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Dad's Army
4.843

Dad's Army

Mar 12, 1971

Dad's Army
1971 95 min 86 vues
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Comedy
Johnny Flynton
6.7

Johnny Flynton

Sep 21, 2002

Johnny Flynton
2002 37 min 7 vues
Johnny Flynton is a 2002 American short film directed and co-written by Lexi Alexander. Johnny Flynton is good at one thing: boxing. He's not too bright, and there's clearly some issues in his past, but what's worse, when he's boxing, his temper flares up. His wife, Samantha, tells him she's pregnant. Meanwhile, he's got an exhibition match with local boy Artie Duane. Johnny lets him get a few punches in to look good, but when Artie starts taking cheap shots, Johnny can't stand by and overreacts. He runs home, where he's in high spirits, but that proves his downfall. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Love Thy Neighbour
6.2

Love Thy Neighbour

Aug 26, 1973

Love Thy Neighbour
1973 85 min 13 vues
Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their wives, on the other hand, are best of friends. The two couples attempt to win a 'love-thy-neighbor' competition by lying...
Comedy
Dayton's Devils
1

Dayton's Devils

Oct 01, 1968

Dayton's Devils
1968 103 min 1 vues
Un escroc rassemble un groupe d'ex-détenus et autres marginaux afin de voler la masse salariale d'une base aérienne.
Crime
Star!
6.9

Star!

Jul 18, 1968

Star!
1968 176 min 223 vues
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
Drama
I Am a Groupie
3.125

I Am a Groupie

Dec 01, 1970

I Am a Groupie
1970 86 min 8 vues
A bored teenage girl decides that she wants to meet rock stars, and the best way to do that is to become a groupie. She finds herself going on the road with a rock band called Opal Butterfly, and soon discovers that being a rock band's groupie isn't as glamorous or exciting as she thought it would be.
Drama
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
1

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Oct 01, 2001

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001 83 min 1 vues
Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty in the Bounty' with Arthur Lowe, the famous 'Singing in the Rain' routine, and Eric and Ernie making breakfast to the sound of 'The Stripper'.
Comedy
Dad's Army
7.4

Dad's Army

Nov 13, 1977

Dad's Army
1977 min 72 vues
Un groupe hétéroclite de volontaires de la Home Guard se prépare à une invasion allemande imminente pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Comedy
Z-Cars
7

Z-Cars

Sep 20, 1978

Z-Cars
1978 min 5 vues
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Drama
Romany Jones
5.7

Romany Jones

Jul 11, 1975

Romany Jones
1975 min 3 vues
Romany Jones is a British sitcom made by LWT, It starred Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts as Wally and Lily Briggs and was broadcast between 1973 and 1975, The show was originally designed as a vehicle for James Beck, involving the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan site. Following the death of Beck in August 1973, aged just 44, Bert and Betty Jones were written out of the series, and Jonathan Cecil and Gay Soper took over the lead roles, playing new neighbours, Jeremy and Susan Crichton-Jones. The show had a pilot broadcast in 1972 and was followed by a spin off sequel in 1976 entitled Yus, My Dear, starring Mullard and Watts.
Comedy