Rex Harrison
21) Midnight lace
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English
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In this woman-in-peril suspense film, set in London, the sanity of a newlywed heiress comes into question when, after a number of unwitnessed near-fatal accidents and life-threatening phone calls, she claims to be the target of a stalker. As time passes and her reports of more calls and a visit from a mysterious stranger nobody else sees are met with skepticism by everybody, the woman begins to unravel and becomes increasingly paranoid, suspecting...
22) My fair lady
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English
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A Covent Garden flower girl becomes a lady, entering elite London society under the tutelage of an arrogant professor.
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English
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Passion, intrigue, adventure, love-- everything happens in the yellow Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile that ties together three stories as it passes from owner to owner. In the first, an aristocrat with a penchant for the racetrack discovers his wife has a penchant for backseat amour. Then a moll takes a spin down lover's lane in the Rolls while her mobster boyfriend is busy rubbing out the competition. Finally, an imperious widow purchases the car...
28) Doctor Dolittle
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English
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"The great Leslie Bricusse brings us this musical adaptation of Hugh Lofting's delightful series of children's books, Doctor Dolittle (1967), with Rex Harrison starring as the eponymous fellow who famously has the ability to "talk to the animals." Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough co-star; Richard Fleischer (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) directs; but the real fascinators here are the animals, some real, some fantastical."--Container....
29) Staircase
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English
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Based on a play by Charles Dyer about a couple of gay and aging hairdressers --Container.
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English
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The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee....
32) The citadel
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English
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"Typhoid. Tuberculosis. Cave-ins. Young Dr. Andrew Manson fights the ills that beset the overworked and forgotten in poor Welsh mining towns. He is a dedicated healer until the burdens of his struggle shatter his idealism. To the dismay of his wife, he opens a London practice tending to the pampered rich. Then tragedy forces him to face what he's become. And what he's lost"--Container.
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Criterion collection volume 603
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English
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Disc 1. In which we serve. The story of the H.M.S. Torrin, a British naval ship, from its construction through its destruction in World War II. As the surviving crew cling to life boats and wreckage awaiting rescue, they flashback to their homes and loved ones and in so doing recall just why they are fighting and whom they are fighting for. Disc 2. This happy breed. The story of a London family from 1919 to 1939, and their struggle to maintain a stable...
35) Crossed swords
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English
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A poor commoner, accidentally meets Edward, Prince of Wales, and they are struck by their similarity of appearance. After switching clothes as a practical joke, they are unexpectedly separated and forced to take on the other's life. Everything goes completely haywire when the King suddenly dies, leaving Tom to inherit the throne while Edward must convince the people that he is really the new King of England.
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The Thrill of it All: Gerald Boyer and his wife, Beverly, are happily married with two children. She gets offered a contract to be a product spokeswoman for TV commercials. Gerald has a hard time adjusting to his wife's newfound fame (108 min.)
Midnight Lace: When the American wife of a wealthy London-based financier starts receiving frightening phone calls, she believes her life is in danger, but when she protests to her family following a near-fatal...
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English
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Fire over England: Elizabeth I and her navy overcome the Spanish Armada with the support of an Englishman whose father was killed by the Inquisition.
Dark journey: Set during World War I. Stockholm is infested with spies and counterspies. Among them is Madeleine, the owner of a famous dress shop. Her dedication to the French cause is tested when she is attracted to von Marwitz, a lady's man and head of the German Secret Service in Stockholm. Suspicion...
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English
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Pillow talk: A romantic comedy in which a carefree bachelor and carefree career girl share a telephone party line. Mutual hostility develops without their ever having met. When they finally become acquainted attitudes begin to change.
Lover come back: An adman and adwomen battle over a fake account and wind up in bed together.
Send me no flowers: When he overhears a doctor discussing the imminent death of a patient, hypocondriac George bealieves...
40) The new adventures of Pinocchio: Anastasia : the mystery of Anna ; Jack London's Call of the wild
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English
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The new adventures of Pinocchio: Pinocchio obtains a magic elixir to cure Geppeto's illness, but instead, the potion transforms Geppeto into a puppet controlled by Madame Flambeau. Anastasia: A woman claims to be Anastasia, a survivor of the Russian royal family, believed to have been executed during the Russian Revolution. Call of the wild: Miles Challenger and his loyal canine companion Buck, who together battle nature's toughest elements, stand...