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Directed by Charles B. PierceOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Horror,
Crime,
SlasherThemes Serial killer filmsActors Ben Johnson,
Andrew Prine,
Dawn Wells,
Charles B. PierceRating59%
Before the "Phantom-attacks", which occurred about eight months after World War II, Texarkana was pleasant and citizens were preparing for a good future. On the night of Sunday, March 3, 1946, Sammy Fuller and Linda Mae Jenkins park on a lovers' lane. Soon, the hood of the car opens and closes and a man with a bag over his head with holes cut out for his eyes is seen holding wires he had yanked from the engine. While Sammy tries starting the car, the man breaks his window and pulls him out, cutting him on the broken glass. The man then gets inside the car with Linda., 2h35
Directed by Stuart RosenbergOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
WarThemes Seafaring films,
Films about religion,
Transport films,
Political films,
Films about Jews and JudaismActors Faye Dunaway,
Oskar Werner,
Lee Grant,
Max von Sydow,
James Mason,
Malcolm McDowellRating63%
Based on actual events, this film tells the story of the 1939 voyage of the MS St. Louis, which departed from Hamburg carrying 937 Jews from Germany, ostensibly to Havana, Cuba. The passengers, having seen and suffered rising anti-Semitism in Germany, realised this might be their only chance to escape. The film details the emotional journey of the passengers who gradually become aware that their passage was planned as an exercise in propaganda, and that it had never been intended that they disembark in Cuba. Rather, they were to be set up as Pariahs, to set an example before the world. As a Nazi official states in the film, when the whole world has refused to accept them as refugees, no country can blame Germany for the fate of the Jews., 1h40
Directed by Stewart RaffillOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ActionThemes Children's filmsActors Robert Logan,
Heather Rattray,
George Buck FlowerRating63%
In 1876, two orphans, Holly and Jason, travel across the Rocky Mountains to claim their inheritance at the end of the Oregon Trail. They run into Zachariah Coop, a gambler on the run from a group of angry men. Coop tries to join the two kids, but at first they don't know whether to trust him. The trio shows unyielding courage in the face of hardship, adventure and danger as they travel across the Great Divide to reach their dream.Mama (1976)
on 20 december 1976 , 1h23
Directed by Elisabeta BostanOrigin FranceGenres Fantastic,
Musical theatre,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Florian Pittiş,
Lioudmila Gourtchenko,
Mikhaïl Boïarski,
Savely Kramarov,
George Mihăiţă,
Natalia KratchkovskaïaRating77%
Rada, la maman chèvre, va à la foire en laissant ses enfants à la maison. Titi Suru, le méchant loup, cherche à kidnapper les enfants pour demander une rançon., 1h14
Directed by Michael LandonGenres DramaActors Michael Landon,
Lance Kerwin,
Brian Keith,
Melissa Sue Anderson,
Walker Edmiston,
Herb VigranRating72%
The Loneliest Runner follows the story of 13 year-old John Curtis (played by Kerwin, and based by Landon on himself), who still wets his bed. The problem is publicized by his mother Alice (Mears), who goes so far as to hang her son's stained bed sheets up in the window for everyone to see. Fearing his friends will see the yellow sheets, John runs home from school every day and takes them down to avoid further humiliation. Soon, however, the running becomes more than a race home but an ambition. Partly because he loves it, and also to help him forget his shame and hurt of his unhappy home life, John starts running with the junior track team in order to channel his anger. Ten years later, John Curtis (played by Landon himself) is an Olympic marathon runner and a gold-medal-winner. During a post-race interview, he gives credit to his mother for his success as a runner., 1h42
Origin USAGenres Documentary,
Adventure,
HorrorRating50%
The film begins in the forest with shots of local wildlife, agitated and on alert, but the source is not seen on screen. The camera then switches to a first person view, hinting at an unseen presence and the scene culminates with the view of a large human-like creature's reflection at water's edge while a haunting wail echos through the forest. Opening credits are next, followed by a review of recent Bigfoot stories via newspaper clippings and narration. Next up is the well-known Patterson–Gimlin film, shot by Roger Patterson on October 20, 1967, in Bluff Creek, CA which shows an ape-like creature walking along a dry creek bed. The narrator goes on to explain that by running statistical data through modern computers, a site in British Columbia has been determined as the most likely spot for a population of Sasquatch to live undisturbed. An expedition is mounted, hoping to verify the creature's existence and secure funding for future research into the phenomenon., 1h59
Directed by Elaine MayOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Gangster filmsActors Peter Falk,
John Cassavetes,
Ned Beatty,
Carol Grace,
Reuben Greene,
William HickeyRating73%
