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Alfred Hitchcock

Blackmail (1929)
A woman kills the man who assaulted her and is subsequently blackmailed. Her boyfriend is a policeman who helps cover her tracks. The first British talkie. $14.95

The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Terrific suspense story (with a dash of comedy) about a woman (Dame May Whitty) who disappears from a moving train. When a young couple (Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood) resolve to find her, the other passengers deny any knowledge of the woman. $14.95

The Lodger (1929)
Hitchcock's first suspense film is a turn-of-the-century thriller about a murderer whose beautiful young victims all bear his calling card. With Marie Ault. Silent. $14.95

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
When a couple witnesses a political murder, their daughter is kidnapped to keep them from talking. With Peter Lorre and Leslie Banks. Far superior to the more widely circulated 1956 remake. $14.95

Murder (1930)
A juryman (Herbert Marshall) is convinced a young woman is innocent of murder. When she's convicted, he sets out to find the true killer. Also with Norah Baring. $14.95

Number Seventeen (1932)
A jewel thief (Anne Gray) helps a detective track down her former gang. Featuring a script by Hitchcock. $14.95

The Ring (1927)
A young man falls for the pretty employee of a carnival frizefighter. They marry and he turns boxer himself, but the girl decides she prefers her boss and takes his side when the two are matched in the ring. Hitchcock's most acclaimed silent film (after 'The Lodger'). $19.95

Sabotage (1936) A Woman Alone
On the eve of World War II, a woman becomes suspicious of her theatre manager husband. Based on 'Secret Agent' by Joseph Conrad - with Sylvia Sidney and John Loder. $14.95

Secret Agent (1936)
Spies Madeline Carroll and John Gielgud pose as husband and wife while on a deadly assignment is Switzerland. Also with Robert Young, Peter Lorre and Lili Palmer. One of Hitchcock's favorites. $14.95

The 39 Steps (1935)
Robert Donat is drawn into a web of intrigue after witnessing the murder of a spy. Remade in 1959 and 1978 with no improvement. $14.95

Young and Innocent (1937)
a.k.a. The Girl Was Young
A girl (18 year old Nova Pilbeam) aids a man wrongly accused of murder in this enjoyable thriller. From a story by Scottish crime novelist Josephine Tay. $14.95

Other Hitchcock Films Available on VHS

Easy Virtue (1927) $14.95
The Farmer’s Wife (1929) $19.95
Jamaica Inn (1939) $19.95
Juno and the Paycock (1930) $19.95
The Manxman (1929) $19.95
The Skin Game (1931) $19.95

Akira Kurosawa

The Drunken Angel (1948)
$19.95

I Live in Fear (1967)
$19.95

Quiet Duel (1949)
$19.95

Rashomon (1950)
Four principals tell four very different accounts of a rape/murder. Set in medieval Japan and starring Toshiro Mifune and Machika Kyo. Kurosawa's first International success is both gripping and thought-provoking. Highly recommended. $19.95

Sanjuro (1962)
Samurai-for-hire Toshiro Mifune comes to the aid of an inept group of young warriors in this sequel to Yojimbo. Includes the famous scene where Mifune floats white flowers downstream as a signal to attack. $19.95

Scandal (1950) Shuban
A young artist (Toshiro Mifune) and a beautiful singer (Yoshiko Yamaguchi) are libeled in a scandal magazine. This tear-jerker was made just before 'Rashomon' but went unreleased in the U.S. for many years. $19.95

Yojimbo (1961) The Bodyguard
Toshiro Mifune stars as a samurai-for-hire in a plot later borrowed for 'A Fistful of Dollars.' Two opposing factions try to solicit his services and both end up paying a heavy price. $19.95

Fritz Lang

The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
a.k.a. The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The legendary ciminal mastermind terrorizes the city, even while held in an insane asylum. With Rudolf Klein-Rogge and Karl Meixner. $14.95

Destiny (1921) Weary Death
A coach carrying two lovers stops to pick up a stranger who turns out to be Death himself. He takes up residence in a huge hall filled with candles of various lengths - each representing a human life. Fritz Lang's ethereal silent film stars Bernhard Goetzke. $19.95

