World War I is renowned for the mindless slaughter of millions, and in 1917 the battle of Passchendaele, also known as the 3rd Battle of Ypres, succeeded in becoming one of the most bitterly fought battles of the war. Simultaneously at staff HQ another battle was fought between senior officers as to the style and conduct of the war, with heavy criticism of the huge number of casualties.. From the mud of the battlefield walked Private Hamp, the sole survivor of his unit, and having just heard of the adultery of his beloved wife. He instinctively walked towards home scarcely being able to comprehend with his shell shocked mind, what he was doing. He walked until he was picked up for desertion. The film centres around the Court Martial of Private Hamp for desertion, and the developing relationship between Hamp and his defending officer, Captain Hargreaves. Hargreaves himself was brought up in the tradition of the officer class with other ranks viewed, with some distaste, collectively as from another class, and not as individuals. His initial attitude towards Hamp was of contempt, considering him to be a malingerer and deserving of all he was going to get. As Hamp's story unfolds, Hargreaves stance softens into compassion, and finally Hamp has a protagonist fighting his cause. The courtroom scenes are scrupulously fair and procedurally correct, with the prosecuting officer, Captain Midgley, presenting his case with ruthless precision. The Medical Officer, Captain O'Sullivan, however is brutally biased in his assessment of Hamp's mental state, flatly declaring that the only thing Hamp was suffering from was a bad case of 'cold feet'.. By now Hargreaves is deeply involved in Hamp's fate and although Hamp is found guilty of desertion, Hargreaves makes an impassioned plea for mercy. The court does in fact make a recommendation for mercy, which is not sanctioned by Regimental Headquarters. It is decreed that since the regiment is moving up to the front the following day morale has to be maintained and Hamp must be executed as soon as possible. At the last, Hamp had become a political tool and justice was another casualty of the war..

Sol (Rod Steiger), is a Jewish pawnbroker, and Holocaust survivor. He has lost all faith in his fellow man and ultimately realizes the tragedy of his own actions. Nominated for Best Actor at the **Academy Awards,** and the **Golden Globes**. Winner of Best Actor at the **BAFTA Awards** and the **Berlin International Film Festival.** *"...a dark and haunting drama of a man who has reasonably eschewed a role of involvement and compassion in a brutal and bitter world..." - Bosley Crowther, **The New York Times***

A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumors that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost his mind, or is something dark afoot?

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team, decides to train a nobody to fill the shoes of the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man they choose, bellboy Stanley Belt, can't do anything right. The big TV show is getting closer, and Stanley gets worse all the time.

A study of interracial marriage in the 1960's through a sensitive drama about the courtship and subsequent marriage between a hesitant white divorcée and a strong, but mild-mannered, African-American man.

Screenwriter Richard Benson (William Holden) has a script due in three days. When he asks secretary Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn) to help concoct ideas, she acts out a potpourri of preposterous plots in this classic romantic comedy.

Spun from Daniel DeFoe's tale of the titular character, this sci-fi story involves a spaceship commander, Chris Draper (Paul Mantee) in a similar situation to the original Robinson Crusoe - but rather than being stranded on an island, our hero is on a hostile planet. Draper, Colonel Dan McReady (Adam West), and a test monkey look as if they are going to collide with a meteor. Draper and the chimp are able to eject themselves from the vessel, but McReady is not so lucky. The two survivors safely land on Mars and figure out how to breathe, drink, and eat on the inhospitable planet. After some time, Draper crosses paths with a human, Friday, who has recently escaped slavery on an alien planet. As the two find a means of communication, they become friends. They soon work together to survive the incredible odds, including an alien attack and meteorological phenomena. Filmed on location in California's Death Valley, this impressive feature owes much to cinematographer Winton C. Hoch and special effects master Lawrence W. Butler. *"... Intelligently imaginative sci-fi." - John Pym, **TimeOut***

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

Legendary French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard reverses the standard love triangle and challenges the influence of consumer culture in one of his most provocative dissections of modern life. Charlotte (Macha Meril) aimlessly drifts between morning affairs with the artistic Robert (Bernard Noel) and mundane evenings with her paternalistic husband Pierre (Philippe Leroy). Unsure of whether she loves either man, Charlotte discovers she is pregnant and must come to terms with her emotional infidelities.

Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, BLACK LIKE ME stars James Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American communities.

In a 15th-century feudal village a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows that the real reason for the execution lies in the lord's sexual desire for her mother. After confronting the lord on the matter she too is killed. A much younger daughter is spared and taken in by her mother's killers. Once she is of age a horrible deadly plague sweeps the land and she marries the lord's worthless son. Then, during a brutal thunderstorm, the older daughter mysteriously reappears and begins to avenge her mother's death.

One of the greatest historical dramas in motion picture history, BECKET is the moving, passionate and ultimately tragic story of King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and his friend and confidant, Thomas Becket (Richard Burton). King Henry II is far from being a saint. He reigns over a Medieval England festering with political conflict and occupies his days with drinking, pursuing woman and wagering war. His constant cohort in these escapes is Thomas Becket. Hoping to force the Church into subservience to the Crown, Henry appoints Becket to the post of Chancellor, and later Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket is reluctant at first, but soon experiences something he has never known before- honor, and a cause worthy of his adoration. His singular devotion to the Church creates an enormous rift with Henry, who is devastated at being abandoned by his friend. Once his former ally becomes a rival, Henry turns to drastic measures. In a catastrophic twist of fate, Becket's salvation becomes the source of his demise... Recently rediscovered and beautifully restored, MPI Home Video is proud to present Peter Glenville's lost masterpiece for the first time in a generation.