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Armchair Thriller CollectionArmchair Thriller Collection (1979-1981)
Feat. Ian McKellen, James Bolam, Alun Armstrong
With memorably unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction, this anthology series became a significant hit for Thames…
BloodlineBloodline (1979)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason
Suspense–lite, Sidney Sheldon–based outing for Audrey Hepburn, with the ageless movie icon battling hostile takeovers from within a newly…
Cat and the Canary, TheCat and the Canary, The (1979)
Dir. Radley Metzger
Feat. Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox
The classic spooky–house mystery by John Willard is here adapted for the fifth time. The relatives a recently–deceased man gather to hear…
Cribb (TV Series)Cribb (TV Series) (1979-1980)
Feat. Alan Dobie
Superior crime series set in Victorian London, following the wry Detective Sergeant Cribb, a member of Scotland Yard's newly formed CID unit, as he…
Human Factor, TheHuman Factor, The (1979)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi
Otto Preminger last film is a mild espionage affair, concerning a low–level British informant suspected of being a double agent. A hefty cast…
Lady Vanishes, TheLady Vanishes, The (1979)
Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury
Curious, though lackluster remake of Hitchcock's classic train thriller. Angela Lansbury plays the vanishing lady whose disappearance is investigated…
Murder by DecreeMurder by Decree (1979)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings
Sherlock Holmes and the ever faithful Watson are back, this time investigating the notorious Jack the Ripper and his gruesome fascination with…
AbsolutionAbsolution (1978)
Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Richard Burton, Billy Connolly
Brass TargetBrass Target (1978)
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, Robert Vaughn
A classic 70's all–star cast feature in this post–World War II suspense film that suggests that the German automobile crash involving…
Hazell (TV Series)Hazell (TV Series) (1978)
Feat. Nicholas Ball
Paying homage to classic film noir this ITV crime series centres around a charismatic private detective who tackles blackmail, missing persons cases,…

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