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Cabo Blanco: An American, seeking to escape the world, owns a club in a sleepy fishing village on the coast of Peru. But when a research ship anchors in the harbor, bringing a beautiful French widow and an ex-Nazi, the combination becomes deadly.
U.S. Marshall: Charles Bronsopn plays a violent army deserter who goes on a crime spree and is hounded by the U.S. Marshall.
44) The Civil War
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Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
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In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military are hatching plans for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an attack is likely, let alone where or how it might...
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The story of the unlikely rise of a gritty American original, Harry Truman. He was a farmer, a bankrupt businessman, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held America's highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but he would prove to be a surprise. Facing some of the biggest crises of the century, Truman would end the war with Germany, use the atomic bomb against Japan, confront...
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"Get an up-close look at the artwork in the Capitol Building, take a seat in the Supreme Court and get a 360-degree soaring view of the Washington Monument. Go to the National Archives and get a private showing of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Then fly over Arlington National Cemetery, visit all the memorial sites, and much more."--Container.
49) The Good mother
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Every passion has its price. For Anna Dunlap, a recent divorcě and mother of a young daughter, the price may be devastating. Discovering a true passion for the first time in her life after meeting artist Leo Cutter, Anna₂s life couldn₂t be more perfect. But shocking charges against the young woman place her newfound lifestyle under scrutiny, shattering her sizzling relationship and forcing her to prove that she is, indeed, a good mother.
51) Parenthood
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The Buckmans are a modern family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way.
52) Heidi
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After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair, and must make a difficult decision.
53) Julius Caesar
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Shakespeare's classic tale of Julius Caesar's assassination at the hands of the Roman senate. The powerful, heroic and flawed emperor Caesar is warned to "Beware the Ides of March, " and with these words the legendary betrayal by the Roman senate begins. Those closest to him, including Brutus, Cassius and even his confidant Marc Antony, plot Caesar's downfall and eventual assassination. This epic saga about the controversial leader, whom some call...
54) Any Wednesday
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Any Wednesday you'll find business tycoon John Cleves with Ellen Gordon in what John calls his company's executive suite.
56) The enemy within
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"In just 69 hours America's military leaders will overthrow the government they have sworn to defend. Only one man can stop them--but he's running out of time." -- Box.
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A film version of Eugene O'Neill play which centers around drunks and whores who have found sanctuary in a saloon. Each has their own "pipe-dream" that sustains them until Hickey, the "Iceman", attempts to free them from their illusions by stripping them of their lies and guilt.
58) The Good Mother
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Having weathered an early and unexciting marriage, recent divorcee Anna Dunlap is just beginning to adjust to her life as a single parent when she falls in love with Leo Cutter, an enigmatic Irish sculptor who captivates the shy piano teacher with his unconventional attitudes and ideas. Liberated by their unchecked passion for each other and the growing sense of personal freedom that she experiences as a result of their union, Anna believes she has...
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Recently widowed John Tanner, not wanting to spend Christmas alone, decides to seek companionship through a "social introductions" agency. He meets Iris, who, though shy and reserved, agrees to join him. Soon a warm relationship develops, but there is a secret side to Iris, that, when revealed, will change both their lives forever.
60) Hour of the gun
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"Guns don't stay in their holsters long when vigilantes Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday meet outlaws in the Wild West. With the dust barely settled at the OK Corral, the notorious Clanton brothers unleash their revenge. One by one, they gun down Wyatt Earp's brothers -- but they won't have the last shot. Using his US Marshal's badge as his authority, and Doc Holliday as his deputized right-hand man, Earp begins a zealous pursuit of vengeance that the...