FilmFour & Film Four +1 : 27.07.06
Astra 2D at 28.2E 10729 V 22000-5/6
Film Four SID8335 VPID2312 APID 2313
Film Four +1 SID8330 VPID2332 APID2333
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15.00pm The Spy in Black (U) 1939
A German spy falls for an apparently sympathetic schoolteacher during a World War One mission. But he doesn't suspect the object of his affections is actually an English double agent, a revelation which jeopardises an operation to destroy the British fleet in the Orkneys in 1917. This out-of-the-ordinary romantic melodrama was Powell and Pressburger's first collaboration. Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson and Marius Goring are among the cast (888)
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16.55pm Double Indemnity (PG) 1944
Billy Wilder's classic film noir thriller, starring Barbara Stanwyck as a ruthless femme fatale who plots to murder her wealthy husband with the help of insurance agent Fred MacMurray. Edward G Robinson also stars. Co-scripted by Raymond Chandler from the novel by James M Cain
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19.00pm The African Queen (PG) 1951
A cinematic gem, this romantic adventure features the perfect pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. He won his only Oscar for his performance as the booze-sodden captain of a steamer, while she stars as a prim missionary who turns to him for help when violence erupts. But the barbed animosity between them begins to fade away as they face increasing danger. Robert Morley, Peter Bull and Theodore Bikel offer support
9.00pm Road to Perdition (15) 2002 A devoted husband and father leads a secret life as a hit-man for an Irish mobster, but faces a crisis when his son witnesses one of his killings. The lad promises to keep his mouth shut — but paranoia leads to spiralling violence and tragedy. American Beauty director Sam Mendes' acclaimed gangster drama set in Depression-era Chicago, featuring an excellent performance from Tom Hanks. Paul Newman, Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh also star (888)
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23.10pm Infernal Affairs (15) 2002 Premiere.
A tough cop struggles to recall where his loyalties lie after 10 years working undercover as a member of the triads, but is forced to put his personal problems to one side when he realises a fellow officer has turned informant for the gangsters. Explosive thriller, starring Tony Leung, Andy Lau and Anthony Wong
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01.05am Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (15) 1999
Laconic New York assassin Forest Whitaker lives by the samurai code and finds peace through raising pigeons — until he becomes a marked man and sets out to confront his nemesis like a true warrior. Offbeat thriller, also starring John Tormey, Cliff Gorman and Henry Silva (888)
02.55am Close.
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