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Literary Adaptations
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Shakespeare on Film
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- The Alamo
The Alamo (2004) - Directed by John Lee Hancock. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Molla, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy. 136 min. DVD 3008
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The Alamo (1960)- Directed by John Wayne. Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Richard Boone, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien. 202 min. 999:921
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- Ali-Baba
See The Movies, Race, and Ethnicity: Images of Arabs and the Middle East for various versions of Ali-Baba on film
- Alice In Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass
SEE Literary videography for various versions of the Alice stories.
- All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- Director: Lewis Milestone. Cast: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Slim Summerville, John Wray, Raymond Griffith. 130 min. DVD 340; vhs 999:104
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All Quiet on the Western Front (TV, 1979)
- Director: Delbert Mann. Cast: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal. 131 min. DVD 249
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- All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows (1961)- Directed by Douglas Sirk. Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorhead, Conrad Nagel. 89 min. DVD 1344
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Far From Heaven (2002)- Directed by Todd Haynes. Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn. 107 min. DVD 1713
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- All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949) - Director, Robert Rossen. Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge. 109 min. DVD 5484; vhs 999:264
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All the King's Men (2006) - Directed by Steven Zaillian. Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, Kathy Baker, Jackie Earle Haley, Anthony Hopkins. 128 min. DVD 6716
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- Anne Frank
Anne Frank (USA / Czech Republic, 2001)- Directed by Robert Dornhelm. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Tatjana Blancher, Joachim Krol, Jessica Manley, Nick Audsley, Jan Niklas, Lili Taylor. 189 min. DVD 922
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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)- Directed by George Stevens. Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Diane Baker, Ed Wynn. 158 min. 999:954
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- Arabian Nights
Adventures of Prince Achmed (Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed.) (Germany, 1927)- Directed by Karl Koch. The earliest extant feature-length animated film. Lotte Reiniger's delicately cut silhouettes against hand-tinted backgrounds are perfect for this adaptation of tales from the Arabian nights. 64 min. DVD 5007; vhs 999:2110
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Sumurun (One Arabian Night) (1920) - Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Pola Negri, Ernst Lubitsch. 85 min. DVD 8873; vhs 999:290
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Arabian Nights (Fiore delle mille e una notte) (Italy / France, 1974)- Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Cast: Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Margaret Clementi, Tessa Bouche, Ines Pellegrini, Franco Merli. 133 min. 999:2239
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Wife Number 13 (al-Zawjah 13; Al zouga talattashar) (Egypt, 1961)- Directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab. Cast: Shadiyah, Rushdi Abazah, Hasan Fayiq, Abdel Moneim Ibrahim, Zaynab Sidqi, Shuwaykar, Widad Hamdi. This Arabian nights story of the 13th wife is updated to modern times. 115 min. DVD 4360
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- Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)- Directed by Michael Anderson. 179 min. DVD 5483; vhs 999:834:1&2
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)- Directed by Frank Coraci. 120 min. DVD 3164
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- Baron Munchhausen
[Baron] Münchhausen (Germany, 1943)- Director, Josef von Baky. 104 min. DVD 2870; vhs 999:3123 (PAL format)
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[The Adventures of] Baron Muenchhausen (UK / West Germany, 1988)- Directed by Terry Gilliam. Cast: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Charles McKeown, Winston Dennis, Jack Purvis ; special appearances by Valentina Cortese, Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, Peter Jeffrey, Uma Thurman, Alison Steadman, Ray Cooper.
126 min. DVD 8687; vhs 999:2045
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- Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la bête) (France, 1946)- Directed by Jean Cocteau. Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parely, Nane Gorman, Marcel Andre.
90 min. DVD 216; vhs 999:113
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney, 1991) - Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. 90 min. DVD 1387; also on VHS 999:2169
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- La Bête humaine (The Human Animal)
La Bête humaine (The Human Animal) (France, 1938)- Directed by Jean Renoir. Cast: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Julian Carette, Blanchette Brunoy. 104 min. DVD 5029; DVD 3494 (PAL); VHS 999:1917
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Human Desire (1954)- Directed by Fritz Lang. Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan. 81 min. Video/C 999:680
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- The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)- Directed by John Farrow. Cast: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, Elsa Lanchester, Harold Vermilyea. 95 min. DVD 2745; vhs 999:1879
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No Way Out (1987)- Directed by Roger Donaldson. Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff. 115 min. vhs 999:2301
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- The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel)
Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (Germany, 1930)- Directed by Josef Von Sternberg. Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Hans Albers, Rosa Valetti. One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer. Presents two versions of the film: The original German and original English versions. Special features: Audio commentary (German version only) ; Marlene Dietrich's "Blue Angel" screen test ; Dietrich interview footage ; original trailer ; Dietrich concert footage ; photo gallery ; filmmaker/cast bios. ; production history. Adapted from the novel by Heinrich Mann. Disc 1. German version with English subtitles (106 min.) -- Disc 2. English version (94 min.) DVD 951; vhs 999:27
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- Boudu Saved From Drowning (Boudu sauvé des eaux)
Boudu sauvé des eaux (Boudu Saved From Drowning) (France, 1932)- Directed by Jean Renoir. Cast: Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Severine Lerczynsha, Jean Gehret, Max Dalban, Jean Baste, Charles Granval. 87 min. DVD 4359; vhs 999:118
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)- Directed by Paul Mazursky. Cast: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss, Evan Richards, Elizabeth Pena. 103 min. DVD 6065
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- La Cage Aux Folles
La Cage Aux Folles. (France / Italy, 1978)- Directed by Edouard Molinaro. Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent, Carmen Scarpitti, Benny Luke, Luisa Maneri. DVD 782; VHS 999:976
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La Cage aux Folles II (France / Italy, 1981)- Director, Marcello Danon. Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paola Barboni, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Benny Luke. 100 min. DVD 783
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The Birdcage (1996) - Directed by Mike Nichols. Cast: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest. 119 min. DVD 1614
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- Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962)- Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin, Martin Balsam, Telly Savalas, Barrie Chase. 128 min. DVD 3820; vhs 999:2161
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Cape Fear (1991)- Directed by Martin Scorsese; Cast: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, Juliette Lewis. 128 min. DVD 3298; vhs 999:2221
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Cape Feare (The Simpsons) (1993/1994)- DVD 4290
- Carmen
Gypsy Blood (Germany, 1918)- Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Pola Negri. 78 min. 999:291
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Carmen Jones (1954) - Produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Cast: Harry Belafonte, Dorthy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Diahann Carroll. DVD 3429; vhs 999:1169
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Carmen, Baby (1966)- Director, Radley Metzger. In this updated version of the novel, Carmen is a seductive waitress who destroys the lives of a police officer and a rock & roll singer in a complicated intrigue of passion and jealousy. 90 min. DVD 6365
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Carmen (1983) - Directed by Carlos Saura; cast: Antonio Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucia, Cristina Hoyos, Pepa Flores. 97 min. DVD 9169; vhs DVD 2179
Prénom Carmen (First Name, Carmen) (France, 1983)- Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Cast: Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffe, Myriem Roussel, Christophe Odent. 85 min. DVD 626; vhs Video/C 999:2402
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)- Directed by, Robert Townsend. Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Beyonce Knowles, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Wyclef Jean, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Bow Wow, Casey Lee, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Sam Sarpong, Troy Winbush, Fred Williamson. Based upon the 19th century novel and often performed opera Carmen, this timeless tale of desire, passion, and betrayal is told through song by a cast of hip-hop stars. 88 min. DVD 1291
Karmen Gei (Senegal, 2001)- Directed by Joseph Gai. 82 min. DVD 3568; also VHS 999:3238
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- Carousel
Liliom (France, 1934)- Directed by Fritz Lang. Cast: Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Florelle, Pierre Alcover, Robert Arnoux. 120 min. DVD 6861; DVD 2457; vhs 999:700
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Carousel (1956) - Directed by Henry King. Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, Robert Rounseville, Gene Lockhart. 128 min. DVD 6861; DVD 566; VHS 999:560
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- Casanova
Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini) (Italy / USA, 1976)- Directed by Federico Fellini. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne, Carmen Scariptta, Clara Algranti, Daniela Gatti. 155 min. DVD 3323
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Casanova (2005)- Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Cast: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin. 111 min. DVD 5491
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- Charge of the Light Brigade
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1912)
- Directed by J. Searle Dawley. Cast: D.A. Russell, near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The third in a series of rare silent films from the early film-making period of 1911-1915. Retelling of the famous incident in the 1854 Crimean War when a British cavalry unit, because of a mix-up in orders, charged an almost impregnable Russian artillery position and was decimated. 93 min. DVD 8450
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- Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, David Niven, Robert Barrat.
The events that instigated British involvement in the Crimean War are vividly painted against the rugged canvas of battle-scarred India. An army officer deliberately starts the Balaclava charge to even an old score with Surat Khan, who's on the other side. Based on the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson and inspired by history.
Special features: Warner night at the movies 1936 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel; dramatic short "Give me Liberty"; comedy short, "Shop Talk with Bob Hope"; cartoon, "Boom Boom" ; trailers for Charge of the light bigade, and, 1936's Anthony Adverse. 115 min. DVD 8051
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- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)- Director, Mel Stuart. Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole, Leonard Stone, Denise Nickerson, Dodo Denney, Paris Themmen, Peter Ostrum. 100 min. DVD 1723
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)- Directed by Tim Burton. Cast:Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee. 115 min. DVD 4748
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- The Children's Hour
These Three. (1936) - Directed by William Wyler. Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Bonita Granville. 93 min. 999:2066
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The Children's Hour. (1961) - Directed by William Wyler. Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Karen Balkin. 109 min. DVD 8954; vhs 999:958
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- Christmas Carol
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- Comdey of Errors
For versions of the Shakespeare play, SEE Shakespeare videography
Angoor (India, 1982) - Directed by Sampooran Singh Gulzar. This adaptation from India revolves around the confusions that occur when a set of twins is repeatedly being mistaken for each other. DVD 1824
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- Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)- Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon. 101 min. DVD 5666; vhs 999:1622
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Caesar and Cleopatra (UK, 1946) - Directed by Gabriel Pascal. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Cecil Parker, Anthony Harvey, Stanley Holloway, Leo Genn. 123 min. 999:730
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Cleopatra (1963)- Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison. 246 min. DVD 986; vhs 999:612
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Anthony & Cleopatra (1983)- Director, Lawrence Carra
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, et al. Video/C 753:1-2
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- Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (Prestuplenie i nakazanie; Crime et châtiment) (France, 1935)- Director, Pierre Chenal. Cast: Pierre Blanchar, Harry Baur, Madeleine Ozeray, Aime Clariond, Marcelle Geniat. 154 min. Video 999:356
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Crime and Punishment (Brott och straff; Rikos ja rangaistus) (Finland, 1994)- Written and directed by Aki Kaurismaki. Cast: Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari. Non-US (PAL) format DVD. 83 min. DVD 6207
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- Cry the Beloved Country
Cry, The Beloved Country. (South Africa / USA, 1995) - Directed by Darrell Roodt. Cast: Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton. 106 min. 999:1467
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Cry, The Beloved Country. (UK, 1951) - Directed by Zoltan Korda. Cast: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier. 100 min. 999:941
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Lost in the Stars- Music by Kurt Weill; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson. Directed by Daniel Mann. Performer: Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques, Clifton Davis, Paul Rogers, Paula Kelly, Alan Weeks, Paulene Myers. Based on the novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton. 1974. 97 min. DVD 2115
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- Cyrano de Bergerac
SEE Literary videography for other versions of this film.
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)- Directed by Michael Gordon. Cast: Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Elena Verdugo, Morris Carnovsky. 112 min. vhs 999:1524
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Cyrano de Bergerac (France, 1990)- Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Roland Bertin. 138 min. vhs 999:505
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Cyrano de Bergerac (UK, 1984)- Directed by Michael Simpson. Royal Shakespeare Company production by RKO Pictures in association with Channel Four (UK). vhs Video/C 953
Roxanne (1987)- Directed by Fred Schepisi. Cast: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard. 107 min. vhs 999:1531
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- Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liasons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses.) (Italy / France, 1959)- Director Roger Vadim, Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Philipe, Jean-Louis Trintignant. Video 999:453
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Dangerous Liaisons. (USA / UK, 1988)- Director Stephen Frears. Cast: John Maldovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close. DVD 257; VHS 999:385
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Valmont (France / USA, 1989)- Director Milos Forman, Cast: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly. Video 999:457
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Cruel Intentions. (1999)- Director Roger Kumble, Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher. 97 min. DVD 71
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Dangerous Liasons (Liaisons Dangéreuses) (Canada / France / UK, TV, 2003)- Directed by Josee Dayan. Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Rupert Everett, Nastassja Kinski, Danielle Darrieux, Leelee Sobieski, Andrzej Zulawski, Cyrille Thouvenin, Francoise Brion, Tedi Papavrami. 270 min. DVD 2341
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- David Copperfield
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1966)- Directed by Alex Segal. Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, James Farentino, Albert Dekker, Edward Andrews, George Segal. 114 min. DVD 1449; also on VHS Video/C 8265
Death of a Salesman (1986)- Directed by Volker Schl?ndorff. Cast: Dustin Hoffman. 135 min. DVD 5487; vhs Video/C 1049
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- The Decameron
Boccaccio '70: Scherzo in Quattro Atti (Italy / France, 1962)- Four separate satires on morality, prudery, and hypocrisy, each directed by one of Italy's top filmmakers. 1962. Disc 1: 1. Renzo e Luciana (Renzo and Luciana). Director, Mario Monicelli. Cast: Marisa Solinas, Germano Giglioli. -- 2. La Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio (The temptation of Doctor Antonio). Director, Federico Fellini. Cast: Anita Ekberg, Peppino de Filippo. -- Disc 2: 3. Il Lavoro (The job). Director, Luchino Visconti. Cast: Romy Schneider, Tomas Milian, Romolo Valli. -- 4. La Riffa (The raffle). Director, Vittorio De Sica. Cast: Sophia Loren. 208 min total. DVD 5985
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The Decameron (Italy / France / West Germany, 1970)- Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Cast: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanovic, Vincenzo Amato, Angela Luce, Giuseppe Zigaina. 111 min. DVD 1903
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- Devdas
Devdas (India, 1955)- Directed by Bimal Roy. In Hindi without subtitles. 159 min. DVD 2488; VHS 999:2940
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Devdas (India, 2002)- Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff. 170 min. DVD 2526
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- Dracula
See Horror Videography for various versions of Dracula on film
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- Duck Soup (Laurel and Hardy, 1927)
Duck Soup (1927)- Directed by Fred Guiol. Cast: Laurel and Hardy. DVD 273
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Another Fine Mess (1930)- Directed by Fred Guiol. Cast: Laurel and Hardy. DVD 6031; vhs 999:1309
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- Eat Drink Man Woman
Eat Drink Man Woman (Yinshi nan nu) (Taiwan / USA,1994)- Directed by Ang Lee. 124 min. DVD 1321; vhs 999:1494
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Tortilla Soup (2001)- Director, Maria Ripoll. Cast: Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello,Paul Rodriguez, Constance Marie, Joel Joan, Nikolai Kinski, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Elizabeth Pena, Raquel Welch. 104 min. DVD 1525
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- Emma
Clueless (1995)- Director Amy Heckerling's satirical recasting of Emma as Valley girl. DVD 979; also VHS Video 999:1403
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Emma (UK / USA, 1996)- Director Douglas McGrath. Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, Ewan McGregor, Jeremy Northam, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson, Polly Walker. DVD 978; also VHS Video 999:1825
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- The Five Obstructions (De Fem benspænd)
The Five Obstructions (De Fem benspænd) (Denmark / Switzerland / Belgium / France, 2003)- Directed by Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth. Lars von Trier enters the world of documentary filmmaking and challenges his idol Jorgen Leth to remake his 1967 film "The Perfect Human" five times, each time with a new obstruction to force Leth to rethink the story and characters of the original film. 90 min. DVD 3027
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- Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (Ukigusa) (Japan, 1959)- Director: Yasujiro Ozu. 128 min. DVD 2625; DVD 6416; vhs 999:697
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A Story of Floating Weeds (Japan, Silent, 1934)- Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. 86 min. DVD 2625
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- The Fly
The Fly (1958)- Directed by Kurt Neumann. 94 min. DVD 4012; vhs 999:705
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The Fly (1986)- Directed by David Cronenberg. Cast:Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis. 96 min. DVD 4013; vhs 999:2011
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The Fly 2 (1989)- Directed by Chris Walas. Cast: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, Harley Crosse, John Getz. 105 min. DVD 4013; vhs 999:2011
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- Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein
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- Frida
Frida (USA / Canada / Mexico, 2002) - Directed by Julie Taymor. Cast: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Valeria Golino, Mia Maestro, Roger Rees, Diego Luna, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas. A dramatization of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to the worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera. 122 min. DVD 1712
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Frida (Frida, naturaleza viva) (Mexico, 1984) - Directed by Paul Leduc. Cast: Ofelia Medina, Juan Jose Gurrola, Salvador Sanchez, Max Kerlow, Claudio Brook. On her deathbed, the artist Frida Kahlo recalls her life as a painter and reflects on the effects of her illnesses and injuries and on her relationships with Leon Trotsky, husband Diego Rivera, and others. 1989. 108 min. Video/C 2944
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- The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)- Directed by Lewis Milestone. Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton. 101 min. DVD 309; vhs 999:265
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The Front Page (1974)- Directed by Billy Wilder. Featuring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Vincent Gardenia, Susan Sarandon, Allen Garfield, David Wayne, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Carol Burnett. 101 min. DVD 309
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His Girl Friday (1940)- Directed by Howard Hawks. Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart. 92 min. DVD 240; DVD 6635; vhs 999:334
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- Great Expectations
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- The Grudge
Ju-On (The Grudge) (Japan, 2000)- Directed by Takashi Shimizu. Cast: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa, Kunji Tsuda, Takako Fuji. 92 min. DVD 3159
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The Grudge 2 (USA, 2006)- Directed by Takashi Shimizu. Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Teresa Palmer, Misako Uno, Sarah Roemer, Matthew Knight, Takako Fuji, Ohga Tanaka, Joanna Cassidy. Based on the movie "Ju-on: the grudge" by Takashi Shimizu. 108 min. DVD 8092
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- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
- Guess Who (2005)
- Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Cast: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Hal Williams, Kellee Stewart, Robert Curtis Brown. 105 min. DVD 4177
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- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
- Directed by Stanley Kramer. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton. 108 min. DVD 2318; vhs 999:718
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- Hairspray
Hairspray (2007)- Directed by Adam Shankman. Cast: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney. Musical version of the John Water's hit. 117 min. DVD 8672
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Hairspray (1988)- Directed by John Waters. Cast:Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora.
Cast (Pecker): Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III, Mink Stole, Lili Taylor. 92 min. DVD 1575
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- Hamlet
For versions of the Shakespeare play, SEE Shakespeare videography
Hamlet: ein rachedrama (Germany, 1921)- Director Svend Gade. This Hamlet remains one of the least known partly because the title role is played by a woman and the plot also borrows from Danish legends and a German play. Silent with German intertitles. 135 min. 999:1970
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Hamlet Goes Business (Hamlet liikemaailmassa) (Finland, 1987)- Written and directed Aki Kaurismaki. Cast: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen, Esko Nikkari. A farcical take on Shakespeare's Hamlet. PAL (Region 2)format DVD. 85 min. DVD 6184
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- Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)- Directed by William Dieterle. Cast: Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmund O'Brien. 117 min. DVD 8966; vhs 999:391
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923; silent)- Directed by Wallace Worsley. 99 min. DVD 6193; vhs 999:818
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)- Directors, Gary Trousdale
Kirk Wise. Disney Pictures. Voices: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, David Ogden Stiers. 91 min. 999:2603
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- Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1934)- Directed by John M. Stahl. Cast: Claudette Colbert (Beatrice "Bea" Pullman), Warren William (Stephen Archer), Ned Sparks (Elmer Smith, Louise Beavers (Aunt Delilah). 106 min. DVD 5246
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Imitation of Life (1959) - Directed by Douglas Sirk. Cast: Lana Turner (Lora Meredith), John Gavin (Steve Archer). 124 min. DVD 5246; DVD 1737
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- Infernal Affaris
Infernal Affairs III (Mou gaan dou III, Chung gik miu gaan) (Hong Kong, 2003)- Directed by Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak. Cast: Tony Leung, Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau, Leoni Lai, Chen Daoming, Kelly Chen, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang.
In the third edition to the Internal Affairs series, the unit has their hands full again. The conclusion to the groundbreaking trilogy that inspired 'The Departed'. 118 min. DVD 7615
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The Departed (2006)- Directed by Martin Scorsese. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan. Special features: Additional scenes with introductions from director Martin Scorsese; Stranger than fiction: the true story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and The departed (featurette); Crossing criminal cultures (Scorsese on organized crime). 151 min. DVD 7296
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- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)- Directed by Don Siegel. Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Caolyn Jones, Ralph Dumke, Jean Willes. 80 min. DVD 466; VHS 999:150
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)- Directed by Philip Kaufman. Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni. 117 min. DVD 8104; vhs 999:2322
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The Invasion (2007)- Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright, Jackson Bond. 117 min. DVD 9159
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- Jane Eyre
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- La Jetée
La Jetée (France, 1962)- Directed by Chris Marker. After the destruction of WWIII a desperate band of survivors, living underground, uses their remaining scientific resources to draw upon the future for the means of survival by perfoming experiements in time travel. The hero voyages into the past, falls in love and tries to remain with her, but one cannot escape time...
29 min. DVD 1917 French or English soundtrack. Special features: original advertisements for La jetee from l'Armee des douze Singes by Terry Gilliam; an excerpt from Court-Circuit, le magazine: presentation of a clip of David Bowie's Jump they say directed by Mark Romanek; a portrait of Chris Marker by Chris Darke for Channel Four.
30 min. DVD 6:1:2- (Packaged in Short Cinema Journal: 1.2 Issue on Dreams (English voice over))
30 min. 999:1437 - (Packaged with Buck Rogers in the 25th century, 1934, 9 min. and Bambi meets Godzilla, 1969, 3 min.)
30 min. 999:778 - (Packaged with Seashell and the Clergyman, 1928, and Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra.)
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)- Directed by Terry Gilliam. Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer. Cole arrives at a mental hospital, claiming to be a time traveler from the year 2035. 130 min. DVD 1660; vhs 999:2047
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- Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1979)- Director, Herbert Wise. Cast: Richard Pasco, Keith Michell, Charles Gray, David Collings, Virginia McKenna. 180 min. DVD 434; Video/C 2668
Julius Caesar (1970) - Directed by Stuart Burge. Cast: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Robert Vaughn, Richard Chamberlain, Diana Rigg. 116 min. Video/C 1392
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- The Killers
The Killers (1946) - Directed by Robert Siodmak. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, William Conrad, Jack Lambert, Jeff Corey. Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. The DVD includes the 1964 version of "The Killers," and Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version (19 min.), plus other special features. 102 min. DVD 1567; vhs 999:1857
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The Killers (aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers) (1964)- Directed by Don Siegel. Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavettes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan. 94 min. DVD 1567
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- The King and I
The King and I (1956) - Directed by Walter Lang. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson. Music, Richard Rodgers; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. 133 min. DVD 606; VHS 999:696
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Anna and the King (1999)Directed by Andy Tennant. Cast: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-fat, Bai Ling. 147 min. DVD 525 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database
- King Lear (Shakespeare)
For versions of the Shakespeare play, SEE Shakespeare videography
Lear '87- Directed by Lee Breuer, 1987. Cast: Lee Breuer, Ruth Maleczech, Isabell Monk, Ron Vawter, Bill Raymond, Lute Ramblin'. Camera: Maryse Alberti, Jill Godmilow. In 1987, the Mabou Mines experimental theatrical collaborative began a two-week workshop on a new 'King Lear' - a fully gender-reversed one - directed by Lee Breuer and featuring Ruth Maleczech in the title role of Lear. Jill Godmilow's unique archive of their work on "Lear" makes for a creative joy ride... a master class on avant garde theater at its very best. 339 min. DVD 1041
Ran (Japan, 1985)- Directed by Akira Kurosawa. 160 min. DVD 4741; DVD 20; also vhs 999:174
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The King Is Alive (Sweden / Denmark / USA, 2001)- Directed by Kristian Levring. Cast: Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davidson, Brion James, Peter Kubheka, Vusi Kunene, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer, Chris Walker, Lia Williams. 110 min. DVD 2462
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- King of Kings
King of Kings (1927) - Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: H.B. Warner, Jacqueline Logan, Rudolph Schildkraut, Dorothy Cummings, Ernest Torrence, Montagu Love, Sam De Grasse. 115 min. DVD 4966; DVD 3628; vhs Video/C 999:1701
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King of Kings (1961) - Directed by Nicholas Ray. Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Carmen Sevilla, Brigid Bazlen, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, Frank Thring, Royal Dano, Maurice Marsac, Gregoire Aslan, Robert Ryan. 171 min. DVD 3628
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- The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (2004)- Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst.
104 min. DVD 3333
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The Ladykillers (UK, 1955)- Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green. 91 min DVD 8124
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- The Last Man on Earth
The Last Man on Earth (1971)- Directed by Sidney Salkow. Cast: Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. 87 min. DVD 2275
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The Omega Man (1971)- Directed by Boris Sagal. 98 min. DVD 6086; vhs 999:1570
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I Am Legend (2007)- Directed by Francis Lawrence. Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan. 100 min. DVD 9599
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- King Kong
King Kong (1933)- Directed by Merian C. Cooper. Cast: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Jan Hardy, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, James Flavin. 105 min. DVD 4706; also 999:152
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King Kong (2005)- Directed by Peter Jackson. Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell. 188 min. DVD 5347
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- The Ladykillers
- The Ladykillers (UK, 1955)
- Director, Alexander Mackendrick. Cast: Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Cecil Parker, Danny Green. 91 min. DVD 8124
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- The Lady Killers (2004)
- Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst. 104 min. DVD 3333
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- Little Dieter Needs to Fly
- Rescue Dawn (1998)
- Directed by Werner Herzog. Documentary. DVD 994
- Rescue Dawn (2006)
- Directed by Werner Herzog. Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies. Dramatized version of Little Dieter story.
125 min. DVD 9326
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- Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)- Directed by Roger Corman. 70 min. DVD 4063; vhs 999:1680
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)- Directed by Frank Oz. Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray. Lyrics, Howard Ashman; music, Alan Menken. 96 min. 999:1674
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- Lolita
Lolita- Director, Adrian Lyne, 1997. 137 min. DVD 78; VHS 999:2250
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Lolita- Director Stanley Kubrick, 1962. 152 min. DVD 52; VHS Video 999:106
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- Macbeth (Shakespeare)
For versions of the Shakespeare play, SEE Shakespeare videography
Siberian Lady Macbeth (Fury is a woman; Sibirska Ledi Magbet). (1962) - Director Andrej Wajda. 93 min. 999:3234
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Men of Respect (1991)- Writer and director, William Reilly. 107 min. 999:1687
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Scotland, PA. (2001)- Directed by Billy Morrissette. Cast: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan, James Rebhorn, Thomas Guiry, Amy Smart. 104 min. DVD 1464
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Throne of Blood (Japan, 1957)- Director Akiri Kurosawa. Cast: Toshiro Mifune. 105 min. DVD 1752; vhs 999:37
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- Magnificent Ambersons
Magnificent Ambersons (1942)- Director Orson Welles. 88 min. DVD 1925; vhs Video 999:45
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Magnificent Ambersons (TV, 200)- Director Alfonso Arau, 2002. Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Tilly, William Hootkins, Dina Merrill, James Cromwell. 150 min. DVD 1925
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- The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1931)- Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Robert Elliott, Thelma Todd, Dwight Frye. Better known as the first version of "The Maltese Falcon", this 1931 production reflects the industry before movie ratings and codes. 78 min. DVD 6282
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Satan Met a Lady (1936)- Directed by William Dieterle. Cast: Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Winifred Shaw, Porter Hall, Olin Howland, Charles Wilson. Earlier screen version of Dashiell Hammett's "Maltese Falcon". 74 min. DVD 6282
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Maltese Falcon (1941)- Directed by John Huston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre. 101 min. DVD 6283; vhs 999:17
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- The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Daniel Gelin, Bernard Miles. 120 min. DVD 1036; vhs 999:83
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (UK, 1934)- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresnay, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke-Smith, George Curzon, Arthur Benjamin. 75 min. DVD 87; vhs 999:319
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- Manchurian Candidate
Manchurian Candidate (1962)- Directed by John Frankenheimer; Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory. 127 min. DVD 1078; vhs 999:406
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Manchurian Candidate (2004)- Directed by Jonathan Demme. Cast: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Jeffrey Wright, Ted Levine, Bruno Ganz, Miguel Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Jude Ciccolella. 130 min. DVD 3366
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- The Mark of Zorro
Serials & Sequels (for various Zorro spin-offs)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)- Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Eugene Pallette, J. Edward Bromberg, Montagu Love. Disguised as Zorro, a sword-wielding mystery man dressed in black, Don Diego Vega works to restore his father, the deposed Alcalde, back to power and return tax money stolen by the villanous tyrant--while finding time to romance the tyrant's beautiful niece. Based on the story: The curse of Capistrano / by Johnston McCulley. 93 min. DVD 6690; vhs 999:1968
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Williamson, Catherine. "'Draped Crusaders': Disrobing Gender in The Mark of Zorro." Cinema Journal, vol. 36 no. 2. 1997 Winter. pp: 3-16.
The Mark of Zorro (1920, silent)- Directed by Fred Niblo. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite de la Motte, Noah Beery, Robert McKim, George Periolat. As the famous Mexican Robin Hood, Don Diego springs into action as Zorro, the crusader for the rights of the Mexican people. Through the Zorro character, Fairbanks ushered in the legendary cycle of adventure films and established the genre of the American action film. In the closing climax of this film Zorro (Fairbanks) leads Governor Alvarado's men on a cyclonic chase across the rooftops, haystacks, prison, homes and church of a picturesque Old California village. Based on the story: The curse of Capistrano / by Johnston McCulley. 90 min. DVD 6730; vhs 999:1436
- The Miracle Worker
Miracle Worker (1962) - Directed by Arthur Penn. Cast: Anne Bancroft (Annie Sullivan), Patty Duke (Helen Keller), Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Kathleen Comegys. 106 min. DVD 627; 999:2929
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Miracle Worker (1979) - Directed by Paul Aaron. Cast: Patty Duke Astin (Annie Sullivan), Melissa Gilbert (Helen Keller), Diana Muldaur, Charles Siebert. 98 min. 999:957
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- Moby Dick
Moby Dick. (1956)- Screen play by Ray Bradbury and John Huston; directed by John Huston. Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Mervyn Johns, Orson Welles. 115 min. DVD 9110; vhs Video 999:2263
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Moby Dick. (TV, 1998)- Directed by Franc Roddam. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Norman Golden II, Ted Levine. 180 min. DVD 7222
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- The Mummy
The Mummy (1932)- Directed by Karl Freund. Cast: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan. 74 min. DVD 520; VHS 999:2860
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The Mummy (UK, 1959)- Directed by Terence Fisher. Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux. Feliz Aylmer, Raymond Huntley, Eddie Byrne, George Postel. 88 min. DVD 6484
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The Mummy (1999)- Director, Stephen Sommers. Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Jonathan Hyde, Kevin J. O'Connor. 125 min. DVD 2095
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- Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)- Directed by Frank Lloyd. Cast: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan, Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Francis Lister. 132 min. DVD 4631; vhs 999:600
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)- Directed by Lewis Milestone. Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Tarita, Percy Herbert. 185 min. DVD 8107
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- My Fair Lady
See Pygmalion
- Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)- Directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Allan Vincent, Gavin Gordon, Edwin Maxwell, Holmes Herbert, Claude King, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Thomas E. Jackson, DeWitt Jennings, Matthew Betz, Monica Bannister. 77 min. DVD 3925; vhs 999:1118
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House of Wax (1953)- Directed by Vincent Prince. 88 min. DVD 3925; vhs 999:1114
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House of Wax (Australia / USA, 2005)- Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, Robert Richard. 113 min. DVD 5195
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- Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) (1957)- Directed by Federico Fellini. Cabiria, a prostitute, throws herself into endless love affairs with the frantic persistence of a trapped bird, dashing body and soul against the vain hope of securing marriage and a happy family life. 110 min. DVD 66; VHS 999:361
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Sweet Charity (1968) - Directed by Bob Fosse. Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis, Jr., John McMartin, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye. Music, Cy Coleman: lyrics, Dorothy Fields. 148 min. DVD 5724; vhs 999:2030
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- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
1984 (UK, 1956)- Directed by Michael Anderson. Edmond O'Brien, David Kossoff, Donald Pleasance, Mervyn Johns, Carol Wolveridge. 88 min. 999:859
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (UK, 1984)- Directed by Michael Radford. Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. 110 min. DVD 4209
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- Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)- Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire. 108 min. DVD 4284; vhs 999:12
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Silk Stockings (1957) - Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Peter Lorre, Janis Paige. Music and lyrics, Cole Porter. 118 min. DVD 5710; vhs 999:1086
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- Ocean's 11
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Ocean's Eleven (1960)- Director Lewis Milestone. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson. DVD 7899
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)- Director Steven Soderbergh. Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Eddie Jemison, Bernie Mac, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Julia Roberts. DVD 5771
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- Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1939)- Director Lewis Milestone; Cast: Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney, Jr., Charles Bickford , Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele, Noah Beery, Jr. DVD 120
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Of Mice and Men (1992)- Director Gary Sinese; Cast: Sinese, John Malkovich, Casey Siemaszko, Ray Walston, Sherilyn Fenn. 110 min. Video 999:1294
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- Oliver Twist
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
- Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) (Spain / France / Italy, 1997)- Director, Alejandro Amenábar. Cast: Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Eduardo Noriega, Najwa Nimri. 117 min. 999:3507
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Vanilla Sky (2001)- Directed by Cameron Crowe. Cast: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Cameron Diaz. 135 min. DVD 4073
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- Othello (Shakespeare)
For versions of the Shakespeare play, SEE Shakespeare videography
"O" (2001)- Director, Tim Blake Nelson. Cast: Mehki Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix, John Heard, Martin Sheen. A modern-day version of "Othello". 94 min. DVD 1080
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Thunderbolt (2000)- A retelling of the Othello story in an African setting, this feature film focuses on Yinka from the Yoruba tribe and Ngozi, an Ibo, who meet in the National Youth Service Corps in Nigeria. The seeds of jealousy are planted when a friend of Yinka's suggests that Ngozi is having a secret affair because "Ibo are untrustworthy." The film then becomes distinctly West African as the supernatural comes to the fore; curses and ritual cleansing take the place of psychological explanations. An old man warns Ngozi, who is accused of having AIDS, that her death is imminent and will strike her like a thunderbolt. 105 min. 999:3063
- Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947) - Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer, Rhonda Fleming. DVD 2720; vhs 999:657
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Against All Odds (1984)- Directed by Taylor Hackford. Cast: Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, 122 min. DVD 3817; vhs 999:2337
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- Pépé Le Moko
Pépé Le Moko (France, 1937)- Directed by Julien Duvivier. Cast: Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Gabriel Gabrio, Lucas Gridoux, Gilbert Gil, Line Noro. 95 min. DVD 1538; vhs 999:659
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Casbah (1948)- Directed by John Berry. Cast: Yvonne DeCarlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, Marla Toren. 94 min. 999:2499
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- Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1924)- Directed by Herbert Brenon. Cast: Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, Anna May Wong, Virginia Browne Faire, Esther Ralston, Mary Brian. 102 min. DVD 239
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Peter Pan (1953)- Disney. 76 min. DVD 136; VHS 999:220
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- Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1925)- Directed by Rupert Julian. Cast: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe. DVD includes restored version of 1929. 79 min. DVD 3914; vhs 999:802
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Phantom of the Opera (1943)- Directed by Arthur Lubin. Cast:Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Edgar Barrier, Leo Carrillo. 93 min. DVD 521
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The Phantom of the Opera (UK, 1962)- Directed by Terence Fisher. Cast: Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Thorley Walters. 85 min. DVD 4450
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- Philadelphia Story
Philadelphia Story.- Directed by George Cuckor, 1940. Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, Roland Young. 112 min. DVD 3635; DVD 282; vhs Video/C 999:32
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High Society.- Directed by Charles Walters, 1956. Musical remake of The Philadelphia Story. Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund. Music, Cole Porter; Louis Armstrong and his band. 107 min. DVD 5716; vhs Video/C 999:846
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- Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968)- See Science Fiction videography for description of titles in this series
Planet of the Apes (2001)- Directed by Tim Burton. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, Paul Giamatti. 124 min. DVD 943
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- The Postman Always Rings Twice
Ossessione (Obsession)- Director Luchino Visconti, 1942. DVD 1201; Video 999:815
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) - Directed by Tay Garnett. Cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed. DVD 2232; vhs 999:902
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) - Directed by Bob Rafelson. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos. 121 min. DVD 297
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- Pride and Prejudice
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
Bride & Prejudice- Director, Gurinder Chadha. Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Madira Babbar, Naveen Andrews, 2004. "Pride and Prejudice" with a Bollywood twist. Some songs in Panjabi with English subtitles. 111 min. DVD 4541
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- Prisoner of Zenda
Prisoner of Zenda (1937)- Directed by John Cromwell. Cast: Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor, David Niven, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 101 min. DVD 7371
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Prisoner of Zenda (1952)- Directed by Richard Thorpe. Cast: Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer, Lewis Stone, Robert Douglas, James Mason. "English trout fisher Rudolf Rassendyll is about the only tourist not coming for the coronation of Central-European King Rudolf V at
96 min. DVD 7371
- The Producers
The Producers (1968)- Directed by Mel Brooks. Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Estelle Winwood, Renee Taylor, Christopher Hewett, Lee Meredith, Andreas Voutsinas. 135 min. DVD 1913; vhs 999:3221
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The Producers (2005)- Directed by Susan Stroman. Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Jon Lovitz. 135 min. DVD 8233
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- Psycho
Psycho (1960)- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 108 min. DVD 91; VHS 999:66
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Psycho (1998)- Directed by Gus Van Sant. Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Anne Heche. 104 min. 999:2505
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- Pygmalion
SEE Literary videography for various versions of this film.
My Fair Lady (1964)- Directed by George Cukor. Cast: Special DVD features: Feature-length audio commentary that includes art director Gene Allen, singer Marni Nixon and restorers Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; behind-the-scenes documentary 'The fairest fair lady'; alternate Audrey Hepburn vocal versions of 'Show me' and 'Wouldn't it be loverly'; interactive menus; production notes; 4 theatrical trailers; scene access. 170 min. DVD 464; VHS 999:872:1&2
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Pygmalion. (BBC TV, 1973)- Directed by Cedric Messina. Cast: Lynn Redgrave, James Villiers, Ronald Frazer, Emrys James, Lally Bowers, Nicholas Jones, Angela Baddeley, Joyce Grant, Joanna McCallum. 120 min. DVD 5738
Pygmalion. (1938)- Directed by Anthony Asquith. Cast: Wendy Hiller, Leslie Howard, Wifrid Lawson, Marie Lohr, Scott Sunderland. 1938. 96 min. DVD 313; Video 999:367
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- A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun (1989) - Performers: Danny Glover, Esther Rolle, Starletta DuPois, Kim Yancey. 171 min. Video 999:670 Pt. 1-2
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee. 128 min. DVD 9203; vhs Video 999:955
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- Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr. 113 min. DVD 633; VHS 999:3213 (remastered); 999:34
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Rear Window (1998)- Directed by Jeff Bleckner. Cast: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster. 89 min. 999:2510
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- The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment (1949)- Directed by Max Ophuls. Cast: Joan Bennett, James Mason, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick, David Bair, Ray Roberts. 79 min. DVD 6370
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The Deep End (1949)- Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Cast: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat, Raymond Barry, Josh Lucas. 101 min. DVD 6536
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- Richard III (Shakespeare)
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The Street King (2002)- Director, James Gavin Bedford. Cast: Jon Seda, Mario Lopez, Danielle Camastra, Tonantzin Carmelo, Vincent Castellanos. 91 min. DVD 1466
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Looking for Richard- Director Al Pacino, 1996. Cast: Penelope Allen, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Conway, Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Aidan Quinn, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey, Harris Yulin. Interviews: Sir John Gielgud, Kenneth Branagh, Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline. 112 min. 999:1916
- The Ring (Ringu)
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Ringu (Ring) (Japan, 1998)- Directed by Hideo Nakata. Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuko Takeuchi, Hitomi Sato, Yoichi Numata. Based on the novel "The Ring" by Koji Suzuki. 96 min. DVD 2852
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The Ring (USA / Japan, 2002)- Directed by Gore Verbinski. Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Richard Lineback, Daveigh Chase, Lindsay Frost, Pauley Perrette, Jane Alexander, Brian Cox.
115 min. DVD 8764
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- Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)
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[William Shakespeare's] Romeo + Juliet (1996)- Director Baz Luhrmann. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 120 min. DVD 483; VHS 999:1652
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Romeo Must Die (2000)- Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Cast: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo. 115 min. DVD 6141
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Tromeo & Juliet (1997)- Director, Lloyd Kaufman. This modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in underground Manhattan features all the body-piercing, kinky sex and car crashes that Shakespeare always wanted but never had. DVD 1298; vhs 999:1870
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Westside Story (1961)- Director Robert Wise. Musical based on the Romeo and Juliet story, set in New York's West Side slums during the late 1950's, with gang warfare erupting when Maria (Natalie Wood), sister of the leader of the Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks, falls in love with the leader of the rival Anglo gang, the Jets. 153 min. DVD 551; vhs 999:115
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Kebab Connection (Germany, 2005)- Director, Anno Saul. Cast: Denis Moschitto, Nora Tschirner, Guven Kirac.
A young Turkish hip-hopper dreams of making the first German kung-fu film, and he hones his craft by making an extremely successful commercial for his uncle's kebab stand. When his second commercial is a flop, his German girfriend tells him she is pregnant, and his parents kick him out of the house, he gives in to the temptations of the rival Greek restaurant owner across the street and agrees to make a commercial for his uncle's worst enemy. Based loosely on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 96 min. DVD 7214
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- La Ronde
La Ronde. (1964)- Director Roger Vadim. Cast: Marie Dubois, Claude Giraud, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jane Fonda, Maurice Ronet, Catherine Spaak, Bernard Noel, Francine Berge, Jean Sorel. 110 min. DVD 4996
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La Ronde. (1950)- Director Max Ophuls. 92 min. Video 999:271
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- Rope
Rope. (1948) - Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke. DVD 639; VHS 999:255
Compulsion (1959)- Director, Richard Fleischer. Cast: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Anderson. 105 min. DVD 8339; 999:3346
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Swoon (1992) - Directed by Tom Kalin. Cast: Craig Chester, Daniel Schlachet, Michael Kirby, Michael Stumm, Ron Vawter. 93 min. 999:1161
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- Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson- Based on the novella Miss Thompson. Director Raoul Walsh, 1928; Cast: Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore. 97 min. Video/C 999:844
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Rain- Director, Lewis Milestone, 1932; Cast: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston. 76 min. DVD 1152
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- Scar Face
Scarface (1932)- Directed by Howard Hawks. Cast: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff. 93 min. DVD 5674; vhs 999:68
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Scarface (1983)- Directed by Brian De Palma. Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, M
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