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Throne of Blood

Poster for the movie ""
Release Date  15 January 1957 (1 h 48 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer  William Shakespeare
Composer  Masaru Satô
Genres  Drama, History
Country   Japan
Rating 
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Synopsis and Details

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

  • Year of production  1957
  • Release Date  15 January 1957
  • Local Release Date  15 January 1957
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  Japanese


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From the creator of "Rashomon" and "Ikiru"

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.


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  • TMDb ID  3777
  • Original Title  蜘蛛巣城
  • Release Date  15 January 1957
  • Local Release Date  15 January 1957
  • Runtime  1 h 48 min
  • Production  Toho Company
  • Country   Japan
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Drama, History
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Akira Kurosawa, Sôjirô Motoki
  • Director of Photography  Asakazu Nakai
  • Original Music Composer  Masaru Satô
  • Author 
  • Writer  William Shakespeare
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0050613
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
© 1969 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation − All right reserved.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Poster for the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Release Date  23 September 1969 (1 h 50 min)
Directed by  George Roy Hill
Writer 
Composer  Burt Bacharach
Genres  Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.

  • Year of production  1969
  • Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Revenue  $102,308,889
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Language  English, Spanish


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Overview

Not that it matters, but most of it is true.

In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.


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  • TMDb ID  642
  • Original Title  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1969
  • Runtime  1 h 50 min
  • Production  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Campanile Productions, Newman-Foreman Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Spanish
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, History, Western
  • Director  George Roy Hill
  • Producer  John Foreman
  • Director of Photography  Conrad L. Hall
  • Original Music Composer  Burt Bacharach
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $6,000,000
  • Revenue  $102,308,889
  • IMDb Id  tt0064115
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Burt Bacharach

Production

John Foreman

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Campanile Productions
Newman-Foreman Productions

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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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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 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $70,000,000
  • Revenue  $481,840,909
  • IMDb Id  tt0120815
  • Adult 
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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 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $12,000,000
  • Revenue  $89,800,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0066206
  • Adult 
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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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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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Woodstock

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Woodstock
© 1970 Wadleigh-Maurice − All right reserved.

Woodstock

Poster for the movie "Woodstock"
Release Date  26 March 1970 (3 h 45 min)
Directed by  Michael Wadleigh
Writer 
Composer 
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

  • Year of production  1970
  • Release Date  26 March 1970
  • Local Release Date  26 March 1970
  • Revenue  $34,505,110
  • Budget  $600,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

3 days of peace, music...and love.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.


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  • TMDb ID  9459
  • Original Title  Woodstock
  • Release Date  26 March 1970
  • Local Release Date  26 March 1970
  • Runtime  3 h 45 min
  • Production  Wadleigh-Maurice, Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  History, Documentary, Music
  • Director  Michael Wadleigh
  • Producer 
  • Director of Photography  Malcolm Hart, Michael Margetts
  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $600,000
  • Revenue  $34,505,110
  • IMDb Id  tt0066580
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Wadleigh-Maurice
Warner Bros.

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