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Rear Window

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Rear Window
© 1954 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Rear Window

Poster for the movie "Rear Window"
Release Date  1 August 1954 (1 h 52 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

  • Year of production  1954
  • Release Date  1 August 1954
  • Local Release Date  20 January 2000
  • Revenue  $36,764,313
  • Budget  $1,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.


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  • TMDb ID  567
  • Original Title  Rear Window
  • Release Date  1 August 1954
  • Local Release Date  20 January 2000
  • Runtime  1 h 52 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, James C. Katz
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author  Cornell Woolrich
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,000,000
  • Revenue  $36,764,313
  • IMDb Id  tt0047396
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Picnic at Hanging Rock
© 1975 The Australian Film Commission − All right reserved.

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Poster for the movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
Release Date  2 September 1975 (1 h 55 min)
Directed by  Peter Weir
Writer 
Composer 
Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country   Australia
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

  • Year of production  1975
  • Release Date  2 September 1975
  • Local Release Date  2 September 1975
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English, French


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Overview

On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock ... Some were never to return.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.


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  • TMDb ID  11020
  • Original Title  Picnic at Hanging Rock
  • Release Date  2 September 1975
  • Local Release Date  2 September 1975
  • Runtime  1 h 55 min
  • Production  The Australian Film Commission, McElroy & McElroy, Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd., British Empire Films Australia
  • Country   Australia
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director  Peter Weir
  • Producer  Hal McElroy, Jim McElroy
  • Director of Photography  Russell Boyd
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0073540
  • Adult 
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Hal McElroy
Jim McElroy

Companies

The Australian Film Commission
McElroy & McElroy
Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd.
British Empire Films Australia

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It’s a Wonderful Life

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It’s a Wonderful Life
© 1946 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

It's a Wonderful Life

Poster for the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
Release Date  20 December 1946 (2 h 10 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

  • Year of production  1946
  • Release Date  20 December 1946
  • Local Release Date  7 January 1947
  • Revenue  $9,644,124
  • Budget  $3,180,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.


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  • TMDb ID  1585
  • Original Title  It's a Wonderful Life
  • Release Date  20 December 1946
  • Local Release Date  7 January 1947
  • Runtime  2 h 10 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures, Liberty Films (II)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Family, Fantasy
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra
  • Director of Photography  Joseph F. Biroc, Joseph Walker
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $3,180,000
  • Revenue  $9,644,124
  • IMDb Id  tt0038650
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Frank Capra

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Liberty Films (II)

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King Kong

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King Kong
© 1933 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

King Kong

Poster for the movie "King Kong"
Release Date  7 April 1933 (1 h 40 min)
Writer 
Composer  Max Steiner
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.

  • Year of production  1933
  • Release Date  7 April 1933
  • Local Release Date  7 April 1933
  • Revenue  $10,000,000
  • Budget  $672,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.


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  • TMDb ID  244
  • Original Title  King Kong
  • Release Date  7 April 1933
  • Local Release Date  7 April 1933
  • Runtime  1 h 40 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror
  • Director  Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
  • Producer  Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Walter Daniels
  • Director of Photography  Edward Linden, J.O. Taylor, Vernon L. Walker, Kenneth Peach
  • Original Music Composer  Max Steiner
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $672,000
  • Revenue  $10,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0024216
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 


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Max Steiner

Production

Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Walter Daniels

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
© 1985 Lucasfilm − All right reserved.

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Poster for the movie "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters"
Release Date  15 May 1985 (2 h 01 min)
Directed by  Paul Schrader
Writer  Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
Composer  Philip Glass
Genres  Drama
Country   Japan,   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Ranaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.

  • Year of production  1985
  • Release Date  15 May 1985
  • Local Release Date  20 September 1985
  • Revenue  $502,758
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Language  English, Japanese


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Overview

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Ranaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.


