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Lost Horizon (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lost Horizon
director: Frank Capra actor: Ronald Colman / Jane Wyatt
other title: Orizzonte perduto / Horizonte Perdido
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.
Cleopatra (1963) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
Cleopatra
director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Elizabeth Taylor / Richard Burton
other title: Cleópatra / Cléopâtre
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
The Sign of the Cross (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Sign of the Cross
director: Cecil B. DeMille actor: Fredric March / Elissa Landi
other title: Il segno della croce / Im Zeichen des Kreuzes
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
director: Tom Laughlin actor: Tom Laughlin / Delores Taylor
After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining senator and the state governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any problems. They decide on Billy Jack, currently sitting in prison after being sent to jail at the end of his previous film, as they don't expect him to be capable of much, and they think he will attract young voters to the party.
Holiday (1938) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Holiday
director: George Cukor actor: Katharine Hepburn / Cary Grant
other title: Incantesimo / A Irmã da Minha Noiva
Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!
The Talk of the Town (1942) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Talk of the Town
director: George Stevens actor: Cary Grant / Jean Arthur
other title: Un evaso ha bussato alla porta / Zeuge der Anklage
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.