1960s Great British Movies

Boxset of four classic films from the 1960s. 'No Love for Johnnie' (1961) stars Peter Finch as an MP whose thirst for greater power leads him to political intrigue. Johnnie Byrne (Finch) aspires to the big time and his hopes are raised when his party triumphs in a general election. As Johnnie is overlooked for a role on the front benches his personal life also hangs in the balance as his wife (Rosalie Crutchley) decides to leave him. When Johnny is approached by a couple of fellow backbenchers for help in a scheme that may destabilise the government but advance their careers, Johnny is faced with a difficult decision. 'The Beauty Jungle' (1964) is a British comedy drama in which a young woman finds a new career as a beauty queen. Attractive typist Shirley Freeman (Janette Scott) is encouraged by newspaper journalist Don Mackenzie (Ian Hendry) to enter a beauty pageant while on holiday. After winning she decides to quit her job and become a full time contestant, proving to be very successful. However, her success won't last forever... 'The High Bright Sun' (1964) is set in Cyprus in 1957 against the backdrop of Cyprus's determined struggle for independence from British rule. Dirk Bogarde stars as a British Intelligence Officer whose sense of duty imperils the life of the woman he loves. 'Flame in the Streets' (1961) is a hard-hitting melodrama about racial tensions in early 1960s England starring John Mills and Sylvia Sims. Jacko Palmer (Mills) is a union man who has to confront the prejudices of his members when a black foreman (Earl Cameron) is appointed and the members threaten to strike. When he discovers that his daughter (Sims) wants to marry Jamaican schoolteacher Peter Lincoln (Johnny Sekka) however, Jacko must confront his own prejudices and become a bigger man.

Director: Ralph Thomas
Director: Val Guest
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Producer: Betty E. Box
Producer: Val Guest
Producer: Roy Ward Baker
Writer: Nicholas Phipps
Writer: Mordecai Richler
Writer: Val Guest
Writer: Robert Muller
Writer: Ted Willis
Music: Malcolm Arnold
Music: Laurie Johnson
Music: Philip Green
Cinematographer: Ernest Steward
Cinematographer: Arthur Grant
Cinematographer: Christopher Challis
Actor: Peter Finch
Actor: Stanley Holloway
Actor: Rosalie Crutchley
Actor: Donald Pleasence
Actor: Janette Scott
Actor: Ronald Fraser
Actor: Ian Hendry
Actor: Dirk Bogarde
Actor: George Chakiris
Actor: Susan Strasberg
Actor: John Mills
Actor: Sylvia Syms
Actor: Brenda De Banzie
Actor: Wilfrid Brambell
Actor: Earl Cameron
Actor: Johnny Sekka