The story is set in the background of Indo-Pakistan Partition in 1947. Based on the Naseem Hijazi's novel by the same name.
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The story is set in the background of Indo-Pakistan Partition in 1947. Based on the Naseem Hijazi's novel by the same name.
A pair of miners attempt to muscle their way into a life of crime. 'Hilarity' ensues.
In her suburban house, Madame Vaussart brings together a group of solitaries every Wednesday. Everyone tries to forget their problems, their complexes, their sadness. Between Mr. Michel, very shy, Mrs. Lebris, a former actress, a former colonial soldier and a few others, a project was soon born. They arm themselves and organize a manhunt from which, voluntarily, no one will come out alive.
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons of love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women that Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.
Sexy young nurses administer a special kind of therapy on their daily rounds as they battle a drug ring operating outside the hospital.
Eighteen years after the failure of the revolution and freedom fighting 1848-49, the politicians of Hungary preparing for a compromise with Austria try to make use of the symbol of the revolution, the figure of the poet Petőfi Sándor, to their own advantage. They visit all the memorial sites, find the witnesses and recall the famous events. Memories and political intentions conflict with each other, and the circumstances of the poet's death cannot be reconstructed entirely.
In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. Rock'em sock'em mayhem ensues.
Bardhi works as a teacher in a remote area. When one of the students abandons the school, Bardhi tries to help him.
Returning from a 3 year captivity in Vietnam, a kind chemist finds his wife married to his boss who has become rich due to his invention.
The story takes place in Turkestan in the year 1920. Along the narrow and deserted streets of nighttime Bukhara echoes the voice of a watchman: “All is calm in sacred Bukhara!” But how deceptive this calm is! Bukhara is gripped by intense struggle. The last Emir of Bukhara, nicknamed “the Black Consul” for the executions and the blood spilled at his command, is desperately trying to hold on to power.
A young man returns to his rich family's estate after a stay in a mental hospital. He finds that his father has married his deceased wife's nurse, who is secretly plotting with her lover
Luisa is called to the bed of her dying mother Edith at Karlstein Castle. Before she dies, she tells Luisa that the Karlsteins are a family of vampires and that her ancestor, the original Count Karlstein, lies buried in the crypt. Afterwards, Luisa goes and finds the count's coffin and discovers that he is undead. As she takes Karine, her cousin as her lover, a police inspector, Ptuschko investigates a series of killings around the town, dismissing the locals who insist these are being caused by vampires.
TV play by Jim Hawkins based on real events in Russia and the USA just after the Bolshevik Revolution.
Young Daniela (Ursula Heinle) travels to the city to stay with her widowed uncle, who wrestles with temptation as his pretty house-guest flaunts her sexuality by showering with the door open and casually walking around nude. Meanwhile, much to her uncle's dismay, Daniela finds herself drawn to the womanizing pilot in a nearby apartment who previously lusted after her late aunt
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
Anna, a 17-year-old girl from Munich, is searching for answers about her sexuality and identity. While living in her affluent world, she feels neglected by her distant parents and her reserved boyfriend, Robert. Her curiosity leads her to unexpected experiences, including a night in a hippie commune and her first night of sex with Robert. Despite these experiences, Anna remains uncertain about her future as she tries to reconcile her family's expectations with her own desires.
An honourable carriage driver finds love and death when he battles particularly homicidal street punks
Steve Martin's first TV special was this independently produced Canadian travelogue. Designed to promote tourism in Montreal and Toronto, the special featured Martin doing short sketches and describing tourist sites. Standup segments were also filmed at the Ice House in Pasadena, California.
Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is well-liked by everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with her. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well, and an investigation ensues.
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
Daniela Branco, a lively girl in love with her father Guido, intends to get rid of her mother. He wants her to relate with Valerio, a penniless painter. On the contrary, Francesca's adventure rekindles marital relations.
Pinku from 1979.
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.
Danielle and Marc fall in love. Two months later they move in together. Two years later their relation reaches a crisis when Danielle gets pregnant. Did she plan for it or not? Is she going to tell Marc or not? Is she going to keep it or not? Will the relationship survive?
A free-spirited young German woman arrives to stay with an aristocratic family in Sicily, causing havoc to their lives.
Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenager daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon they meet Harold and he's got other plans.
