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The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger
director: Orson Welles actor: Edward G. Robinson / Loretta Young …
other title: Lo straniero / Den Fremmede …
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
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Let Us Live (1939) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Let Us Live
director: 约翰·布拉姆 actor: 莫琳·奥沙利文 / Henry Fonda …
other title: 让我们活下去 / Laßt uns leben …
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.
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Why We Fight, 2 (1945) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Nazis Strike
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 爱德华·贝奈斯 / 安瑟维·内维尔·张伯伦 …
other title: 纳粹的入侵 / The Nazis Strike …
The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation.
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Break of Hearts (1935) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Break of Hearts
director: Philip Moeller actor: Katharine Hepburn
other title: 心碎 / 情纷飞(港) …
Constance, a poor but aspiring composer, meets the great conductor, Franz, through their old music teacher. They fall in love, despite Constance knowing about Franz's weakness for pretty women.
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Solomon and Sheba (1959) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Solomon and Sheba
director: 金·维多 actor: 吉娜·劳洛勃丽吉达 / 尤·伯连纳
other title: 新所罗门王 / 所罗门王 …
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.
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Stage Door (1937) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Stage Door
★ 7.6 (7 ratings) director: 格雷戈里·拉·卡瓦 actor: 凯瑟琳·赫本 / 金杰·罗杰斯 …
other title: 摘星梦难圆 / 通往舞台之路 …
The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.
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Prelude to War (1942) IMDb Douban
Prelude to War
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 蒋介石 Kai-Shek Chiang / 阿道夫·希特勒 Adolf Hitler …
other title: 战争序幕 / 我们为何而战1 …
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
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The Killers (1946) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Killers
★ 7.1 (26 ratings) director: 罗伯特·西奥德梅克 actor: 伯特·兰卡斯特 / 艾娃·加德纳 …
other title: 绣巾蒙面盗 / 职业凶手(港) …
1946 film by Robert Siodmak
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Moulin Rouge (1953) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Moulin Rouge
★ 8.4 (8 ratings) director: 约翰·休斯顿 actor: 何塞·费勒 / 莎莎·嘉宝
other title: 红磨坊 / 青楼情孽 …
In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.