William Wyler
3) Dodsworth
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. **Academy Award** Winner.
5) Dead End
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum. Nominated for 4 **Academy Awards**.
7) Carrie
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1952.
Language
English
Description
Based on the Theodore Dreiser novel that publishers deemed "too immoral," William Wyler's Carrie is a power-house of human passions transformed into soul-withering frailties. As Carrie, the smalltown girl come to Chicago, Jennifer Jones "seems to have stepped out of the pages of the book" (Time). And Laurence Olivier gives one of his finest portrayals as love-doomed Hurstwood. "Olivier has always given credit to Wyler for teaching him how to act in...
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A child's lie has life-shattering consequences in this daring adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play. Karen (Audrey Hepburn) and Martha (Shirley MacLaine) are the headmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander and accuses her teachers of questionable behavior. Soon, the scandalous gossip engulfs the school community with repercussions...
9) These Three
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Two school teachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie. **Academy Award** nominee.
10) Come and Get It
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter. Winner of an **Academy Award**.
11) Roman Holiday
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Audrey Hepburn's portrays of a modern-day princess, rebelling against royal obligations, exploring Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman (Gregory Peck) who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love. Audrey Hepburn won an **Academy Award,** a **BAFTA Award** and a **Golden Globe** for her performance. Nominated for a Golden Lion at the **Venice International Film Festival.**...
12) Detective Story
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1951.
Language
English
Description
In this influential crime drama, an embittered cop, Det. James McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife. But while McLeod fights crime on the streets, his wife suffers from neglect at home. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from *Hill Street Blues* to *NYPD Blue*. Nominated for Best Actress (Eleanor Parker), Best Supporting Actress (Lee Grant), Best...
13) Dodsworth
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sam Dodsworth is a rags-to-riches millionaire who finds that his money cannot bring him happiness. His unsatisfied wife, Fran, seeking glamour and sophistication, persuades him to take her on a grand tour of Europe, where she promptly deserts him for a romantic but penniless baron. Brokenhearted, Sam meets Edith, a widow who arouses passions he never thought he had and sets him on a collision course with his wife, unleashing a torrent of desire, betrayal,...
14) Dead end
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"On the mean streets on New York's Lower East Side, Drina hopes to save her brother from a life of crime. But notorious hoodlum Baby Face Martin has come back to his old haunts looking for trouble and threatening to drag the boy down with him. Drina turns to her childhood friend Dave for help. But can he stop Martin without becoming just like him?"--Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Judah Ben-Hur [is] a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ"--Container.
19) The letter
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend.
20) The big country
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The bold, sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves.
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