We've received quite a bit of mail on the topic of films that deserve to be released on DVD for the American market. Here are some of the more inspired suggestions:
Hammerhead w/ Vince Edwards & Judy Geeson
A Dandy in Aspic w/ Laurence Harvey
Otley w/ Tom Courtney
Sebastian w/ Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York
Villain w/ Richard Burton
Assault on a Queen w/ Frank
Mr. Ricco (Dean-o + blaxploitation)
The Deadly Affair w/ James Mason
The Destructors w/ Michael Caine and Anthony Quinn
A Bequest to the Nation w/ Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson
Lady Caroline Lamb w/ Sarah Miles
The Black Windmill w/ Michael Caine
When Eight Bells Toll w/ Anthony Hopkins
A Study in Terror w/ John Neville
The Next Man w/ Sean Connery
Charlie Muffin w/ David Hemmings
The Venetian Affair w/ Robert Vaughn
The Kremlin Letter
A "Harry Palmer" Boxset (All 5 Movies)
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*Has been shown on TCM
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--Eddie Love
Retro responds: More great ones, Eddie...although, again, a few are available in the UK on region 2, such as When Eight Bells Toll and A Dandy in Aspic. Curiously, a few years ago, Cinema Retro contributor Eddy Friedfeld and I recorded commentary tracks for Fox's spy films Our Man Flint, In Like Flint, The Chairman and The Quiller Memorandum. All were released, but the tracks we did for The Kremlin Letter have yet to be heard because Fox lacks a decent master print of the film and is debating whether it is worth investing in. The film itself is awful, but in a fun Operation Kid Brother-like way. I had inquired with Warner Brothers awhile back about The Venetian Affair, and it's much the same story... the only good print they have of it is not in the proper aspect ratio. The Next Man, an underrated thriller starring Sean Connery, has been released on VHS but only in bastardized, heavily cut public domain versions retitled The Arab Conspiracy. The Harry Palmer boxed set, while highly desirable, is unlikely because the films were released by different studios.- Lee Pfeiffer
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Yet more suggestions:
Gunn (1967) - UK version. Reportedly a racy version for Sherry Jackson fans but apparently has never been available anywhere.
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Third of a Man (1962) - rare leading role for Jan Shepard, along
with Simon Oakland and James Drury. Seems to be a lost film never on
home video.
Martin Sheffield