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Directed by David MacDonaldOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Seafaring films,
Transport filmsActors Fredric March,
Florence Eldridge,
Francis L. Sullivan,
Kathleen Ryan,
James Robertson Justice,
Derek BondRating59%
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical., 1h59
Directed by George SidneyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Politique,
Political filmsActors Walter Pidgeon,
Ethel Barrymore,
Peter Lawford,
Angela Lansbury,
Janet Leigh,
Louis CalhernRating64%
Shortly after World War II, British Col. Michael "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is staying in Rome with his aides Audrey Quail (Angela Lansbury), Major John "Twingo" McPhimister (Peter Lawford) and Private David Moonlight (Melville Cooper), when he is suddenly transferred to Vienna. Hooky is assigned to assist Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock (Robert Coote) in monitoring possible activities against the Allied nations and repatriating Soviet citizens living in the British zone of Vienna. He and his aides are billeted at a convent, led by the friendly Mother Superior (Ethel Barrymore). At this convent, Twingo is drawn to a ballerina known as Maria Buhlen (Janet Leigh). He falls for her instantly and tries to meet her, but she is reluctant to, until they are officially introduced to each other by Mother Superior., 1h29
Directed by Anthony MannOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Political films,
Histoire de France,
French Revolution filmsActors Robert Cummings,
Richard Basehart,
Arlene Dahl,
Richard Hart,
Arnold Moss,
Norman LloydRating68%
Already the most powerful man in France, Maximilien Robespierre (Richard Basehart) wants to become the nation's dictator. He summons François Barras (Richard Hart), the only man who can nominate him before the National Convention. Barras refuses to do so and goes into hiding., 6minutes
Directed by Jack HannahOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Films about birds,
Mise en scène d'un canard,
Children's filmsActors Clarence Nash,
Dink Trout,
Florence Gill,
Mae Questel,
Lee MillarRating64%
Un vieux criquet, vivant à côté de Donald Duck, explique à un jeune pourquoi le jardin de Donald n'a rien d'un paradis..., 1h43
Directed by George Marshall,
Hal Walker,
Oscar RudolphOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
RomanceActors Dean Martin,
Jerry Lewis,
Marie Wilson,
Diana Lynn,
Don DeFore,
John LundRating63%
The storyline follows two women, Irma Peterson (Marie Wilson) and Jane Stacey (Diana Lynn), who room together in New York. Irma is a somewhat dim-witted blonde who deep down has good intentions. Jane is an amibitious woman who dreams of marrying a rich man. She winds up as a secretary for a millionaire, Richard Rhinelander (Don DeFore)., 1h40
Directed by Nicholas Ray,
Irving ReisOrigin USAGenres DramaActors Farley Granger,
Joan Evans,
Charles Bickford,
Raymond Massey,
Aline MacMahon,
Richard BasehartRating57%
Set in the late 19th century, the story focuses on the forbidden romance between the title character and Johnse Hatfield, whose families have been feuding for many years. The two meet when she is stung by a hornet while picking flowers for a picnic table at the local fair and he comes to her aid. When she discovers his identity, she angrily accuses his clan of having shot and injured her mother in the distant past. Johnse protests that Mounts, who was responsible for the accident, was innocent by reason of insanity, but Roseanna wants no part of him., 1h34
Directed by Jules DassinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Films about the labor movement,
Trucker films,
Road movies,
Children's filmsActors Richard Conte,
Valentina Cortese,
Lee J. Cobb,
Barbara Lawrence,
Jack Oakie,
Millard MitchellRating74%
A war-veteran-turned-truck driver Nico "Nick" Garcos (Richard Conte) arrives at home to find that his foreign-born father, a fruit farmer, has lost his legs and was forced to sell his truck. He learns that his father was crippled at the hands of an unscrupulous produce dealer in San Francisco, Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Garcos vows revenge., 1h45
Directed by Walter FordeOrigin United-kingdomGenres DramaActors Anne Crawford,
Dennis Price,
Linden Travers,
David Tomlinson,
Tom Walls,
Nicholas ParsonsRating67%
The film is the story of Bankdam, a small Yorkshire Mill. Run by the Crowther family, around 1860 it prospers and grows under its patriarch owner, Simeon Crowther. After family upheavals the firm goes through several crises under the management of his sons Zebediah and Joshua, who tend in oppose one and other. Joshua dies with many others in Mill collapse, partially blamed on his brother Zebediah. Joshua's role is taken over by his son Simeon. The old patriarch, Simeon dies. Zebediah with ill health retires to Vienna for treatment leaving his son, Lancelot Handel, with power of attorney in his absence. Things at the Mill deteriorate and a fatally ill, Zebediah returns and, with a mob outside the door, in a final scene he makes amends and entrusts Bankdam, not to his own son, but to Simeon as he realises that he is the only person that can save Bankham., 1h25
Directed by Leo McCarey,
David MillerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatreActors Harpo Marx,
Chico Marx,
Groucho Marx,
Ilona Massey,
Vera-Ellen,
Marion HuttonRating57%
Private detective Sam Grunion (Groucho Marx) has been searching for the extremely valuable Royal Romanoff diamonds for eleven years, and his investigation leads him to a troupe of struggling performers, led by Mike Johnson (Paul Valentine), who are trying to put on a musical revue called Love Happy.