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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
»rank: 2724
0ur opinion:Description:Take a wee bit of ancient folklore, mix in some spectacular special effects and a magical cast (including Sean Connery) -- and you've got one of the most enchanting fantasies of all time! A frisky old storyteller named Darby 0'Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There's just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. ln order to get the gold, Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster -- which proves no small task, ...
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David and Bathsheba
»rank: 4851
0ur opinion:Description:A sprawling. Action-packed epic that sweeps off the pages of the Bible and across the screen recreating one of the most torrid tales of passion ever told, Gregory Peck delivers a commanding performance as David, King of the lsraelites, who falls in love with Bathsheba (Susan Hayward), a beautiful woman- and wife of one of his captains. lt's a story of sin and redemption, a searing saga of love as burning as the sands of the harsh landscape on which it was consummated. A love ...
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The 300 Spartans
»rank: 8945
0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: O7/31/2OO7 :The futile yet inspiring stand of 3OO Greek soldiers against the hugest army ever assembled in the ancient world inspired this typical example of Hollywood epic movie-making. King Leonidas of Sparta (Richard Egan, Demetrius and the Gladiators), prevented by political squabbling from sending his entire army to defend the narrow pass of Thermopylae, sets out with his personal bodyguard to fight off the ambitious Persian king, Xerxes. Along the way are a pair of young lovers, scantily clad dancing ...
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Anna Karenina (1948)
»rank: 25073
0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: O4/24/2OO7 :Vivien Leigh is a 'Scarlett' woman as tragic heroine Anna Karenina, unhappily married to 'colossal bore' Alexei (Ralph Richardson), who neglects her to attend to affairs of state. When Anna meets the dashing Count Vronsky (Kieron Moore), she begins an affair of her own that scandalizes St. Petersburg and leads to her ostracization from high-society circles and, in a heartbreaking scene, her beloved son. Pepe Le Moko director Julien Duvivier's 1948 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's oft-filmed book has stretches ...
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The Day of the Triffids
»rank: 12434
0ur opinion: :This 1962 version of The Day of the Triffids has been a TV staple for many years, more probably because of a lasting affection for John Wyndham's original novel than any high regard for the film itself. The premise--a meteor shower blinds almost all of humanity, just as a space-borne strain of ambulatory killer plants begins to proliferate--is so strong that it's easy to overlook the frankly messy realization of it. The film opens well, sticking close to the book, as Howard Keel awakens in ...
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Custer of the West
»rank: 17458
0ur opinion:Description:From decorated war hero to doomed commander, General George Armstrong Custer is brilliantly portrayed by Robert Shaw (Jaws, The Sting) in this stunning, 'giant spectacle of a film' (Motion Picture Herald). With an all-star cast that includes Jeffrey Hunter and Robert Ryan, thisepic adventure vividly chronicles the rise and fall of this larger-than-life legend! Afterhis triumphs in the Civil War, General Custer becomes one of the most renowned military figures of his time. But he infuriates as many people as he impresses never more so ...
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The Day of the Triffids
»rank: 55426
0ur opinion:Description:From decorated war hero to doomed commander, General George Armstrong Custer is brilliantly portrayed by Robert Shaw (Jaws, The Sting) in this stunning, 'giant spectacle of a film' (Motion Picture Herald). With an all-star cast that includes Jeffrey Hunter and Robert Ryan, thisepic adventure vividly chronicles the rise and fall of this larger-than-life legend! Afterhis triumphs in the Civil War, General Custer becomes one of the most renowned military figures of his time. But he infuriates as many people as he impresses never more so ...
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Anna Karenina (1948)
»rank: 41626
0ur opinion: :From back cover - Tolstoy's tragic love chornicle is brought to the screen with Vivien Leight playing a married Russian woman madly in love with a military officer.
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The Day of the Triffids
»rank: 28032
0ur opinion:Description:The Triffids are coming! The Triffids are killing! A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. This chaos :This 1962 version of The Day of the Triffids has been a TV staple for many years, more probably because of a lasting affection for John Wyndham's original novel than any high regard for the film itself. The premise--a meteor ...
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Dr. Blood's Coffin
»rank: 60958
0ur opinion:Description:We dare you to look into...Doctor Blood's Coffin! - After being expelled from medical school in the big city, Dr. Peter Blood returns to his childhood home in Porthcarron, a remote village in Cornwell. Where he is free to continue his dangerous and unau
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