Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The Count of Monte Cristo
Call Number: VHS00085
by Robert Donat; Louis Calhern; Sidney Blackmer; Elissa Landi; Alexandre Dumas; United Artists Corporation.;
Language: English
Publisher: Batavia, Ohio : Video Treasures, 1990.
Notes: Originally Released in 1934 in black and white; Color version c1989 [by] Color Systems Technology, Inc. (112 mins.); Based on the book by Alexander Dumas;
Summary: Alexander Dumas ̕classic adventure about Edmond Dantes who, after years in prison, escapes and avenges himself on those who framed him.
OCLC #: 23026922
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Rowland V. Lee
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Rebecca
Call Number: VHS00083 Copy 1
VHS00083 Copy 2
by Laurence Olivier; Joan Fontaine; David O Selznick; Judith Anderson, Dame; Alfred Hitchcock; Daphne Du Maurier, Dame; Selznick Studios.; Key Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Livionia, MI : Key Video, ©1988.; Copy 2: Beverly Hills, CA : CBS/Fox Video, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1940 (131 mins.); Nominated for 11 1941 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier;
Summary: A young bride is brought by her new husband to his manor house in England. There she finds that the memory of her husband’s first wife haunts her, and she tries to discover the secret of that mysterious woman’s death.
OCLC #: Copy 1: 17626322; Copy 2: 39248160
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Alfred Hitchcock, Award, Black and White, Books on Film
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
Call Number: DVD00025
by: Basil Rathbone; Nigel Bruce; Sidney Lanfield; Alfred Werker; John Rawlins; Roy William Neill; Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir; Robert Gitt; MPI Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [S.l.] : MPI Home Video, ©2006.
Notes: Originally produced as motion pictures, 1939-1946; Edition contains 14 films on 5 Discs (16.2 hrs.); Based on the stories or characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; All films were restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive except for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The hound of Baskervilles; Special features: six audio commentaries; scene selection.
Chapters: Disc 1. Introduction by Robert Gitt ; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The hound of the Baskervilles ; Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ; Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror —
Disc 2. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon ; Sherlock Holmes in Washington ; Sherlock Holmes faces death —
Disc 3. The spider woman ; The scarlet claw ; Pearl of death —
Disc 4. The house of fear ; The woman in green ; Pursuit to Algiers —
Disc 5. Terror by night ; Dressed to kill ; Additional bonus material. Photo galleries ; Theatrical trailers ; Footage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Summary: Basil Rathbone portrays the deductive genius, Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce his mystified colleague, Dr. Watson in these fourteen classic films.
OCLC #: 70295287
Added: October 14, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Crime
Posted in Mystery, Thriller | Comments Closed
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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Casino Royale
Call Number: DVD00020
by Daniel Craig; Barbara Broccoli; Michael G Wilson; Neal Purvis; Robert Wade; Paul Haggis; Martin Campbell; Eva Green; Mads Mikkelsen; Judi Dench; Jeffrey Wright; Giancarlo Giannini; Caterina Murino; Simon Abkarian; Isaach de Bankolé; Jesper Christensen; Ivana Milicevic; Monty Norman; Ian Fleming; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.; Columbia Pictures.; Eon Productions (Firm); Danjaq LLC.; Babelsberg International Filmproduktion.; Stillking Films (Firm); United Artists Corporation.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
Notes: Originally released in 2006 (144 mins.); Two-disc edition; Edition contains: “Becoming Bond”; “James Bond: For Real”; “Bon Girls are Forever (2006)”; and Chris Cornell Music Video; Based on the novels by Ian Fleming
Summary: With two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is quickly elevated to ’00’ status. Bond’s first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world’s terrorist organizations. Intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. ‘M’ places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond’s interest in her deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.
OCLC #: 77122177
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:James Bond, Martin Campbell
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
A Woman’s Face
Call Number: VHS00065
by Joan Crawford; Melvyn Douglas; Francis de Croisset; Loew’s Incorporated.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1941 (107 mins.); From the play “Il etait une fois” by Francis de Croisset;
Summary: Anna Holm, a professional blackmailer, despises herself and the world because of a disfiguring facial scar.
OCLC #: 26850682
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, George Cukor
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Alfred Hitchcock’s Sabotage
Call Number: VHS00062
by Joseph Conrad; Alfred Hitchcock; Sylvia Sidney; Oscar Homolka; John Loder; Desmond Tester; Gaumont British Picture Corp.; Encore Video.;
Language: English
Publisher: Ontario, Canada : Inter Global Video, 1985.
Notes: Originally released in Great Britain in 1936 (76 mins.); Based on the novel “The Secret Agent” by Joseph Conrad
Summary: An undercover Scotland Yard detective infiltrates the home of a theatre operator who is suspected of sabotage.
OCLC #: 37863713
Also: DVD format of this title can be found in the Alfred Hitchcock collection (
DVD00009) or in DVD format, Sabotage (
DVD00056)
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Alfred Hitchcock, Black and White
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
The Rainmaker
Call Number: VHS00038
by Francis Ford Coppola; Matt Damon; Claire Danes; John Grisham; Paramount Pictures.;
Language: English
Publisher: [Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Pictures, ©1998.
Notes: Originally released in 1997 (137 mins.); Based on the book by John Grisham;
Summary: Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney, However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son’s life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?
OCLC #: 40822787
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Crime, Francis Ford Coppola
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
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Blood Simple
Call Number: VHS00037
by Joel Coen; Ethan Coen; Ben Barenholtz; Ted Pedas; Jim Pedas; John Getz; Frances McDormand; Dan Hedaya; Carter Burwell; River Road Productions.; Universal Pictures (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1984 (96 mins.);
Summary: A jealous husband hires a sleezy private eye to murder his adulterous wife and her lover.
OCLC #: 36699794
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Crime, Joel and Ethan Coen
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Repulsion
Call Number: VHS00034
by Roman Polanski; Catherine Deneuve; Ian Hendry; John Fraser; Yvonne Furneaux; Patrick Wymark; Compton Production (Firm); Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Global Media International
Notes: Originally released in 1965 (102 mins);
Summary: A psychological drama of a sexually repressed beautician whose mental breakdown culminates in murder.
OCLC #: 39056828
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Roman Polanski
Posted in Film Catalog, Horror, Thriller | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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Double Indemnity
Call Number: VHS00029 Copy 1
VHS00029 Copy 2
VHS00029 Copy 3
by Joseph Sistrom; Billy Wilder; Raymond Chandler; Fred MacMurray; Barbara Stanwyck; Edward G Robinson; Miklós Rózsa; James M Cain; Paramount Pictures, inc.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1944 (137 mins.); Nominated for seven Oscars; Based on the book by James M. Cain;
Summary: An insurance man and a suburban wife conspire to trick her husband into signing a policy that pays double for accidental death– then push him from a train. It’s an almost perfect crime.
OCLC #: 39196928
Also: DVD format available under DVD00007
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Award, Billy Wilder, Black and White, Books on Film
Posted in Film Catalog, Film Noir, Thriller | Comments Closed
