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American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray.

Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital...

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The enigmatic samurai in Yojimbo is played by the great Toshiro Mifune as a scruffy, scratching, itinerant warrior who wanders into a strange town and right into the middle of two warring clans.

Showing his skills with the samurai sword within minutes of his arrival, he soon has the town's rival factions competing for his services.Kurosawa's genius for storytelling combines with thrilling swordplay, a healthy dose of black humour, a soundtrack every bit as atmospheric and amusing as Ennio Morricone's, and a towering performance from Mifune, to make 'Yojimbo' an irresistible widescreen action movie.

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When The Corellis and the Brenners come together for the joyous occasion of their children's wedding, events get off to a shaky start with the aging Bishop struggling to remember the order of service.

As the reception gets under way the wedding-planner looks set to crack, the over-zealous security staff attack one of the guests, infidelities are rife and scandalous secrets are revealed. As chaos ensues and tension rises between the opposing families, 'the big day' moves towards a dramatic conclusion.

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"The Phenix City Story" begins when John Patterson (Richard Kiley) returns to his Alabama hometown after a stint in the Army.

He plans to start practicing law with his father, Albert (John McIntire), but John's wife (Lenka Peterson) is reluctant to live in Phenix City because of the large number of casinos and brothels in the town that are controlled by a local crime syndicate. However, after the syndicate is involved with beatings, theft, and even murder, John and Albert decide to stay in Phenix City and help a group of concerned citizens clean up the town by having Albert run for Alabama attorney general.

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Down-to-earth, good-natured Dove Linkhorn (Laurence Harvey) trainhops from Texas to Louisiana with Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda), in search of his lost love Hallie (Capucine), a soft-spoken, sophisticated artist.

Once in New Orleans, Dove is devastated to discoverthatshe has been reduced to working in the "Doll House", a high society bordello run by ruthless madam Jo Courtney (Barbara Stanwyck). But when Dove tries to take Hallie away he finds himself fighting for his life against bordello thugs and the jealous Jo who wants Hallie for herself.

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On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills.

Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt killers. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph.

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At the height of the Mexican Revolution, a gang of bandits led by the charismatic El Chuncho (Gian Maria Volonte) are stealing weapons to sell them on to rebel "General" Elias. During a raid on a train, a mysterious gringo, Tate (Lou Castel), assists the bandits by killing the train driver.

Chuncho takes an instant liking to Tate who insinuates himself into the gang, which also includes the crazed, grenade-lobbing, priest, El Santo (Klaus Kinski) and the beautiful Adelita (Martine Beswick). But Tate is in fact a covert US assassin sent to kill the rebel "General" Elias with a gold bullet he keeps with him at all times.

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Three ill-fated men - a small-time pimp Jack (John Lurie) an unemployed DJ Zack (Tom Waits) and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni) - meet in the confined space of New Orleans prison cell.

Undeterred by Jack and Zack's evident disdain, Roberto shares with them his improbable plans of escape, thrusting them into an adventure through the Louisiana bayous.

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During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls' academy in the South.

As his health returns his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn on him? He takes his chances but soon realises that his benefactress can't be trusted... with his love or with his life! His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows through a series of nerve shattering events, including realistic scenes that are among the boldest, most shocking ever witnessed on film.

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At school, getting into the right fraternity can be a matter of life or death. Keith (Chris Makepeace) and AJ (Robert Rusler) need to hire a stripper to entertain the brothers or their college days are over.

In a shady after hours joint they find an adult entertainer like no other when they step into the world of sharp-fanged Katrina (Grace Jones). Have these two freshmen bitten off more than they can chew? Stuck on the wrong side of town, on a dark night and surrounded by a plague of alien blood suckers...The answer is definitely yes!

Ed Harris, soon to become a major star, is the leader of a troupe of travelling entertainers trying to live their lives according to the ideals of King Arthur - no easy feat in Reagan's America, where the outside world and its financial realities constantly encroach on their dreams.

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Mild-manner Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels) thinks he's a closet rebel - until he meets a real one. Sexy, free-spirited and totally reckless, Lulu (Melanie Griffith) hijacks Charlie for an outrageous spree filled with offbeat sex, petty larceny and hilarious mayhem.

But when Lulu's psychotic ex-con husband Ray (Ray Liotta) puts the brakes on their joyride, Charlie suddenly realizes that his walk on the wild side may not only cost him his job and his girlfriend - it just might cost him his life.

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Having inexplicably survived a car accident that left two friends drowned at the bottom of a river, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) takes up a new job as a church organist in a quiet coastal town. But while she suffered no physical injuries, Mary begins to fear for her sanity.

Haunted by nightmarish visions of a ghoulish-looking man, she is drawn to a derelict amusement park where the living dead await her...

In 1959, Kit (Martin Sheen) who has killed several people, and his new girlfriend Holly (Sissy Spacek), who watched him do it, are adrift in a double fantasy of crime and punishment across South Dakota and Montana. They're playing make-believe but the bullets and bloodshed are very real...

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In a fancy suburb in California, the gorgeous housewife Susan Gilvray (Evelyn Keyes) finds a prowler outside her house late one night and she calls the police. Officer Webb Garwood (Van Heflin) and his partner answer the call but do not find anyone.

Later Webb returns to Susan's house with the pretext of checking if everything is OK. Susan invites him in to have coffee with her. Webb soon learns that Susan is married to John Gilvray (Sherry Hall), a middle-aged broadcaster of a late night radio show. They also discover that they are from the same hometown. Webb makes a pass at Susan and even though she tries to put him off they soon start a love affair. When John becomes suspicious Susan ends her relationship with Webb. Though difficult Webb stays away from Susan. Without Susan's knowledge Webb plots a scheme to get rid of John; he simulates a scenario where John is "accidently" shot dead. There is an inquest and it is ruled that John Gilvray's death was not intentional. Webb quits the police-force a job he was never happy doing. He manipulates John's brother (Emerson Treacy) to get close to Susan again. He learns that John could not have children and that John and Susan's marriage was not perfect. Webb meets Susan and convinces her that he is really innocent.