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American cinema: History

Robin Hood (1922)
Allan Dwan

In late 12th century England, King Richard sets out for the Crusades with his devoted knight champion, Robert, Earl of Huntingdon...   [More...]

The Sea Hawk (1940)
Michael Curtiz

King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination...   [More...]

Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick

In 73 BC, Spartacus is an anonymous slave worker, toiling in the mines of Libya, when he is bought by Lentulus Batiatus, a man who trains and sells gladiators for profit...   [More...]

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Billy Wilder

One night in May 1927, an unknown airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh tries in vain to get some sleep on the eve of what would be an historic transatlantic crossing...   [More...]

Titanic (1953)
Jean Negulesco

Richard Sturges, a wealthy American living in Europe, is so desperate to find his runaway wife Julia that he buys a steerage-class ticket on the RMS Titanic for its maiden voyage across the Atlantic...   [More...]

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Richard Fleischer

1941. In an attempt to weaken Japan after its seizure of Indochina, the United States imposes an embargo that will deprive the country of essential raw materials...   [More...]

The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
Roman Polanski

Victorious in battle, the warriors Macbeth and Banquo are returning to their home in Scotland when they are met by three strange hags who greet them with fantastic prophesies...   [More...]

Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood

Wyoming, circa 1880. When a prostitute in the town of Big Whiskey is savagely disfigured by two cowboys, her co-workers club together to offer a thousand dollar reward to anyone who shoots dead the attackers...   [More...]

The Untouchables (1987)
Brian De Palma

In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices...   [More...]

Viva Zapata! (1952)
Elia Kazan

In 1909, the Mexican President, Porfirio Díaz, is visited by a delegation of peasants who complain that their land has been illegally taken from them...   [More...]


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