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Allied P.O.W.s plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Joe Kidd (1972) Joe Kidd is a former bounty hunter and all-around tough-guy in the American Southwest. When a band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all relevant records destroyed in a courthouse fire, they turn to force of arms. Luis Chama is their charismatic leader, spouting rev

A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each of whom comes for a different reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of thirt

A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) The wife of marshal Matt Morgan is raped and murdered. The killers leave behind a distinctive saddle, that Morgan recognises as belonging to his old friend Craig Belden, now cattle baron in the town of Gun Hill. Belden is sympathetic, until it transpires that one of t

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort as the toughest soldier in the business, capable of capturing every escaped convict under his supervision. However, when he falls in love with a visiting woman some of the prisoners seize the advantage and

McQ (1974) Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.

Backlash (1956) Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) After a long career as a lawman that made him a legend, Wyatt Earp decides to quit and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. There he would see them in a feud with the Clantons, a local clan of thugs and cattle thieves. When the showdown becomes inevitable, the

Ice Station Zebra (1968) Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Sta

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map and few if any strangers ever come to the place. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds t

Marooned (1969) After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane he

Underwater! (1955) Dominic Quesada and Johnny Gray, two SCUBA divers searching for sunken treasure off the coast of Cuba, think they've hit the jackpot when they find a 17th century ship on the sea floor. They need working capital however and Johnny is ready to hock his boat but his wife Theresa thi

Hour of the Gun (1967) Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton gang in a fight. In revenge, Clanton's thugs kill the Marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.

The Law and Jake Wade (1958) Outlaw Clint Hollister escapes from jail with the help of Marshal Jake Wade, because once Clint did the same for him. Jake left Clint just after, but Clint finds him back and forces Jake to lead him to a loot Jake buried one year ago when he quitted Clint's gang.

Chino (1973) Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Re

Sergeants 3 (1962) Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.

The Hallelujah Trail (1965) A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

The Satan Bug (1965) A germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the nasty germs has gotten free and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen

Jeopardy (1953) The Stilwins are on vacation to an isolated beach in Mexico. Walking on a deserted jetty, Doug Stilwin gets his leg trapped under one of the logs. All attempts to move the log are futile and Helen Stilwin takes the car to get help. However, an escaped criminal kidnaps her. Will she b

Never So Few 1959 Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled OSS operatives are in WWII Burma to arm and train the Kachin natives But jungle combat, particularly against a Japanese army as familiar with the terrain as the Kachin, is hazardous Some respite is found during leaves in the arms of beau

The Old Man and the Sea 1958 Now an old man, a lifelong fisherman sets out to sea to ply his trade as he has done all of his life Hes not had much good fortune of late and has gone almost three months without a major catch while others are catching one or even two large marlins every week Many of th

The Capture 1950 Badly injured and hunted by the police, Lin Vanner takes refuge in a priests home, and tells him what has happened When Vanner was working in a Mexican oil field, he captured a man who was suspected of a payroll robbery, but then felt responsible when the man died in police custody

Saddle the Wind 1958 Granted a small plot of land in a lush valley and a start of cattle by the generous landowner and cattle baron, Dennis Deneen Donald Crisp, the once feared gunslinger, Steve Sinclair Robert Taylor, has renounced violence, intent on keeping the peace in the community However, the

The Walking Hills 1949 A long lost gold treasure, believed buried in the sand dunes of the fabulous Walking Hills, attracts adventurers Jim Carey Randolph Scott, a rancher Shep William Bishop, rodeo rider wanted for murder Old Will Edgar Buchanan Chalk Arthur Kennedy Frazee John Ireland, a detective