Classic Comedy

The best humour really does travel. From the sparkling dialogue of Preston Sturges to the evergreen comedies from Ealing, from the gentle knockabout ballet of Hulot to the bristling satire of the Boulting Brothers, these films will keep you amused whether you're English, American or French!

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Mark Sandrich, 1935

£5.99

Top Hat

Anyone not already a Fred & Ginger fan would surely be won over by this film, where they are at t...

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Eric Sykes, 1967

£5.99

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The Plank (1967)

Sykes's tale of two workmen, a plank of wood and the chaos they cause wherever they go. As near a...

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Val Guest, 1964

£9.99

The Beauty Jungle

1960s British comedy drama in which a young woman finds a new career as a beauty queen, but soon ...

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Carol Reed, Basil Dean, 1930-54

£11.99

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Ealing Studios Rarities Collection: Volume 1

A first collection of rare and classic features from the iconic British film stud...

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John Paddy Carstairs, 1958

£9.99

The Big Money

A British farce starring Ian Carmichael as a petty criminal who steals a briefcase of money fille...

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David Eady, John Krish, 1958-76

£17.99

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CFF Collection: Volume 1 - London Tales

Contains The Salvage Gang (Krish, 1958), Operation Third Form (Eady, 1966) and Ni...

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Jacques Tati, 1949

£8.99

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Jour de Fete

Jacques Tati's feature debut, Jour de fête, is a hilarious blend of satire and slapstick that sat...

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John Gilling, 1959

£11.99

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Idol on Parade

Anthony Newley found his career taking off after being cast as the singing idol 'Jeep Jackson', t...

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Charles Crichton, 1952

£9.99

The Titfield Thunderbolt (Restored)

A delightful comedy of community spirit tale written by celebrated Ealing regular...

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Leo McCarey, 1935

£11.99

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Ruggles of Red Gap (Masters of Cinema)

The great Charles Laughton found one of his most iconic roles in Leo McCarey's de...

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Jacques Tati, 1949-74

£22.99

The Jacques Tati Collection

Five films from Jacques Tati. Features Jour de fête (1949), Les Vacances de M. H...

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Various (Stage), 1946-49

£9.99

Variety Acts and Turns of the Postwar Years: 1946-1949

A collection of over two and a half hours of variet...

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Dick Clement, 1968

£12.99

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Otley

Tom Courtenay stars as petty thief and garbage rummager Gerald Otley, who wakes up one morning af...

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Jess Franco, 1969

£7.99

The Girl from Rio

A kinky cult favorite in the tradition of Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik, The Girl from Rio is 1...

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Ernst Lubitsch, 1932

£15.29

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Trouble in Paradise

When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lo...

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Jacques Tati, 1953

£9.49

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Les Vacances de M. Hulot

The film that brought Jacques Tati international acclaim also launched his on-scr...

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Bryan Forbes, 1966

£5.99

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The Wrong Box

An all-star Victorian romp in which two brothers will stop at nothing to outlive each other and c...

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Yuzo Kawashima, 1957

£12.99

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Bakumatsu Taiyô-Den (Masters of Cinema)

Voted one of the top five Japanese films ever made in a critic's poll by Japan's ...

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