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Review 4 Front Video / A Man Alone [1955]
Actors & Directors
  • Ray Milland
  • Ray Milland
  • Mary Murphy
  • Raymond Burr
  • Lee Van Cleef
  • Ward Bond
Release date: 1999-01-18
Run time: 92 min.
Price: £5.99

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Review Oracle Home Entertainment Limited / Under The Tonto Rim [1947]
Actors & Directors
  • Nan Leslie
  • Tim Holt
  • Tom Keene
  • Carol Forman
  • Lew Landers
  • Richard Martin (II)
Release date: 2002-09-23
Run time: 61 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £4.99

Review Under The Tonto Rim [1947] / Oracle Home Entertainment Limited:


Review Columbia Tri-Star Home Video / Bridge On The River Kwai, The / The Guns Of Navarone [1957]
Actors & Directors
  • Anthony Quayle
  • David Niven
  • J. Lee Thompson
  • Alexander Mackendrick
  • Gregory Peck
  • Stanley Baker
  • Anthony Quinn
Release date: 1995-09-25
Run time: 304 min.
Price: £14.99

Review Bridge On The River Kwai, The / The Guns Of Navarone [1957] / Columbia Tri-Star Home Video:

This rousing, explosive 1961 WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel, turns the war thriller into a deadly caper film. Gregory Peck heads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: to destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone, from where they can control a vital sea passage. As world famous mountain climber turned British army Captain Mallory, Peck leads a guerrilla force composed of the humanistic explosives expert, Miller (David Niven), the ruthless Greek patriot with a grudge, Stavros (Anthony Quinn), veteran special forces soldier Brown (Stanley Baker) and the cool, quiet young marksman Pappadimos (James Darren). This disparate collection of classic types must overcome internal conflicts, enemy attacks, betrayal and capture to complete their mission. Director J. Lee Thompson sets a driving pace for this exciting (if familiar) military operation, a succession of close calls, pitched battles and last-minute escapes as our heroes infiltrate the garrisoned town with the help of resistance leader Maria (Irene Papas) and plot their entry into the heavily guarded mountain fort. Carl Foreman's screenplay embraces MacLean's role call of clichés and delivers them with style, creating one of the liveliest mixes of espionage, combat and good old-fashioned military derring-do put on film. In 1978, the sequel Force 10 from Navarone was released, but MacLean fans will prefer to check out the action-packed thriller Where Eagles Dare. -Sean Axmaker.

Actors & Directors
  • Claudio Camaso
  • Richard Harrison
  • Anthony M. Dawson
  • Sheyla Rosin
  • Alan Collins
Release date: 1995-08-21
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.40

Review Vengeance [1968] / Entertainment Today Ltd.:


Actors & Directors
  • Bibi Andersson
  • Ralph Nelson
  • Bill Travers
  • James Garner
  • John Hoyt
  • Sidney Poitier
Release date: 1999-05-10
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.95

Review Duel at Diablo [1966] / MGM Entertainment:


Review ITV DVD / Battle Of The River Plate [1956]
Actors & Directors
  • Anthony Quayle
  • Michael Powell
  • Bernard Lee
  • Ian Hunter
  • Jack Gwillim
  • Emeric Pressburger
  • John Gregson
Release date: 2003-03-17
Run time: 114 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Battle Of The River Plate [1956] / ITV DVD:

Powell and Pressburger's The Battle of the River Plate is an old-school British war film, which in telling the true story of a key naval engagement from early in WWII successfully balances factual accuracy with spectacle. The German Battleship Graf Spee posed a terrible menace to Allied merchant convey vessels in the South Atlantic, until it was hunted by three British cruisers to Montevideo. Lending the film authenticity is the use of British navy ships, including the HMS Cumberland recreating its own role in the battle. The action lacks the slickness of modern war adventures, but there is a sense of excitement, scale and above all sincerity, refreshing after seeing history shamelessly rewritten in such pictures as U-571 (2000). Peter Finch is exceptionally good as the German Captain Langsdorff, who far from a stereotypical Nazi is given due credit as a brilliant commander. The rest of the large cast is fine, and while the drama-documentary style marks a break from Powell and Pressburger's more impressionistic films, this nevertheless makes for a lavishly shot companion to their earlier wartime classics, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and A Matter of Life and Death (1946). Fortunately, this is the full-length British cut running approximately 13 minutes longer than the abridged American version. -Gary S Dalkin.

