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Strangers on a Train

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Poster for the movie "Strangers on a Train"

Release Date 18 June 1951 (1 h 41 min)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman

Writer —

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.

Year of production 1951
Release Date 18 June 1951
Local Release Date 30 June 1951

Revenue $7,000,000
Budget $1,200,000
Language French, English

Casting

Patricia Hitchcock

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Overview

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle...and ends with shrieking excitement.

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.

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Movie Rating Not rated

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Metadata

TMDb ID 845
Original Title Strangers on a Train
Release Date 18 June 1951
Local Release Date 30 June 1951
Runtime 1 h 41 min
Production Warner Bros.
Country United States of America
Languages French, English
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
Director of Photography Robert Burks
Original Music Composer Dimitri Tiomkin
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG
Budget $1,200,000
Revenue $7,000,000
IMDb Id tt0044079
Adult —
Homepage https://wbclassics.warnerbros.com/fetchClassicExhibitor?resourceKey=MjAwMDU1MQ==

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Actors and Actresses

Patricia Hitchcock

Howard St. John

Brooks Benedict

Alfred Hitchcock

Scénario

Soundtrack

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Alfred Hitchcock

Barbara Keon

Companies

Warner Bros.

Posters

Movie Pictures

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The Sound of Music

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Poster for the movie "The Sound of Music"

Release Date 2 March 1965 (2 h 54 min)

Directed by Robert Wise

Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker

Writer —

Composer Irwin Kostal

Genres Drama, Family, Music, Romance

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Film adaptation of a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on a nun who becomes a governess for an Austrian family.

Year of production 1965
Release Date 2 March 1965
Local Release Date 2 March 1965

Revenue $286,214,286
Budget $8,200,000
Language English, French, Italian

Casting

Christopher Plummer

Photos

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Overview

The happiest sound in all the world!

Film adaptation of a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on a nun who becomes a governess for an Austrian family.

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Metadata

TMDb ID 15121
Original Title The Sound of Music
Release Date 2 March 1965
Local Release Date 2 March 1965
Runtime 2 h 54 min
Production Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Robert Wise Productions, Argyle Enterprises
Country United States of America
Languages English, French, Italian
Genres Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Director Robert Wise
Producer Robert Wise
Director of Photography Ted D. McCord
Original Music Composer Irwin Kostal
Author —
Writer —
Certification G
Budget $8,200,000
Revenue $286,214,286
IMDb Id tt0059742
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Christopher Plummer

Heather Menzies

Nicholas Hammond

Angela Cartwright

Daniel Truhitte

Gilchrist Stuart

Scénario

Soundtrack

Irwin Kostal

Production

Robert Wise

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Robert Wise Productions

Argyle Enterprises

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

Photos

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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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Metadata

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

Movie Pictures

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