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Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Wartime drama. Experienced Lieutenant Walker (Robert Mitchum) leads a unit of raw recruits from Tunisia to Italy during the Second World War. Show more

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Ernie Pyle:
Burgess Meredith
Lieutenant Walker:
Robert Mitchum
Sergeant Steve Warnicki:
Freddie Steele
Private Dondaro:
Wally Cassell
Private Mew:
William Murphy
Private Spencer:
Jimmy Lloyd
Private Robert 'Wingless' Murphy:
John R. Reilly
Writer:
Guy Endore

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama. Big-game trapper Harry Stanton is unwillingly teamed with hunter Otto Abbot and his beautiful companion Anna, in a quest to capture a rare big cat. Stars Robert Mitchum. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

An itinerant cowboy (Robert Mitchum) becomes involved in a fatal feud between a smooth-talking mercenary and a wealthy landowner in this psychological western.

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Jim Garry:
Robert Mitchum
Tate Riiling:
Robert Preston
Director:
Robert Wise
Kris Barden:
Walter Brennan
Joe Shotten:
Clifton Young
John Lufton:
Tom Tully
Milo Sweet:
Charles McGraw
Carol Lufton:
Phyllis Thaxter
Jake Pindalest:
Frank Faylen
Frank Reardon:
Tom Tyler
Producer:
Theron Warth
Composer:
Roy Webb

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Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Thriller starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. A gambler is given 50,000 dollars to visit a resort in Mexico, unaware that he has been lured there by a notorious mobster. Show more

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Dan Milner:
Robert Mitchum
Lenore Brent:
Jane Russell
Mark Cardigan:
Vincent Price
Nick Ferraro:
Raymond Burr
Helen Cardigan:
Marjorie Reynolds
Bill Lusk:
Tim Holt
Thompson/Narrator:
Charles McGraw
Jennie Stone:
Leslie Banning
Myron Winton:
Jim Backus
Jose Morro:
Philip Van Zandt
Martin Krafft:
John Mylong
Gerald Hobson:
Carleton G Young
Director:
John Farrow
Producer:
Howard Hughes

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Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Romantic drama about a Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Crime drama in which a honest policeman (Robert Mitchum) battles a corrupt system in order to bring a violent gangster (Robert Ryan) to justice. Show more

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Captain McQuigg:
Robert Mitchum
Director:
John Cromwell
Scandlon:
Robert Ryan
Mary McQuigg:
Joyce MacKenzie
Lucy Johnson:
Virginia Huston

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Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Postwar drama following the fortunes of three returning veterans as they try to reconcile their dreams with the reality of civilian life. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Classic 1940s American film noir telling a grim, complex tale of love and betrayal. An ex-private detective falls for the mistress of a mobster. Show more

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Jeff Bailey:
Robert Mitchum
Kathie Moffett:
Jane Greer
Meta Carson:
Rhonda Fleming
Whit Sterling:
Kirk Douglas
The Kid:
Dickie Moore
Producer:
Warren Duff

Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Suspenseful thriller about an army officer who attempts to prove his innocence after he is framed for a payroll robbery. Pursued across Mexico, he hopes to catch the real culprit. Show more

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Duke Halliday:
Robert Mitchum
Joan Graham:
Jane Greer
Director:
Don Siegel
Capt Vincent Blake:
William Bendix
Insp Ortega:
Ramon Navarro
Jim Fiske:
Patric Knowles
Lt Ruiz:
Don Alvarado
Hulius Seton:
John Qualen
American Tourist:
Virginia Farmer
Pastry Vendor:
Nacho Galindo
Producer:
Jack J Gross

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Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama starring Robert Mitchum. Family frictions at a snowstruck ranch are brought to a head by a killer panther lurking outside, and an unpopular neighbour's daughter inside.

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Curt Bridges:
Robert Mitchum
Grace Bridges:
Teresa Wright
Gwen Williams:
Diana Lynn
Harold Bridges:
Tab Hunter
Ma Bridges:
Beulah Bondi
Pa Bridges:
Philip Tonge
Producer:
John Wayne

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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Tongue-in-cheek western about an ageing US marshal who forms an alliance with an old adversary, the over-the-hill leader of a local outlaw band who has lost control of his men. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Chilling drama about a family chauffeur (Robert Mitchum) who gets embroiled in the murderous schemes of his employer, a beautiful female psychopath (Jean Simmons).

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Frank Jessup:
Robert Mitchum
Diane Tremayne:
Jean Simmons
Mr Tremayne:
Herbert Marshall
Fred Barrett:
Leon Ames
Mrs Tremayne:
Barbara O'Neil
Judson:
Jim Backus
Arthur Vance:
Raymond Greenleaf

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 6 months

Lighthearted comedy about a wealthy young woman who causes chaos when she returns to her Arkansas home town and begins anonymously distributing money. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Stark, claustrophobic thriller about racial intolerance. A detective lays a trap for an anti-Semitic soldier who murdered a Jewish war veteran. Starring Robert Mitchum. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 12 months

Romantic drama in which two very different men court a widow. In search of a gift for her son, the widow meets a sales clerk who proceeds to woo her. Her fiance is not impressed. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

A US destroyer and a German U-Boat play a deadly game of cat and mouse in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Gentle story of a homesteader who begins to realise his feelings for the servant girl who has replaced his late wife only when a stranger arrives and takes an interest in her.

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Big Davey:
William Holden
Little Davey:
Gary Gray
Parson Jackson:
Tom Tully
Mrs Jackson:
Sara Haden
Mrs Green:
Regina Wallace
Director:
Norman Foster
Writer:
Waldo Salt

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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Adventure. Tony and Felix own a boat and run jobs for people in the Caribbean. When they agree to transport the mysterious Irena, it drives a wedge between them. Show more

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Harbour Master:
Herbert Lom
Lieutenant Sellars:
Bonar Colleano
Dr Sam Blake:
Bernard Lee
Captain of the 'Ulysses':
Peter Illing
Jimmy Jean:
Edric Connor
Hotel owner:
Eric Pohlmann
Writer:
Irwin Shaw
Author:
Max Catto
Producer:
Irving Allen

Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Romantic drama about a woman who hatches a plot to win back her sweetheart after he leaves her for another woman.

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Barbara Beaurevel:
Ava Gardner
Dr Mark Lucas:
Robert Mitchum
Paul Beaurevel:
Melvyn Douglas
Aunt Eula Beaurevel:
Lucile Watson
Corrine Lucas:
Janis Carter
Clay Duchesne:
Gordon Oliver
Dean Cazzley:
Basil Ruysdael
Cousin Philippe:
Jack Briggs
Luther Toplady:
Will Wright
Producer:
Polan Banks
Producer:
Robert Sparks
Director of photography:
Harry J Wild