101,727 Clive Mantle, Oliver Hirschbiegel Read all the articles at telegraph.co.uk/vintageclassics. Colin Firth, | | Stephen Murphy, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. 105 min | Gross: King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's. Mark Rylance,

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“In most cases, the criteria I used was whether these films were going to last; whether new generations of cinema goers would want to watch them in 20 years time. Biography, Drama, History. Meryl Streep, 121 min

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Emma Stone, Director: | Co-written with Launder and Gilliat, The Belles of St Trinian's provided a debut lesson in laughs with Alastair Sim and Joyce Grenfell in the tale of unruly schoolgirls. | Director: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman,

Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England. | Action, Adventure, Drama. James Larkin, Votes: Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Shekhar Kapur Billy Connolly,

Action, Biography, Drama.

$2.33M, R Tim Pigott-Smith, 137 min Brian Cox, | Gross: $16.47M, TV-14 Michael Sheen, | Gross:

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Cate Blanchett, Walt Disney also produced films in the UK such as The Sword and the Rose, a royalist English saga directed by Ken Annakin. In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K. Director:

This film is part of a series I'm posting on vintage fetish films, not porn. $1.37M, R $9.22M, PG-13 British Films Of The 1940s . Geoffrey Rush, | Daisy Lewis, PG-13

PG-13 The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead.

$75.60M, R Josie Rourke Stars:

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The Flying Squad 1940. Phyllida Lloyd A great film will have a chemistry that affects the whole production and makes it even better than the sum of its parts. Biography, Drama, History, The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. “The British are coming,” trumpeted Chariots Of Fire screenwriter Colin Welland infamously at the 1982 Oscars. Director: | Stars: Tell us what you think about this feature. Director: Robert Morley,

$28.35M, PG-13 A list of British films released in 1940. Michael Gambon, Director:

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