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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
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Notorious

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Notorious
© 1946 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

Notorious

Poster for the movie "Notorious"
Release Date  15 August 1946 (1 h 43 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Roy Webb
Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

  • Year of production  1946
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Language  English


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Notorious woman of affairs... Adventurous man of the world

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.


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  • TMDb ID  303
  • Original Title  Notorious
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Runtime  1 h 43 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
  • Director of Photography  Ted Tetzlaff
  • Original Music Composer  Roy Webb
  • Author  John Taintor Foote
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • IMDb Id  tt0038787
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
© 2000 Sony Pictures Classics − All right reserved.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Poster for the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
Release Date  1 October 2000 (2 h 00 min)
Directed by  Ang Lee
Writer 
Composer  Dun Tan
Country   China,   Hong Kong,   Taiwan,   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

  • Year of production  2000
  • Release Date  1 October 2000
  • Local Release Date  9 October 2000
  • Revenue  $213,525,736
  • Budget  $17,000,000
  • Language  普通话


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A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.


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  • TMDb ID  146
  • Original Title  卧虎藏龙
  • Release Date  1 October 2000
  • Local Release Date  9 October 2000
  • Runtime  2 h 00 min
  • Production  Sony Pictures Classics, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Good Machine, EDKO Film, Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd., United China Vision, Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd.
  • Country   China,   Hong Kong,   Taiwan,   United States of America
  • Languages  普通话
  • Genres  Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
  • Director  Ang Lee
  • Producer  William Kong, Ang Lee, Li-Kong Hsu
  • Director of Photography  Peter Pau
  • Original Music Composer  Dun Tan
  • Author  Du Lu Wang
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  $17,000,000
  • Revenue  $213,525,736
  • IMDb Id  tt0190332
  • Adult 
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Dun Tan

Production

William Kong
Ang Lee
Li-Kong Hsu

Companies

Sony Pictures Classics
China Film Co-Production Corporation
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
Good Machine
EDKO Film
Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd.
United China Vision
Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd.

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Fiddler on the Roof

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Fiddler on the Roof
© 1971 United Artists − All right reserved.

Fiddler on the Roof

Poster for the movie "Fiddler on the Roof"
Release Date  3 November 1971 (3 h 01 min)
Directed by  Norman Jewison
Writer 
Composer  Jerry Bock
Genres  Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.

  • Year of production  1971
  • Release Date  3 November 1971
  • Local Release Date  3 November 1971
  • Revenue  $83,304,330
  • Budget  $9,000,000
  • Language  English, Hebrew, Russian


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Overview

To Life!

This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.


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  • TMDb ID  14811
  • Original Title  Fiddler on the Roof
  • Release Date  3 November 1971
  • Local Release Date  3 November 1971
  • Runtime  3 h 01 min
  • Production  United Artists, Cartier Productions, Mirisch Corporation, The
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Hebrew, Russian
  • Genres  Drama, Romance
  • Director  Norman Jewison
  • Producer  Norman Jewison
  • Director of Photography  Oswald Morris
  • Original Music Composer  Jerry Bock
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $9,000,000
  • Revenue  $83,304,330
  • IMDb Id  tt0067093
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House of Flying Daggers

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House of Flying Daggers
© 2004 Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd. − All right reserved.

House of Flying Daggers

Poster for the movie "House of Flying Daggers"
Release Date  19 May 2004 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  Zhang Yimou
Writer 
Composer  Umebayashi Shigeru
Country   China,   Hong Kong
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

  • Year of production  2004
  • Release Date  19 May 2004
  • Local Release Date  3 August 2004
  • Revenue  $92,863,945
  • Budget  0
  • Language  普通话


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In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.


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  • TMDb ID  9550
  • Original Title  十面埋伏
  • Release Date  19 May 2004
  • Local Release Date  3 August 2004
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
  • Country   China,   Hong Kong
  • Languages  普通话
  • Genres  Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
  • Director  Zhang Yimou
  • Producer  William Kong, Zhang Yimou
  • Director of Photography  Zhao Xiaoding
  • Original Music Composer  Umebayashi Shigeru
  • Author  Feng Li, Wang Bin, Zhang Yimou
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG-13
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  $92,863,945
  • IMDb Id  tt0385004
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Umebayashi Shigeru

Production

William Kong
Zhang Yimou

Companies

Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.

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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 
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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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Every Which Way But Loose

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Every Which Way But Loose
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Every Which Way But Loose

Poster for the movie ""
Release Date  19 December 1978 (1 h 50 min)
Directed by  James Fargo
Writer  Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Composer 
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.

  • Year of production  1978
  • Release Date  19 December 1978
  • Local Release Date  19 December 1978
  • Revenue  $85
  • Budget  $5
  • Language  English


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Clint Eastwood will turn you Every Which Way But Loose

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.


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  • TMDb ID  15417
  • Original Title  Every Which Way But Loose
  • Release Date  19 December 1978
  • Local Release Date  19 December 1978
  • Runtime  1 h 50 min
  • Production  Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
  • Director  James Fargo
  • Producer 
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  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer  Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $5
  • Revenue  $85
  • IMDb Id  tt0077523
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Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

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Malpaso Productions
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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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
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Soundtrack

Irwin Kostal

Production

Robert Wise

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Robert Wise Productions
Argyle Enterprises

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The Princess Bride

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The Princess Bride
© 1987 Act III Communications − All right reserved.

The Princess Bride

Poster for the movie "The Princess Bride"
Release Date  18 September 1987 (1 h 38 min)
Directed by  Rob Reiner
Writer 
Composer  Mark Knopfler
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

  • Year of production  1987
  • Release Date  18 September 1987
  • Local Release Date  15 October 2017
  • Revenue  $30,857,814
  • Budget  $16,000,000
  • Language  English


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It's as real as the feelings you feel.

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.


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  • TMDb ID  2493
  • Original Title  The Princess Bride
  • Release Date  18 September 1987
  • Local Release Date  15 October 2017
  • Runtime  1 h 38 min
  • Production  Act III Communications, The Princess Bride Ltd., Buttercup Films Ltd.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
  • Director  Rob Reiner
  • Producer  Andrew Scheinman, Rob Reiner
  • Director of Photography  Adrian Biddle
  • Original Music Composer  Mark Knopfler
  • Author 
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  • Budget  $16,000,000
  • Revenue  $30,857,814
  • IMDb Id  tt0093779
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Roman Holiday

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Roman Holiday
© 1953 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Roman Holiday

Poster for the movie "Roman Holiday"
Release Date  2 September 1953 (1 h 59 min)
Directed by  William Wyler
Writer 
Composer  Georges Auric
Genres  Comedy, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

  • Year of production  1953
  • Release Date  2 September 1953
  • Local Release Date  2 September 1953
  • Revenue  $12,000,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English, Italian


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Romance in romantic Rome!

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.


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  • TMDb ID  804
  • Original Title  Roman Holiday
  • Release Date  2 September 1953
  • Local Release Date  2 September 1953
  • Runtime  1 h 59 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Italian
  • Genres  Comedy, Romance
  • Director  William Wyler
  • Producer  William Wyler
  • Director of Photography  Henri Alekan, Franz Planer
  • Original Music Composer  Georges Auric
  • Author 
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  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $12,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0046250
  • Adult 
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