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In this swashbuckling, high-seas adventure, Walt Disney has vividly brought to life Robert Louis Stevenson's thrilling tale of buccaneers and buried gold - presented for the first time in it's original, uncut, theatrical version! Authentic locales and musket-roaring action set the stage for the stouthearted heroics of young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) and the skullduggery of that wily, one-legged pirate, Long John Silver. - Director:
- Byron Haskin
- Cast:
- Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney
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At the turn of the century, an expedition under the leadership of a maverick academic, Professor Challenger, leaves smog-choked London for the rainforests of South America in search of a mythical land - where it is said that time has stood still.... and where dinosaurs still roam. Accompanying Professor Challenger are a rival academic, Professor Summerlee, the famed and dashing hunter, Lord Roxton, and a young reporter, Edward Malone. They are joined in the Amazonian jungle by a settler, Theo, and his niece, Agnes. Together, they are about to embark on a terrifying adventure. What they will learn in their struggle to survive the lost world, will leave them wiser but forever changed. - Director:
- Stuart Orme
- Cast:
- Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward
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Set in Italy in 1327, the series follows the Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (John Turturro) and his novice Adso von Melk (Damian Hardung) as they arrive at a secluded monastery in the Alps. There they become witnesses to a series of mysterious murders. While Baskerville and Melk investigate and search for the killer, they are hunted themselves by the merciless inquisitor Bernard Gui (Rupert Everett), who prosecutes those who criticise the Pope. - Director:
- Giacomo Battiato
- Cast:
- John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung
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Starring Michael Fassbeitdefl and Kddi Smit-Mcphee, slow west follows the story of 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Smit-Mcphee) as he journeys across the american Frontier at the end of the 19 century, in search of the woman he loves. Along the way he is joined Silas (Fassbenber), a mysterious traveller with his own agenda, and is hotly pursued by outlaw named Payne (Behm Eelsohh). - Director:
- John Maclean
- Cast:
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn
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Icon (2005)Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Starring Patrick Bergin (Patriot Games), Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Donnie Darko) and written by international bestseller Frederick Forsythe (Day Of The Jackal), 'Icon' is the frighteningly realistic tale of a modern Russia standing on the brink of revolution - and one lone agent's life or death mission to stop a ruthless dictator seizing power. Years of famine, crime and corruption have put radical politician, Igor Komarov (Bergin), in a strong position as the elections approach. His rhetoric promises a return to the proud days of the past, but also conceals a dark agenda that will bring a prohibitive police state, military expansionism and barbaric ethnic cleansing. One man who has seen this 'Black Manifesto' is ex CIA Agent, Jason Monk (Swayze). Determined to expose Komorov's charade and settle a personal vendetta with Komorov's sadistic Deputy, Monk will stop at nothing to accomplish his mission. But first, he has to stay alive in the shadowy world of the lawless Eastern Block... - Director:
- Charles Martin Smith
- Cast:
- Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York
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The legendary ninja Cho Osaki (Sho Kasugi) is forced to flee Japan when his whole family are brutally executed, leaving only his mother and infant son alive. Arriving in America Cho looks to establish a new life and put his tragic past behind him, but when a string of mysterious murders point towards Cho, his ninja identity is compromised and he discovers that he is being hunted by a deadly enemy. - Director:
- Sam Firstenberg
- Cast:
- Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye
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Adios Sabata (1970)Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...
Mexican revolutionaries, determined to be free of European tyranny, hire gunslinger Sabata (Yul Brynner) to rob a transport of Austrian gold in order to buy weapons - and shame the brutal Colonel Skimmel (Gérard Herter), ruler of the local garrison. The robbery goes well, until the gang discovers that Skimmel has tricked them and kept the gold for himself. But no scheming coloniser is going to keep Sabata from earning his pay, and he decides that this laugh is the last one Skimmel will ever enjoy! - Director:
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Cast:
- Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla
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Shrouded in mysterious legend Tanglewood Mountain raises it's grandiose peaks to the heavens. It is home to the Lords of Tanglewood, a group of local youths who find pleasant and harmless moments of escape to a world of youthful fantasy and adventure in their makeshift clubhouse castle on the mountainside, and their friend John McKenna (Chuck Norris), a man skilled in the ways of the wild who is determined to protect the wilderness retreat and all of it's inhabitants. John, however, may not be the only protector of Tanglewood Mountain. Could there be truth in the age-old mysterious legend that recounts tales of ancient warriors who once visited the mountain and were so struck with it's natural beauty they vowed to remain there forever. We'll find out when greedy men find a loophole in the law and prepare to assault Tanglewood Mountain with machinery and equipment that will forever devastate this sanctuary of paradise. Aided only by the skillful John McKenna and their own youthful and adventuresome courage, determination and imagination, the Lords of Tanglewood are forced to battle against both the elements and greed that will leave a spellbound, charmed and amazed audience wondering if the legend of Tanglewood Mountain is really fantasy... or fact. - Director:
- Aaron Norris
- Cast:
- Chuck Norris, Terry Kiser, Max Gail
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Sabata (1969)Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!
