Movies: Basil Appleby

  • 1968
    The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter (1968)

    The Lion in Winter

    7.41968HD

    Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir....

    The Lion in Winter
  • 1966
    Khartoum

    Khartoum (1966)

    Khartoum

    6.21966HD

    English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquer...

    Khartoum
  • 1955
    Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves (1955)

    Above Us the Waves

    61955HD

    In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using mid...

    Above Us the Waves
  • 1941
    49th Parallel

    49th Parallel (1941)

    49th Parallel

    71941HD

    In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not ...

    49th Parallel
  • 1955
    The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters (1955)

    The Dam Busters

    6.81955HD

    The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'....

    The Dam Busters
  • 1971
    10 Rillington Place

    10 Rillington Place (1971)

    10 Rillington Place

    7.31971HD

    The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans....

    10 Rillington Place
  • 1951
    No Highway in the Sky

    No Highway in the Sky (1951)

    No Highway in the Sky

    6.91951HD

    James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that ...

    No Highway in the Sky
  • 1985
    The Coca-Cola Kid

    The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

    The Coca-Cola Kid

    5.51985HD

    An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's...

    The Coca-Cola Kid
  • 1956
    Reach for the Sky

    Reach for the Sky (1956)

    Reach for the Sky

    6.71956HD

    The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II....

    Reach for the Sky
  • 1954
    The Black Knight

    The Black Knight (1954)

    The Black Knight

    6.21954HD

    John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able t...

    The Black Knight
  • 1941
    'Pimpernel' Smith

    'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

    'Pimpernel' Smith

    7.11941HD

    Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of th...

    'Pimpernel' Smith
  • 1948
    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex (1948)

    The Weaker Sex

    61948HD

    A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II....

    The Weaker Sex
  • 1987
    Dark Age

    Dark Age (1987)

    Dark Age

    5.71987HD

    In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace.....

    Dark Age
  • 1953
    Heights of Danger

    Heights of Danger (1953)

    Heights of Danger

    01953HD

    Tale of profiteer who seeks to prevent father and children from winning motor car rally which would preserve their garage business....

    Heights of Danger
  • 1987
    The Right Hand Man

    The Right Hand Man (1987)

    The Right Hand Man

    41987HD

    A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia....

    The Right Hand Man
  • 1983
    Hostage

    Hostage (1983)

    Hostage

    4.61983HD

    Set in 1980's Australia, this is the true story of a woman whose husband eventually reveals to her that he is an active member of the Nazi party. A real nightmare begins for her....

    Hostage
  • 1988
    Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game (1988)

    Dangerous Game

    6.11988HD

    A game becomes deadly serious! An insane cop hunts down five students in a shopping mall after closing time. His life is ruined as he was dishonorably discharged from the police force because of these people. Armed with a Rambo knife and a crossbow, ...

    Dangerous Game
  • 1982
    Norman Loves Rose

    Norman Loves Rose (1982)

    Norman Loves Rose

    3.51982HD

    A teenage boy falls hopelessly in love with his new sister-in-law. When she gets pregnant, someone raises the question that he might be the father--a notion he does nothing to discourage....

    Norman Loves Rose
  • 1949
    High Jinks in Society

    High Jinks in Society (1949)

    High Jinks in Society

    01949HD

    After foiling a robbery, Ben, a window cleaner is hired by Lady Barr-Nunn to guard her valuables. A comedy based on class divisions and snobbery....

    High Jinks in Society
  • 1985
    Fantasy Man

    Fantasy Man (1985)

    Fantasy Man

    01985HD

    A man approaching a midlife crisis has a fantasy affair with a waitress....

    Fantasy Man