During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

The Night Porter

1974

Italian

6.6

♡ 22

67%

Liliana Cavani Director

Marino Masé as Atherton

Manfred Freyberger as Dobson

Charlotte Rampling as Lucia

Dirk Bogarde as Max

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

2019

English

6.8

♡ 6

Documentary

Naomi Holwill Director

Helmut Berger as (archive footage)

Dirk Bogarde as (archive footage)

John Steiner as Self

Bruno Mattei as Self

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo, filmmakers Sergio Garrone, Mariano Caiano, Rino Di Silvestro, Liliana Cavani, Bruno Mattei, and many more.

The Gentle Gunman

1952

English

6.4

♡ 3

ira (irish republican army)

noir

terrorism

Thriller

Basil Dearden Director

Liam Redmond as Connolly

James Kenney as Johnny Fagan

Dirk Bogarde as Matt Sullivan

John Mills as Terence Sullivan

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

2021

Swedish

6.8

♡ 12

78%

portrait of an artist

Kristian Petri Director

Björn Andrésen as

Melanie Hubert as Carmella

Dirk Bogarde as Self

Luchino Visconti as Self

In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful boy. A shadow that today, 50 years later, weighs Björn Andrésen’s life.

Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

English

7.0

♡ 9

86%

67%

Action

based on play or musical

Lewis Gilbert Director

Aileen Lewis as Brighton Tea Shop Customer

Kay Walsh as Charlotte Young

Dirk Bogarde as Edward Bare

Kathleen Harrison as Emmie

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

Despair

1978

English

6.9

♡ 3

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

identity

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director

Volker Spengler as Ardalion

Klaus Löwitsch as Felix

Dirk Bogarde as Herman

Roger Fritz as Inspector Braun

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

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The Night Porter

Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

The Gentle Gunman

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

Cast a Dark Shadow

Despair