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Last broadcast on Sun, 2 Aug 2009, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
The star of La Haine, Vincent Cassell, discusses the life and death of Jacques Mesrine, France's Public Enemy Number One, the subject of his new movie.
David Warner, the star of Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment, reveals how Sam Peckinpah saved his career.
Mark Gatiss from The League Of Gentlemen continues his alternative guide to British cinema.
Jane Graham offers tips for movie mobsters on how to dress for a heist.
Mark Gatiss’ Alternative Guide To British Cinema
Over six weeks the writer, actor and League Of Gentlemen member picks neglected classics from six decades of British cinema.
OBSESSION
Edward Dmytryk's ingenious thriller about a doctor who tries to dispose of his wife's lover is Mark's pick of the 1940s.
Obsession is available on DVD, certificate PG.
THEY FLY BY NIGHT
This hard-boiled thriller with "a slightly runny yolk" is Mark's choice of the 1930s.
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Fri 31 Jul 200916:30
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Sun 2 Aug 200923:00
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