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Rembrandt (1936)

7.2/10
Director: Alexander Korda
Starring: Elsa Lanchester, Charles Laughton

The depiction of the famous Dutch painter and his struggle to maintain his artistic integrity is related with respectful restraint and attention to fa... Read more

The Old Dark House (1932)

7.3/10
Director: James Whale
Starring: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton

This was one of the most literate and visually striking horror films of the thirties. A classic mix of thrills, scares and laughs from 'Frankenstein'... Read more

Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)

7.8/10
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone

The classic version, starring Charles Laughton in an unforgettable role as Captain Bligh and Clark Gable as Fletcher Christian. This movie deservedly... Read more

The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933)

7.2/10
Director: Alexander Korda
Starring: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Merle Oberon

Charles Laughton is brilliant as the British monarch, set amid the indulgent atmosphere of the 16th century. Politics, statesmanship and international... Read more

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

8.4/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton

Agatha Christie's play about a sensational London murder trial features great performances from Charles Laughton as the ageing lawyer, and from Tyrone... Read more

Jamaica Inn (1939)

6.3/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Leslie Banks

Hitchcock's last film in England before moving to Hollywood. With Charles Laughton in a story set in the eighteenth century about a young Irish girl w... Read more

Witness for the Prosecution ( Blu-ray ) (1957)

8.4/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power

Agatha Christie's play about a sensational London murder trial features great performances from Charles Laughton as the ageing lawyer, and from Tyrone... Read more

The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection ( Fire Over England / Dark Journey / Storm in a Teacup / Sidewalks of London ) (1937)

Director: William Howard, Victor Saville, Ian Dalrymple, Tim Whelan
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison

Four classic Vivien Leigh films made prior to her legendary performance as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind'. In celebration of the 100th annive... Read more

Captain Kidd (1945)

6.4/10
Director: Rowland V Lee
Starring: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, John Carradine, Barbara Britton

Charles Laughton stars as the cruel, ruthless pirate, Captain Kidd. Despite his reputation, King William III enlists Kidd and his men to safeguard pas... Read more

The Big Clock (1948)

7.7/10
Director: John Farrow
Starring: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Rita Johnson, George Macready, Elsa Lanchester

This striking film noir classic stars Ray Milland as a crime magazine editor who has a liaison with a beautiful woman who turns out to be the mistress... Read more

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

7.4/10
Director: Julien Duvivier
Starring: Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Edward G Robinson, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda,...

A "cursed" formal tailcoat is followed through a series of owners in this five-episode, all-star film that mixes laughter and poignancy. Among the gar... Read more

Salome (1953)

5.9/10
Director: William Dieterle
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Rita Hayworth, Stewart Gran...

Rita Hayworth plays the gloriously beautiful but wicked Salome with relish in this Biblical tale of the stepdaughter of Roman King Herod (Charles Laug... Read more

Spartacus (1960)

7.9/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, T...

Director Stanley Kubrick directed this tale of the slave rebellion that took place in 71 B.C., led by the famous and indomitable gladiator, Spartacus,... Read more

Spartacus ( Blu-ray ) (1960)

7.9/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, T...

Director Stanley Kubrick directed this tale of the slave rebellion that took place in 71 B.C., led by the famous and indomitable gladiator, Spartacus,... Read more

The Lady Vanishes / Jamaica Inn (1938)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Dame May Whitty, Cecil Parker, Charles Laug...

An Alfred Hitchcock DVD double feature. 'The Lady Vanishes' (1938) - One of Hitchcock's best British films; Dame May Whitty stars as the kindly old wo... Read more

David Lean Double Feature: The Sound Barrier / Hobson's Choice (1952)

Director: David Lean
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, John Justin, Charles Laughton, John M...

David Lean dvd double feature. "The Sound Barrier" (1952) - The true story of the jet plane's early days and the committed men who risked all to test... Read more

Advise & Consent (1962)

7.8/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene T...

Gripping, classic Washington drama dealing with the power plays that erupt when a controversial politician is nominated for Secretary of State. Direct... Read more

Les Miserables (1935/1952 Versions) (1935)

7.4/10
Director: Lewis Milestone, Richard Boleslawski
Starring: Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget,...

This collection includes two adaptations of Victor Hugo's acclaimed novel. First, Fredric March stars in director Richard Boleslawski's 1935 version a... Read more