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Best
Old Movies - And Where To Find Them
Don't
know where to find some great classic movies to add to your
collection?
Look
no more!
Check
out my Top 10 best old movies below - all available in great
new DVD special editions with restored picture and sound and
loaded with extra features.
Best
of all, they're available at great prices - click on the images
for details. Remember: Cheaper than the store - delivered
to your door!
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Casablanca
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Best
Picture Oscar-winner from 1942, starring Humphrey Bogart,
Ingrid Bergmann and a great supporting cast. Second World
War romance and adventure. Immaculate picture in this
restoration plus great extra features in this 2-disc edition.
A Masterpiece. |
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Citizen
Kane
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Consistently
rated the greatest movie ever, Citizen Kane (1941) tells
the turbulent life story story of an arrogant newspaper
tycoon whose dying words are a mystery: "Rosebud".
Orson Welles wrote and directed this controversial movie,
which was groundbreaking in terms of composition, technical
innovation. It looks fantastic in its latest remastered
incarnation. The wonderful supporting cast includes
Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead.
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Lawrence
of Arabia
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Best
Picture in the 1962 Oscars, Lawrence also won Best Director
for David Lean, whose sweeping bio-pic of the life of
British adventurer T.E. Lawrence launched the career of
Peter O'Toole. Maurice Jarre's haunting music won an Oscar,
too. It's a magnificent tale of war in the desert, courage
and vision. Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn co-star. There
are a ton of great documentaries in this 2008 special
2-DVD edition. |
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Double
Indemnity
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The
greatest film noir ever, Double Indemnity (1944) tells
the story of a decent insuranceman who falls hard for
a scheming blonde who wants to kill her husband and collect
on his life insurance policy. Wicked and sexy, it stars
Fred MacMurray, Barabara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.
Brilliantly directed by the great Billy Wilder, and available
in a teriffic looking 2-disc edition from 2006 with great
featurettes. |
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The
Bridge On The River Kwai
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This
classic 1957 fact-based story of Second World War Allied
prisoners in a harsh Japanese camp in Burma scooped 7
Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for David
Lean. Gritty and uncompromising with a wonderful cast
incuding Alec Guinness and William Holden. Beautiful new
2008 2-disc edition has some great featurettes. |
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Sunset
Boulevard
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Still
ranked the best insider story about the seamy side of
Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard (1950) tells of a washed-up
silent screen star dreaming of a comeback. A struggling
young screenwriter works on her script and becomes her
lover. Gloria Swanson and William Holden star in this
2-Oscar winner, which has a great barbed script. Fantastic
new 2-DVD feature-loaded edition looks gorgeous. |
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Laura
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There's
a wonderful glow about this 1944 Oscar winner, which tells
of the murder of a beautiful socialite who then seems
to mysteriously return from the dead. Dana Andrews is
the detective who falls in love with the dead woman's
portrait and then has to figure out who really died .
. . and who killed her. Brilliant cast including Gene
Tierney, Vincent Price and Clifton Webb. The haunting
theme music has become a well-known classic. Great extra
features on this new edition of the movie which looks
teriffic. |
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Dr.
Zhivago
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The
Russian Revolution is viewed through the eyes of star-crossed
lovers in this fine 1965 epic starring Omar Shariff, Julie
Christie, Alec Guinness and a star-studded supporting
cast. Beautifully staged and photographed and featuring
the unforgettable music of Oscar-Winner Maurice Jarre.
Action, adventure, romance and gorgeous locations - this
one has the lot! |
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The
Hound of the Baskervilles
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The
best of many movie version of the famed Sherlock Holmes
mysery, The Hound of the Baskervilles was lavishly produced
by 20th Century Fox in 1939 and starred the unforgettable
team of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. It's a chilling
tale: members of the old English Baskerville family are
believed to be haunted by a devil hound that stalks the
fog-shrouded moors. Sherlock Holmes investigates to save
the latest heir at Baskerville Hall from certain death.
MPI has done a great job of restoring this classic. |
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The
Searchers
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This
landmark 1956 western is widely considered director John
Ford's finest film - and star John Wayne's best role.
Monument Valley is the stunning backdrop to the tale of
a Civil War veteran who vows to rescue a young niece who
was abducted by Indians who slaughtered the rest of her
family. An engrossing, disturbing, ultimately triumphant
story of vengence - and humanity put to the ultimate test.
Natalie Wood, Ward Bond and Jeffrey Hunter are among a
sterling cast. |
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