Review Fremantle Home Entertainment / Duel In The Sun (Roadshow Edition) [1946]
Actors & Directors
  • David O. Selznick
  • Herbert Marshall
  • Jennifer Jones
  • Joseph Cotten
  • Otto Brower
  • Josef von Sternberg
  • Gregory Peck
  • Lionel Barrymore
  • William Dieterle
  • Sidney Franklin
Release date: 2001-09-17
Run time: 138 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £21.98

Review Duel In The Sun (Roadshow Edition) [1946] / Fremantle Home Entertainment:

Before creating Duel in the Sun, legendary producer David O Selznick dreamed of making another magnum opus like his 1939 production of Gone with the Wind; he also proposed to make Jennifer Jones, his ladylove then second wife, a megastar. Thus Duel in the Sun (Lust in the Dust to some) was created as an extravagant Technicolor epic about the collision of the old West with the new, offering wide-open spaces with railroads and barbed wire, and juxtaposing character traits such as hot-blooded outlaws alongside civilised folk who are often wimpy or unwell. The film begins among giant rocks drenched in a blood-red sunset, with velvet-voiced Orson Welles intoning the legend of doomed Pearl Chavez and her demon lover; Duel in the Sun never strays far from lush romanticism, spiced with a dash of S/M. The cast is huge (a lubriciously wicked Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Joseph Cotton, Lionel Barrymore, Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford, Butterfly McQueen) and there are unforgettable set pieces, the most notable being the lovers' final shootout among those red rocks, as orgiastic a finale as you could ask for. -Kathleen Murphy, Amazon. com.

Review 4 Front Video / Fort Apache / Stagecoach [1948]
Actors & Directors
  • John Ford
  • Pedro Armendáriz
  • Shirley Temple
  • Ward Bond
  • Henry Fonda
  • John Wayne
Release date: 1995-05-22
Run time: 218 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Fort Apache / Stagecoach [1948] / 4 Front Video:

John Ford's 1948 classic stars John Wayne as a cavalry officer used to doing things a certain way out West at Fort Apache. Along comes a rigid, new commanding officer (Henry Fonda) who insists that everything on his watch be done by the book, including dealings with local Indians. The results are mixed: greater discipline at the fort, but increased hostilities with the natives. Ford deliberately leaves judgements about the wisdom of these changes ambiguous, but he also allows plenty of room in this wonderful film for the fullness of life among the soldiers and their families-community rituals, new romances-to blossom. Fonda, in an unusual role for him, is stern and formal as the new man in charge; Wayne is heroic as the rebellious second; Victor McLaglen provides comic relief; and Ward Bond is a paragon of sturdy and sentimental masculinity. All of this is set against the magnificent, poetic topography of Monument Valley. This is easily one of the greatest of American films. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Actors & Directors
  • Regis Toomey
  • Jean Arthur
  • Porter Hall
  • Wesley Ruggles
  • Warren William
  • William Holden
Release date: 1997-06-02
Run time: 116 min.
Price: £4.99

Review Arizona [1940] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Cinema Club / The Way Ahead [1944]
Actors & Directors
  • John Laurie
  • Carol Reed
  • Stanley Holloway
  • David Niven
  • James Donald
  • Leslie Dwyer
Release date: 2001-04-16
Run time: 110 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £10.97

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / The Bridges At Toko-Ri [1954]
Actors & Directors
  • William Holden
  • Grace Kelly
  • Fredric March
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Mark Robson
  • Robert Strauss
Release date: 1997-06-16
Run time: 99 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.37

Review The Bridges At Toko-Ri [1954] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

A powerful study of courage in the face of irrational odds, The Bridges at Toko-Ri (based on James Michener's novel) is no less patriotic than many other war films, but it dispenses with the gung-ho bluster to focus on the very real and tragic consequences of war. This is also one of the first films to openly criticise the morality of the Korean War while praising the honour and integrity of the men who fought it. Lt Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is one of those men: a lawyer with a loving wife (Grace Kelly) and two young daughters, who is recalled to duty from the Navy Reserve, his mission; to fly with a bomber jet squadron over one of the Communists' most heavily protected targets, the strategically vital bridges in the Korean canyon of Toko-Ri. Brubaker has his own noble protection from his fellow pilots (including Charles McGraw in a fine supporting role), admiring admiral (Frederic March), and from the helicopter scouts (Mickey Rooney, Earl Holliman) who saved his life on a previous missions. But his ambivalence-and his fear that the Toko-Ri mission will be his last-is what gives the film its potent emotional impact. Holden is perfect in his role, and director Mark Robson steadfastly avoids any false sentiment or macho theatrics that would diminish the film's devastating climax. The Bridges at Toko-Ri is also a superlative showcase for the naval operations; the aerial sequences earned an Oscar for special effects and the Navy's cooperation assures total authenticity in the "flat-top" aircraft carrier scenes. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Jubal [1956]
Actors & Directors
  • Felicia Farr
  • Ernest Borgnine
  • Valerie French
  • Delmer Daves
  • Glenn Ford
  • Rod Steiger
Release date: 1997-06-02
Run time: 97 min.
Price: £4.99

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Review Ilc Prime / John Wayne Classics - Sagebrush Trail / Riders Of Destiny [1934]
Actors & Directors
  • George 'Gabby' Hayes
  • John Wayne
  • Forrest Taylor
  • Cecilia Parker
  • Robert N. Bradbury
  • Al St. John
Release date: 1998-01-26
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £2.99
Price: £34.99

