The Fallen Idol (1948)
A butler working in a foreign embassy falls under suspicion when his wife falls to her death and the only witness is a child.
The Man Between (1953)
Intrigue and kidnaps amongst the ruins of Berlin immediately after the war
Odd Man Out (1947)
An injured IRA man goes on the run in the forbidding back streets of Belfast.
Our Man In Havana (1959)
An expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman is recruited as a Secret Service operative in Cuba.
The Stars Look Down (1939)
North of England class struggle in the late Thirties, when striking miners were starving.
The Third Man (1949)
A man searching for his missing friend in post-war Vienna uncovers a ruthless conspiracy.
The True Glory (1945)
The last year of the Second World War, as witnessed by 700 frontline cameramen.
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