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Books by Alan Osbiston






The Guns of Navarone
(Superbit Collection)
by David Niven, Carl Foreman, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Gregory Peck, Cecil F. Ford, Leon Becker, Alistair Maclean, Oswald Morris, James Robertson Justice, Alan Osbiston, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, J. Lee Thompson
Dvd, Published 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Ac-3, Anamorphic, Closed-Captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4049-6327-6, ISBN: 1-4049-6327-8

"This rousing, explosive 1961 WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel, turns the war thriller into a deadly caper film. Gregory Peck heads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone, from where they can control a vital sea passage. As world famous mountain climber turned British army Captain Ma ..."






The Entertainer
by Sir Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Oswald Morris, Alan Osbiston, Harry Saltzman, John Croydon, John Osborne, Nigel Kneale, Tony Richardson, directed by Tony Richardson
Dvd, Published 2001 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dvd-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7928-5010-6, ISBN: 0-7928-5010-6

"Laurence Olivier broke with the theatrical poise of previous roles to play seedy music-hall entertainer Archie Rice in John Osborne's acclaimed play, The Entertainer, reprising the role in Tony Richardson's 1960 screen version and earning an Oscar nomination for his performance. Olivier gives his all as the gap-toothed vaudevillian living in the shadow of his music-hall-legend father Billy Rice (Roger Livesey), spitting out pithy ..."






The End of the Affair
by Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Michael Goodliffe, Peter Cushing, John Mills, David Lewis, Coronado Productions, Wilkie Cooper, Alan Osbiston, David E. Rose, Graham Greene, Lenore J. Coffee, directed by Edward Dmytryk
Dvd, Published 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Black & White, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
ISBN-13: 978-0-7678-4997-5, ISBN: 0-7678-4997-3

"From the novel by Graham Greene comes this story of star-crossed lovers whose short affair begins and ends as tumultuously as the war that is its backdrop. In England during World War II, Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr, The King and I, 1956) is the bored wife of a British civil servant. When Mr. Miles (Peter Cushing, Horror of Dracula) introduces her to American writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson, The Caine Mutiny) at one of the couple’s co ..."






Billion Dollar Brain
by Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Françoise Dorléac, Billy Williams, Alan Osbiston, André De Toth, Harry Saltzman, John Mcgrath, Len Deighton, directed by Ken Russell
Dvd, Published 2005 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4049-9463-8, ISBN: 1-4049-9463-7

"Secret agent Harry Palmer (OscarÂ(r)-winner Michael Caine - Best Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules, 1999; Hannah and Her Sisters, 1986) is blackmailed into working for MI5 again on his wildest - and most dangerous - assignment yet. An insane oil billionaire, intent on destroying Communism by starting a new world war, is close to achieving his goal with the help of the world's largest, and mostpowerful, computer. Harry is the only ..."






Lord Jim
by Peter O'toole, Joseph Conrad, James Mason, Richard Brooks, Freddie Young, Curd Jürgens, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Alan Osbiston, Jules Buck, directed by Richard Brooks
Dvd, Published 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Anamorphic, Closed-Captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: 978-1-4049-5472-4, ISBN: 1-4049-5472-4

"Three years after Lawrence of Arabia, the largely impressive Lord Jim (1965) finds Peter O'Toole again essaying a self-doubting but remarkable, white Englishman who leads a foreign people against their oppressor. Based on the Joseph Conrad novel, Lord Jim is the story of a British maritime officer, Jim (O'Toole), who takes a brief post on a tramp steamer and flees in terror during a storm at sea. Dogged by a reputation for cowardice, Ji ..."






It Takes a Thief
by Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Möhner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Gordon Dines, John Gilling, Alan Osbiston, John Victor-Smith, John Temple-Smith, directed by John Gilling
Dvd, Published 2004 by Koch Vision
Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dvd, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4172-2724-2, ISBN: 1-4172-2724-9

"Billie and Kristy lead a gang of armed robbers who steal from banks, armoured cars, and the like. When Billie's lover, Jim, gets caught by the police after stashing a large amount of money, they wait for him to get out of jail. He does and has to deal with both the police and his ex-gang as they both need him to get what they want. Things become more complicated when Kristy kidnaps Jim's son and threatens to kill him if Jim doesn't come ..."






Time Without Pity
by Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Mckern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Freddie Francis, Alan Osbiston, Anthony Simmons, John Arnold, Leon Clore, Ben Barzman, Emlyn Williams, directed by Joseph Losey
Dvd, Published 2004 by Homevision
Multiple Formats, Black & White, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-0-7800-2869-2, ISBN: 0-7800-2869-4

"Tension rises to a fevered pitch in Joseph Losey’s ingenious thriller about an alcoholic who has one day to save his son from the gallows. The distinguished cast features Michael Redgrave (The Browning Version) in the lead role and Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons) as the demented millionaire who will hide the truth at any cost. Moody cinematography by Oscar®-winner Freddie Francis and dynamic imagery create an atmosphere thick with pa ..."






The Road to Hong Kong
by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins, Robert Morley, Walter Gotell, Melvin Frank, Jack Hildyard, Alan Osbiston, John C. Smith, William Kirby, Norman Panama, directed by Norman Panama
Dvd, Published 2002 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dubbed, Dvd-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7928-5412-8, ISBN: 0-7928-5412-8

""The laughs come thick and fast" (Variety) in this seventh hilarious Road movie from Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Cavorting through a series of madcap adventures with Joan Collins, DorothyLamour and Robert Morleyas well as Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and David NivenCrosby and Hope dish out a "fricassee of jokes and gags" (Los Angeles Times) in what may be the wildest entry in their popular film series! Vaudevillians Harry (C ..."






