Gold Cinema Collection (Vol. 1) - 3-DVD Set ( This Sporting Life / Odd Man Out (Gang War) / Victim ) ( Gold Cinema Collection 1 )

Gold Cinema Collection (Vol. 1) - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: This Sporting Life / Odd Man Out (Gang War) / Victim
Alternate Title: Gold Cinema Collection 1
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
345 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1947 - 1963 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Lindsay Anderson
Carol Reed
Basil Dearden

Written By:
David Storey
F.L. Green
Janet Green
John McCormick

Actors:
Richard Harris ..... Frank Machin
Rachel Roberts ..... Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel ..... Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell ..... 'Dad' Johnson
Colin Blakely ..... Maurice Braithwaite
Vanda Godsell ..... Mrs. Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham ..... Judith
Jack Watson ..... Len Miller
Arthur Lowe ..... Charles Slomer
Harry Markham ..... Wade
George Sewell ..... Jeff
Leonard Rossiter ..... Phillips, Sports writer
Katherine Parr ..... Mrs. Farrer
Bernadette Benson ..... Lynda Hammond
Andrew Nolan ..... Ian Hammond
James Mason ..... Johnny McQueen
Robert Newton ..... Lukey
Cyril Cusack ..... Pat
F.J. McCormick ..... Shell
William Hartnell ..... Fencie
Fay Compton ..... Rosie
Denis O'Dea ..... Inspector
W.G. Fay ..... Father Tom
Maureen Delaney ..... Theresa O'Brien
Elwyn Brook-Jones ..... Tober
Robert Beatty ..... Dennis
Dan O'Herlihy ..... Nolan
Kitty Kirwan ..... Grannie
Beryl Measor ..... Maudie
Roy Irving ..... Murphy
Dirk Bogarde ..... Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms ..... Laura
Dennis Price ..... Calloway
Anthony Nicholls ..... Lord Fullbrook
Peter Copley ..... Paul Mandrake
Norman Bird ..... Harold Doe
Peter McEnery ..... Barrett
Donald Churchill ..... Eddy
Derren Nesbitt ..... Sandy Youth
John Barrie ..... Det.Inspector Harris
John Cairney ..... Bridie
Alan MacNaughton ..... Scott Hankin (in opening credits)
Nigel Stock ..... Phip
Frank Pettitt ..... Barman
Mavis Villiers ..... Madge

Synopsis:

The Gold Cinema Collection celebrates the classic age of film by revisiting acclaimed motion pictures that were responsible for launching many of our finest veteran actors and crew in the industry. Reminisce your favourites from an era that is praised for its originality and excellence in cinema. Features Include:

This Sporting Life (1963)
When Frank Martin begins to enjoy the accolades of being a local rugby star his brutal nature distances him from those around him. Starring Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel and William Hartnell.

Odd Man Out (1947)
Johnny, the idealist leader of an illegal organisation, has escaped from prison. He is forced to hide in the city and finds himself in the company of three shady characters. Starring James Mason, Robert Newton and Cyril Cusack.

Victim (1961)
The Police are chasing blackmail victim Jack Barrett, a wages clerk who has stolen a lot of money from his employer. Scared and on the run, he is trying desperately to get in touch with Melville Farr, a prosperous young barrister, but is apprehended by the police and commits suicide. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms.

This Sporting Life (1963)
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation, and this is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver.

Odd Man Out (1947)
Johnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of Kathleen and her mother, planning a hold-up that will provide his group with the funds needed to continue its activities. During the hold-up, things go sour: Johnny is wounded, cannot make it back to the hideout, and disappears in the back-alleys of Belfast. Immediately, a large-scale man-hunt is launched, and the city is tightly covered by the constabulary, whose chief is intent on capturing Johnny and the other members of the gang. Kathleen sets out in search of Johnny.

Victim (1961)
A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a young gay man (who is being blackmailed and later commits suicide)in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmailer. The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris considers the sodomy law nothing more than an aid to blackmailers, and helps Farr in calling his blackmailer's bluff. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his wife coming to terms with his homosexuality after the public exposure he faces in the blackmailer's trial.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 26 March, 2012.