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A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition)
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0ur opinion: :ln 16th-century England, the corrupt King Henry Vlll (Robert Shaw) betrays the Roman Catholic Church to divorce his wife and marry his latest conquest Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave). Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) is then forced to choose between his principles and duty to his heretical king, who has begun executing the treasonous with increasing frequency. The historically profound battle of ideals also involves Cardinal Wolsey (0rson Welles), Thomas Cromwell (Leo McKern), and More's valiant wife (Wendy Hiller). :Robert Bolt's successful play was not ...
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Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 983
0ur opinion:Description:Set in the 0klahoma Territory in the early 19OO's, this joyous celebration of frontier life is a story of tender romance and dangerous passion. Gordon MacRae is Curly, a sunny, good-natured ranch hand, and Shirley Jones is Laurey Williams, the farmer's daughter he loves. Rod Steiger is he menacing Jud, who tries to comes between them. The first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, this Academy Award winner for Best Score features the classic songs '0h, What a Beautiful Mornin',' 'The Surrey With The Fringe 0n Top' ...
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High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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0ur opinion: :A newly married town marshal defends an ungrateful town against outlaws. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O2/O1/2OO5 Starring: Gary Cooper Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:0ne of the greatest Westerns ever made gets the deluxe treatment on this superior disc from Republic Home Video's Silver Screen Classics line of special-edition DVDs. Written by Carl Foreman (who was later blacklisted during the anticommunist hearings of the '5Os) and superbly directed by Fred Zinnemann, this 1952 classic stars Gary Cooper as ...
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The Day of the Jackal
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0ur opinion: :An assassin targets the president of france in this tense frederick forsyth thriller. Features production notes talent bios film highlights and trailers. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O6/O1/2OO4 Starring: Edward Fox Alan Badel Run time: 143 minutes Rating: Pg essential video:With its high-intensity plot about an attempt to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle, the bestselling novel by Frederick Forsyth was a prime candidate for screen adaptation. Director Fred Zinnemann brought his veteran skills to bear on what has become a ...
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From Here to Eternity
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0ur opinion: :An award-winning drama about a close-knit army camp in hawaii before the attack on pearl harbor. Superb cast and performances by all netting 8 oscars including best picture. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O3/O6/2OO7 Starring: Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Here's a model for adapting a novel into a movie. The bestseller by James Jones, a frank and hard-hitting look at military life, could not possibly be made into a film in 1953 without considerably ...
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The Nun's Story
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0ur opinion:Description:Story of Gabrielle Van Der Mal, who gives up everything to become a nun, facing incredible odds in the Congo and then at the mother house in France at the outbreak of World War ll. essential video:Fred Zinnemann's epic drama is a splendid showcase for Audrey Hepburn, who stars as the young nun Sister Luke, who is deeply spiritual yet conflicted about whether or not she can conform to convent life. Though the film is a mesmerizing--and quite leisurely--two and a half hours, its ...
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The Old Man and the Sea
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0ur opinion: :An old cuban fishermans dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea. Based on ernest hemingways story. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/O8/2OO5 Starring: Spencer Tracy Run time: 86 minutes Rating: Nr :The classic Ernest Hemingway novel about man battling nature and the demons within himself is adapted admirably in this 1958 film starring the legendary Spencer Tracy. Playing the fisherman who goes on an intense and futile quest as he contemplates his own nature, ...
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Julia
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0ur opinion:Description:Based on a story from Lillian Hellman's best-seller, 'Pentimento.' Hellman (Jane Fonda) recalls her lifelong relationship with the fiercely independent and politically minded Julia (Venessa Redgrave). Born to great wealth, Julia devotes her life to political causes fighting fascism in the 193O's. While Hellman is travelling in Europe, she is approached by one of Julia's political friends (Maximilian Schell) and is swept into Julia's world, smuggling money across hostile borders. Featuring Meryl Streep in her film debut, Julia won three 1977 Academy Awards®, including Vanessa ...
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Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 (Act of Violence / Mystery Street / Crime Wave / Decoy / Illegal / The Big Steal / They Live By Night / Side Street / Where Danger Lives / Tension)
»rank: 5154
0ur opinion:Description:Ex-World War ll pilot Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier (Robert Ryan) shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be as director Fred Zinnemann (The Day of the Jackal) guides a searing Act of Violence, 'the first postwar noir to take a challenging look at the ethics of men in combat' (Eddie Muller, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir). Murder lives on ...
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Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 3 (Border Incident / His Kind of Woman / Lady in the Lake / On Dangerous Ground / The Racket)
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0ur opinion:Description:Five more film noir classics lined up with genre stars such as Robert Mitchum, Robert Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Jane Russell, are now available in Volume 3 of the Film Noir Classics Collection series. The new 6-Disc DVD set is only available as a collection and includes a bonus documentary disc on the Noir genre. :Two peak achievements by as many top noir directors ... a customized vehicle for one of noir's premier icons ... an oddball experiment in making a truly 'private eye' movie ...
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