Let Him Have It (
1991) | IMDb:
7.2
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
Starring:
Christopher Eccleston
,
Paul Reynolds
,
Tom Courtenay
,
Eileen Atkins
,
Iain Cuthbertson
,
Tom Bell
Directed by:
Peter Medak
The Wild Geese (
1978) | IMDb:
6.8
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Starring:
Roger Moore
,
Richard Harris
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Richard Burton
,
Stewart Granger
,
John Kani
Too Late the Hero (
1970) | IMDb:
6.6
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Cliff Robertson
,
Henry Fonda
,
Ian Bannen
,
Harry Andrews
,
Denholm Elliott
Directed by:
Robert Aldrich
The Flight of the Phoenix (
1965) | IMDb:
7.5
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
Starring:
James Stewart
,
Richard Attenborough
,
Peter Finch
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Ian Bannen
Produced by:
Robert Aldrich