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Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) The Comedy Team's Best Film 
Adventures of Indiana Jones  Raiders of the Lost Ark and Sequels in Boxed Set...Oscar Winner 
Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Based on History and Legend...Oscar Winner 
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1984) Based on the Mark Twain Novel 
Age of Innocence (1993).Edith Wharton Tale About New York Upper Crust in the 1870's...Oscar Winner 
Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Ceiling...Oscar Winner 
Alexander the Great (1956) Richard Burton Plays the Conqueror of the World 
Alexander the Great, In the Footsteps of Four-Part Documentary About Alexander's Conquests 
All About Eve (1950) Bette Davis in Acerbic Comedy...Oscar Winner 
All the King’s Men (1949) Based on the Robert Penn Warren Novel...Oscar Winner 
Amadeus.(1984) Based on the Life of Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...Oscar Winner 
American in Paris (1951) Spectacular musical starring Gene Kelly...Oscar Winner 
Animal Farm (1999) Napoleon the Pig Rules the Roost in Orwell Story...Emmy Nominee 
Anna and the King (1999) Jodie Foster Stars in This Adaptation of the Margaret Landon Novel 
Anna and the King of Siam (1946) Rex Harrison, Irene Dunne Star...Oscar Winner 
Anna Karenina (2001) Tolstoy's Great Novel Comes to the TV Screen 
Antigone (1961) Greek Playwright Sophocles' Immortal Drama About the Individual vs the State 
Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare Play)..Tony Woos Cleo While Octavian Woos the Throne 
Anna Karenina (1948) Based on the Leo Tolstoy Novel; Vivian Leigh Stars 
Anna Karenina (2001) Excellent Adaptation of Tolstoy Novel...British Academy Award Winner 
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)  Based on the Life of Ann Boleyn...Oscar Winner 
Arabian Nights (2000) Ali Baba, Aladdin and Sindbad Come to Life in Scheherazade's Storytelling 
Assisi Underground (1984) Catholics Rescue Jews in This True Story of World War II 
Barabbas (1962) Anthony Quinn Plays the Prisoner Released in Place of Jesus 
Beautiful Mind (2001) Russell Crowe Stars in This Story of Schizoid Scientist...Oscar Winner 
Becket (1964) Burton, O'Toole, and Gielgud in True Story of Archbishop vs King...Oscar Winner 
Ben-Hur (1959) Based on the Lew Wallace Novel...Winner of 11 Oscars (Most Ever) 
Bertie and Elizabeth: The Reluctant Royals Story of Queen Elizabeth II's Parents  
Big Sleep (1946) Bogart and Bacall in a Film Noir Classic 
Billy Elliot (2000) Boy Studies Ballet Against Dad's Wishes...British Academy Award Winner 
Biography of William Shakespeare  Documentary Production 
Biography of Shakespeare: Language, Poetry, Drama Documentary/Learning Video 
Birds (1963) Alfred Hitchcock thriller in which birds unite and attack humans...Oscar Winner 
Bleak House (1985) Dickens Novel of Hypocrisy, Greed, and Goodness 
Bonjour Tristesse (1958) From the Sagan Novel; Directed by Otto Preminger 
Braveheart (1995) Based on Accounts About Scottish Hero William Wallace (1270-1305)...Oscar Winner 
Brideshead Revisited (1981) Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews...Superb British Miniseries 
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Pierre Boulle Story About Allies in Japanese Camp...Oscar Winner 
Brother Sun, Sister Moon Franco Zeffirelli Story About St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare 
Brothers Karamazov (1958) Based on the Classic Dostoevsky Novel 
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Classic Film Based on WW II...Oscar Winner 
Call Northside 777 Classic 1948 Film Noir With Jimmy Stewart 
Camelot (1967) Richard Harris and Vanessa Regrave in Musical About King Arthur and Knights...Oscar Winner 
Captain Blood (1935) Errol Flynn Swashbuckles in This Adaptation of the Rafael Sabatini Novel 
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) Gregory Peck Swashes Buckle as Captain Hornblower 
Captains Courageous (1937) Spoiled Brat Learns a Lesson in This Famous Rudyard Kipling Story 
Casablanca (1942)  Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre. Sam "plays it again."...Oscar Winner 
Cast Away  Tom Hanks Portrays a Modern-Day Robinson Crusoe 
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof  (1958) Acclaimed Adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play...Oscar Winner 
Christmas Carol Based on the Dickens Classic, With Patrick Stewart; Other Versions: 2, 3 
Christopher Columbus: the Discovery (1992) Columbus Discovers America in Film Based on History 
Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles Plays Newspaper Magnate Hearst...Oscar Winner 
