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To Catch a Thief

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To Catch a Thief
© 1955 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

To Catch a Thief

Poster for the movie "To Catch a Thief"
Release Date  3 August 1955 (1 h 46 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Lyn Murray
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.

  • Year of production  1955
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  French, English


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Overview

WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.


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  • TMDb ID  381
  • Original Title  To Catch a Thief
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Runtime  1 h 46 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  French, English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Lyn Murray
  • Author  David Dodge
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0048728
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Twelve Monkeys

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Twelve Monkeys
© 1995 Universal Pictures − All right reserved.

Twelve Monkeys

Poster for the movie "Twelve Monkeys"
Release Date  29 December 1995 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  Terry Gilliam
Writer 
Composer  Paul Buckmaster
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

  • Year of production  1995
  • Release Date  29 December 1995
  • Local Release Date  5 January 1996
  • Revenue  $168,840,000
  • Budget  $29,500,000
  • Language  English, French


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Overview

The future is history.

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.


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  • TMDb ID  63
  • Original Title  Twelve Monkeys
  • Release Date  29 December 1995
  • Local Release Date  5 January 1996
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Classico
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
  • Director  Terry Gilliam
  • Producer  Charles Roven
  • Director of Photography  Roger Pratt
  • Original Music Composer  Paul Buckmaster
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $29,500,000
  • Revenue  $168,840,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0114746
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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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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Overview

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 
  • Homepage 

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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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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Metadata

  • 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 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Fumio Hayasaka

Production

Minoru Jingo

Companies

Daiei Motion Picture Company

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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
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Them!

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Them!
© 1954 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

Them!

Poster for the movie "Them!"
Release Date  16 June 1954 (1 h 34 min)
Directed by  Gordon Douglas
Writer 
Composer  Bronislau Kaper
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.

  • Year of production  1954
  • Release Date  16 June 1954
  • Local Release Date  16 June 1954
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $23,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

The Amazing New Warner Bros. Sensation!

Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.


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  • TMDb ID  11071
  • Original Title  Them!
  • Release Date  16 June 1954
  • Local Release Date  16 June 1954
  • Runtime  1 h 34 min
  • Production  Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror
  • Director  Gordon Douglas
  • Producer  David Weisbart
  • Director of Photography  Sidney Hickox
  • Original Music Composer  Bronislau Kaper
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $23,000,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0047573
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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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
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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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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Metadata

  • 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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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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Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack


Production

Hal McElroy
Jim McElroy

Companies

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

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