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The Lavender Hill Mob
Streaming Video - 1951
Alec Guinness stars as a mild-mannered transporter of gold bullion who has spent 20 years moving gold bars to banks in an armored truck. One day he simply decides to help himself to a million British pounds' worth of the gold, but to pull off the...
Valkyrie
DVD - 2009
"Interesting topic but very poorly presented. Big name actors were wasted in this poorly written screen play. Tom Cruise was terrible, lacking gravitas as a rebellious leader. Drama of this sort cries for more authenticity and very careful casting..."
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Valkyrie
DVD - 2009
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever...
"It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret air raid against the hydroelectric dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to plan, involved an untried bomb and included the best aircrews the RAF Bomber Command could muster—many of...