Film4 Wednesday

A couple enrol their deaf-mute daughter in special classes to learn to speak, while dealing with tensions in their marriage. Drama, starring Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hawkins

Stars and directors talk about the experience of making movies in this compendium of personal and practical reflections

The latest in a long line of seafarers tries to save a derelict Victorian pier threatened with demolition. Ealing comedy, starring Alec Guinness, Irene Browne and Maurice Denham

A staff shortage forces a police inspector to take on four bumbling new recruits, who only increase the crime rate. Comedy, starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor

The king of Sparta leads a small band of warriors to defend ancient Greece from a vast Persian army bent on conquest. Historical drama, starring Richard Egan

A former MI6 agent and an heiress jailbird are among the crimebusters trying to halt the use of weaponised energy devices. Comedy thriller, starring Kristen Stewart

Wes Anderson's anthology drama, following the staff of a magazine based in a French town as they reflect on their most memorable stories. Starring Bill Murray

A drilling team transports a nuclear device into outer space to destroy an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Sci-fi thriller, with Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler

A disaster-prone detective uncovers a plot to assassinate the Queen during her visit to Los Angeles. Comedy, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley and Ricardo Montalban