Wilhelm Tell (English: William Tell) is a 1960 Swiss adventure film directed by Michel Dickoff and Karl Hartl and starring Robert Freitag, Wolfgang Rottsieper and Alfred Schlageter. Audio in Swiss German with subtitles in English*, French and Spanish (Click on CC for subtitles) * Note: English subtitles were translated through Subtitle Cat (https://www.subtitlecat.com/index.html) The film is based on the traditional folk story of William Tell as told in the play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast & Characters: Robert Freitag as Wilhelm Tell Wolfgang Rottsieper as Gessler Alfred Schlageter as Walter Fürst Hannes Schmidhauser as Arnold von Melchtal Leopold Biberti as Werner Stauffacher Maria Becker as Gertrud Stauffacher Heinz Woester as Attinghausen Georges Weiss as Rudenz Birke Bruck as Berta von Bruneck Zarli Carigiet as Baumgarten Helen Hesse as Baumgartnerin Paul Bühlmann as Rudi Inigo Gallo as Frieshart

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 British Gothic mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It is based on the 1902 novel of the same title by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and André Morell as Doctor Watson. It is the first film adaptation of the novel to be filmed in colour. Filming took place on location at Chobham Common and Frensham Ponds, both in Surrey.

Gori vatra (Bosnian: The Fire is Burning) is a Bosnian drama/comedy film directed by Pjer Žalica. Click on CC for English subtitles. Version with Italian Audio: https://rumble.com/v6zp6sw-benvenuto-mr.-presidentgori-vatra-film-2003-aud-ita.html The plot takes place in the small town of Tešanj in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two years after the Bosnian War. The town is overridden by corruption, prostitution and organized crime. People of Tešanj live in peace, though the war scars are visible everywhere in town, as well as in people's souls. After the war, the population of Tešanj consists almost exclusively of Bosniaks. Ethnic Serbs now live in surrounding villages. It is announced that U.S. president Bill Clinton will pay a visit to the town. Western bureaucrats arrive to Tešanj to supervise the preparations for the visit. Everything in the town must be in order, including the faked brotherhood between Bosniaks and Serbs. Bosnian folk singer Emina Zečaj recorded music for the film. Cast & Characters: Enis Bešlagić - Faruk Bogdan Diklić - Zaim Saša Petrović - Husnija Izudin Bajrović - Mugdim Emir Hadžihafizbegović - Stanko Jasna Žalica - Hitka Senad Bašić - Velija Feđa Štukan - Adnan Hubert Kramar - Supervisor Admir Glamočak - Hamdo Aleksandar Seksan - Pic Almir Čehajić - Osman Alban Ukaj - Glavar

Benvenuto Mr. President (Gori vatra) è un film del 2003 di Pjer Žalica. Nel 1995 la piccola cittadina bosniaca di Tešanj viene sconvolta dalla notizia dell'imminente visita del presidente statunitense Bill Clinton. In pochi giorni gli abitanti dovranno far sparire odi etnici, genocidi e corruzione che dilagano nella comunità, fingendo pace e armonia per attrarre il presidente ed uscire da una situazione di indigenza. Molti gli spunti comici, il più noto avviene quando sulla bandiera USA, prodotta per addobbare il paese, vengono cucite delle stelle rosse. L'unico a non essere toccato dall'arrivo di Bill Clinton è un uomo che non si rassegna alla scomparsa del figlio, morto in guerra.

A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. Audio in English with subtitles in English, German and Russian (Click on CC for subtitles). The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding in West Yorkshire. The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. In a small town in Northern England in 1947, the citizens endure continuing food rationing. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and illegally decide to raise a pig for that occasion. However, the pig is stolen by Gilbert Chilvers, who was encouraged to do so by his wife Joyce. Meanwhile, the local food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing. The film won three BAFTA Film Awards: Best Actress for Maggie Smith, Best Supporting Actress for Liz Smith, and Best Supporting Actor for Denholm Elliott. It was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Alan Bennett) and Best Film. Cast & Characters: Michael Palin as Gilbert Chilvers Maggie Smith as Joyce Chilvers Denholm Elliott as Dr. Swaby Richard Griffiths as Allardyce Tony Haygarth as Sutcliff John Normington as Lockwood Bill Paterson as Wormold Liz Smith as Mother Alison Steadman as Mrs Allardyce Jim Carter as Inspector Noble Pete Postlethwaite as Nuttal Reece Dinsdale as P.C. Penny Don Estelle as Barraclough, the butcher

Salvador is a 1986 war drama film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. Audio in English with subtitles in English and Russian (click on CC for subtitles). It stars James Woods as Richard Boyle, alongside Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Elpidia Carrillo, with John Savage and Cynthia Gibb in supporting roles. Stone co-wrote the screenplay with Boyle. The film tells the story of an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War who becomes entangled with both the FMLN and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children. The film is highly sympathetic toward the left-wing revolutionaries and strongly critical of the US-supported military dictatorship, focusing on the murder of four American Catholic missionaries, including Jean Donovan, and the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero by death squads. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Woods) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Stone and Boyle). Cast & Characters: James Woods as Richard Boyle Jim Belushi as Doctor Rock (based on Eric 'Dr. Rock' Isralow) Michael Murphy as Ambassador Thomas Kelly (based on Robert E. White) John Savage as John Cassady (based on John Hoagland) Elpidia Carrillo as María Cindy Gibb as Cathy Moore (based on Jean Donovan) Tony Plana as Major Maximiliano Casanova (based on Roberto D'Aubuisson) José Carlos Ruiz as Archbishop Oscar Romero

The Broken Crown (Spanish: La corona partida) is a 2016 Spanish historical drama film directed by Jordi Frades. Audio in Spanish with subtitles in English, Italian and Spanish (click on CC for the subtitles). Set in early 16th century, the fiction focuses on the events after the death of Queen Isabella of Castile and the issuing of the corresponding will. Isabella's daughter Joanna finds herself in the middle of the political schemes of her father Ferdinand and her spouse Philip, son of Maximilian of Habsburg, with everyone in the Court having a vested interest in declaring her mad and unfit to rule. The Broken Crown, Jordi Frades' debut as feature film director, was written by José Luis Martín. The score was composed by Federico Jusid. Filming started in May 2015, shooting in locations such as the Castle of Guadamur, the Cathedral of Burgos, the Cathedral of Toledo, the Church of Santa María Magdalena in Torrelaguna and the Palace of Rincón in Madrid. The fiction serves as bridge in between the television series Isabel and Carlos, rey emperador. Cast & Characters: Rodolfo Sancho as Fernando Irene Escolar as Juana Raúl Mérida as Felipe Eusebio Poncela as Cardenal Cisneros Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Fuensalida José Coronado as Maximiliano de Habsburgo Jacobo Dicenta as Belmonte Úrsula Corberó as Margarita de Austria Ramon Madaula as Chacón Ainhoa Santamaría as Beatriz de Bobadilla Jordi Díaz as Cabrera Silvia Alonso as Germana de Foix

