Luchino Visconti

Melanie Hubert

On March 1, 1971, Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971) had its world premiere in London in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter, Princess Anne. It was there that the Italian director proclaimed his Tadzio as the world's most beautiful boy. Fifty years later, that heavy shadow still weighs upon Swedish actor Björn Andrésen, the then 15-year-old star who embodied the legendary Tadzio, who takes us on a memory-laden journey of cinema history, tragedy, and second chances.—Nick Riganas

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)

Kathleen Harrison

Kay Walsh

Margaret Lockwood

Clever fortune-hunter Edward Bare (Sir Dirk Bogarde), with a penchant for murder, does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife, and manages to get away with it. After an investigation results in a decision of "accidental death," Bare discovers that his late wife's "fortune" is not what he thought it was. Driven to find another unsuspecting spouse, he discovers that his new bride, a widow, is no fool. After she tells him that she intends to keep her accounts separate from his, he is driven to contemplate murder once again.—alfiehitchie

Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Ian Fleming

Jean Kent

Anthony Dawson

A woman is murdered, but she is seen in different ways by different people.

Five Angles on Murder

Five Angles on Murder (1950)

Maria Perschy

Stanley Baker

The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Dr. Nayland Smith.—crow_steve@hotmail.com

The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)

Phoebe Nicholls

Pamela Franklin

Yootha Joyce

When their deeply religious mother dies, the seven Hook children bury her in the garden and continue life as normal. Then their absent father, Charlie, reappears...—Allen Dace

Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House (1967)

Murray Melvin

Alec Guinness

Anthony Quayle

H.M.S. Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer Lieutenant Scott-Padget (Sir Dirk Bogarde) makes this difficult, and when Captain Crawford (Sir Alec Guinness) is disabled, the chance for violence increases.—Cleo

Damn the Defiant!

Damn the Defiant! (1962)

Wendy Craig

Edward Fox

Mary Ure

A scientist who'd been paint information to the Soviets is uncovered, and commits suicide. Another scientist thinks they (both he and the first, as well as other scientists) were somehow brainwashed, aka decides to investigate - using himself as the test subject?

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders (1963)

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