Cyril Cusack

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The Taming of the Shrew
7.1

The Taming of the Shrew

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while ...
Fahrenheit 451
7.2

Fahrenheit 451

Sep. 07, 1966

Fahrenheit 451

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as ...
Where the Spies Are
5.6

Where the Spies Are

Jan. 26, 1966

Where the Spies Are

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission ...
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.5

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
80,000 Suspects
6.1

80,000 Suspects

Aug. 15, 1963

80,000 Suspects

A doctor’s already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.
Waltz of the Toreadors
5.7

Waltz of the Toreadors

General Fitzhugh, an ageing Lothario has an over-active eye for a pretty woman. Despite a long and satisfying career as a seducer extraordinaire, ...
I Thank a Fool
6.1

I Thank a Fool

Sep. 14, 1962

I Thank a Fool

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has ...
Johnny Nobody
6.4

Johnny Nobody

Oct. 01, 1961

Johnny Nobody

When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob ...
A Terrible Beauty
6

A Terrible Beauty

Jun. 17, 1960

A Terrible Beauty

In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O’Neil finds it easy to get into the ...
Shake Hands with the Devil
7

Shake Hands with the Devil

In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the “Black & Tans,” special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical ...
Gideon’s Day
6.6

Gideon’s Day

Mar. 25, 1958

Gideon’s Day

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. ...
The Rising of the Moon
6.7

The Rising of the Moon

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In “The Majesty of the Law,” a police officer must ...
The Man Who Never Was
7.4

The Man Who Never Was

Apr. 03, 1956

The Man Who Never Was

The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily’s defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed ...
Ill Met by Moonlight
6.5

Ill Met by Moonlight

Jan. 31, 1957

Ill Met by Moonlight

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island’s German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
Passage Home
6.2

Passage Home

Mar. 17, 1955

Passage Home

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a ...
The March Hare
5.1

The March Hare

Jan. 01, 1956

The March Hare

Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is ‘pulled’, and Sir Charles is ...
The Secret of Convict Lake
6.9

The Secret of Convict Lake

After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield ...
Gone to Earth
6.9

Gone to Earth

Nov. 06, 1950

Gone to Earth

Hazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by ...
The Small Back Room
7.1

The Small Back Room

Feb. 21, 1949

The Small Back Room

As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who’ll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
The Blue Lagoon
6.3

The Blue Lagoon

Mar. 01, 1949

The Blue Lagoon

In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical ...
Esther Waters
6.2

Esther Waters

Sep. 28, 1948

Esther Waters

Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his ...
Odd Man Out
7.6

Odd Man Out

Jan. 30, 1947

Odd Man Out

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.