Eroica is a BBC television film that dramatises the first performance of Beethoven's third symphony, the Eroica. Audio in English with subtitles in; English, Italian, German, French and Spanish (click on CC). The film was directed by Simon Cellan Jones, written by Nick Dear and starred Ian Hart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Anton Lesser and Frank Finlay. The music was played by Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner. It won the Prix Italia for Performing Arts in 2004. The film is set in Vienna on 9 June 1804, the date of the private, first performance of Beethoven's third symphony, later to be known as the 'Eroica'. The performance, and most of the action in the film, takes place at the palace of one of Beethoven's patrons, Prince Franz Lobkowitz. Midway during the performance, Beethoven tries to get his lover, a widow named Josephine von Deym, to marry him, but she refuses because of the unfair laws regarding child custody – she is a member of the nobility, and cannot marry a commoner without losing custody of her children. Later, composer Joseph Haydn, now old and feeble, arrives just in time to hear the last movement of the symphony. As he leaves the performance, Haydn is asked his opinion of the symphony, which he describes as "quite new", and then utters his now-famous and prophetic comment, "From this day forward, everything [in music] is changed". The film ends on a grim note; as the performance of the Eroica ends, Beethoven looks at his audience and is momentarily unable to hear any natural sounds – an ominous sign of his approaching deafness. Soundtrack used: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (excerpt) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) by Ludwig van Beethoven. Cast & Characters: Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven Tim Pigott-Smith as Count Dietrichstein Jack Davenport as Prince Franz Lobkowitz Fenella Woolgar as Princess Marie Lobkowitz Claire Skinner as Countess Josephine von Deym Lucy Akhurst as Countess Teresa von Brunswick (Josephine's sister) Frank Finlay as Joseph Haydn Leo Bill as Ferdinand Ries Peter Hanson as Wranitzky (leader of the orchestra in the film, and of Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique) Robert Glenister as Gerhardt (one of the prince's servants) Anton Lesser as Sukowaty (Beethoven's copyist). Bonus Material: https://rumble.com/v6vvrt6-eroica-allegro-con-brio-bonus-material2003.html

The Exile is a 1947 American historical adventure romantic film directed by Max Ophüls, and produced, written by, and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. French actress Rita Corday (billed as "Paule Croset") played the romantic interest. In 1660, Charles Stuart (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), deposed as king of England by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads, is in exile in the Netherlands with a few loyalists, awaiting the right opportunity to return. Whilst bartering in a local marketplace, he meets Katie (Rita Corday), a Dutch farm owner and flower seller. The film is based on the 1926 novel His Majesty, the King: A Romantic Love Chase of the Seventeenth Century by Cosmo Hamilton. Cast & Characters: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Charles Stuart (Charles II of England) Maria Montez as Countess Anabella de Courteuil Rita Corday ("Paule Croset") as Katie Henry Daniell as Colonel Ingram Nigel Bruce as Sir Edward Hyde Robert Coote as Dick Pinner Otto Waldis as Jan Eldon Gorst as Seymour Milton A. Owen as Wilcox Colin Keith-Johnston as Captain Bristol Ben H. Wright as Milbanke Colin Kenny as Ross Peter Shaw as Higson Will Stanton as Tucket C.S. Ramsey-Hill [sic] as Cavalier Official Lumsden Hare as Roundhead General Lester Matthews as Robbins Thomas P. Dillon as Jasper William Trenk as Footman Fred Cavens as Coachman Alla Dunn as Marie Torben Meyer as Sea Captain Grayce Hampton as First Court Lady Mary Forbes as Second Court Lady Charles Stevens as Painter Harry Cording as Roundhead (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities is a 1958 British film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin. It is a period drama based on parts of Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859). Click on CC for optional English subtitles. Filming started 3 July 1957 at Bourges in France for four weeks of location work. The film was shot in the Loire Valley in France, because it was the only place without telegraph poles. Several thousand American soldiers posted nearby in Orléans were used as extras. Shooting took six weeks. The film was the most expensive British production of its year Cast & Characters: Dirk Bogarde as Sydney Carton Dorothy Tutin as Lucie Manette Paul Guers as Charles Darnay (Voice dubbed by Tim Turner – uncredited) Marie Versini as Marie Gabelle Ian Bannen as Gabelle Alfie Bass as Jerry Cruncher Cecil Parker as Jarvis Lorry Stephen Murray as Dr. Manette Athene Seyler as Miss Pross Ernest Clark as Stryver Rosalie Crutchley as Madame Defarge Freda Jackson as the Vengeance Duncan Lamont as Ernest Defarge Leo McKern as Attorney General-Old Bailey Donald Pleasence as John Barsad Christopher Lee as Marquis St. Evremonde Sam Kydd as Coachman

Count Dracula is a British television adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Produced by the BBC, it first aired on BBC 2 on 22 December 1977. It is among the more faithful of the many adaptations of the original book. Directed by Philip Saville from a screenplay by Gerald Savory, it stars Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula and Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing. Click on CC for English subtitles. Cast & Characters: Louis Jourdan as Count Dracula Frank Finlay as Professor Van Helsing Susan Penhaligon as Lucy Westenra Judi Bowker as Wilhemina Westenra Mark Burns as Doctor John Seward Jack Shepherd as Renfield Bosco Hogan as Jonathan Harker Richard Barnes as Quincey P. Holmwood Additional cast members include Ann Queensberry as Mrs. Westenra, George Raistrick as Bowles, George Malpas as Swales, and Michael MacOwan as Hawkins. Sue Vanner, Susie Hickford, and Belinda Meuldijk portray Dracula's Brides. The passengers on Harker's stagecoach are portrayed by Bruce Wightman, Izabella Telezynska, and Orla Pederson. Part 2: https://rumble.com/v62bkkq-count-dracula-part-2-tv-film-1977.html

Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul) is a Romanian historic epic film, directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and starring Amza Pellea in the leading role. Audio in Romanian with English subtitles (Click on CC). Part 2: https://rumble.com/v4earvl-michael-the-bravemihai-viteazul-film-1970-the-union-part-2-eng-sub.html The film is a representation of the life of Wallachia's ruler Michael The Brave, and his will to unite the three Romanian principalities (Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania) into one country. The film was released in 1970 in Romania, and worldwide by Columbia Pictures as The Last Crusade. The film has two parts and was shot in several locations, such as Istanbul, Prague and Călugăreni, but also the Danube, the Black Sea, Alba Iulia, Carpathian Mountains, Bucharest, Sibiu, Sinaia, and Miraslau. At the end of the 16th century, Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country. Cast & Characters: Amza Pellea as Michael The Brave Ion Besoiu as Sigismund Báthory Olga Tudorache as Michael The Brave's mother Irina Gardescu as Contessina Rossana Viventini György Kovács as Andrei Báthory Sergiu Nicolaescu as Selim Pasha Nicolae Secăreanu as Sinan Pasha Ilarion Ciobanu as Stroe Buzescu Aurel Rogalschi as Rudolf II Ioana Bulcă as Doamna Stanca Septimiu Sever as Radu Buzescu Florin Piersic as Preda Buzescu Klára Sebök as Maria Cristina de Graz Mircea Albulescu as Popa Stoica Emmerich Schäffer as Giorgio Basta Colea Răutu as Sultan Murat III Constantin Codrescu as Alexandru The Evil Alexandru Herescu as Ionică Corneliu Gârbea as General Baba Novac Alexandru Repan as Earl Viventini Jean Lorin Florescu as Archduke Maximilian The film had initially been intended to be an American-Romanian superproduction, with Columbia Pictures proposing actors such as Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Laurence Harvey, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, or Kirk Douglas. But at Nicolae Ceauşescu's intent, the production was approved only with Romanian actors. The story is historically less authentic, but is full of grand battle scenes, political plots, betrayals and family drama. To reenact the battles that Mihai Viteazul fought against the Turks, some 5,000 soldiers of the Romanian army were brought to the set. The film was released in Romania in 1970 and ran in the cinemas for several years. Worldwide, it was distributed by Columbia Pictures, under the name The Last Crusade. The film debuted outside of Romania in July 1971 at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival and in East Germany, and in March 1972 in Finland, in June 1972 in West Germany and in April 1973 in Japan.

