In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest.

Pickup Alley

1957

English

6.2

♡ 6

38%

John Gilling Director

Aileen Lewis as Airline Passenger at Customs

Trevor Howard as Frank McNally

Kevin Stoney as Policeman

Cyril Shaps as Warden

Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes him from New York to London, Lisbon, Rome, Naples and finally Athens in pursuit of McNally's shapely associate, Gina Broger.

Breakout

1959

English

6.8

♡ 7

50%

Don Chaffey Director

Dennis Price as Capt. Rupert Callender

Cyril Shaps as Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules

David Graham as Lt. Moxhay

Michael Caine as Prisoner with Pin-Up

Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.

Solomon & Gaenor

1999

Welsh

6.8

♡ 5

70%

Paul Morrison Director

Cyril Shaps as Ephraim

Nia Roberts as Gaenor Rees

Steffan Rhodri as Noah Jones

Ioan Gruffudd as Solomon Levinsky

A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he meets and falls in love with a demure young woman with a strong-willed father and a Jew-hating brother. The two fall in love and she becomes pregnant, but only then does she learn of his ethnic background. When anti-Jewish riots break out, the two are forced to flee and become separated.

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963

English

7.1

♡ 2

Ken Hughes Director

Warren Mitchell as Lou Leeman

Roy Kinnear as Lucky Dave

Harry Landis as Lucky Dave's Clumsy Barman.

Cyril Shaps as Maurice 'Morrie' Bellman

The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.

The Lost Son

1999

English

6.4

♡ 5

43%

Chris Menges Director

Ciarán Hinds as Carlos

Nastassja Kinski as Deborah

Bruce Greenwood as Friedman

Cyril Shaps as Mr. Spitz

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery.

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

English

6.2

♡ 10

historically inaccurate

Horror

mystic

peasant

st. petersburg, russia

Don Sharp Director

Cyril Shaps as Foxy Face

Francis Matthews as Ivan Kesnikoff

Brian Wilde as Vassily`s Father

Lucy Fleming as Wide Eyes

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.

To Sir, with Love

1967

English

7.6

♡ 22

90%

James Clavell Director

Patricia Routledge as Clinty Clintridge

Lynne Sue Moon as Miss Wong

Cyril Shaps as Mr. Pinkus

Judy Geeson as Pamela Dare

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

English

8.3

♡ 158

93%

Action

Adventure

arabian

based on a true story

David Lean Director

Cyril Shaps as Bartender in Officer's Club

George Plimpton as Bedouin

Howard Marion-Crawford as Medical Officer

Rafael Hernández as Turkish Soldier

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

English

8.5

♡ 32

93%

Franco Zeffirelli Director

Ian Bannen as Amos 4 episodes, 1977

Ian McShane as Judas Iscariot 4 episodes, 1977

Cyril Shaps as Obsessed Boy's Father 3 episodes, 1977

Tony Lo Bianco as Quintilius 4 episodes, 1977

Robert Powell stars in the epic 1977 drama chronicling the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. With Laurence Olivier, James Earl Jones and Ian McShane. This movie is derived from combining all 4 parts of the original Jesus of Nazareth mini-series from 1977 resulting in a single long feature film.

The Looking Glass War

1970

English

5.8

♡ 1

49%

Action

based on novel or book

Frank Pierson Director

Anthony Hopkins as Avery

Paul Maxwell as C I A Man

Cyril Shaps as East German Detective

Timothy West as Taylor

When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under surveillance. Soon, he’s recruited to infiltrate a missile installation outside of East Berlin and bring back photos of the new rockets.

Avalanche Express

1979

English

4.9

♡ 4

20%

16%

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Monte Hellman Director

Maximilian Schell as Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Cyril Shaps as Sedov

Lee Marvin as Wargrave

Vladek Sheybal as Zannbin

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

English

6.8

♡ 11

57%

Oliver Parker Director

Reese Witherspoon as Cecily

Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Chasuble

Colin Firth as Jack

Cyril Shaps as Pew Opener

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

The Message

1976

English

8.1

♡ 104

92%

Moustapha Akkad Director

Michael Ansara as Abu Sofyan

Earl Cameron as Annajashi

Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Heraclius

Cyril Shaps as Of minor roles

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

Room 43

1958

English

6.5

♡ 5

Alvin Rakoff Director

Michael Caine as Bridegroom

Jackie Collins as English Girl

Joan Sims as Miriam - Phone Operator in Taxi Office

Cyril Shaps as Willie

British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.

Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979

English

5.2

♡ 7

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Russ Mayberry Director

Bruce Boa as Air Force Officer

Cyril Shaps as Dr. Zimmerman

Ron Moody as Merlin

John Le Mesurier as Sir Gawain

A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.

The Hiding Place

1975

English

7.3

♡ 6

87%

James F. Collier Director

Julie Harris as Betsie ten Boom

Cyril Shaps as Building Inspector Smit

Arthur O'Connell as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'

Eileen Heckart as Katje

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and caught breaking rationing rules, they are sent to a concentration camp, where their Christian faith keeps them from despair and bitterness.

Erik the Viking

1989

English

6.1

♡ 17

50%

58%

Action

Adventure

based on children's book

Terry Jones Director

Tim Robbins as Erik

Jim Broadbent as Ernest the Viking - a Rapist

Eartha Kitt as Freya

Cyril Shaps as Gisli the Chiseller

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

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The Terror of the Tongs

Pickup Alley

Breakout

Solomon & Gaenor

The Small World of Sammy Lee

The Lost Son

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

To Sir, with Love

Lawrence of Arabia

Jesus of Nazareth

The Looking Glass War

Avalanche Express

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Message

Room 43

Unidentified Flying Oddball

The Hiding Place

Erik the Viking