Birbal Trilogy: Case 1 – Finding Vajramuni

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Takashi Miike

Cast

Shun Oguri, Kyosuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and ...

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Robert Siodmak

Cast

Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens

An advertising executive, trapped in a tree by a gang of would-be muggers, manipulates them into fighting to save his life.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

William Phillips

Cast

David Hewlett, Aaron Ashmore, Kevin Duhaney

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Elio Petri

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be all she appears to be.

Runtime

1h 9m

Director

John Harlow

Cast

Dermot Walsh, Jacqueline Hill, Ballard Berkeley