During World War II, a group of prisoners are forced to work on an archaeological dig site in Greece. They devise a plan to escape, but their efforts are complicated by the presence of German soldiers and the need to retrieve stolen treasures.
In Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Death, personified as a young prince, decides to take a break from his grim duties and takes on human form for three days. While on a holiday in Italy, he falls in love with a beautiful young woman, but his love is tested when he realizes that he must decide between his immortality and his newfound mortal love. The film explores themes of love, mortality, and the choices we make in the face of death.
The Brotherhood follows the story of two brothers who get involved in the Mafia in Palermo, Italy. As Vietnam veterans, they navigate their way through the criminal underworld while dealing with personal relationships and the consequences of their actions. The movie explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the complexities of family dynamics.
Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
A woman in Victorian England defies the norms of her time by rebelling against societal expectations.
Hangman's House is a movie set in a manor house where an informer seeks vengeance and a marriage is threatened. The story takes place in Algiers and includes elements of drama, romance, and suspense. It features scenes of a stone wall, a pub, a swamp, a knife, a house fire, a chapel, and even a bigamy plot. A thoroughbred horse, a father-daughter relationship, and a gallows also play important roles. There are conflicts involving the British Army, a stable, and the shooting of a horse. Terminal illness, marriage proposals, brides, escape from prison, and a dying man add to the intrigue. The movie also delves into topics such as honor killings, donkey carts, estates, the French Foreign Legion, and prison escapes. It is set in Algeria and explores themes of alcohol, duels, revenge, horse racing, dysfunctional marriages, and hallucinations. The characters include an informant and the story culminates in a hanging and a court case.
Jim Conway, who works on a South American rubber plantation, leaves to meet a girl from the United States whom he is to marry. But he receives a telegram from her telling him she has married someone else. He goes to a waterfront café where he meets a singer, Joan Madison, and tells her his troubles. He asks her to marry him and return to the plantation with him using the name of the girl he was to marry. This strikes her as a great idea as she is a wanted fugitive.
A story about the first love set in a Georgian village.
Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for expansion when surveyors show up to begin work on a factory. The gang travels by donkey cart to the office of Henry Mills, President of Pan American Export Company, to protest. Henry, in his 60s, is still a boy at heart: he has his chauffeur stop the car so he can join a sandlot game. He bails on a meeting with his board of directors, going with the kids to the factory site where he stops the workers and helps our gang add more rides. The directors follow him, and they get put to work. Will they ever have their meeting?
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