Walter Wanger
1) Joan of Arc
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15th century French peasant girl, Joan, rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. Fiercely believing that she is directed by God, Joan triumphantly leads an Army into battle against the British, who are driven from France. When a new king is crowned, Joan's influence grows and makes him wary of her power, ultimately betraying her to martyrdom.
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The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee....
4) Cleopatra
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this epic spectacle; its opulence and sweeping grandeur have never been more glorious. Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen of Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her match in Marc Antony, played by Richard Burton. Their passionate romance could decide the fate of the world's greatest empires.
5) Stagecoach
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A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.
6) Stagecoach
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Nine disparate travelers are thrust together in a perilous journey, a ride on a stagecoach destined for Apache territory.
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The legendary Marx Brothers Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo made their motion picture debut in the outrageously funny adaptation of their Broadway play The Cocoanuts. Groucho portrays the owner of the Hotel de Cocoanut who tries to fleece everyone from innocent bellboys and bellgirls to wealthy society matron Mrs. Potter. Chico and Harpo play resort hotel con men who arrive with empty suitcases they plan to fill by robbing guests. Featuring elaborate...
10) Arabian nights
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Lavish epic of brother fighting brother to win political power and the love of a woman, mesmerizing Scheherazade, the fiery dancing girl who will prove to be one man's downfall and another's greatest reward.
11) Tulsa
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During the 1920's, the mad rush for oil changed Tulsa from a sleepy plains town to a bustling metropolis. It seemed as if Tulsa became the oil capital of the world virtually overnight, but at what cost? Cherokee Lansing, a beautiful cattleman's daughter, loses her father in a freak oil mining accident. Determined to save her ranch, she attempts to single-handedly challenge a powerful oil mogul, only to become one herself.--Container.
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Tulsa: The story behind the Oklahoma city's emergence as an oil producing powerhouse. Cherokee Lansing is the ambitious daughter of an Oklahoma cattleman who fights to preserve tradition and stave off the interests of encroaching oil barons. Smash-up: A night-club singer is beset by emotional problems that drive her to refuge and escape in alcohol.
13) I want to live!
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Prostitute and petty criminal Barbara Graham is arrested for murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber. As her execution date nears, she pleads her innocence and desperately attempts to expose the truth and save her life against all odds.
14) Private worlds
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A woman psychiatrist's job is threatened when a new supervisor arrives at the mental hospital where she works. This first major feature film about psychiatry is set at Brentwood Hospital, where Doctor Jane Everest's appointment is frowned upon by head doctor Charles Monet, who doesn't have much confidence in women doctors of any kind. While Monet and Everest engage in a battle of professional wit, Monet's sister Claire, a woman with a past, is having...
15) Joan of Arc
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The story of a 15th century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. This powerful, visually stunning epic of one of history's fascinating heroines features spectacular action and unforgettable drama.
16) Another language
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"Two-time Oscar winner Helen Hayes gives a powerhouse performance in this acclaimed Pre-Code adaptation of Rose Franken's hit play, costarring Robert Montgomery and Louise Closser Hale. After eloping with her new husband, Victor (Montgomery), free spirited artist Stella Hallam (Hayes) finds the honeymoon's over when she meets his mother (Hale), a manipulative woman determined to keep the apron strings tied to her son. Criticized and snubbed by her...
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Criterion collection volume 704
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"A ripped-from-the-headlines social-problem picture about inmates' rights that was inspired by a recent spate of uprisings in American prisons ... shot on location at Folsom State Prison, with real inmates and guards as extras"--Container.
18) Canyon passage
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Among the pioneers of the untamed Oregon Territory of the 1850s is pack-mule express owner Logan Stuart, light-fingered banker/gambler George Camrose, Camrose's fiancée Lucy Overmire, a villainous outlaw named Honey Bragg and gunfighter Johnny Steele, the friend of a man Camrose has killed.
Dana Andrews plays Logan Stuart a scout turned general store and freight company owner, based in the mining settlement of Jacksonville, Oregon. Logan's best...