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"For the first time ever on Blu-ray, remastered from a 4K film transfer, Roman Holiday features a legendary, Oscar-winning performance from Audrey Hepburn (in her first starring role). Nominated for a total of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, it's the story of a modern-day princess who, rebelling against the royal obligations, explores Rome on her own. She soon meets an American newspaperman (Gregory Peck) who pretends ignorance of her true...
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Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance, setting tragedy into...
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Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
Special features: shorts "A Golightly gathering," "Henry Mancini : more than music," "Mr. Yunioshi : an Asian perspective," "The making of a classic,"...
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"Director [John] Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). [James] Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally -- in the form of a rugged local rancher (John Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Vera Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable,...
5) Funny face
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"Fashion photographer Dick Avery takes over a bookstore for a photo shoot. The store is left in shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton's dismay. Avery stays behind to help clean up. Later, he examines the photos and sees Jo in the background. The editor of a leading fashion magazine and Avery offer Jo a modeling contract, which she accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude towards the job softens; she begins...
6) El Dorado
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A gunfighter comes to the aid of a cattle baron, but switches sides when he meets up with his old friend, the alcoholic sheriff.
7) Sabrina
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David and Linus are brothers running the family corporation. When the chauffeur's daughter comes back from Paris she finds she has the attention of David, whom she has always liked, but starts to fall in love with Linus. Includes bonus features.
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Cranston Public Library
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2019.
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Shane: A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
The Searchers: A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
The man who shot Liberty Valance: Director [John] Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of...
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Paramount Home Entertainment
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[2009]
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English
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Living on the French Riviera, John Robie is a retired jewel thief who was once known as 'The Cat.' He catches the eye of Frances Stevens who is a pampered, vacationing heiress. But when a new rash of gem thefts occurs amongst the luxury hotels of the spectacular French playground, it appears that 'The Cat' is on the prowl once again. Robie might be reformed, but is he deviously using Frances to gain access to the tempting collection of fabulous jewelry...
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