Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969  G, 150 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, George Baker, Sian Phillips, Michael Bryant, Alison Leggatt, Jeremy Lloyd, Clive Morton, Jack Hedley, Leo Britt, Patricia Hayes, Elspeth March, Jack May, Jenny Runacre
Arthur Chipping "Mr. Chips" (Peter O'Toole) is a professor at Brookfield Academy for Boys in England. He falls in love with music-hall singer Katherine Bridges (Petula Clark) and marries her. As Mrs. Chips, Katherine overcomes her past and warms the hearts of students. Later, she dies, but Mr. Chips continues his teaching career and becomes an icon. Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and the film received a nomination for Best Musical Score.
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The Man Who Would Be King 1975  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: John Huston
Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Jack May, Karroom Ben Bouih, Doghmi Larbi, Mohammad Shamsi, Albert Moses, Paul Antrim, Graham Acres, Shakira Caine
Based on a Rudyard Kipling story, this film is about two British soldiers, Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine), who resign from the Army and travel to Kafiristan where they set themselves up as rulers. Problems develop when Dravot begins to believe he is really a god.
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 The Ring 1996  TV, 178 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's The Ring
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Michael York, Rupert Penry-Jones, Linda Lavin, Jon Tenny, James Sikking, Carsten Norgaard, Leslie Caron, Alessandro Nivola, Elizabeth Barondes, Tim DeKay, Kenneth Haigh, Jack May, Geno Lechner
Imprisoned by the Nazis and separated from her family, Ariana von Gotthard (Nastassja Kinski) falls in love and marries a German soldier. He is killed, and now-pregnant Ariana treasures the ring her mother gave to her before she committed suicide. With that precious possession reminding her of her family, Ariana sets off for a new life in America. Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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| 1. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
2. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
3. The Ring (1996)
aka: Danielle Steel's The Ring
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