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The Great Dictator

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on March 5, 2018

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

Poster for the movie "The Great Dictator"

Release Date 15 October 1940 (2 h 05 min)

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Starring Charlie Chaplin, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

Writer —

Composer Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin

Genres Comedy

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Year of production 1940
Release Date 15 October 1940
Local Release Date 15 October 1940

Revenue $11,000,000
Budget $2,000,000
Language English, Esperanto

Casting

Charlie Chaplin

Reginald Gardiner

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Overview

Once again - the whole world laughs!

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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TMDb ID 914
Original Title The Great Dictator
Release Date 15 October 1940
Local Release Date 15 October 1940
Runtime 2 h 05 min
Production United Artists, Roy Export Company Establishment
Country United States of America
Languages English, Esperanto
Genres Comedy
Director Charlie Chaplin
Producer Charlie Chaplin
Director of Photography Karl Struss, Roland Totheroh
Original Music Composer Meredith Willson, Charlie Chaplin
Author —
Writer —
Certification G
Budget $2,000,000
Revenue $11,000,000
IMDb Id tt0032553
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Charlie Chaplin

Actors and Actresses

Charlie Chaplin

Reginald Gardiner

Paulette Goddard

Maurice Moscovitch

Chester Conklin

Esther Michelson

Florence Wright

Richard Alexander

Leyland Hodgson

Ethelreda Leopold

Nellie V. Nichols

Henry Roquemore

Charles Sullivan

Francis Ernest Drake

Francesca Santoro

Scénario

Soundtrack

Meredith Willson

Charlie Chaplin

Production

Charlie Chaplin

Companies

United Artists

Roy Export Company Establishment

Posters

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The Thin Man

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Poster for the movie "The Thin Man"

Release Date 25 May 1934 (1 h 33 min)

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan

Writer —

Composer —

Genres Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Year of production 1934
Release Date 25 May 1934
Local Release Date 25 May 1934

Revenue $1,423,000
Budget $226,408
Language English

Casting

Maureen O'Sullivan

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Overview

A laugh tops every thrilling moment!

A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

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TMDb ID 3529
Original Title The Thin Man
Release Date 25 May 1934
Local Release Date 25 May 1934
Runtime 1 h 33 min
Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director W.S. Van Dyke
Producer Hunt Stromberg Jr.
Director of Photography James Wong Howe
Original Music Composer —
Author —
Writer —
Certification —
Budget $226,408
Revenue $1,423,000
IMDb Id tt0025878
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Maureen O'Sullivan

Henry Wadsworth

Natalie Moorhead

William H. O'Brien

William Augustin

Brooks Benedict

Thomas E. Jackson

George Templeton

Christian J. Frank

Alexander Pollard

Charles Williams

Scénario

Soundtrack

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Production

Hunt Stromberg Jr.

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Posters

Movie Pictures

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Casablanca

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Casablanca

Casablanca

Poster for the movie "Casablanca"

Release Date 26 November 1942 (1 h 42 min)

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Writer —

Composer Max Steiner

Genres Drama, Romance

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Year of production 1942
Release Date 26 November 1942
Local Release Date 26 November 1942

Revenue $10,462,500
Budget $878,000
Language German, French, Italian, English

Casting

Humphrey Bogart

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Overview

They had a date with fate in Casablanca!

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

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TMDb ID 289
Original Title Casablanca
Release Date 26 November 1942
Local Release Date 26 November 1942
Runtime 1 h 42 min
Production Warner Bros.
Country United States of America
Languages German, French, Italian, English
Genres Drama, Romance
Director Michael Curtiz
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Director of Photography Arthur Edeson
Original Music Composer Max Steiner
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG
Budget $878,000
Revenue $10,462,500
IMDb Id tt0034583
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Humphrey Bogart

Sydney Greenstreet

Madeleine Lebeau

Maurice Brierre

Sebastian Cabot

George M. Carleton

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Joseph DeVillard

William Edmunds

Adolph Faylauer

Martin Garralaga

Gregory Golubeff

Winifred Harris

Arthur Stuart Hull

Charles La Torre

George J. Lewis

Lal Chand Mehra

Hercules Mendez

Lotte Palfi Andor

Alexander Pollard

Georges Renavent

Gerald Oliver Smith

Geoffrey Steele

Ludwig Stössel

Rafael Trujillo

Jacques Vanaire

Ellinor Vanderveer

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Wolfgang Zilzer

Scénario

Soundtrack

Max Steiner

Production

Hal B. Wallis

Companies

Warner Bros.

Posters

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

Poster for the movie "Arsenic and Old Lace"

Release Date 23 September 1944 (1 h 58 min)

Directed by Frank Capra

Starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull

Writer —

Composer Max Steiner, Leo F. Forbstein

Genres Comedy, Crime

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.

Year of production 1944
Release Date 23 September 1944
Local Release Date 23 September 1944

Revenue 0
Budget $1,120,175
Language English, German

Casting

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Overview

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.

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TMDb ID 212
Original Title Arsenic and Old Lace
Release Date 23 September 1944
Local Release Date 23 September 1944
Runtime 1 h 58 min
Production Warner Bros.
Country United States of America
Languages English, German
Genres Comedy, Crime
Director Frank Capra
Producer Frank Capra, Jack Warner
Director of Photography Sol Polito
Original Music Composer Max Steiner, Leo F. Forbstein
Author —
Writer —
Certification —
Budget $1,120,175
Revenue 0
IMDb Id tt0036613
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Edward Everett Horton

Edward McNamara

Spencer Charters

Raymond Walburn

Scénario

Soundtrack

Max Steiner

Leo F. Forbstein

Production

Frank Capra

Jack Warner

Companies

Warner Bros.

Posters

Movie Pictures

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