DramaTom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. Alongside his mamma (Sally Field), his best friend Bubba (Mykelti Williamson), and his favorite girl Jenny (Robin Wright), Forrest has a ringside seat for the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Winner of six Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), and Best Actor (Tom Hanks), FORREST GUMP remains one of the great movie triumphs of all time.
Kids & FamilyExperience the song-filled celebration of friendship, fun and adventure that was the last film to receive Walt Disney's personal touch. Embark on a thrilling, adventure-filled journey with the boy Mowgli as he makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
RomanceAudrey Hepburn's Oscar-winning performance in her first starring role. Roman Holiday was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and Audrey Hepburn captured an Oscar for her portrayal of a modern-day princess, rebelling against the royal obligations, who explores Rome on her own. She meets Gregory Peck, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love. Eddie Albert contributes to the fun as Peck's carefree cameraman pal. Stylishly directed by William Wyler, this romantic comedy ranks as one of the most enjoyable films of all times.
Action & AdventureIn September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy Invasion, the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the fighting by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and even worse weather led to disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fears.
ThrillerHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall ignite the screen in this classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's steamy detective novel. When private investigator Philip Marlowe (Bogart) accepts the blackmail case of one of Los Angeles' wealthiest men, his probe leads deep into a web of lies, drugs, pornography and murder woven around his client's two beautiful daughters. But Marlowe's most startling discovery is his inexorable attraction to one of the sisters.
HorrorA New England village is plagued by vampirism in this blood-curdling shocker based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) and starring David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres and Ed Flanders. Sinister events bring together a writer fascinated with an old hilltop house, a suave antiques dealer whose expertise goes beyond bric-a-brac and the dealer's mysterious, pale-skinned partner. Year: 1979
ClassicsIn this hilarious black comedy from iconic director Robert Altman, infamous Hollywood studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins, 'The Shawshank Redemption') receives death threats from an anonymous writer whose script he rejected - but can he figure out which one before they make good on their promise?
DramaDuring the swinging 60s, a London photographer believes he inadvertently photographed evidence of a murder only to have the evidence mysteriously disappear. Acclaimed director Michelangelo Antonioni received Oscar-nominations for both Directing and Screenplay for this pop thriller. Starring David Hemmings ("Camelot"), Sarah Miles ("Ryan's Daughter"), and Oscar-winner Vanessa Redgrave ("Julia", "Howard," End").
ClassicsChristmas is not a time of celebration for the tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge (Alistair Sim). Scrooge turns aside all charity, treats his overworked clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) with contempt and regards all kindness as 'humbug'. One night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley (Michael Hordern), his late business partner.
ComedyOscar-winner James Stewart ("It's a Wonderful Life," "The Philadelphia Story") is a Budapest store clerk who finds himself feuding with his co-worker, Oscar-nominee Margaret Sullavan ("Three Comrades"), only to unknowingly fall in love with her. Co-starring Oscar-nominee Frank Morgan ("The Wizard of Oz") and Oscar-winner Joseph Schildkraut ("The Life of Emile Zola"). Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
ClassicsThe best moments from the most comical duo in film history: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy! This compilation features some of the funniest scenes from the comedies that made this pair into household names. See Stan and Ollie sing “Good Ole’ Summertime” in the freezing winter weather, watch them bumble their way through a hostile jail takeover, and be witness as hijinks ensue when Stan and Ollie’s twin brothers, Bert and Alf, unknowingly come to town. Legend Films is proud to present these classic moments in comedy, now restored and presented in color for the very first time!
Sci-Fi & FantasyIn this classic and much-emulated work of science fiction, a rescue mission to a distant planet discovers the two survivors of a space ship that crashed 20 years before on the Forbidden Planet. One of the stranded humans has deciphered the secrets of the planet's long-extinct inhabitants--and the technology that gave them the power to instantly destroy their civilization. Now, he refuses to share his knowledge ... and one-by-one the rescuers begin to die. Loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and the film that introduced Robbie the Robot.
ThrillerBased on the novel by Vera Caspary, this classic noir mystery about the disfiguring murder of the title character (Gene Tierney) has a detective (Dana Andrews) falling in love with the portrait of the fallen femme fatal. He looks to a trio of suspects to solve the bloody crime; a newspaper critic (Clifton Webb), Laura's playboy fiance (Vincent Price) and Laura's socialite aunt (Judith Anderson). The mystery is turned on its head when the still very alive Laura reappears.
