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Demetrius and the Gladiators
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Demetrius and the Gladiators

The story picks up at the point where “The Robe” ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ’s robe is ...
The Dam Busters
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The Dam Busters

May. 16, 1955

The Dam Busters

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by ...
The Black Shield of Falworth
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The Black Shield of Falworth

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father ...
Bengal Brigade
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Bengal Brigade

Nov. 06, 1954

Bengal Brigade

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, ...
Beau Brummell
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Beau Brummell

Nov. 16, 1954

Beau Brummell

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince ...
Sins of Jezebel
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Sins of Jezebel

Sep. 04, 1953

Sins of Jezebel

The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice ...
The Robe
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The Robe

Sep. 16, 1953

The Robe

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus’ robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of ...
Martin Luther
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Martin Luther

May. 08, 1953

Martin Luther

A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
Malta Story
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Malta Story

Jun. 01, 1953

Malta Story

Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young ...
Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar

Jun. 04, 1953

Julius Caesar

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.
Gate of Hell
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Gate of Hell

Oct. 30, 1953

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, ...
Houdini
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Houdini

Jul. 02, 1953

Houdini

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from ...
Hiroshima
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Hiroshima

Oct. 07, 1953

Hiroshima

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, ...
The Sea has Risen
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The Sea has Risen

Aug. 18, 1953

The Sea has Risen

March 15, 1848; the revolution breaks out in the town of Pest. Yet at café Pilvax, in among he revolutionary youth, there is the informer of the ...
The Cruel Sea
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The Cruel Sea

Feb. 24, 1953

The Cruel Sea

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of ...
The Conquest of Everest
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The Conquest of Everest

A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay ...
The Beggar’s Opera
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The Beggar’s Opera

Aug. 24, 1953

The Beggar’s Opera

Adaptation of John Gay’s 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Albert R.N.
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Albert R.N.

Nov. 23, 1953

Albert R.N.

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a ...
After the Ball
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After the Ball

Aug. 13, 1957

After the Ball

The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility
Yankee Buccaneer
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Yankee Buccaneer

Sep. 16, 1952

Yankee Buccaneer

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a ...
Viva Zapata!
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Viva Zapata!

Feb. 07, 1952

Viva Zapata!

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz ...
Plymouth Adventure
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Plymouth Adventure

Nov. 28, 1952

Plymouth Adventure

During the Mayflower pilgrims’ long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with ...
Park Row
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Park Row

Sep. 01, 1952

Park Row

In New York’s 1880s newspaper district, a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts ...
Mutiny
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Mutiny

Mar. 05, 1952

Mutiny

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As ...
Les Miserables
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Les Miserables

Aug. 14, 1952

Les Miserables

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes ...
Lydia Bailey
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Lydia Bailey

May. 30, 1952

Lydia Bailey

A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the ...
Jhansi Ki Rani
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Jhansi Ki Rani

Jan. 24, 1953

Jhansi Ki Rani

Set in the 19th century against the backdrop of the Mutiny of 1857, the film is about the bravery of queen Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, who took ...
Ivanhoe
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Ivanhoe

Jul. 31, 1952

Ivanhoe

Sir Walter Scott’s classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the ...