UK:A certified movies

F.I.S.T (1978)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
F.I.S.T
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Sylvester Stallone | Rod Steiger | Peter Boyle | Melinda Dillon | David Huffman | Kevin Conway | Tony Lo Bianco | Cassie Yates | Peter Donat | John Lehne | Henry Wilcoxon | Richard Herd | Tony Mockus Jr. | Ken Kercheval | Elena Karam
Directors: Norman Jewison
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Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.

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Titanic (1953)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Titanic
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio | Kate Winslet | Billy Zane | Kathy Bates | Frances Fisher | Gloria Stuart | Bill Paxton | Bernard Hill | David Warner | Victor Garber | Jonathan Hyde | Suzy Amis | Lewis Abernathy | Nicholas Cascone | Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch
Directors: James Cameron
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Unhappily married and uncomfortable with life among the British upper crust, Julia Sturges takes her two children and boards the Titanic for America. Her husband Richard also arranges passage on the doomed luxury liner in order to let him have custody of their two children. Their problems soon seem minor when the ship hits an iceberg.

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Great Gatsby, The
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Robert Redford | Bruce Dern | Scott Wilson | Sam Waterston | Howard Da Silva | Roberts Blossom | Edward Herrmann | Elliott Sullivan | Arthur Hughes | Paul Tamarin | John Devlin | Blain Fairman | Bob Sherman | Norman Chancer | Sammy Smith
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Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby’s circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

Funeral in Berlin (1966)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Funeral in Berlin
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Michael Caine | Paul Hubschmid | Oskar Homolka | Eva Renzi | Guy Doleman | Hugh Burden | Heinz Schubert | Wolfgang Völz | Thomas Holtzmann | Günter Meisner | Herbert Fux | Rainer Brandt | Rachel Gurney | John Abineri | David Glover
Directors: Guy Hamilton
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Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Young and Innocent (1937)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Young and Innocent
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Nova Pilbeam | Derrick De Marney | Percy Marmont | Edward Rigby | Mary Clare | John Longden | George Curzon | Basil Radford | Pamela Carme | George Merritt | J.H. Roberts | Jerry Verno | H.F. Maltby | John Miller
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
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A film actress is murdered by her estranged husband who is jealous of all her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach. He runs to call the police, however, two witnesses think that he is the escaping murderer. Robert is arrested, but owing to a mix up at the courthouse, he escapes and goes on the run with a police constable’s daughter Erica, determined to prove his innocence.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Don Murray | Roddy McDowall | Claude Akins | Natalie Trundy | Severn Darden | Lew Ayres | Paul Williams | Austin Stoker | Noah Keen | Richard Eastham | France Nuyen | Paul Stevens | Heather Lowe | Bobby Porter | Michael Stearns | Cal Wilson
Directors: J. Lee Thompson
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After conquering the oppressive humans in “Conquest for the Planet of the Apes”, Caeser(Roddy McDowal) must now keep the peace amongst the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo(Claude Akins) views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.

The Time Machine (2002)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Time Machine, The
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Mark Addy | Guy Pearce | Phyllida Law | Laura Kirk | Josh Stamberg | John W. Momrow | Sienna Guillory | Max Baker
Directors: Simon Wells
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Convoy (1978)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Convoy
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Kris Kristofferson | Ali MacGraw | Ernest Borgnine | Burt Young | Madge Sinclair | Franklyn Ajaye | Brian Davies | Seymour Cassel | Cassie Yates | Walter Kelley | Jackson D. Kane | Billy E. Hughes | Whitey Hughes | Bill Coontz | Tommy J. Huff
Directors: Sam Peckinpah
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Truckers form a mile long “convoy” in support of a trucker’s vendetta with an abusive sheriff…Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Harrison Ford | Paul Freeman | Ronald Lacey | John Rhys-Davies | Denholm Elliott | Alfred Molina | Wolf Kahler | Anthony Higgins | Vic Tablian | Don Fellows | William Hootkins | Bill Reimbold | Fred Sorenson | Patrick Durkin
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Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy, and his ex-flame Marion, escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.

