Adapted from the riveting play by Eugene O'Neill (Long Day's Journey into Night The Iceman Cometh) 'Desire Under The Elms' is a gripping tale of two brothers at war. In a bid to take control of the family farm after the death of their father the brother's feud severs the bonds that have kept the family together and sets in motion a chain of events that will change the course of their lives forever... Starring Sophia Loren as the step-mother to the heirs of the farm and Anthony
Inspired by the writings of Jules Verne this hugely entertaining comedy boasts an all-star cast headed by Burl Ives Terry-Thomas Lionel Jeffries and Gert Frobe. In 1875 showman extraordinaire Phineas T Barnum (Ives) flees his native America ahead of a hoard of clamouring creditors to set up shop in unsuspecting England. He immediately decides to form a syndicate headed by the wealthy but somewhat stupid Lord Barset (Dennis Price) to finance the first flight to the moon. The
Set in the immediate post-Civil War era The McMasters stars Brock Peters (The L-Shaped Room To Kill a Mockingbird) as Benjie a black Union soldier and former slave who returns to his southern hometown. He quickly learns that nothing has really changed: he is a 'free' man in name only. Benjie's one true friend turns out to be Neal McMasters (Burl Ives The Big Country Day of the Outlaw) the rancher who raised Benjie and is now offering him a half-share in the McMasters' land. In need of help Benjie befriends Native-American White Feather (David Carradine Kung Fu Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2) and his starving tribesmen who end up working on the land. In return White Feather offers Benjie his sister Robin (Nancy Kwan) to be his wife as a token of their gratitude. But things come to a violent turn when the local bigots' racial hatred launch a reign of anger led by the chilling Kolby (Jack Palance) and Benjie will have to fight to keep his land... This action-packed western is notable for being one of the first in the genre to deal with the racial prejudice of whites against blacks and Native Americans.
Two unemployed good ol' boys are mistaken for a pair of notorious bank robbers and find themselves heading straight for trouble in a sleepy Texas town...
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The Parent Trap: (Dir. Nancy Meyers) (1998): Hallie is a cool girl from California. Annie is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at a summer camp they think they have nothing in common except they're identical twins (Lindsay Lohan). Now they're up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places get their parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson) back together and have the family they've wished for! Summer Magic: (Dir. James Neilson) (1963): When a close-knit Boston family loses their fortune they find a wealth of family secrets young love and charming summer nights in Beulah Maine. A good-natured postmaster pretentious cousin Julia and the mysterious absentee landlord Mr. Hamilton populate their new life in a charming old yellow house. Featuring an all-star supporting cast including Burl Ives Dorothy McGuire and Deborah Walley this classic and wondrous tale will delight the entire family and belongs in every Disney collection.
A brand new restoration of JULES VERNE'S ROCKET TO THE MOON based on an original work by the great pre-science-fiction author Jules Verne, is a British comedy directed by Don Sharp (Rasputin: The Mad Monk) starring Oscar® winner Burl Ives (Cat On A Hit Tin Roof, The Big Country), Troy Donahue (A Summer Place) and Gert Fröbe (Goldfinger). Contestants from all over the world compete in a competition to be the first scientist to construct and launch a rocket to the moon. Phineas T. Barnum, the great American showman, comes to England to escape his creditors. Always on the lookout for an opportunity to make money, he enters the competition in an ambitious attempt to launch a rocket to the moon with the aid of a powerful, new explosive. Money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it even starts.
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