Drama"Details Publicity British submarine ‘Sea Tiger’ docks after a long voyage and the crew are given a week’s leave. Each heads off for his chosen destination. However all their arrangements are then cancelled as they are recalled to their sub and instructed to find and destroy a Nazi battleship, the ‘Brandenburg’. On their way, they pick up three German seamen who tell them where the ship lies in the treacherous Baltic Sea. When they eventually find it they fire their torpedoes but must beat a hasty retreat. They do not know if they were successful and must return to port quickly to refuel, not knowing if the ‘Brandenburg’ is following them."
ComedyNorman Pitkin works as an assistant to Mr Grimsdale, an old-fashioned family butcher. A mutual respect exists between the two, but it is understood that Mr Grimsdale does the thinking and Norman the work. When the shop is held up at gunpoint, Mr Grimsdale, at Norman’s suggestion, puts his most priceless possession, his gold watch, in his mouth for safekeeping. When a shot rings out, he swallows the watch. After accompanying him to hospital, Norman believes he has found his true calling and that he must aid people. Trying to persuade an increasingly exasperated board of medical officers, however, is not an easy job.
DramaMeet Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg. They're the March sisters, the Little Women of Mervyn LeRoy's Academy Award-winning Technicolor version of the cherished Louisa May Alcott novel. Set during the Civil War, it chronicles the Marches' lives and loves, underscoring the era's expectations about a woman's place in the world. Golden-tressed Elizabeth Taylor portrays pretentious Amy, Janet Leigh is earnest Meg and Margaret O'Brien is dear, tragedy-stricken Beth. June Allyson plays spunky Jo, resolved to be a writer, but unaware that the elusive muse she seeks is the life she shares with her sisters and mother (Mary Astor).
Comedy"Comedian Norman Wisdom stars as Norman, a young man who works in a jewellers. Across the road works Anne, a pretty girl with whom he is secretly in love. He is anxiously trying to obtain enough money to declare his love properly, and when their secretary suggests placing an accumulator bet, Norman decides to wager on a jockey."
HorrorTwo English couples are stranded while on holiday in the Carpathian mountains. A Driverless carriage appears to come to their rescue, taking them to a sinister castle that appears on no map. They reluctantly accept the hospitality of a mysterious character called Klove. That night one of the tourists, Alan decides to investigate the castle and discovers a stone sarcophagus. He is murdered by Klove who mixes the traveller's blood with ashes and a familiar shape begins to form - that of Count Dracula.
Comedy"Norman Puckle is in despair: his love for a haughty cinema attendant has been spurned. After trying to commit suicide, he is rescued and persuaded to join the navy. There he continuously causes havoc, until he is hand-picked by the Admiral as the first man to be sent into space aboard their new craft. But why has the Admiral selected an apparently bungling idiot, and, more importantly, how on earth will Norman cope? With Ian Hunter and David Lodge."
DramaCharles Dickens' classic story is brought to the screen in this Oscar-nominated production. Set during the French Revolution, two men find themselves in love with the same woman. Starring Oscar-winner Ronald Colman ("The Prisoner of Zenda") and Oscar-nominees Basil Rathbone ("The Adventures of Robin Hood") and Edna May Oliver ("Little Women").
ClassicsThe Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly encounter the friendly but disreputable Mr. Jingle, who becomes a continual source of trouble for all who know him. Pickwick himself is the victim of a number of misunderstandings that bring him both embarrassment and problems with the law.
DramaBefore the art duo Pierre et Gilles, before fashion photographer David LaChapelle, before the artist Jeff Koons, and before the neo-Pop movement broke, there was director James Bidgood and his film PINK NARCISSUS. A cult classic, it is so considered more for its highly artistic production values than for its narrative. The film is essentially a piece of gay erotica (more erotic than explicit) about an impossibly handsome young man (played by Bobby Kendall), obsessed with his own beauty and youth, who escapes the realities of street life through intricately choreographed fantasies in which he portrays a Roman slave, a matador, a wood nymph, and a harem boy. Characterised by searingly bright colors and highly stylized visual elements (sets, props, and costumes), Bidgoods design for the film has been endlessly emulated by commercials and photographers to this day. PINK NARCISSUS is a must see for anyone interested in contemporary art, the pre-Stonewall sensibility, or the history of under
Kids & FamilyIn a sweet, slapstick retelling of a classic tale, Daffy Duck plays a modern Scrooge with a lesson to learn about the meaning of Christmas. Daffy enters our story as the heartless owner of the incredibly lucrative "Lucky Duck" department store chain. He hates the Holidays and truth be told, everything else - except money. Through the example set by Porky Pig's daughter, Pricilla and the relentless "prodding" of Bugs Bunny and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (played by Classic Looney Tune staples Granny, Tweety, Yosemite Sam and Taz) Daffy eventually opens up his heart and even his wallet. In the end, a battered Daffy is transformed from an "Anti-Claus" to Santa Claus and vows to mend his ways forever. Or at least until he sees that first quarter profits are down.
