The Man Who Bought London is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring E.J. Arundel, Evelyn Boucher and Roy Travers. It was based on the 1915 novel of the same title by Edgar Wallace. It was the first of many Wallace stories to be adapted into films. It was made at Catford Studios.
, 2h9 Directed byDenys Arcand OriginCanada GenresDrama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime ActorsPierre Curzi, Rémy Girard, Maxim Roy, Louis Morissette, Vincent Leclerc, Yan England Rating68% Dans un restaurant à Montréal, Pierre-Paul Daoust échange avec Linda, sa petite amie depuis un an et demi. Il tente de lui expliquer l'échec de leur couple par des raisons philosophiques (il est titulaire d'un doctorat et à haut-potentiel intellectuel) dont la compréhension échappe à Linda. Comme Pierre-Paul, elle est socialement inapte, mais comprend toutefois que leur relation est terminée.
, 1h34 Directed byJesús Franco OriginGerman GenresScience fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Crime ActorsChristopher Lee, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Richard Greene, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton Rating43% In his remote jungle hideout, the evil Fu Manchu has discovered a deadly poison in a "lost city" in the Amazonian jungle that affects only men. Women can become carriers of the "kiss of death" by being bitten by venomous snakes. The poison causes blindness and ultimately followed six weeks later by death. Using mind control, he aims the women at Nayland Smith and other key people with political influence. This prevents them from interfering with his own ambitions to prepare millions of "doses" and spread them around the world's major cities and capitals in a plan to gain world domination.
Directed byAsit Sen GenresDrama, Musical, Crime ActorsSanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Parikshit Sahni, Tarun Bose, Aruna Irani, Mukri Rating74% The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and results in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day.