Clash of the Titans (1981) Laurence Olivier Plays Zeus in Action-Packed Story Based on Greek Myths 
Cleopatra (1963) Blockbuster Production About the Queen of the Nile...Oscar Winner 
Cleopatra (1999)  Made-for-TV Film About the Egyptian Queen 
Cleopatra: The First Woman of Power (1999) Video About Cleopatra's Life 
Cleopatra (1934)  Film Starring Claudette Colbert as the Queen of the Nile 
Conspiracy (2002)  Outstanding Re-Creation of the 1942 Nazi Meeting That Approved the Final Solution 
Count of Monte Cristo (1975) English-Language Version of Alexandre Dumas (Père) Novel 
Count of Monte Cristo (1998) French-Language Version of the Alexandre Dumas (Père) Novel 
Crime and Punishment Based on the Dostoevsky Novel About Murder for the Sake of Murder 
Crime and Punishment (1935) Based on the Dostoevsky Novel; Peter Lorre Stars 
Crucible (1996) Arthur Miller's Story About Salem Witch Trials...British Academy Award Winner 
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Long-Nosed Cyrano Wields Words and Weapons...Oscar Winner 
Dances With Wolves (1990) Kevin Costner Lives With Indians in Western Blockbuster...Oscar Winner 
Day the Earth Stood Still Martian Visits Earth With Giant Robot...Superb Sci-Fi Film 
Death of a Salesman (1985) Based on Arthur Miller's Superb Play 

 
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
The Scarlet Letter
Elizabeth
The Odyssey
Wuthering Heights
David Copperfield (2000) Delightful Version of Dickens Tale; Bob Hoskins Is Superb as Micawber 
Desiree (1954) Marlon Brando Portrays Napoleon 
Dirty Dozen (1967) Popular WWII Film About Prisoners Who Go on a Suicide Mission: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine 
Doctor Zhivago (1965) Based on Boris Pasternak Novel of Revolutionary Russia...Oscar Winner 
Doll's House (1973) Based on the Classic Ibsen Play About Oppressed Woman Who Asserts Herself 
Don Quixote (2000) The Man From La Mancha Tilts at Windmills in This Adaptation of the Cervantes Novel 
Dr. Strangelove (1964) Oustanding Black Comedy Directed by Stanley Kubrick; Peter Sellers Stars 
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Black Man Chauffeurs Jewish Woman...Oscar Winner 
Dracula (1931) Bela Lugosi Stars in Pioneering Horror Film Based on Bram Stoker Novel 
Duel (1971) A Steven Spielberg masterppiece, suspenseful from beginning to end 
Egyptian (1954) Physician Falls in Love During Reign of Pharaoh Who Believed in One God 
Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956) Great Fifties Flick Featuring Special Effects of Ray Harryhausen 
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (1980) England's King Edward VIIII Abdicates to Marry an American 
Edward the King Sweeping epic about the son of Queen Victoria King Edward VII in 1901 
El Cid (1961) Charlton Heston Stars as the Great Spanish Leader Who Saved Spain; Outstanding Battle Scenes  
Electra (1962) Adaptation of the Greek Myth About a Daughter's Revenge for Her Father's Murder 
Elizabeth (1998) Cate Blanchett Portrays Queen Elizabeth I...Oscar Winner 
Elizabeth R (1971) Life of Queen Elizabeth I Based on Historical Accounts...Superb British Miniseries 
Elmer Gantry (1960) Sinclair Lewis's Story of Hypocritical Preacher...Oscar Winner 
Emma (1997) Pearl Harbor Star Kate Beckinsale Portrays Jane Austen Heroine...Oscar Winner 
Empire of the Sun (1987) Boy Separated From Parents as Japanese Invade China 
Enemy Below American Ship Captain Duels German Sub Captain in Suspenseful WW II Tale 
Enemy of the People (1978) Classic Ibsen Play About Honest Man vs the Establishment 
Escape From Sobibor (1987) True Story of Jews Who Escape From Nazi Death Camp 
Exodus (1960 ) Jews Give Birth to Israel in This Film Based on Leon Uris Novel...Oscar Winner 
Exorcist, the Version You've Never Seen (1973) Blatty's Novel Comes to Life--and Death...Oscar Winner 
Fail Safe (1964) Cold-War Thriller Stars Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau 
Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Alec Guiness and Christopher Plummer Star in Extravaganza About Ancient Rome 
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) Julie Christie Stars in Adaptation of Hardy Novel...Oscar Winner 
Farewell to Arms (1932) Based on the Ernest Hemingway Novel 
Far Pavilions (1984) Love, War, and Gorgeous Scenery Highlight This Story of Colonial India 
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Outstanding musical about poor Jews in Russia...Oscar Winner 
Fifty-Five Days at Peking (1963) Charlton Heston Stars in This Epic Film Set in China 
Finding Neverland (2004) Blockbuster Family Film...Oscar Winner ...British Academy Award Winner 
First Churchills BBC/PBS Production About Winston Churchill's Ancestors: Rave Reviews 
