John Mills
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English
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Headstrong Rosy lives on the heathered hills of Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. She cannot forsake her passionate romance with a handsome British officer. Yet, for Rosy, there is a greater love -- the devotion of her reserved schoolteacher husband Charles. When Rosy has an illicit affair and is ultimately charged with treason, it is Charles who will stand by her side.
4) Gandhi
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English
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Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
5) Gandhi
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English
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Tells the story of Gandhi's adult life, when he led an entire country to freedom, using non-violent methods.
7) Cats
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English
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A musical based on Old Possum's book of practical cats by T.S. Eliot.
10) War and peace
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English
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Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the film centers around disenchanted aristocrat and unhappily married Pierre and Prince Andrei, who both are in love with an innocent young woman, Natasha.
11) Young Winston
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English
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Richard Attenborough's examination of the early life of Winston Churchill, up until his early days at Parliament, and before his marriage is a fascinating look at the formative years of one of the greatest politicians and most influential world leaders in recent history. This film has been newly remastered.
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English
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"In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears grim until some last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for her 'or for anyone you love'"--Container.
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Criterion collection volume 31
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English
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In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.
16) Zulu dawn
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English
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This story recounts the defeat of the British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army.
17) The big sleep
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English
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Hard-boiled private eye Richard Marlowe has his hands full when he gets involved in a web of sex, blackmail-- and murder.
18) The Chalk garden
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English
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Tells the story of a family conflict over possession of an emotionally troubled child which comes to a climax after the hiring of a mysterious Nanny.
19) Chuka
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English
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Tension builds for soldiers guarding a besieged prairie fort against Indian attacks. Their nerves are frayed and their spirits are sinking fast. But there's a glimmer of hope in the fort, a lone gunfighter who's come to help them, and his name is Chuka. Chuka is a man of war who's seen enough fighting to know he must keep the brushfires of hatred and violence from erupting again.
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English
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A romantic classic about a staid schoolmaster whose heart is thawed by a beautiful young woman. Arthur Chipping is the new Latin master at an English boy's boarding school. The eccentric schoolmaster lives a full, rich life within the cloistered school, defined by his role as the intellectual shepherd of generations of young students. Then while traveling through the countryside on summer holiday, he unexpected falls in love. His new wife ignites...