Anthony Quinn
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An Irish Shadow of the Wind, with sub-plots involving espionage, romance, hauntings, literary preoccupations, a violent war, and a corrupt and murderous police force. Move over Nordic Noir—the Irish are coming.
London at the dawn of 1918 and Ireland's most famous literary figure, W.B. Yeats, is immersed in supernatural investigations at his Bloomsbury rooms. Haunted by the restless spirit of an Irish girl whose body is
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Set in a South African hospital, Hobday (Anthony Quinn) is a male nurse assigned to care for a foreign President (Simon Sabela). With many threats against him, the leader is heavily guarded around the clock. Hobday manages to kidnap him for personal gain, unaware that a hired sniper is still attempting to kill the leader. But it turns out that things aren't exactly what they seem to be.
3) Freya
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English
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When Freya Wyley meets Nancy Holdaway on the jubilant London streets of VE Day, they begin a competitive and passionate friendship that carries them through the war-haunted halls of Oxford, the Nuremberg trials, and the exciting cultural revolution of the 1960s. As they explore the nuances of sexual, emotional and professional rivalries, they are not immune to the sting of betrayal and the tenderness of reconciliation.
4) Ulysses
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English
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In Homer's epic, Ulysses journeys home to Ithaca after 10 years of war. The hero battles a Cyclops, resists the fatal singing of the Sirens, and enjoys a brief interlude with a seductive enchantress. Years later he must master one final challenge.
"Plenty of action...dominated by a virile performance by Kirk Douglas."--Variety
"Brings to the screen the greatest adventure story of the Western world."--Time
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Jeff and Heather had it all. They were best friends from childhood, high school sweethearts, and married by the age of 22. Jeff considers them to be the 'lucky ones' until Heather suddenly disappears after the birth of their son. Ten years later she shockingly reappears in the most unexpected place.
9) La strada
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Italiano
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Directed by Federico Fellini, the story of a fragile girl who falls in love with a brutal circus performer she was sold to by her mother.
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English
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After returning from World War II, a young G.I. finds he has little in common with the wife he left behind. Disillusioned, he heads north to work as a travelling salesman where he meets the daughter of a wealthy vineyard owner. On her way home, she is terrified of what her father will do when he learns she is unmarried and pregnant. The young man gallantly offers to help by posing as her husband for one night, unaware that doing so will change both...
12) Viva Zapata!
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English
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The life and times of the legendary Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata are brought to the screen in Darryl F. Zanuck's powerful production of John Steinbeck's screenplay.
15) The Message
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English
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The dramatic story of Mohammed, the prophet who founded Islam.
18) Lust for life
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English
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Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.
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English
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When junior shipping mogul Josh Mallon comes too close to getting hitched, he and his best buddy Ace Lannigan run to the furthest point they can find on a map--Singapore. The first of the famous "Road" pictures starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby as a team of irrepressible bachelors, the scenery includes Dorothy Lamour as the beautiful live-in housekeeper they bring home.