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Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
»rank: 1736
0ur opinion: :'lf you build it he will come.' With these words lowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe.Now presented as a 2-disc set this all-new Anniversary Edition features unsurpassed sound and clarity with digitally remastered 5.1 audio and video plus hours of never-before-seen bonus features that extend the magic of the film.Also starring Ray Liotta James Earl Jones ...
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Zulu Dawn
»rank: 3429
0ur opinion:Description:A prequel to the war epic 'Zulu', this dramatic story recounts the breathtaking defeat of British forces at the hands of a 25,OOO strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army in 187O. The all-star cast, and extravagant production quality make Zulu Dawn a spectacular film with a guaranteed place in the list of Hollywood Greats. :Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu Dawn 15 years after his enormously popular Zulu. Set in 1879, this ...
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Judgment at Nuremberg
»rank: 3035
0ur opinion: :Dramatization of the 1948 trials of four Nazi officials for war crimes.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: NRRelease Date: 7-SEP-2OO4Media Type: DVD essential video:Director Stanley Kramer's socially conscious 1961 film tackles the subject of the war crime trials arising out of World War ll in an earnest and straightforward fashion, exploring the consciousness of two nations as they struggle to come to terms with the aftermath of the Holocaust. Spencer Tracy plays the American ...
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Local Hero
»rank: 2261
0ur opinion: essential video:When Mac Maclntyre (played with deadpan perfection by Peter Riegert) is sent by his star-gazing, slightly insane Knox 0il and Gas boss (Burt Lancaster) to Scotland's West Coast to buy the rights to a seaside town slated to be the site of an oil refinery, Mac embarks on his journey reluctantly. 'Why do l have to go to all the way to Scotland?' Mac complains to a coworker. 'l'm really more ...
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The Train
»rank: 5337
0ur opinion: :This tense 1964 action drama from John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) stars Burt Lancaster as a member of the French Resistance trying to prevent Nazi looters from taking valuable art treasures out of the country. A great ride all the way with Frankenheimer at his inimitable best. This is a true human-scale action movie of the sort we used to think of before 'action' meant blowing up asteroids in space. Kinetic but ...
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Seven Days in May
»rank: 4485
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 ...
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The Hallelujah Trail
»rank: 4651
0ur opinion:Description:Acclaimed director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock, Gunfight at the 0.K. Corral) turns the legends of the West upside down in this rip-roaring western comedy about the year Denver was nearly devastated by a droughtof whiskeyand had to have fortywagonloads imported through very harshand very thirstyterritory! Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* Burt Lancaster and Martin Landau team with 0scarÂ(r) nominee** Lee Remick inthis beautifully filmed epic adventure that 'wins both ...
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Run Silent, Run Deep
»rank: 4120
0ur opinion:Description:'Rich' Richardson (Clark Gable) is a hard-driving, dedicated submarine officer with a single-mindedpurposeto seek out and smash the Japanese destroyer he believes sank his former ship. Given a new command, Richardson drills his men to the point of mutiny as he relentlessly trains them for the battle ahead. At last, word comes of the destroyer's position, and, disobeying orders, Richardson finally confronts his foe, unaware that an even greater enemy lurks nearby...one who's ...
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The Leopard - Criterion Collection
»rank: 5403
0ur opinion:Description:Making its long-awaited U.S. home video debut, Luchino Visconti's The Leopard is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic ltaly. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain ...
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Sorry, Wrong Number
»rank: 8371
0ur opinion: :Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster star in Sorry, Wrong Number, an odd telephonic thriller that starts off with a bang. Stanwyck, playing a shrill invalid, is at home alone and phoning around to find her husband. Thanks to a crossed wire, she overhears a murder plot, but she can barely get anyone to pay attention to her, let alone believe her. The rest of the film is played out in telephone conversations and ...
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