PROUD REBEL, THE

THE PROUD REBEL (director: Michael Curtiz; screenwriters: Joseph Petracca/Lillie Hayward/based on the story Journey of Linnett Moore by James Edward Grant; cinematographer: Ted McCord; editor: Aaron Stell; music: Jerome Moross;…

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

PUBLIC SPEAKING (director: Martin Scorsese; cinematographer: Ellen Kuras; editors: Damian Rodriguez/David Tedeschi; cast: Fran Lebowitz, James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Gore Vidal, Charlie Rose; Runtime: 82; MPAA Rating: PG-13; producers:…

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CHESS PLAYERS, THE

THE CHESS PLAYERS (SHATRANJ KE KHILARI) (director/writer: Satyajit Ray; screenwriter: story by Munshi Premchand; cinematographer: Soumendu Roy; editor: Dulal Dutta; music: Satyajit Ray; cast: Richard Attenborough (General Outram), Sanjeev Kumar…

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CHOCOLAT

CHOCOLAT (director/writer: Claire Denis; screenwriter: Jean-Pol Fargeau; cinematographer: Robert Alazraki; editors: Monica Coleman/ Claudine Merlin/Sylvie Quester; music: Abdullah Ibrahim; cast: Isaach De Bankolé (Protée), Giulia Boschi (Aimée Dalens), François Cluzet…

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PUTNEY SWOPE

PUTNEY SWOPE (director/writer: Robert Downey Sr.; cinematographer: Gerald Cotts ; editor: Bud S. Smith; music: Charles Cuva; cast: Arnold Johnson (Putney Swope), Stanley Gottlieb (Nathan), Allen Garfield (Elias, Jr.), Antonio…

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CITIZEN RUTH

CITIZEN RUTH( director/writer: Alexander Payne; cinematographer: James Glennon; editor: Kevin Trent; cast: Laura Dern (Ruth Stoops), Swoozie Kurtz (Diane), Kurtwood Smith (Norm Stoney), Mary Kay Place (Gail Stoney), Kelly Preston…

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QUARTET

QUARTET (directors: Ken Annakin, (segment "The Colonel's Lady"), Arthur Crabtree (segment "The Kite"), Harold French (segment "The Alien Corn"), Ralph Smart (segment "The Facts of Life"); screenwriters: R.C. Sherriff; W.…

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C-MAN

C-MAN (director: Joseph Lerner; screenwriter: Berne Giler; cinematographer: Gerald Hirschfeld; editor: Gera Lerner; music: Gail Kubik; cast: Dean Jagger (Cliff Holden), John Carradine (Doc Spencer), Harry Landers (Owney Shor), Lottie…

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