Hue and Cry
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.
Nowhere in Africa
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
Faust
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Quartet
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
The Confessional
A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Are You Being Served?
In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.
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Charles Crichton
Director
Barry Ford
as
Bit Part
Alastair Sim
as
Felix H. Wilkinson
Andrew Sachs
as
Schoolboy
Caroline Link
Director
Anthony Bate
as
Mr. Brindley
Bettina Redlich
as
Mrs. Sadler
Jan Svankmajer
Director
Petr Meissel
as
Dustin Hoffman
Director
Michael Gambon
as
Cedric Livingston
Pauline Collins
as
Cissy Robson
Maggie Smith
as
Jean Horton
Norman Eshley
as
Father Bernard Cutler
Susan Penhaligon
as
Jenny Welch
John G. Heller
as
German #1
John Inman
as
Mr. Humphries
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