Merle Oberon
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English
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Filmed amid the actual bombed out ruins of Frankfurt and Berlin after World War II, this film recounts the dangerous attempts to unify Germany as four post-war heroes from Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. battle die-hard Nazis to rescue an anti-fascist German statesman.
6) The Lodger
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English
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A London family begins to suspect that their eccentric lodger is in fact Jack the Ripper.
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English
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The film that made Charles Laughton a star tells the story of the infamous King Henry VIII and his tumultuous matrimonial journey. Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII took on six wives during his rule, each marriage ending more violently than the last. Instances of treason, execution, and beheading are all cited as reasons for divorce for Henry VIII and his bundle of brides. This comedic take on English royalty is widely considered to be the...
9) Hotel
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Through the doors of the St. Gregory, a posh, aging luxury hotel in the lusty New Orleans French Quarter, pass the powerful, the proud and the predatory. Among them are the bigoted owner, a tough-minded general manager, an arrogant Duchess who dominates her weak-willed husband, a Bible-thumping tycoon who'll invoke any means to add the St. Gregory to his conformity-stamped hotel chain, a duplicitous detective and a thief with a briefcase full of room...
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English
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Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Bronte's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar. Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax. Directed by William Wyler and featuring Academy Award-winning cinematography,...
12) These three
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English
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A young student makes a false accusation against her teachers and upsets the lives of all involved.
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English
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Jill and Larry Baker have been living in marital bliss for six years...that is until Jill develops a nasty bout with the hiccups. Exhausting all remedies to no avail and believing her problem to be psychosomatic, Jill takes the advice of friends and seeks the help of a psychiatrist. This leads to disenchantment with her husband, Larry, causing marital mayhem, when she becomes romantically involved with an eccentric pianist named Alexander Sebastian,...
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Though born to modest means in Hungary, Alexander Korda would go on to become one of the most important filmmakers in the history of British cinema. A producer, writer, and director who navigated toward subjects of major historical significance and mythical distinction, Korda made a name for his production company, London Films, with the Oscar-winning The Private Life of Henry VIII. He then continued his populist investigation behind the scenes and...
20) Temptation
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In this Victorian-era film noir, the mesmerizing Merle Oberson is Ruby, the new wife of wealthy archaeologist Nigel. Unbeknownst to her husband, Ruby has had quite a checkered past, involving several divorces and extramarital affairs. While Nigel is out digging up an ancient mummy, Ruby takes up with Baroudi, a slick but impoverished Egyptian opportunist. When Baroudi threatens to leave Ruby unless she puts her husband out of the way, she plots to...