Three men, two American and one German, lead us through the closing stages of WWII. Each has their own perspective on events and each their own very different ideology. The Young Lions is based on Irwin Shaw's novel and is an epic drama held together by a couple of towering performances from Clift and Brando. Dean Martin claimed he just played himself - a likeable coward! find out more...

A pukka adaptation of Graham Greene's wartime thriller as a regiment of German paratroopers, disguised as RAF Engineers, infiltrate a remote town, but suspicions gradually arise amongst the townsfolk. Housewives find themselves killing the enemy with an almost hysterical relish and any film that includes Thora Hird as a flighty seductress has to be worth watching. Tense, realistic drama with a cold and brutal depiction of wartime subversion. Superb. find out more...