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1.Telefon starring: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Alan Badel directed by: Don Siegel May 16, 1989
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The phone rings. A voice on the other end quotes Frost "The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep". This triggers Soviet Manchurian Canidate killers to carry out missions programmed long ago when the cold war was hot. Enter Charles Bronson, Soviet KGB agent to save the day and prevent WWIII with his double agent femme fatal Lee Remick in a race against time to find the evil Dr. Strangelove type villian.

2.Arabesque starring: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel, Kieron Moore, Carl Duering directed by: Stanley Donen March 01, 1992
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Three years on the heels of Stanley Donen's delightful Charade comes his do-over effort Arabesque, a romantic spy thriller set in London. The leading man is Gregory Peck, who plays American David Pollock, a visiting professor of ancient languages who is persuaded by the Arab prime minister to infiltrate the household of a Middle Eastern oil tycoon, who is suspected of nefarious doings. This soon catapults him into the Hitchcockian world of deadly secret agents, spy intrigue, frantic chases and a mysterious cryptogram. He finds himself dubiously partnered with Yasmin Azir, the enigmatic mistress of the oil tycoon, as delectably played by exotic, statuesque beauty Sophia Loren. While questioning the ever shifting allegiance of Yasmin, Pollock must fend off international spies and foil an assassination ... Read More

3.Shogun (2 Hour Feature) starring: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Frankie Sakai, Alan Badel directed by: Jerry London January 26, 1994
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Shogun is one of the best adaptations of a literary bestseller to the small screen. Superb acting, great scenery and great suspense story. Too bad that one of the 5 discs is flawed. The picture stalls and there is no way to continue watching unless the skip button is used causing that a considerable part of the film is not possible to view.

4.Salome starring: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Cedric Hardwicke directed by: William Dieterle June 02, 1998
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Salome is not a movie that sticks close to the Biblical account of the story .The script by Harry Kleiner ,based on a story concocted by Jesse Lasky Junior ,embroiders the Biblical tale and makes a great many changes,,in particular by absolving Salome of all blame for the fate of John the Baptist ,the guilt for which is laid squarely at the feet of her mother,Queen Herodias(played by the excellent-as ever-Judith Anderson).It also ignores the account given by the eminent Jewish historian ,Josephus who claims she went on to marry two members of her own family ,Philip the Tetrach and Aristobulus .Provided ,however that you are not a stickler for such things as historical accuracy ,this is a ripe and enjoyable melodrama. Salome -the lustrous Rita Hayworth -is banished from Rome by Caesar (a cameo ... Read More

5.Riddle of the Sands starring: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale, Alan Badel, Jürgen Andersen directed by: Tony Maylam May 01, 1998
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Elswhere on these boards I have written a review of the Erskine Childers novel of the same name upon which this movie is based,drawing attention to its significance in helping shape British defence and foreign policy in the first decade of the last century by highlighting the threat Germany posed to Britain's Eastern defences in particular . No such considerations are likely to enter the minds of those watching this movie as they will take it for what it is -a beautifully shot ,and exciting tale of espionage and sailing . The heroes are Carruthers (Micheal York ) and Davies (Simon McCorkindale)who embark on a sailing holiday off the German coast where they stumble upon German naval plans to launch on attack on Britain .Can they get the news of the plan back to an unsuspecting British government or ... Read More

6.Shogun - The Complete Epic starring: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Frankie Sakai, Alan Badel directed by: Jerry London September 06, 1994
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Shogun is one of the best adaptations of a literary bestseller to the small screen. Superb acting, great scenery and great suspense story. Too bad that one of the 5 discs is flawed. The picture stalls and there is no way to continue watching unless the skip button is used causing that a considerable part of the film is not possible to view.

7.A Perfect Spy starring: Sarah Badel, Fiona Mollison, Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Alan Howard directed by: Peter Smith April 20, 1999
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First of all,if you are a fan of John LeCarre`s work,then you enjoy that detailed,realistic and methodical "real world" espionage life that LeCarre sucks you into. This BBC mini-series is a wonderful adaptation of the novel and has much re-watch value.I recommend reading the book "A Perfect Spy" before viewing the mini-series...you will enjoy it that much more if you do!A great BBC television program that will also appeal to fans of British television and foreign film. In my opinion the mini-series comes in 3rd place behind the BBC classics: "Tinker,Tailor,Soldior,Spy" & "Smiley`s People". Fellow LeCarre fans will have a big smile on their face if they find boxed set under the Christmas tree! Thank you for reading!

8.Force 10 From Navarone starring: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Franco Nero directed by: Guy Hamilton March 07, 2000
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I had seen the original release from 1978 on VHS tape from my library. One day I was at Wal-mart and saw it in the $5.00 bin, so I bought it. Finally I coulkd enjoy a digitally remastered version of the film instead of a grany VHS. I was also suprised and happy to find that the remastered version cut out some of Walters (Carl Weathers) dumb lines. Like the part where they ate placing explosives down on the road and the kinda look like dog crap and Walters says something to the extent of: " I thought you were supposed to pick up dog crap, not spread it around" and after the explosives blow he said "Man that's some powerful dog doo." Thankfully those lines were removed and now it has a bit more of a war movie feel instead of a war-comedy feel. All in all it's a good movie, not a great as Saving Private Ryan or ... Read More

9.The Medusa Touch starring: Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino Ventura, Harry Andrews, Alan Badel directed by: Jack Gold January 01, 1998
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I received a copy of this only yesterday from a friend in the UK...I was prepared to be mildly entertained (and amused at the late '70's fashions) for 90 minutes, but I was HOOKED from the start. There are a few scenes that could have benefitted greatly by the use of today's computer generated special effects (if you've seen the film, you know the scenes I'm talking about..) but this isn't about SFX...it's a mind-game (literally), and the supporting players..Derek Jacobi, Michael Hordern, Alan Badel, Jeremy Brett, Gordon Jackson, Marie-Christine Barrault, Harry Andrews...the list goes on and on. Is it a film classic? No, but it's one HECK of a ride worthy of many repeat viewings!

10.Agatha starring: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Helen Morse, Celia Gregory directed by: Michael Apted May 04, 1999
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People are all over the place in rating this film (for a myriad of reasons) so I'll try to pin that down first. While the film was beautifully produced, bulging with a fine cast, it did not do all that well when it was released. Someone mentioned this reality already and they are correct in their facts on that point. I first saw "Agatha" either on HBO or Cinemax in the early days of those cable premium channels. In the end, it IS a really good film with an interesting story to relate. In 1926, famed mystery writer Agatha Christie really DID disappear for better than a week. In real life, (and in the movie), she was experiencing major domestic problems, prior to her divorce from Colonel Christie, and it's my belief that this is the simple basis for her disappearance; however, numerous conspiracy theories have blossomed ... Read More

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