Dr. Mabuse, Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse makes a killing in the stock market (through devious means of course), then disguises himself and heads for a gambling house to increase his loot. Starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel and Bernhard Goetzke. Silent. $14.95

House By the River (1950)
Louis Hayward accidently kills his maid while trying to seduce her, and enlists the aid of his crippled brother (Lee Bowman) to dispose of her body. Bowman is blamed for her death when the corpse washes ashore later. Also with Jane Wyatt and Dorothy Patrick. $19.95

Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
Second in director Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen trilogy (see also 'Siegfried'). Margarethe Schon stars as the hero's widow - who continues to fight for justice. Also with Theodor Loos (as King Gunther) and Hands Carl Muller. $19.95

Liliom (1935)
The charming fantasy film that inspired 'Carousel.' Lang's original French version (sorry, no subtitles). $19.95

M (1931)
Peter Lorre in the role that made him a star. He plays the pathetic child murderer hunted by both the police and the Berlin underworld in this gripping drama. $14.95

Metropolis (1926)
Lang's engrossing sci-fi fantasy about a mechanized city of the future. When the lower class threatens to revolt, a scientist creates a robot in the image of one of their leaders. Terrific art design and special effects have yet to be surpassed. Silent. $14.95

The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
a.k.a. The Secret of Dr. Mabuse
Gert Frobe and Peter Van Eyck star in this fast paced installment of the Dr. Mabuse saga. $14.95

Scarlet Street (1946)
With the help of her slimy boyfriend Dan Duryea, seductive Joan Bennett lures a mild-mannered artist (Edward G. Robinson) into a life of crime. Robinson sets out to get his revenge, with interesting results. $14.95

Siegfried (1924)
Based on Die Nibelungen and other Norse legends, this ambitious film shows adventures of the heroic Siegfried (Paul Richter) as he forges the magic sword, kills the evil king, and slays a dragon - bathing in its' blood so as to make himself invincible. Unfortunately, a leaf sticks to his shoulder, making that spot his 'Achilles Heel.' Silent. $14.95

Spies (1928) Spione
Members of an international spy ring use blackmail and murder to get their hands on government documents. The head villian kills himself on stage (dressed as a clown!) to avoid capture. With Rudolf Klein-Rogge and Gerda Marius. Silent. $14.95

Woman in the Moon (1929) Frau im Monde
An international gold consortium finances the building of a three-stage rocket for a journey to the moon. On board are scientists, a beautiful astronomy student, a consortium representative and a young stowaway. Lang's last silent film. $14.95

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren in Rome
An hour long television tour of The Eternal City hosted by the lovely film star. Special Guest Marcello Mastroianni. Originally aired November 12, 1964. Music by John Barry. $19.95

Two Nights with Cleopatra (1954)
Mark Antony has been away for a long time and the exotic Cleopatra (Loren) is feeling amorous. She's been working her way through the honor guard - spending a night with each one and having them killed afterward. Later, Cleo's innocent twin causes more trouble in this bawdy romp. $19.95

Two Women (1961)
Loren won the Academy Award for her terrific portrayal of a mother who does anything and everything to protect her daughter during WWII. Directed by Vittorio DeSica. $14.95

What a Woman! (1958)
$19.95

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Loren and Marcello Mastroianni star in a trio of comic sexual vignettes. Sophia plays three completely different types of women - an adultrous matron, a black marketeer and a prostitute (she performs her famous striptease in this story), all of whom use men to achieve their goals. Directed by Vittorio DeSica. Dubbed into English. $14.95

Marcello Mastroianni

Beyond Obsession (1982) a.k.a. Beyond the Door
Examination of the complicated relationship between an incarcerated father (Mastroianni) and his daughter (Eleonora Giorgi). Also starring Tom Berenger. Color. $19.95

Diary of Forbidden Dreams (1973) What?
A beautiful hitchhiker survives a sexual assualt, but finds herself trapped in a creepy mansion filled with crazy characters. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sydne Rome. Directed by Roman Polanski. $14.95

