Stanley Kramer
Pub. Date
p1960
Description
A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom. In a circus atmosphere of heat and humor, two American giants of the time, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, locked horns in court on the question as to whether we are descended from the apes of a million years ago, or if we came from Adam and Eve. The real...
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.
8) High noon
Pub. Date
2002
Description
This is the classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of revenge-seeking criminals. In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, the lawman stands to lose not only the town but his new wife.
Description
American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.
10) On the beach
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.
12) Inherit the Wind
Pub. Date
©2002.
Description
A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom. This film was nominated for four Oscars and two Golden Globes in 1961.
13) High noon
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
When a killer he had sent to jail vows revenge, a retired marshal takes up his badge and guns again, alienating his new Quaker bride.
14) Inherit the wind
Pub. Date
1993
Description
A small Tennessee town gains national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher is arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Das Boot : "It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic: to harass and destroy English shipping."
From Here to Eternity : "Passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near."
The Bridge on the River Kwai : "When British POWs build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it."
The Guns of Navarone :...