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The Mephisto Waltz (1971) Alan Alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself who's at death's door. Unknown to Alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have their souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano (t

A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.

Cocaine: One Mans Seduction (1983) A real estate salesman with career and marriage problems gets hooked on cocaine, and finds that not only does it not help him cope with them, but it makes them much, much worse.

After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back into the world of the dead. Her boyfriend Glen thinks she's crazy so Joanna turns to her ex-boyfriend, Peter. It just so happens that Peter is a stron

Special Delivery (1976) A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) Francine (Gidget) is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggie" is home from College. When he suggests she go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her?

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal Army prison.

Cross of Fire (1989) Story of the rise and fall of 1920s' Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson.

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) Frances, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an...

Face of a Fugitive (1959) A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.

Tarawa Beachhead (1958) A marine sergeant witnesses a captain kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't be believed because of rank, so finds the captain has gotten him...

Cannon for Cordoba 1970 In 1916, a Mexican rebel named Cordoba steals six cannons from the forces of General Pershing whos been sent to bring order to the Texas Mexico border Pershing assigns a soldier named Rod Douglas to retrieve the cannons Douglas recruits a trio of misfits and they, along with

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) While he studied at the university, Andrew Patterson, a successful professor, was initiated to the order of 'The Brotherhood of the Bell', a secret society, very selective in the choice of its members, who all occupy high positions. Now the 'fraternity' has a job f

A Wing and a Prayer (1998) An air-traffic controller (Claudia Christian) faces the challenge of her career when she is forced to guide a disabled airplane to safety, unaware that her husband is aboard.

Angel Baby (1961) A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can.

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) In 1942 submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea.When his submarine is damaged Conway is forced to surrender to the Japanese.Taken to a Japanese interrogation camp Commander Conway and his submarine crew plan thei

The Strangers in 7A (1972) A building superintendent and his wife are held hostage in their apartment by a sadistic would-be bank robber and his spaced-out accomplices.

The Legend of Lizzie Borden 1975 Elizabeth Montgomery stars as Lizzie Borden, a 19th century Massachusetts woman, who is put on trial for the brutal slaughter of her father and step mother in the family mansion She is accused of hacking up her parents with an ax after carefully removing her clothes

The Death of Richie (1977) A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure on him from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) When a reporter claims that New York police are on the take letting the mob run its horse parlors at will, a shocked District Attorney Michael Norris decide to do something about it. Not knowing who can be trusted on the force, he turns to recent police academy gradu

The Burglar 1957 Nat, Gladden, Baylock and Dohmer comprise a disparate band of Philadelphia based thieves, who, despite their differences, are able to pull off their latest heist of a bejeweled necklace which Baylock, the jewelry specialist, appraises at 150,000 retail The heist itself was not witho