A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
DV000628
Cain's cutthroats.
In the final days of the Civil War, peace has not yet come for one man. The
war still rages on in the soul of a Confederate officer obsessed with revenge
for the rape of his wife and the death of his son. With Scott Brady and John
Carradine. Directed by Ken Osborne. MPAA Rating R. 95 minutes.
DV000391
Call it murder.
Edward Weldom is the foreman of a jury which finds a middle aged wife guilty
of murdering her husband for financial gain. And because of her answer to
a question posed by Weldon, the woman is sentenced to die. As the eve of her
execution approaches and a reprieve is denied, Weldom experiences increasing
pressure from the media, the public and his own family. Meanwhile, his innocent
young daughter has fallen madly in love with an up and coming young hoodlum.
Starring Sidney Fox, Humphrey Bogart, Henry Hull, O.P. Heggie, Margaret Wycherly.
Directed by Chester Erskin. MPAA Rating NR. 73 minutes.
DV000298
The call of the wild.
In the midst of the Klondike gold rush, adventurer John Thornton makes an
acquaintance who will become his boon companion, a German Shepard named Buck.
As they mush from Skagway to Dawson City carrying the mail and helping each
other endure, they triumph over adversity and form a deep and lasting bond.
Irresistibly, a call of the wild leads the two of them into the thick of an
exciting, boisterous, unpredictable era. Starring Charlton Heston, Michele
Mercier, George Eastman, Maria Rohm, Raymond Harmstorf. Directed by Ken Annakin.
MPAA Rating PG. 106 minutes.
DV000361
Callie and sons.
Callie Lord marries a Dallas newspaper magnate who proves his love for her
by finding the son she was obliged to give up for adoption a few years earlier.
Callie loves the boy to distraction. But he grows to resent her influence.
And later to escape it, he marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks.
When his wife's shady past threatens to destroy his promising political career,
Callie steps in, determined to protect him at whatever cost. With Lindsay
Wagner, Dabney Coleman, James Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Waris
Hussein. MPAA Rating NR. 142 minutes.
DV000882
The Canterville ghost.
After leasing an old castle in England, an American family gets involved in
a supernatural adventure with the ghost who has haunted the castle for 400
years. But when the daughter learns why he's been condemned to eternal unrest,
she resolves to help him escape the curse. With Neve Campbell, Patrick Stewart
and Donald Sinden. Directed by Sydney Macartney. MPAA Rating NR. 94 minutes.
DV000862
Captain Kidd.
William Kidd, the notorious buccaneer, sets out to buy his way into the House
of Lords. He's opposed by his former partners, and then by a mysterious ex-convict.
Treachery, mayhem and murder abound on the bounding main. With Charles Laughton,
John Carrdine, Gilbert Roland and Randolph Scott. Directed by Rowland V. Lee.
MPAA Rating NR. 90 minutes.
DV000638
Captain scarface.
Fleeing from a jealous husband, an American discovers the freighter he's escaped
on is part of a plot to blow up the Panama Canal. Suspected by the cunning
captain and watched by the crew, he searches desperately from a way to thwart
the deadly scheme. With Leif Erickson, Barton Maclaine. Directed by Paul Guilfoyle.
MPAA Rating NR. 72 minutes.
DV000389
The captive heart.
Captured by the Germans at the beginning of WWII, British soldiers must spend
the duration of the war in a P.O.W. camp. As the weeks turn into months and
then years, only letters and parcels from home allow them to endure the hardships
and isolation. One of the prisoners has assumed the identity of a dead British
officer to escape execution. When he receives a letter from t he dead officer's
wife, he's obliged to write back. And a relationship develops that ultimately
transcends the barriers between them. Starring Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson,
Basil Radford, Mervyn Johns. Directed by Basil Dearden. MPAA Rating NR. 98
minutes.
DV000649
The capture.
When Linv Vanner shoots a drifter he believe stole his company's payroll,
he's hailed as a hero. But the payroll is never found and Lin begins to wonder
if he's killed the wrong man. When he uncovers the real story the terrible
consequences turn him into a hunted fugitive. With Lew Ayres and Teresa Wright.