The Most Wonderful Moment (1958)
Italian sexploitation film (complete with obligatory birth sequence) starring Mastroianni and Marisa Merlini. Discovered and presented to U.S. audiences (as 'Wasted Lives') by K. Gordon Murray. $14.95

The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
$19.95

A Very Private Affair (1962)
There's some explosive romance ahead as Brigitte Bardot slides into the arms of Mastroianni in this steamy drama about the ills of movie stardom. Directed by Louis Malle. $29.95

What a Woman! (1958)
With Sophia Loren$19.95

Where the Hot Wind Blows (1958)
With Gina Lollobrigida $14.95

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Mastroianni and Sophia Loren star in a trio of comic sexual vignettes. Sophia plays three completely different types of women - an adultrous matron, a black marketeer and a prostitute (who performs her famous striptease for Mastroianni), all of whom use men to achieve their goals. Directed by Vittorio DeSica. Dubbed into English. $14.95

Max Ophuls

The Exile (1947)
Story of the restoration of Charles II to the English throne. Produced by, co-scripted by and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Also with Maria Montez and Nigel Bruce - it was Ophuls' first American film. $19.95

Le Plaisir (1954)
House of Pleasure
Three tales of romance from Guy de Maupassant make up this Ophuls classic. 'Le Masque' features an aging man who regains his youth, 'Le Maison Tellier' features a band of prostitutes on holiday and 'Le Modele' tells the story of a crippled model who marries an artist. With Claude Daphin, Simone Simon and Jean Gabin. $19.95

Pier Paolo Pasolini

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo
Pasolini's cinema-verite treatment of the story of Christ is often called the best film of its' kind. Includes the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus walking on water, the Last Supper and an unforgettable cruxifiction scene. With Enrique Irazoqui as Christ and Ferruccio Nuzzo as Matthew. $19.95

Roman Polanski

Diary of Forbidden Dreams (1973) What?
A beautiful hitchhiker survives a sexual assualt, but finds herself trapped in a creepy mansion filled with crazy characters. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sydne Rome. $14.95

Knife in the Water (1962) Noz w Wodzie
a.k.a. The Young Lover
One of the all-time greats. A married couple invites a hitch-hiker to spend the weekend on their boat. The men begin a childish game of one-upmanship to impress the woman, while the cramped quarters create an atmosphere of tension and paranoia. Suspense builds coninuously, finally ending in an act of violence. Rarely has so little (only three characters and essentially one set) been used so skillfully. Polanski 's first feature. $14.95

Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) / The Fat and the Lean (1963)
Classic short subjects dircected by Polanski. $19.95

Jean Renoir

A Day in the Country (1936)
$19.95

Grand Illusion (1937)
Renoir's monumental treatise on the inhumanity of war - as told through the eyes of (WWI) French prisoners and their civil German captors. A great script and fine performances by Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim. $14.95

La Bete Humaine (1938) The Human Beast
A Renoir classic based on the novel by Emil Zola. A woman (Simone Simon) offers her body to her husband's boss in an attempt to protect the husband's job. The husband then kills his superior, but is seen commiting the crime. The wife then offers herself to the witness in exchange for silence, and a bizarre triangle develops. Also with Jean Gabin (Grand Illusion, Le Jour Se Leve). $14.95

La Marseillaise (1937)
$19.95

The Little Match Girl / The Charleston (1927)
$19.95

Rules of the Game (1939) La Regle du Jeu
The amorous liasons of aristocrats and the working class during a holliday in the country are the basis of this classic study in contrasts. Witty, charming and ultimately poignant. Renoir's best work? $19.95

The Southerner (1945)
Starring Zachary Scott and Betty Field. $19.95

Underground (1935) The Lower Depths
$19.95

Alain Resnais

Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959)
A French actress takes up with a Japanese architect in post-WWII Hiroshima. Their illicit love affair (both are married to others) conjures up images of the war and the uncertainty of the future. $14.95

La Guerre est Finie (1966)
Political drama starring Yves Montand and Genevieve Bujold - with a script by Jorge Semprun ('Z'). $14.95

Last Year at Marienbad (1962) L'Annee Derniere a Marienbad
A unique, experimental film that follows the lives of a man and woman (known only by the initials 'X' and 'A'), who may or may not have had an affair the previous year. Beautifully photographed at the Nymphenburg near Munich. One of the most analyzed films of all time. $19.95