When Nicky calls Mikey yet again to bail him out of trouble—this time a contract on his life for money he stole from his mob boss—Mikey, as always, shows up to help. Overcoming the obstacles of Nicky's paranoia and blind fear, Mikey gets him out of the hotel where he has holed up, and starts to help him plan his escape, but Nicky keeps changing the plan, and a hit man is hot on their trail. As they try to make their escape, the two friends have to confront issues of betrayal, regret, and the value of friendship versus self-preservation., 2h1
Directed by Peter BogdanovichOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Films about filmsActors Ryan O'Neal,
Burt Reynolds,
Tatum O'Neal,
Brian Keith,
Stella Stevens,
John RitterRating61%
In 1914, going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal). But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to grab his attentions by getting herself engaged to his vulgar and ignorant leading man, Buck Greenaway (Burt Reynolds). Leo is forced to move from New Jersey to California to keep one step ahead of the Motion Picture Patents Company, who are out to destroy any non-authorized equipment violating the Edison Trust. Leo finally settles in with other filmmakers in Hollywoodland, California, and makes a series of dramatic, romantic, and comedic shorts as throwaways. While initially believing movies are just a brief flickering kind of entertainment, Leo is profoundly affected by the 1915 world premiere of D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, which transforms the motion picture industry., 1h33
Directed by James FargoOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Films about terrorism,
Se déroulant à AlcatrazActors Clint Eastwood,
Harry Guardino,
Bradford Dillman,
Brian Blessed,
Tyne Daly,
DeVeren BookwalterRating67%
In Marin County, two gas company men are lured by a scantily-clad woman to a remote spot in Mill Valley and killed by Bobby Maxwell (DeVeren Bookwalter). Maxwell's gang, the People's Revolutionary Strike Force (PRSF), plans to use the gas men's uniforms and van as part of an ambitious series of crimes that will make them rich., 1h14
Origin USAGenres Horror,
SlasherThemes Films about sexuality,
Serial killer filmsActors George Buck FlowerRating37%
A couple go to a drive-in theater in a rural California town, and are butchered by an unseen assailant, who uses a sword to decapitate the man, and skewer the woman through the neck. Investigating this dual homicide are police detectives Mike Leary and John Koch, who interview the drive-in's boorish manager, Austin Johnson, and the odd custodian, Germy. Germy mentions that a peeping tom likes to cruise the area to watch couples and lone girls, and he is told to try and write down the voyeur's license plate number the next time he sees him., 1h47
Directed by Sergio CorbucciOrigin ItalieGenres Comedy,
AdventureThemes Films based on Robinson CrusoeActors Paolo Villaggio,
Zeudi ArayaRating65%
The Milanese fashion guru Roberto Minghelli embarks with his wife on a cruise. One morning he wakes up in a now-sunken ship but is able to escape to an island, where he finds an abandoned hut which had a famous owner, Robinson Crusoe. Although the city slicker seems to be completely unsuitable for survival on a deserted island, Roberto adapts over time to his location and even leads a relatively happy life. But then he discovers that he is not alone on the island: a pretty young native, whom he calls Friday, joins him, and things start to be more complicated., 2h35
Directed by Federico FelliniOrigin ItalieGenres Drama,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about writersActors Donald Sutherland,
Daniel Emilfork,
Tina Aumont,
Carmen Scarpitta,
Dan van Husen,
Mary MarquetRating69%
The film opens with a carnival in Venice as a prelude to a series of erotic encounters that follow Giacomo Casanova through the cities of 18th century Europe. It is during this festival that a gigantic bust fails to rise from the water, which is taken as a bad omen. Casanova is then introduced as he defiles a fake nun for the pleasure of a rich voyeur; Casanova succeeds in entertaining him, but he is frustrated that the man finds no interest in his alchemical research and further scheming. As he rows back to mainland, Casanova is arrested, judged and imprisoned by the High Court over his famed debauchery.Cria! (1976)
on 20 december 1976 , 1h50
Directed by Carlos SauraOrigin EspagneGenres DramaThemes Films about childrenActors Ana Torrent,
Geraldine Chaplin,
Héctor Alterio,
Mirta Miller,
Florinda Chico,
Mónica RandallRating78%
Eight-year-old Ana, stoic and quiet approaches her father's bedroom where she hears a woman in bed with her father, confessing her love for him. Descending the stairs, she spies an attractive middle-aged woman, hastily dressing and rushing from the bedroom to the front door of the darkened house. The woman and Ana exchange glances but do not speak. Once the woman has left, Ana enters her father's bedroom and finds the man dead, apparently from a heart attack. As if not really understanding the gravity of the situation, Ana unflappably takes away a half-full glass of milk, which she carries to the kitchen and cleans. In the kitchen, she sees her mother, who chides her for being up so late and sends her off to bed.