One of the most spectacular epics of all time, even by the standards of Hollywood, the famous twenty minute chariot race alone took three months to shoot, and, along the way, Ben is given a helping hand and converted by Jesus. An unmissable slice of movie history. Won Best Picture at 1959 Academy Awards. find out more...

With no personal bias whatsoever you quite simply have to see this film. Fabulous special effects and superbly theatrical acting, this Greek myth is a hugely entertaining adventure romp, replete with multi-headed Hydras, warrior skeletons and bronze gods. Suspend disbelief and enjoy. find out more...

Ursula 'undress' Andress is wonderfully seductive, numerous scenes demonstrate her true sensual nature, as "She who must be obeyed". In Palestine, after WWI, archaeologist Holly and buddy Leo are penniless. Leo is abducted and told a beautiful woman is waiting for his return, he is given a ring and a map and told that all will be revealed if he travels beyond the Mountains of the Moon. Leo tells Holly about the encounter and the two friends set out on an expedition to seek the mythical city of K find out more...

Huge epic, set during the heyday of Republican Rome, in all its ostentatious glory. The story details the purchase and selection of slaves, the harsh discipline and routine of the gladiators' school, the new comradeship balked by the realisation that a gladiator must kill or be killed. Then the film really comes into its own with the superbly staged revolt and escape, led by the slave who, with his unlikely army, holds the Roman army at bay for four years. Magnificent, masterful....a classic! find out more...

A totally seductive knockabout movie with Robert Mitchum 'Duke' and Jane Greer 'Chiquita Graham' in fine form. Duke has to catch the culprit for a payroll heist to prove his own innocence and shake off a pursuing army officer, a chase that takes him to Mexico, where he meets Chiquita, who is independently after the same con-man, and here they find action, adventure and romance. A fast paced narrative with an outstanding supporting cast, especially Ramon Novarro as Inspector General Ortega. find out more...

When a group of disparate characters crash in the merciless desert of the Sahara, it would seem their fate is sealed, but not all of them are so willing to offer up their life to the sands, and so begins a race against time to create from the wreckage a means of escape. Flight of The Phoenix is a classic example of the "they don't make them like that anymore", part boys own adventure, part astute study of human nature in the face of adversity, a gripping story intelligently adapted from Elleston find out more...

Another spectacular recreation of ancient myth from the visual genius of Ray Harryhausen finds Sinbad battling griffins, centaurs, multi limbed statues and even the prow of his own ship! A hugely entertaining and timeless adventure. find out more...

A German general attempts to leave France with a load of Impressionistic paintings just days before the liberation. Based on a true story, Scofield gives a magnificent performance as the general battling vs Lancaster's delaying railway inspector who attempts to let the allies catch up.

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When a prehistoric horse is captured, a group of adventurers decide to travel to Mexico's Forbidden Valley in search of other specimens for their circus. Winged, fanged monsters and some mighty pissed off dinosaurs cannot dissuade the motley crew of cowboys, but as we all well know from cinematic experience, if you mess with prehistoric carnivores, they're going to come back and bite you. 'The Valley Of The Gwangi' is a classic slice of Harryhausen stop motion animation and while the story is no find out more...

A throughly entertaining action-adventure as two half-brothers fight for the Northumbrian throne. Lots of pillaging, axe-throwing, hearty quaffing of ale, storming of castles heroic jumping into wolf pits and manly talk of entering Valhalla sword in hand. Sounds like the Swedes on hols again.

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