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Based on the Ernest Hemingway Novel...Oscar Winner 
Forrest Gump (1994) Tom Hanks Plays a Mentally Handicapped Genius...Oscar Winner 
Forsyte Saga (1969-71) Eric Porter Stars in Adaptation of Galsworthy Novels...Superb British Miniseries 
Forsyte Saga (2002) BBC Adaptation of  First 2 Novels in Galsworthy Series...Superb British Miniseries 
Frankenstein (1931) Classic Film Based on the Mary Shelley Novel 
Frankenstein (1993) Based on the Mary Shelley Novel 
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's (1994) Based on the Mary Shelley Novel 
From Here to Eternity (1953) Based on Novel About Pearl Harbor at Onset of WWII...Oscar Winner 
From the Terrace (1960) Based on John O'Hara Novel About War Vet's Financial and Social Success 
Gandhi (1982) Mahtma Gandhi Uses Nonviolence Against Oppression...Oscar Winner 
Gathering Storm (2003) Churchill (Albert Finney) Speaks Out Against Nazi Threat...Golden Globe Winner 
Gettysburg (1993) Robert E. Lee Attacks at Gettysburg and Loses the Civil War 
Gladiator (2000) Based on Historical Accounts From Rome's Imperial Age...Oscar Winner 
Glass Menagerie (1987) Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich Star in Tennessee Williams Play 
Godfather 1, 2 and 3 Brando and Pacino Rule the Mafia in This Classic Series...Oscar Winner 
Gone With the Wind (1939) Love and War in the Old South...Oscar Winner 
Grapes of Wrath (1940) Henry Fonda Stars in This Classic John Steinbeck Tale...Oscar Winner 
Great Caruso (1951) Mario Lanza's Opera Voice Carries This Film...Biggest Moneymaker of 1951 
Guns of Navarone (1961) Allies Go On Dangerous Mission to Knock Out Nazi Guns 
Guys and Dolls (1955) Classic musical based on Damon Runyan's Stories: Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra 
Great Expectations  Anthony Hopkins Stars in This Adaptation of the Dickens Classic 
Great Expectations  (1999) Hornblower Star Gruffud Appears in This Version of  Dickens Classic 
Great Gatsby.(1976) Robert Redford and Mia Farrow Star 
Great Gatsby.(2000) A&E Film Version of Fitgerald's Novel 
Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Max Von Sydow Plays Christ...Oscar Winner 
Green Mansions (1959) Audrey Hepburn Brings Her Charisma to This Tale of Novelist W.H. Hudson 
Gulliver's Travels (1996) Jonathan Swift's Satire About Lilliputians and Yahoos 
Guns of Navarone (1961) Exciting WW II Flick About Mission to Destroy Devastating Nazi Weapon 
Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier Directs and Plays Shakespeare's Hamlet...Oscar Winner 
Hamlet (1990) Mel Gibson Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet; Colorful, Action-Packed...Oscar Winner 
Hamlet Kenneth Branaugh Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet in a Later Time...Oscar Nominee 
Hamlet Kevin Kline Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet (1969) Tony Richardson Directs This Adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet Richard Burton Stars in This Stage Adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet (2000) Campbell Scott Stars in Modern Adaptation Hamlet: Surprisingly Good 
Hamlet Quentin Crisp and Helen Mirren Star in This Version of Hamlet 
Hamlet  Animated 30-Minute Film for Children 
Helen of Troy (1956) The Most Beautiful Woman in the World Causes the Fabled Trojan War 
Henry V Kenneth Branaugh Portrays King Henry in This Patriotic Shakespeare Play...Oscar Winner 
Henry V Laurence Olivier Plays the Warrior King in This Adaptation of the Shakespeare Play 
High Noon (1952) Great Western Based on the Carl Foreman Script...Oscar Winner 
Horatio Hornblower (1998) Based on C.S. Forester Novels About British Naval Hero...Emmy Winner 
Horatio Hornblower: Adventure Continues (2001) Based on C.S. Forester Novels...Emmy Winner 
Hours, The (2003) Three Women Cope With Life...Oscar Winner 
I, Claudius (1975) Roman Royals Scheme for Power...British Academy Award Winner 
Importance of Being Earnest Acclaimed Film of the Oscar Wilde Play 
Inherit the Wind (1960) Courtroom Drama Based on the Scopes "Monkey Trial"...Oscar Winner 
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Frightening From Beginning to End...Superb Sci-Fi Film 
Immortal Beloved (1994) Based on an Account About History's Greatest Composer, Beethoven 
Ivanhoe (1997) Splendid Adaptation of the Sir Walter Scott Novel: Action and Romance 
Ivanhoe (1952) Great Jousting Duels Featured in This Version of the Sir Walter Scott Novel 
Ivanhoe (1982) Based on the Sir Walter Scott Novel of Love and Adventure 
Jane Eyre (1944) Orson Welles Plays Rochester in This Charlotte Bronte Tale 