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
A museum heist with an unusual twist: the three thieves are all physically disabled. The men, one confined to a wheelchair, one with prosthetic hands, and one blind, plan to steal a valuable statue. The men use teamwork and ingenuity to beat the high-tech security and get in and out with the statue. However, their plan is not foolproof, as a museum guard recognizes their M.O. and pays them a visit.
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
Commissioned by the Maeght Gallery with the exhibition of Joan Miró, organized by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs at the Grand Palais, which opened on May 17, 1974 in Paris. This film was shot in six days in Montroig del Camp (at the Miró) and Tarragona during the implementation process, by Josep Royo, a tapestry by Joan Miró. Five people worked for eight months in the realization of this tapestry, using wool 1200kg and 600kg for the warp. The total weight of 3500kg and a half was six meters wide by 11 meters long. They need a purpose built weaving loom. The day of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, the tapestry was placed in the lobby of one of the towers when they were demolished.
A girl runs away from her boyfriend. A middle-aged couple brother and sister find her, taking her to their mansion in the woods. They her to become a masochist and introduce her to their younger "brother"...
After a policeman is murdered in an ambush, rumors surface that he was on the take. His widow sets out to catch the killers and clear her husband's name.
Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.
Britt, deluxe call-girl, is punished by the brothel owner because she was not accomodating enough to a customer. From now on, she must obey to all customers sadistic wishes, or else.
Schroeter's virtuosic staging of the Oscar Wilde tragedy is a complex montage of image and sound, filmed on the grand steps of Baalbeck, the ancient Roman temple in Lebanon, and interweaving Lebanese and German folk songs with the music of Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, Mozart, Bellini, and Donizetti. Elfi Mikesch, the cinematographer of Schroeter’s later films, designed the film’s sumptuous costumes. A contemporary critic for Le Monde wrote admiringly of Schroeter’s depiction of "the deadly struggle between dark Christian morality and luminous paganism.“
A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. A young officer must defend a fellow lieutenant from the charges in an unusual court-martial, while investigating the deepening mystery behind the attack.
An imaginative history of editorial cartooning in Canada. The documentary provides a witty take on Canada's history through the eyes of political cartoonists like Duncan Macpherson, Robert LaPalme, and Aislin (Terry Mosher). Over 50 artists' notable cartoons and their impact are explored, capturing reactions from their subjects. One cartoonist sums it up: "A picture is worth a thousand words, but a well-crafted cartoon is worth a thousand pictures." An absolute must for cartoon buffs.
An intimate, hands on encounter with a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in Chino California.
Alice is in America to complete her studies and is hosted in the home of a distant relative, with whom concludes an affair. When he learns his wife kills him with the help of her lover, making sure to blame Alice for murder. Furthermore, this evil woman who has relations with the underworld, ensures that Alice be kidnapped. Mario, a student with whom Alice has also bond to help prove his innocence and lead authorities to the real culprits.
Set in the 19th-century in France Georges Duroy cynically exploits women and his position working as a journalist to try and gain power.
The characters remember their youth, which took place during the Civil War. The events of those years had a decisive impact on their lives - Kolobov became a career officer, and Svedomsky became a famous pianist.
A Pakistani Urdu-language social film directed by Luqman, starring Zeba, Mohammad Ali and Swaran Lata.
To get their hands on the inheritance of a Greek-American multimillionaire, a pair of swindlers convince a well-meaning petrol station attendant to pose as the missing heir.
Bolshevik coup. Dying, old Bulyga decided to reconcile his sons, whose paths had diverged at the beginning of the revolution. That's why he called them. But the meeting of his brothers did not make him happy - they were deeply harboring enmity against each other. They buried their father. As soon as they left the village, a detachment broke into the village and began to rampage. And then the brothers rushed after the gang....
BBC production of the 1963 Broadway musical which was based on Ernst Lubitsch's 1940 film "The Shop Around The Corner."
The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps back in the ring to raise the money—but will he be able to follow the script this time?
Soviet intelligence officer Kraft has a new assignment. This time, acting under the name of engineer Grubbe, he must find and transfer to the center the secret drawings of a new submarine codenamed "Walter".
An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” (Poison Women) committed a significant number of murders. These crimes were most often committed by wives on their husbands in order to be together with their lovers. At that time women were executed in the same manner as men, to wit: by being decapitated. This is the story of the most notorious of all, Takahashi Oden who, in 1879, was the last woman executed by decapitation in Japan.
An older man wants to be friends with a young couple.
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.
A man becomes pregnant in a zany comedy.
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.