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Review Fremantle Home Entertainment / Too Late The Hero [1969]
Actors & Directors
  • Cliff Robertson
  • Michael Caine
  • Harry Andrews
  • Robert Aldrich
  • Ian Bannen
  • Ronald Fraser
Release date: 2001-04-02
Run time: 129 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.64

Review Too Late The Hero [1969] / Fremantle Home Entertainment:

Set on a Pacific island in 1942, Too Late the Hero is a hard-as-nails "men on a mission" war movie: a group of British soldiers have to traverse the New Hebrides to destroy a Japanese radio transmitter, then get back to safety while being hunted all the way. Inevitably everything goes wrong, but director Robert (The Dirty Dozen) Aldrich turns the book of WWII movie clichés on its head and springs some unnerving surprises. Even the token American star, Cliff Robertson-echoing William Holden's grafted-on role in The Bridge on the River Kwai-proves less than obviously heroic, while an outstanding Michael Caine brings considerable depth to his usual cynical cockney. Henry Fonda gets heavily billed for a brief guest appearance, but there are star performances such fine British character actors as Denholm Elliot, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser and Lance Percival. This portrait of battle-worn men offers greater complexity than Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, while the jungle trek was more recently paralleled in Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line. Only the attitudes-more 1970 than 1942-detract from Aldrich's tellingly realistic vision, which with a thoughtfully ironic script and a succession of tense set pieces and brutal firefights, builds to a harrowing climax. On the DVD: The picture is presented at approximately 1. 7:1, reformatted from the original 2. 2:1 70mm theatrical presentation. Despite approximately 25 per cent of the original image being missing, this loss is only really noticeable in a few scenes. [+]
Apart from the occasional fleck, the print is in superb condition, and despite the lack of anamorphic enhancement the picture is sharp, detailed and has excellent colour. The surround sound (not mono as listed on the packaging) is highly effective, with the tension being increased by a considerable amount of the music coming from the rear speakers. The special features are simply a few static pages of biographical and production notes. -Gary S. Dalkin.

Review 4 Front Video / The War Wagon [1967]
Actors & Directors
  • Howard Keel
  • Burt Kennedy
  • Kirk Douglas
  • Keenan Wynn
  • John Wayne
  • Robert Walker Jr.
Release date: 1999-07-01
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.29

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Review Second Sight Films Ltd. / John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Blue Steel / Paradise Canyon / The Desert Trail [1936]
Actors & Directors
  • John Wayne
  • Gino Corrado
  • Reed Howes
  • Carl Pierson
  • Marion Burns
  • Earle Hodgins
Release date: 1998-12-07
Run time: 165 min.
Price: £10.99

Review John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Blue Steel / Paradise Canyon / The Desert Trail [1936] / Second Sight Films Ltd.:


Review Second Sight Films Ltd. / John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Texas Terror / The Dawn Rider / The Trail Beyond [1934]
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Frazer
  • John Wayne
  • Marion Burns
  • James Marcus
  • Robert N. Bradbury
  • Iris Lancaster
Release date: 1998-12-07
Run time: 165 min.
Price: £10.99

Review John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Texas Terror / The Dawn Rider / The Trail Beyond [1934] / Second Sight Films Ltd.:


Review Creation Entertainment Ltd. / Bonanza - The Boss [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Bing Russell
  • Harry Holcombe
  • Remo Pisani
  • Lee H. Katzin
Release date: 1996-08-19
Run time: 48 min.
Price: £4.99

Review Bonanza - The Boss [1963] / Creation Entertainment Ltd.:


Review Delta Visual Entertainment / Santa Fe Trail [1940]
Actors & Directors
  • Raymond Massey
  • Alan Hale
  • Olivia de Havilland
  • Michael Curtiz
  • Errol Flynn
  • Ronald Reagan
Release date: 1999-09-13
Run time: 116 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £3.99

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Review 4 Front Video / Angel And The Badman [1947]
Actors & Directors
  • James Edward Grant
  • Bruce Cabot
  • John Wayne
  • Gail Russell
  • Harry Carey
  • Irene Rich
Release date: 1996-05-06
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £8.09

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A Man Alone [1955], Under The Tonto Rim [1947], Bridge On The River Kwai, The / The Guns Of Navarone [1957], Vengeance [1968], Duel at Diablo [1966], Battle Of The River Plate [1956], Duel In The Sun (Roadshow Edition) [1946], Fort Apache / Stagecoach [1948], Arizona [1940], The Way Ahead [1944], The Bridges At Toko-Ri [1954], Jubal [1956], John Wayne Classics - Sagebrush Trail / Riders Of Destiny [1934], Too Late The Hero [1969], The War Wagon [1967], John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Blue Steel / Paradise Canyon / The Desert Trail [1936], John Wayne - 3 On 1 - Texas Terror / The Dawn Rider / The Trail Beyond [1934], Bonanza - The Boss [1963], Santa Fe Trail [1940], Angel And The Badman [1947]

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