Jane Eyre (1983) Based on the Tale by Charlotte Bronte 
Jane Eyre (1997) Based on the Tale by Charlotte Bronte 
Jason and the Argonauts (2000) Jason Seeks the Golden Fleece in This Tale From Greek Mythology 
Opera Films and Films Featuring Operatic Singing 
Jaws (1975) Great White Shark Dines on Humans...Oscar Winner 
Jesus (2000) TV Miniseries Based on the Bible; Reviewers Liked It...Emmy Winner 
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Excellent Film by Franco Zeffirelli Based on the Bible...Emmy Winner 
Jewel in the Crown (1984) Paul Scott's Tale of India...Superb British Miniseries 
Joan of Arc (1999) Good Adaptation of the Joan of Arc Story 
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Adventurers Descend Into the Earth in Jules Verne Tale 
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Nazi War Criminals Go on Trial in This True Story 
Julius Caesar (1953) Shakespeare Play With Marlon Brandon, John Gielgud...Oscar Winner 
Julius Caesar Shakespeare Play Featuring Charlton Heston 
Key Largo (1948) Bogart, Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson Clash While a Hurricane Approaches 
Khartoum (1966) Classic War Film About British Occupation of the Sudan 
Kidnapped (1960) Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson Adventure Novel 
King and I (1956) Superb Rogers and Hammerstein musical with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr...Oscar Winner 
King Lear (1996) Shakespeare Play Featuring Ian Holm...Olivier Award Winner 
King Lear  Shakespeare Play Featuring Laurence Olivier 
King Lear  Shakespeare Play Featuring Patrick Magee 


Superb Family Films..David Copperfield ... The Railway Children ... The Secret Garden 


Lady Jane (1985) Girl Who Becomes Queen of England for 9 Days; Helena Bonham Carter's Film Debut 
Land of the Pharaohs (1955) Pharaoh Khufu Builds His Great Pyramid in This Lavish Production 
Last Hurrah (1958)  Based on Edwin O'Connor's Novel of Politics Boston Style 
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Based on War Accounts of  T.E  Lawrence...Oscar Winner 
Last of the Mohicans Arrows and Bullets Crisscross in Adaptation of Cooper Novel...Oscar Winner 
Last Tycoon (1977) Robert de Niro Stars in This F. Scott Fitzgerald Story About Hollywood 
Les Miserables (1980) Classic Victor Hugo Tale About Injustice 
Life Is Beautiful (1998) Funny and Tragic Story of Man in Concentration Camp...Oscar Winner 
Life on the Mississippi (1980) Based on the Mark Twain Story 
Lillie Love, High Society in Victorian Age...British Academy Award Winner 
Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier Is a Godsend to Nuns..Oscar Winner 
Lion in Winter (1968) Peter O'Toole Plays King Henry II of England...Oscar Winner 
Little Dorrit Sir Alec Guinness Lends His Acting Talents to This Film From a Dickens Tale 
Little Women (1994) Winona Ryder...Oscar Winner 
Little Women 1949 June Allyson Stars in This Louisa May Alcott Story 
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962) Katherine Hepburn Stars in Eugene O’Neill Play...Cannes Award 
Long Hot Summer ((1962) Orson Welles, Paul Newman Stary in Faulkner Story...Cannes Award 
Longest Day (1962) Spectacular Retelling of the Invasion of Normandy With a Gigantic Cast of Notable Actors 
Lord Jim (1965) Peter O’Toole Stars in Tale of Courage and  Cowardice...British Academy Award Winner 
Lord of the Flies (1990) Marooned Boys Vie for Power in This Classic William Golding Tale 
Lord of the Flies (1963) Original Version of the Classic William Golding Tale; Received High Praise 
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Acclaimed Film Based on Tolkien's Writing  
Lord of the Rings: TheTwo Towers Acclaimed Film Based on Tolkien's Writing 
Lord of the Rings: Ther Return of the King Acclaimed Film Based on Tolkien's Writing 
Lorna Doone (2001) Based on the  R.D. Blackmoore Book About Love and Feuding Families 
Lost Prince (2003) Heart-Rending BBC Production About an Epileptic Boy Who Happens to Be Royal 
Love's Labour's Lost Based on the Shakespeare Play; Kenneth Branaugh Musical Version 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Featuring Ian McKellan and Judi Dench 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Directed by Trevor Nunn 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Directed by Michael Bogdanov 
Madame Butterfly (1995) Puccini Masterpiece With Beautiful Singing and Production Values 
Madness of King George Britain's King George Goes Bananas in Film Based on Fact...Oscar Winner 
Man in the Iron Mask (1977) Richard Chamberlain Stars in This Excellent Adaptation of the Dumas Classic 
Manchurian Candidate (1961) Brilliant Tale of Brainwashed Soldier Based on the Richard Condon Novel 
