Ennio Morricone
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Criterion collection volume 249
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Français
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Focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés. The French win the battle, but ultimately...
64) Moses
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English
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Tells the story of reluctant leader Moses leading the Jews out of bondage in Egypt.
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Italiano
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Irena is a mysterious Ukrainian woman with a secret who works her way into the lives of an Italian, affluent young family. She stops at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter. But deep cracks underneath Irena's dedication soon become apparent as her horrific past and chilling obsession are revealed.
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English
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Two boys are born in Parma, Italy on the day of composer Giuseppe Verdi's death in 1901. Alfredo Berlinghieri is the son of a wealthy landowner and Olmo Dalco is the son of a poverty-stricken peasant who becomes a communist and labor organizer. Though the boys are childhood friends, they increasingly come into conflict as adults as Alfredo panders to the increasingly powerful fascists while Olmo fights relentlessly against Mussolini's followers.
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English
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Tells the tale of an extraordinary man who lives a remarkable life without setting foot on land. Abandoned atop a piano and raised by a lowly crew member in the bowels of a luxurious cruise ship, the boy is dubbed 1900 for the year he was born. As he grows up, he is drawn to the piano and discovers he has an amazing gift for creating music. His reputation spreads, but he refuses to leave the ship. Only when he spots a beautiful girl on-board does...
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English
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A plains drifter cowboy single-handedly rescues a local nun from a gang of attackers. After meeting a band of Mexican revolutionaries who are resisting the French occupation of Mexico, the cowboy and Sister Sara decide to join forces with the freedom fighters and set off on a deadly mission to capture the enemy's garrison. But along the way the soft spoken hero discovers that the nun is not what she seems.
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English
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"Shot like the classic European adventures of the 1960s and '70s! Filmed on the actual locations! With the feel of your favorite anti-heroes sagas (down to the not-quite-so-perfect audio dubbing). The heroes, the villians, the honor, the greed, the bullets and hell fire - if you yearn for the old tales told in a fresh way both new and familiar look no further than: 6 bullets to hell!"--Container insert.
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English
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At the end of the Civil War, Confederate soldier Jerry Brewster is jailed for a heist engineered by his buddy Ken Seagall, who escapes with the loot and builds quite a fortune for himself. While suffering behind bars, Brewster realizes he was double-crossed... and vows his revenge.
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English
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In the remote desert of New Mexico, “The Manhattan Project” is materializing – the World War II effort to build the atomic bomb. **Oscar**-winner Paul Newman (*Hud*, *Nobody’s Fool*) stars as General Leslie Groves, the military man in charge of a massive project that will produce two weapons: “Fat Man” and “Little Boy.” Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"A singular, powerful experience."...
77) Ripley's game
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English
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Living a life of luxury, Ripley attends a party thrown by Jonathan Trevanny and overhears the host making critical comments about Ripley's fashion sense. Enraged, Ripley immediately plots his retaliation. This comes via his former business partner Reeves. Reeves seeks out Ripley's help in finding an unrecognized assassin to kill a Russian gangster, and Ripley suggests he talk to Trevanny. Trevanny reluctantly accepts the offer and the situation quickly...
79) Lolita
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English
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A middle-aged man marries an oppressive widow in order to be near and carry on an affair with her nymphet daughter.
80) Time to kill
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English
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A soldier stationed in Africa meets a beautiful woman, and later is responsible for her killing; he then embarks upon a desperate search for rescue and redemption.