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Directed by J. Lee ThompsonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Sexploitation films,
Women in prison films,
Films about capital punishmentActors Diana Dors,
Yvonne Mitchell,
Michael Craig,
Marie Ney,
Olga Lindo,
Mary MackenzieRating70%
The storyline in Yield to the Night bears a superficial resemblance to the Ruth Ellis case, which had occurred the previous year. However, the film is based on the novel of the same title published in 1954 by Joan Henry. Coincidentally, Ruth Ellis appeared as an uncredited beauty queen in the 1951 film Lady Godiva Rides Again, also starring Diana Dors., 2h27
Directed by Barry LevinsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Films about children,
Prison films,
Films about sexuality,
Rape in fiction,
Films about pedophilia,
Rape and revenge films,
Buddy filmsActors Kevin Bacon,
Robert De Niro,
Joseph Perrino,
Vittorio Gassman,
Dustin Hoffman,
Jason PatricRating75%
Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra, Thomas "Tommy" Marcano, Michael Sullivan, and John Reilly are childhood friends in Hell's Kitchen, New York City in the mid-1960s. The local priest, Father Robert "Bobby" Carillo, plays an important part in their lives and keeps an eye on them. However, early on they start running small errands for a local mafia gangster, "King" Benny., 1h48
Directed by John Flynn,
J. Lee ThompsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternActors Yul Brynner,
George Chakiris,
Richard Basehart,
Brad Dexter,
Barry Morse,
James CoburnRating60%
Balam (George Chakiris) is the son of the ruler of a Mayan tribe who use wooden swords (with obsidian edges). His father is killed in battle against metal-blade armed rivals led by Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon). Balam succeeds to the throne, but is convinced by his advisers, including the head priest, to lead his followers away from the Yucatán, sail to the American Gulf Coast region, so they might regain their strength and fight again another day., 1h45
Directed by J. Lee ThompsonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
ThrillerThemes Sports films,
Films about chessActors Maximilian Schell,
Ingrid Thulin,
Samantha Eggar,
Herbert Lom,
Talitha Getty,
Vladek SheybalRating68%
Shortly before the Nazi invasion of France, Dr. Michele Wulf (Thulin) encounters the younger Stanislaus Pilgrin (Schell) over a game of lightning chess, not being aware that Pilgrin is a chess master. She becomes intrigued with the fortune-hunting Pilgrin and the two begin a liaison. Upon the Nazi invasion, in order to protect Michele, who is Jewish, Stan marries her, to no avail it turns out when the Gestapo arrests her and sends her to a concentration camp. , 1h43
Directed by J. Lee ThompsonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
ComedyThemes Political filmsActors David Niven,
Chaim Topol,
Anna Karina,
John Hurt,
Anthony Quayle,
John CollinRating58%
Before Winter Comes takes place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. British Major Giles Burnside (David Niven) is assigned to an Austrian refugee camp; his mission is to send the groups of displaced civilians to either the Russian or the American zone. Burnside is a by-the-books commander but runs into trouble with the intertranslations of many different languages. However, of the refugees, Janovic (Topol) is willing to help as he can speak many languages. Janovic quickly conveys Burnsides's orders and helps the way station run smoothly. Janovic runs into romance with a lovely innkeeper, Maria (Anna Karina). But his love with her stops when he discovers her affair with Burnside. Meanwhile, Janovic is found to be a Russian deserter, and must be returned to the Russian mainland to be executed. Burnside offers to help him escape, but Janovic can't decide whether to trust his commander., 1h37
Directed by Luis Buñuel,
Juan Luis BuñuelOrigin FranceGenres DramaThemes Monde imaginaire,
Prison filmsActors Gérard Philipe,
María Félix,
Jean Servais,
Miguel Ángel Ferriz,
Roberto Cañedo,
Antonio BravoRating67%
On the remote Caribbean island Ojeda an agitated population kills their despotic ruler Mariano Vargas. His secretary Ramón Vázquez takes over and tries to reinstate public order. Meanwhile, Alejandro Gual, leader of a special military unit, tries to take the place of Ramón Vázquez. Knowing that Ramón Vázquez had an affair with the dictator's wife Inés, he tries to turn the widow against her lover., 3h3
Directed by Subramaniam SrinivasanGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Prison films,
Political films,
Films about capital punishment,
Films about royaltyActors Gemini Ganesan,
Vyjayanthimala,
Padmini Ramachandran,
P. S. Veerappa,
Pasupuleti Kannamba,
C. R. VijayakumariRating69%
Chokkalingam Navilur (T. K. Shanmugam) is a diwan at Vanjikottai Kingdom. He with his wife, Sivakami (Pasupuleti Kannamba), is loyal to their King. Chokkalingam without any hesitation accuses that Senathipathi (P.S. Veerappa), the brother of the King's second wife, Maharani Ranthamani Devi (Meenakshi) plotted the prince's killing (Daisy Irani). Found guilty, Senathipathi is banished by the kind but is helped by one of his soldier to stay in the kingdom without anyone's knowledge. He later sets up a fire in the city and stabs the king with his sword. The king before dying tells Chokkalingam to save his daughter Padma (Padmini) and the infant prince and dies later. In order to fulfil the king's desire, Chokkalingam sails to safety with the king's children, leaving his family behind. Soon his wife does the same with her children but is caught by the Senathipathi's army. Leaving her children on the moving boat, she is imprisoned for life at an island prison., 2h1
Directed by Héctor BabencoOrigin BresilGenres DramaThemes Seafaring films,
Politique,
Prison films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Political films,
Films about Latin American military dictatorships,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors William Hurt,
Raúl Juliá,
Sônia Braga,
José Lewgoy,
Milton Gonçalves,
Fernando TorresRating72%
The film tells of two very different men who share a prison cell in Brazil during the Brazilian military government: Valentin Arregui, who is imprisoned (and has been tortured) due to his activities on behalf of a leftist revolutionary group, and Luis Molina, a homosexual in prison for having sex with an underage boy.