Enslaved by the invading Roman army, Hengist Pod and Horsa are sent to Ancient Rome to be auctioned off ñ that is until they hatch a plan to escape. In their bid to free themselves from captivity Hengist finds himself confused for a gladiator and becomes drafted into Cleopatraís private guard. Meanwhile a plot to overthrow the desperately unpopular Julius Caesar starts to brewÖ
The sinister Dr Watts and his monsters are on the loose! Kidnapping local women to be bungled into his haunted mansion to be transformed into shop-window mannequins. The only thing standing in his way is the hapless Detective-Sergeant Bung and his equally hapless side-kicks. With his quest for cl...
After a fleeting night of passion, a young couple part. Years later, he comes back into her life - she is now married to an older man but finds her passion reignited, leading to emotional turmoil. Director Edmond GrÈville brings an uncharactaeristic intensity to this British film, his Gallic temp...
This agreeably murky tale of court intrigue, corruption and sexual manipulation is a rare excursion for Ealing into historical drama. Peter Bull and Joan Greenwood are perfectly cast as the dissolute Prince George-Louis and his reluctant bride Sophie Dorothea. Shooting in colour for the first tim...
