Special Editions
Special Editions differ from Box Sets insofar as they are generally extended editions of Alice's Back Catalogue Films, for example the Extended Lord of the Rings films, and are available on a10 day rental cycle. In most cases they contain a lot of extra footage be it in the film or the supplementary material. All Special Editions are now available fo DVD Home Delivery.
Classic James Mason: Odd Man Out / The Man in Grey / A Place of Ones Own (1944)
Director: Carol Reed, Leslie Arliss
Starring: James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Robert Newton, Stewart Granger
One of the finest actors of the twentieth century. Leading man, menacing villain or brooding anti-hero, James Mason brought an intensity to each role... Read more
Classic John Mills: O.H.M.S. / The History of Mr Polly / The Singer Not the Song (1937)
Director: Raoul Walsh, Roy Ward Baker, Anthony Pelissier
Starring: Anna Lee, Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylene Demongeot, Sally Ann Howes, Wallace F...
The career of John Mills spanned an amazing seven decades. He was the quintessential English hero and gentleman, exuding strength and authority but wi... Read more
Classic Norman Wisdom: The Square Peg / The Bulldog Breed / Stitch in Time (1960)
Director: John Paddy Carstairs, Robert Asher
Starring: David Lodge, Edward Chapman, Hattie Jacques, Honor Blackman, Ian Hunter, Norman...
Charlie Chapman referred to Norman Wisdom as his favourite clown and millions agreed. The little man in the tweed cap bumbled his way into our hea... Read more
Classic Romance: The Astonished Heart / The Seekers / The Beachcomber (1954)
Director: Ken Annakin, Muriel Box, Terence Fisher
Starring: Celia Johnson, Donald Pleasence, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Leighton,...
When it came to matters of the heart no one sizzled like Rank. Brilliant romantic tales of the joys and ordeals that come with our endless search for... Read more
Classic Stewart Granger: Love Story / Caesar and Cleopatra / Blanche Fury (1944)
Director: Marc Allegret, Leslie Arliss
Starring: Claude Rains, Flora Robson, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Gough, Stewart Granger, V...
Close the doors, dim the lights, take a seat and leave your troubles behind. The Classic Matinee Triple Bill is your exclusive gold pass to the matine... Read more
Classic Thriller: Green For Danger / Venetian Bird / Nothing But the Night (1952)
Director: Peter Sasdy, Ralph Thomas, Sidney Gilliat
Starring: Alastair Sim, Christopher Lee, Eva Bartok, Peter Cushing, Richard Todd, Trevor H...
'Green for Danger' (1946) Mysterious goings on in a war-time emergency hospital. A postman dies on the operating table. A theatre sister is then vicio... Read more
Classic War Collection: The Way Ahead / The Flemish Farm / Appointment With Venus (1951)
Director: Carol Reed, Jeffrey Dell, Betty E. Box
Starring: David Niven, Stanley Holloway, Trevor Howard, William Hartnell, John Laurie, Cli...
'The Way Ahead' - After an infantry battalion has suffered casualties at Dunkirk, the gaps in the ranks must be filled by 'call-ups'. The men that arr... Read more
Classic War: A Matter of Life and Death / The Purple Plain / The One That Got Away (1954)
Director: Michael Powell, Robert Parrish, Roy Ward Baker
Starring: David Niven, Gregory Peck, Hardy Kruger, Kim Hunter
Close the doors, dim the lights, take a seat and leave your troubles behind. The Classic Matinee Triple Bill is your exclusive gold pass to the Matine... Read more
Cleopatra (Special Edition) (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition) (1977)
7.7/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Francois Truffaut
Writer/director Steven Spielberg's intelligent sci-fi story stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana electrical lineman whose close encounter with a UFO o... Read more