Anna Karenina 1948  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster, Mary Kerridge, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gough, Patrick Skipwith, Sally Ann Howes, Helen Haye, Marie Lohr, Frank Tickle, Heather Thatcher, Mary Marlew, Ruby Miller
Greta Garbo takes on the title role of Anna Karenina in this film, which tells Leo Tolstoy's story about Anna leaving her husband Karenin (Basil Rathbone) and her young son Sergie (Freddie Bartholomew) to be with military officer Count Vronsky (Fredric March). But happiness is elusive, and Anna's tragic tale ends with her suicide.
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Curse of Simba 1965  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Curse of the Voodoo
Lion Man
Director: Lindsay Shonteff
Cast: Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Mary Kerridge, John Witty, Jean Lodge, Dennis Alaba Peters, Danny Daniels, Tony Thawnton, Louis Mahoney, Michael Nightingale
Mike (Bryant Haliday) kills a lion while on a hunting trip in Africa. There is one small problem: the lion was sacred to a cult of lion-worshipers, and the Chief places a curse on Mike. When he returns to London, Mike experiences violent hallucinations, and the only way out of his curse is to return to Africa and kill the Chief.
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Richard III 1955  N/R, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Clive Morton, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Stanley Baker, Michael Gough, Nicholas Hannen, Helen Haye, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, John Laurie
You cannot go wrong with this Shakespearean effort directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. This is the dark tale of ruthless Richard III (Olivier), murdering his way to his brother Edward's (Cedric Hardwicke) throne of England. Richard does become king but then must deal with Henry Tudor (Stanley Baker) and defend his realm at the Battle of Bosworth. At the battle field, Richard cries out, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" just before he is struck down. Olivier was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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| 1. Anna Karenina (1948)
2. Curse of Simba (1965)
aka: Curse of the Voodoo
aka: Lion Man
3. Richard III (1955)
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