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One night, musician Marcus Daly (David Hemmings), looking up from the street below, witnesses the brutal axe murder of a woman in her apartment. Racing to the scene, Marcus just manages to miss the perpetrator...

or does he? As he takes on the role of amateur sleuth, Marcus finds himself ensnared in a bizarre web of murder and mystery where nothing is what it seems...

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A young woman (Lil Dagover) confronts the personification of Death (Bernhard Goetzke), in an effort to save the life of her fiance (Walter Janssen).

Death weaves three romantic tragedies and offers to unite the girl with her lover, if she can prevent the death of the lovers in at least one of the episodes. Thus begins three exotic scenarios of ill-fated love, in which the woman must somehow reverse the course of destiny: Persia, Quattrocento Venice, and a fancifully rendered ancient China.

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Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood star in this searing war drama that packs plenty of explosive excitement and fervent passion.

Directed by Delmer Daves from Joe David Brown's gripping post-war novel, Kings Go Forth weaves elements of romance, war and prejudice into a powerful, compelling and riveting film. In WWII France, Corporal Britt Harris is assigned to work alongside war-weary Sgt. Loggins - a man he soon rivals for the affections of the beautiful Monique Blair, an American who grew up in France. But when the men learn that Monique's parents are racially mixed, it tests the character of each ... and provides the powerful thematic framework that shapes Kings Go Forth into a hard-hitting and still timely film.

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf (Karim Daoud Anaya) navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.

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Based on a novel by medical-horror novelist Maurice Renard, it charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) whose hands are amputated after a train crash, and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer.

When Orlac's father is murdered by the dead man's hands, Orlac begins a steady descent towards madness.

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Meet Sam Hurley: Public Enemy Number One. The violent killer has just busted out of jail but his buddy Bart was wounded in the escape and needs a doctor fast. Sam takes four hostages to blackmail a doctor to help, taking them to a ghost town in the desert to wait for the sawbones.

But that ghost town is a dangerous place to be. The US military are testing an atom bomb at 06.00. Sam and his prisoners are sitting right at ground zero...

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Robert Shaw stars as Major Kabakov, an Israeli agent attempting to avert a terrorist atrocity on US soil. The weapon: a blimp laced with explosives and piloted by Michael Lander (Bruce Dern), a troubled Vietnam vet driven to strike back against the nation he believes has betrayed him.

The target: the Orange Bowl stadium, Miami. What follows is a nail-biting race against time culminating in a spectacular aerial climax that will determine the fate of 80,000 spectators.

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After a hold-up and a murder, outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and his gang are captured. Wade's men break out of jail and wait for a chance to rescue him. The authorities suspect that a daring escape plan is underway, so they look for a guard to escort Wade by train to Yuma to stand trial.

The marshal offers a bounty and Dan Evans (Van Heflin), a poor rancher hit hard by a crippling drought, takes the job. His wife pleads with him to save his own life by letting Wade go free, but for Evans, it's a matter of principle as well as money. He takes Wade and begins the dangerous trek to the station.

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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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After stealing a cache of diamonds, jeweller Sam Carter (Nigel Patrick) is chased across a series of European capitals by Detective March (Jack Palance), a mysterious beauty named Trudi (Anita Ekberg), and a pair of thugs.

With supporting turns from British screen legends Sid James (Wicked as They Come) and Donald Pleasence (The Devil's Men), 'The Man Inside' was co-produced by Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli and co-written by Richard Malbaum, soon to be driving forces behind the James Bond series.

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When atomic scientist Dr. Meacham (Rex Reason) is chosen to take part in a top-secret research experiment in a remote lab, he quickly discovers that he is really involved in an evil scheme by alien Metalunans to take over Earth. After he and the gorgeous Dr.

Adams (Faith Domergue) make their escape shortly before the lab explodes, they are whisked away in a flying saucer to Metaluna, where they are blamed for the destruction. Will interstellar negotiation save the day, or will the scientists be forced to take part in a treacherous battle to the death?

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On the run from the authorities, the dashing Angel O'Reilly (Dorothy Lamour) finds herself lost and cash-strapped in Mexico, reluctantly accompanied by the shady Boris Cassall (George Rigaud).

Soon, she lands a job as a nightclub singer after duping a club owner into believing she's a Spanish countess. One night, honest banker Tom Grant (Patric Knowles) stumbles into the temptress' show with his estranged wife Helen (Ann Dvorak), toting Manolo, a Mexican bullfighter, on her arm. Tom loves Helen. Helen loves Manolo. Manolo loves Angel - and so does Boris. Meanwhile, Angel increasingly finds herself drawn to Tom.

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'Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail', a brand new 72-minute documentary from award-winning filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (Faye, Music by John Williams, Five Came Back) and narrated by historian, critic and filmmaker Elvis Mitchell, reflects the development of Alfred Hitchcock's signature

style, through the making of one of his benchmark films, 'Blackmail' (1929). The documentary highlights the birth of the "Hitchcock Touch" at a period when talking pictures first emerged and explores his trademark themes, such as murder, suspense and cool blondes. While focusing on 'Blackmail', the documentary reveals how this film also foreshadows the director's later masterpieces, from 'Psycho' to 'North by Northwest' and from 'The Birds' to 'Frenzy'.

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Playing himself, the incomparable Bob Hope reigns as top comic banana over one of the most star-studded casts ever assembled. Joining him are Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck, and many, many more, in a comedy classic set amid the 'reality' of a Hollywood studio in the 1940s.

Starlet wannabe, Amber La Vonne is mistaken for her friend, the beautiful and talented Catherine Brown. While the zany Amber flubs her way from audition to screen test to stage debut, Catherine can't seem to keep her - head above water. Along the way, the madness stops only long enough for musical numbers by Pearl Bailey, Spike Jones and His City Slickers, The Mulcays, and a rare puppetoon version of 'Romeow and Juliacat'. Topped off by an A-list all star variety revue, this is one of the most madcap and hilarious comedies ever filmed.

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Glasses are smashing, fingers are snapping and everyone's dancing to the sultry music of the bouzoukies! It's just another glorious moment in the carefree world of Illia (Melina Mercouri), Greece's most radiant lady of the night.

Sensuous Illia adores her life, and every man in her seaport paradise adores her. But when Homer (Jules Dassin), a stuffy American intellectual, sails into town and tries to reform her, Illia shows him that she's one free spirit who's happy with her wild life and not about to be tamed.