The Vanished Murderer

Henri is a lonely, isolated young man who lets no one get close to him. He meets a street hustler and comes out of his shell, going 180 degrees into gay obsession. Though he has yet to physically approach the object of his affection, Henri builds up so much unrequited lust that it explodes with horrible results.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Patrice Chéreau

Cast

Jean-Hugues Anglade, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Annick Alane

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

Runtime

1h 3m

Director

Roy William Neill

Cast

Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.

Runtime

1h 23m

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont

A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son.

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Manuel Mur Oti, Jaime Bayarri

Cast

Marisa Mell, Anthony Steffen, Juan Ribó

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano