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Joseph L. Mankiewicz – Cleopatra (1963)
Synopsis:In 48 B.C., Caesar pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy, now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra,…
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Abbas Kiarostami – Zire darakhatan zeyton AKA Through the Olive Trees (1994)
Quote:‘Olive Trees’: Bears MessageBy Desson HoweWashington Post Staff WriterJuly 19, 1996 “Through the Olive Trees,” Abbas Kiarostami’s subtly involving faux-documentary,…
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George Seaton – The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
An American oil company executive of Swedish descent, now living in Sweden, is blackmailed into spying for the Allies during…
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Jack Gold – Escape from Sobibor (1987)
DescriptionHeavily based on the novel by Richard Rashke, Escape From Sobibor tells theinspirational true story of the only successful mass-escape…
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Anthony Mann – Raw Deal (1948)
Synopsis:Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He’s taken the rap for Rick, who owes him $50 Grand.…
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Pema Tseden – Zhuang si le yi zhi yang AKA Jinpa (2018)
This is a story of revenge and redemption. On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet,…
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Alfred Hitchcock – Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Synopsis:Charlotte “Charlie” Newton is bored with her quiet life at home with her parents and her younger sister. She wishes…
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Earl McEvoy – The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Synopsis:A married team of diamond smugglers enter New York to fence their purloined gems unaware that the wife is carrying…
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Jacques Doillon – La femme qui pleure AKA The Crying Woman (1979)
SYNOPSIS:Though he has been having affairs for years, one day when Jacques comes home from being with his mistress, his…
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