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A handsome, enigmatic stranger (Terence Stamp) arrives at a bourgeois household in Milan and successively seduces each family member, not forgetting the maid. Then, as abruptly and mysteriously as he arrived, he departs.

Unable to endure the void left in their lives, the father (Massimo Girotti) hands over his factory to the workers, the son abandons his vocation as a painter, the mother (Silvana Mangano) abandons herself to random sexual encounters, and the daughter sinks into catatonia. The maid (Laura Betti), however, becomes a saint. In this cool, richly complex and provocative political allegory Pasolini uses his schematic plot to explore family dynamics, the intersection of class and sex, and the nature of different sexualities. After winning a prize at Venice Festival, Theorem was subsequently banned on an obscenity charge, but Pasolini later won an acquittal on ground of the film's 'high artistic value'. Theorem is visually ravishing, with superb performances from all the cast and a brilliantly eclectic soundtrack - with music ranging from Mozart and Morricone to the natural sound of chirping birds.

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British journalist Thomas Fowler (Michael Redgrave) comes under suspicion of murder when the body of a young American (Audie Murphy) is found floating in the river. Their story is told in flashback, as the American arrives in Vietnam looking to end the Indo-Chinese war being covered by Fowler.

Fowler's girlfriend falls for the American, prompting the journalist to take part in a Communist plot to kill him.

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When gorgeous young French model Ann-Marie (Penny Irving) appears naked in public, she is snatched away by her new boyfriend, Mark E.

Desade (Robert Tayman) and hurled into the secret women's prison run by his parents - a disgraced prison governess (Barbara Markham) and a blind, senile judge (Patrick Barr). Now she and her fellow inmates face the starkest of choices - submit or die. But Ann-Marie gambles everything on a third option - escape...

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Steve McQueen stars as Boon, a roguish hired hand who "borrows" his employer's new automobile, a spectacular Winton Flyer, and takes off for Memphis. Accompanying him are Ned, the black stable hand (Rupert Crosse) and Lucius (Mitch Vogel), an earnest 12-year old on the verge of losing his innocence.

The three "reivers" (thieves) set out on a wild escapade that takes them everywhere from a brothel to a spectacular horse race where Lucius must ride a stallion to victory if he is to win back the Winton that Ned swapped for the horse.

This terrific suspense movie contains a marvellous series of ingenious plot twists and multiple climaxes, superbly wrought by screenwriter Alistair MacLean, with a super cast headed by Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton.

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East End gang chief Vic Dakin (Richard Burton) is a violent psychopath who lives with his mother (Cathleen Nesbitt) whilst making a living by running a prosperous protection racket.

After a tip off for a potential payroll heist opportunity, Dakin starts planning the job, bringing in a gang from the criminal underworld alongside associate Wolfe Lissner (Ian McShane). Tough copper Detective Inspector Robert Matthews (Nigel Davenport) has been tasked to arrest Dakin when he makes his first mistake and is watching his every move, determined to catch him in the act. When a gang member is hospitalised and Matthews is closing in, can Dakin silence him before he confesses all?

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When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard (Robert De Niro).

So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard stops at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory...not even murder.

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Based on the best-selling novel by Daphne du Maurier (author of the peerless Rebecca), My Cousin Rachel (1952) weaves an eerie tale of Gothic romance, set against the backdrop of the wild, rock-ribbed Cornish coast.

Richard Burton, in his first American film role, stars as an anguished young Englishman, torn between dark suspicion of and an uncontrollable passion for his guardian's widow, the alluring and mysterious Rachel (Olivia de Havilland). With atmospheric direction by Henry Koster (The Robe) and a darkly romantic score by Franz Waxman (Sunset Boulevard), 'My Cousin Rachel' is a seductive entry in the annals of cinematic ambiguity.

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Richard Burton is a British intelligence officer who leads a daring attack on the German shore defences at Tobruk in this explosive WWII drama.

Infiltrating a German POW convoy, Captain Foster learns that the commandos he hoped to link up with have been almost completely wiped out, and the prisoners belong to a British medical unit. Aided by MacKenzie, one of the surviving commandos, he vows to carry out his mission, which is further complicated by the presence of an Italian general's mistress. together, Foster and Mac whip the ragtag band of POWs into a fighting force that overthrows and impersonates its captors - only to stumble into an unexpected meeting with Rommel!

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In director Robert Altman’s final masterpiece, A Prairie Home Companion tells the tale of a much loved US radio show still surviving in the age of television.

Garrison Keillor joins forces with an all star cast in this tale of the last ever live recording of one of America’s broadcasting institutions. The show broadcasters, WLT, have been bought out by Texan conglomerate who decide to axe the show and its cast. Garrison Keillor as hangdog MC leads the veteran performers including Yolanda and Rhonda – the Johnson sisters and Dusty and Lefty, The Old Trail Hands, as they make their final performance and reminisce of times gone by.

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From Mel Gibson comes the thrilling historical epic Apocalypto. This intense, nonstop action-adventure transports you to an ancient Central American civilization, for an experience unlike anything you've ever known.

In the twilight of the mysterious Mayan culture, young Jaguar Paw is captured and taken to the great Mayan City, where he faces a harrowing end. Driven by the power of his love for his wife and son, he makes an adrenaline-soaked, heart-racing escape to rescue them and ultimately save his way of life. Filled with unrelenting action and stunning cinematography, Apcalypto is an enthralling and unforgettable film experience.

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Restless teen Ben Mockridge (Gary Grimes) eagerly signs on to be an assistant on a cattle drive headed by the gruff Frank Culpepper (Billy "Green" Bush).

Setting out from his California farm, Ben works for the cynical cook (Raymond Guth) and is given menial tasks, soon realising that a cowboy's life is not the romantic adventure he had imagined. On the long trail to Colorado, he experiences tedious hard work, as well as danger and, ultimately, devastating violence.

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In her remarkable portrayal that won her the 1974 Best Actress Academy Award, Ellen Burstyn stars as widow Alice Hyatt, travelling in a packed station wagon with her son along a bumpy road to a new life.

With Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, director Martin Scorsese is as much at home in the semi-rural Southwest as he is in the urban environs of his signature movies. He guides the "live a little, learn a lot" of Alice's odyssey with affection unmarred by sentiment and draws pitch-perfect performances from co-stars Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback and Oscar nominee Diane Ladd. It's a slice of life as real, funny and thought-provoking as any you've ever seen. Or lived.

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Michael Cochran (Kevin Costner) has just left the Navy after 12 years. He's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez (Anthony Quinn), a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip.

Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez' wife Mireya (Madeleine Stowe). Their attraction to each other is undeniable, but Cochran is aware that Mendez is a powerful, vindictive and a very possessive man who does not tolerate betrayal.

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Dust is an epic 'eastern' that spans centuries, countries and lifetimes: at the turn of the last century in the American West, two brothers fall in love with the same woman. Lilith chooses the younger brother, Elijah. The embittered Luke travels alone to Europe.

His demons drive him to Macedonia where he becomes a ruthless mercenary fighting amongst the vicious local gangs. However, the revolution takes on a personal face when pregnant Neda saves dying Luke. 100 years later, in new York City, a desperate robber, Edge tries to part an elderly woman from her life savings. But Angela won't give up her hoard of ancient gold coins until he's listened to her story of two brothers who fell for the same woman a long time ago in the Wild West.