Comedy"Norman Shields is the result of a union between a compassionate sewerman and Emily, a young suffragette chained to the railings of the House of Commons. The suffragette mother turns out to be the Prime Minister’s daughter. When the Prime Minister discovers Norman selling newspapers in the street, he is none too pleased."
ThrillerThe Boston Strangler is a gripping account of the real-life serial killer who stalked the Boston Common, leaving behind a trail of dead young women, and the detective who helped solve the case. Detective Phil DiNatale ultimately gets on the trail of a schizophrenic plumber named Albert De Salvo and cracks one of the most horrifying serial murder cases in U.S. history.
ComedyNorman Truscott (Norman Wisdom) is a dry cleaner who dreams of being a singer. He can sing, but only has the confidence to do so if Judy, a wheelchair-bound friend, is present. He takes singing lessons, and one day goes to see the professional singer, Vernon Carew, perform. Carew’s career is flagging and when he hears Norman’s voice, he concocts a plan to record his voice and use it as his own. But Norman is surrounded by friends who are less than happy with this fraudulent affair and they are determined to expose Carew’s deeds.
DocumentaryTen years following the Holocaust, Alain Resnais documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz while reflecting on the rise of Nazi ideology and the harrowing lives of the camp prisoners using haunting wartime footage. NIGHT AND FOG was one of the first films made about the Holocaust and remains one of the most important commentaries about ONE OF THE DARKEST PERIODS OF OUR HISTORY.
Action & AdventureThree thousand years ago, when Egypt dominated the known world, the absolute ruler of the most powerful nation on earth decided to build a tomb for himself, a monumental pyramid that would forever tower over The Land of the Pharaohs. For decades his subjects labor to build the man-made mountain, yet construction progresses too slowly. When Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) demands help from vassal nations, the island of Cypress can send only their beautiful, ambitious princess, Nellifer (Joan Collins--"Dynasty"). The Pharoah takes Nellifer as his second wife, and the vicious princess arranges the assassinations of both the Pharoah's first wife ... and Pharoah Khufu himself. But Nellifer does not learn of the Egyptian custom of entombing a Pharoah's wives with the dead Pharoah--until the entrance to the pyramid tomb closes behind her.
DramaAcclaimed adaptation of the Marcel Pagnol novel, and Best Film BAFTA winner. City-dweller Jean moves his family to the Provence countryside in the 1920s to forge a new life as a farmer. But his proud, cocky neighbouring rival Le Papet schemes with his simple-minded nephew to acquire some nearby land ensuring the novice owner never discovers an all-important natural spring on the property. A wholly captivating, emotionally powerful and beautifully photographed classic epic of innocence, greed, envy and revenge.
ComedyFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Deborah Kerr star in this screwball comedy about an ad man and his wife who head to Mexico to get a divorce but change their minds after she winds up accidentally married to his best friend. All-star supporting cast, including Cesar Romero, Nancy Sinatra and Trini Lopez.
MusicalsAcademy Award-winner Gene Kelly makes his film debut as a song and dance man who lures singer Judy Garland away from her vaudeville partner. When WWI breaks out, he intentionally injures his hand to avoid combat only to reform and become a gallant hero. Kelly ("Singin' in the Rain," "An American in Paris") and Oscar-winner Garland ("The Wizard of Oz," "Meet Me in St. Louis") make a fabulous duo in this Oscar-nominated musical. With Academy Award-honoree George Murphy ("Battleground") and Keenan Wynn ("Mary Poppins," "Dr. Strangelove"). Directed by Oscar-nominated Broadway and screen director/choreographer Busby Berkeley ("Babes in Arms"). Produced by Oscar-winner Arthur Freed ("An American in Paris," "Gigi").
Sci-Fi & FantasyConsidered by many to be the first full-length animated film, the story of Lotte Reinigers mesmerizing work is taken from THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a magical flying horse. The heroic prince is able to subdue the magical horse, which he uses to fly off to many adventures. While travelling, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu, and with the help of Aladdin must defeat an army of demons to win her heart. The entire film is animated using the silhouette technique, which employs movable cardboard and metal cutouts posed in front of illuminated sheets of glass.