Battle of Neretva (Serbo-Croatian: Bitka na Neretvi, Битка на Неретви) is a 1969 Yugoslavian epic partisan film. Written by Stevan Bulajić and Veljko Bulajić, and directed by Veljko Bulajić, it is based on the true events of World War II. The Battle of the Neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined Axis powers attack in 1943 against the Yugoslav Partisans. The plan was also known as the Fourth Enemy Offensive and occurred in the area of the Neretva river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Battle of Neretva is the most expensive motion picture made in the SFR Yugoslavia. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the year after Sergei Bondarchuk (playing the role of Martin in Neretva) won the honour for War and Peace. The score for the English-speaking versions was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Battle of Neretva was the first of a series of huge state-sponsored World War II film productions. It had a staggering budget approved by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. Shot over 16 months with funds put up in largest part by over 58 self-managed companies in Yugoslavia, the movie featured a combined battalion of 10,000 Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers. Four villages and a fortress were constructed for the film and destroyed. Several JNA-inventory Soviet T-34 tanks, touched up to look like German Panzers, met the same fate. Even used several Yugoslavian planes Soko 522 like germans luftwaffe planes with Balkenkreuz on the wings. Cast & Characters: Sergei Bondarchuk as Martin Yul Brynner as Vlado (Vladimir Smirnov) Curt Jürgens as Gen. Lohring Bata Živojinović as Stole Sylva Koscina as Danica Boris Dvornik as Stipe Hardy Krüger as Col. Kranzer Franco Nero as Capt. Michele Riva Lojze Rozman as Ivan Ljubiša Samardžić as Novak Orson Welles as Chetnik senator Milena Dravić as Nada Špela Rozin as Vlado's aide Pavle Vuisić as Jordan Fabijan Šovagović as Mad Boško Anthony Dawson as Gen. Morelli Dušan Bulajić as Chetnik Commander Renato Rossini as Sgt. Mario Oleg Vidov as Nikola Kole Angelovski as Žika Stole Aranđelović as Šumadinac Demeter Bitenc as Capt. Schröder Ralph Persson as Lt. Horst Radko Polič as Vuko Miha Baloh as Ustasha Commander Faruk Begolli as Stevo Zaim Muzaferija as tall peasant in the Partisans column Hajrudin Hadžikarić as Vladimir Nazor

Enchanted April is a 1991 British historical drama film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April. Audio in English with English subtitles (click on CC). Four women, driven to desperation in 1920s London, rent a small castle in Italy for a holiday, where they are joined by their husbands. The magic of the place soon begins to work in unexpected ways. The film was shot on location at Castello Brown in Portofino, Italy, the castle where the author of the book had stayed in the 1920s. The score by Richard Rodney Bennett, featuring flute and oboe themes, evokes the film's mood and accentuates the story's yearning and nostalgia. Cast & Characters: Rose Arbuthnot: Miranda Richardson Mellersh Wilkins: Alfred Molina Mrs Fisher: Joan Plowright Frederick Arbuthnot: Jim Broadbent George Briggs: Michael Kitchen Lotty Wilkins: Josie Lawrence Caroline Dester: Polly Walker

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1982 British romantic adventure television film set during the French Revolution. It is based on the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) and Eldorado (1913) by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, and stars Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy Blakeney/the Scarlet Pimpernel, the protagonist, Jane Seymour as Marguerite St. Just, the love interest, and Ian McKellen as Chauvelin, the antagonist. In 1792 during the Reign of Terror, the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French aristocrats while posing as the wealthy but foppish and seemingly empty-headed Sir Percival Blakeney. Percy marries the beautiful French actress Marguerite St. Just, but her previous relationship with Robespierre's agent Paul Chauvelin may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the young Dauphin, eldest son of the former King of France. The story differs from the book but is largely inspired by it. Filming took place at various eighteenth century sites in England, including Blenheim Palace, Ragley Hall, Broughton Castle, and Milton Manor; also Lindisfarne.Tony Curtis served as the film's designer. Cast & Characters: Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy Blakeney/ the Scarlet Pimpernel Jane Seymour as Marguerite Blakeney (née St. Just) Ian McKellen as Paul Chauvelin James Villiers as the Baron de Batz Eleanor David as Louise Malcolm Jamieson as Armand St. Just Richard Morant as Robespierre Dominic Jephcott as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes Christopher Villiers as Lord Antony Dewhurst Denis Lill as the Count de Tournay Ann Firbank as the Countess de Tournay Tracey Childs as Suzanne de Tournay Julian Fellowes as the Prince of Wales Mark Drewry as Lord Timothy Hastings John Quarmby as Ponceau David Gant as Fouquet Geoffrey Toone as the Marquis de St. Cyr Joanna Dickens as Aunt Lulu Richard Charles as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France Gordon Gostelow as Duval Carol MacReady as Madame Duval Daphne Anderson as Lady Grenville

Rembrandt is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Bíró based on a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal. Cast & Characters: Charles Laughton as Rembrandt van Rijn Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dircx Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels Edward Chapman as Carel Fabritius Walter Hudd as Frans Banning Cocq Roger Livesey as Beggar Saul John Bryning as Titus van Rijn Sam Livesey as Auctioneer Herbert Lomas as Gerrit van Rijn Allan Jeayes as Dr. Tulp John Clements as Govert Flinck Raymond Huntley as Ludwick Abraham Sofaer as Dr. Menasseh Laurence Hanray as Heertsbeeke Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand-Coeur Edmund Willard as Van Zeeland Henry Hewitt as Jan Six

Magic Fire is a 1955 American biographical film about the life of composer Richard Wagner, released by Republic Pictures. Audio in English and German, with English subtitles hardcoded for the German parts. Directed by William Dieterle, the film made extensive use of Wagner's music, which was arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. It was one of the final films Republic made in the two-strip color process known as Trucolor. The film was based on a book by Bertita Harding published in 1953. It was described as "not strictly biography but not quite fiction.' Although many details about Wagner's life were accurately portrayed, the film often distorted some facts, apparently for dramatic purposes. One high point was the accurate depiction of the riot at the Paris Opera House for the premiere of the revised version of Tannhäuser. The film depicted King Ludwig II's patronage of Wagner, without going into much detail about the king's controversial personality. The film used a very large cast, opulent sets, and lavish costumes. Since Republic was known primarily for westerns and adventure serials, Magic Fire was one of the rare "prestige" films to be produced by studio chief Herbert Yates. Filming started in September 1954. The film was shot in Italy and Germany over 12 weeks and wound up in December. Cast & Characters: Alan Badel ... Richard Wagner Yvonne De Carlo ... Minna Planer Carlos Thompson ... Franz Liszt Rita Gam ... Cosima Liszt Valentina Cortese ... Mathilde Wesendonck Peter Cushing ... Otto Wesendonck Frederick Valk ... Minister von Moll Gerhard Riedmann ... King Ludwig II Erik Schumann ... Hans von Bülow Robert Freitag ... August Roeckel Heinz Klingenberg ... King of Saxonia Charles Régnier ... Giacomo Meyerbeer Kurt Großkurth ... Magdeburg Theatre Manager (as Kurt Grosskurth) Fritz Rasp ... Pfistermeister Hans Quest ... Robert Hubner Jan Hendriks ... Mikhail Bakunin Erich Wolfgang Korngold ... Hans Richter (uncredited)

On Approval is a 1944 British romantic comedy film, produced, directed and cowritten by Clive Brook. The film stars Brook, Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver.[1] It is the second film adaptation of the play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale; the first was a 1930 film of the same name. In writing the screenplay, Brook remained close to Lonsdale's play but changed its timeframe from the early 1920s to the late Victorian era, when the concept would have been much more shocking. Cast & Characters: Beatrice Lillie as Maria Wislack Clive Brook as George, 10th Duke of Bristol Googie Withers as Helen Hale Roland Culver as Richard Halton O. B. Clarence as Doctor Graham Laurence Hanray as Parkes Elliott Mason as Mrs. McCosh Hay Petrie as Hotel manager Mollie Munks as Jeanne Marjorie Rhodes as Cook On Approval is one of few films featuring Lillie, often called "The Funniest Woman in the World" for her eccentric personality and portrayals in many comedic stage plays and revues.

Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 historical drama film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott. Audio in English with English subtitles (click on CC for subtitles). The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. Jackson had previously played the part of Elizabeth in the BBC TV drama Elizabeth R, screened in February and March 1971, the first episode of which was also written by Hale. The film received mixed reviews with criticism of the screenplay, running length and historical inaccuracies; however it received praise for the leading female performances, its production values, and musical score. At the 44th Academy Awards, the film received five nominations including Best Actress (for Redgrave). Like the play by Friedrich Schiller (Maria Stuart, 1800) and the opera by Gaetano Donizetti (Maria Stuarda, 1835), it takes considerable liberties with history in order to achieve increased dramatic effect, in particular two fictitious face-to-face encounters between the two queens (who never met in real life). The film was shot in France (Château de Chenonceau), Hermitage Castle, Scotland; and in England at Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Parham Park in West Sussex, and Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire. The song in the opening sequence, "Vivre et Mourir", is sung by Redgrave. The lyrics are taken from a sonnet written by Mary, Queen of Scots. Cast & Characters: Vanessa Redgrave as Mary, Queen of Scots Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I of England Patrick McGoohan as Mary's half-brother James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray Timothy Dalton as Mary's second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Nigel Davenport as Mary's third husband, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell Trevor Howard as Elizabeth's advisor Sir William Cecil Daniel Massey as Elizabeth's lover, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Ian Holm as Mary's advisor, David Riccio Andrew Keir as Ruthven Tom Fleming as John Ballard Robert James as Scottish religious reformer John Knox Katherine Kath as Mary's first mother-in-law, Catherine de' Medici Frances White as Mary's companion, Mary Fleming Vernon Dobtcheff as Mary's uncle, the Duke of Guise Raf De La Torre as her other uncle, the Cardinal of Lorraine Richard Warner as Elizabeth's spy master Francis Walsingham Bruce Purchase as the Earl of Morton Brian Coburn as the Earl of Huntly Richard Denning as Mary's first husband, King Francis II of France Maria Aitken as Lady Bothwell Jeremy Bulloch as Andrew

A 1998 PBS television adaptation of the Henry James novel, directed by Paul Unwin. Michael Hastings wrote the script, which deviates significantly from James's text, including sexual scenes between Newman and Noémie and between Valentin and Noémie. After the horror of the Civil War, ‘ignorant’ Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won’t get past the Paris nightlife. After an affair with a haughty painter, he falls in love with the daughter of the late marquis de Bellegarde. She was married off and traumatized by her abusive late husband for the family’s sake. Her elder brother supports their ruthless mother, but junior Valentin is besotted with the artist and strikes a partnership with Christopher. Starring; Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey, Andrew Scott, Brenda Fricker and Eva Birthistle.

Cat People is a 1942 American supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced for RKO by Val Lewton. The film tells the story of Irena Dubrovna, a newly married Serbian fashion illustrator obsessed with the idea that she is descended from an ancient tribe of Cat People who metamorphose into black panthers when aroused. When her husband begins to show interest in one of his co-workers, Irena begins to stalk her. The film stars Simone Simon as Irena, and features Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, and Jack Holt in supporting roles. Option English subtitles (click on CC). Cat People had its premiere at the Rialto Theatre in Manhattan on December 5, 1942, and it was released regionally the following day in New York City. The film received a wide release on December 25, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. t had its Los Angeles premiere on January 14, 1943, at the Hawaii Theater, where it broke the attendance record. RKO reissued the film theatrically in 1952. Cast & Characters: Simone Simon as Irena Dubrovna Kent Smith as Oliver Reed Tom Conway as Dr. Louis Judd, a psychiatrist Jane Randolph as Alice Moore, Oliver's assistant Jack Holt as "Commodore" C. R. Cooper, Oliver's boss Alan Napier as "Doc" Carver, one of Oliver's co-workers (uncredited) Elizabeth Dunne as Mrs. Plunkett, the owner of the pet shop (uncredited) Elizabeth Russell as the "Cat Woman" at The Belgrade (voice dubbed by Simone Simon) (uncredited) Alec Craig as the zookeeper (uncredited) Dot Farley as Mrs. Agnew, the scrubwoman at Oliver's work (uncredited) Theresa Harris as Minnie, the waitress at Sally Lunn's (uncredited) Mary Halsey as Blondie, the front desk clerk at Alice's apartment building (uncredited) The sequel: https://rumble.com/v6s8xrb-the-curse-of-the-cat-people-film-1944.html

The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological supernatural thriller film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produced by Val Lewton, and starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, and Ann Carter. The Curse of the Cat People premiered in February 1944. It was often screened as a double bill with Cat People (1942). It tells a story about a young girl who befriends the ghost of her father's deceased first wife, a Serbian fashion designer who descended from a race of people who could transform into cats. The film, which marks Wise's first directing credit, is a sequel to Cat People (1942) and has many of the same central characters, but the plot is only tangentially related to its predecessor. - The painting in the Reed house that Alice describes as Irena's favorite piece of art is the portrait Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga by Francisco Goya. - Irena's lullaby, a musical motif in the score of both this film and Cat People, is an adaptation of the French lullaby "Do, do, l'enfant do". The carol Irena sings in counterpoint to "Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep" is the traditional French Christmas carol "Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant". - Amy's teacher mentions a book, The Inner World of Childhood, which is an actual book written by American psychologist Frances Wickes and published in 1927. Psychology pioneer Carl Jung admired the book, and in 1931 he wrote an introduction to it. Cast & Characters: Simone Simon as the ghost of Irena Dubrovna Reed Kent Smith as Oliver Reed Jane Randolph as Alice Reed Ann Carter as Amy Reed Eve March as Miss Callahan Julia Dean as Julia Farren Elizabeth Russell as Barbara Farren Erford Gage as Police Captain Sir Lancelot as Edward

A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film directed by Alan Rickman, based on a story conceived by Alison Deegan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rickman and Jeremy Brock. It stars Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory, Steven Waddington, Jennifer Ehle and Rupert Penry-Jones. The story was conceived by Allison Deegan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alan Rickman and Jeremy Brock. Despite being set in France, the entirety of filming took place in England. Some of the characters are fictional, including Kate Winslet's Sabine. The film is set in 1682, but André Le Nôtre began work at Versailles in 1661. Le Nôtre was nearly seventy in 1682, twice the age he appears to be as portrayed by Schoenaerts. A garden much like that in the film exists at Versailles, the Salle de Bal or Bosquet de la Salle-de-Bal (the Forest Ballroom). 1680s France. Sabine de Barra's designs for part of the gardens of Versailles cause taciturn landscape architect Andre Le Notre to take an interest in her fresh outlook. Though Sabine is not afraid to get her hands dirty, her introduction to the muddied morality of the royal court of Louis XIV proves much harder work, with secrets and sadness buried just beneath the surface glamour. Cast & Characters: Kate Winslet as Sabine de Barra Matthias Schoenaerts as André Le Nôtre Alan Rickman as King Louis XIV Stanley Tucci as Philippe, Duc d'Orléans Helen McCrory as Madame Le Nôtre Steven Waddington as Thierry Duras Jennifer Ehle as Madame de Montespan Rupert Penry-Jones as Antoine Lauzun Paula Paul as Princess Palatine Danny Webb as Claude Moulin Phyllida Law as Suzanne Fidelis Morgan as Anne Alistair Petrie as De Ville

