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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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Fumio Hayasaka

Production

Minoru Jingo

Companies

Daiei Motion Picture Company

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Fist of Fury

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Fist of Fury
© 1972 Golden Harvest Company − All right reserved.

Fist of Fury

Poster for the movie "Fist of Fury"
Release Date  22 March 1972 (1 h 48 min)
Directed by  Lo Wei
Writer 
Composer  Joseph Koo
Genres  Drama, Action, Thriller
Country   Hong Kong
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Chen Zhen returns to the international compound of China only to learn of his beloved teacher's death. This is compounded by the continual racist harassment by the Japanese population in the area. Unlike his friends, he confronts it head on with his mastery of martial arts while investigating his teacher's murder.

  • Year of production  1972
  • Release Date  22 March 1972
  • Local Release Date  7 November 1972
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $10,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!

Chen Zhen returns to the international compound of China only to learn of his beloved teacher's death. This is compounded by the continual racist harassment by the Japanese population in the area. Unlike his friends, he confronts it head on with his mastery of martial arts while investigating his teacher's murder.


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  • TMDb ID  11713
  • Original Title  精武門
  • Release Date  22 March 1972
  • Local Release Date  7 November 1972
  • Runtime  1 h 48 min
  • Production  Golden Harvest Company
  • Country   Hong Kong
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Action, Thriller
  • Director  Lo Wei
  • Producer  Raymond Chow
  • Director of Photography  Chen Ching-chueh
  • Original Music Composer  Joseph Koo
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $10,000,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0068767
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  • Homepage 

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Joseph Koo

Production

Raymond Chow

Companies

Golden Harvest 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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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
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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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  • 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 Sound of Music

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The Sound of Music
© 1965 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation − All right reserved.

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
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


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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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  • 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



Scénario


Soundtrack

Irwin Kostal

Production

Robert Wise

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Robert Wise Productions
Argyle Enterprises

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The Crowd

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The Crowd
© 1928 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

The Crowd

Poster for the movie "The Crowd"
Release Date  18 February 1928 (1 h 44 min)
Directed by  King Vidor
Writer  Joseph Farnham
Composer 
Genres  Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

  • Year of production  1928
  • Release Date  18 February 1928
  • Local Release Date  3 March 1928
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
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John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.


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  • TMDb ID  3061
  • Original Title  The Crowd
  • Release Date  18 February 1928
  • Local Release Date  3 March 1928
  • Runtime  1 h 44 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages 
  • Genres  Drama
  • Director  King Vidor
  • Producer  Irving Thalberg
  • Director of Photography  Henry Sharp
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer  Joseph Farnham
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0018806
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario

Joseph Farnham

Soundtrack


Production

Irving Thalberg

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Rebecca

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Rebecca
© 1940 Selznick International Pictures − All right reserved.

Rebecca

Poster for the movie "Rebecca"
Release Date  12 April 1940 (2 h 10 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Drama, Mystery
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Local Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • Budget  $1,288,000
  • Language  English, French


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Overview

The shadow of this woman darkened their love.

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.


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  • TMDb ID  223
  • Original Title  Rebecca
  • Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Local Release Date  12 April 1940
  • Runtime  2 h 10 min
  • Production  Selznick International Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Drama, Mystery
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  David O. Selznick
  • Director of Photography  George Barnes
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $1,288,000
  • Revenue  $6,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0032976
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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 
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  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $2,200,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0040746
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Sidney Bernstein
Alfred Hitchcock

Companies

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

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