ClassicsTHE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a hilarious cult classic featuring Jack Nicholson (Batman, Chinatown, The Shining) in one of his earliest roles. Things are not looking so good for Mr. Mushnick and his quaint flower shop in Skid Row, as he & his misfit employees sell only a few carnations a day. After Seymour messes up yet another order, Mr. Mushnick has had enough. In order to save his job, Seymour brings in a unique plant that he has created and raised himself. Reluctantly, Mr. Mushnick agrees to give Seymour one week to get the plant looking healthy in order to attract new customers to see his exotic new creation. When Seymour realizes that not only can the plant talk, but also that it craves human blood, things quickly spin out of control. Watch as the chaos unfolds in this original cult classic from legendary filmmaker Roger Corman.
Action & AdventureThe son of a nobleman, engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps travels to Egypt and, while there, conceives of a canal which will connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In an effort to attain the backing of the French President, Napoleon, he enlists the help of the woman he loves, Eugenie (Loretta Young). Now the mistress of Napoleon, she agrees to help him, but only under the condition that he temporarily dissolve the government, a deal which opens the way for Napoleon to become the new emperor and Eugenie his empress.
DramaWhen Joan Crawford saw The Shining Hour on stage, she pleaded with the studio to let her spread her acting wings in the film version. She got her wish, playing a New York siren who marries a prosperous farmer (Melvyn Douglas) and moves to Wisconsin. There she is drawn to his handsome brother (Robert Young), even as she befriends the brother's selfless wife (Margaret Sullavan, Crawford's choice for the role). The passionate triangle plays out in the best tradition of classic screen melodrama: glossy and chic, but resonant with honest emotion. And the movie's heart-stopping climax with Crawford battling flames to rescue Sullavan from certain death in a house fire is, both literally and figuratively, incendiary filmmaking.
ComedyGolden Globe-winner June Allyson ("The Three Musketeers") and Peter Lawford ("Ocean's Eleven") star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor. Joan McCracken ("That's Dancing!") co-stars in this amusing and clever comedy. Great songs and dance scenes. Directed by Oscar-nominee Charles Walters ("High Society").
DramaGreta Garbo stars as a young woman desperately trying to conceal the shameful life she was forced into for survival in this classic adaptation of playwright Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. As a hardened young woman, Swedish immigrant Anna Christie (Garbo) survived a tragic childhood and has worked as a prostitute to stay alive. Now living in Minnesota, Christie reunites with her father (George F. Marion) and tries to hide her past from both him and from Matt (Chris Bickford), the young man with whom she has at long last found love. But when Matt learns her secret, will their love be strong enough to overcome the truth?
HorrorWalking through some woods, a girl is seized by an unseen malevolent force. The authorities erect an iron fence around the woods. Later, another girl and her family are affected by the same force. First in dreams and then in more real ways.
DramaWith fascinating detail, Stanley Kubrick lays bare the intricate inner-planning of a racetrack heist by a deadly mastermind (Sterling Hayden) and his crew. Co-stars Coleen Gray.
DramaI was meant to be an actress! A cast of splendid talents - Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright and screen-debuting Anthony Perkins - who know well the siren song of the stage bring brio to this comedy about a 17-year-old (Simmons) who yearns to be a star. Her father (Tracy) loves his daughter...but an actress? He suggests the no-glamour, no-disappointment life of a Physical Education teacher. One family, two forces: irresistible on her side and unmovable on his. Based on Ruth Gordon's hit autobiographical play and directed by George Cukor (Adam's Rib), The Actress boasts heart, charm and lots of laughs, including Tracy at his comic best in a sequence that has him vaulting over a pommel horse. And losing his pants.
ComedyNorman Pitkin is the village milkman, employed by Grimsdale’s Dairy. Every morning he sets off with his milk churn and horse to provide the eccentric villagers with milk for their early morning cups of tea. But when giant rival, Mr Hunter of Consolidated Dairies, tries to take over Grimsdale’s patch, Pitkin courageously assumes command of Grimsdale’s ‘troops’ in the fight ahead. Consolidated Dairies has all the resources. Grimsdale has none.
ComedyThe classic beach movie of the 1960s with lots of great rock n' roll! In this film, Annette keeps Frankie in tow after he falls for Linda Evans. Subplots about a mermaid who falls in love with a nitwit, a villainous drunkard and motorcycle gangs!
Action & AdventureGuns. Women. Money. For 13 months during the worst part of the Great Depression one person captured the imagination of America by eluding the FBI while on a cross-country crime spree. Lawrence Tierney stars as the government's most-wanted criminal, the criminal idolized by millions of Americans--John Dillinger.
