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- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGlenn FordAnne FrancisLouis CalhernA new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsGuy MadisonKim NovakBrian KeithFour vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsVivien LeighKenneth MoreEric PortmanA woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsMaureen O'HaraGeorge NaderVictor McLaglenAn 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsVladimír BejvalZdenek HustakJosef LukásOne day a young boy finds a fossil of trilobite. Together with his three friends they set off on an adventurous journey through prehistory, up to the beginning of time.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardHugo FregoneseStarsAnn BlythEdmund PurdomDavid NivenAn ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsEsther WilliamsHoward KeelMarge ChampionFabius loves his beautiful but vulnerable city, Rome, and he also loves his beautiful but invulnerable fiancée, Amytis. Fascinated by the tales she has heard about Hannibal, who is about to attack Rome, Amytis is driven by curiosity to the edge of his camp. Captured, she makes a last request of the indifferent Hannibal...that he spare the city. She offers to lead him to a hilltop where she can prove that taking the city is not worth the trouble. Hannibal goes with her, even though she has to cup her hand under his chin and float him across a river as he can't swim. Before long, Hannibal is doing more surveying of Amytis than of Rome. And Fabius finds he can defend neither his city nor his fiancée against the advances of Hannibal. Especially after he has his elephants painted bright colors because Amythis thinks gray is drab.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsStewart GrangerJean SimmonsBill TraversIn early-1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFrank SinatraKim NovakEleanor ParkerA junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsErnest BorgnineBetsy BlairEsther MinciottiA middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
- DirectorDon HallQui NguyenStarsJake GyllenhaalJaboukie Young-WhiteGabrielle UnionThe legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and most crucial mission.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsOlivia de HavillandFrank SinatraRobert MitchumAn ego-driven, aspiring physician, intolerant of the weaknesses of others, especially those closest to him, comes to grips with his own imperfections.
- DirectorRanald MacDougallStarsJoan CrawfordBarry SullivanBetsy PalmerWhen a young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin, she soon gets sucked into the woman's complex web of deceit.
- DirectorLev ArnshtamLeonid LavrovskyStarsGalina UlanovaYuri ZhdanovIraida OleninaRussian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsAnthony SteelPeter FinchDiane CilentoA cargo ship takes on a female passenger. Can the Captain contain the crew and himself as they hit stormy conditions and emotions explode?
- DirectorDavid WylesStarsMichael MadsenJennifer TillyGary BuseyMadsen plays an assassin who's hired to kill the woman he loves.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsTyrone PowerMaureen O'HaraRobert FrancisIn 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
- DirectorPeter GlenvilleStarsAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsWilfrid LawsonA Cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. As a Prince of his church, he's a popular hero of this people for his resistance against the Nazis during the war, and his resistance after his country again fell to another totalitarian conqueror. In prison, his interrogator is determined to get a confession of guilt from the strong-willed man, and thus destroy his power over his people. The verbal and psychological battles are gripping and powerful, not even the increasing pressures put upon the Cardinal can force him to weaken, not even solitary confinement, continuous blazing light in his cell, sleeplessness, efforts to persuade him he is going mad. And yet, in the deepening conflict, the superbly indomitable prisoner creates a tremendous pity on his tormentor.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsAnthony SteelRobert BeattyDavid KnightA busy day at London Airport. Follow the lives and loves of the crew and passengers.
- DirectorHarold FrenchStarsMoira ShearerJohn JustinRoland CulverMark St. Neots, a charming comedy, meets Sylvia and pursues a career in the diplomatic corps. His image is shaped by her, allowing him to meet many beautiful women.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsStewart GrangerGeorge SandersJoan GreenwoodA young orphan is sent to the village of Moonfleet in Dorset, England to stay with his mother's former lover, who has the facade of a gentleman but leads a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers; the duo go on a treasure hunt.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsGlenn FordDorothy McGuireArthur KennedyCourtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsJane RussellGilbert RolandRichard EganTwo scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure. However, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsMelina MercouriGiorgos FoundasAlekos AlexandrakisProud, independent Stella, an unconventional Rebetico singer who cherishes her freedom, finds herself in an intense whirlwind romance. Everything points to a tragic ending, and in the aftermath of passion, there can be no winners.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsGinger RogersEdward G. RobinsonBrian KeithA female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.