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One, Two, Three (1961)One, Two, Three
James Cagney is C.R. "Mac" MacNamara, a top soft drinks executive shipped off to (then West) Berlin and told to keep an eye on his boss' 17-year-old Atlanta socialite daughter Scarlett (Pamela Tiffin) while she visits Germany. Scarlett's tour seems endless, and Mac discovers she's fallen for a (then East) Berlin communist agitator and the young couple are bound for Moscow! Mac has to bust up the burgeoning romance before his boss learns the truth, all the while dealing with his wife Phyllis (Arlene Francis) and her own impatience with German living. - Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Cast:
- James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin
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The Right Stuff (1983)Los elegidos
Based on Tom Wolfe's best-selling book, 'The Right Stuff' tells the heroic tale of America's early Journeys into space. It begins with Chuck Yeager - the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound - and continues with the Flying Fraternity and the Mercury Astronauts, the first Americans in space. The bravery and daring exploits of these men captured the imagination of mid-century Americans. In 'The Right Stuff', director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman brings these breathtaking events to life in emotionally riveting and suspenseful detail. - Director:
- Philip Kaufman
- Cast:
- Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris
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Michael Clayton (2007)Luật Sư Phá Án
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has done his law firm's dirty work for years. Now the top lawyer's gone insane and there's a conspiracy against their biggest client from the inside. 'Michael Clayton' is heart-pounding, action-packed thriller that cuts a vicious path to the darkest heart of New York City. - Director:
- Tony Gilroy
- Cast:
- George Clooney, Danielle Skraastad, Tilda Swinton
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21 Grams (2003)21 gramos
Whether you fear death or not, it comes, and at that moment everyone loses 21 Grams...'21 Grams' is an intense, critically acclaimed thriller with outstanding performances from Academy Award winners Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts. When a horrific accident traumatically binds three people's lives together, events unfold that take them to the heights of passion, the depths of obsession and the promise of revenge. - Director:
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast:
- Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts
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The Long Walk (2025)Marche ou crève
This intense, chilling, and emotional thriller from master storyteller Stephen King and visionary director Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games franchise) asks a compelling question: I low far could you go? Fifty teenage boys are about to find out in the grueling competition called 'The Long Walk'. Overseen by the merciless Major (Mark Hamill), the contest is the ultimate expression of every man for himself. To the walk's winner will go the ultimate prize: riches beyond belief...and any wish he desires. When local kid Garraty (Cooper Hoffman) arrives at the starting line and meets McVries (David Jonsson), they find a moving camaraderie amidst the peril of the walk. But the soul-crushing truth remains: Only one will survive. Walk or die. - Director:
- Francis Lawrence
- Cast:
- Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson Fray, Garrett Wareing
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Deported gangland boss Nick Ferraro has hatched a scheme to re-enter the States and take charge of his crime racket. Dan Milner is a professional gambler who is roughed up by Ferraro's hoods and then offered $50,000 to leave America and head to the remote Mexican resort of Morros Lodge. En route, Milner bumps into the beautiful Lenore Brent, a nightclub singer and mistress of Hollywood star Mark Cardigan. As Milner settles into the rich playground of Morros Lodge, his every move is watched by Thompson, one of Ferraro's henchmen. Realising that he may be in over his head, Milner decides to make his own enquiries as to the identity of his paymaster. But Nick Ferraro is not the type of man to be investigated... - Director:
- John Farrow
- Cast:
- Robert Mitchum, Sam Balter, Jane Russell
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Out of Africa (1985)África mía
Out Of Africa follows the true life story of Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep), an amazingly strong-willed woman who moves from Denmark to run a coffee plantation with her philandering husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer) in Kenya around 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious British adventurer and idealist (Robert Redford). - Director:
- Sydney Pollack
- Cast:
- Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer
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The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso / Lulu the Tool
Gian Maria Volonté (A Fistful of Dollars) stars in one of provocative filmmaker Elio (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion) Petri's most politically charged films as factory worker Lulu: a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, following an accident at work. Too tired to sleep with his girlfriend, cut out of his son's life by his ex, humiliated and disrespected, 'The Working Class Go to Heaven' is an oftentimes surreal and darkly comic look at the life of an everyday Italian trying to find a sense of purpose in a world where he is only allowed to be a tool for industry. A savage takedown of capitalism and industrial corruption, the film was recipient of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or and features a gloriously unhinged, award-winning performance from Volonté, accompanied by an exceptional score by Ennio Morricone and stunning cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller (Deep Red). - Director:
- Elio Petri
- Cast:
- Gian Maria Volontè, Mariangela Melato, Gino Pernice
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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. - Director:
- Don Siegel
- Cast:
- Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
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Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)They Call Her One Eye / Thriller - En grym film
Violent rape-and-revenge actioner, banned in it's native Sweden, stars Christina Lindberg as Madeline, a young woman, mute since a childhood assault, who is lured into drugs and prostitution and even loses an eye to a vicious pimp. The deaths of her parents send Madeline over the edge, as she learns karate and firearms to exact a brutal vengeance. - Director:
- Bo Arne Vibenius (as Alex Fridolinski)
- Cast:
- Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani
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Arrebato (1979)Rapture
Horror movie director José (Eusebio Poncela) is adrift in a sea of doubt and drugs. As his belated second feature nears completion, his reclusive bubble is popped by two events: a sudden reappearance from an ex-girlfriend and a package from past acquaintance Pedro (Will More): a reel of Super-8 film, an audiotape, and a door key. From there, the boundaries of time, space, and sexuality are erased as José is once more sucked into Pedro's vampiric orbit. Together, they attempt the ultimate hallucinogenic catharsis through a moebius strip of filming and being filmed. - Director:
- Iván Zulueta
- Cast:
- Eusebio Poncela, Pedro Almodóvar, Cecilia Roth
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Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004)Trilogia: To Livadi Pou Dakryzei
The unmistakable vision of Greek cinema master Theo Angelopoulos, 'The Weeping Meadow' is the first part in a celluloid trilogy that spans a wide-ranging historical panorama. In 1919, as Greek refugees flee Odessa and the invading Red Army for their homeland, the story of the forbidden love affair between the beautiful young Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) and Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis) begins. After giving birth to twin sons, the couple elope to Thessaloniki in an attempt to start anew. But their lives are shattered by the country's political turmoil and such calamitous events as World War II and the Greek Civil War. Angelopoulos' sweeping epic is a magnificent, visually stunning reflection on the turbulent history of Greece in the 20th Century. - Director:
- Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Cast:
- Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis, Giorgos Armenis
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Patton (1970)Patton: A Salute to a Rebel
A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), 'Patton' is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of its Oscars went to George C. Scott for this triumphant portrayal of George Patton, the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Charismatic and flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. He outmaneuvered Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe. But he was as rebellious as well as brilliant, and as 'Patton' shows with insight and poignancy, his own volatile personality was one enemy he could never defeat. - Director:
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Cast:
- Paul Frees, George C. Scott, Karl Malden
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Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralysed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. - Director:
- Oliver Stone
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Mel Allen, Bryan Larkin
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This legendary cartoonist-artist drew Keep on truckin' and Fritz the Cat amongst others, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comics - including the illustration of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind. As his acid-trip induced images flicker across our own retinas, Zwigoff's hilarious, disturbing film offers a unique insight into this complex and highly creative individual. - Director:
- Terry Zwigoff
- Cast:
- Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb
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