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  • TMDb ID  27064
  • Original Title  Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • Release Date  15 May 1985
  • Local Release Date  20 September 1985
  • Runtime  2 h 01 min
  • Production  Lucasfilm, American Zoetrope, Tristone Entertainment Inc., M Company
  • Country   Japan,   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Japanese
  • Genres  Drama
  • Director  Paul Schrader
  • Producer  Mataichirô Yamamoto, Tom Luddy
  • Director of Photography  John Bailey
  • Original Music Composer  Philip Glass
  • Author 
  • Writer  Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $5,000,000
  • Revenue  $502,758
  • IMDb Id  tt0089603
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
© 1939 Columbia Pictures − All right reserved.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Poster for the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
Release Date  19 October 1939 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Comedy, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English


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Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.


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  • TMDb ID  3083
  • Original Title  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Columbia Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Walker
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0031679
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Frank Capra

Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Paint Your Wagon

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Paint Your Wagon
© 1969 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Paint Your Wagon

Poster for the movie "Paint Your Wagon"
Release Date  15 October 1969 (2 h 38 min)
Directed by  Joshua Logan
Writer 
Composer 
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


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Stake Your Claim To The Musical Goldmine of '69!

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.


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  • TMDb ID  20391
  • Original Title  Paint Your Wagon
  • Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Local Release Date  15 October 1969
  • Runtime  2 h 38 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Alan Jay Lerner Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Drama, Action, Comedy, Western, Music
  • Director  Joshua Logan
  • Producer  Alan Jay Lerner, Tom Shaw
  • Director of Photography  William A. Fraker
  • Original Music Composer 
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  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $20,000,000
  • Revenue  $31,678,778
  • IMDb Id  tt0064782
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Alan Jay Lerner
Tom Shaw

Companies

Paramount Pictures
Malpaso Productions
Alan Jay Lerner Productions

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I Live in Fear

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I Live in Fear
© 1955 Toho Company − All right reserved.

I Live in Fear

Poster for the movie "I Live in Fear"
Release Date  22 November 1955 (1 h 43 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer  Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Composer  Masaru Satô
Genres  Drama
Country   Japan
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.

  • Year of production  1955
  • Release Date  22 November 1955
  • Local Release Date 
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  Japanese


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Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.


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  • TMDb ID  21490
  • Original Title  生きものの記録
  • Release Date  22 November 1955
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  • Runtime  1 h 43 min
  • Production  Toho Company
  • Country   Japan
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Drama
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Sôjirô Motoki
  • Director of Photography  中井朝一
  • Original Music Composer  Masaru Satô
  • Author 
  • Writer  Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0048198
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Easy Rider

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Easy Rider
© 1969 Columbia Pictures − All right reserved.

Easy Rider

Poster for the movie "Easy Rider"
Release Date  7 May 1969 (1 h 35 min)
Directed by  Dennis Hopper
Writer 
Composer 
Genres  Adventure, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  7 May 1969
  • Local Release Date  14 July 1969
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $360,000
  • Language  English


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A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it anywhere...

A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.


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  • TMDb ID  624
  • Original Title  Easy Rider
  • Release Date  7 May 1969
  • Local Release Date  14 July 1969
  • Runtime  1 h 35 min
  • Production  Columbia Pictures, Raybert Productions, Pando Company Inc.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Drama
  • Director  Dennis Hopper
  • Producer  Peter Fonda, William Hayward
  • Director of Photography  László Kovács
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
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  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $360,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0064276
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Peter Fonda
William Hayward

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Columbia Pictures
Raybert Productions
Pando Company Inc.

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Harold and Maude

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Harold and Maude
© 1971 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Harold and Maude

Poster for the movie "Harold and Maude"
Release Date  20 December 1971 (1 h 31 min)
Directed by  Hal Ashby
Writer 
Composer  Yusuf Islam
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

  • Year of production  1971
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Language  English


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They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.


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  • TMDb ID  343
  • Original Title  Harold and Maude
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Runtime  1 h 31 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Hal Ashby
  • Producer  Colin Higgins, Charles Mulvehill
  • Director of Photography  John A. Alonzo
  • Original Music Composer  Yusuf Islam
  • Author  Colin Higgins
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0067185
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Yusuf Islam

Production

Colin Higgins
Charles Mulvehill

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Paramount Pictures

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