Jane Eyre is a 1970 British film directed by Delbert Mann, starring George C. Scott and Susannah York. It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The film was originally meant to star James Mason and the actresses mentioned for the title role were Rita Tushingham and Sinead Cusack. Filming started 18 May 1970 in Yorkshire. John Williams composed the score and won an Emmy Award in 1972. Cast & Characters: George C. Scott as Edward Rochester Susannah York as Jane Eyre Sara Gibson as Jane Eyre as a child Ian Bannen as St. John Rivers Rachel Kempson as Mrs. Fairfax Nyree Dawn Porter as Blanche Ingram Jack Hawkins as Mr. Brocklehurst Jean Marsh as Mrs. Rochester Kenneth Griffith as Mason Angharad Rees as Louise Peter Copley as John Clive Morton as Mr. Eshton Jeremy Child as Harry Lynn Louise Pajo as Mary Lugram Michele Dotrice as Mary Rivers Rosalyn Landor as Helen Burns Stella Tanner as Grace Poole Ken Barrie as Edward Rochester (Singing voice)

Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and starring Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford and Beatrice Straight. It also marked Tom Cruise's film debut. Based on the 1979 Scott Spencer novel of the same name, the screenplay was written by Judith Rascoe. The original music score was composed by Jonathan Tunick. Although the novel is set in the summer of 1969, the movie transports the action to the early 1980s. The film also discards the non-chronological structure of the novel and tells all the events in chronological sequence. Critics compared the film unfavorably to the novel, which showcased the dangers of obsessive love. Despite the poor reviews, its eponymous theme song, performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song spent nine weeks at #1 and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Original Song", along with five Grammy Award nominations. Endless Love is based on Scott Spencer's 1979 novel of the same name. The film is directed by Franco Zeffirelli and written by Judith Rascoe. The film stars Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt in the two leading roles. It is also the film debut of Hewitt, Tom Cruise, Jami Gertz, Jeff Marcus and Ian Ziering. Principal photography began on September 22, 1980 on location in Chicago, New York City and Long Island and on set at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York. Production was finished on December 19, 1980. The film premiere for Endless Love took place on July 16, 1981, at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. The film was released the next day. Despite the poor critical reception, the film was a box office success. Cast & Characters: Brooke Shields as Jade Butterfield Martin Hewitt as David Axelrod Shirley Knight as Ann Butterfield Don Murray as Hugh Butterfield Richard Kiley as Arthur Axelrod Penelope Milford as Ingrid Orchester Beatrice Straight as Rose Axelrod James Spader as Keith Butterfield Tom Cruise as Billy Ian Ziering as Sammy Butterfield Jami Gertz as Patty Jeff Marcus as Leonard Walt Gorney as Passerby Robert Altman as Hotel Manager

Tea with Mussolini (Italian: Un tè con Mussolini) is a 1999 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama war film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, scripted by John Mortimer, telling the story of a young Italian boy's upbringing by a circle of British and American women before and during the Second World War. At the 53rd British Academy Film Awards, Tea with Mussolini won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith). The film also nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design but lost to Sleepy Hollow. Cast & Characters: Joan Plowright as Mary Wallace, a British expatriate who becomes a surrogate mother for Luca Maggie Smith as Lady Hester Random, widow of the former British ambassador to Italy Cher as Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan, a wealthy American socialite Judi Dench as Arabella, an aspiring artist and art lover Lily Tomlin as Georgina 'Georgie' Rockwell, an openly lesbian American archaeologist Tessa Pritchard as Connie Raynor, a journalist for The Morning Post Baird Wallace as Luca Innocente, as a teenager Charlie Lucas as Luca Innocente, as a child Paul Chequer as Wilfred 'Lucy' Random, Lady Hester's grandson Paolo Seganti as Vittorio Fanfanni, a lawyer and Elsa's lover Mino Bellei as Cesare, an art dealer and close friend of Elsa Massimo Ghini as Paolo Guarnieri Innocente, Luca's father Michael Williams as the British Consul Claudio Spadaro as Benito Mussolini Pino Colizzi as Dino Grandi Paula Jacobs as Molly Michael Williams, who was married to Judi Dench in real life, died not long after the film was finished. This film marks his last screen appearance. Angela Lansbury was offered the role of Mary Wallace, but had to drop out when her husband became ill. Lady Hester Random is based upon a real resident of Florence whom Zeffirelli knew in his childhood. Zeffirelli mentions her and a couple of other ladies of the Scorpioni in his autobiography. He said: "I don't remember if she was called Hester, but I remember this terrible, fantastic woman. She was the dowager of the community. I remember the many outrageous things she did because she could afford to be arrogant and bossy."

Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay by James Goldman and Edward Bond based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 book of the same name. Audio in English with English subtitles (click on CC for subtitles in English). It tells the story of the last ruling Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Michael Jayston), and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra (Janet Suzman), from 1904 until their deaths in 1918. The ensemble cast includes Tom Baker as Grigori Rasputin, Laurence Olivier as Sergei Witte, Brian Cox as Leon Trotsky, Ian Holm as Vasily Yakovlev, Vivian Pickles as Nadezhda Krupskaya, and Irene Worth as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna. The film received six nominations at the 44th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture and Best Actress (Suzman), and won two: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Historical accuracy: There is at least one anachronism; Peter Stolypin had been assassinated in 1911, two years before the Romanov dynasty tercentenary in which he is portrayed as being alive before being assassinated.

A Song to Remember is a 1945 American biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde. A Song to Remember was nominated for several Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Cornel Wilde), Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Sound, Recording (John P. Livadary), and Best Writing, Original Story. Though Chopin was a true Polish patriot, Vidor highly romanticizes Chopin's patriotism in the film, which was produced during World War II. He fictionalizes Chopin's relationship with Elsner (who did not really accompany him to Paris) and greatly distorts Chopin's relationship with Sand to produce a "good vs. evil" struggle for Chopin's soul between Elsner and Sand. The script occasionally sounds more like propaganda for wartime self-sacrifice over individualism than like the real story of Chopin's life. Ayn Rand was sharply critical of the film, strongly taking the side of the George Sand character as against the Polish nationalist ones – a value judgment diametrically opposite to that taken by the film makers. Victor Brown noted that "The breakup of George Sand's relationship with Chopin was for personal reasons completely different from those shown in the film – mainly Chopin's siding with Sand's estranged daughter against her mother. In fact, George Sand was an outspoken supporter of the Polish national cause in her own right, an allegiance which lasted long past the end of the relationship with Chopin. During the Revolution of 1848 in France, George Sand took part in a Polish solidarity demonstration held in Paris on May 15, 1848, calling for the French Army to be sent to liberate Poland". The pianist José Iturbi played the piano music, and also orchestrated part of the B minor Sonata for the scene when Chopin and George Sand arrive in Majorca. The hands of pianist Ervin Nyiregyházi are shown playing the piano. Cast & Characters: Paul Muni as Professor Józef Elsner Merle Oberon as George Sand Cornel Wilde as Frédéric Chopin Nina Foch as Constantia George Coulouris as Louis Pleyel Howard Freeman as Friedrich Kalkbrenner Stephen Bekassy as Franz Liszt Roxy Roth as Niccolò Paganini

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. Audio in English with subtitles in: English, Italian, German, French, Russian and Spanish (click on CC for subtitles). The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors. Cast & Characters: Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrars Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon Imogen Stubbs as Lucy Steele Greg Wise as John Willoughby Gemma Jones as Mrs. Dashwood Harriet Walter as Fanny Dashwood James Fleet as John Dashwood Hugh Laurie as Mr. Palmer Imelda Staunton as Charlotte Palmer Robert Hardy as Sir John Middleton Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Jennings Tom Wilkinson as Mr. Dashwood Emilie François as Margaret Dashwood Richard Lumsden as Robert Ferrars

