
Two members of a crew of “sandhogs”, men who work on an underwater tunnel project, battle each other over the same woman and a rival team of sandhogs to see who will finish their half of the tunnel first, with the winning team getting more money and guaranteed future work. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Ann Carvers Profession (1933) Edward Buzzell, Fay Wray, Gene Raymond, Claire Dodd, Drama

After graduation from Hampden University, Bill “Lightning” Graham, a football star, and Ann Carver, who just passed her bar exam, marry. Read More »
Sr. Pig / Mr. Pig (2016) Diego Luna, Danny Glover, Maya Rudolph, José María Yazpik, Drama

A kind, broke and dying man , whose best pal is a beautiful pig named Howard , needs to find him a new loving home before he dies. Read More »
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) Robert Wiene, Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Read More »
Genuine (1920) Robert Wiene, Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Ernst Gronau, Horror

Extremely rare work of Robert Wiene. From the director and year of excellent “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” this work was eventually overshadowed by the success of Caligari. Read More »
La Naissance de l’amour / The Birth of Love (1993) Philippe Garrel, Lou Castel, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Johanna ter Steege, Drama

Middle-aged artistes provide the focus of this drama filmed in black and white. The story is set in Paris around the time of the Gulf War. Read More »
The Hands of Orlac / Orlacs Hände (1924) Robert Wiene, Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina, Fritz Strassny, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Orlac is a world famous pianist. One day he is badly hurt in a big train wreck. He is in danger of losing both his hands so his wife begs the doctors to save them. Read More »
Legion of Terror (1936) Charles C. Coleman, Bruce Cabot, Marguerite Churchill, Crawford Weaver, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Two newly-appointed postal inspectors, Frank Marshall and ‘Slim” Hewitt, set out to track down the sender of a time-bomb to a U. S. Senator and, during their investigation Read More »
To proxenio tis Annas / The Engagement of Anna (1974) Pantelis Voulgaris, Anna Vagena, Smaro Veaki, Kostas Rigopoulos, Drama

Anna, a shy village girl has come to live and work at the house of an elderly Athenian lady, where the family decides to arrange a match for her, as middle-class ethics prescribe. Read More »
Bô no kanashimi / Like a Rolling Stone (1994) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Eiji Okuda, Eiko Nagashima, Reiko Takashima, Crime, Drama

Tanaka is a yakuza who collects ‘protection money’ from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight years, and finds out that his boss wants to get rid of him. Read More »