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The Manchurian candidate
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3 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in English and held by 1,547 libraries worldwide A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.
The Manchurian candidate
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35 editions published between 1962 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,317 libraries worldwide A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis- induced conditioning that transforms the men into human time bombs. Returned to the United States as war heroes, one of them is used by his mother to promote her Joseph McCarthy-like husband's political career.
The Alamo
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47 editions published between 1959 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,268 libraries worldwide Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
Butterfield 8
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13 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in English and German and held by 670 libraries worldwide A high-class call girl in New York and a socially prominant man fall in love. However, he can't forget her past and she resents his distrust, so they battle their emotions and each other, leading to a powerful and explosive climax.
Darling
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22 editions published between 1965 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 581 libraries worldwide A London photographer's model proceeds from an immature marriage into a series of shady affairs--first with a television talker, then with a slick promotion man, and ultimately in a palazzo as the loveless wife of an Italian prince. After becoming a prisoner of her own success through these disastrous affairs, she realizes the awful price she has paid for happiness. This is a slashing social satire and a devastating spoof of the television-advertising age.
Orson Welles's F for fake
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 524 libraries worldwide Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies.
Room at the top
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32 editions published between 1958 and 2009 in English and German and held by 392 libraries worldwide Laurence Harvey plays an opportunist who will stop at nothing to get to the top in the business world.
Summer and smoke
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9 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in English and held by 370 libraries worldwide A spinster's dreams are left behind like dying embers when the young doctor she loves descends into a seamy nightlife with a sultry vamp.
Romeo and Juliet
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28 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in English and Chinese and held by 322 libraries worldwide Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, about a pair of teenagers who fall in love despite a bitter feud raging between their families.
The Alamo
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2004 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
I am a camera
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14 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in English and held by 196 libraries worldwide Based in the pre-Nazi Berlin of the 1930's. Into a struggling writer's life comes a madcap chanteuse whose decadent lifestyle and zest for livng effects everyone around her.
The Wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm
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5 editions published between 1962 and 1992 in English and held by 173 libraries worldwide In the early nineteenth century, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are commissioned to write a family history for a local Duke. However, Wilhelm would rather spend his time dreaming of fairies, elves, knights and princesses.
F for fake
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3 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide Experimental film done in a pseudo-documentary style. Deals with lies and artistic charlatanism and centers around a bogus encounter with the artist Pablo Picasso, a Picasso forger, and other famous hoaxes.
The outrage
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2 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide A notorious bandit confesses to rape and murder. But when witnesses offer different versions of the crime, the truth becomes more and more elusive.
A walk on the wild side
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5 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 136 libraries worldwide A man searches for his lost love in 1930 New Orleans. He finds her working in a whorehouse and fights to save her.
Of human bondage
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3 editions published between 1985 and 1993 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide A story about a crippled medical student and his agonized and destructive attachment to a vulgar London waitress.
The magic Christian
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide "Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, happens upon a young orphan in the park and, on a whim, decides to adopt him. Together they set off on a series of madcap escapades" -- Container.
The flood a Biblical allegory based on Noah and the Ark ; Mass
by Igor Stravinsky
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9 editions published between 1962 and 1986 in English and Latin and held by 124 libraries worldwide
Expresso bongo
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 80 libraries worldwide A sly, sleazy and unscrupulous music agent, Johnny Jackson, trolls the neon-streaked sidewalks of London's SoHo district in search of fresh meat to exploit. He finds it in a teen-packed coffee bar where a pompadoured rebel is dazzling his peers with his pouty, Presleyish voice and a talent for pounding the skins. Johnny renames the kid "Bongo" Herbert and with the help of his stripper girlfriend guides the potential teen idol to fame.
Oedipus Rex ; and, The Flood
by Igor Stravinsky
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3 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in Latin and English and held by 65 libraries worldwide A double bill of music by Igor Stravinsky -- Oedipus Rex, an opera-oratorio defying the traditional structure and music content of opera and the sacred nature of oratorio, live from the CarreĢ Theatre in Amsterdam. The original 1962 recording of The Flood, a work originally conceived for the television medium, is set to a breathtaking range of video effects. more
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Action and adventure films Actors Adultery Art--Forgeries Art forgers Assassins Biography Brainwashing China--Manchuria Cold War (1945-1989) Documentary films Drama England Experimental films Experimental films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Great Britain Grimm, Jacob,--1785-1863 Grimm, Wilhelm,--1786-1859 Happiness Harvey, Laurence Historical films Historical films Impostors and imposture Korean War (1950-1953) Love Man-woman relationships Melodrama Models (Persons)--Conduct of life Mothers and sons Motion pictures New York (State)--New York Political science Presidents--Assassination attempts Prostitutes Success Texas--San Antonio--Alamo Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Veterans Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Western films Working class
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Alternative Names
Skikne, Larushka Mischa
Skikne, Larushka Mischa, 1927-1973
Skikne, Larushka Mischa 1928-1973
Skikne, Zvi Mosheh 1928-1973
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English
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German (27) French (25) Multiple languages (20) Undetermined (18) Spanish (18) No Linguistic content (7) Latin (4) Chinese (2) Miscellaneous languages (1) Covers
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