David Wolper
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English
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Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl's classic book. On a whirlwind tour of Willy's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas, and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart.
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English
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Hollywood, the golden years: a look at the golden age of silent films via footage from studio films, museums and private collections.
Hollywood, the Selznick years: Portrait of film producer, David O. Selznick, and of the thirties and forties which allowed him to produce romantic epics. Clips from his films, including David Copperfield, The prisoner of Zenda, A tale of two cities, Rebecca, and Gone with the wind are intercut with comments from directors...
5) Roots
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English
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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
6) The exiles
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English
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"The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne, her husband Homer, and their Mexican acquaintance Tommy...
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English
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Napoleon Bonaparte, the brilliant general who leads France from chaos to become the most powerful nation in Europe, controls the fate of a continent as he commands a seemingly unstoppable army. The man with the strength and ego to proclaim himself emperor falls in love with Josephine de Beauharnais, an older woman with two children. But after her death, his victories turn to defeat, and one of the mightiest empires in history crumbles.
8) Roots
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.