Mahler (1974) Life of Composer Gustav Mahler 
Major Barbara (1941) Based on the Classic George Bernard Shaw Play 
Maltese Falcon (1941) Bogart stars in one of the great detective films...Oscar Winner 
Man for All seasons (1966) Paul Scofield in Superb Film About Thomas More, Henry VIII...Oscar Winner 
Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Hitchcock thriller: Assassination plot ensnares tourists...Oscar Winner 
Mansfield Park (1999) Frances O'Connor Stars in This Jane Austen Story 
Mary Queen of Scots (1971) Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Vie for Power 
Masada Roman Army Besieges Jewish Fortress; Outstanding History Film...Emmy Winner 
Master and Commander Ship Captain Tries to Outsmart Enemy...Oscar Winner 
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979) Anthony Hopkins Stars in TV Production About the Pilgrims 
Merchant of Venice (2004) Superb Acting With a Memorable Shylock  
Middlemarch (1994) Excellent Adaptation of George Eliot Novel...British Academy Award Winner 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play Directed by Adrian Noble 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play With Ian Holm, Judi Dench and Diana Rigg 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play Starring James Cagney as Bottom 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Classic-Music Production by Composer Benjamin Britten 
Mill on the Floss (1997) Adaptation of the George Eliot Novel 
Miracle Worker (1962) Patty Duke Stars as  Blind & Deaf Hellen Keller...Oscar Winner 
Moby Dick (1956) Ahab Pursues the White Whale in Melville Tale...New York Film Critics Award 
Music Man (1962) Great musical with Robert Preston and Shirley Jones 
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Charles Laughton Plays Nasty Bligh in Nordhoff and Hall Tale 
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) Marlon Brando Plays Fletcher Christian in Nordhoff and Hall Account 
My Fair Lady (1964) Shaw Story About Ragamuffin Girl Who Becomes a Lady...Oscar Winner 
Napoleon (2003) Christian Clavier  in This Six-Hour Production 
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) Compelling Tale of the Last of the Romanov Rulers of Russia 
Nicholas Nickleby Based on the Charles Dickens Novel 
Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984] (1984) Adaptation of George Orwell's Frightening Film About Big Brother 
North by Northwest Alfred Hitchcock classic with suspenseful climax...Oscar Winner 
Not as a Stranger (1955) Nurse Supports Husband in Medical School; From the Morton Thompson Novel 
Notorious (1946) Splendid Hitchcock Thriller With Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman...Oscar Nominee 
Nuremberg (2000)  Alec Baldwin Portrays an American Attorney in This Account of the Nazi War Trials...Golden Globe Winner 
Nutcracker (1977) Mikhail Baryshnikov Dances in This Tchaikovsky Ballet 
Nutracker, George Balanchine's  (1993) Children Will Like This Version of the Tchaikovsky Ballet 
Odyssey (1997) Armand Assante Plays Odysseus (Ulysses) in Homer's Immortal Story 
Oklahoma! (1955) One of America's Favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals..Oscar Winner 
Old Curiosity Shop Peter Ustinov Enlivens This Dickens Tale About a Little Girl Who Gets a Bad Deal 
Old Man and the Sea (1956) Spencer Tracy Stars as Never-Say-Die Fisherman...Oscar Winner 
Of Mice and Men Based on the John Steinbeck Novel 
Oliver! (1968) Musical Version of Endearing Dickens Tale...Oscar Winner 
On the Beach (1959) Based on Nevil Shute Novel About Nuclear War That Ends the World...Oscar Winner 
On the Waterfront (1954) Brando Stars as Longshoreman Who Fights Corruption...Oscar Winner 
Othello  Acclaimed Version With Ian McKellan as Iago  
Othello  Film Directed by Franklin Melton Based on the Shakespeare Play 
Out of Africa (1985) Epic Romance about a Danish writer who runs a plantation in Africa...Oscar Winner 
Passage to India (1985) Judy Davis Stars in This E.M. Forster Story of Racism and Love...Oscar Winner 
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Passion of the Christ (2004) Mel Gibson's Blockbuster Religious Film ...Oscar Nominee 
Patriot (2000) Mel Gibson Fights the British in This Tale of the American Revolution 
Patton  George C. Scott Portrays Old Blood and Guts in This Film Based on History...Oscar Winner 
Persuasion (1995) Amanda Root Stars in This Jane Austen Story 
Phantom of the Opera (2004) Andrew Lloyd Weber's Musical Spectacular 
Pianist (2003) Story of a Great Jewish Pianist's Survival in Warsaw During World War II...Oscar Winner 
Pickwick Papers (1952) Based on the Writing of Charles Dickens 
Pink Panther Films 
