PRESTIGE, THE

PRESTIGE, THE (director/writer: Christopher Nolan; screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan/based on the novel by Christopher Priest; cinematographer: Wally Pfister; editor: Lee Smith; music: David Julyan; cast: Hugh Jackman (Robert Angier), Christian Bale…

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CALIFORNIA SPLIT

CALIFORNIA SPLIT (director: Robert Altman; screenwriter: Joseph Walsh; cinematographer: Paul Lohmann; editor: Lou Lombardo; music: Phyllis Shotwell; cast: George Segal (Bill Denny), Elliott Gould (Charlie Waters), Ann Prentiss (Barbara Miller),…

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PRIMARY COLORS

PRIMARY COLORS (director: Mike Nichols; screenwriters: Elaine May/based on the novel by Anonymous (Joe Klein); cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus; editor: Arthur Schmidt; music: Ry Cooder; cast: John Travolta (Gov. Jack Stanton),…

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CAPTAIN APACHE

CAPTAIN APACHE (THE GUNS OF APRIL MORNING) (DEATHWORK) (director/writer: Alexander Singer; screenwriters: from the novel by S.E. Whitman; Milton Sperling/Philip Yordan; cinematographer: John Cabrera; editor: Leigh G. Tallas; music: Dolores…

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PRINCESS TAM TAM

PRINCESS TAM TAM (director: Edmond Greville; screenwriter: Pepito Abatino; cinematographer: Georges Benoît; editor: Jean Feyte; music: Jacques Dallin/Walter Goehr/Eliseo Grenet/Alain Romans; cast: Josephine Baker (Alwina), Albert Prejean (Max de Mirecourt),…

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PRIVATE PROPERTY

PRIVATE PROPERTY (Nue propriété) (director/writer: Joachim Lafosse; screenwriter: François Pirot; cinematographer: Hichame Alaouie; editor: Sophie Vercruysse; cast: Isabelle Huppert (Pascale), Jérémie Renier (Thierry), Yannick Renier (François), Kris Cuppens (Jan), Patrick…

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CATCH-22

CATCH-22 (director: Mike Nichols; screenwriters: Buck Henry/from the book by Joseph Heller; cinematographer: David Watkin; editor: Sam O'Steen; music: Fritz Reiner; cast: Alan Arkin (Capt. John Yossarian), Martin Balsam (Col.…

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PROMISED LAND

PROMISED LAND (ZIEMIA OBIECANA) (director/writer: Andrzej Wajda; screenwriter: based on the novel by Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont; cinematographers: Waclaw Dybowski/Edward Klosinski/Witold Sobocinski; editors: Halina Prugar/Zofia Dwornik; music: Wojciech Kilar; cast: Andrzej…

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CHAIN LETTERS

CHAIN LETTERS (director/writer: Mark Rappaport; cinematography: Martin Schäfer; cast: Mark Arnott (Paul), Reed Birney (Greg), David Brisbin (Phil), Randy Danson (Beth), Marilyn Jones (Tracy),Ellen McElduff (Eva), Joan MacIntosh (Evelyn), Dan…

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