Pygmalion is a 1938 British film based on the 1913 George Bernard Shaw play of the same name, and adapted by him for the screen. It stars Leslie Howard as Professor Henry Higgins and Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle. (Click on CC for English subtitles) The film was a financial and critical success, and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay and three more nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor (Howard), and Best Actress (Hiller). The screenplay later was adapted into the 1956 theatrical musical My Fair Lady, which in turn led to the 1964 film of the same name. Cast & Characters: Leslie Howard as Professor Henry Higgins Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle Wilfrid Lawson as Alfred Doolittle Marie Lohr as Mrs. Higgins Scott Sunderland as Colonel George Pickering Jean Cadell as Mrs. Pearce David Tree as Freddy Eynsford-Hill Everley Gregg as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill Leueen MacGrath as Clara Eynsford-Hill Esme Percy as Count Aristid Karpathy Violet Vanbrugh as the Ambassadress Iris Hoey as Ysabel, Social Reporter Viola Tree as Perfide, Social Reporter Irene Browne as the Duchess Kate Cutler as The Grand Old Lady Cathleen Nesbitt as Old Lady O. B. Clarence as Mr. Birchwood, the Vicar Wally Patch as First Bystander H. F. Maltby as Second Bystander Ivor Barnard as Sarcastic Bystander Cecil Trouncer as First Policeman Stephen Murray as Second Policeman Eileen Beldon as Mrs Higgins’s Parlourmaid Frank Atkinson as Taxi Driver

The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. Click on CC for English subtitles. Set in post-World War II Allied-occupied Vienna, the film centres on American writer Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that he has died. Martins stays in Vienna to investigate Lime's death, becoming infatuated with Lime's girlfriend Anna Schmidt (Valli). The use of black-and-white German expressionist-influenced cinematography by Robert Krasker, with its harsh lighting and Dutch angles, is a major feature of The Third Man. Combined with the use of ruined locations in Vienna, the style evokes exhaustion and cynicism at the start of the Cold War. Greene wrote a novella as a treatment for the screenplay. Composer Anton Karas' title composition "The Third Man Theme" topped the international music charts in 1950, bringing international fame to the previously unknown performer. The Third Man was the most popular film at the British box office in 1949, and it is considered one of the greatest films of all time, celebrated for its acting, musical score, and atmospheric cinematography. Cast & Characters: Orson Welles as Harry Lime Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt Trevor Howard as Major Calloway Paul Hörbiger as Karl, Lime's porter Ernst Deutsch as "Baron" Kurtz Erich Ponto as Dr. Winkel Siegfried Breuer as Popescu Hedwig Bleibtreu as Anna's landlady Bernard Lee as Sergeant Paine Wilfrid Hyde-White as Crabbin Uncredited Cast: Annie Rosar as the porter's wife Alexis Chesnakov as Brodsky, Russian official Herbert Halbik as Little Hansel, the boy with a ball Robert Brown as British Military Policeman in the sewer chase scene Paul Hardtmuth as the hall porter at Hotel Sacher Geoffrey Keen as British Military Policeman Eric Pohlmann as waiter at Smolka's Reed De Rouen as American Military Policeman at Railway Station Brother Theodore as Man on street Nelly Arno as Kurtz's mother[8] Karel Štěpánek as actor at Josefstadt Theatre Joseph Cotten as the narrator (pre-1999 US version) Carol Reed as the narrator (pre-1999 UK, and all post-'99 versions)

The Night of the Generals is a 1967 Franco-British-American Second World War crime mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. Click on CC for English subtitles. The screenplay by Joseph Kessel and Paul Dehn was loosely based on the beginning of the novel of the same name by German author Hans Hellmut Kirst. The musical score was composed by Maurice Jarre. In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades. Cast & Characters: Peter O'Toole as General Wilhelm Tanz Omar Sharif as Major (Lt. Colonel) Grau Tom Courtenay as Lance Corporal Kurt Hartmann Donald Pleasence as General Klaus Kahlenberge Joanna Pettet as Ulrike von Seidlitz-Gabler Philippe Noiret as Inspector Morand Charles Gray as General Herbert von Seidlitz-Gabler Coral Browne as Eleonore von Seidlitz-Gabler John Gregson as Colonel Sandauer Nigel Stock as Sergeant Otto Köpke Christopher Plummer as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 Japanese-American biographical war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Click on CC for English subtitles for the whole movie. Subtitles in English for the Japanese speaking part are already hardcoded. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku, and stars an ensemble cast including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Sō Yamamura, E. G. Marshall, James Whitmore and Jason Robards. It was Masuda and Fukasaku's first English-language film, and first international co-production. The tora of the title, although literally meaning "tiger", is actually an abbreviation of a two-syllable codeword (i.e., totsugeki raigeki, "lightning attack"), used to indicate that complete surprise had been achieved. The film received mixed reviews from American critics, but was praised for its historical accuracy and attention to detail, its visual effects, and its action sequences. Tora! Tora! Tora! was nominated for five Oscars at the 43rd Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, winning Best Visual Effects (L.B. Abbott and A.D. Flowers). The National Board of Review ranked it in its Top Ten Films of 1971. The film was deliberately cast with actors who were not true box-office stars, including many Japanese amateurs, in order to place the emphasis on the story rather than the actors who were in it. Several members of the cast and crew had themselves served in World War II. Some cast members served before or after World War II. Cast & Crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

The Heiress is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed and produced by William Wyler, from a screenplay written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from their 1947 stage play of the same title, which was itself adapted from Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square. Click on CC for English subtitles. The film stars Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper, a naive young woman who falls in love with a handsome young man despite the objections of her emotionally abusive father who suspects the man of being a fortune hunter. Montgomery Clift stars as Morris Townsend, and Ralph Richardson as Dr. Sloper. The film received a leading eight nominations at the 22nd Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture, and won four awards (more than any other film nominated that year): Best Actress (for de Havilland), Best Original Score, composed by Aaron Copland, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. In 1996, The Heiress was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Cast & Characters: Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend Ralph Richardson as Dr. Austin Sloper Miriam Hopkins as Lavinia Penniman Vanessa Brown as Maria/Mariah Betty Linley as Mrs. Montgomery Ray Collins as Jefferson Almond Mona Freeman as Marian Almond Selena Royle as Elizabeth Almond Paul Lees as Arthur Townsend Harry Antrim as Mr. Abeel Russ Conway as Quintus David Thursby as Geier

Impromptu is a 1991 period drama film directed by James Lapine, written by Sarah Kernochan, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring Hugh Grant as Frédéric Chopin and Judy Davis as George Sand. It was shot entirely on location in France as a British production by an American company. Its main filming location was at the Château des Briottières outside Angers, in the Loire Valley. Cast & Characters: Judy Davis as George Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) Hugh Grant as Frédéric Chopin Mandy Patinkin as Alfred de Musset Bernadette Peters as Marie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult Julian Sands as Franz Liszt Ralph Brown as Eugène Delacroix Georges Corraface as Felicien Mallefille Anton Rodgers as Duke d'Antan Emma Thompson as Duchess d'Antan Anna Massey as Sophie-Victorie Delaborde, George Sand's Mother Music by Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major (Op. 29) Ballade No. 1 in G minor (Op. 23) Polonaise in A major "Military" (Op. 40, No.1) Etude in E minor "Wrong Note" (Op. 25, No. 5) Prelude in G-sharp minor (Op. 28, No. 12) Prelude in D-flat major "Raindrop" (Op. 28, No. 15) Etude in G-flat major "Butterfly" (Op. 25, No. 9) Nouvelle Etude No. 1 in F minor Etude in C-sharp minor (Op. 10, No. 4) Waltz in D-flat major "Minute" (Op. 64, No. 1) Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp minor (Op. 66) Nocturne in F major (Op. 15, No. 1) Etude in A-flat major "Aeolian Harp" (Op. 25, No. 1) Music by Liszt: Apres d'une lecture de Dante (from Années de Pèlerinage, 2nd year) Transcendental Etude No. 4 "Mazeppa" Grand galop chromatique Music by Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F major "Pastoral"

