Howard Hughes
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"During the Cold War, the CIA secretly raised a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The six-year operation included an intricate cover story by billionaire Howard Hughes. Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews, [the film] tells one of the highest-stakes, yet least-known stories of the Cold War"--Container.
4) The racket
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"Nick Scanlon is an old-fashioned kind of gangster. If someone crosses you, settle it with a fist or a bullet. Tom McQuigg is an old-fashioned kind of cop. Grab the bad guy, not the bribe. But they're both living in a corrupt new world of smooth operators on both sides of the law, efficient green-eyeshade types who run a crime ring like a corporation. They won't mind if Scanlon and McQuigg square off... if they bring each other down"--Container.
5) Scarface
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"One of the most influential movies of all time, the original Scarface is an exciting story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the prohibition era [about] Tony Camonte, an ambitious criminal with a ruthless drive to be the city's top crime boss. This compelling tale of ambition, betrayal and revenge is a groundbreaking masterpiece that influenced all gangster films to follow."--Container.
6) The outlaw
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"Notorious western tells the tale of Billy the Kid and the sexy dame (Jane Russell) who loves him."
7) The outlaw
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"Notorious western tells the tale of Billy the Kid and the sexy dame (Jane Russell) who loves him."
10) Angel face
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When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her refined but sensuous stepdaughter Diane, who quickly pursues and infatuates him. Under Diane's seductive influence, Frank is soon the Tremayne chauffeur, but he begins to suspect danger under her surface sweetness. When he shows signs of pulling away, Diane schemes to get him in so deep he'll never get out.
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Film noir classic collection volume 3
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Hard-luck gambler Dan Milner is in sudden luck. He'll get $50,000 to hang out at a posh Mexican resort. $5,000 now and the big payoff when the reason he's been sent there is revealed. Of course, the gangsters making the offer don't expect him to live long enough to collect.
12) The front page
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A newspaper editor and his ace reporter battle each other while fighting civic corruption in Chicago.
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"Using refugees as human shields, North Korean troops advance on Col. Steve Jankowski, a leader of the U.S. forces that are part of the United Nations Coalition pushing back against the invasion south of the 38th parallel, and his dug-in troops. Hoping to turn the throng back, Jankowski orders his gunners to fire warning shots short of the advance. Again and again the cannons roar, aiming closer each time. The approach continues: Jankowski must make...
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One-Eyed Jacks: After robbing a bank, Kid Rio (Marlon Brando) is double-crossed by his partner Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) and is jailed in a brutal Mexican prison. After five long years, Rio escapes and seeks revenge in Monterey where Longworth is married and also the town sheriff. Complications arise when Rio falls in love with his ex-partner's stepdaughter.
Vengeance Valley: In this gorgeously filmed western, the 'Cain and Abel' theme gets a wild...