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War and Peace

Rated: 0 | 206 Views Released Year: 1956

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this all-time classic version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece. Personal stories, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive, intricate tapestry of Russia during Napoleon's invasion at the turn of the 19th century. With great attention to detail and historical accuracy, this epic film is an unforgettable document as well as an engaging drama.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Rated: 0 | 162 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: Thomas Hardy's immortal tale of love abandoned and virtue lost in Victorian England has captivated readers for over a century -- and now comes to life in this lavish adaptation. Violated by one man and forsaken by another, the beautiful Tess (Justine Waddell) refuses to remain a victim. But her struggle to endure despite the abandonment of her true love -- and her desperate attempt to attain happiness -- propel her toward a tragic end.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Rated: 0 | 280 Views Released Year: 2006

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: Born with an acute sense of smell, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) resorts to dark deeds in creating a perfume that captures the essence of a woman in this 18th-century thriller based on Patrick Süskind's best-selling novel. The disturbing intensity mounts as Baroque-born Grenouille's obsession to create the ultimate scent moves from innovation to murderous aberration. Alan Rickman co-stars along with Dustin Hoffman as a master perfumer.
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The Golden Bowl

Rated: 0 | 187 Views Released Year: 2000

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: Another triumph from the producing-directing team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, The Golden Bowl (adapted from the classic novel by Henry James) pits an American industrialist (Nick Nolte) and his daughter against two well-connected but impoverished social climbers (Uma Thurman and Jeremy Northam) who'd rather marry for money than lower their station. Together, they engage in a subtle, fascinating dance with misdirection at its heart.
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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

Rated: 0 | 143 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: David Michael Latt directs this modern retelling -- with a few new twists -- of H.G. Wells's classic science fiction novel chronicling the brutal destruction of human civilization after aliens from Mars invade Earth. As thousands of innocent human beings flee the army of deadly alien "walkers" combing the globe, one man (C. Thomas Howell) adopts an against-the-odds mission to find a powerful weapon and save the planet.
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The 4 Musketeers

Rated: 0 | 183 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: Alexandre Dumas's classic adventure tale gets a supernatural twist in this French film that has a young D'Artagnan witnessing the sinister Milady Winter making a pact with the devil. Now an adult, D'Artagnan must turn to his musketeer allies to save France from the queen's evil reign. Emmanuelle Béart, Tchéky Karyo, Vincent Elbaz, Grégori Derangère and Heino Ferch co-star in this Pierre Aknine-directed drama.
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The Food of the Gods

Rated: 0 | 126 Views Released Year: 1976

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: A group of friends arrive on a remote Canadian island, only to discover that they're being hunted by freakishly giant rodents. Little do they know that an unidentifiable ooze is causing every animal on the island to grow larger -- and even worse, it's given them a taste for human flesh. Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher and Ida Lupino co-star in this gory creature feature based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
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The Virgin and the Gypsy

Rated: 0 | 131 Views Released Year: 1970

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: Sisters Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and Lucille (Harriet Harper) have led sheltered lives, schooled in the provinces and now home at the rectory with their widower father. It's not surprising, then, that when Yvette catches sight of a handsome gypsy (Franco Nero), she falls hard -- and her family objects. Despite the disapproval of family and townsfolk, young Yvette pursues the forbidden fruit. Finally, fate intervenes.
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From Beyond

Rated: 0 | 197 Views Released Year: 1986

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: After inventing a way for creatures from the fourth dimension to come into his own world, Dr. Edward Pretorious (Ted Sorel) suffers a gruesome decapitation at the hands of those he brought "from beyond." But authorities suspect his assistant (Jeffrey Combs) is to blame. Barbara Crampton co-stars as a beautiful psychiatrist brought in to help police solve the case in this classic 1980s thriller based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Dreams of Cthulhu: The Rough Magik Initiative

Rated: 0 | 148 Views Released Year: 2000

Genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
About: In this horrifying film based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, the Night Scholars, a secret society dedicated to protecting the world from the evil of Cthulhu, are stunned to realize that the long-dormant Sleeping God may be waking up. After investigating a ritual sacrifice, the mysterious Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow) visits a former Night Scholar who shares a terrible secret. The collection also includes two shorts based on Lovecraft tales.
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