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Amicus: House of Horrors
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Amicus: House of Horrors

Oct 30, 2012

Amicus: House of Horrors
2012 121 min 3 vues
For the first time on DVD, the Alpha Archives Collection proudly presents a two part feature length documentary celebrating the history of the Amicus Productions film company. Founded in the early 1960s by Americans Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg, Amicus produced some classic (now cult) horror movies, including Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors, The House That Dripped Blood, Tales From The Crypt, Asylum and From Beyond The Grave. Featuring interviews with key individuals who worked for Amicus (actors, directors, etc.), and with many rare photographs and production designs throughout, this documentary is a must-see for fans of British horror cinema.
Documentary
Caught on a Train
3.8

Caught on a Train

Oct 31, 1980

Caught on a Train
1980 80 min 2 vues
British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter (Michael Kitchen), an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine (Wendy Raebeck). But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat (Peggy Ashcroft).
Drama
King of the Wind
6.4

King of the Wind

May 25, 1990

King of the Wind
1990 103 min 5 vues
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time.
Adventure
England Made Me
5.7

England Made Me

Jun 01, 1973

England Made Me
1973 100 min 6 vues
A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of the Nazi party.
Drama
Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes

Apr 20, 1982

Bright Eyes
1982 137 min 1 vues
1999: Examination of family life and political ideals in a war-ravaged future Europe, compared and contrasted with ’60s equivalents.
Hand in Glove
1

Hand in Glove

Jan 01, 1987

Hand in Glove
1987 137 min 1 vues
A woman finds herself on the verge of madness after experiencing a vision of her lovers imminent death.
Fantasy
Partners in Crime
5.7

Partners in Crime

Feb 01, 1961

Partners in Crime
1961 54 min 3 vues
British crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Eyssen, loosely based on the 1918 novel "The Man Who Knew" by Edgar Wallace.
Crime
Les Louves
3.5

Les Louves

May 28, 1986

Les Louves
1986 101 min 2 vues
During World War II, two allied soldiers escape from a Nazi POW camp to Lyons, where they accept the hospitality of mademoiselle Helene.
Drama
Murder Rap
1

Murder Rap

Jan 31, 1980

Murder Rap
1980 89 min 1 vues
Wally, a caretaker in a block of flats, loses his job when the flats are used to rehouse Bhengali families.
Drama
7.2

Apr 27, 1979
1979 min 4 vues
In the early 1900s in England, young Christina is orphaned and goes to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue and, like his father, loves to hunt. The younger son, William, lives to fly aeroplanes. Christina finds herself struggling with the ideas of classism as she falls in love with country life, the hunt, and one of her cousins. But after their impulsive marriage, when her husband is called away by the First World War, Christina must keep Flambards afloat by herself.
Drama
7.55

Apr 24, 1984
1984 min 10 vues
A la fin du siecle dernier, Ashton Pelham Martin, officier de l'armee britannique, retourne aux Indes ou il a passe son enfance. Il retrouve son amour de jeunesse, la princesse Anjuli qui doit etre sacrifiee le jour des funerailles de son epoux, le Rama de Bithor.
Drama
6.7

May 13, 1988
1988 min 43 vues
Cette série est une anthologie d'histoires horrifiques et fantastiques inspirées de l'oeuvre de Roald Dahl.
Drama
6.7

Mar 01, 1967
1967 min 3 vues
Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.
Crime
6.7

Mar 01, 1967
1967 min 3 vues
Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.
Crime
6.7

Mar 01, 1967
1967 min 3 vues
Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.
Crime