Fred Zinnemann
2) High noon
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A retired marshal's wedding is interrupted when he learns a killer he had sent to jail will return to town on the noon train to seek revenge. The townspeople refuse to help him, so he is forced to take up his badge and guns again, alienating his new bride, a Quaker who is opposed to violence.
3) Julia
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Born to great wealth, the firecely independent Julia devotes her life to political causes, fighting fascism in the 1930's. While traveling in Europe, a friend of Julia's is swept into a dangerous world, smuggling money across hostile borders.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
6) The men
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A war veteran paralyzed in combat returns home and finds he will never walk again, bitterly refusing to see his fiancé. She must force him to confront reality and break his physical and emotional confinement. When feeling starts to return to his legs, it could be his last hope, or final downfall.
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal, relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense.
8) Oklahoma!
Series
Publisher
CBS Fox Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A cowboy wins his girl despite the intervention of a sinister hired hand.
Series
Language
English
Description
Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
10) Oklahoma!
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young prairie woman faces a dilemma of choosing between two suitors -- Curly, a good-natured cowboy and Jud the violent hired hand who works on her aunt's farm while a traveling salesman woos her friend, Ado Annie.
11) High noon
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[The] classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of revenge-seeking criminals. In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, the lawman stands to lose not only the town but his new wife"--Container.
12) The sundowners
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A married couple in Australia find themselves at odds when the wife wants to settle down on a farm of their own, but the husband finds settling down more than his untethered spirit can bear.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sir Thomas More, England's Roman Catholic Chancellor, is forced into a difficult position when corrupt King Henry VIII demands his approval to divorce his wife and marry his mistress. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing, sparking the rage of the king. What unfolds is a battle of wills packed with palace intrigue, political brinksmanship, and the fate of man, church, and country. In the end, his silence...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Set in Nazi Germany in 1936, this is the story of George Heisler who along with six others escapes from a concentration camp. One by one the others are captured while George keeps one step ahead and is aided by others who risk their own lives to help him.
17) High noon
Series
Publisher
Olive Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just-married lawman Will Kane is about to retire as a small-town sheriff and begin a new life with his bride when he learns that gunslinger Frank Miller is due to arrive at high noon to settle an old score. Kane seeks assistance from deputies and townsfolk but soon realizes he'll have to stand alone in his showdown with Miller and his henchmen.
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
August 1962: the latest attempt on the life of French President Charles de Gaulle by the far-right paramilitary organization, the OAS, ends in chaos. In a last desperate attempt to eliminate de Gaulle, they opt to employ the services of a hired assassin from the outside. Enter the Jackal: charismatic, calculating, cold as ice. As the Jackal closes in on his target, a race against the clock ensues to put a stop to a killer whose identity, whereabouts,...
19) High noon
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Screen legend Gary Cooper (Vera Cruz) won the 1952 Oscar for Best Actor in this classic tale of an aging lawman who stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in one of the greatest showdowns in the history of cinema. The movie also marks the first starring role for a beautiful young actress who went on to become one of Hollywood₂s most beloved icons₇Grace Kelly (The Country Girl). Produced by Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind), directed...
20) Act of violence
Series
Film noir classic collection double feature volume Vol. 4
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Act of violence: Ex-World War II pilot Frank Enley is a respected contractor and family man. Then his troubled, gimp-legged bombardier shows up with a gun and a score to settle. Perhaps neither man is what he seems to be.
Mystery street: Vivian is being brushed off by her rich, married boyfriend. To confront him, she hijacks Henry Shanway and his car from Boston to Cape Cod. Once there, she strands Henry. Months later, a skeleton is found on a lonely...