Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
La traviata (1982) Franco Zeffirelli, Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Violetta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. Read More »
Wooden Crosses (1932) Raymond Bernard, Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. Read More »
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) Philip Kaufman, Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew
In 1876, the Missouri legislature issues a pardon and amnesty to the James and Younger gangs despite many people considering them outlaws. Read More »
Hells Half Acre (1954) John H. Auer, Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester
A woman who believes her missing husband is in prison in Hawaii on a murder charge travels there to see if it actually is him. Read More »
In July (2000) Fatih Akin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus
Daniel is a young teacher in-spe, who in contrast to everyone else plans to stay in Hamburg for the summer. Read More »
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) Alain Resnais, Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Raimondi, Geraldine Chaplin
Three intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. Read More »
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) Terence Fisher, Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir
Two couples traveling in eastern Europe decide to visit Karlsbad despite dire local warnings. Read More »
F.B.I. Girl (1951) William Berke, Cesar Romero, George Brent, Audrey Totter
A governor planning to run for U.S. Senate has a secret past that could prove damaging to his political aspirations: he’s a convicted murderer Read More »
The Homecoming (1973) Peter Hall, Ian Holm, Paul Rogers, Cyril Cusack
Max is a surly pensioner who alternately venerates and vilifies his dead wife. Sam, his brother, is a supercilious chauffeur. Read More »