Place in the Sun (1951) Great Acting by Montgomery Clift in Film From a Dreiser Novel...Oscar Winner 
Plymouth Adventure (1952) Spencer Tracy Heads the Cast in This Story of Early America...Oscar Nominee 
Pride and Prejudice Popular TV Miniseries Based on the Jane Austen Novel...Superb British Miniseries 
Prince and the Pauper (1937) Errol Flynn Stars in Mark Twain Classic  
Psycho Superb Alfred Hitchcock classic with Anthony Perkins...Oscar Nominee  
Pygmalion (1939) Based on the George Bernard Shaw Play That Inspired My Fair Lady 
Quiet Man (1952) John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara Star in This Classic Story of Ireland ...Oscar Winner 
Quo Vadis? (1951) Epic Film About Nero (Peter Ustinov) and Early Christians...Golden Globe Winner 
Ran  Japanese Masterpiece Based on Shakespeare's King Lear...Oscar Winner 
Rasputin (1996) Alan Rickman Stars as Russia's Mad Monk and Political Opportunist 
Rear Window  Alfred Hitchcock classic with James Stewart and Grace Kelly...Oscar Nominee 
Rebecca (1940) B00005QAPL Brilliant Hitchcock Suspense Film with Laurence Olivier...Oscar Winner 
Red Badge of Courage (1951) Civil War Baptizes a Callow Soldier; From the Stephen Crane Novel 
Return of the Native (1994) Based on the Thomas Hardy Novel; Catherine Zeta-Jones Stars 
Richard II  Film Directed by Richard Cottrell Based on the Shakespeare Play 
Richard III  Updated Shakespeare Play Starring Ian McKellan as a 1930's Dictator 
Richard III  (1956) Classic Laurence Olivier Film Based on Shakespeare's Play 
Richard III  Film Starring Ian McKellan Available at Amazon.com 
Richard III: Looking for Richard  Al Pacino Examines Shakespeare's Play 
Robinson Crusoe (2001) Based on the Daniel Defoe Novel 
Robinson Crusoe (1970) Based on the Daniel Defoe Novel 
Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Vivian Leigh Stars in This Adaptation of a Tennessee Williams Novella...Oscar Nominee 
Romeo and Juliet (1968) Wonderful Franco Zeffirelli Adaptation of the Shakespeare Play...Oscar Winner 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Starring Megan Follows 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Directed by Alan Horrox 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Starring Jonathan Firth and Geraldine Somerville 
Romeo and Juliet  (1936) Shakespeare Play Starring Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard 
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's  Leonardo di Caprio Plays a Modern Romeo 
Room With a View (1986) Helena Bonham Carter Stars in This Version of Forster Novel...Oscar Winner 
Roots (1977) Landmark TV Series About Blacks and Slavery...Emmy Winner 
Rope (1948) Hitchcok thriller in which cocky young men try to commit perfect crime 
Rose Tattoo (1955) Anna Magnani Performs Brilliantly in This Tennessee Williams Play...Oscar Winner 
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Suspenseful WW II Film About Submarine Warfare 
Salome (1953) Rita Hayworth Portrays the Biblical Figure 
Samson and Delilah (1949) Samson Gets a Crewcut in This C.B. DeMille Film 
Saving Private Ryan  WWII Film About D-Day; Tom Hanks Stars  
Scarlet and the Black (1983) Priest (Gregory Peck) Rescues Jews in WW II Italy 
Scarlet Letter (1979) Based on the Hawthorne Novel About Forbidden Love in Early America 
Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) Disguised Englishman Rescues Nobles From Guillotine 
Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) Best Version of the Baroness Emmuska Orczy Novel 
Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) Good Adaptation of  the Baroness Emmuska Orczy Novel 
Schindler's List (1993) German Rescues Jews in WWII Black & White Film...Oscar Winner 
Sea Hawk (1940) Errol Flynn Braves Perils on the High Seas in This Rafael Sabatini Tale 
Seven Days in May (1964) Based on Knebel and Bailey Novel About Overthrow of U.S. Government 
Seven Samurai Classic Japanese Film Rated as One of the Greatest Motion Pictures of All Time 
Shane (1953) One of the Greatest Westerns; Based on the Jack Schaefer Novel...Oscar Winner 
Shadow of a Doubt Superb Alfred Hitchcock classic with Joseph Cotten as a Villainous House Guest...Oscar Nominee 
Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) Anthony Quinn Portrays a Russian Pope in This Morris West Story 
Ship of Fools (1965)  Vivian Leigh Stars in This Katherine Anne Porter Story...Oscar Winner 
Silas Marner (1985) The Weaver of Raveloe Redeems Himself in This Wonderful George Eliot Story 
Singin' in the Rain (1952) Often considered the greatest Hollywood Musical...Oscar Nominee 
Six Wives of Henry VIII  Film Based on the Life of Britain's Most Notorious King 
