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The Godfather

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The Godfather
© 1972 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

The Godfather

Poster for the movie "The Godfather"
Release Date  14 March 1972 (2 h 55 min)
Directed by  Francis Ford Coppola
Writer 
Composer  Nino Rota
Genres  Drama, Crime
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

  • Year of production  1972
  • Release Date  14 March 1972
  • Local Release Date  15 March 1972
  • Revenue  $245,066,411
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Language  English, Italian, Latin


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Overview

An offer you can't refuse.

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.


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  • TMDb ID  238
  • Original Title  The Godfather
  • Release Date  14 March 1972
  • Local Release Date  15 March 1972
  • Runtime  2 h 55 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Italian, Latin
  • Genres  Drama, Crime
  • Director  Francis Ford Coppola
  • Producer  Albert S. Ruddy
  • Director of Photography  Gordon Willis
  • Original Music Composer  Nino Rota
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Revenue  $245,066,411
  • IMDb Id  tt0068646
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  http://www.thegodfather.com/

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Saving Private Ryan

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Saving Private Ryan
© 1998 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Saving Private Ryan

Poster for the movie "Saving Private Ryan"
Release Date  24 July 1998 (2 h 49 min)
Directed by  Steven Spielberg
Writer 
Composer  John Williams
Genres  Drama, History, War
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

  • Year of production  1998
  • Release Date  24 July 1998
  • Local Release Date  24 July 1998
  • Revenue  $481,840,909
  • Budget  $70,000,000
  • Language  Czech, German, English, French


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Overview

The mission is a man.

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.


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  • TMDb ID  857
  • Original Title  Saving Private Ryan
  • Release Date  24 July 1998
  • Local Release Date  24 July 1998
  • Runtime  2 h 49 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Amblin Entertainment, Mutual Film Company, Mark Gordon Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  Czech, German, English, French
  • Genres  Drama, History, War
  • Director  Steven Spielberg
  • Producer  Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
  • Director of Photography  Janusz Kamiński
  • Original Music Composer  John Williams
  • Author 
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  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $70,000,000
  • Revenue  $481,840,909
  • IMDb Id  tt0120815
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Platoon

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Platoon
© 1986 Orion Pictures − All right reserved.

Platoon

Poster for the movie "Platoon"
Release Date  18 December 1986 (2 h 00 min)
Directed by  Oliver Stone
Writer 
Composer  Georges Delerue
Genres  Drama, War, Action
Country   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

  • Year of production  1986
  • Release Date  18 December 1986
  • Local Release Date  18 December 1986
  • Revenue  $138,530,565
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Language  English, Tiếng Việt


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Overview

The first casualty of war is innocence.

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.


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  • TMDb ID  792
  • Original Title  Platoon
  • Release Date  18 December 1986
  • Local Release Date  18 December 1986
  • Runtime  2 h 00 min
  • Production  Orion Pictures, Hemdale Film Corporation
  • Country   United Kingdom,   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Tiếng Việt
  • Genres  Drama, War, Action
  • Director  Oliver Stone
  • Producer  Arnold Kopelson, A. Kitman Ho
  • Director of Photography  Robert Richardson
  • Original Music Composer  Georges Delerue
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Revenue  $138,530,565
  • IMDb Id  tt0091763
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Patton

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Patton
© 1970 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation − All right reserved.

Patton

Poster for the movie "Patton"
Release Date  25 January 1970 (2 h 52 min)
Directed by  Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer 
Composer  Jerry Goldsmith
Genres  Drama, History, War
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

  • Year of production  1970
  • Release Date  25 January 1970
  • Local Release Date  25 January 1970
  • Revenue  $89,800,000
  • Budget  $12,000,000
  • Language  English, German, Russian


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The Rebel Warrior

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.


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  • TMDb ID  11202
  • Original Title  Patton
  • Release Date  25 January 1970
  • Local Release Date  25 January 1970
  • Runtime  2 h 52 min
  • Production  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, German, Russian
  • Genres  Drama, History, War
  • Director  Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Producer  Frank McCarthy
  • Director of Photography  Fred J. Koenekamp
  • Original Music Composer  Jerry Goldsmith
  • Author 
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  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $12,000,000
  • Revenue  $89,800,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0066206
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Full Metal Jacket

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Full Metal Jacket
© 1987 Stanley Kubrick Productions − All right reserved.

Full Metal Jacket

Poster for the movie "Full Metal Jacket"
Release Date  26 June 1987 (1 h 56 min)
Directed by  Stanley Kubrick
Writer 
Composer  Vivian Kubrick
Genres  Drama, War
Country   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

  • Year of production  1987
  • Release Date  26 June 1987
  • Local Release Date  5 September 2006
  • Revenue  $46,357,676
  • Budget  $17,000,000
  • Language  English, Tiếng Việt


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Overview

Vietnam can kill me, but it can’t make me care.

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.


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  • TMDb ID  600
  • Original Title  Full Metal Jacket
  • Release Date  26 June 1987
  • Local Release Date  5 September 2006
  • Runtime  1 h 56 min
  • Production  Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros., Natant
  • Country   United Kingdom,   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Tiếng Việt
  • Genres  Drama, War
  • Director  Stanley Kubrick
  • Producer  Stanley Kubrick
  • Director of Photography  Douglas Milsome
  • Original Music Composer  Vivian Kubrick
  • Author 
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  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $17,000,000
  • Revenue  $46,357,676
  • IMDb Id  tt0093058
  • Adult 
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Gone With The Wind

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Gone With The Wind
© 1939 Selznick International Pictures − All right reserved.