DramaHeartbroken when her traveling-salesman honey throws her over to marry the boss's daughter, nightclub tootsie Ivy Stevens (Joan Crawford) decides to dive off a bridge and into eternity. But a passing Salvation Army officer named Carl (Clark Gable) saves her life...then tries to save her soul. A prime example of the rapid-paced melodramas Hollywood produced in the Pre-Code era, Laughing Sinners features Crawford in a typical role as hip-swinging man bait and Gable in a startlingly atypical role as the good-hearted evangelical. As always, the Gable-Crawford team sizzles. And there's more to enjoy: a top supporting cast - and Crawford in a novelty dance, kicking up her heels as a bearded, elderly farmer!
Action & AdventureScreen legend and Academy Award-winner Burt Lancaster ("From Here to Eternity," "Field of Dreams") stars as the swashbuckling real-life American buccaneer who traveled to the South Seas to bring knowledge of modern agriculture and vie for control of the trade route's lifeblood--coconut oil. Featuring sun-blessed Fiji locations.
ClassicsOur exclusive film anthology is taken from Shirley Temple's personal collection. Capturing the first work Shirley ever did in show business, these rare short films, made in 1932, are the ones that launched her to stardom. Shirley presents them here, for the first time - expertly restored and presented in beautiful color! Contains seven wonderful short films - Kid 'in Hollywood, Glad Rags to Riches, War Babies, Kid 'in Africa, The Kid's Last Fight, Pie Covered Wagon, and Polly Tix in Washington.
DramaEleanor Parker and Glenn Ford star in the moving true story of Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence in Interrupted Melody. For opera star Marjorie Lawrence (Parker) life seems to be going perfectly--she has career singing all over the world and a husband who adores her. But while touring in South America, Ms. Lawrence is stricken with polio. Now, she must fight first to live, then to regain the use of her body and to resume her live as a world-class diva in this moving musical biography.
DramaOscar-winning adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel about the four March sisters who fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War. Starring Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn ("The Philadelphia Story," "The African Queen"), Oscar-winner Paul Lukas ("Watch on the Rhine"), Joan Bennett ("Father of the Bride"), and Frances Dee ("Of Human Bondage"). Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady") received an Oscar-nomination for Best Director. Nominated for Best Picture and winner for Best Script.
RomanceGreta Garbo stars as a lonely wife inexorably drawn to the exotic Javanese prince who adores her in this romantic tale of passion, jealousy and sudden death--Wild Orchids. During a passage to Java that she hopes will be a second honeymoon, Lillie Sterling (Garbo--Anna Christie, Ninotchka) is both attracted to the exotic Javanese Prince De Gace (Nils Asther--Our Dancing Daughters, Dream of Love) and repulsed by his treatment of one of his servants. But even as her husband, John (Lewis Stone--The Prisoner of Zenda, Andy Hardy films), continues to ignore her, De Gace pursues Lillie with unwanted advances. De Gace befriends John solely to be near Lillie, who struggles to resist her attraction to De Gace. And when John spies De Gace stealing a kiss from the unwilling Lillie, he assumes infidelity--and insists that De Gace accompany him on a tiger hunt, which John plots to be De Gace's last.
ClassicsJoin legends of comedy for this spectacular Bob Hope variety hour featuring special guests Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz! Hope puts it to Desi, "If I were married to Lucy, she wouldn't be getting away with all that nonsense you put up with." This soon leads to a Baba-Loo-singing Hope married to the fiery redhead. Ethel stops in, seeming thrilled to find that she's now married to a younger, handsome - albeit difficult to understand - husband Fred, now played by Desi Arnaz. Lucy's standard antics ensue and, by the end, we just may see a beaten-down Hope eating his earlier words.
WesternHollywood legend and Academy Award winner John Wayne stars as a man who must fight both the crooked men who with to take his family's gold mine and the spirits of dead miners that seem to haunt the labyrinth of underground tunnels!
DramaAcademy Award winner Spencer Tracy stars in the first work by the great German director Fritz Lang (Metropolis) after Lang fled Germany rather than produce films for the Nazis. In this hard-edged exposé of mob violence--produced at a time when lynching was common in the United States, but still powerful and relevant today--young Joe Wilson (Tracy) is mistakenly arrested for a kidnapping while traveling through a small town on his way to meet his fiancée. Rumors spread among the townspeople, and passions escalate until a mob sets fire to the jail. Barely escaping with his life, the formerly innocent young man will now stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance ... unless the love of his fiancée can stop him before he too becomes a killer.
