John Neville
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Criterion collection volume 1166
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English
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Baron von Munchausen sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his friends, and winds up visiting the moon.
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Tells the story of the 50-year marriage of John and Sarah Churchill, the first Churchills to make their mark on British history. John was a handsome and charismatic general who won the battles that shaped the future of England. Sarah was a fiery beauty whose passion and intellect made her a favorite at court and won the undying devotion of her husband. The turbulent history of 17th century England is seen through the eyes of Sarah, and are filtered...
5) Sunshine
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A compelling epic about generations of a Hungarian Jewish family caught up in the upheavals and false hopes of a war-swept 20th century.
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What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film.
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When Aaron loses his parents, the only family he has left are his estranged aunt and uncle, who are reluctant to take the young boy in . But with no other options, Aaron moves into their farm house...When he witnesses a hunter wound a white wolf, Aaron reaches out to the wolf and creates a bond that will become very important to protecting both of their lives.
8) Spider
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Upon his release from a mental institution, Spider takes up residence in a halfway house. Paranoid, quiet, and forever making notes, Spider spends much of his time remembering his youth, specifically a horrific event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father was having an affair.
9) Regeneration
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In the midst of WWI, Edinburgh's Craiglockhart Hospital is crowded with traumatized soldiers scarred by the horrors of battle. Dr. William Rivers, the hospital psychiatrist who hovers on the edge of a nervous breakdown as he attempts to 'cure' the incurable.
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Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Brigadier Etienne Gerard, a vain, egotistical, Hussar officer serving in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars' occupation of Spain, who is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant that ever lived - and intends to prove it.
11) Harvard man
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Alan is an all-star Harvard man. He's ambitious, intelligent and star of the college basketball team. Enter Cindy, a sexy college cheerleader and mob boss daughter with all the right moves, including the beauty, money and power to lure Alan right where she wants him. Needing money, Alan agrees to fix the basketball games. The scheme works until the FBI cathes on.
12) Billy Budd
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"Set in 1797, Billy Budd (Terence Stamp) is a young, na©ve seaman on a British Man-o-war. When the sadistic Master-at-arms John Claggart (Robert Ryan) is murdered, Billy is accused and tried. Budd's strong belief in goodness is threatened by Claggart's equally strong force of evil; the consequences are both tragic and lasting"--Container.
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Dr. Thorndyke is an early proponent of forensic investigation; and there is the blind gumshoe Mac Carrados; and gentleman thief Simon Carne; and Mr. Carnacki who is a detective of the occult. These men pit their wits against the best that London's underworld has to offer. Victorian London was a boon for crooks and a bane to Scotland Yard, whose job it was to keep the city safe from criminals.