Ennio Morricone
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Hailed by critics as a masterpiece, CASUALTIES OF WAR is based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson (Michael J. Fox, TV's, Spin City) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking), a powerful and charismatic man pushed over theedge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat....
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
Italiano
Description
Salvatore, a successful film director, returns to his native Sicilian village for the funeral of his old friend Alfredo, who was the projectionist at the local Cinema Paradiso. To the fatherless young boy Alfredo became a father figure who guided and loved him.
11) Orca
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The epic tale of a strong, determined fisherman versus an equally determined killer whale, which seeks revenge for the killing of its mate, smashing boats, collapsing buildings, and even causing enormous destruction by fire.
12) Cinema paradiso
Publisher
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Italiano
Description
A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown for the first time in 30 years and looks back on his life and the time he spent in a movie theater as a boy.
13) Bugsy
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, the playboy gangster who betrayed the Mob for love. A cold-blooded killer who dreamed of Hollywood stardom, a crazed "patriot," who plotted against Mussolini, and the brilliant visionary who carved Las Vegas out of the dry Nevada desert, Bugsy had it all until he fell in love with a woman who wanted more. Their love affair was passionate, tempestuous and ultimately tragic.
Series
Criterion collection volume 249
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
Dramatizes the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes. The French win the battle, but ultimately...
16) The big gundown
Publisher
Grindhouse Releasing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The legendary Lee Van Cleef stars as a relentless bounty hunter on the trail of Cuchillo, a savage Mexican outlaw accused of the rape and murder of a twelve-year-old girl. Written by Once Upon a Time in the West screenwriter Sergio Donati, with an incredible soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy race toward the town of Red Rock, where Ruth will bring Daisy to justice. Losing their lead on the blizzard, they seek refuge at Minnie's, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our travelers come...
19) The untouchables
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Formats
Description
Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness & his "Untouchables" attempt to bring mob boss Al Capone to justice. Set during Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois.