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China O'Brien (1989)

The Women's Club (1987)

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Gandhi (1982) -- (Original Trailer)

American Friend, The (1977) -- (Movie Clip) My German Is Terrible

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China O'Brien (1989)

The Women's Club (1987)

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American Friend, The (1977) -- (Movie Clip) My German Is Terrible Dennis Hopper in Hamburg as forgery dealer Tom Ripley (the character from a then-unpublished Patricia Highsmith novel) has grown interested in terminally-ill highly-regarded picture framer Jonathan (Bruno Ganz), after an unpleasant first encounter, Gerty Molzen the customer, in Wim Wender’s The American Friend, 1977.

Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Who's There? About as un-Hollywood as can be, director Jaromil Jires introduces his 13-year old star Jaroslava Schallerova, in his celebrated Czech New Wave fantasy Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, from a novel by Vitezslav Nezval.

Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders -- (Movie Clip) A Sermon For Maidens Jaroslava Schallerova (title character) reads a note from her maybe-suitor, consults with grandmother (Helena Anyzova) and, after an R-rated moment, encounters the priest (Jan Klusak) and the masked "Constable" (Jiri Prymek), in Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, 1970.

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) To Be Nearer To Heaven Jiri Menzel directs the first segment, Mr. Baltazar’s Death, Pavla Marsalkova a mother, Jan Pech her son and mechanic, Ferdinand Kruta the distracted dad, headed for a motorcycle race, from the compilation of stories by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Pearls Of The Deep 1966.

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) V As In Vodka Jan Nemec directs the second of five stories by writer Bohumil Hrabal, Milos Ctrnacty plays the “journalist,” Frantisek Havel the “singer,” hospitalized together in a piece called The Impostors, in the Czech New Wave anthology Pearls Of The Deep, 1966.

Pearls Of The Deep (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Did The Workers Like It? From the vignette The Restaurant The World, directed by Vera Chyltilova, (her husband, Jaroslav Kucera, the cinematographer), Alzbeta Lastovkov operates the automat, debriefing artist Vladimir Boudnik, Vera Mrazkova a passing bride, in the anthology Pearls Of The Deep, 1966.

Running On Empty (1988) -- (Movie Clip) We Got Shoes Danny and Harry (River Phoenix, Jonas Abry) meet their parents (Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti) at what must be a fail-safe rendezvous, whereupon we learn that the cars outside their house were Feds, and they’re an experienced fugitive radical family, in Sidney Lumet’s Running On Empty, 1988.

Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders -- (Movie Clip) Only A Hanging Man Jaroslava Schallerova (title character) rescues "Eagle" (Petr Kopriva), whom she's learned may actually be her brother, who tries to explain the strange behavior of visitors, in director Jaromil Jires' Czech New Wave pastoral fantasy Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders, 1970.

1941 (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Northern California Coast Opening his famously expensive and box-office un-friendly follow up to Jaws and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, director Steven Spielberg decides to have fun with a reference to the former, using the same swimmer (Denise Cheshire), in 1941, 1979, starring John Belushi.

1941 (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Strategically Advantageous A Santa Monica peace-nik housewife (Lorraine Gary) receives Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) and crew (Treat Williams, John Candy et al), her husband (Ned Beatty) thrilled to accept their anti-aircraft gun, their daughter (Diane Kay) torn between soldiers and her local beau (Bobby DiCiccio), nutty goings-on in Steven Spielberg's 1941, 1979.

1941 (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Save It For The Japs Dan Aykroyd as Sergeant Tree with his crew (Treat Williams as "Sitarski," also John Candy) in a coastal cafe, then meeting gonzo pilot Wild Bill Kelso (John Belushi), observed by veteran Elisha Cook Jr., in Steven Spielberg's 1941, 1979.

The Ragtime Bear (1949) -- (Clip) UPA Jolly Frolics From the UPA short that introduced Mister Magoo, voice by Jim Backus, Ragtime Bear, 1949, airing Sunday, October 21st, and available in the new Turner Classic Movies and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Jolly Frolics Collection DVD set, on sale now at http://shop.tcm.com

Gandhi (1982) -- (Original Trailer) Eight Academy Awards® including Best Picture went to Gandhi (1982), the true story of the man who freed India from colonial rule through non-violent protest.

84 Charing Cross Road - (Original Trailer) A New York writer (Anne Bancroft) and a British bookseller (Anthony Hopkins) fall in love through their letters in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987).

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