There Was A Crooked Man... (1970) - Henry Fonda is a reform-minded prison warden in 1880s Arizona who has his hands full with inmate Kirk Douglas, a charming crook on a ten-year bit obsessed with escaping in order to recover $500,000 in stolen loot he's got stashed away. Fast-paced and quick-witted comedic Western also stars Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, Warren Oates. 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer.
The Illustrated Man (1968) - Ray Bradbury's trilogy of fantasy stories, as seen on the living designs ("They are not tattoos! They are skin illustrations!") etched onto Rod Steiger's body. A jungle appears in a house, astronauts are marooned on a rain-drenched planet, a family prepares for Armageddon...but the most chilling story is the Illustrated Man's own. With Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Operation Crossbow (1965) - In the last days of World War II, a group of British commandos is sent on a daring mission deep into Nazi territory to sabotage production of a pair of deadly rockets targeted at London and New York. Lavish wartime epic stars George Peppard, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp; directed by Michael Anderson (The Dam Busters). 116 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Up Periscope (1959) - Edmond O'Brien plays the tough, by-the-book captain of a submarine whose problems with a young demolitions expert (James Garner) may get in the way of a dangerous mission involving the recovery of a secret Japanese code. Thrilling, intelligent WWII story co-stars Andra Martin, Alan Hale, Jr. and Warren Oates. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer.
Presenting Lily Mars (1943) - Charming and refreshing tale with Judy Garland as a small-town Indiana girl who sets her heart on making it big on Broadway. When a big-time producer (Van Heflin) passing through her hometown rejects her, the persistent aspiring actress follows him back to New York, determined to make it on the Great White Way. Spring Byington, Fay Bainter, Richard Carlson co-star. Songs include "Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)," "Where There's Music," "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," and more. 104 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer; alternate scenes; bonus shorts "Heavenly Music" (1943), "Who Killed Who?" (1943).
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