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Tizoc
1957 · Drama
Yearning
1964 · Romance
Stars
1959 · Drama
L’Immortelle
1963 · Mystery
This Property Is Condemned
1966 · Drama
Robinson Crusoe
1954 · Drama
Love Letters
1945 · Drama
The Red Tent
1969 · Adventure
Brief Encounters
1967 · Romance
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · History
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Drama
The President
1961 · Drama
Raintree County
1957 · Romance
Ship of Fools
1965 · Drama
The Proud and Profane
1956 · Drama
The Great Meadow
1931 · Western
The Sound and the Fury
1959 · Drama
Ibu mertuaku
1962 · Drama
Born to Be Bad
1934 · Drama
The Rose Tattoo
1955 · Drama
Bought!
1931 · Drama
Beauty for Sale
1933 · Romance
Champion Without Crown
1946 · Drama
Introduction to Life
1962 · Family
Gun for a Coward
1956 · Western
If Winter Comes
1947 · Drama
Poem of the Sea
1958 · Drama
A Cold Wind in August
1961 · Romance
The Flame Within
1935 · Drama
Paula
1952 · Drama
Act of Love
1953 · Drama
A Farewell to Arms
1957 · War
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
Sundays and Cybele
1962 · Drama
Hunting Rifle
1961 · Drama
Lost Horizon
1937 · Adventure
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Drama
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · Drama
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Drama
Bitter Harvest
1963 · Drama
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