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Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series)Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983) Recommended
Dir. Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson
Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series)Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson
A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
AngelAngel (1982)
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Stephen Rea, Marie Kean, Ray McAnally
The gritty feature debut of Irish director Neil Jordan stars Stephen Rea as a saxophonist who witnesses the gangland murder of the band's manager and…
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1982)
Dir. Peter Duguid
Feat. Tom Baker
Former Doctor Who Tom Baker plays Inspector Holmes in this serviceable adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan's most famous Sherlock mystery.
MissingMissing (1982) Recommended
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron
Jack Lemmon goes in search of his missing son in volatile Latin America (based on Chile), where even the American representives seem to be concealing…
Coup de TorchonCoup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981) Recommended
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…
Evil Under the SunEvil Under the Sun (1981)
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely
Murder at a resort hotel, with Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. An all–star cast and top production values, with sun and sea…
TapsTaps (1981)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton, George C. Scott
A surprise box–office smash about a group of cadets who take over their military college, which is on the brink of being closed down. Inspired…
BrubakerBrubaker (1980)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander
Straight–edged prison drama based around the true story of a warden who disguised himself as a convict in order to expose the corruptions of…
First Deadly Sin, TheFirst Deadly Sin, The (1980)
Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, Bruce Willis
Probably Ol' Blue Eyes' last decent film, giving an understated, effective performance as a pressured NYC detective hunting a serial killer and…

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