Philip Bond Movies
- 1987
In this somewhat tasteless romantic comedy, a feuding but very wealthy married couple are planning their divorce while relaxing at luxury hotels in Yugoslavia. The husband hires a hitman to kill his wife, while his adulterous wife is trying to persuade one of her many lovers to do her husband in. Should these attempted murders not succeed, the husband will have to give in to his wife's attempts to blackmail him for his long-time incestuous affair with his sixteen-year old daughter. Since the daughter has her own lethal romantic agenda, things don't go quite as planned. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mark Burns, Fiona Curzon, (more)
- 1972
- R
John Dexter's film explores the struggles faced by a young British man who wants to live as a woman and considers a sex change operation. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anne Heywood, Harry Andrews, (more)
- 1969
The title refers to a special course for secret agents, designed to determine how much brutal interrogation the candidates are able to withstand. Tara King is summoned to undergo the course, willing if not eager to subject herself to its exacting rigors. What Tara doesn't know is that every agent who successfully completes the course ends up murdered a few days later. Christopher Lee guest-stars in "The Interrogators," which was written by Richard Harris and Brian Clemens; the episode debuted in England on New Year's Day 1969, and in America on January 20. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, (more)
- 1964
In the third episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Susan (Carole Ann Ford) join forces to rescue Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) from the mutant Daleks. In his efforts to find out why the Daleks want to resume their nuclear war with the humanoid Thals, the Doctor discovers that the mutants need radiation to survive. Unfortunately, this will require the utter descruction of Skaro by a neutron bomb. Written by Terry Nation, "The Survivors" first aired on January 4, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1964
In the fifth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still faced with the twin dilemmas of escaping back to the 20th century and preventing the mutant Daleks from detonating a neutron bomb that will destroy the planet Skaro. With all but Susan (Carole Ann Ford) having fallen ill from radiation poisoning, it is left to Susan to return to the time-jumping TARDIS. Her journey is fraught with peril, but she receives unexpected assistance from a band of humanoids called the Thals. Written by Terry Nation, "The Expedition" first aired on January 18, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1964
In the fourth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still on the dead planet Skaro, again in the clutches of the mutant Daleks. In attempting to escape, Ian (William Russell) is paralyzed, and the Doctor and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) are weakened by radiation sickness. It is up to Susan (Carole Ann Ford) to make her way back to the TARDIS in order to return herself and her friends back to the 20th century -- while the Daleks continue formulating their plans for mass destruction. Written by Terry Nation, "The Ambush" originally aired on January 11, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1964
In the conclusion of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) escape their Dalek captors with the help of Susan (Carole Ann Ford). Aligning himself with the humanoid Thals, the Doctor makes a last-ditch effort to prevent the Daleks from detonating a neutron bomb that will provide them with life-restoring radiation, but will also blast the planet Arko into bits. Written by Terry Nation, "The Rescue" originally aired on February 1, 1964. Since that time, "The Daleks" (aka "The Dead Planet" and "The Survivors") has been released on video in both episodic form and as a two-hour TV movie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1964
In the sixth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," Susan (Carole Ann Ford) has successfully returned to the TARDIS, whereupon she formulates a plan to rescue the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) from the Daleks. Meanwhile, the mutant villains prepare an all-out assault on the humanoid Thals, hoping to trigger a nuclear war that will enable the radiation-absorbing Daleks to stay alive -- but will ultimately destroy all of Skaro. Written by Terry Nation, "The Ordeal" originally aired on January 25, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1959
Originally telecast as part of the British Saturday Serial anthology, The Voodoo Factor starred Maurice Kaufman as dedicated disease specialist Dr. David Whittaker. The supernatural revivification of a 200-year-old Polynesian spider goddess threatened to unleash a deadly malaria-style virus upon the world. All that stood between mankind and its destruction was the tireless Dr. Whittaker, who had of course been targeted for early extermination by the Goddess' fanatical followers. The six half-hour episodes of The Voodoo Factor were shown from December 12, 1959 to January 16, 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maurice Kaufman, Maxine Audley, (more)
- 1958
Count Five and Die is a neat British-made programmer set just before the D-Day invasion. Nigel Patrick plays a British major who heads a group of special agents, dedicated to misleading the Nazis into thinking the invasion will take place in Holland. The Allied spies, which include American Jeffrey Hunter and Frenchwoman Annemarie Duringer operate under cover as the owners of a documentary filmmaking firm. The plan is nearly destroyed when one of the spies turns out to be a Nazi agent. The title Count Five and Die refers to the length of time its takes for the traditional cyanide capsules (always doled out to secret agents in films of this nature) to take effect. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jeffrey Hunter, Nigel Patrick, (more)
- 1958
The moral dilemma of a reluctant American spy is chronicled in this psychological drama. He becomes an agent after he, originally a pilot, is grounded during WW II. He is trained to assassinate a Paris lawyer suspected of colluding with the Nazis. During his rigorous training for the killing, the new spy begins to have doubts about his upcoming assignment; these doubts increase when he actually meets his prey as the spy is unsure that the lawyer is really guilty. Still he fulfills his grim duty. Later he learns that the lawyer was innocent. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Albert, Paul Massie, (more)
