Featured Acquisitions
Here you will be exposed to many films that are new or unique to Alice, or are the notable re-releases of VHS catalogue films. To earn their shelfspace, they must have demonstrated cinematic longevity, be exceptionally rare, of great interest to central control or have outstanding production values. All may be hired on a weekly basis.
Our Miss Fred (1972)
5.4/10
Director: Bob Kellett
Starring: Danny La Rue, Alfred Marks, Lance Percival, Frances de la Tour
Shakespearian actor Fred Wimbush's drafted during WWII. While entertaining the troops with his drag act one day, the Germans capture them. Thinking he... Read more
Fear Is The Key (Blu-ray) (1972)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Tuchner
Starring: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Ben Kingsley, Ray McAnally
A man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea... Read more
The Valachi Papers (Blu-ray) (1972)
6.4/10
Director: Terence Young
Starring: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gera...
Gangster Joe Valachi is a marked man in the same joint where mob boss Don Vito Genovese is imprisoned and he's forced to co-operate with the DA in exc... Read more
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Blu-ray) (1972)
7.4/10
Director: Paul Newman
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Roberta Wallach, Richard Venture
A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student. Read more
A Reflection of Fear (1972)
5.9/10
Director: William Fraker
Starring: Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure, Sondra Locke
A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmot... Read more
The Panic In Needle Park (Blu-ray) (1971)
7/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright
Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City. Read more
In The Eye Of The Hurricane (Blu-ray) (1971)
6.2/10
Director: José María Forqué
Starring: Jean Sorel, Rosanna Yanni
Ruth and Michel separate after Ruth finds another man, Paul. Ruth and Paul go to her sunny, idyllic beach side villa to spend summer. They are having... Read more
Short Night of Glass Dolls (Blu-ray) (1971)
6.7/10
Director: Aldo Lado
Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared. Read more
The Complete Dr Phibes (Blu-ray) (1971)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Fuest
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Peter Jeffrey, Vincent Price, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virgi...
The Abominable Dr Phibes: 1971 - Meet Doctor Phibes: a one-time concert musician who's now an all-time crazed murderer. In this clever, crypt-kicking... Read more
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
6.2/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Richard Boone, Nigel Green, Dean Jagger, Lila Kedrova, Max von S...
During the Cold War a Naval Intelligence officer endowed with a powerful photographic memory is transferred to the CIA to participate in a covert oper... Read more