Murray Melvin Movies

  • 1962
    Solo for Sparrow

    Solo for Sparrow

    Solo for Sparrow

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    A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works. When his superiors think...

    Solo for Sparrow
  • 1963
    Sparrows Can't Sing

    Sparrows Can't Sing

    Sparrows Can't Sing

    5.21963HD

    Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up...

    Sparrows Can't Sing
  • 1964
    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

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    Ken Russell's silent film treatment of the 19th century comic novel by the Brothers Grossmith - George and Weedon. Starring Bryan Pringle, Avril...

    The Diary of a Nobody
  • 1961
    Petticoat Pirates

    Petticoat Pirates

    Petticoat Pirates

    6.21961HD

    Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine...

    Petticoat Pirates
  • 1973
    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    4.21973HD

    A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more...

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun
  • 1999
    Stanley and Us

    Stanley and Us

    Stanley and Us

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    Three hapless directors arrive in England from Italy to make a documentary on their idol. The funny thing is, they have no interviews lined up! Not...

    Stanley and Us
  • 1984
    This Office Life

    This Office Life

    This Office Life

    01984HD

    On arrival at British Albion, Mr Gryce felt that his lack of ambition would be completely fulfilled. There was a luncheon voucher scheme, a pension...

    This Office Life
  • 2021
    Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

    Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

    Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

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    Born James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a labour activist and actor. This affectionate...

    Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
  • 1992
    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    5.51992HD

    Hiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguised as a boy, gives wooing lessons to the edgy lad...

    As You Like It
  • 1973
    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    01973HD

    A self-proclaimed "knight" and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking "giants" that are really windmills in his attempt to win...

    The Adventures Of Don Quixote
  • 2006
    Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

    Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

    Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

    8.82006HD

    A documentary exploring Bill Douglas' struggle from childhood poverty to acclaimed filmmaker of Comrades and the Trilogy.

    Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
  • 1985
    Sacred Hearts

    Sacred Hearts

    Sacred Hearts

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    A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.

    Sacred Hearts
  • 2012
    The Grey Mile

    The Grey Mile

    The Grey Mile

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    Terry 'The Taxman' Tempest, the greatest bank robber there ever was, whose true identity was never discovered, finds himself languishing in a...

    The Grey Mile
  • 1988
    Testimony

    Testimony

    Testimony

    5.71988HD

    The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

    Testimony
  • 1990
    Sunday Pursuit

    Sunday Pursuit

    Sunday Pursuit

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    Thomas Wilkins has faithfully worked his entire life on Saville Row. Suddenly he is fired by his boss Mr Gerald, who wants a younger man with new...

    Sunday Pursuit