Alfred Newman
61) The gunfighter
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Though his appetite for bloodletting is over, Jimmy Ringo (Peck) is forced to stay on the run from young gunners determined to shoot the great man down. After killing an upstart in self-defence, he escapes from the boy's vengeful brothers to the nearby town of Cayenne. There, he hopes to convince his estranged wife (Westcott) to resume their life together, but his arrival causes a sensation. With more young bucks gunning for him, Ringo's fate lies...
62) City lights
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Criterion collection volume 680
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The most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive...
66) Modern times
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Criterion collection volume 543
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English
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When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens.
67) What price glory
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During World War II, two American Marines are best buddies in competition for an alluring French woman, daughter of a local shopkeeper.
71) The desert rats
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A courageous band of Australian soldiers stops Rommel's march to the Suez Canal in this stirring blend of action and history.
73) A royal scandal
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"Russia's Catherine the Great falls in love with a handsome young army officer who is really a revolutionary plotting her downfall"--Container.
74) Roman scandals
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An amateur historian finds himself facing uncertain exile after crossing the ruthless oligarchs that run the town of West Rome, Oklahoma. Tired from his walk out of the town, he falls asleep and dreams that he is having an adventure in ancient Rome.
75) The Black Swan
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A buccaneer tries to stop the pirate ship the Black Swan, a ship on which he was once an officer.
77) April love
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The story of a young man sent to his uncle's farm to rehabilitate himself, how he adapts to his new surroundings and falls in love.
78) Our daily bread
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Depression-era drama in which a young couple leads a group of unemployed people in forming a successful communal farm.
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"Director Frank Capra, known to millions as the man behind [beloved] classics [also] used his talents in support of the war effort by directing, producing and acting as an advisor on a series of World War II propaganda films. Depicting the ravages of combat, the lives of soldiers engaged in battle, as well as those left behind on the home front, five of the films that Capra was involved in bringing to the screen are represented in this special edition...