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Electra Glide in Blue (1973)Asfalto violento
Ambitious but diminutive motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) patrols the Arizona highways, yearning for promotion to the homicide division. Thanks to his revelation that a supposed suicide is actually a murder, his wish it granted. But good cop Wintergreen is about to discover that street-smarts and integrity can have lethal consequences as he finds himself sinking into a mire of workplace politics and corruption - not to mention a very tricky love-triangle. - Director:
- James William Guercio
- Cast:
- Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan
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When rich, eccentric Edwina Cutwater (Lily Tomlin) died, a crazy guru tried to transport her soul into the body of a beautiful young woman. But the Guru goofed. And Edwina's soul has accidentally taken over the entire right side of her lawyer, Roger Cobb (Steve Martin). He still control's what's left. Now, Edwina and Roger are living in the same body. - Director:
- Carl Reiner
- Cast:
- Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant
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Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall), Charley Waite (Kevin Costner), Mose Harrison (Abraham Benrubi), and Button (Diego Luna) freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter the corrupt Sheriff Poole (James Russo) and kingpin rancher Denton Baxter (Sir Michael Gambon), who govern the territory through fear, tyranny, and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards an inevitable showdown, as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst the turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm spirited Sue Barlow (Annette Bening), a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. - Director:
- Kevin Costner
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Diego Luna
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Fail Safe (2000)Zona de seguridad
It is the Cold War. The world stands on the brink of nuclear catastrophe as tensions simmer between the US and the Soviet Union. When a US bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear bomb on Moscow, it looks as if the fateful decision for all-out war will be taken by both sides. Having past the point of no return, Colonel Jack Grady (George Clooney) pilots his bomber into Soviet territory, refusing to yield to verbal commands to turn back. The U.S. President (Richard Dreyfuss) and his young interpreter Buck (Noah Wyle) plunge into a crisis of split second decision-making in order to avert disaster. - Director:
- Stephen Frears
- Cast:
- Walter Cronkite, Ilia Volok, Richard Dreyfuss
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Ten years ago, the Comanche took Jefferson Cody's (Randolph Scott) wife. He's never given up looking for her. While tracking her down, Cody finds another white woman, Nancy Lowe (Nancy Gates), and rescues her from the Comanche. Now he must get her home safely across hostile Indian territory to her husband, who has offered a reward. But as Cody and Nancy flee the Comanche, they are joined by Ben Lane (Claude Akins) and his boys - vicious desperados who just might want the reward for themselves... - Director:
- Budd Boetticher
- Cast:
- Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins
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"Rushmore" is the story of a gifted, rebellious teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), a 10th grader at elite Rushmore Academy. Editor of the School Newspaper, Captain or President of innumerable clubs and societies, Max is also one of the worst students in school, and the threat of expulsion hangs permanently over his head. Max's world is rocked when he falls for elegant 1st grade teacher Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), and he plans to erect an aquarium in her honour - then finds himself competing for her affections with his friend, steel tycoon Mr. Blume (Bill Murray), the wealthy father of two of his classmates... - Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Cast:
- Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
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The Godfather (1972)Mario Puzo's The Godfather
In late 1940's New York, Mafia 'Godfather' Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) gathers his three sons around him for daughter Connie (Talia Shire)'s wedding; the hot-headed Sonny (James Caan), ineffectual Fredo (John Cazale) and war hero Michael (Al Pacino), who chooses to distance himself from the family 'business'. When Vito is shot and wounded for refusing to sanction a rival family's heroin sales on his territory, Sonny temporarily takes over and embarks on bloody gang warfare. This results in him being killed in an ambush, and Michael finds himself nominated to succeed the ailing Vito. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
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The Godfather trilogy is the benchmark for all cinematic storytelling. Francis Ford Coppola's masterful adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Corleone family in this celebrated epic. Collectively nominated for a staggering twenty-eight Academy Awards, the films are the winner of nine including two for Best Picture for 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather: Part II'. Explore the phenomenal impact The Godfather films had on our culture, on other filmmakers, on the cinema and - over 35 years later - the enduring legacy and influence Coppola's Godfather trilogy has generated, as the films are lovingly quoted and mercilessly parodied in contemporary media. Hear the unlikely tale of the masterpiece that almost never happened! - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro
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Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team, on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane, with the help of a young, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill), develops a roster of misfits...and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played. - Director:
- Bennett Miller
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Greg Papa, Robin Wright
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Carry on Jack (1963)Carry on Venus
Ahoy there! There's nothing like a Jolly Roger on the Seven Seas with the Carry On team. There's the whiff of mutiny in the air as Juliet Mills runs away to sea disguised as a Midshipman and ends up on a ship commanded by the wicked Captain Fearless (Kenneth Williams). Can Able Seamen Poop-Decker (Bernard Cribbins) be trusted? - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins
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Carry On: Don't Lose Your Head (1967)Carry on Pimpernel
Paris, 1789 and the Great Revolution is underway. The noblest heads in the land are being lost to the fearful embrace of Madame Guillotine. Sir Rodney Ffing (Sid James), an Englishman of the finest breeding, decides to lift a little finger (or even two). Daring rescues are staged and a calling card is always left bearing the contemptuous sign of that damned elusive Black Fingernail. Searching for Ffing and his faithful partner, Lord Darcy, are the fiendish Citizen Camembert and Citizen Bidet. Will the Fingernail's true identity be discovered? Will Camembert and Bidet have the last laugh? will you manage to stop laughing your head off in this hilarious romp with the best of the Carry On team? - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Jim Dale
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Carry on Loving (1970)Carry on Lovin'
If you decide to look for romance, don't expect to find any joy at the Wedded Bliss Agency. If you're looking for laughs, on the other hand, this should be your first port of call. Sid James and Hattie Jacques star as Sid and Sophie Bliss, the agency proprietors who are living a lie: they're not married! With Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Terry Scott as clients the computer dating system certainly matches strange bedfellows and builds to one of the funniest slapstick climaxes of the series. Carry On Loving is just one thing on top of another! - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey
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Carry on Girls (1973)Mißwahl auf Englisch
The Carry On team delve into the sex and scandal of beauty contests when town councillor Sidney Fiddler (Sid James) attracts a bevy of babes to the quiet, rain-sodden seaside resort of Fircombe. Sid's problems soon start with the arrival of glamorous biker, Miss Easy Rider (Barbara Windsor) and her busty rival Miss Dawn Brakes (Margaret Nolan). Befuddled Mayor, Frederic, Bumble (Kenneth Connor) continually loses his dignity and his trousers, while some red-hot controversy appears in the seductive form of Peter Potter (Bernard Bresslaw:) Britain's first beauty drag queen! - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- June Whitfield, Sidney James, Barbara Windsor
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In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles the mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, bond must travel to Jamaica where he encounters the beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) and confronts the megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters! - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Robert Rietty, Ursula Andress
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Goldfinger (1964)James Bond: Goldfinger
From the opening bomb blast outside a steamy nightclub to a last-minute escape from the President's personal jet, James Bond's third screen adventure is an exhilarating, pulse-pounding thrill-ride! Sean Connery returns as Agent 007 and faces off with a maniacal villain bent on destroying all the gold in Fort Knox - and obliterating the world economy! - Director:
- Guy Hamilton
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Michael Collins, Les Tremayne
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