Ben-Hur (1959)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Ben-Hur
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Charlton Heston | Jack Hawkins | Haya Harareet | Stephen Boyd | Hugh Griffith | Martha Scott | Cathy O'Donnell | Sam Jaffe | Finlay Currie | Frank Thring | Terence Longdon | George Relph | André Morell
Directors: | William Wyler
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Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views separate them. During the welcome parade a brick falls down from Judah’s house and barely misses the governor. Although Messala knows that they are not guilty he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge.

Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Carry on Again Doctor
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Sid James | Kenneth Williams | Charles Hawtrey | Jim Dale | Joan Sims | Barbara Windsor | Hattie Jacques | Patsy Rowlands | Peter Butterworth | Elizabeth Knight | Alexandra Dane | Peter Gilmore | Pat Coombs | Patricia Hayes | William Mervyn
Directors: Gerald Thomas
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Dr Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two.

Hell’s Angels (1930)

Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Hell’s Angels
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ben Lyon | James Hall | Jean Harlow | John Darrow | Lucien Prival | Frank Clarke | Roy Wilson | Douglas Gilmore | Jane Winton | Evelyn Hall | William B. Davidson | Wyndham Standing | Lena Melana | Marian Marsh | Carl von Haartman
Directors: Edmund Goulding
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Just before WWI, brothers Monte and Roy Rutledge visit Germany with Karl, their German pal at Oxford . When war breaks out Karl is called back to Germany and ends up on a Zepplin bombing London. He directs the bombs so that they fall harmlessly in water. Monte and Roy join the RAF. They’re not too happy about the war either, but they volunteer for a dangerous mission bombing a German munitions dump.

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Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Sullivan’s Travels
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Joel McCrea | Veronica Lake | Robert Warwick | William Demarest | Franklin Pangborn | Porter Hall | Byron Foulger | Margaret Hayes | Robert Greig | Eric Blore | Torben Meyer | Victor Potel | Richard Webb | Charles R. Moore | Almira Sessions
Directors: Preston Sturges
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Il cinema come sollievo dell’anima ! Convinto che in un periodo difficile si debbano girare soltanto film drammatici, un giovane regista cinematografico, durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, decide di girare un film ispirato alla vita dei senzatetto, lui che è abituato a girare sempre commedie. Travestitosi da barbone, inizia a frequentare i quartieri più poveri della città per cercare di conoscere gli ambienti e le persone di cui vorrebbe parlare. Con l’aiuto di una aspirante attrice riesce fare delle esperienze ’sul campo’. Dopo varie peripezie, si trova coinvolto in un errore giudiziario ed è condannato ai lavori forzati. Cerca di svelare la propria identità, ma non viene creduto. Durante la permanenza in carcere si rende conto che i detenuti trovano sollievo alla sofferenza di essere rinchiusi solo guardando film di cartoni animati. Alla fine viene riconosciuta la sua innocenza e viene rilasciato. Questa esperienza gli servirà molto per capire che in momenti difficili l’essere umano ha bisogno di gioia e, quindi, decide di tornare alle sue commedie.

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Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Monday, January 11th, 2010
Battle of the Bulge
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Henry Fonda | Robert Shaw | Robert Ryan | Dana Andrews | George Montgomery | Ty Hardin | Pier Angeli | Barbara Werle | Charles Bronson | Hans Christian Blech | Werner Peters | James MacArthur | Karl-Otto Alberty | Telly Savalas | Steve Rowland
Directors: Ken Annakin
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Fictionalized account of the battle of the Ardennes in December 1944. An intelligence officer, Lt. Col. Dan Riley, is convinced that the Germans are amassing tanks and troops for an attack but he can’t get anyone to believe him. When the attack is finally launched, he correctly deduces that a shortage of petrol will lead the tanks to a massive Allied fuel depot. Along the way, we encounter a number of characters including a green Lieutenant in his first battle, the grizzled American tank commander who is worried about his black market operation and a group of German soldiers posing as American MP’s.

