Escape To Athena (1979)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
Ice Cold In Alex (1958) ///
The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961) Masterful sci-fi plays on topical nuclear bomb scares and prescient judgement on damaging nature, wrapped in cynical newspaper drama. Focusing on the intimate and the emotional gives vital impact to global disaster, ending provides bracing depth.
Escape To Athena (1979) Sometimes awkward blend of comedy, action and wartime resistance drama as a bizarre confluence of international stars attempt to steal treasure from under German noses. Solid production values and inventive motorbike chase through winding Rhodes streets.
The Devil Rides Out (1968) Driven by James Bernard's ferocious score, stoical Christopher Lee combats hypnotic cult leader Charles Gray. Period setting lends an ageless feel, while pacing of chase thriller is relentless, featuring series of agitated sequences permeated with ominous dread.
Carve Her Name With Pride (1958) Sober true-life telling of British agents' bravery in German-occupied France as Virginia McKenna refuses to buckle even when captured. Solid technique allied to literate structure leads to understated inspiration as light emotion turns to final sacrifice.
Ice Cold In Alex (1958) Tense and sweaty survival tale as edgy John Mills and stoic Harry Andrews, along with suspicious Anthony Quayle and tenacious nurse Sylvia Syms, struggle with dangers of Germans and the desert to get to British safety. Cleverly subverts conventions and delivers an iconic ending.
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