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Porridge was released in 1979 and is based on the British TV series Porridge which aired between 1974 and 1977. It was directed by Dick Clement and produced by Ian La Frenais. The screenplay was co-written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Porridge is set a year before the final episode of the TV series and includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale. The actor who played Lennie Godber died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion. When Porridge was released in the USA it was titled Doing Time. In the film all the warders and inmates from the original TV series appear in the film, with the notable exceptions of Lukewarm, Blanco, Heslop and Harris. There is also a different governor, played by Geoffrey Bayldon rather than series regular Michael Barrington. The ...

Straw Dogs is a 1972 film directed by Sam Peckinpah and was produced by Daniel Melnick. Sam Peckinpah co-wrote the screenplay with David Zelag Goodman and is based on Gordon M. Williams's 1969 novel, The Siege of Trencher's Farm. Straw Dogs stars Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster, Ken Hutchison, Len Jones and Sally Thomsett. The storyline follows American mathematician David Sumner comes to live in Britain with his glamorous young wife, Amy. They move to her small home village in a remote part of Cornwall. They are taken advantage of by the locals who have been hired to complete some construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house. Principle photogr...

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Porridge / Rising Damp | 1980 | Double Bill | UK Quad

Straw Dogs | 1972 | Style D | US One Sheet