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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Submarine X-1
1968 · War
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Action
Hot Spell
1958 · Drama
Torn Curtain
1966 · Thriller
The Green-Eyed Blonde
1957 · Crime
A Study in Terror
1965 · Mystery
Rawhide
1951 · Western
Waqt
1965 · Crime
Return of the Seven
1966 · Western
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957 · Mystery
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Drama
War Nurse
1930 · Romance
The Man from Toronto
1933 · Romance
Three Brave Men
1956 · Drama
The Unknown
1946 · Horror
Camelia
1954 · Drama
Gunman’s Walk
1958 · Western
Satan Never Sleeps
1962 · Drama
The Giant Claw
1957 · Horror
Day of Anger
1967 · Western
The Desert Rats
1953 · War
Deiva Magan
1969 · Drama
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · War
The Night Walker
1964 · Mystery
Gung Ho!
1943 · Drama
Captive’s Island
1966 · Thriller
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · Horror
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Mystery
Close-Up
1948 · Crime
Tomahawk
1951 · Western
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959 · Drama
Dark of the Sun
1968 · War
Rails Into Laramie
1954 · Western
House of Dracula
1945 · Horror
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968 · Action
Mysterious Island
1961 · Adventure
Mississippi Mermaid
1969 · Drama
Helen of Troy
1956 · Adventure
Red Angel
1966 · Drama
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Horror
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