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1) Secret agent
Publisher
Guillotine Films
Language
English
Description
John Gielgud is removed from the British infantry and assigned to a post in Switzerland where his goal is to keep a German spy from getting into pro German territory.l When he arrives, he discovers that he is to pose as man and with with Madeleine Carroll. by accident, an innocent man is murdered instead of the spy and Gielgud is left to explore his feelings of revulsion and patriotism as they pursue the real agent.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Sparkling Cyanide, Agatha Christie seats six—including a murderer—around a dining table set for seven, one year to the day that a beautiful heiress was poisoned in that very room.
Six people sit down to a sumptuous meal at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary—"rosemary for remembrance." A strange sentiment considering no one is likely to forget the
...Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. That's what police brass and Craven himself think, but that's not what the investigation finds. Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect. If Craven wasn't a target before, he, and anyone linked to his inquiry, now is
4) Chinatown
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c1999
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
Publisher
Synkronized USA
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Set in the Viking age, a ten-year-old boy witnesses the death of his father, along with his entire village. After his narrow escape, he is raised like a son by his uncle. Years later he discovers who is responsible for his family's death
8) Tightrope
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003, c1984
Language
English
Description
Clint Eastwood is Wes Block, a lawman teetering on a tightrope separating him from the man he strives to be and the man he fears he is. When Block investigates some brutal sex murders, he discovers a chilling link between himself and the suspect
9) 11:14
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14 p.m. The lives of many cross at this one point in time which shall have life-altering effects
11) The Dark half
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Thad, a college professor who moonlights as a writer of pop thrillers under the pseudonym George Stark, finally writes a serious novel, and decides to stop writing shockers. But George Stark has come to life and doesn't want to die. Thad is forced to battle his own creation for the control of the mind which both must share
13) Death sentence
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Halfway through a murder trial, a juror realizes that the suspect is the wrong man. She thinks the real murderer may be her own husband
14) The deep end
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Margaret Hall is the mother of three willing to do whatever it takes to keep her family safe, including trying to cover up the accidental death of her son's "unsavory" friend. The next day a man knocks on her door and demands money to suppress a videotape linking her son to the death, which the police have rules a homicide
15) Bon voyage
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A farcical tale of romance, murder, and political intrigue among a group of guests at the Hotel Splendide in pre-World War II Bordeaux.
16) Fear X
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Can one man be that unlucky? Elisa Wright is a mom and wife, living a nice, quiet life in a nice, quiet town. She's also convinced her brother-in-law is a murderer. Josh has one dead wife and one missing fiancée, and though he grieved for them he starts dating someone new. Elisa fears for that woman's safety, and she desperately wants to know what happened to her friend, Josh's missing fiancée. Searching for clues means investigating her own family....
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The eerie tale of murder and revenge is faithfully brought to life in this atmospheric drama. The film contains period clothing, as well, as setting. Creepy background music in combination with excellent acting makes this film effective
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