Movies: Richard Leech

  • 1965
    Life at the Top

    Life at the Top (1965)

    Life at the Top

    6.21965HD

    Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England. But his career seems to have plateaued, leaving him disillusioned. This feeling is only exacerbated when h...

    Life at the Top
  • 1957
    These Dangerous Years

    These Dangerous Years (1957)

    These Dangerous Years

    61957HD

    A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier....

    These Dangerous Years
  • 1970
    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night (1970)

    Twelfth Night

    6.41970HD

    Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, th...

    Twelfth Night
  • 1975
    Brassneck

    Brassneck (1975)

    Brassneck

    01975HD

    Through the story of a single family, Brassneck traces a history that parallels the Labour Party's advent to power in 1945 through to the property speculation of the 1960s and the disillusionment with the Labour government in the early 1970s. Like mo...

    Brassneck
  • 1957
    The Birthday Present

    The Birthday Present (1957)

    The Birthday Present

    7.11957HD

    Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison...

    The Birthday Present
  • 1958
    The Moonraker

    The Moonraker (1958)

    The Moonraker

    6.71958HD

    After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away m...

    The Moonraker
  • 1974
    Occupations

    Occupations (1974)

    Occupations

    01974HD

    In an attempt to win better conditions for the workers in 1920s Turin, Gramsci leads a takeover of the factories by the workers. He is offered assistance by Kabak (who has just arrived from Moscow) but Gramsci soon realizes Kabak is not motivated by ...

    Occupations
  • 1958
    The Wind Cannot Read

    The Wind Cannot Read (1958)

    The Wind Cannot Read

    6.31958HD

    A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen....

    The Wind Cannot Read
  • 1962
    I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool (1962)

    I Thank a Fool

    5.51962HD

    After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emoti...

    I Thank a Fool
  • 1991
    Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason

    Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason (1991)

    Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason

    01991HD

    Provocative, feminist critique of man’s technological progress....

    Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason
  • 1955
    Children Galore

    Children Galore (1955)

    Children Galore

    41955HD

    As a going away gift to a small village, the local Lord and Lady promise a new cottage to the local couple with the most grandchildren. Competitive instincts and petty jealousies ensue....

    Children Galore
  • 1958
    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958)

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    01958HD

    When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny....

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
  • 1963
    The Flood

    The Flood (1963)

    The Flood

    71963HD

    Eight youngsters are cut off by the East Anglian floods in a farmhouse with no grown-ups to help them. The story tells how they deal with the situation until they are rescued....

    The Flood
  • 1957
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions (1957)

    The Good Companions

    01957HD

    The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth....

    The Good Companions
  • 1954
    Lease of Life

    Lease of Life (1954)

    Lease of Life

    7.41954HD

    The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community....

    Lease of Life
  • 1963
    Walk a Tightrope

    Walk a Tightrope (1963)

    Walk a Tightrope

    6.21963HD

    Meet Ellen Sheppard, an American living in Britain. Her English husband, Jason Sheppard, has been killed and she's under suspicion despite the appearance of a happy marriage. Jason's friend assists Ellen go over the facts to see if they can find the ...

    Walk a Tightrope
  • 1958
    Dublin Nightmare

    Dublin Nightmare (1958)

    Dublin Nightmare

    5.51958HD

    Loot goes missing in robbery double-cross. Gang members, an ex-lover and a handsome stranger are left to sort it out....

    Dublin Nightmare
  • 1980
    The Unborn

    The Unborn (1980)

    The Unborn

    01980HD

    A physicist has apocalyptic visions of his unborn baby....

    The Unborn
  • 1974
    Choice

    Choice (1974)

    Choice

    01974HD

    When a married woman decides to leave her husband for a much younger man she incurs the wrath of her family. But is this her only chance of happiness?...

    Choice
  • 1956
    The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch (1956)

    The Feminine Touch

    61956HD

    Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and s...

    The Feminine Touch