The End of the Affair
by Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Michael Goodliffe, Wilkie Cooper, Alan Osbiston, David E. Rose, David Lewis, Graham Greene, Lenore J. Coffee, directed by Edward Dmytryk
Vhs Tape, Published 2000 by Import
Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-0-7678-5189-3, ISBN: 0-7678-5189-7

"For its first minutes, The End of the Affair looks like it's going to be a standard "two tortured souls who know they shouldn't be having an affair but are going to keep on doing it anyway" movie. Fortunately, it gets more interesting than that. Van Johnson plays Maurice Bendrix, an American author in wartime England. While attending a cocktail party of noble civil servant Henry Miles (Peter Cushing), he accidentally catches a glimpse o ..."






The Guns of Navarone
by Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle, Stanley Baker, Carl Foreman, James Darren, Bryan Forbes, Allan Cuthbertson, Oswald Morris, Leon Becker, Alistair Maclean, Cecil F. Ford, James Robertson Justice, Alan Osbiston, J. Lee Thompson, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, J. Lee Thompson
Dvd, Published 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-Captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
ISBN-13: 978-0-7678-2178-0, ISBN: 0-7678-2178-5

"Dieser 1961 gedrehte mitreißende, explosive Abenteuerfilm über den Zweiten Weltkrieg basiert auf Alistair MacLeans fesselndem Roman und macht aus dem Kriegsthriller ein wahres Spiel mit dem Tod. Ein ganzer Reigen von Stars, angeführt von Gregory Peck, muss eine fast unmögliche Mission erfüllen: Zwei deutsche Geschütze sollen zerstört werden. Sie befinden sich in einer geschützten Höhle auf der strategisch günstigen Mittelmeerinsel Navar ..."






The Guns of Navarone
[VHS]
by David Niven, Gregory Peck, Carl Foreman, Oswald Morris, Leon Becker, Alistair Maclean, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle, Stanley Baker, Cecil F. Ford, Alan Osbiston, directed by J. Lee Thompson, Alexander Mackendrick
Vhs Tape, Published 1994 by Sony Pictures
Closed-Captioned, Color, Original Recording Remastered, Ntsc
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"This rousing, explosive 1961 WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel, turns the war thriller into a deadly caper film. Gregory Peck heads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone, from where they can control a vital sea passage. As world famous mountain climber turned British army Captain Ma ..."






It Takes a Thief
by Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Möhner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Gordon Dines, Alan Osbiston, John Victor-Smith, John Temple-Smith, directed by John Gilling
Vhs Tape, Published 2000 by Entertainment Programs Inc.
Black & White, Color, Ntsc
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 






The Entertainer
by Oswald Morris, Alan Osbiston, Harry Saltzman, John Croydon, John Osborne, Nigel Kneale, Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, directed by Tony Richardson
Vhs Tape, Published 1998 by Aae Films
Black & White, Ntsc
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"Laurence Olivier broke with the theatrical poise of previous roles to play seedy music-hall entertainer Archie Rice in John Osborne's acclaimed play, The Entertainer, reprising the role in Tony Richardson's 1960 screen version and earning an Oscar nomination for his performance. Olivier gives his all as the gap-toothed vaudevillian living in the shadow of his music-hall-legend father Billy Rice (Roger Livesey), spitting out pithy ..."






Devil's Disciple
[VHS]
by Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott, Eva Le Gallienne, Harold Hecht, George Bernard Shaw, John Dighton, Roland Kibbee, James Hill, Jack Hildyard, Alan Osbiston, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Guy Hamilton
Vhs Tape, Published 1998 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Noir Et Blanc, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"Vintage Drama, Action Movie with some of our biggest stars of all time."






Time Without Pity
[VHS]
by Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Mckern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Freddie Francis, Alan Osbiston, Anthony Simmons, John Arnold, Leon Clore, Ben Barzman, Emlyn Williams, directed by Joseph Losey
Vhs Tape, Published 1995 by Homevision
Noir Et Blanc, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"Michael Redgrave (The Browning Version, 1951) stars in this psychological thriller about an alcoholic who has one day to save his son from the gallows. Leo McKern plays a demented millionaire who would hide the truth at any cost. Moody cinematography from Freddie Francis (Cape Fear, 1962) creates an atmosphere thick with panic."






Road to Hong Kong
[VHS]
by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins, Robert Morley, Walter Gotell, Melvin Frank, Jack Hildyard, Alan Osbiston, William Kirby, Norman Panama, John C. Smith, directed by Norman Panama
Vhs Tape, Published 1994 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Noir Et Blanc, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"Bought new - viewed once. From Private Collection. Pristine Condition."






Lord Jim
[VHS]
by Peter O'toole, Freddie Young, Alan Osbiston, Jules Buck, Joseph Conrad, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Richard Brooks, directed by Richard Brooks
Vhs Tape, Published 1991 by Sony Pictures Home E
Color, Ntsc
ISBN-13: , ISBN: 

"Three years after Lawrence of Arabia, the largely impressive Lord Jim (1965) finds Peter O'Toole again essaying a self-doubting but remarkable, white Englishman who leads a foreign people against their oppressor. Based on the Joseph Conrad novel, Lord Jim is the story of a British maritime officer, Jim (O'Toole), who takes a brief post on a tramp steamer and flees in terror during a storm at sea. Dogged by a reputation for cowardice, Ji ..."

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