Perhaps Caine's defining role as the ruthless London villain in Newcastle to sort out some gang bovver. When he finds out his niece has become embroiled with some very seedy characters, his involvement becomes far deeper. A violent and slick thriller with an excellent feel for both time and location and a comment on the despair of Britain in the 1970s. find out more...

A grotesque bunch of gangsters kidnap a petulant heiress, but when their leader falls in love with the spoilt brat she uses the power that gives her in a power game to attempt to elicit her freedom. find out more...

After WW1, Lloyd returns to practice law, out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver and former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging. Good guy Eddie builds up a fleet of cabs through the reluctant delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. Ruthless George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere. An archetypal gangster thriller. find out more...