Gone with the Wind

Poster for the movie "Gone with the Wind"
Release Date  15 December 1939 (3 h 58 min)
Directed by  Victor Fleming
Writer  Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten
Composer  Max Steiner
Genres  Drama, Romance, War
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Local Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Revenue  $3,000,000,000
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

The greatest romance of all time!

An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.


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  • TMDb ID  770
  • Original Title  Gone with the Wind
  • Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Local Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Runtime  3 h 58 min
  • Production  Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Romance, War
  • Director  Victor Fleming
  • Producer  David O. Selznick
  • Director of Photography  Ernest Haller, Lee Garmes
  • Original Music Composer  Max Steiner
  • Author 
  • Writer  Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Revenue  $3,000,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0031381
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Scénario

Oliver H.P. Garrett
Ben Hecht
Jo Swerling
John Van Druten

Soundtrack

Max Steiner

Production

David O. Selznick

Companies

Selznick International Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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The Sting

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The Sting
© 1973 Universal Pictures − All right reserved.

The Sting

Poster for the movie "The Sting"
Release Date  25 December 1973 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  George Roy Hill
Writer 
Composer  Marvin Hamlisch
Genres  Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Set in the 1930's this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.

  • Year of production  1973
  • Release Date  25 December 1973
  • Local Release Date  25 December 1973
  • Revenue  $159,616,327
  • Budget  $5,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

...all it takes is a little confidence.

Set in the 1930's this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.


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  • TMDb ID  9277
  • Original Title  The Sting
  • Release Date  25 December 1973
  • Local Release Date  25 December 1973
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Universal Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • Director  George Roy Hill
  • Producer  Tony Bill, Robert Crawford Jr., Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
  • Director of Photography  Robert Surtees
  • Original Music Composer  Marvin Hamlisch
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $5,500,000
  • Revenue  $159,616,327
  • IMDb Id  tt0070735
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Ran

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Ran
© 1985 Nippon Herald Films − All right reserved.

Ran

Poster for the movie "Ran"
Release Date  1 June 1985 (2 h 42 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer  Masato Ide
Composer  Tôru Takemitsu
Genres  Action, Drama, History
Country   Japan,   France
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Set in Japan in the 16th century (or so), an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them, or cause them to turn on each other...and him...

  • Year of production  1985
  • Release Date  1 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  31 December 2015
  • Revenue  $4,069,653
  • Budget  $11,500,000
  • Language  Japanese


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Overview

The Greatest Shakespeare Film

Set in Japan in the 16th century (or so), an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them, or cause them to turn on each other...and him...


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  • TMDb ID  11645
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  • Release Date  1 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  31 December 2015
  • Runtime  2 h 42 min
  • Production  Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Productions, Herald Ace
  • Country   Japan,   France
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Action, Drama, History
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Masato Hara, Serge Silberman
  • Director of Photography  中井朝一, Takao Saitô, Shôji Ueda
  • Original Music Composer  Tôru Takemitsu
  • Author 
  • Writer  Masato Ide
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $11,500,000
  • Revenue  $4,069,653
  • IMDb Id  tt0089881
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario

Masato Ide

Soundtrack

Tôru Takemitsu

Production

Masato Hara
Serge Silberman

Companies

Nippon Herald Films
Greenwich Film Productions
Herald Ace

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
© 1977 Columbia Pictures Corporation − All right reserved.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Poster for the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Release Date  16 November 1977 (2 h 15 min)
Directed by  Steven Spielberg
Writer  Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Jerry Belson, John Hill, Matthew Robbins
Composer  John Williams
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

  • Year of production  1977
  • Release Date  16 November 1977
  • Local Release Date  13 November 2007
  • Revenue  $303,788,635
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Language  Hindi, English, French, Spanish


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We are not alone.

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.


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  • TMDb ID  840
  • Original Title  Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Release Date  16 November 1977
  • Local Release Date  13 November 2007
  • Runtime  2 h 15 min
  • Production  Columbia Pictures Corporation, EMI Films, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  Hindi, English, French, Spanish
  • Genres  Science Fiction, Drama
  • Director  Steven Spielberg
  • Producer  Clark L. Paylow, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
  • Director of Photography  Vilmos Zsigmond
  • Original Music Composer  John Williams
  • Author 
  • Writer  Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Jerry Belson, John Hill, Matthew Robbins
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Revenue  $303,788,635
  • IMDb Id  tt0075860
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Citizen Kane

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Citizen Kane
© 1941 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

Citizen Kane

Poster for the movie "Citizen Kane"
Release Date  30 April 1941 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  Orson Welles
Writer  Roger Q. Denny, John Houseman, Mollie Kent
Composer  Bernard Herrmann
Genres  Mystery, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

  • Year of production  1941
  • Release Date  30 April 1941
  • Local Release Date  1 May 1941
  • Revenue  $23,217,674
  • Budget  $839,727
  • Language  English


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It's Terrific!

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.


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  • TMDb ID  15
  • Original Title  Citizen Kane
  • Release Date  30 April 1941
  • Local Release Date  1 May 1941
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures, Mercury Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Mystery, Drama
  • Director  Orson Welles
  • Producer  Orson Welles, Richard Baer
  • Director of Photography  Gregg Toland
  • Original Music Composer  Bernard Herrmann
  • Author 
  • Writer  Roger Q. Denny, John Houseman, Mollie Kent
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $839,727
  • Revenue  $23,217,674
  • IMDb Id  tt0033467
  • Adult 
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Directors


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Scénario

Roger Q. Denny
John Houseman
Mollie Kent

Soundtrack

Bernard Herrmann

Production

Orson Welles
Richard Baer

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Mercury Productions

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