Billy Wilder
2) Stalag 17
Language
English
Description
Two worthy **Academy Award** nominees from 1950's *Sunset Boulevard* - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - re-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, STALAG 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up...
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A TV cameraman, trampled by a half-back while shooting a football game, and his shyster brother-in-law team up to defraud an insurance company in a million dollar law suit.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in SUNSET BOULEVARD. Winner of three **Academy Awards**, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of this bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence - a body found floating in a decayed mansion's...
7) Sabrina
Series
Paramount centennial collection volume 3
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
David and Linus are brothers running the family corporation. When the chauffeur's daughter comes back from Paris she finds she has the attention of David, whom she has always liked, but starts to fall in love with Linus. Includes bonus features.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. His only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal.
9) Ninotchka
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Garbo plays a dour, severe Soviet official who comes to Paris on business involving the sale of some czarist jewels. But soon business turns to pleasure as she discovers the special magic of Paris and finds herself succumbing to the charms of a suave Frenchman named Leon D'Algout (Melvyn Douglas). The plot bubbles merrily as Ninotchka chooses between romance and duty--and must even confront a rival for Leon's affection in the exiled Grand Duchess...
10) Sabrina
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Humphrey Bogart and William Holden play the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island. Bogie’s all work, Holden’s all playboy. But when Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn), daughter of the family’s chauffeur, returns from Paris, the stage is set for some family fireworks. Nominated for six **Academy Awards**. Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the **Golden Globes.** *"It's a Cinderella story that gets turned on its heard, a satire about breaking down...
11) The lost weekend
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism.
12) Ace in the hole
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy … including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap. As the media circus begins to swirl around the trapped man's plight, Tatum takes command of the situation, embellishing the unfolding drama and prolonging the rescue effort … while feeding...
Language
English
Formats
Description
A voluptuous actress known only as 'The Girl', who moves into the apartment above a married man named Richard (Tom Ewell.) While Richard's wife and son are away for the summer, his marriage vows are put to the ultimate test by The Girl's sexy charm and unwitting flirtations. Will the smitten Richard stay faithful or will he succumb to 'the seven year itch'?
14) Double indemnity
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis' husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out.
15) Some like it hot
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the run musicians disguise themselves as women and join a singer in an all-female jazz band in order to escape the mob. Bonus features include documentary, featurette, photo gallery, and much more!
16) Irma la Douce
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a young Parisian policeman and his romance with a prostitute
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
2001, c1957
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion.
18) A foreign affair
Series
Language
English
Description
A straight-laced Republican congresswoman discovers that a U.S. Army captain is more than allies with a Berlin cabaret singer.
19) Some like it hot
Series
Language
English
Description
Two musicians disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band in order to evade the Mafia, since they witnessed the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
20) Avanti
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man travels to Italy to claim his dead father's body, and discovers he has been conducting an affair there for years. Things get complicated when he falls for the woman's daughter.