Directed by John Sturges. MPAA Rating NR. 91 minutes.
DV000051
Casablanca.
Humphrey Bogart is Rick, a world weary nightclub owner who claims, "I
stick my neck out for nobody." Ingrid Bergman s Ilsa, fleeing the Nazis
with Victor, her Resistance hero husband. Only Rick can help them escape,
but he refuses until Ilsa reawakens his idealism. With Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid
Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Dooley Wilson. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
MPAA Rating NR. 104 minutes.
DV000658
Casablanca Express.
When Nazi commandos hijack a train carrying Winston Churchhill to a secret
meeting in North Africa, three Allied agents attempt to rescue. Heart hammering
suspense and non-stop action. With Glenn Ford, Donald Pleasance, Jason Connery
and Francisco Quinn. Directed by Sergio Martino. MPAA Rating NR. 85 minutes.
DV000006
Casper.
Ghost therapist. Dr. James Harvey and his daughter Kat arrive at drafty Whipstaff
Manor. Its greedy owner has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions:
a friendly but lonely young ghost named Casper and his outrageous uncles:
Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso (the Ghostly Trio). If the plan works, she and
Dibs, her partner in slime, can get their hands on the manor's fabled treasure.
Meanwhile, Casper has found a kindred spirit in Kate, but the Ghostly Trio
will not tolerate "fleshies: in their house. With Christina Ricci, Bill
Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, Amy Brenneman. Directed by Brad Silberling.
MPAA Rating PG. 101 minutes.
DV000396
Cast a dark shadow.
When charming, young Edward "Teddy" Bare finds his wealthy middle
aged wife consulting with her lawyer, he figures she intends to cut him out
of her will. So he quickly arranges her "accidental" death. Too
quickly: turns out she was planning to leave him everything instead of a big
house he can't afford to live in. He soon succeeds in snaring another wealthy
widow. But his new bride proves to be more of a match than he bargained for.
Starring Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Mona Washbourne. Directed
by Lewis Gilbert. MPAA Rating NR. 77 minutes.
DV000466
The center of the world (1882-1921).
This program explores Roosevelt's family background and education. It follows
FDR from his very first run for political office as New York State Senator
through his years in Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as he
pursues one goal, the presidency. Also chronicled is FDR's courtship of Eleanor
Roosevelt and their troubled marriage, including his love affair with Eleanor's
social secretary, Lucy Mercer. MPAA Rating NR. 60 minutes.
DV000410
Changing your mind.
Alan Alda learns about the way the brain works as researchers demonstrate
how malleable the brain is and memories are, how it is possible to grow one's
own brain, what happens when one dreams, and new understandings of the human
mind. From the Scientific American Frontiers series. MPAA Rating NR. 60 minutes.
DV000140
Chaplin.
The biography of Charlie Chaplin, filmmaker extraordinaire. From his formative
years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work,
and loves are followed. While his screen characters were extremely hilarious,
the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense
of lose. With Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins,
Milla Jovovich. Directed by Richard Attenborough. MPAA Rating PG13.
135 minutes.
DV000297
Charade.
When a Parisian finds her husband murdered and four strange men after her,
a handsome stranger comes to her rescue, but is he a hero, spy, or murderer?
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George
Kennedy. Directed by Stanley Donen. MPAA Rating NR. 113 minutes.
DV000907
Charlie and the chocolate factory.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of a poor young boy who finds
one of only a few golden tickets that wins him a tour through the most magnificent
chocolate factory in the world. The tour is led by a most unusual candy maker,
Willy Wonka. Charlie watches as one by one, the other ticket winners fall
victim to their own vices. With Johnny Depp. Directed by Tim Burton. MPAA
Rating PG. 115 minutes.
DV000256
A Charlie Brown Christmas.
'Tis the season to be jolly, but Charlie Brown, feeling that the Christmas
message is lost amid all the seasonal glitter, has the blues. Psychiatrist
Lucy suggests a cure: get involved with a the Christmas play! When our hapless
hero sets out to find a Christmas tree to use as a stage prop, he unknowingly
takes a step toward discovering the holiday's true meaning. The scraggly tree
that thrives on a "little love" and a timely assist from Linus make
the message of the season come shining through. Starring the Peanuts Gang.
