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  • The Captive Heart (1946)
    Review preview for The Captive Heart

    Given the immediacy, it is perhaps no wonder that the story is leavened with some melodrama and romance, yet watching it now, Basil Dearden's film still has a surprisingly naturalistic aspect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A concentration camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer in order to survive.
  • The Dam Busters (1955)
    Review preview for The Dam Busters

    As a reconstruction of one of the great moments of a long and bloody war, this could hardly be bettered.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The daring raid on the Ruhr dams by a squadron of Lancaster bombers in 1943
  • The Go-Between (1971)
    Review preview for The Go-Between

    Both Losey and Pinter are less interested in the romance itself than in the way its illicit nature exposes the class divide.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When a youngster goes to stay with a wealthy friend, he finds himself caught up as a messenger boy for a clandestine affair.
  • The Lady Vanishes (1938)
    Review preview for The Lady Vanishes

    Despite having all the elements of a classic Hitchcock mystery, this is really one for fans of the master's early, funny films.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Young Iris is horrified when the woman she has been talking to on a train disappears and no-one seems to remember her.
  • The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (1962)
    Review preview for The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

    Overall, the film retains its power and impact.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    A rebellious teen gets preferential treatment in borstal after they discover he has a talent for running.
  • The Stars Look Down (1939)
    Review preview for The Stars Look Down

    A well-mounted piece of filmmaking.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    North of England class struggle in the late Thirties, when striking miners were starving.
  • Thunder Rock (1942)
    Review preview for Thunder Rock

    Thankfully, Thunder Rock treats the question of 'why we fight' with somewhat more subtlety and ambiguity than might be expected

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    Michael Redgrave is a disillusioned journalist, holed up on a haunted lighthouse, in 1939.

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