Brian Desmond Hurst

The Mark of Cain -- Shane Gulliver and Mark Tate (Treacle) are two ordinary 18 year-olds serving with the British Army in Iraq.

Shane Gulliver and Mark Tate (Treacle) are two ordinary 18 year-olds serving with the British Army in Iraq. Amidst constant insurgent attacks the platoon struggles to maintain the uneasy peace and to subdue a barrage of hostilities. When the popular company captain is killed on patrol by a roadside bomb, morale in the platoon hits rock bottom. Acting on orders they round up several suspects from house-to-house searches. That night feelings at the camp are running high and as the chain of command is weakened events spiral out of control. The Mark of Cain pulls you deep inside the Iraq conflict and shows you the true fear, horror and uncertainty of war.

In this moving, heartfelt and at times deeply funny documentary, director Ken Wardrop enlists 70 Irish women, from the very young to the very old, to tell the tale of a lifelong love affair, capturing the unique way men and women interact over time. Wardrop reportedly took inspiration for his framework from his own mother, and filmed only women in order to create a view of the sexes, not in battle, but in struggle and in love.

After touching down in Wales in a hot-air balloon, 10-year-old French refugee Louis XVII (Richard O'Sullivan), son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, finds safety with Virginia (Belinda Lee) and Duke Philippe de Beauvais (Louis Jourdan), who try to protect the lad from impending danger. Based on a novel by Vaughan Wilkins, this rewrite of French history features vivid flashbacks of the ordeals Louis endured before his rescue.

During WWII in the deserts of North Africa, a wounded British soldier (Anthony Steel) takes refuge with a Bedouin tribe, who nurse him back to health. After marrying the sheik's daughter (Anna-Maria Sandri), the scrappy Brit leads the tribe on risky sneak attacks against the Nazis. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, this beautifully photographed adventure film showcases an abundance of stunning desert landscapes.

Set in Kenya during the Mau Mau Rebellion that spanned from 1952 to 1960, this drama is centered on two lovers, Alan Howard (Dirk Bogarde) and Mary Crawford (Virginia McKenna), who find their love affair nearly torn apart by their individual convictions about racial equality. After Alan's brother is killed by the Mau Mau, his loathing of the people is eventually eased after meeting native physician Dr. Karanja (Earl Cameron).

An English farmer (Dirk Bogarde) who has settled in Kenya is forced to fight the Mau-Mau tribe as their terrorism and racial hatred threaten the lives of those he loves.

The Malta Story

The Malta Story

When he must detour while en route to Egypt, Royal Air Force pilot and reconnaissance photographer Peter Ross (Alec Guinness) finds himself at the center of the Axis' infamous Siege of Malta in the Mediterranean theater of World War II. Aided by the beautiful Maltese volunteer Maria (Muriel Pavlow), Ross battles against the odds to obtain recon on the Nazi squadrons in the area and help defend the people of the small but critical island nation.

After a bomb kills their company commander in Iraq, British soldiers Treacle and Shane are ordered to round up suspects and use torture on the detainees. Back home, the press gets the story and the pair achieves instant infamy.

Shane Gulliver and Mark Tate (Treacle) are two ordinary 18 year-olds serving with the British Army in Iraq.