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Rashomon

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Rashomon
© 1950 Daiei Motion Picture Company − All right reserved.

Rashomon

Poster for the movie "Rashomon"
Release Date  26 December 1950 (1 h 28 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer 
Composer  Fumio Hayasaka
Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country   Japan
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

  • Year of production  1950
  • Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Local Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Revenue  $96,568
  • Budget  $250,000
  • Language  Japanese


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Overview

The husband, the wife...or the bandit?

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.


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  • TMDb ID  548
  • Original Title  羅生門
  • Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Local Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Runtime  1 h 28 min
  • Production  Daiei Motion Picture Company
  • Country   Japan
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Minoru Jingo
  • Director of Photography  Kazuo Miyagawa
  • Original Music Composer  Fumio Hayasaka
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $250,000
  • Revenue  $96,568
  • IMDb Id  tt0042876
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Scénario


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Fumio Hayasaka

Production

Minoru Jingo

Companies

Daiei Motion Picture Company

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Touch of Evil

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Touch of Evil
© 1958 Universal International Pictures (UI) − All right reserved.

Touch of Evil

Poster for the movie "Touch of Evil"
Release Date  23 April 1958 (1 h 35 min)
Directed by  Orson Welles
Writer 
Composer  Henry Mancini
Genres  Drama, Thriller, Crime
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.

  • Year of production  1958
  • Release Date  23 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  23 April 1958
  • Revenue  $2,247,465
  • Budget  $829,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


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Overview

THE STRANGEST VENGEANCE EVER PLANNED!

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.


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  • TMDb ID  1480
  • Original Title  Touch of Evil
  • Release Date  23 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  23 April 1958
  • Runtime  1 h 35 min
  • Production  Universal International Pictures (UI)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Director  Orson Welles
  • Producer  Albert Zugsmith
  • Director of Photography  Russell Metty
  • Original Music Composer  Henry Mancini
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $829,000
  • Revenue  $2,247,465
  • IMDb Id  tt0052311
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To Kill a Mockingbird

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To Kill a Mockingbird
© 1962 Universal Pictures − All right reserved.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Poster for the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Release Date  25 December 1962 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  Robert Mulligan
Writer 
Composer  Elmer Bernstein
Genres  Crime, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

  • Year of production  1962
  • Release Date  25 December 1962
  • Local Release Date  25 December 1962
  • Revenue  $13,129,846
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.


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  • TMDb ID  595
  • Original Title  To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Release Date  25 December 1962
  • Local Release Date  25 December 1962
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Universal Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama
  • Director  Robert Mulligan
  • Producer  Alan J. Pakula, Harper Lee, Robert Mulligan, Gregory Peck
  • Director of Photography  Russell Harlan
  • Original Music Composer  Elmer Bernstein
  • Author  Harper Lee
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Revenue  $13,129,846
  • IMDb Id  tt0056592
  • Adult 
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The Thin Man

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The Thin Man
© 1934 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

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
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


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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
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Strangers on a Train

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Strangers on a Train
© 1951 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

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
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


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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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  • 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==

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Alfred Hitchcock
Barbara Keon

Companies

Warner Bros.

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The Silence of the Lambs

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The Silence of the Lambs
© 1991 Orion Pictures − All right reserved.

The Silence of the Lambs

Poster for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"
Release Date  1 February 1991 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  Jonathan Demme
Writer 
Composer  Howard Shore
Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.

  • Year of production  1991
  • Release Date  1 February 1991
  • Local Release Date  14 February 1991
  • Revenue  $272,742,922
  • Budget  $19,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.


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  • TMDb ID  274
  • Original Title  The Silence of the Lambs
  • Release Date  1 February 1991
  • Local Release Date  14 February 1991
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  Orion Pictures, Strong Heart/Demme Production
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Director  Jonathan Demme
  • Producer  Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ronald M. Bozman
  • Director of Photography  Tak Fujimoto
  • Original Music Composer  Howard Shore
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $19,000,000
  • Revenue  $272,742,922
  • IMDb Id  tt0102926
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Rope

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Rope
© 1948 Transatlantic Pictures − All right reserved.

Rope

Poster for the movie "Rope"
Release Date  23 August 1948 (1 h 20 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer 
Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

  • Year of production  1948
  • Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Local Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Revenue  $2,200,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.


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  • TMDb ID  1580
  • Original Title  Rope
  • Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Local Release Date  23 August 1948
  • Runtime  1 h 20 min
  • Production  Transatlantic Pictures, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  William V. Skall, Joseph A. Valentine, Richard Emmons, Eddie Fitzgerald, Paul Hill, Morris Rosen
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $2,200,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0040746
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


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Production

Sidney Bernstein
Alfred Hitchcock

Companies

Transatlantic Pictures
Warner Bros.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Brighton Rock

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Brighton Rock
© 1947 Charter Film Productions − All right reserved.

Brighton Rock

Poster for the movie "Brighton Rock"
Release Date  12 December 1947 (1 h 32 min)
Directed by  John Boulting
Writer  Terence Rattigan
Composer  Hans May
Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country   United Kingdom
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

  • Year of production  1947
  • Release Date  12 December 1947
  • Local Release Date  7 November 1951
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


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Overview

Grahma Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.


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  • TMDb ID  13385
  • Original Title  Brighton Rock
  • Release Date  12 December 1947
  • Local Release Date  7 November 1951
  • Runtime  1 h 32 min
  • Production  Charter Film Productions, Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
  • Country   United Kingdom
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Director  John Boulting
  • Producer  Roy Boulting
  • Director of Photography  Harry Waxman
  • Original Music Composer  Hans May
  • Author 
  • Writer  Terence Rattigan
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0039220
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario

Terence Rattigan

Soundtrack

Hans May

Production

Roy Boulting

Companies

Charter Film Productions
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

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Arsenic and Old Lace

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Arsenic and Old Lace
© 1944 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

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
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


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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
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