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1) Patton
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"Billy Wilder's delightful, fast-paced comedy features the iconic scene in which Marilyn's skirt is blown up by a gust of wind. It's every man's fantasy -- a summer romance with the sexist woman he can imagine. Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) is a happily married man whose wife and son are off on vacation when his tempting new neighbor (Monroe) sneaks in one hot summer night to cool off in his air-conditioned apartment. How does an ordinary man deal with...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When beautiful starlet Shelah Fane is murdered in Hawaii, suspicion points to a psychic advisor with a spirited nature. But when Chan uncovers a link to the unsolved murder of screen heartthrob Denny Mayo, the Chinese supersleuth soon discovers that, in Hollywood, fame can be murder.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When fearless flatfoot Charlie Chan sets out to locate the missing beneficiary to an immense fortune, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly family feud. But when the long-lost heir turns up alive--just in time to be murdered--Chan hatches an unearthly scheme to catch the killer and lay the whole mystery to rest.
8) Jane Eyre
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jane Eyre is the orphan girl who secures a position as a governess to the ward of Edward Rochester, lord of an English manor house called Thornfield, whose halls hide a dark and sinister secret.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Charlie Chan in Panama: Crime solver Charlie Chan is busily working undercover in the volatile wartime region of Panama, which is rife with spies and conspirators. He uncovers a sinister plot to blow up the Panama Canal and destroy the U.S. naval fleet.
Charlie Chan's Murder cruise: When a trusted colleague requests assistance in investigating a murder on a high-society pleasure cruise, the unflappable sleuth Charlie Chan is all too happy to help....
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