Directed by Bill Melendez. MPAA Rating NR. 25 minutes.
DV000522
Cheaper by the dozen.
The Bakers, a family of 12, move from small town Illinois to the big city
after Tom Baker gets his dream job to coach his alma mater's football team.
Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published. While
she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order
while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family
starts falling apart. Starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Directed by Shawn
Levy. MPAA Rating PG. 98 minutes.
DV000123
Chicago 1968.
On the eve of the 1968 Democratic Convention, Chicago was a city under siege,
both inside and outside the convention hall. The disorderly events were captured
by television cameras. As the convention degenerated into chaos, many people
believed they were watching the end of the American political process as they'd
know it. MPAA Rating NR. 60 minutes.
DV000482
Chicago.
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub
sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves
on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's
slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local
legends. Starring Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Katherine Zeta Jones, Queen
Latifah. Directed by Rob Marshall. MPAA Rating PG13. 113 minutes.
DV000807
Chino.
Chino ekes out a spartan but satisfying existence raising horses bred from
a magnificent half tamed stallion. When he makes the mistake of falling in
love with the local land baron's beautiful, English bred sister, the land
baron makes the mistake of having Chino bull whipped. With Charles Bronson
and Jill Ireland. Directed by Tulse Ghimire. MPAA Rating PG. 98 minutes.
DV000551
Choices.
A young man skilled both sports and music faces a difficult decision when
he is afflicted with a hearing impairment. Starring Stephen Nicholas, Demi
Moore. Directed by Silvio Narizzano. MPAA Rating NR. 90 minutes.
DV000792
Choice of two.
Corporate V.P. Richard Atkinson finds his high ambitions threatened when a
rookie tax agent in Revenue Canada's Special Investigations Unit stumbles
on some minor discrepancies in one of the firm's accounts. With Leslie Nielson,
Mayor Moore and Gary Reineke. Directed by John Howe. MPAA Rating NR. 58 minutes.
DV000053
A Christmas Carol.
Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left
him a bitter and lonely old man. He discovers the true meaning of Christmas
after visits from ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Filmed in
Shrewsbury, England, this version of Dickens' beloved classic is considered
by many to be the best. Starring George C. Scott, Nigel Davenport, Edward
Woodward, Frank Finlay, Lucy Gutteridge. Directed by Clive Donner. MPAA Rating
PG. 100 minutes.
DV000523
Christmas Wife.
Recently widowed John Tanner, not wanting to spend Christmas alone, decides
to seek companionship through a dating service. He meets shy and reserved
Iris who agrees to join him . A warm relationship develops, but Iris has a
secret that, when revealed, will change both their lives forever. Starring
Jason Robards, Julie Harris and James Eckhouse. Directed by David Hugh Jones.
MPAA Rating NR. 90 minutes.
DV000054
Cinderella.
Beautiful Cinderella shares her dreams of romance and a better life with the
loveable mice Gus and Jaq. When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her
from attending the Royal Ball, the delightful Fairy Godmother appears.
With a wave of her wondrous wand and a bouncy "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,"
the Fairy Godmother transforms a simple pumpkin into a magical coach and Cinderella's
rags into a gorgeous gown. At the ball, Cinderella falls in love with Prince
Charming, but must flee before the stroke of midnight breaks the spell. Voices
of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson.
MPAA Rating G. 76 minutes.
DV000901
Cinderella man.
Cinderella man dramatizes the legendary Depression era comeback of impoverished
boxer Jim Braddock. Ron Howard direct Russell Crowe, whose portrayal of Braddock
is simultaneously warm, noble, and tenacious. The desperate struggle of the
Depression is keenly felt and Howard shows its economic impact in ways that
strengthen the bonds between Braddock, his supportive wife, three young children
and his loyal manager; all are forced to make sacrifices leading up to Braddock's
title bout against heavyweight champion Max Baer in on of the greatest boxing
matches in the history of the sport. With Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger,
Paul Giamatti and Craig Bierko. Directed by Ron Howard. MPAA Rating PG-13.
