Leslie Schofield Movies

Based on a novel by Jack Higgins, this WW-II thriller chronicles the daring rescue of a captured American officer who has vital information concerning the upcoming Normandy invasion. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

John Cleese's knack for mining hilarity from the growing frustration of a dignified gentleman is fully exploited in the British comedy Clockwise. Cleese portrays Brian Stimpson, a perfectionist English headmaster who has been selected to make an important presentation before a group of his peers. When Stimpson sets out upon his journey, however, he finds himself facing a seemingly never-ending series of delays and inconveniences, which range from missing a train to becoming a fugitive from the police. The film goes no deeper than its farcical surface, but is nevertheless consistently entertaining, thanks to former Monty Python member Cleese's precisely tuned transitions from composure to complete collapse. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

With the guards on the prison transport ship turning into mindless vegetables thanks to the computerized power of a derelict space vessel, prisoner Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) engineers an escape with a number of fellow convicts, among them embezzler Kerr Avon (Paul Darrow) and murderer Gan (David Jackson). Managing to evade evil transport officer Raiker (Leslie Schofield), Blake and four of his comrades take control of the vessel, which they have renamed the Liberator. But will the fugitives be able to fully escape the mind-controlling machinery of the Federation? "Space Fall" originally aired on January 9, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Face of Evil," the Doctor (Tom Baker) continues his efforts to make up for his own past misdeeds by disabling the despotic, dangerously schizophrenic super-computer Xoanan. But will he also be able to end the long-raging war between the Sevateems and the Technicians? With this episode, Louise Jameson becomes a series regular in the role of the Doctor's new traveling companion, Leela. Originally broadcast January 15, 1977, "The Face of Evil, Episode 4" was written by Chris Boucher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the second episode of the four-part story "The Face of Evil," the Doctor (Tom Baker) learns that the previously peaceful planet of the Sevateem has been split into two warring factions -- and that he, or one of his previous incarnations, is to blame. The Doctor also discovers the planet is being used as a personal "playground" by Xoanan, a rogue computer who is posing as a god. Originally broadcast January 8, 1977, "The Face of Evil, Episode 2" was written by Chris Boucher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

George Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the used robot recently purchased by his family plays back a message from one Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), begging for help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke asks his father's friend Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness) about this, and he discovers that Ben and Obi-Wan are one and the same. Kenobi tells Luke of the battle of the rebels against the ruling Empire and the spiritual energy called "The Force." Soon Luke, Kenobi, and a mercenary named Han Solo (Harrison Ford) join forces to rescue Princess Leia from the Empire's mammoth warship, the Death Star, controlled by evil genius Darth Vader (David Prowse, with the voice of James Earl Jones). George Lucas has frequently cited the influence of several films on Star Wars, particularly Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo and John Ford's The Searchers, as well as the original Flash Gordon serials. After Star Wars became a success, Lucas announced his intention to turn the film into a series, originally totalling nine films (later pared back to six). Consequently, most reissue prints now feature the title Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope, with The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) serving as Episodes Five and Six in the serial, and Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace (1999) going back to the myth's beginnings. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This melodramatic crime drama tells the story of homosexual gang leader Vic Dakin (Richard Burton), who likes a bit of rough sex with his petty criminal pal Wolfe (Ian McShane). Aside from payroll robberies, his gang is not above blackmailing sexually deviant members of Parliament. A Scotland Yard Police Inspector, played by Nigel Davenport, has been after his gang for years and does everything in his power to close it down. When one of the gang members, Frank (Joss Ackland), winds up hospitalized for an ulcer and looks likely to spill the beans to the police, some complicated shenanigans take place. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

In the fourth episode of the ten-part story "The War Games," the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions are still on an Earth-like planet populated entirely by soldiers from different countries and different wars. Connecting with an underground resistance movement, the Doctor learns that the soldiers have been hypnotized into thinking that they're actually on Earth, and have also been hypnotized into fighting one another, without question, to the death. Only the Resistance seems to know the reason behind all this -- but the Doctor will himself learn the truth, all in good time! Written by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks, "The War Games, Episode 4" first aired on May 10, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi