ACROSS1 Classic film "Fargo – the Director's First Cut"? (9)
8 This film battlefield was a heart-breaker (5)
9 & 19 Do
wn Remake of modernistic film (7,4)
11 Explosive film? (4,2)
12 Force sci-fi classic to merge with TV series? Beat it! (3,4)
13 This Dean made an appearance in "The Jazz Singer" (4)
14 In film, could be dark house for actor man (3)
17 See 12 Down
18 All-3 horror film? (4)
21 3 star in war film – in 1 version, she's there (7)
23 Ragged production of weapon (6)
24 Stumbled in one direction of what he did (7)
25 It's all right for a film not to finish with this creature (5)
26 Who's enemy has met problems with 8's destruction? (3,6)
DOWN2 Love beer to be spilled by "The Flying Scotsman" (5)
3 "Iron Man" shows kind of intuition (6)
4 Bird's cameo in "When We Were Kings" (3) HEN
5 One lender has trouble with what was thin in film (3,4)
6 Steerforth was Dickens' original wonder? (7)
7 Hate reply to be offered about film (3,6)
10 Eject cast members of "Notorious", temporarily (4)
12 & 17 Across Film's rough version causes agony for Doctor of Divinity? (9,3)
15 Acting dynasty on the Isle of Man (7)
16 Profit from Affleck's drug seizure? (7)
19 See 9 Across
20 Unpopular infidels scattered in WC (6)
22 Irene's besotted with Hudson (5)
24 Enemy for old Ealing heads (3)
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