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The fifth and last chapter of the legendary Apes saga is set in 2670 A.D. After the revolution, brought about by Caesar (Roddy McDowall), the world is now a desolated place. Now man and apes try to live together in an uneasy harmony, with apes having the edge over man as the leaders.

When the smoke clears the carnage is everywhere, but there is hope for a new beginning for man and ape.

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Go ahead. Slug, drug, kidnap and leave John Shaft buck-naked in a sweltering hellhole. It's still no deal. If you want to recruit this tough-minded Manhattan detective for an overseas assignment, you'd better use a language he understands. One that offers a fat up-front fee.

And a drop-dead gorgeous accomplice. Richard Roundtree returns as the indomitable Shaft, who poses as a slave, unmasks the leaders of an Africa-to-Europe slavery cartel and, for good measure, mixes his business with amorous pleasure involving a beautiful princess (Vonetta McGee).

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You Liked it Before, So He's Back with More, 'Shaft's Back in Action!' You can't say the mob wasn't warned about John Shaft. "He's a bad dude", a numbers racketeer cautions them. Now Shaft himself will deliver that message in a way New York City's wise guys understand.

Richard Roundtree reunites with the director (Gordon Parks) and the screenwriter (Ernest Tidyman) of 1971's trendsetting Shaft for Shaft's Big Score, the second of Roundtree's three movie portrayals of the street-smart, leather-jacketed private investigator. This time, the blown-to-kingdom-come murder of a client plunges Shaft into a case that bounces him like a pinball between the 133rd Precinct and competing mobs. But the players are about to be played in this "rousing and entertaining thriller".

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John Barrymore's performance in this classic 1920 adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, caused many critics at the time to acclaim him the greatest screen actor yet.

With virtually no make-up and minimal camera-trickery, Barrymore relied on his considerable acting skills and his ability to contort his features (to the extent of dislocating his jaw), in order to make the transformation from the handsome, respectable Dr. Jekyll, to the hideous, debased Mr. Hyde, a veritable tour de force.

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England was such a proper place - until the day the Python arrived. Monty Python, that is, a Flying Circus that slithered up the funnybone of an entire nation and gave it fits of laughter.

Here's Monty Python's first feature film - a hilarious collection of their very best twits, skits and bits from their popular TV series. There's "Hell's Grannies" and "The Dead Parrot" routine (he's just resting!) and valuable tips on how to defend yourself against an attacker armed with a piece of fruit. And who will ever forget "The Lumberjack Song" ("I cut down trees, I wear high heels, suspenders and a bra")? And, of course, plenty of zany Monty Python animation. Absolutely the silliest stuff since the day Ernest Scribble wrote the world's funniest joke and died (croak!) laughing.

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Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt, movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score.

Richard Roundtree plays the smart, tough confident lead, a private investigator whose hunt for a kidnapped woman puts him in the middle of feuding syndicates. Gordon Parks directs from a screenplay that Ernest Tidyman co-scripted from his own novel. John Shaft is an icon of change from an era of change. Today, Shaft still tells it like it is.

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While investigating mysterious activities in the world diamond market, 007 (Sean Connery) discovers that his evil nemesis Blofeld (Charles Gray) is stock-piling the gems to use in his deadly laser satellite. With the help of beautiful smuggler Tiffany Case (Jill St.

John), Bond sets out to stop the madman – as the fate of the world hangs in the balance!

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In the Jewish ghetto in 16th century Prague, Rabbi Low (Albert Streinruck) creates a forbidding clay Golem (played by director Paul Wegener) to protect his people from the tyrannical Emperor Luhois (Otto Gebuhr).

Brought to life with a demon spirit and an amulet placed in the center of the creature's chest, the Golem is a seemingly indestructible juggernaut, performing acts of great heroism. But when the Rabbi's assistant attempts to control the Golem for selfish gain, it becomes a terrifying force of destruction, rampaging through the ghetto leaving fire and death in its wake.

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Rowan Atkinson stars as detective Jules Maigret in these two gripping crime stories set in 1950s Paris, adapted from the books by Georges Simenon.

1. Maigret Sets a Trap

Montmartre, Paris. A serial killer is stalking the streets. Five women are dead and people are afraid to go out after dark. The newspapers are rife with speculation. And Chief Inspector Maigret is without a lead and under great pressure…
2. Maigret's Dead Man
One February morning, an agitated man calls the Police judiciary asking for Maigret. He claims he's being followed by someone trying to kill him. That night, his body is found, his face badly beaten, stabbed to death. Ridden with guilt for not having saved "his" dead man, Maigret is determined to find the murderer.

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Containing highlights of his hilarious celebrity interviews, spontaneous phonecalls, bizarre internet sites and his trademark audience questionaire, this video captivates his unique style and is a must have for everybody who has ever enjoyed the show.

As an exclusive treat to this video there is also unseen footage, never shown on television before. Graham Norton is one of the most popular faces on British Television. This video features all the best bits from series 1,2 and 3, including specially filmed breaks.

When a suave jewel thief (David Niven) sets out to rob a princess of both her heart and her priceless diamond, The Pink Panther, Clouseau falls all over himself - literally - to try to stop the crime.

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It is the eve of Prohibition, and county treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is looking to cash in.

As the undisputed "Boss" of Atlantic City, Nucky leads a double life as a politician and bootlegger; Prohibition may have outlawed alcohol, but to provide "liquid gold" for a thirsty nation. In a city defined by notorious backroom politics and vicious power struggles, Nucky must battle with a relentless federal agent, ambitious underlings, and opportunistic rivals – including Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, and Al Capone.

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Many actors have portrayed Agatha Christie's enigmatic, eccentric and extremely intelligent detective, Hercule Poirot, but none have brought him to life as magically as the versatile and talented David Suchet.

Accompanied by his elegant and trusty sidekick Captain Hastings, played by Hugh Fraser, Poirot exercises his little grey cells in another ejection of first class deceptions from the ITV series Agatha Christie's Poirot.

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
Mrs Todd from Clapham comes to ask Poirot if he will help her find her cook, Eliza, who has disappeared. Poirot is at first insulted by such a trivial request for his talents, but then decides the case could be intriguing.
Murder in the Mews
Chief Inspector Japp calls on Poirot to assist in the investigation of the suicide of a young woman, Mrs Allen, who has been found shot in her London mews home on Guy Fawkes night. Poirot sool suspects that Mrs Allen is the victim of foul play.

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The very first story in the hit ITV1 prime time drama Wire In The Blood, The Mermaids Singing, starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris based on the novel by Val McDermid, winner of the CWA/The Macallan 1995 Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year.

In the northern town of Bradfield four men have been found mutilated and tortured. Fear grips the city. No man feels safe. Up till now, the only serial killers clinical psychologist Tony Hill has encountered were safely behind bars, that was until the ambitious DI Carol Jordan turns to the intelligent and compassionate doctor for his help in putting together a profile on the serial killer at large in their community. Hill himself becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and wills, where he has to use every ounce of his professional skill and personal nerve to survive as the murders become increasingly chilling and each one gets closer to home.

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The evil begins when professor Julian Fuchs (Andrew Keir) and his expedition team, discover in Egypt, after years of quest, the tomb of Queen Tera (Valerie Leon). The Queen is a beautiful creature, naked save for the tapestry of wonderful jewels that decorate her body.

Legend suggests that Tera, Queen of Darkness, was murdered by Egyptian priests, and that she has mysterious powers from beyond the grave...The opening of the tomb has a strange effect on Fuchs and his team. Are they aware of the powers they are unleashing when they return to England with the mummy and her strange artefacts?