The Cinema Museum, London

Upcoming Events

Kennington Noir presents Cry of the City (1948) on 16mm

Wed 12 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Victor Mature and Richard Conte play childhood friends, now on opposite sides of the law, who meet again over an investigation into a jewel robbery and murder.

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The Gothique Film Society presents Freaks (1932) and The Mask Of Fu Manchu (1932)

Fri 14 Mar 2025 @ 19:00 · Events

We are delighted to be presenting two genuine classics from the Golden Age of Pre-Code Horror!

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Screening of Remembrance (1982) plus Q&A with Hugh Stoddart

Fri 21 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

A rare opportunity to see this re-discovered British film from 1982 on the big screen, which was Gary Oldman’s first film, and also starred Tim Spall and John Altman.

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The Legend of Houdini

Sat 22 Mar 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Magician and escape artist Greg Chapman performs effects and escapes inspired by Houdini, and shares some of the stories that make up ‘The Legend of Houdini’!

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Screening of Vindication Swim (2024) plus Q&A with director Elliott Hasler

Thu 10 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

The Cinema Museum presents a screening of the award winning 2024 British film Vindication Swim, the true story of a remarkable British woman, Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.

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Celebrating Peter Sellers: Never Let Go (1960)

Sat 12 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Never Let Go (1960) is a 1960 British thriller film directed by John Guillermin with Sellers in the serious role of a crooked car salesman who buys log books from scrapped models and then gets similar cars stolen to order.

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Kennington Noir presents Act of Violence (1948)

Wed 16 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Fred Zinnemann directs this 1948 noir that shines a light on the aftermath of WWII on soldiers returning to civilian life, with Van Helfin the target of Robert Ryan's need to right a supposed wartime wrong.

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Robert Ross and Gemma Ross present a Write On Comedy event: Carry On Up The Cinema Museum VII

Sat 3 May 2025 @ 12:00 · Events

In what has become a sell-out bi-annual treat for devotees of the Best of British Comedy, in general, and the Carry Ons, in particular, Robert and Gemma Ross host another full day of hilarious anecdotes, rare clips from the vaults, and a roll-call of very special guests.

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