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Combat – 19th Century

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The Four Feathers (1939)

Duration 2h 9m Ratings UK: A,  Source of story A 1902 book of the same name by A.E.W. Mason and several earlier versions of the film Director Zoltan Korda Writers/Script R.C. Sherriff Starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez, Jack Allen, Peter Burroughs, John Laurie, Leslie Phillips, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 6.6k … Continue reading

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Duration 2h 18m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The books of Patrick O’Brien Writer/s Script Peter Weir, John Collee Director Peter Weir Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Lee Ingleby, David Threlfall, Billy Boyd Elevator Pitch HMS Surprise has the task of tracking and capturing the French privateer Acheron, which is on its way to … Continue reading

Khartoum

Released 1966 Rating U Director Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon Writer/s Robert Ardrey Starring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson Source of story Based on real events Elevator Pitch In 1884 General “Chinese” Gordon is sent to Khartoum to arrange for the evacuation of the city, which is threatened by the Mahdi, an extreme religious leader … Continue reading

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