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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during the London Blitz of 1940, here is a vibrant, original crime drama. This is a world where people live life in the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities. As the Luftwaffe drop their bombs, below people are literally getting away with murder.
2) Dead man
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1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young man in search of a fresh start embarks on an exciting journey to a new town never realizing the danger that lies ahead. But when a heated love triangle ends in double murder, he finds himself a wanted man running scared until a mysterious loner teaches him to face the dangers that follow a "dead man."
3) Diabolique
Series
Criterion collection volume 35
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
The headmaster of a Parisian boarding school is murdered by his wife and mistress.
4) Black angel
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman tries to clear the name of her husband, accused of murdering his lover.
5) Rope
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two friends strangle a classmate and invite his family and mutual friends to dinner -- with the body stuffed inside the trunk for a buffet table. Inspired by the Leopold-Loeb murder. Shot in eight-minute segments and edited together using some rather unconventional methods, Rope takes place almost entirely on a one-room set.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. His only hope for acquittal is the testimony of his wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal.
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The village of Three Pines, a refuge from the modern world in the beautiful Eastern Townships, basks in the tranquil glory of its autumn colours. But the blazing woods conceal the body of a much-loved teacher - shot through the heart with an arrow. A tragic hunting accident or murder? Charismatic Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team of officers probe to discover deep layers of deceit, resentment, and murderous rage in the pretty village.
8) The firm
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad joins a small, prosperous law firm in Memphis, and is soon confronted by FBI agents with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Impatient to become duke, the ninth in line decides to eliminate the eight relatives standing in his way in this tart black comedy. Obstructing the path to his title is Alec Guinness, in one of his greatest performances, playing all eight relatives.
Series
Criterion collection volume 600
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A small-town Michigan lawyer takes on a difficult case: that of a young Army lieutenant accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife. A gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom drama, Anatomy of a murder was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex. More than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington,...
11) The letter
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set on a rubber plantation in Malaya, this story centers on a woman's reasons for killing a man who was a close family friend.
Series
Fox film noir volume 2
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Chicago reporter finds himself stuck in a decade-old murder investigation when he follows a newspaper ad offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer.
14) Criss cross
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An armored car driver is suckered into a burglary by his ex-wife and her hoodlum husband. Multiple back-stabbing and double-crosses ensue.
16) Sling blade
Series
Language
English
Description
Twenty five years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl finally returns home. Once there, he's befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past!
17) Chinatown
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
18) Looking glass
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A psycho-sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning, but what seemed at first as an escape is soon a thrilling ride through a mysterious world when Ray discovers a two way mirror and witnesses a horrifying murder. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, Ray must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to the motel and the strange people who visit there.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young, rich, bedridden Barbara Stanwyck dials a telephone number one night and overhears two men plotting the murder of an unidentified woman. She becomes frantic. Her terror is intensified by mysterious calls from an old college rival and a friend of her father. With time running out, Stanwyck pieces evidence together that leads her to suspect that it is her husband who wants her murdered.
20) Mud
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two boys, Ellis and his best friend Neckbone, find a mysterious man named Mud hiding out on a deserted island in the Mississippi. Mud tells the boys fantastic stories about his life, including how he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper. The boys agree to help him, but it isn't long until their small town is besieged by bounty hunters out...
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