Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe of Britons led by Selina, set out to defy the invaders and discard their yoke of bondage. The Roman commander, Justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, punishing the dissenters with brute force but when he becomes emotionally attached to Selina, he is torn between his duty to Rome and his love for the Viking Queen.

The Man Upstairs

1958

English

6.4

♡ 1

Don Chaffey Director

Jimmy Charters as Bystander

Patrick Jordan as Injured Sergeant

Maureen Connell as Miss Blair

Richard Attenborough as The Man Upstairs

The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.

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.

One Million Years B.C.

1966

English

5.7

♡ 29

67%

stop motion (some scenes)

volcano

Don Chaffey Director

Raquel Welch as Loana

Vic Perrin as Narrator

Martine Beswick as Nupondi

John Richardson as Tumak

As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.

C.H.O.M.P.S.

1979

English

4.9

♡ 5

28%

Don Chaffey Director

Chuck McCann as Brooks

Valerie Bertinelli as Casey Norton

Regis Toomey as Chief Patterson

Don Messick as TV Announcer / Dog Snickering in Main Titles

A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal the boy's invention from him.

Creatures the World Forgot

1971

English

4.5

♡ 16

20%

prehistoric adventure

prehistory

Sci-Fi

stone age

Don Chaffey Director

John Hollis as Masked Attacker

Julie Ege as Nala - The Girl

Rosalie Crutchley as The Old Crone

Don Leonard as The Old Leader

As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront hostilities created by the harsh environment and each other. After a massive volcanic eruption a tribal chief is killed and his two sons fight for supremacy, not only for the leadership of the tribe but also for the love of a beautiful young woman. The age-old battlegrounds of rivalry, envy and passion are explored in this tale of prehistoric adventure.

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

English

7.3

♡ 36

89%

Don Chaffey Director

Gary Raymond as Acastus

Honor Blackman as Hera

Nigel Green as Hercules

Niall MacGinnis as Zeus

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

The Prince and the Pauper

1962

English

6.3

♡ 5

56%

Adventure

pauper

prince

Don Chaffey Director

Richard O'Sullivan as John Marlowe

Nigel Green as The Ruffler

Peter Butterworth as Will

Geoffrey Keen as Yokel

In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court.

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

1961

English

7.2

♡ 2

Drama

Family

Don Chaffey Director

Gordon Jackson as Farmer

Rosalie Crutchley as Farmer's wife

Joyce Carey as First Lady

Donald Crisp as James Brown

In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.

Charley-One-Eye

1973

English

5.9

♡ 6

blaxploitation cinema

Don Chaffey Director

Aldo Sambrell as Mexican Driver

Richard Roundtree as The Black Man

Nigel Davenport as The Bounty Hunter

Roy Thinnes as The Indian

A black Union Army deserter and his crippled American Indian hostage form a strained partnership in the interests of surviving the advancing threats of a racist bounty hunter and neighboring bandits.