ARGO

ARGO (director: Ben Affleck; screenwriters: Chris Terrio/based on the book “The Master of Disguise” by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; cinematographer:…

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NOT AS A STRANGER

NOT AS A STRANGER (director/producer: Stanley Kramer; screenwriters: from the book by Morton C. Thompson/Edna Anhalt/Edward Anhalt; cinematographer: Franz Planer; editor: Frederic Knudtson; music: George Antheil; cast: Robert Mitchum (Lucas…

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ASHES AND DIAMONDS

ASHES AND DIAMONDS (Popiol i Diament) (director/writer: Andrzej Wajda; screenwriter: Jerzy Andrzejewski/based on the novel by Andrzejewski; cinematographer: Jerzy Wojcik; editor: Halina Nawrocka; music: Jan Krenz/Filip Nowak; cast: Zbigniew Cybulski…

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NOWHERE IN AFRICA

NOWHERE IN AFRICA(Nirgendwo in Afrika) (director/writer: Caroline Link; screenwriter: from the novel by Stefanie Zweig; cinematographer: Gernot Roll; editor: Patricia Rommel; music: Niki Reiser; cast: Juliane Köhler (Jettel Redlich), Merab…

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OASIS

OASIS (director/writer: Lee Chang-dong; cinematographer: Choi Yeong-taek; editor: Kim Hyun; music: Lee Jae-jin; cast: Sol Kyung-gu (Hong Jong-Du), Moon So-ri (Han Gong-Ju), Ahn Nae-sang (Hong Jong-Il), Ryoo Seung-wan (Hong Jong-Sae),…

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ODD MAN OUT

ODD MAN OUT (director: Carol Reed; screenwriters: F.L. Green/ Robert Cedric Sherriff/from book by Green; cinematographer: Robert Krasker; editor: Fergus McDonell; cast: James Mason (Johnny McQueen ), Robert Newton (Lukey),…

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