Sleeping Beauty (1984) Kirov Ballet Performs Tchaikovsky's Ballet 
Sodom and Gomorrah (1963) Tale of the Biblical Cities That Incur God's Wrath 
Song of Bernadette (1945) Story of Lourdes and the Visions of a Peasant Girl...Oscar Winner 
Song to Remember (1945) Life Story of Composer Chopin 
Song Without End (1960) Life Story of Composer Liszt 
Sound of Music (1965) Musical Based on Von Trapp Family's Escape from Nazis...Oscar Winner 
South Pacific (1958)  Rodgers and Hammerstein musical with Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi 
Spartacus (1960) Slaves Rebel Against Rome; Based on the Howard Fast Novel...Oscar Winner 
Spellbound (1945) Hitchcock Thriller With Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman...Oscar Winner 
Stalin (1960) Robert Duvall Is the Man of Steel in This Film Based on the Dictator's Life...Emmy Nominee 
Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Highly Praised Film Based on a Tennessee Williams Play...Oscar Winner 
Suddenly, Last Summer Based on the Tennessee Williams Play 
Summer and Smoke (1961) Based on the Tennesse Williams Play 
Tale of Two Cities (1980) Based on the Classic Dickens Tale 
Taming of the Shrew (1967) Rousing Franco Zeffirelli Adaptation of the Shakespeare Comedy 
Taming of the Shrew  Film From the Shakespeare Collection 
Taming of the Shrew (1929) Adaptation of the Shakespeare's Play Directed by Sam Taylor 
Taming of the Shrew (1996) Adaptation of the Shakespeare's Play Directed by Peter Dews 
Taras Bulba (1962) Fighting Cossacks Provide Plenty of Action in This Gogol Tale 
Tempest  Film Production Directed by Derek Jarman Available at Amazon.com 
Tempest  Film Production Starring John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands Available at Amazon.com 
Tempest  Film Production Starring Peter Fonda Available at Amazon.com 
Tempest: Forbidden Planet  Highly Praised Sci-Fi Film Production of The Tempest 
Ten Commandments (1956) Charlton Heston Parts the Red Sea...Oscar Winner 
Tenth Man (1988)  Nazi Prisoner Buys His Freedom in This Graham Greene Story 
Tess of the d'Urbervilles  (1998) Tess Durbeyfield Finds Love and Tragedy in This Thomas Hardy Story 
Them  (1954) Giant Ants Threaten a Small Town--and the Entire U.S.--in This Fifties Classic 
They Died With Their Boots On  (1941) Errol Flynn Plays Custer at the Little Big Horn 
Third Man  (1949) Post-World War II Spy Thriller...Oscar Winner...British Academy Award Winner 
Thirty-Nine Steps [39 Steps] (1935) Romantic Hitchcock Thriller 
Three Hundred Spartans (1962) Courageous Spartans Hold Off the Whole Persian Army 
Three Stooges: Curly Classics   The Twentieth Century's Greatest Slapstick Artists Do Their Thing 
Three Stooges: Stop, Look, and Laugh   Moe, Larry, and Company Do Everthing Wrong--Except Comedy 
Time Machine (1960) Classic H.G. Wells Tale; Rod Taylor Stars 
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Novelist Harper Lee's Story About Southern Prejudice 
To Catch a Thief (1955) Cary Grant and Grace Kelly Go Sleuthing...Oscar Winner 
To Serve Them All My Days (1980) PBS Miniseries About a Schoolmaster Received Rave Reviews 
Tom Jones (1997) Based on the Henry Fielding Novel 
Tom Jones (1963) Albert Finney Stars in This Film Based on the Henry Fielding Novel...Oscar Winner 
Tortilla Flat Based on the John Steinbeck Novel 
Treasure Island (1950) Based on the Classic Robert Louis Stevenson Tale About a Young Boy and Pirates 
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Humphrey Bogart, gold, and greed...Oscar Winner 
12 Angry Men Based on Reginald Rose Script About Jurors Arguing a Murder Cse 
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Classic Jules Verne Sci-Fi Tale 
2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley's Kubrick's Landmark Film With a Computer as a Main Character...Oscar Winner 
Ulysses (1954) Kirk Douglas Portrays Homer's Hero Odysseus (Ulysses) 
Vanity Fair (1998) Excellent Adaptation of the Thackeray Novel 
Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock classic with suspenseful climax 
Victoria and Albert (2001) True Story of Queen Victoria and Her Husband...Superb British Miniseries 
Von Ryan's Express (1965) World War II Tale of Allies Escaping Nazis 
Waking Ned Devine (1998) Irishman Wins Lottery, Drops Dead; Others Try to Cash in 
War of the Worlds (1953) Classic Sci-Fi Film Based on the H.G. Wells Story 
War and Peace (1967) Highly Praised Russian Version of the Tolstoy Novel 
War and Peace (1956) Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn Star in This Adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy Novel 
We Were Soldiers (2002) Mel Gibson Stars in This War Film Featuring Nearly Nonstop Action 