144 minutes.
DV000141
Civil War. Part 1. 1861: the cause.
This episode opens with an indictment of slavery and dramatically evokes the
background of the war. Here is the Cotton Kingdom of the South, the passion
for states' rights and the fierce determination to preserve the Union. Introduces
the main characters and climaxes with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas.
MPAA Rating NR. 99 minutes.
DV000142
Civil War. Part 2. 1862: a very bloody affair.
Examines the political turmoil in Washington as cabinet officers and members
of the Union High Command jostle for power; follows General George McClellan's
ill fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula where his huge army meets a smaller
but more resourceful confederate force; follows the battle of ironclad ships,
shows camp life, and introduces Ulysses S. Grant whose exploits come to a
bloody climax at Shiloh. The episode ends with rumors of Europe's readiness
to recognize the Confederacy. MPAA Rating NR. 65 minutes.
DV000143
Civil War. Part 3. 1862: forever free.
Convinced that emancipation was morally and militarily crucial to the future
of the Union, Lincoln must wait for a victory to issue his proclamation. However,
the Union army is humiliated again and again by Stonewall Jackson and Robert
E. Lee. The episode comes to a climax in September 1862 with Lee's invasion
of Maryland. On the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war
takes place, followed by the brightest, the emancipation of the slaves. MPAA
Rating NR. 75 minutes.
DV000144
Civil War. Part 4. 1863: simply murder.
Despite the Emancipation Proclamation and superiority in men and materials,
the Union Army suffers a nightmarish defeat at Fredericksburg. This episode
chronicles the anti war movement in the North, the miseries of regimental
life, the extraordinary exploits of Confederate commanders, and the increasing
desperation of the Confederate home front. At the wilderness crossroads of
Chancellorville in Virginia, Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses
Stonewall Jackson. MPAA Rating NR. 62 minutes.
DV000145
Civil War. Part 5. 1863: universe of the battle.
Lee invades Maryland and Pennsylvania, gambling that another Confederate victory
will compel England to recognize the Confederacy. For three days 150,000 men
will fight to the death at Gettysburg, culminating in Pickett's legendary
charge. This episode also chronicles the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft
riots, the first use of black troops, the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga,
and the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg where Abraham Lincoln
delivers his eloquent address. MPAA Rating NR. 95 minutes.
DV000146
Civil War. Part 6. 1864: shadow of death.
Presents a biographical comparison of Grant and Lee and chronicles the
battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the Wilderness
to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both
sides have lost in three years of war. With Grant and Lee finally deadlocked
at Petersburg, we visit the ghastly hospitals north and south, and follow
Sherman's advance towards Atlanta. As the casualty lists increase, Lincoln's
chances for re-election begin to dim. MPAA Rating NR. 70 minutes.
DV000147
Civil War. Part 7. 1864: most hallowed ground.
Begins with Lincoln's presidential campaign of 1864 against his former Commanding
General, George McClellan. With Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and
Atlanta, opinion has turned against the Lincoln and the war. Also, Chronicles
the cavalry exploits of Confederate General Nathan Bedfor Forrest, a one time
slave trader and self taught military genius; the horrendous prison camps;
and the activities of Northern and Southern spies. The episode climaxes with
Sherman's final battles at Atlanta, and ends with the poignant story of the
origin of Arlington Cemetary. MPAA Rating NR. 72 minutes.
DV000148
Civil War. Part 8. 1865: war is all hell.
Sherman's army burns Atlanta and sets out on a devastating three hundred mile
march of destruction to the sea. In March commanders, and the increasing desperation
of the Confederate home front. At the wilderness crossroads of Chancellorville
in Virginia, Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson.
MPAA Rating NR. 62 minutes.
DV000149
Civil War. Part 9. 1865: better angels.
Chronicles the aftermath of Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination five
days later on April 14, 1865. The episode recounts the final days of the war,
the capture of John Wilkes Booth, the fates of the series major characters,
and examines the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country
from a collection of states to the nation we are today. MPPA Rating NR. 70
minutes.
DV000007
Clear and present danger.
