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Gone with the wind
by Victor Fleming
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121 editions published between 1939 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 5,369 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Feature film: Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction. This sweeping Civil War-era drama romance won an impressive 10 Academy Awards, and its immortal characters Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie, Mammy and Prissy populate an epic story of enduring appeal across generations
Rebecca
by Alfred Hitchcock
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79 editions published between 1940 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 3,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life dominated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife, Rebecca, who still rules from beyond the grave
The third man
by Carol Reed
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78 editions published between 1949 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set in post-war Vienna, an American western-adventure writer searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin of the Austrian black market
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound
by Alfred Hitchcock
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52 editions published between 1945 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A psychologist falls for a suspect in a murder, which she tries to solve by unlocking the clues hidden in his mind
Notorious
by Alfred Hitchcock
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31 editions published between 1946 and 2012 in English and held by 1,108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A beautiful woman with a tainted past is enlisted by American agent Devlin to spy on a ring of Nazis in post-war Rio. Her espionage work becomes life-threatening after she marries the most debonair of the Nazi ring, Alex. Only Devlin can rescue her, but to do so he must face his role in her desperate situation and acknowledge that he has loved her all along
Charles Dickens' A tale of two cities
by Jack Conway
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13 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 1,089 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancée, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris"--Marg Baskin in the IMDB, viewed Dec. 12, 2006
A star is born
by Max Steiner
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89 editions published between 1937 and 2012 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A fading star meets an aspiring actress, falls in love with and marries her. Her career skyrockets, while his continues to fade with tragic results
Dinner at eight
by George Cukor
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12 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in English and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A Park Avenue snob gives a dinner party for a visiting English peer. Little does she realize that her shipping magnate husband is bankrupt and that her daughter is having an affair with an older man
Anna Karénina
by Clarence Brown
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21 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 886 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The wife of a Russian aristocrat falls in love with a cavalry officer whom she meets by chance. She becomes pregnant and begs her husband for a divorce. She longs for peace of mind but all the time is haunted by a premonition of death
Alfred Hitchcock's To catch a thief
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When troubled beauty Alicia Huberman is recruited by American agent T.R. Devlin to infiltrate a German spy ring in postwar Rio, she accepts. When she receives orders to seduce a Nazi kingpin, Alicia must sacrifice the only happiness she's ever known for a perilous mission that could ultimately cost her and Devlin their lives
The Paradine case
by Alfred Hitchcock
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53 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In a suspenseful courtroom drama, a beautiful woman is accused of having murdered her husband
Prisoner of Zenda
by Richard Thorpe
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6 editions published between 1937 and 2007 in English and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide He has the appearance and manner of the king, yet he's really a lookalike ... and on his shoulders rests all hope of foiling a blackguard's plot to usurp the throne. Adventure, pageantry and royal intrigue are forged at sword point
Duel in the sun
by King Vidor
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35 editions published between 1946 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A woman taken into the home of a wealthy rancher becomes the subject of a tug-of-war between his two sons
Nothing sacred
by William A Wellman
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50 editions published between 1937 and 2011 in English and held by 575 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young woman diagnosed with "radium poisoning" is given a last fling in New York City for two weeks, but it all turns into a publicity hoax
Little Lord Fauntleroy
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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38 editions published between 1936 and 2012 in English and held by 572 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An impoverished New York youngster becomes heir to his titled grandfather's British estate
The personal history, adventures, experience, & observation of David Copperfield the younger
by George Cukor
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12 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 568 WorldCat member libraries worldwide David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
Portrait of Jennie
by William Dieterle
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11 editions published between 1934 and 2004 in English and held by 488 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An artist meets a schoolgirl in Central Park who has a mysterious air about her. What follows is an unforgettable love story
The personal history, adventures, experience, & observation of David Copperfield the younger
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in English and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide David Copperfield enjoys an idyllic life with his gentle, widowed mother and his loving nurse, Peggotty. Then tragedy strikes when Mr. Murdstone weds David's mother and drives her to an early grave. Despised by his stepfather, the boy is forced to live in misery and poverty until he runs away to throw himself upon the mercy of his eccentric aunt. Charles Dickens's classic tale of growing up
A farewell to arms
by Ernest Hemingway
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17 editions published between 1932 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 413 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Drama about a wounded American ambulance driver who falls in love with his nurse during World War I
Made for each other
by John Cromwell
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33 editions published between 1938 and 2013 in English and held by 409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Romantic drama about a young couple's struggles in their first year of marriage more
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Adultery American Civil War (1861-1865) Austria--Vienna Black market California--Los Angeles--Hollywood De Winter, Maximilian (Fictitious character) De Winter, Mrs. (Fictitious character) Dodge, David, Du Maurier, Daphne, England England--Cornwall (County) Espionage Fathers and daughters France Friendship Georgia Germany Gone with the wind (Motion picture : 1939) Greene, Graham, Hitchcock, Alfred, Impersonation Jewel thieves Karenina, Anna (Fictitious character) Lookalikes Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Mayer, Louis B.--(Louis Burt), Mitchell, Margaret, Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors New York (State)--New York O'Hara, Scarlett (Fictitious character) Plantation life Plantations Psychiatrists Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877) Remarried people Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Rich people Russia Selznick, David O., Selznick, Irene Mayer, Theatrical producers and directors Tolstoy, Leo,--graf, Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Widows Women Women spies World War (1914-1918)
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Alternative Names
O'Selznick, David 1902-1965
Selznick, David 1902-1965
Selznick, David O.
Selznick, David Oliver.
Selznick, David Oliver 1902-1965
Selznik, Dejvid O. 1902-1965
Selznik, Dėvid 1902-1965
Selznik, Devid Oliver 1902-1965
Zelʹt︠s︡nik, Dėvid 1902-1965
Зельцник, Дэвид 1902-1965
Селзник, Дејвид О 1902-1965
Селзник, Дэвид 1902-1965
Селзнік, Девід Олівер 1902-1965
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