Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers'

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission t...

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1h 57m

Director

Marc Rothemund

Cast

Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Alexander Held

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.

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1h 34m

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Cast

Joan Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

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1h 27m

Director

Dimitri Buchowetzki

Cast

Emil Jannings, Werner Krauß, Ferdinand von Alten

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.

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1h 38m

Director

Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marlène Jobert, Laura Antonelli

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.

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1h 39m

Director

José Giovanni

Cast

Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Mimsy Farmer