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Gone with the Wind
Victor Fleming · 1939
Georgia, 1861. En la elegante mansión sureña de Tara, vive Scarlett O'Hara, la joven más bella, caprichosa y egoísta de la región. Ella suspira por el amor de Ashley, pero él está prometido con su prima, la dulce y bondadosa Melanie. Corren todavía tiempos felices en Tara, pero por poco tiempo, porque la Guerra de Secesión (1861-1865) está a punto de estallar. En la última fiesta, celebrada antes del comienzo de las hostilidades entre el norte y el sur, Scarlett conoce al simpático, cínico y apuesto Rhett Butler, un vividor arrogante y aventurero, que sólo piensa en sí mismo y que no tiene ninguna intención de participar en el conflicto. Lo que él desea es hacerse rico y conquistar el corazón de la hermosa Scarlett.
Giant
George Stevens · 1956
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz · 1943
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Casablanca era una ciudad a la que llegaban huyendo del nazismo gentes de todas partes: llegar era fácil, pero salir era casi imposible, especialmente si el nombre del fugitivo figuraba en las listas de la Gestapo. En esta ocasión el principal objetivo de la policía secreta alemana es el líder checo y héroe de la resistencia Victor Laszlo, cuya única esperanza es Rick Blaine, propietario del 'Rick’s Café' y antiguo amante de su mujer, Ilsa. Cuando Ilsa se ofrece a quedarse a cambio de un visado para sacar a Laszlo del país, Rick deberá elegir entre su propia felicidad o el idealismo que rigió su vida en el pasado.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Richard Brooks · 1958
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Blake Edwards · 1961
Holly Golightly es una bella joven de la alta sociedad neoyorquina que bajo su vida alegre esconde una gran tristeza. Holly tiene un comportamiento algo alocado, y alguna manía, como por ejemplo desayunar contemplando el escaparate de la lujosa joyería Tiffanys. Un día se muda a su mismo edificio Paul Varjak, un escritor en ciernes que mientras espera alcanzar un éxito que nunca llega vive de la relación con una mujer madura que le mantiene. Holly y Paul enseguida entablarán una bonita amistad.
My Fair Lady
George Cukor · 1964
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
The Sound of Music
Robert Wise · 1965
In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Bonnie and Clyde
Arthur Penn · 1967
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder · 1959
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Cleopatra
Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1963
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming · 1939
La huérfana Dorothy Gale vive una vida sencilla en Kansas con su tía Emma Clara Blandick, su tío Henry y tres pintorescos peones: Hunk, Zeke y Hickory. Un día la severa vecina Miss Gulch es mordida por el perro de Dorothy, Toto. Miss Gulch se lo lleva, por orden del sheriff, a pesar de las apasionadas protestas de tía Emma y el tío Henry. Toto escapa y regresa junto a Dorothy, la cual se alegra momentáneamente, pero pronto se da cuenta de que Miss Gulch regresará. Decide llevarse a Toto y fugarse en busca de una vida mejor 'en algún lugar sobre el arco iris'.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Vincente Minnelli · 1944
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Roman Holiday
William Wyler · 1953
Durante una visita a Roma, Ana, la joven princesa de un pequeño país centroeuropeo que detesta sus obligaciones y desea pasar inadvertida, se escapa de palacio para visitar la ciudad de incógnito. Así conoce a Joe, un periodista americano que busca una exclusiva y finge desconocer su verdadera identidad. La pareja vivirá entonces unas jornadas inolvidables.
Singin' in the Rain
Gene Kelly · 1952
Antes de conocer a la aspirante a actriz Cathy Seldon, el ídolo del cine mudo Don Lockwood pensaba que lo tenía todo; fama, fortuna y éxito. Pero, tras conocerla, se da cuenta de que ella es lo que realmente faltaba en su vida. Con el nacimiento del cine sonoro, Don quiere filmar los musicales con Kathy, pero entre ambos se interpone la reina del cine mudo Lina Lamont.
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra · 1946
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
George Roy Hill · 1969
As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
Funny Face
Stanley Donen · 1957
El fotógrafo de una importante y conocida revista de moda busca una modelo que se salga de lo habitual. La casualidad lo lleva a una librería parisina donde, inesperadamente, descubre a una joven y tímida dependienta que reúne todas las cualidades que buscaba. Decide, entonces, convertirla en la mejor modelo de París.