West Side Story (1961) Great Musical Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet...Oscar Winner 
Where Eagles Dare (1969) WW II Nail-Biter About Allies on an Impossible Mission: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood 
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) Burton, Taylor and psychological fireworks...Oscar Winner 
Winslow Boy (1999) Trial of of British Boy Expelled From School for Theft 
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Classic Courtroom Drama Based on the Agatha Christie Play 
Wives and Daughters BBC Production by Man Who Adapted Pride and Prejudice...Superb British Miniseries 
Wizard of Oz (1939) One of the Most Beloved Films of All Time...Oscar Winner 
Wuthering Heights (1939) Laurence Olivier Stars in this Emily Bronte Story 
Wuthering Heights (1992) Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche Star in this Emily Bronte Classic 
Wuthering Heights (1998) Classic Emily Bronte Tale of Unrequited Love 
Young Winston (1972) Young Winston Churchill Fights, Writes and Talks His Way to Glory 
Zorba the Greek (1964) Acclaimed Film About Greek Villager (Anthony Quinn)...Oscar Winner 
Zulu (1964) One of the All-Time Great War Films in Which a Few Hundred British Fight Off 4,000 Zulus 
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Shakespeare Videos 

Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare Play)..Tony Woos Cleo While Octavian Woos the Throne 
Biography of William Shakespeare  Documentary Production 
Biography of Shakespeare: Language, Poetry, Drama Documentary/Learning Video 
Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier Directs and Plays Shakespeare's Hamlet...Oscar Winner 
Hamlet (1990) Mel Gibson Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet; Colorful, Action-Packed...Oscar Winner 
Hamlet Kenneth Branaugh Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet in a Later Time...Oscar Nominee 
Hamlet Kevin Kline Portrays Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet (1969) Tony Richardson Directs This Adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet Richard Burton Stars in This Stage Adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet 
Hamlet (2000) Campbell Scott Stars in Modern Adaptation Hamlet: Surprisingly Good 
Hamlet Quentin Crisp and Helen Mirren Star in This Version of Hamlet 
Hamlet  Animated 30-Minute Film for Children 
Henry V Kenneth Branaugh Portrays King Henry in This Patriotic Shakespeare Play...Oscar Winner 
Henry V Laurence Olivier Plays the Warrior King in This Adaptation of the Shakespeare Play 
King Lear (1996) Shakespeare Play Featuring Ian Holm...Olivier Award Winner 
King Lear  Shakespeare Play Featuring Laurence Olivier 
King Lear  Shakespeare Play Featuring Patrick Magee 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Featuring Ian McKellan and Judi Dench 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Directed by Trevor Nunn 
Macbeth.Shakespeare Play Directed by Michael Bogdanov 
Merchant of Venice (2004) Superb Acting With a Memorable Shylock 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play Directed by Adrian Noble 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play With Ian Holm, Judi Dench and Diana Rigg 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Shakespeare Play Starring James Cagney as Bottom 
Midsummer Night's Dream  Classic-Music Production by Composer Benjamin Britten 
Othello  Acclaimed Version With Ian McKellan as Iago  
Othello  Film Directed by Franklin Melton Based on the Shakespeare Play 
Richard II  Film Directed by Richard Cottrell Based on the Shakespeare Play 
Richard III  Updated Shakespeare Play Starring Ian McKellan as a 1930's Dictator 
Richard III  (1956) Classic Laurence Olivier Film Based on Shakespeare's Play 
Richard III  Film Starring Ian McKellan Available at Amazon.com 
Richard III: Looking for Richard  Al Pacino Examines Shakespeare's Play 
Romeo and Juliet (1968) Wonderful Franco Zeffirelli Adaptation of the Shakespeare Play...Oscar Winner 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Starring Megan Follows 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Directed by Alan Horrox 
Romeo and Juliet  Shakespeare Play Starring Jonathan Firth and Geraldine Somerville 
Romeo and Juliet  (1936) Shakespeare Play Starring Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard 
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's  Leonardo di Caprio Plays a Modern Romeo 
Taming of the Shrew (1967) Rousing Franco Zeffirelli Adaptation of the Shakespeare Comedy 
Taming of the Shrew  Film From the Shakespeare Collection 
Taming of the Shrew (1929) Adaptation of the Shakespeare's Play Directed by Sam Taylor