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The Last Command

Rated: 0 | 124 Views Released Year: 1928

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: In a nuanced performance, Emil Jannings earned a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Sergius Alexander, an aristocratic czarist general deposed during the Bolshevik Revolution. Alexander ultimately escapes to America and ekes out a living as a Hollywood extra. But his past catches up with him when director Lev Andreyev (William Powell), a former adversary sent to jail by Alexander, casts the erstwhile general in a film about the Russian revolt.
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The Mini-Skirt Mob / Chrome and Hot Leather: Double Feature

Rated: 0 | 137 Views Released Year: 1968

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: It's a rebel biker twin bill with two chopper-mad action movies. In The Mini-Skirt Mob, it's clear that nobody steals bad-girl biker Shayne's (Diane McBain) boy toy -- ever! When her boyfriend changes gears to marry the town's plain Jane, Shayne goes on an "until death do us part" rampage. In Chrome and Hot Leather, former war hero Mitch (Tony Young) turns felon when he seeks bloody revenge on the street gang responsible for his fiancée's murder.
URL: The Mini-Skirt Mob / Chrome and Hot Leather: Double Feature

Is Paris Burning?

Rated: 0 | 119 Views Released Year: 1966

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: Jean-Paul Belmondo heads the star-studded cast (which includes Charles Boyer, Kirk Douglas and Alain Delon) in this drama directed by Rene Clement and co-written by, among many others, Francis Ford Coppola and Gore Vidal. Although World War II is nearly over, the Germans wage one last effort at destruction in Paris. But the French Resistance won't let them win -- not when Allied victory is so close at hand.
URL: Is Paris Burning?

Desert Command

Rated: 0 | 142 Views Released Year: 1946

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: John Wayne stars as a French Foreign Legion pilot falsely accused of murder. To prove his innocence, Lt. Tom Wayne (Wayne) must rely on the help of his fighting comrades to defeat the enemies who are leading an Arab revolt. This film is a re-edit of footage from the 12-chapter 1933 Mascot film serial The Three Musketeers and stars Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Mulhall and Raymond Hatton.
URL: Desert Command

The Great Commandment

Rated: 0 | 137 Views Released Year: 1941

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: Living in the time of Christ, a young religious scholar named Joel (John Beal) leads an uprising against the Romans ... until his aggressive instincts are curbed by the influence of Jesus of Nazareth. This 1939 film from director Irving Pichel centers on Joel's transformation from a revolutionary to a pacifist who, in true Christ-like fashion, even learns to forgive the soldier who murdered his brother.
URL: The Great Commandment

Ice Cold in Alex

Rated: 0 | 139 Views Released Year: 1958

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: In 1942, cranky British ambulance driver Captain Anson (John Mills) escapes Libya and must transport his passengers to safety in Alexandria, where he dreams of downing an ice-cold beer. His human cargo includes a stranded nurse (Sylvia Sims), a nun (Mary Clare) and a South African officer (Anthony Quayle). As their destination nears, Anson discreetly deduces that someone in their vehicle must be a German spy.
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Commandos Strike at Dawn

Rated: 0 | 127 Views Released Year: 1942

Genre: Classic Dramas
About: Nominated for Best Score at the 1942 Academy Awards, this wartime film tells the story of an unassuming Norwegian fisherman, Erik Toresen (Paul Muni), who leads his neighbors in a rebellion against the invading Nazi troops. When the soldiers start gunning at him, Erik escapes to England and joins the British army to continue his fight against the Germans.
URL: Commandos Strike at Dawn