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Iran's sensitive geographic position and its oil reserves have made it the object of foreign interest since the beginning of the 20th century. This penetrating documentary traces the impact of these factors on the past 100 years of Iran's political history, helping viewers understand why the country has had such a complicated relationship with the West. The program gives a particularly eye-opening account of Cold War-era maneuvers by the U.S.-the...
2) Darkest hour
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During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
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A band of brave Jewish women is fighting back for the right to raise their voices at the Wailing Wall. The holy site is the most potent symbol for Jews. But it is dominated by the ultra-Orthodox, who seek to maintain segregation of the sexes and limit the rights of women who want to pray there. This documentary tells how a group of women is challenging the iron grip of the reactionaries and demanding reform. "We want the scroll of independence, not...
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Out of a cloud of dust and across the silver screen, the American West was brought to life - and we all sat enthralled as we watched it. From the very beginning, audiences came to love the "old West" even though what we saw up on the screen did not always represent the "real West." Cowboys and Indians, good guys and bad guys, entertained us. It was, and remains, one of the most popular film genres ever, even though the heyday of the Western has long...
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. 3rd and 9th Armies advance in France. 2. Labor leaders meet in London to plan a labor conference; Sidney Hillman. 3. General Eisenhower visits Canadian and Polish troops and an army hospital; flamethrowers are demonstrated; General Montgomery. 4. Allied troops fight in Antwerp and take prisoners; the first Allied convoy to the port brings military supplies.
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Military equipment slides on icy roads as units of the 7th Army advance; tanks bombard a town held by German troops. 2. The funeral of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey; flashbacks to Ramsey with General Montgomery in Africa and with General Eisenhower planning the invasion of Normandy. 3. Victory salvos are fired in Moscow to celebrate the liberation of Poland; flashbacks to Hitler and German...
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Russian generals talk with freed prisoners of war; Winston Churchill, Field Marshalls Montgomery and Brooke, and General Simpson inspect the Siegfried Line; Generals Eisenhower and Simpson view a battle area. 2. An American ship brings lend-lease equipment to LeHavre, France. 3. A ceremony in a Dutch town where the public square is renamed in honor of the 30th Infantry ("Old Hickory")...
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Sent to protect a U.S. outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar finds himself alone in the vast wilderness. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared. When the encroaching U.S. Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a difficult choice.
13) 3 godfathers
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Fugitive bank robbers care for the newborn of the woman they just buried, knowing it ruins any chance of escape. Director John Ford's western retelling of the Bibilical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece.
15) Winchester '73
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An engaging frontiersman attempts to track down his father's murderer and the whereabouts of his one-of-a-kind rifle, the Winchester '73, as it passes among a rogue's gallery of owners including a crazed highwayman, an immoral gunrunner, a young Indian chief, and Stewart's own murderous brother.
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Elizabeth Thatcher is a young teacher accustomed to high society, so she experiences culture shock when she gets her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley. Life in the small mining town is filled with challenges. A recent explosion has killed more than a dozen of the town's miners, compelling the widows of those men to work in the mines to earn money.
17) Rams
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In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley. While Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be, Les opts for angry defiance....
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Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, 136 min.): After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is on the lam, pursued by killers but bound to a ragtag group of outcasts.
Pale rider (1985, 116 min.): A stranger named Preacher defends the underdogs when a corporate mining boss attempts to drive independent miners away.
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On his way to Australia, frontier opportunist Jason McCullough (James Garner) stumbles into a gold-rush town and decides to earn a little extra pocket money by accepting a temporary assignment as their sheriff. Happily applying himself, McCullough manages to turn the town derelict (Jack Elam) into his deputy, outsmart the dreaded Danby clan (led by Walter Brennan), and fend off the advances of the mayor's daughter (Joan Hackett)...all without breaking...