Charles Gray Archives

You Only Live Twice (1967)

Rating: ★★★

Dec 2, 2001James Bond Film

The fifth James Bond film takes the series to Japan. New director Lewis Gilbert is determined to outdo what has come before in terms of the spectacular, especially WITH the construction of the massive volcano set

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Actors: Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Mie Hama, Tetsura Tamba, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 December 200113 April 2025 by Roog

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

Rating: ★★★★

Jan 11, 2003Satanism/Hammer Film

One of the classic works from Hammer Films and Terence Fisher, often regarded as one of their finest moments. In this adaptation of a Dennis Wheatley novel, Christopher Lee (in a rare heroic role) fights Satanists

Director: Terence Fisher

Actors: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Patrick Mower, Paul Eddington, …

Category: Horror

11 January 200316 October 2025 by Roog

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Rating: ★

Jan 1, 2002James Bond Film

The seventh James Bond film where Sean Connery was inveigled back to the role with a heft salary increase. However, the result is the worst of all the Connery Bonds with an incoherent plot and uneven action scenes

Director: Guy Hamilton

Actors: Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Bruce Glover, …

Category: Science Fiction

1 January 200210 October 2025 by Roog

The Beast Must Die (1974)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 28, 2004Werewolf Whodunnit

Amicus film that manages the novel idea of combining a werewolf with an an Agatha Christie styled whodunnit as people try to guess which among the guests gathered at a mansion is a werewolf

Director: Paul Annett

Actors: Peter Cushing, Anton Diffring, Calvin Lockhart, Michael Gambon, …

Category: Horror

28 November 20047 January 2026 by Roog

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 2, 2002Gender-Bender Rock Musical/Frankenstein Spoof

The No 1 cult film of all time, more a phenomenon than a film, a demented glitter rock homage to mad science cinema and 50s sf films run through with celebration of a gender-bender joie de vivre

Director: Jim Sharman

Actors: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 June 20027 January 2026 by Roog

The Legacy (1978)

Rating: ★★

Dec 13, 2002Occult Killings

One of the last gasps of the Anglo-horror cycle, this sets assorted deviltry in an English mansion along with a series of novelty deaths that trying to compete with The Omen

Director: Richard Marquand

Actors: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John Standing, Margaret Tyzack, …

Category: Horror

13 December 20023 July 2026 by Roog