A close friend of the President and his family are murdered aboard their yacht
in the Caribbean, setting off a chain of events that leads Jack Ryan, Deputy
Director of the C.I.A., into dangerous confrontation with the Colombian drug
cartel. Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Willem Dafoe,
Joaquin de Almeida. Directed by Phillip Noyce. MPAA Rating PG13. 141 minutes.
DV000150
Cocoon.
A group of senior citizens, still quite active though a bit stiff with age,
have been relegated to an old age home in Florida. Here they will live out
their remaining days with bingo, shuffleboard and assorted aches and pains,
until the arrival of the Antareans, advanced beings from another planet who
have returned to Earth to complete a mission begun centuries ago. The aliens'
presence brings adolescent vigor to the aging earthlings, but both groups
are faced with crucial decisions that will mean the difference between life
and death for themselves and those they love. Starring Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn,
Jack Gilford Maureen Stapleton and Jessica Tandy. Directed by Ron Howard.
MPAA Rating PG13. 117 minutes.
DV000809
Cold journey.
A Cree teenager is caught in a cultural limbo between the white man's way
of life at the residential school he attends in The Pas, and the Indian way
of life on the tribal reserve in northern Manitoba where he spends his summers.
With John Yesno, Buckley Petawabano and Chief Dan George. Directed by Martin
Defalco. MPAA Rating NR. 76 minutes.
DV000577
Cold Mountain.
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is inured during the explosive 1864
battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold
Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends
Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels,
Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters. Starring
Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger. Directed by Anthony Minghella. MPAA
Rating PG13. 152 minutes.
DV000296
Cold sweat.
When a desperate band of cutthroats show up to collect a debt from his checkered
past, the happy, laid back life of fishing charter captain Joe Martin takes
a swift turn toward disaster, and Joe breaks out in a Cold Sweat. To ensure
his compliance, the gang, led by the worldly and ruthless Captain Ross, hold
Joe's lovely wife and their young daughter hostage. But Joe, pushed over the
edge, is not about to give in without a struggle. With his loved ones' lives
hanging the balance, the mayhem escalates to a fiery conclusion. With Charles
Bronson, Live Ullmann, James Mason and Jill Ireland. Directed by Terence Young.
MPAA Rating PG. 96 minutes.
DV000810
Colonel Effingham's raid.
A retired Army colonel returns to his home in Georgia and discovers it's up
to him to protect the town's 200 year old heritage from the depredations of
local politicians and developers. With Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William
Eythe and Allyn Joslyn. Directed by Irving Pichel. MPAA Rating G. 72
minutes.
DV000478
The color purple.
The Color Purple is the richly textured, decades spanning story of Celie,
an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a
brutal man she calls 'Mr., 'Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with
God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring
self worth and the the strength to forgive. Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny
Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Adolph Caeser, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong. Directed
by Steven Spielberg. MPAA Rating PG13. 154 minutes.
DV000677
Company of strangers.
Seven elderly women and their bus driver band together to survive when their
bus breaks down in the Quebec countryside. As they draw closer, the women
begin to share stories from their past. With Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau
and Beth Webber. Directed by Cynthia Scott. MPAA Rating PG. 101 minutes.
DV000656
The con artists.
During the 1920s, an accomplished by aging con man teams up with an aspiring
young contender to work a sting on his wealthy former lover. Twists and treachery
aboun in this zany, period comedy. With Anthony Quinn, Capucine and Adriano
Celanto. Directed by Corlucci. MPAA Rating PG. 110 minutes.
DV000257
Coney Island.
Described as "an electric Eden," "fabulous beyond conceiving,"
"ineffably beautiful" and "Sodom by the Sea." To the millions
who poured into the mesmerizing seaside amusement empire as the twentieth
century dawned, Coney Island was all this and more. The birthplace of the
hot dog and the roller coaster and the most dazzling laboratory of mass culture
the world has ever seen, Coney Island and its three extraordinary amusement
parks. Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland, delighted visitors with the
largest herd of show elephants in the world, a spectacular trip to the moon,
an infant incubator, and Lilliputia, a miniature town inhabited by 300 midgets.
Chronicles the greatest amusement empire the world has ever seen from its
emergence in the mid-1800s through its demise after WWII. MPAA Rating NR.
60 minutes.
DV000811
Confidence.
When grifter Jake Vig mistakenly rips off L.A. mobster Winston King, he's
given a choice: run a major con on a mark selected by King, or get killed.
Jake goes for the con, with the help of an alluring shill. With Edward Burns,
Rachel Weisz and Dustin Hoffman. Directed by James Foley. MPAA rating R. 98
minutes.
DV000812
Conflict.
Dismayed by the Church's decision to modernize the Mass, a group of Irish
monks and their abbot persist in performing the ancient ritual in Latin. A
worldly American priest, sent to dissuade the monks from the disobedience,
finds his mission more difficult than expected. With Trevor Howard, Martin
Sheen and Cyril Cusack. Directed by Jack Gold. MPAA Rating R. 79 minutes.
DV000764
Cooler.
As the unluckiest man in Vegas, Bernie Lootz is employed by an old school
casino manager to jinx the winning streaks of any high rollers. When Bernie
falls in love with a new cocktail waitress, it looks like his luck is finally
changing. But looks sure can be deceiving. With Maria Bello, William H. Macy
and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Wayne Kramer. 101 minutes.
DV000258
Cora Unashamed.
Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in the tiny town of Melton, Iowa,
where the Jenkinses live in isolation as the community's only African Americans.
Their precarious existence is supported solely by Cora's earnings as housekeeper
to the Studevants. Tested early in life by the death of her daughter, Cora
transfers her maternal love tot he Studevants' daughter, Jessie, whose own
mother is unable to demonstrate affection for her child. When tragedy strikes
Jessie as the result of a lapse in judgment by her mother, Cora's devotion
to the girl empowers her to speak the truth to the town, regardless of the
cost. Starring Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, CC Pounder. Directed by
Deborah Pratt. MPAA Rating NR. 95 minutes.
DV000814
Create from Black Lake.
Two University of Chicago anthropology students venture deep into the Louisiana
bayous in search of a large, shaggy man eating monster. They track the beast
to its lair only to discover how badly they've underestimated its strength,
ferocity and thirst for blood. With Jack Elam, Dub Taylor and John David Carson.
Directed by Joy N. Houck, Jr. MPAA Rating PG. 95 minutes.
DV000152
The creeping man.
In Philadelphia, during the first 50 years of the new nation, freedmen and
fugitive slaves push the country to live up to promises made in its Constitution.
But with the invention of the cotton gin, slavery expands into America's western
frontier, and a revolution in Haiti inspires slave rebellions throughout the
southern USA. MPAA Rating NR. 90 minutes.
DV000815
Cry of the innocent.
When an ex-commando discovers the plane crash that killed his family was not
an accident, he vows to find who was responsible and avenge them. With Rod
Taylor, Joanna Pettet, and Cyril Cusack. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy. MPAA
Rating NR. 95 minutes.
DV000816
Cuba crossing.
A Key West charter boat captain finds himself embroiled by an ex-CIA agent
and mafioso in a plot to assassinate Fidel Castro. With Robert Vaughn and
Stuart Whitman. Directed by Chuck Workman. MPAA Rating R. 90 minutes.
DV000817
Curse of demon mountain.
1865: a Confederate captain and his native companion seek a treasure trove
hidden in a mountain cave deep in the back woods of Arkansas. Ignoring local
legends that the mountain is guarded by a vengeful evil spirit, they press
on into deadly danger. With Joe Don Baker, Sondra Locke and Slim Pickens.
Directed by Earl E. Smith. MPAA Rating PG. 93 minutes.
DV000395
Cyrano de Bergerac.
Few men cut as wide a swath through Paris in the 1760s as a poet whose remarkable
nose is exceeded only by his reputation as a duelist. In one of love's great
ironies, the poet is persuaded to help a handsome fellow guardsman woo
Roxanne, the ravishing beauty he himself secretly adores but fears to approach.
Will Roxanne realize the man whose words have won her heart is really Cyrano
de Bergerac? Starring Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky,
Elena Verdugo. Directed by Michael Gordon. MPAA Rating NR. 113
minutes.