Released Date:
1938-02-11
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
91 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (1150 Reviews)
Mark Twain (the beloved classic by)
John V.A. Weaver (screenplay)
Sentiment rules in this version of the Twain tale of boyhood in 1850 Missouri, reasonably faithful except for minor details and making the character Jim a boy instead of a man. Includes the whitewash episode, puppy love, the graveyard murder, the boys' running away to Jackson's Island, the salvation of Muff Potter, and the cave adventure.
Released Date:
1962-07-28
Languages:
English, American Sign Language
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
106 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (11376 Reviews)
Director:
Arthur PennWilliam Gibson (screenplay)
William Gibson (based upon the stage play by)
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Through persistence and love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and teaches her to communicate.
Released Date:
1973-12-16
Languages:
English, Spanish
Countries:
France, USA
Runtime:
151 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (89371 Reviews)
Director:
Franklin J. SchaffnerDalton Trumbo (screenplay)
Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)
Henri Charrière (book)
Henri "Papillon" Charierre is sentenced to life in prison and transported to the penal in French Guyana. Aboard ship on the voyage over, he meets Louis Dega, a forger. They form a bond that will last them a great many years. The conditions at the penal colony are horrific and Papillon desperately wants to escape. His first attempt ends quickly in failure and as a result he spends 2 years in solitary confinement. His next attempt is somewhat more successful and he actually spends a idyllic time with a tribe of Central America Indians. Once caught however, he does 5 years in solitary confinement. Once released, he decides to make one final attempt at freedom.
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