Who he is and where he came from, no one knows. But the leading citizens of the Western town of Daugherty think he knows too much. And they want to silence him; forever. Get ready for the fast-paced, explosive action as Lee Van Gleet stars as Sabata, a mysterious, steely-eyed gunslinger who imposes his bullet-laced brand of justice on the town. - Director:
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Cast:
- Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Ignazio Spalla
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The Ninja: highest honour given to the dedicated followers of Ninjitsu, the deadliest of all martial arts. Because this particular Ninja happens to be an American, he is hated for his superiority by his Japanese rivals. Feet, fists, and the full range of death-dealing weapons fly in a multi-pronged plot to destroy him. - Director:
- Menahem Golan
- Cast:
- Franco Nero, Marc Smith, Susan George
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Ninja 3: The Domination (1984)Ninja III: The Domination
"Ninja III: The Domination" unleashes the tale of an aerobics instructor possessed by an evil ninja's spirit to gain revenge from beyond the grave.- Director:
- Sam Firstenberg
- Cast:
- Shô Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett
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In his stunning debut feature film, Aronofsky tells the story of Maximillian Cohen's (Sean Gullette) obsession with numbers and his theory that they hold the key to the answers of the universe. His work causes him agonising migraines and his former teacher Sol (Mark Margolis) advises him to take a break from trying to discover patterns in the stock market. When Max's super computer crashes after spitting out a 216-digit number, Max initially dismisses it, until the prediction comes true, and he realises that the number which he consigned to the trash could be the key he has been searching for. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Sean Gullette, Scott Franklin, Mark Margolis
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Sloan is back.... Sasha Mitchell triumphantly returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, forgotten and furious, Sloan has been wasting away in prison, but the Feds agree to release him, if he will lead them inside Tong Po's impenetrable Mexican fortress, protected by its deadly guards and adorned by its sexual slaves. Sloan reluctantly teams up with a female fighter to gain entry into Po's tournament of champions, a savage battle where winner takes all - and to Sloan - that means everything! - Director:
- Albert Pyun
- Cast:
- Sasha Mitchell, Kamel Krifa, Brad Thornton
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Darren Aronofsky follows up his acclaimed debut 'Pi' with this gritty, emotionally charged film set amidst the abandoned beaches and faded glory of Coney Island, Brooklyn. Based upon the novel by celebrated author Hubert Selby Jr. , the story intricately links the lives of a lonely widowed mother (Ellen Burstyn), her son Harry (Jared Leto), his beautiful girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly), and his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans). Requiem for a Dream is a hypnotic tale of four human beings each pursuing their vision of happiness. Even as everything begins to fall apart, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Ellen Burstyn, Scott Franklin, Jared Leto
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For many years, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) travelled through space and time with her best friend, a carefree and somewhat irresponsible Time Lord known as the Doctor. But all good things must come to an end, and they were forced to part. Sarah returned to Earth and her career, but before they went their separate ways, she made the Doctor promise not to forget her...Sarah Jane is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas with her Aunt Lavinia (Mary Wimbush) in the sleepy village of Morton Harewood. But when she arrives, she finds her aunt is missing, and a surprise present from an old friend is waiting to be opened. Sarah and her aunt's ward, Brendan (Ian Sears), are soon caught up in the affairs of a mysterious cult who practice the black arts, and are preparing for a human sacrifice. But they have the Doctor's gift to aid them - a robot dog who answers to the name of K-9... - Director:
- John Black
- Cast:
- Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Bill Fraser
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