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Genres ComedyThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Political filmsActors William Powell,
Ella Raines,
Arleen Whelan,
Peter Lind Hayes,
Ray Collins,
Allen JenkinsRating64%
The inept, somewhat slow-witted U.S. senator Melvin G. Ashton wants to run for President of the United States. His eager publicist, Lew Gibson, encourages him with various attention-gaining stunts, disappointing his girlfriend Poppy McNaughton, a reporter at a local newspaper., 2h20
Directed by Riccardo FredaGenres Drama,
HistoricalActors Gino Cervi,
Valentina Cortese,
Luigi Pavese,
Hans Hinrich,
Gino Cavalieri,
Nino MarchettiRating67%
Jean Valjean tente de voler une miche de pain pour nourrir ses petits-enfants, mais il est immédiatement rattrapé par la police et condamné à 5 ans de prison, qui deviennent 18 ans en raison de ses nombreuses tentatives d'évasion. Ayant enfin purgé sa peine, il est libéré mais rejeté par tous. Seule la bonté de l'évêque de Digne, à qui il avait volé deux candélabres, le convainc de changer de vie. Il se construit ensuite une nouvelle identité en tant que M. Madeleine et devient un industriel prospère. Mais pendant toutes ces années, l'inspecteur Javert n'a jamais cessé de le rechercher., 1h42
Directed by John CromwellOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films about disabilities,
La cécitéActors Dana Andrews,
Merle Oberon,
Ethel Barrymore,
Hoagy Carmichael,
Bess Flowers,
Jacqueline WhiteRating63%
San Francisco wealthy socialite Cathy Mallory is entranced by the music of a nightclub pianist, Dan Evans, who is blind. He is bitter and resents a potential lady bountiful's attempt to become his patron saint., 2h19
Directed by Guy Hamilton,
Julien Duvivier,
Russell LloydOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about suicideActors Vivien Leigh,
Ralph Richardson,
Kieron Moore,
Sally Ann Howes,
Martita Hunt,
Mary KerridgeRating65%
Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) is married to Alexei Karenin (Ralph Richardson), a cold government official in St Petersburg who is apparently more interested in his career than in satisfying the emotional needs of his wife. Called to Moscow by her brother Stepan Oblonsky (Hugh Dempster), a reprobate who has been unfaithful to his trusting wife Dolly (Mary Kerridge) once too often, Anna meets Countess Vronsky (Helen Haye) on the night train. They discuss their sons, with the Countess showing Anna a picture of her son Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), a cavalry officer., 1h37
Directed by Ken AnnakinOrigin United-kingdomGenres Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Jack Warner,
Flora Robson,
Kathleen Harrison,
Dennis Price,
Hazel Court,
Emrys JonesRating65%
It documents a post-war working-class London family's annual visit to a summer holiday camp. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in the Huggetts Trilogy. It resonated with post-war audiences, and was very successful. The film is a kaleidoscope of various lives at play by the sea, in a Butlin's holiday camp. These include a pregnant young girl, a group of gamblers, and a murderer seeking his next victim., 2h6
Directed by John HustonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Films about capital punishment,
L'OrActors Humphrey Bogart,
Walter Huston,
Tim Holt,
Bruce Bennett,
Barton MacLane,
Alfonso BedoyaRating81%
In 1925 in the Mexican oil-town of Tampico, Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt), two Americans cheated out of promised wages and down on their luck, meet old prospector Howard (Walter Huston). When one of them wins a small jackpot in the lottery, they have the bankroll to finance a gold prospecting journey to the remote Sierra Madre mountains.