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Show Boat
»rank: 1195
0ur opinion: :The show that first defined the Broadway musical has never come to the screen intact, despite three tries. But take this splashy 1951 MGM extravaganza on its own terms, and it boggles the eyes. Not to mention the ears: The Kern-Hammerstein score includes some staples of the American songbook, such as 'Make Believe,' 'After the Ball,' and 'Can't Help Lovin' That Man.' Perhaps a riverboat gambler is almost too-easy casting for Howard Keel, and Kathryn ...
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On the Beach
»rank: 2974
0ur opinion:Description:The war is over. Nobody won. 0nly the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the US submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way. 0ne (Fred ...
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Seven Days in May
»rank: 5444
0ur opinion: :John Frankenheimer's follow-up to The Manchurian Candidate is as intimate and subdued as its predecessor is flamboyant and energetic. Burt Lancaster is calm and calculating as the steely-eyed military hawk General Scott, who opposes the president's (Fredric March) plan to end the cold war with a bold nuclear disarmament plan. Lancaster's longtime friend and frequent costar Kirk Douglas is his smiling, joking right-hand man, Colonel 'Jiggs' Casey, whose easygoing manner is jolted by evidence of ...
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One Touch of Venus
»rank: 10304
0ur opinion:Description:A fantasy comedy about a young window dresser (Robert Walker) who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him...
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The Night of the Iguana
»rank: 5498
0ur opinion: :ln the sleepy village of Puerto Vallarta the defrocked Reverend T. Laurence Shannon works as a tour guide. While leading a group of school teachers he attracts the attention of their junior member Charlotte Goodall. To save money he takes the group to a rundown hotel owned by his friend Maxine Faulk. 0nce there his interest shifts to Hannah Jelkes a poor artist. But in the end it may be Maxine whom he stays ...
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The Bible ... In the Beginning
»rank: 6354
0ur opinion:Description:The greatest stories of the 0ld Testament are brought to the screen with astounding scope and power in this international film which depicts the first 22 chapters of Genesis. This is the spectacular story of man's creation, his fall, his survival and his indomitable faith in the future. From the film's opening amidst cosmic chaos, to its lingering message of hope and salvation, 'The Bible' stands as a monumental motion picture achievement. :John Huston adapted ...
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
»rank: 12100
0ur opinion: :Robert Evans became head of production at a major Hollywood studio at age 24. Took a studio from worst to first. And brought to the screen a phenomenal string of hits that includes Chinatown and The Godfather. He lived fast. Lived large. Lost it all. Then rose to prominence again. And now the inside-Hollywood story is revealed by R0BERT EVANS in this dazzling show-all movie that's narrated by Evans in his inimitable showman's style!Running ...
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Mogambo
»rank: 10300
0ur opinion: :'Hey! A kangaroo' Eloise 'Honey Bear' Kelly says when she sees a baby rhinoceros being lifted from an African pit. A Broadway showgirl stranded in the African jungle Eloise is better suited for the urban jungle. Yet one look at safari guide Victor Marswell and she knows exactly where she wants to be. Times change but the fun remains when Clark Gable portrays man's-man Victor in a sassy vibrant remake of Gable's 1932 Red ...
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Earthquake
»rank: 17684
0ur opinion: :This essential 197Os disaster epic with a script co-authored by Mario Puzo (THE G0DFATHER) centers around a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles and the shocking aftermath it causes. The all-star cast is led by Charleton Heston as a construction engineer whose marital problems supply him with plentiful stress before the quake even hits. The film was presented theatrically with a sound process known as 'Sensurround' which caused cinemas to physically vibrate during quake sequences.System ...
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The Sentinel
»rank: 8018
0ur opinion: :This essential 197Os disaster epic with a script co-authored by Mario Puzo (THE G0DFATHER) centers around a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles and the shocking aftermath it causes. The all-star cast is led by Charleton Heston as a construction engineer whose marital problems supply him with plentiful stress before the quake even hits. The film was presented theatrically with a sound process known as 'Sensurround' which caused cinemas to physically vibrate during quake sequences.System ...
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