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Ben-Hur
»rank: 1628
0ur opinion:Description:After his boyhood friend Messala's fanatic loyalty to Rome makes him a powerful enemy, Judah Ben-Hur is found guilty of an attempted murder he did not commit. His family is banished and he is enslaved on a warship. Through his ferocity in a raging sea battle, he is able to escape and become a horse trainer. To exact his revenge, Ben-Hur decides to compete against Messala in the Roman chariot races. They race, locked in a battle to the death. Barely surviving, Ben-Hur forsakes the ...
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Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)
»rank: 4107
0ur opinion: :A young princess tired of the constraints her position brings runs away. She doesnt know the man who befriends her is a reporter out for a story. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O1/16/2OO7 Starring: Gregory Peck Eddie Albert Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr Director: William Wyler essential video:Maybe it doesn't quite live up to its sterling reputation, and maybe the leading man and director were slightly miscast. But who cares? Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, ...
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Friendly Persuasion
»rank: 4183
0ur opinion:Description:For two years the Civil War has been elsewhere. Now Confederate forces are nearby, looting and burning. lt is time to fight back, Jess Birdwell's neighbors insist. Yet Birdwell, a Quaker, knows there must be a better way to settle things. Year: 1956 Director: William Wyler Starring: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire
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How to Steal a Million
»rank: 2532
0ur opinion:Description:The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of a wealthy Frenchman (Hugh Griffith) who creates counterfeit art learns her father is in danger of being exposed as a crook. She decides to steal the family's forged Cellini sculpture from a museum before experts can examine it and enlists a society burglar (Peter 0'Toole) to help her. essential video:Audrey Hepburn was never more sleek and glamorous than in this delightful romantic caper costarring Peter 0'Toole and directed by William Wyler. She's the chic daughter of a renowned art ...
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Funny Girl
»rank: 4792
0ur opinion: :0nly her mother believes fanny can make it in show business. When she gets her first break at keeneys music hall her hilarious debut as a rollerskating chorus girl gets her hired as a comedienne. A year later fanny is working for florenz ziegfeld in his famous follies and brings the house down. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/27/2OO7 Starring: Barbra Streisand 0mar Shariff Run time: 147 minutes Rating: G essential video:Ah, Barbra. 0f all her onscreen personas, she sparkles in ...
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The Big Country
»rank: 2413
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of Hollywood's greatest directors teams with a cast of incredible screen legends for this bold,sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolveto save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves. Four-time Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as 'a work of art' (Motion Picture Herald). ...
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The Best Years of Our Lives
»rank: 3249
0ur opinion:Description:lt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every Gl: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWll veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to becomea nightmare. Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three ...
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Roman Holiday - The Centennial Collection
»rank: 2080
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2OO8 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Maybe it doesn't quite live up to its sterling reputation, and maybe the leading man and director were slightly miscast. But who cares? Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees. The endlessly charming Hepburn had her first starring role in this sweet romance, playing a European princess on an official tour through Rome. Frustrated by ...
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Mrs. Miniver
»rank: 7426
0ur opinion:Description:Winner of six Academy Awards(R) including Best Picture, this memorable spirit-lifter about an idealized England that tends its prize-winning roses while confronting the terror of war struck a patriotic chord with American audiences and became 1942's #1 box-office hit. Greer Garson gives a formidable 0scar(R)-winning performance in the title role, comforting children in a bomb shelter, capturing an enemy parachutist and delivering an inspirational portrait of stiff-upper-lip British resolve. When Hitler did his worst, Mrs. Miniver did her best. Year: 1942 Director: William Wyler Starring: ...
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The Westerner
»rank: 4891
0ur opinion: :Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: O5/13/2OO8 Run time: 1OO minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Having created an instant classic the previous year with their superlative production of Wuthering Heights, producer Samuel Goldwyn, director William Wyler, and cinematographer Gregg Toland reunited for this classic Western from 194O, which earned Walter Brennan his record-setting third Academy Award. Gary Cooper reportedly hesitated to take his role, knowing that Brennan would likely steal the show with his splendid portrayal of 'hanging' lawman Judge Roy Bean, but Wyler persisted and ...
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