Tag Archives: 1910s

Doctor Zhivago

IMDB Rating: 8.00
22479 votes

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A Russian epic, the movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.
Actors
Dr. Yuri ZhivagoOmar Sharif
LaraJulie Christie
TonyaGeraldine Chaplin
Also posted in 1965, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, War | Comments (0)

The Color Purple

IMDB Rating: 7.60
21677 votes

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This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...
Actors
AlbertDanny Glover
Celie JohnsonWhoopi Goldberg
Shug AveryMargaret Avery
Also posted in 1985, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

FairyTale: A True Story

IMDB Rating: 6.20
1892 votes

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Based on factual accounts, this is the story of two young girls that, somehow, have the ability to take pictures of winged beings... which certainly causes quite a stir throughout England during the time of the first World War. Everyone, except the girls who think it's quite normal, are excited about this "photographic proof" that fairies exist... even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini pay the girls a visit.
Actors
Harry HoudiniHarvey Keitel
James CollinsJason Salkey
Sir Arthur Conan DoylePeter O'Toole
Also posted in 1997, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

Gallipoli

IMDB Rating: 7.70
11428 votes

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A promising track star's running career is interrupted by Australia's entrance into World War I. Archy is an excellent candidate for the Olympics, and coached by his Uncle Jack - "How fast can you run?" "As fast as a leopard!" - he nonetheless abandons his athletic pursuits in order to do the patriotic thing - join up.
Actors
Archy HamiltonMark Lee
JackBill Kerr
Les McCannHarold Hopkins
Also posted in 1981, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (0)

Chariots of Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.30
12819 votes

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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.
Actors
Aubrey MontagueNicholas Farrell
Lord Andrew LindsayNigel Havers
Eric LiddellIan Charleson
Also posted in 1981, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Sport | Comments (0)

The Time Machine

IMDB Rating: 7.60
8517 votes

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From the book by H.G. Wells, a scientist and tinkerer builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a mild gentle race, and a cannibalistic one living underground. His machine is stolen by the underground race and he must risk being captured (and eaten) to return to his own time.
Actors
H. George WellsRod Taylor
David FilbyAlan Young
James FilbyAlan Young
Also posted in 1960, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Red Baron, The

IMDB Rating: 5.90
753 votes

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Baron Manfred von Richthofen (Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling in love with the nurse Käte (Headey), Manfred realizes he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again.
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Baron Manfred von RichthofenMatthias Schweighöfer
Werner VossTil Schweiger
KäteLena Headey
Also posted in 2008, Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, War | Comments (0)

Birdman of Alcatraz

IMDB Rating: 7.90
4686 votes

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As an inmate at Leavenworth prison, Robert Stroud has a series of confrontations with the guards and with the other convicts. When Stroud kills a guard, he is sentenced to be executed, and only his mother's impassioned intervention gets his sentence commuted to life imprisonment, which he must serve in solitary confinement. As he serves out his sentence in boredom and despair, one day he finds a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard. Stroud soon takes a deep interest in caring for birds, which gives him a new purpose in life, but which also brings new conflicts with prison authorities.
Actors
Robert StroudBurt Lancaster
Harvey ShoemakerKarl Malden
Elizabeth StroudThelma Ritter
Also posted in 1962, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

It’s a Wonderful Life

IMDB Rating: 8.60
79672 votes

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On Christmas eve, all of the citizens of the small town of Bedford Falls pray to the heavens to help George Bailey. It's then decided that Clarence, an angel who hasn't earned his wings, is to help George. Before he does, he should know who George Bailey was. George Bailey grew up in Bedford Falls, a small town where he dreams of leaving it and making his mark on the world. His family's business is the only thing stands between the good citizens and Mr. Potter, a rich miser who takes sick pleasure in taking from everybody, without even caring how it affects them. George was all set to leave when his father died and had to take care of the business. George would forever be hindered by his plans to leave and thinks that he is nothing but a failure, he decides to kill himself. That's when Clarence comes in and tries to convince him that he has made something with his life, and that he had a "Wonderful Life".
Actors
George BaileyJames Stewart
Mary Hatch BaileyDonna Reed
Henry F. PotterLionel Barrymore
Also posted in 1946, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

East of Eden

IMDB Rating: 8.10
9051 votes

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Cal Trask is a particularly unhappy young man. He sees himself as the black sheep of the family and is always competing with his brother Aron, who seems to be perfect in almost every way. Aron is also their father's favorite and Cal desperately wants his father's love and affection. It's the period leading up to America's entry into World War I and these are tumultuous times. After his father loses most of his fortune trying to ship refrigerated lettuce to New York, Cal decides to speculate on a crop of beans and makes a small fortune but he soon realizes that he can't buy his father's loves either. Cal's discovery that his mother is alive - he and Aron were told that she had died - and that she is a madam leads to a final, tragic result for all three of the Trask men.
Actors
AbraJulie Harris
Cal TraskJames Dean
Adam TraskRaymond Massey
Also posted in 1955, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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