Movies and TvShows featuring "town-crier" theme.

After mistakenly marrying a deceased young woman, a shy groom must traverse the realms of the living and the dead to reunite with his true love and rectify his error. Along the way, he must confront betrayal, deceit, and the consequences of his actions.

The story of a passionate love between La Caponera, a palenque singer, and possessor of a gift that gives luck to the man who accompanies her, and Dionisio, a strange and introverted town crier, as they wander from fair to fair through the center of the country.

Salvatore Giuliano is a gripping crime drama set in post-war Italy. It follows the story of Salvatore Giuliano, an outlaw and separatist leader in Sicily during the 1940s and 1950s. The plot revolves around Giuliano's fight against the corrupt government, his clashes with the mafia, and his quest for justice and freedom. As the story unfolds, the audience is taken on a journey filled with treachery, terror, and political intrigue.

After being shipwrecked, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself on the island of Lilliput where he encounters a race of tiny people. He must navigate their society and help them overcome their problems, all while trying to find a way back home.

In this animated short film, various characters from classic literature come to life in a bookshop, causing chaos and hilarity. The film showcases famous literary figures such as the Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein's monster, and the Invisible Man, among others. The comedic antics of these characters create a whimsical and entertaining story for audiences of all ages.

In 19th century Edinburgh, a respected surgeon and his student resort to grave-robbing and murder to provide cadavers for their anatomical studies. The guilt and fear of discovery haunt them as an angry mob closes in.

A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.

Two yokels try to crash royal society by posing as the King's physicians.

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to sites in Massachusetts. Places visited include Plymouth Rock and harbor; John and Priscilla Alden's 300 year-old house; and the birthplace of Clara Barton, founder of the U.S. Red Cross. We also see Cape Cod windmills and pay a visit to Provincetown, including its picturesque harbor and its artist community.

Julius is riding through the town declaring war and the villagers promptly arm and ready themselves. While Alice inspects the troops, the opposing army (made up of mice) fires its cannons. Julius is hit and knocked completely apart; he's picked up and brought to the hospital where they put him back together with a healthy helping of spare parts. The stalwart cat returns to the field and, using a fan and a piece of strong-smelling cheese, lures the mice out of their trench, clubbing them on the head as they arrive with his multifunctional tail.

In this version of "The Courtship of Miles Standish", Elmer Fudd is messanger John Alden, sent to give Miles' love letter to Pricilla. While delivering the message, however, her house is attacked by Indians, and John is the only one who can save her.

This short shows various curiosities of people and nature across the United States, in the style of the "Believe It or Not" series. Among the dozen subjects are Milwaukee's Monkey Island; a boy in Salt Lake City who wrestles with his pet lion; a tree that grows out of a courthouse's stone roof; a well shaft in Pennsylvania that freezes in summer and melts in cold weather; and the town crier of Provincetown, Massachusetts.