Leni Riefenstahl

The Blue Light
In German with English subtitles. $19.95

Day of Freedom - Our Fighting Forces (1935)
At Hitler's request (command?), Riefenstahl made this short film documenting the power and glory of the German military. $14.95

Olympia Part One (1936)
The 1936 Olympics as documented by Reifenstahl. $19.95

Olympia Part Two (1936)
The 1936 Olympics as documented by Reifenstahl. $19.95

The Sacred Mountain / The White Flame
Two classic short subjects. $19.95

Tiefland
In German with English subtitles. $19.95

Triumph of the Will (1935)
Riefenstahl's (in)famous documentary of the sixth Nazi party congress. Considered the greatest propaganda film ever made - this picture is as horrifying as it is fascinating. $19.95

Roberto Rossellini

General Della Rovere (1960)
$19.95

Machine to Kill Bad People (1948)
$19.95

The Miracle (1948)
Starring Anna Magnani and Federico Fellini (his only acting credit). Italian with English subtitles. $19.95

Open City (1945)
$19.95

Paisan (1947)
Rossellini's remarkable account of the Allied advance in WWII Italy consists of a series of vignettes told in semi-documentary fashion. A Sicilian girl is killed, a black GI loses his boots, a prostitute comforts a soldier, a nurse searches for a former lover and a group of chaplains - Catholic, Protestant and Jewish - are forced to occupy the same quarters. $14.95

The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Starring Michele Morgan and Gerard Philipe. English subtitles. $19.95

Short Subject Potpourri
'The Chicken' with Ingrid Bergman (directed by Rossellini), plus 'A Vist to the Smithsonian Institution' and 'A Day with the FBI.' $19.95

Strangers (1953) Voyage to Italy
Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders try to reconcile their troubled marriage during a holiday voyage. $19.95

Vanina Vanini (1961)
a.k.a. The Betrayer
Starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Sandra Milo and Laurent Terzieff. Color. $19.95

Jacques Tati

Mon Oncle (1958)
Dubbed version. $14.95

Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1954)
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot
The bumbling Monsieur Hulot arrives at the Hotel de la Plage for his annual vacation, and causes nothing but trouble for the staff and the other guests. $19.95

Playtime (1967)
Dubbed into English. Color.$19.95

Sylvia and the Phantom (1950)
Also with Odette Joyeux. $19.95

Francois Truffaut

Les Mistons (1957) The Brats
Truffaut's directorial debut was this charming short about a group of boys who follow and spy on the girl of their dreams. A classic scene has them surreptitiously sniffing her bicycle seat. Starring Gerard Blain (Le Beau Serge, Les Cousins). This tape also includes the acclaimed Jean-Luc Godard short All the Boys are Called Patric. $19.95

Confidentailly Yours (1983) Vivement Dimanche
When a businessman is accused of murder, his courageous secretary goes after the real killers. With Fanny Ardant and Jean-Louis Trintignant. $39.95

The 400 Blows (1959) Les Quartes Cents Coups
Touching, autobiographical story of a good natured French lad (Jean-Pierre Leaud) - with self-involved parents and cruel headmaster - who ends up on the wrong side of the law through no real fault of his own. The title is from a French expression meaning 'killing time,' which the boy and his friends end up doing on the streets of Paris. Filled with memorable images, Truffaut's feature debut is a true cinematic landmark and remains an international favorite. $39.95

Jean Vigo

Zero De Conduite (1933) Zero for Conduct
Four schoolboys organize an uprising at their horrific boarding school. The inspiration for Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film 'If.' French with English subtitles. $19.95

Antonioni | Bardot | Bergman | Bertolucci | Bresson | Bunuel | Chabrol | Clair | Clouzot | Cocteau | DeSica | Duvivier | Eisenstein | Dr. Mabuse | Fellini | Godard

Hitchcock | Kurosawa | Lang | Loren | Mastroianni | Ophuls | Pasolini | Polanski | Reifenstahl | Renoir | Resnais | Rossellini | Tati | Truffaut | Vigo |

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