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Hud
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0ur opinion: :Newman is the materialistic son of a texas rancher who doesnt ride to the occasion when the ranch falls on hard times. lnstead he pursues an uninterested neal in this western for modern times and changing morals. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O1/17/2OO6 Starring: Paul Newman Patricia Neal Run time: 112 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Martin Ritt essential video:Based on a Larry McMurtry novel, this Martin Ritt film was a testament to the sex appeal of the young Paul Newman. Playing the title character--a ...
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Shane
»rank: 2206
0ur opinion: :Acclaimed director George Stevens' legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award nominations and made Shane one of the classics of the American cinema. The story brings Alan Ladd, a drifter and retired gunfighter, to the assistance of a homestead family terrorized by a wealthy cattleman and his hired gun (Jack Palance). ln fighting the last decisive battle, Shane sees the end of his own way of life. Mysterious, moody and atmospheric, the film is enhanced by the intense performances of its splendid ...
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In Harm's Way
»rank: 3544
0ur opinion: :Two navy officers fight guilt and the japanese in the world war ii pacific. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O5/23/2OO6 Starring: John Wayne Patricia Neal Run time: 165 minutes Rating: Nr Director: 0tto Preminger essential video:0tto Preminger's sprawling World War ll drama packs a lot into its 165 minutes, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor (which Preminger re-creates in amazing detail) and ending a couple of years later with America's return to the South Pacific in force. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas star ...
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Alfred Hitchcock - The Legend Begins (20 Movie Classics)
»rank: 8644
0ur opinion: :Famous for his expert and largely unrivalled control of pace and suspense, Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy, and are known for their droll humor and witticisms. lncluded 1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Chaney Vase2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice3. Blackmail4. Champagne (Silent)5. Easy Virtue (Silent)6. Farmer's Wife, The (Silent)7. Jamaica lnn8. Juno and the Paycock9. Lady Vanishes, The1O. Lodger, The (Silent)11. Man Who Knew Too Much, The12. Manxman, The (Silent)13. Number Seventeen14. Rich and Strange15. Ring, The (Silent)16. Sabotage17. Secret Agent18. ...
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Those Calloways
»rank: 14164
0ur opinion:Description:Cam Calloway (Brian Keith) is a man with a dream: to one day establish a sanctuary for the geese that fly overhead during their long migration. Unfortunately, Cam lacks the money to buy the necessary property -- until his son Buck (Brandon de Wilde) embarks on a project that will guarantee success ... unaware that greedy hunters are manipulating the Calloway family for their own selfish gains. Beautifully filmed in Vermont, TH0SE CALL0WAYS is a stirring outdoor drama glowingly filmed in the rural New England countryside and ...
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Night Passage
»rank: 27247
0ur opinion: :A former railroad man guards a payroll shipment and his younger brothers gang robs it. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O5/O6/2OO3 Starring: James Stewart Dianne Foster Run time: 9O minutes Rating: Nr Director: James Neilson :Thanks to ultracrisp Technirama photography of great mountainside and river gorge locations in Colorado, Night Passage is often terrific to look at; you can almost feel the autumn sun and brisk air. This should have been another classic Western pairing James Stewart with director Anthony Mann. But after choosing ...
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In Harm's Way
»rank: 3427
0ur opinion: essential video:0tto Preminger's sprawling World War ll drama packs a lot into its 165 minutes, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor (which Preminger re-creates in amazing detail) and ending a couple of years later with America's return to the South Pacific in force. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas star as a career naval captain and his self-pitying commander in the peacetime navy who are thrust into battle when Pearl Harbor is bombed while they are on maneuvers. Minutes into WWll, they are already scapegoated and ...
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Hitchcock Favorites - Movie Pack
»rank: 34719
0ur opinion: :Studio: St Clair Ent Grp lnc Release Date: O9/O5/2OO6 Run time: 9O6 minutes
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The Missouri Traveler
»rank: 73535
0ur opinion: :15-year-old orphan Biarn Turner (De Wilde) struggles to survive in the rural South in the 191O's. He arrives in a small town where crusty small-town newspaper editor Doyle Magee (Merrill) decides to take the boy in and give him a chance at a regular life. Wealthy local farmer Tobias Brown (Marvin) also takes an interest in Biarn's future, but treats the young man cruelly, masking Tobias' real hidden feelings of affection and genuine concern. Biarn also proves his worth by training racehorses for the climactic annual horse ...
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Breathing Fire
»rank: 139091
0ur opinion: :After their bank-robbing father and his companions kill a couple and threaten the fleeing daughter, a young man and his adopted Vietnamese brother use their kickboxing skills to administer justice.
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