The Philadelphia Story
George Cukor · 1940
Uma herdeira entediada, destinada a se casar com um executivo chato, vê seus planos de casamento frustrados com a chegada de seu ex-marido playboy. E família então gradualmente começa a perceber a importância da integridade e dos verdadeiros valores.
Pillow Talk
Michael Gordon · 1959
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
High Society
Charles Walters · 1956
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Mary Poppins
Robert Stevenson · 1964
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan · 1962
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
A Place in the Sun
George Stevens · 1951
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
To Watch
Sunset Boulevard
Billy Wilder · 1950
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
On the Waterfront
Elia Kazan · 1954
El exboxeador Terry Malloy podría haber sido un serio aspirante al título, pero se ve obligado a ganarse la vida trabajando para Johnny Friendly, el jefe de la conflictiva banda de gánsteres de la ciudad. Cuando dos de los matones de Friendly asesinan brutalmente a un hombre, Terry comienza a sentirse culpable con la vida que lleva, iniciando una peligrosa lucha para derrocar el imperio del hampa
Citizen Kane
Orson Welles · 1941
Un importante financiero estadounidense, Charles Foster Kane, dueño de una importante cadena de periódicos, de una red de emisoras, de dos sindicatos y de una inimaginable colección de obras de arte, muere en su fabuloso castillo de estilo oriental, Xanadú. La última palabra que pronuncia al expirar es Rosebud. El país entero y la prensa en general quedan intrigados por saber el significado de esta palabra. Para descubrirlo, un grupo de periodistas se pone a investigar.
Rebel Without a Cause
Nicholas Ray · 1955
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean · 1962
Biografía de T.E. Lawrence. El Cairo, 1917. Un conflictivo y enigmático oficial británico es enviado al desierto árabe durante la Gran Guerra en la campaña de ayuda a Arabia contra Turquía. En el desierto, se hace amigo de Sherif Ali Ben El Kharish y pone todo su empeño en la ayuda a los árabes. Éstos creen que Lawrence es otro amante del desierto que ayuda porque cree que Arabia es débil, mientras que sus superiores británicos creen que se ha vuelto loco. Cuando los planes de Lawrence consiguen llevarse a cabo con éxito, comienza a ganarse enemigos.
West Side Story
Jerome Robbins · 1961
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.
The Women
George Cukor · 1939
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder · 1944
A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on her husband's life insurance.
La Dolce Vita
Federico Fellini · 1960
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
An American in Paris
Vincente Minnelli · 1951
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1950
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
How to Steal a Million
William Wyler · 1966
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Elia Kazan · 1951
Blanche, que pertenece a una rancia pero arruinada familia sureña, es una mujer madura y decadente que vive anclada en el pasado. Ciertas circunstancias la obligan a ir a vivir a Nueva Orleáns con su hermana Stella y su cuñado Stanley (Marlon Brando), un hombre rudo y violento. A pesar de su actitud remilgada y arrogante, Blanche oculta un escabroso pasado que la ha conducido al desequilibrio mental. Su inestable conducta provoca conflictos que alteran la vida de la joven pareja.
East of Eden
Elia Kazan · 1955
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Key Largo
John Huston · 1948
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.
A Star Is Born
George Cukor · 1954
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Jailhouse Rock
Richard Thorpe · 1957
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
Ocean's Eleven
Lewis Milestone · 1960
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
Anchors Aweigh
George Sidney · 1945
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
North by Northwest
Alfred Hitchcock · 1959
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Splendor in the Grass
Elia Kazan · 1961
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
The Big Sleep
Howard Hawks · 1946
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
The Searchers
John Ford · 1956
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Rio Bravo
Howard Hawks · 1959
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Lolita
Stanley Kubrick · 1962
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
To Catch a Thief
Alfred Hitchcock · 1955
A pesar de que John Robie 'El Gato' es un ladrón de joyas reformado, se convierte en el principal sospechoso de una serie de robos de piedras preciosas en los más lujosos hoteles de la Riviera francesa, así que no tendrá más remedio que demostrar su inocencia. Cuando conoce a la caprichosa heredera Frances, ve la oportunidad de desenmascarar al misterioso ladrón utilizando como señuelo las fabulosas joyas de la madre de la joven.
An Affair to Remember
Leo McCarey · 1957
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
