Morticia Addams føder sit tredje barn, og det synes de to søskende Pugsley og Wednesday bestemt ikke om. Derfor forsøger de på alle mulige måder at komme babyen til livs. For at holde styr på ungerne hyrer Morticia barnepigen Debbie, der i virkeligheden kun er ude på at få fingrene i den aparte families store formue. Og det må børnene selvfølgelig forhindre.
En museumsbrand forvandler en flot mand til et menneskeligt monster, der stjæler ligene fra sine ofre fra lighuset for at skabe livagtige voksfigurer.
Da de engelske Hammer Studios startede på at genindspille de gamle Universal monsterfilm, ofte, som her, med Christopher Lee og Peter Cushing i ledende roller, blev det også begyndelsen på en ny skrækfilm-æra, der skæppede godt i selskabets kasse. Ingen af de nye film nåede vel højderne fra de bedste af de gamle, men disse havde det nye publikum alligevel glemt alt om. I denne, fra 1957, har Frankenstein historien har fået et blodigt pift opad.
A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all his authority and was put in prison). The second part carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794, including the deaths by guillotine of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with the hands of a knife murderer--hands which still have the urge to throw knives.
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.
Nazityskland, 1943. Krigen er i fuld gang, og en lille flok universitetsstuderende, der kalder sig 'Hvide Rose', bekæmper med al magt Det tredie Rige. Den eneste kvinde i gruppen er Sophie Scholl. Da hun og hendes bror uddeler flyveblade nær universitetet i München går det galt. Da Gestapo får fingre i dem, begynder en krævende afhøring, hvor Sophies idealer bliver sat på en alvorlig prøve.
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
”They seek him there, they seek him here …” Hvem kender ikke til denne frase om den mystiske Røde Pimpernel; den britiske aristokrat, som i eminente forklædninger risikerede livet for at redde den franske adel fra guillotinen. Tofoldigt Oscarnominerede Leslie Howard var sin tids største actionhelt, og ”Den røde Pimpernel” var en af de mest efterspurgte film i over tredive år.
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.
I slutningen af 1800-tallet, under et bal i Joinville i udkanten af Paris, møder Georges, en tidligere kriminel, der arbejder som tømrer, Marie, en ung kvinde med forbindelse til en kriminel bande.
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
The Revenge of Frankenstein går baron Frankenstein i ledtog med en læge i en lille tysk by, i hans seneste og mest skræmmende eksperiment med at skabe et monster ud af stumper og stykker fra flere lig, heriblandt hjernen fra en dværg. Men noget går galt, og monsteret ender som en kannibal, der må og skal udslettes.
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.
The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution where we witness 'the best of times and the worst of times' - love, hope, the uncaring French Aristocrats and the terror of a revolutionary citizen's army intent on exacting revenge.
The emperor's reign of terror expands. Heroic outlaw Ma Teng joins a squad of female rebels, whose leader is torn between family loyalties.
The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen, Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes "The Black Fingernail", scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.
British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.