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Great British Movies: 1960s

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Four British dramas from the 1960s. In 'No Love for Johnnie' (1961) Peter Finch stars as a parliamentary MP whose thirst for greater power leads him into political intrigue. Johnnie Byrne (Finch) is an ambitious Labour MP whose hopes for personal glory are raised when his party triumphs in a general election, but Johnnie is overlooked for a role on the front benches. To make matters worse, his wife, Alice (Rosalie Crutchley) also leaves him because of his insistence on keeping two mistresses, including the youthful Pauline (Mary Peach). When Johnny is approached by a couple of fellow backbenchers for help in a scheme that may destabilise the government but advance their careers, Johnny is faced with an important choice. In 'The Beauty Jungle' (1964) a young woman finds a new career as a beauty queen. Typist Shirley Freeman (Janette Scott) is encouraged by newspaper man Don Mackenzie (Ian Hendry) to enter a beauty pageant while on vacation. After winning she decides to quit her job and become a full-time contestant, proving to be very successful. However, her success won't last forever. In 'Flame in the Streets' (1961), racial tensions are explored in early 1960s England, starring John Mills and Sylvia Sims. Jacko Palmer (Mills) is a union man who has to confront the prejudices of his members when a black foreman (Earl Cameron) is appointed, and the members threaten to strike. When he discovers that his daughter (Sims) wants to marry Jamaican schoolteacher Peter Lincoln (Johnny Sekka), however, Jacko must confront his own prejudices. In 'Nobody Runs Forever' (1968), starring Rod Taylor and Christopher Plummer, Australian police sergeant Scobie Malone (Taylor) is sent to London to arrest High Commissioner Sir James Quentin (Plummer), who is currently engaged in sensitive peace talks, on the suspicion of murdering his first wife 25 years previously. Malone allows Quentin a few days to finish his work before taking him back to Australia and during this time stays with the suspect and his second wife Sheila (Lilli Palmer) in their home. Complications arise, however, when Malone finds himself having to prevent Quentin's assassination at the hands of a ruthless group of spies.

Book Details
Barcode:
5060105729539
Type:
DVD / Box Set
Genre:
Weight(g):
330g
Starring:
Peter Finch
Stanley Holloway
Mary Peach
Rosalie Crutchley
Donald Pleasence
Hugh Burden
Ian Hendry
Janette Scott
Ronald Fraser
Edmund Purdom
Jean Claudio
Kay Walsh
Norman Bird
Janina Faye
Tommy Trinder
David Weston
Peter Ashmore
John Mills
Sylvia Syms
Brenda De Banzie
Wilfrid Brambell
Earl Cameron
Johnny Sekka
Christopher Plummer
Rod Taylor
Lilli Palmer
Camilla Sparv
Daliah Lavi
Edric Connor
Calvin Lockhart
Leo McKern
Lee Montague
Russell Napier
Derren Nesbitt
Clive Revill
Charles Tingwell
Franchot Tone
Contributors:
Betty E. Box
Nicholas Phipps
Mordecai Richler
Malcolm Arnold
Ernest Steward
Val Guest
Robert Muller
Laurie Johnson
Arthur Grant
Roy Ward Baker
Ted Willis
Philip Green
Christopher Challis
Wilfred Greatorex
Georges Delerue
Studio:
Strawberry
Catalogue No:
STW0209
Main Language:
English
Region:
Region 2
Originally Issued:
1968
No of disks:
4
Dimensions:
139 x 62 x 200 (mm)
BBFC Cert:
(12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Running Time:
404 mins
Release Date:
26 Jul 2021
Rental Retail:
Retail/Rental