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The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Artiflix
77
7.4
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73
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74
/1518/
3.7
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89
/44/
84
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76
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cc age 10+

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
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Criterion Channel
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75
7.7
/9843/
75
/209/
74
/156/
3.9
/8427/
91
/23/
91
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Hobson's Choice (1954)
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
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fuboTV
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73
7.3
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72
/247/
72
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3.9
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86
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77
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77
/11/

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
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The Roku Channel
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70
7.4
/6823/
72
/142/
71
/119/
3.7
/5596/
88
/24/
83
/143/

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
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77
70
7.4
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75
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70
/93/
3.6
/1972/
88
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84
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The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.
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68
7.2
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74
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67
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100
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84
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.
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YouTube TV
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60
6.6
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70
/166/
67
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3.2
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54
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70
/4/

Operation Crossbow (1965)
Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.
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57
6.2
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69
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63
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61
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Carry On Spying (1964)
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
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55
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63
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62
/110/
3.2
/5442/
56
/70/

The Abominable Snowman (1957)
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American promoter lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
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54
6.7
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68
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63
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3.3
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68
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The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind. The first film in the classic comedy series.
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53
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65
/143/
63
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3.2
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50
/10/
55
/161/

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
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Hoopla
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51
6.9
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72
/79/
68
/55/
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The Colditz Story (1955)
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
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47
6.3
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The V.I.P.s (1963)
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
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cc age 14+

Casino Royale (1967)
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
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Kanopy
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42
7.1
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/51/
69
/37/
3.5
/1351/
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The Green Man (1956)
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
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38
5.6
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/2049/
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Wonderwall (1968)
The eccentric professor Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When the model Penny moves in next to him, he becomes fascinated by her. He drills holes in her walls and ceiling and peeps on her day and night. He loses himself in daydreams and delusions.
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Amazon Prime Video
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33
6.4
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3.2
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is one battle they can't win. Let loose in Europe, it is not long before St Trinian's have succeeded in endangering European relations.
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The Alphabet Murders (1965)
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
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Libel (1959)
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
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28
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62
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3.4
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Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.
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26
6.9
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/12/
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/21/
3.4
/360/
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The Clouded Yellow (1950)
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.
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The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
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Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.
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22
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3.4
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Simon and Laura (1955)
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
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53
21
5.6
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55
/23/
55
/22/
3.1
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38
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Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome
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21
6.3
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Come Fly with Me (1963)
Three airline hostesses combine their work crossing the Atlantic with searching for a rich handsome man to marry.
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Barnacle Bill (1957)
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'
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The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.
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18
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3.2
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The Liquidator (1965)
Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enjoys all the perks, and signs all the forms before learning that his job depends on murdering people, and not romancing all the beautiful civilian staff in Whitehall.
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50
16
5.7
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51
/16/
49
/16/
3.2
/1019/
31
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The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.
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Hoopla
43
13
3.9
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39
/10/
42
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2.7
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)
The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.
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13
6.5
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Follow a Star (1959)
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.
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Very Important Person (1961)
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
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12
6.5
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/14/
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Appointment in London (1953)
Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from the base, but then he himself meets naval officer Eve Canyon.
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8
5.9
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12
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Innocents in Paris (1953)
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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5.3
/53/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Top of the Form (1953)
A con man hides out in a boys' school, posing as a professor. When the undisciplined and lazy boys have to pass a few tests, cheating becomes the only option.
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10
/1/

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers (1981)
With film clips and photos, Eric Sykes gives a tongue-in-cheek account of his follies and fortunes as an actor, gag writer, and comedian in a long and successful career in the theatre, on radio and television. He pays tribute to his friends in showbusiness and in particular to Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis and the team of his long-running Sykes series.
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5.5
/56/
10
/1/
10
/1/

The Silken Affair (1956)
An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
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47
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4.8
/217/
47
/7/
48
/9/

Sex and the Other Woman (1972)
A series of vignettes exposing how women manipulate their men into submission.
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?
6.4
/12/
10
/1/

The Troublesome Double (1967)
Egghead creates a robot double of his sister.
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?
6.9
/11/
40
/3/

Too Close for Comfort (1971)
An extended humorous public information film (lasting around fifteen minutes) narrated by Richard Wattis.
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10
/1/

The Bargain (1965)
A BAFTA award nominated animation.
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56
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5.8
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65
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Jumping for Joy (1956)
At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's not too healthy either. While getting the dog back in shape, Willy crosses paths with a gang of crooks who's specialty is fixing the races with doped dogs.
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Plex
43
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4.9
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40
/2/
40
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A Yank in Ermine (1955)
An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the proviso that he gives up his US citizenship. Unsure if he is prepared to make the sacrifice he takes a trip with his two best friends to try our his new title, but will he be able to cope with the British aristocracy?
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5.7
/11/
10
/1/

Follow That Horse! (1960)
A race horse swallows a microfilm and is pursued by the major superpowers spy agencies.
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4.9
/82/
10
/1/
40
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Up Jumped a Swagman (1965)
A dreamy Australian singer comes to London to seek his fortune and falls for a down-to-earth lass and a high-strung debutante at the same time.


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