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The Foreman Went to France (1942) As the Nazis invade France, a British factory foreman is sent to recover some valuable machinery that the British don't want to see falling into German hands. Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, this film was made at the height of the Second World War and features an uproarious turn from Tommy Trinder as a fast-talking soldier who helps the foreman on his quest.
Fiddlers Three (1944)
Two sailors on shore-leave chat up a young woman and take her to Stonehenge. However, the mysterious stone circle turns out to be a time machine and sends them all back to ancient Rome where they get into a series of hilarious scrapes.- Director:
- Charles Frend
- Cast:
- Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings, Clifford Evans
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Brigadoon (1954)Eğlenceler Beldesi
Look on a map and you won't find it. Look in your heart and there it will be. Vincente Minnelli directs this otherworldly tale of vacationing New Yorkers (Kelly and Van Johnson) who discover a Scottish village that comes to life once every 100 years for one day only. There, Kelly and a town lass (Cyd Charisse) share the love of a lifetime - one seemingly allotted just 24 hours. - Director:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Cast:
- Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
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Edward G. Robinson dominates this film as Louis the owner of a Bar Saloon in the 1850's red light district of San Francisco (The Barbary Coast). A cast of Hollywood regulars support Robinson in this rip-roaring tale of the saloons of the California Gold Rush. Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins as "the Swan". The climax is a thrilling chase through the goldfields as Edward G. Robinson goes after McCrea and Hopkins in this classic tale of love triangles, man's greed and inhumanity and stunning sets created with attention to detail. - Director:
- Howard Hawks
- Cast:
- Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea
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A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)Giù la testa / Duck, You Sucker! / Once Upon a Time...The Revolution
Starring acting giants Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) as Juan Miranda, an amoral peasant-turned-outlaw, and James Coburn (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) as John Mallory, a dynamite-tossing Irish revolutionary who has fled to Mexico after becoming a fugitive in his own country. Together, they're a devilishly volatile mix of anti-establishment philosophies and violent tendencies as they attempt to liberate political prisoners, defend their compatriots against a well-equipped militia, and risk their lives on a train filled with explosives. - Director:
- Sergio Leone
- Cast:
- Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli
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Drifting Clouds (1996)Kauas pilvet karkaavat
Among Kaurismakis finest films, 'Drifting Clouds' follows the dwindling fortunes of restaurant hostess Ilona and her tram driver husband Lauri, who find themselves unemployed at the same time. Embarking on an unforgiving search for work in a recession-hit Helsinki, Kaurismaki's comic masterpiece transforms the pair's plight into a hugely affecting story of hope and survival. - Director:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast:
- Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo
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Affair in Trinidad (1952)Girl from Amen Valley
Unwilling to believe that his brother really committed suicide in Trinidad, Steve Emery's effort to expose the truth quickly lands him at odds with his widowed sister-in-law, nightclub singer Chris Emery (Rita Hayworth). Exasperated at seeing her seducing the espionage agent he suspects is the killer, Steve (Glenn Ford) must then work to bring down the spy ring if he's to keep Chris from becoming its next victim. - Director:
- Vincent Sherman
- Cast:
- Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby
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Burn! (1969)Queimada
A Caribbean island in the mid-1800's. Nature has made it a paradise; man has made it a hell. Slaves on vast Portuguese sugar plantations are ready to turn their misery into rebellion - and the British are ready to provide the spark. They send agent William Walker (Marlon Brando) on a devious three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England...then return the slaves to servitude. - Director:
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori
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The Pajama Game (1957)Juego de pijamas
Labour and management at the sleeptite Pajama Factory aren't sleeping much lately: a proposed 7 1/2 cent hourly wage increase is why - and a strike may result. But negotiations here involve snappy stars, terrific tunes and dynamic dances as Doris Day, John Raitt and a Broadway-seasoned cast play The Pajama Game. - Director:
- George Abbott
- Cast:
- Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney
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From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis). The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend (Gary Merrill), her playwright (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife (Celeste Holm). Only the cynical drama critic (George Sanders) sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit. Thelma Ritter and Marilyn Monroe co-star in this acclaimed classic, which won six Academy Awards and received the most nominations (14) in film history. - Director:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast:
- Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
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The Silence (1963)Tystnaden
United since childhood in apparent incest, two sisters struggle and part as the younger seeks her freedom in a heterosexual affair. Bergman's sombre view of modern man's condition - wherein human relations are grotesquely egocentric and perversely sexual - is a shattering vision of despair. Ester (Ingrid Thulin), Anna (Gunnel Lindblom) and Anna's son Johan (Jorgen Lidstrom) travel by train to a foreign city whose language they do not understand. In an arid hostel, Ester tries to retain her sexual hold upon her sister. Anna leaves, however, and in a nearby cabaret watches a couple making love: she picks up a man, and returns to the hotel. Playing with a kindly porter, Johan overhears Ester confronting Anna with the man in her room. Tanks roll through the city streets. Ester is dying, and several times thinks her sister has left... - Director:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Cast:
- Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten
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Cat People (1982)La marca de la pantera
Nastassia Kinski stars as Irena, a beautiful young woman on the bridge of sexuality; she discovers love for the first time only to find that the explosive experience brings with it tragic consequences. The tremendous passion of this girl's first romantic love is so strong, however, it by-passes the chaos around her-including her brother's (Malcom McDowell) extraordinary demands - as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny. With a style as timeless as myth, Cat People is an erotic fantasy of the passion and terror that surround this girl's first love. Desire... passion... blood, her lust transforms her into one of the Cat People. - Director:
- Paul Schrader
- Cast:
- Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard
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What? (1972)Diary of Forbidden Dreams
Roman Polanski described it as "the ribald adventures of an innocent girl". Critics called it "an amoral, depraved disaster". More than four decades after its controversial release, it remains the most butchered, debated and least-seen film of the Oscar-winning director's entire career. The succulent Sydne Rome stars as an oft-naked American girl lost inside a Mediterranean villa inhabited by priests, pianists, peverts and a syphilitic pimp (a deliciously bizarre performance by Marcello Masfroianni) while indulging in madcap acts of gang rape, sodomy and ping-pong. - Director:
- Roman Polanski
- Cast:
- Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith
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The Sherwood sisters get of the train in Manhattan looking for fame and fortune. Eileen, a beautiful aspiring actress and Ruth, a loveless would-be writer, move to New York to realize their dreams. After suave magazine editor Robert Baker insultingly rejects Ruth's corny romantic tragedies, Ruth takes his advice to write about something she really knows - her belle-of-the-ball sister's power over men. Ruth secret jealousy of Eileen leads to a web of lies that only an international incident with the Brazilian Navy and a jail-bound conga line can untangle. - Director:
- Richard Quine
- Cast:
- Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett
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Stormy Weather (1943)Der Tänzer auf den Stufen
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, and Lena Horne star in this classic musical which was a showcase for the best black talent of the 40's. Having just made 'Cabin In The Sky' Lena Horne shines again and makes the title song one of the great moments in the history of musicals, Fats Waller performs a rousing rendition of his signature tune, 'Ain't Misbehavin', Cab Calloway does 'The Jumping Jive' and joining Bill Robinson on the dance floor the Nicholas Brothers perform a jaw-dropping routine at the finale that has to be seen to be believed. - Director:
- Andrew L. Stone
- Cast:
- Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
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