Movies: Richard Leech

  • 1982
    Gandhi

    Gandhi (1982)

    Gandhi

    7.61982HD

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'pa...

    Gandhi
  • 1957
    Night of the Demon

    Night of the Demon (1957)

    Night of the Demon

    71957HD

    American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cul...

    Night of the Demon
  • 1958
    A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember (1958)

    A Night to Remember

    7.61958HD

    The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, th...

    A Night to Remember
  • 1980
    The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    The Mirror Crack'd

    6.11980HD

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

    The Mirror Crack'd
  • 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
  • 1958
    Ice Cold in Alex

    Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

    Ice Cold in Alex

    7.31958HD

    A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria....

    Ice Cold in Alex
  • 1953
    The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea (1953)

    The Cruel Sea

    6.91953HD

    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing surviv...

    The Cruel Sea
  • 1988
    A Handful of Dust

    A Handful of Dust (1988)

    A Handful of Dust

    6.11988HD

    English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignatio...

    A Handful of Dust
  • 1962
    The War Lover

    The War Lover (1962)

    The War Lover

    61962HD

    Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always b...

    The War Lover
  • 1957
    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)

    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    7.21957HD

    While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared fo...

    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
  • 1966
    The Fighting Prince of Donegal

    The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)

    The Fighting Prince of Donegal

    5.61966HD

    Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavi...

    The Fighting Prince of Donegal
  • 1972
    Young Winston

    Young Winston (1972)

    Young Winston

    6.21972HD

    This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament....

    Young Winston
  • 1958
    The Wind Cannot Read

    The Wind Cannot Read (1958)

    The Wind Cannot Read

    6.31958HD

    A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen....

    The Wind Cannot Read
  • 1956
    The Long Arm

    The Long Arm (1956)

    The Long Arm

    71956HD

    Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue...

    The Long Arm
  • 1957
    Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    Time Without Pity

    6.61957HD

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who...

    Time Without Pity
  • 1958
    The Moonraker

    The Moonraker (1958)

    The Moonraker

    6.71958HD

    After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away m...

    The Moonraker
  • 1961
    The Terror of the Tongs

    The Terror of the Tongs (1961)

    The Terror of the Tongs

    5.81961HD

    In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, ...

    The Terror of the Tongs
  • 1962
    I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool (1962)

    I Thank a Fool

    5.41962HD

    After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emoti...

    I Thank a Fool
  • 1956
    The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch (1956)

    The Feminine Touch

    61956HD

    Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and s...

    The Feminine Touch
  • 1954
    Lease of Life

    Lease of Life (1954)

    Lease of Life

    7.41954HD

    The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community....

    Lease of Life