Is Paris Burning? (French: Paris brûle-t-il ?) is a 1966 black-and-white epic war film about the liberation of Paris in August 1944 by the French Resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II. Audio in English with English and French subtitles (Click on CC). A French-American co-production, it was directed by French filmmaker René Clément, with a screenplay by Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost and Claude Brulé, adapted from the 1965 book of the same title by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. The film stars an international ensemble cast that includes French (Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Vaneck, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer, Yves Montand), American (Orson Welles, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Robert Stack, Anthony Perkins, George Chakiris) and German (Gert Fröbe, Hannes Messemer, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Harry Meyen, Wolfgang Preiss) stars. The film was released in France on October 26, 1966, and in the United States on November 10, 1966. It received generally positive reviews, and was the fourth-most-popular film of the year in France for 1966.[2] It was nominated for Best Cinematography (Black and White) and Academy Award for Best Art Direction at the 40th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

Compulsion is a 1959 American crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. Click on CC for English subtitles. The film is based on the 1956 novel by Meyer Levin, which in turn was a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder trial. It was the first film produced by Richard D. Zanuck. Although the principal roles are played by Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman, top billing went to Orson Welles. At the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Dillman, Stockwell, and Welles won the Best Actor Award. The film was nominated for the BAFTA best picture of the year, Richard Fleischer was nominated for best director by Directors Guild of America, and Richard Murphy was nominated for best screenplay by the Writers Guild of America. Cast & Characters: Orson Welles as Jonathan Wilk Diane Varsi as Ruth Evans Dean Stockwell as Judd Steiner Bradford Dillman as Artie Straus E.G. Marshall as District Attorney Harold Horn Martin Milner as Sid Brooks Richard Anderson as Max Steiner Robert F. Simon as Police Lt. Johnson Edward Binns as Tom Daly Robert Burton as Charles Straus Wilton Graff as Mr. Steiner Louise Lorimer as Straus's mother Gavin MacLeod as Padua – Horn's Assistant

Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological thriller film directed by George Cukor, and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury in her film debut. Audio in English with subtitles in English and Italian (Click on CC). Adapted by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, and John L. Balderston from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), it follows a young woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is descending into insanity. A remake of the 1940 British film of the same name directed by Thorold Dickinson, Cukor's version had a larger scale and budget than the earlier film, and lends a different feel to the material. To avoid confusion with the first film, Cukor's version was originally titled The Murder in Thornton Square in the UK. The film features numerous deviations from the original stage play, though the central drama remains that of a husband trying to drive his wife insane in order to distract her from his criminal activities. Gaslight was released theatrically on May 4, 1944, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to critical acclaim, and received seven nominations for the 17th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture, winning two: Best Actress (for Bergman); Best Production Design. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Self-help and popular psychology authors sometimes denominalize the film's title (also known as "verbing") and use it as a verb. Gaslighting, in this context, refers to manipulating a person or a group of people, in a way similar to the way the protagonist in the film was manipulated. Cast & Characters: Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton/Sergis Bauer Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist Anton Terry Moore as 14-year-old Paula (uncredited) Joseph Cotten as Brian Cameron Dame May Whitty as Miss Bessie Thwaites Angela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver, in her first film role Barbara Everest as Elizabeth Tompkins Emil Rameau as Maestro Guardi Edmund Breon as General Huddleston, Brian's supervisor Halliwell Hobbes as Mr. Mufflin, Paula's lawyer Tom Stevenson as Constable Williams Heather Thatcher as Lady Mildred Dalroy Lawrence Grossmith as Lord Freddie Dalroy. It was his last film role before his death. Jakob Gimpel as pianist

The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir produced and directed by Orson Welles and starring Rita Hayworth, Welles, Everett Sloane, and Glenn Anders. Welles's screenplay is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King. Audio in English with English subtitles (Click on CC for subtitles.) In New York City's Central Park, Michael O'Hara, an Irish merchant sailor, rescues the beautiful Elsa Bannister from a group of thieves who are attempting to rob her. After fighting off the three attackers, Michael escorts Elsa to safety, and later learns that she is married to the renowned lawyer Arthur Bannister. The following day, Arthur, a cripple, offers Michael a job working on his yacht, and Michael reluctantly accepts the offer. The yacht sets sail from New York to San Francisco with Michael, the Bannisters, Arthur's partner, George Grisby, and a small crew. During the trip, Michael falls in love with Elsa, and learns that she agreed to marry Arthur only after he threatened to expose her shady past in Shanghai. Soon after the yacht reaches the Mexican coast, Michael and Elsa realize that they are being watched by the yacht's steward, Sidney Broome, who is actually a detective hired by Arthur to keep watch over Elsa. In addition to the Columbia Pictures studios, the film was partly shot on location in San Francisco. It features the Sausalito waterfront and Lee Kahn's Valhalla waterfront bar and cafe, the front, interior, and a courtroom scene of the old Kearny Street Hall of Justice, and shots of Welles running across Portsmouth Square, escaping to a long scene in a theater in Chinatown, then the Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park, and Whitney's Playland-at-the-Beach amusement park at Ocean Beach for the hall of mirrors scene, for which interiors were shot on a soundstage. Other scenes were filmed in Acapulco. The yacht Zaca, on which many scenes take place, was owned by actor Errol Flynn, who skippered the yacht in between takes and can also be seen in the background in one scene at a cantina in Acapulco. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Cast & Characters: Rita Hayworth as Elsa "Rosalie" Bannister Singing voice was dubbed by Anita Kert Ellis Orson Welles as Michael O'Hara Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister Glenn Anders as George Grisby Ted de Corsia as Sidney Broome Erskine Sanford as judge Gus Schilling as "Goldie" Goldfish Carl Frank as District Attorney Galloway Louis Merrill as Jake Evelyn Ellis as Bessie Harry Shannon as cab driver Wong Chung as Li (uncredited) Errol Flynn as man in background outside of cantina (uncredited) Philip Morris as port steward/Officer Peters (uncredited) Edward Peil Sr. as guard (uncredited)

And Then There Were None is a 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 mystery novel of the same name, directed by René Clair. Audio in English with English subtitles (Click on CC). It was released in the United Kingdom as Ten Little Indians, n keeping with the third United Kingdom title of Christie's novel. The film won the Golden Leopard and the Best Direction Award at the 1946 Locarno International Film Festival. Cast & Characters: Barry Fitzgerald as Judge Francis J. Quinncannon Walter Huston as Dr. Edward G. Armstrong Louis Hayward as Philip Lombard/Charles Morley Roland Young as Detective William Henry Blore June Duprez as Vera Claythorne Mischa Auer as Prince Nikita "Nikki" Starloff C. Aubrey Smith as General Sir John Mandrake Judith Anderson as Emily Brent Richard Haydn as Thomas Rogers Queenie Leonard as Ethel Rogers Harry Thurston as Fred Narracott

