Keliautojas, archeologas, lakūnas, diplomatas, idealistas, rašytojas ar žvalgas? Istorikų ginčai dėl ekscentriškosios Pirmojo pasaulinio karo asmenybės – pulkininko Tomo Edwardo Lawrence‘o, išgarsėjusio savo prieštaringai vertinamais veiksmais arabų kraštuose, netyla iki šiol. „Arabijos Lorensas“ pelnė net septynis „Oskarus“ bei visiems laikams liko kino istorijoje.
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
1943 metai. Anglų karo belaisviai patenka į japonų stovyklą Birmos džiunglėse. Anglų belaisviams vadovauja pulkininkas Nikolsonas, kuris laikosi nuomonės, kad, jei jis ir jo kariai Singapūre pasidavė į nelaisvę karo vadovybės nurodymu, tai jis ir nelaisvėje lieka karo tarnyboje. Japonų stovyklos vadas pulkininkas Saito turi įsakymą pastatyti tiltą per Kvai upę. Tilto statyba vyksta labai lėtai. Saito visaip bando priversti anglų karininkus dirbti. Galų gale Saito nusileidžia ir sutinka, kad belaisviams vadovautų anglų karininkai. Nikolsonas su kitais karininkais pažada baigti statyboje sabotažus ir laiku pastatyti gerą tiltą. Jis nori, kad jo žmonės tikrai parodytų, ką gali. Karas ne amžinas. Pasibaigus karui visi galės didžiuotis, kad anglų belaisviai pastatė tokį nuostabų tiltą. Tuo tarpu JAV karo vadai organizuoja statomo tilto sprogdinimo operaciją. Diversantų užduotis: susprogdinti tilto atidarymo iškilmių proga pravažiuojantį traukinį...
A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is dismayed that no one appears unduly concerned about his fate and joins forces with the kidnappers to plot his revenge, blackmailing his once nearest and dearest into parting with $3,000,000 in hush money.
Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police, Ariete. She meets and falls in love with American expatriate Tony Fenner. Tony develops a plan to tunnel under the city's cemetery to a plot owned by a high official, assassinate him, and blow up the whole Cuban hierarchy at the ensuing state funeral. Together with a band of dedicated revolutionaries, they begin digging.
Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering, and treasonous deception of a woman's extramarital affair with her husband's best friend; the entire story is told from the husband's point of view, with the scenes in precise reverse chronological order. Written by Dan Hartung
A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.