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The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Monday, January 11th, 2010
The Abominable Snowman
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Forrest Tucker | Peter Cushing | Maureen Connell | Richard Wattis | Robert Brown | Michael Brill | Wolfe Morris | Arnold Marlé | Anthony Chinn | Fred Johnson | John Rae
Directors: Val Guest
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At a remote lhamasery in the Himalayas, scientist John Rollason studies rare mountain herbs with the help of his wife Helen, and associate Peter, while awaiting the arrival of an American named Tom Friend. Over Helen’s objections and warnings by the High Lhama, he sets out with Friend on an expedition to find the elusive Yeti, accompanied by another American named Shelley and a young Scotsman, McNee, who claims to have seen the thing. Footprints are found in the snows and McNee seems queerly affected the closer they get to their quarry’s likely habitat but the biggest shock to Rollason is discovering Friend is a showman who only intends to exploit their find, with Shelley his gamehunter-marksman. The conflict between science and commercialism only increases when an enormous anthropoid is shot, and the horror only increases as the party realizes the other Yeti intend to retrieve their fallen comrade and have powers to do so which seem extra-human…

The Four Musketeers (1974)

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
The Four Musketeers
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Oliver Reed | Raquel Welch | Richard Chamberlain | Michael York | Frank Finlay | Christopher Lee | Geraldine Chaplin | Faye Dunaway | Roy Kinnear | Michael Gothard | Nicole Calfan | Ángel del Pozo | Eduardo Fajardo | Simon Ward | Jean-Pierre Cassel
Directors: Richard Lester
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D’Artagnan has become a Musketeer. Protestants hold La Rochelle, and the Queen loves Buckingham, who’ll soon send ships to support the rebels. Richelieu enlists Rochefort to kidnap Constance, the Queen’s go-between and D’Artagnan’s love. The Cardinal uses the wily, amoral Milady de Winter to distract D’Artagnan. But soon, she is D’Artagnan’s sworn enemy, and she has an unfortunate history with Athos as well. Milady goes to England to dispatch Buckingham; the Musketeers fight the rebels. Milady, with Rochefort’s help, then turns to her personal agenda. Can D’Artagnan save Constance, defeat Rochefort, slip de Winter’s ire, and stay free of the Cardinal? All for one, one for all.

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
One-Eyed Jacks
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Karl Malden | Katy Jurado | Pina Pellicer | Ben Johnson | Slim Pickens | Larry Duran | Sam Gilman | Timothy Carey | Miriam Colon | Elisha Cook Jr. | Rodolfo Acosta | Joan Petrone | Tom Webb | Ray Teal
Directors: Marlon Brando
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Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio’s return.

What Price Glory (1952)

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
What Price Glory
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: James Cagney | Corinne Calvet | Dan Dailey | William Demarest | Craig Hill | Robert Wagner | Marisa Pavan | Max Showalter | James Gleason | Wally Vernon | Henri Letondal | Luis Alberni | Danny Borzage | George Bruggeman | Frederic Brunn
Directors: John Ford
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In 1918, in Bar-de-Duc, France, the leader of a company of Marines in the front, Captain Flag, receives a group of green replacements and his disaffection, the tough Sergeant Quirt. Their rivalry increases when they both feel attracted by the same easy woman and daughter of the local innkeeper, Charmaine.

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The Time Machine (1960)

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The Time Machine
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Rod Taylor | Alan Young | Yvette Mimieux | Sebastian Cabot | Tom Helmore | Whit Bissell | Doris Lloyd | Bob Barran | Paul Frees | James Skelly | Josephine Powell
Directors: George Pal
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From the book by H.G. Wells, a scientist and tinkerer builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a mild gentle race, and a cannibalistic one living underground. His machine is stolen by the underground race and he must risk being captured (and eaten) to return to his own time.

A Summer Place (1959)

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
A Summer Place
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Richard Egan | Dorothy McGuire | Sandra Dee | Arthur Kennedy | Troy Donahue | Constance Ford | Beulah Bondi | Jack Richardson | Martin Eric | Marshall Bradford | Phil Chambers | Peter Constanti | Richard Deacon | Everett Glass | Robert Griffin
Directors: Delmer Daves
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Self-made millionaire Ken Jorgenson vacations with his wife and teenage daughter on Pine Island, Maine, where — some 20 years earlier — he’d worked as a lifeguard. Jorgenson now resumes a romance with island resident Sylvia Hunter who is trapped in a marriage as loveless as Jorgenson’s. Scandal erupts when word of this romance becomes public, but it serves to draw together Jorgenson’s daughter and Sylvia’s teenage son who are appalled by their parents’ mistakes and determined not to repeat them.