John Seitz
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Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis' husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out.
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Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in "Sunset Boulevard." Winner of three Academy Awards®, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence -- a body found floating in a decayed mansion's...
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Screen Media Films
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[2003]
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English
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By day, Dominic Pyzola is a corporate raider and by night, an Italian pastry chef. Upon learning that his neighbor Bella is seriously ill, he is determined to see her long-time dream come true. When he plots to marry Bella's daughter, two worlds collide.
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Criterion collection volume 118
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English
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A successful Hollywood director disguises himself as a bum and sets off to see America from the bottom up. In the midst of the brutality and despair, he makes a valuable discovery-- that what the downtrodden need most is laughter.
5) Cavalcade
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2013]
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English
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Based on Noel Coward's classic play, a British family's triumphs and tragedies unfold across the decades of the early twentieth century. From World War I to the sinking of the Titanic, the sweeping saga captures the cavalcade of life like no film before.
6) Curly top
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Shirley Temple ultimate collection volume 2
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2005]
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English
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"After the kind trustee of an orphanage adopts little Elizabeth and her older sister Mary, Mary falls in love with the man. So the adorable Elizabeth decides to play matchmaker and bring her two favorite grownups together!"--Container.
9) Calcutta
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Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
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Warner Home Video
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[2010]
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English
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"As the alarm wails, Joe McConnell's squad of Sabre pilots is airborne in seconds. The mission: keep enemy planes away from helicopters evacuating wounded infantrymen. The destination: the deadly corridor called MIG Alley ... In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy"--Container.
11) The lost weekend
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Kino Lorber
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[2020]
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English
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"An uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism, [it] was almost never released because of the poor reaction by preview audiences unaccustomed to such stark realism from Hollywood. It has since gone on to be regarded as one of the all-time great dramas in movie history, featuring Milland's haunting portrayal of a would-be writer's dissatisfaction with life that leads to a self-destructive three-day binge"--Container.