An Inspector Calls is a 1954 British drama film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Alastair Sim, Jane Wenham and Eileen Moore. Audio in English with English subtitles (Click on CC). It is based upon the 1945 play An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley and was adapted for the screen by Desmond Davis. It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Joseph Bato. Cast & Characters: Alastair Sim as Inspector Poole Jane Wenham as Eva Smith/Daisy Renton Eileen Moore as Sheila Birling Bryan Forbes as Eric Birling Brian Worth as Gerald Croft Olga Lindo as Sybil Birling Arthur Young as Arthur Birling Norman Bird as Foreman Jones-Collins Charles Saynor as Police Sergeant Arnold Ransom John Welsh as Mr. Timmon: Hat Sales Manager Barbara Everest as Mrs. Lefson: Charity Committee Woman George Woodbridge as Stanley: Fish & Chip Shop Owner George Cole as conductor on tram Olwen Brookes as Miss Frances Frances Gowens as small girl in the chip shop

Days of Glory is a 1944 American film, directed by Jacques Tourneur, which tells the story of a group of Soviet guerrillas fighting back during the 1941 Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. It marked the film debut of Tamara Toumanova and Gregory Peck, as well as most of the other principal actors. It was also the first film produced by screen writer Casey Robinson, who in early January 1943 had been contracted by RKO Radio Pictures to write and produce the film under the working title This Is Russia. The film included the last screen appearance of actor Erford Gage, who subsequently entered the U.S. Army and was killed in action in 1945. Parts of the film were shot in Cedar City, Utah. Days of Glory is one of a handful of Hollywood films made during American participation in World War II to increase public support for the country's alliance with the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. Cast & Characters: Tamara Toumanova as Nina Ivanova Gregory Peck as Vladimir Alan Reed as Sasha Maria Palmer as Yelena Lowell Gilmore as Semyon Hugo Haas as Fedor Dena Penn as Olga, Mitya's young sister Glen Vernon as Mitya (as Glenn Vernon) Igor Dolgoruki as Dmitri Edward L. Durst as Petrov (as Edward Durst) Lou Crosby as Johann Staub

Saladin the Victorious, also known as Saladin and the Great Crusades is a 1963 Egyptian epic film directed by Youssef Chahine. It is written by Yusuf Sibai and others, based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz. Audio in Arabic with English and French subtitles (Click on CC). It tells the story of Saladin ruler of the kingdoms surrounding Jerusalem, during the events of the Third Crusade. The film features an ensemble cast, It stars Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Nadia Lutfi, Omar El-Hariri, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Leila Fawzi, Hamdi Gheiss, Ahmed Luxor, Hussein Riad, Laila Taher and Zaki Toleimat. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. The film was restored to its original running time of 186 minutes from the original negative by the Cineteca di Bologna and was shown at Il Cinema Ritrovato in June 2019. Saladin the Victorious is one of the Top 100 Egyptian films. The film is considered one of the most important Arabic movies of all time, although some viewers took issue with the film's historical inaccuracies. It is also infamous for a production mistake showing a military officer wearing a wristwatch. Richard I was not shot by a poisoned arrow as depicted in the film but both Richard I and Philippe Augustus II of France were sick from arnaldia, a disease similar to scurvy. Saladin did not kill Raynald of Châtillon in a duel but did personally execute him. Cast & Characters: Ahmed Mazhar as Saladin Salah Zulfikar as Issa El Awwam Nadia Lutfi as Louisa de Lusignan Hamdi Gheiss as King Richard I (Richard the Lion-Heart) Leila Fawzi as Virginia, Princess of Kerak Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat Tewfik El Deken as Prince of Acre Omar El-Hariri as King Philip of France Hussein Riad as Hykari Zaki Tulaimat as Duke Arthur Laila Taher as Queen Berengaria Ahmed Louxor as Raynald of Châtillon Fattouh Nchati as Guy of Lusignan Ibrahim Emara Mohamed Hamdi Mohamed Abdel Gawad

Dacii (The Dacians) is a 1967 historical drama film about the run up to Domitian's Dacian War, which was fought between the Roman Empire and the Dacians in AD 87-88. Audio in Romanian with English subtitles. The film was directed by Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu. It was released on 31 May 1967 in France. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. In Romania the film was immensely successful, and it remains one of the most watched films of all time in the country. Cast & Characters: Pierre Brice as Severus* Marie-José Nat as Meda* Georges Marchal as Cornelius Fuscus* Amza Pellea as Decebalus Mircea Albulescu as Oluper Sergiu Nicolaescu as Marcus György Kovács as Domitian Geo Barton as Zoltes/Atius Alexandru Herescu as Cotyso Emil Botta as Grand Priest Nicolae Secăreanu *Meda, Severus and Cornelius Fuscus were played by French actors and their dialogues were dubbed into Romanian for the film.

The Massacre of Glencoe is a 1971 British historical drama film directed by Austin Campbell and starring James Robertson Justice, Andrew Crawford and William Dysart. The film depicts the events leading up to the infamous massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in February of 1692. Cast/Characters: James Robertson Justice - Macian Andrew Crawford - Glenlyon William Dysart - Breadalbane David Orr - Sir John Sandie Nielson Argyll Arthur Boland - Lochiel John Young - Colonel Hill Charles Fawcett - John Macdonald George Morgan - Alasdair Macdonald Ian Ireland - Lieutenant Lindsay

Kaloyan is a 1963 Bulgarian Historical drama film directed by Dako Dakovski. Audio in Bulgarian with English subtitles. 1197. King Kaloyan ascends the throne in hard times for Bulgaria. The country is still recovering from a century of Byzantine subjugation. He is forced to carry out a very flexible foreign policy in order to strength his positions. Pope Innocent III recognizes him as Emperor (Tsar), but a little later the fourth Crusade crosses the country under Emperor Baldwin. A new conflict is coming. Tsar Kaloyan wages the decisive battle at Adrianople. Cast & Characters: Vasil Stoychev - Tsar Kaloyan Bogomil Simeonov - Milat Spas Dzhonev - Boril Andrey Mihaylov - Manastar Magdalena Mircheva - Chichek Tzvetana Maneva - Denitza Kaloyan or Kalojan, also known as Ivan I,Ioannitsa or Johannitsa (c. 1170 – October 1207), the Romanslayer, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207. He was the younger brother of Theodor and Asen, who led the anti-Byzantine uprising of the Bulgarians and Vlachs in 1185. The uprising ended with the restoration of Bulgaria as an independent state. He spent a few years as a hostage in Constantinople in the late 1180s. Theodor, crowned Emperor Peter II, made him his co-ruler after Asen was murdered in 1196. A year later, Peter was also murdered, and Kaloyan became the sole ruler of Bulgaria. Kaloyan died during the siege of Thessalonica in October 1207, but the circumstances of his death are uncertain. The contradictory records of Kaloyan's death gave rise to multiple scholarly theories, many of them accepting that he was murdered.

Cardinal Richelieu is a 1935 American historical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero. It was based on the 1839 play Richelieu by Edward Bulwer-Lytton depicting the life of the great seventeenth century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII. Cast & Characters: George Arliss as Cardinal Richelieu Maureen O'Sullivan as Lenore Edward Arnold as Louis XIII Cesar Romero as Andre de Pons Douglass Dumbrille as Baradas Francis Lister as Gaston Halliwell Hobbes as Father Joseph Violet Kemble Cooper as Queen Marie Katharine Alexander as Anne of Austria Lumsden Hare as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Russell Hicks as Le Moyne Murray Kinnell as Duke of Lorraine Herbert Bunston as Duke of Normandy Guy Bellis as Duke of Buckingham Boyd Irwin as Austrian Prime Minister Leonard Mudie as Olivares Reginald Sheffield as Richelieu's Outrider William Worthington as King's Chamberlain Gilbert Emery as Noble John Carradine as Agitator