The Sound Barrier (1952)
Feb 2, 2003The Quest to Break the Sound Barrier
David Lean conducts a fictional account of the efforts to build a plane that breaks the sound barrier
Denholm Elliott
The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
Dec 24, 2002Horror Anthology
Another of the Amicus horror anthologies from a series of stories by Robert Bloch. An okay effort, mostly being remembered for Jon Pertwee's turn as a comic vampire
Percy (1971)
Jul 8, 2005Penis Transplant Comedy
Popular entry among the early 1970s spate of British sex comedies featuring Hywell Bennett as the recipient of the world's first penis transplant. Mostly this serves as an excuse to string a series of sexual encounters together.
Quest for Love (1971)
Nov 11, 2012Alternate History
One of the rare cinematic ventures into alternate history, a British film adapted from a story by John Wyndham. This holds up as a fair and reasonable alternate history outing, driven by a strong and original romantic story
The Vault of Horror (1973)
Feb 27, 2003Amicus Horror Anthology
The second of Amicus Films’ adaptations from EC Comics, a follow-up to their earlier Tales from the Crypt and one of their weaker horror anthologies with the episodes much more variable in overall quality
Percy’s Progress (1974)
Feb 26, 2007Last Fertile Man on Earth Comedy
Sequel to the British sex comedy Percy about the world's first penis transplant in which the central character is now the last fertile man on Earth
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
May 21, 2003Satanism
The second-to-last Hammer film, an adaptation of one of Dennis Wheatley's occult novels, shows them trying to catch up with The Exorcist and its ilk
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Feb 17, 2021Sherlock Holmes Comedy/Ghostly Dog Mystery
Adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes novel made as a comedy vehicle for Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Given the duo's reputations as comics, the results are fairly excruciating
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Aug 6, 2001Tomb Raiding Adventures
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's homage to the adventure films of the 1940s was a huge hit in its day, spawning several sequels and many imitators. The film is pure action and adventure, delivered with enormous charm and wit
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
Sep 13, 2017Sherlock Holmes Film/Ghostly Dog Mystery
Given lavish period settings and featuring a sterling cast line-up of British talent from the day, this is probably the most faithful film adaptation of the Conan Doyle story
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Feb 15, 2001High Adventure/Holy Grail Quest
Third of the Indiana Jones films. This comes with all the breakneck action sequences and Sean Connery doing a fine comic turn as Indiana's irascible father but also plays to a much greater slapstick emphasis