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Terrifying thriller based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin in which Dr Josef Mengele, alive and living in South America, leads a group of former Third Reich henchmen in a deadly conspiracy. As famed Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), begins to unravel the conspiracy he discovers that Mengele has cloned 94 young Hitlers. The terrifying extent of Mengele’s plan is revealed: twisting genetic science to become a new weapon of global horror.
At the National Convention two candidates are locked in a battle for presidential nomination. On one side is Will Russell (Henry Fonda), seen as, the intellectual. On the other is, Man of the people, Joe Cantwell. Both men are evenly matched to take on the leadership and the difference may be who is willing to stoop the lowest in a campaign in danger of degenerating into dirty tricks and mud slinging. Even though Gore Vidal penned this biting piece and social commentary in 1964 it remains as sadly relevant today as ever. The passionate performances from an ensemble cast, lead by screen legend Henry Fonda, serve to make this a timeless classic that dares to both challenge and entertain.
Celebrated as Papillon - after the intricate butterfly tattoo emblazoned on his chest - petty criminal Henri Charriere (star of THE GREAT ESCAPE and THE GETAWAY, STEVE McQUEEN) is framed for murder and transported for life to the penal colony of French Guiana. Imprisoned on infamous Devil's Island, Papillon is obsessed with the idea of freedom. Together with fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Two-time Academy Award-winning actor DUSTIN HOFFMAN), he ceaselessly works on a means of escape, his spirit refusing to be broken by the savage and humiliating treatment of their captors. Based on a true story and the best-selling novel, PAPILLON is a celebrated cinema epic, the inspirational story of one...
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The story of General George S. Patton, Jr. during World War II. His battlefield genius garners him fear and respect from the Germans, and resentment and misunderstanding from the Allies. A military historian and poet, he believes he was a warrior in many past lives, and that he is destined for something great during this life, but his stubbornness and controversial methods nearly prevent the fulfillment of that destiny.
Based On The Novel By Ernest Hemingway War. Freedom. Loyalty. Love. Manhood. Ernest Hemingway's most powerful themes are gloriously captured in Islands in the Stream . George C. Scott and director Franklin J. Schaffner, who teamed so memorably in Patton , reunite in this compelling version of "Papa" Hemingway's posthumous novel. Scott plays Thomas Hudson, a sculptor whose self-imposed isolation in the Bahamas is ended by two forces: the visit of his sons...and the outbreak of World War II. The film is touching in its details of a father's love - and heroic in its defiance of tyranny. The rich sweep of literary legend washes over Islands...
Terrifying thriller based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin in which Dr Josef Mengele, alive and living in South America, leads a group of former Third Reich henchmen in a deadly conspiracy. As famed Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), begins to unravel the conspiracy he discovers that Mengele has cloned 94 young Hitlers. The terrifying extent of Mengele’s plan is revealed: twisting genetic science to become a new weapon of global horror.
*This title contains Special Features Only*
Special Features:
* 3 HOURS OF BONUS MATERIAL!
* Audio commentary by cast members Roddy McDowell, Natalie Trundy, Kim Hunter and make up artist John Chambers
* Audio commentary by composer Jerry Goldsmith
* Text based commentary by Eric Greene, author of Planet Of The Apes As American Myth
* Documentary - Behind The Planet Of The Apes
* Make up test with Edward G Robinson
* Roddy McDowell's home movies
* Planet Of The Apes - 1967 NATO Presentations
* Planet Of The Apes featurette
* Featurette - A Look Behind Planet Of The Apes
* Featurette - Don Taylor Directs Escape From The Planet Of...
With enhanced sound and picture quality, Planet of the Apes comes to video for a whole generation. Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowell). Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for Outstanding Make-up Achievement and nominated for two Oscars, (1968 Best Costume Design and Best Original Score) Planet of the Apes is grand entertainment from its visually arresting beginning to the chilling last moment.
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