Best Of British War Cinema (5PC) / (BOX SLIM)

Description

This superb collection of classic British War Cinema includes 10 of the most prominent examples of British film making at it's finest. Crackling with suspense and drama, these well-crafted films showcase great scripts, beautiful black and white cinematography, great dialog and some of the best actors then working in film: A foreign correspondent, an old salt, and his daughter unite to sabotage a U-boat base, in the British WWII thriller "The Day Will Dawn" (1942). With Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams. Michael Wilding, Roland Culver, and James Mason carry out a "Secret Mission" (1942). With Williams, Carla Lehmann. The Battle of Arnhem is re-enacted in the docudrama "Theirs Is The Glory" (1946). Reporters Stanley Maxted, Allan Wood play themselves. A prize cow fuels the comic action of "Appointment With Venus" (1951). David Niven, Glynis Johns star. AKA: "Island Rescue." In "Seven Thunders" (1957), British POWs lay low in France. Stephen Boyd, Anna Gaylor star. AKA: "The Beasts Of Marseilles." Dirk Bogarde falls for a Japanese girl, in "The Wind Cannot Read" (1958). Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis co-star. A British officer and the Dutch team to lift a diamond stash, in "Operation Amsterdam" (1959). With Peter Finch, Eva Bartok. Five-disc set also includes "Unpublished Story," "The Flemish Farm," and "Two Thousand Women." 15 hrs. Total.

Tracks

1. "The Day Will Dawn" (1942)
2. "Secret Mission" (1942)
3. "Theirs Is The Glory" (1946)
4. "Appointment With Venus" (1951)
5. AKA: "Island Rescue."/"Seven Thunders" (1957)
6. AKA: "The Beasts Of Marseilles."/ "The Wind Cannot Read" (1958)
7. "Operation Amsterdam" (1959)
8. "Unpublished Story,"
9. "The Flemish Farm,"
10. "Two Thousand Women."

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UPC Number: 01130161026

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