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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)

161 min - Western - 23 December 1966
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While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Director:  Sergio Leone
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Don’t Turn the Other Cheek

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Poster for the movie "Don't Turn the Other Cheek"

Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)

98 min - Comedy, Western - 22 December 1971
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A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.

Director:  Duccio Tessari
Stars:  Franco ...
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A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

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A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)

97 min - Western - 14 August 1968
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The bandit Pratt, looking for Tim, who is responsible for the death of his two sons, attacks a caravan killing all the passengers. Harry, the vagabond, after having robbed the dead, casually meets Tim and they become friends. Running away together from Pratt, they reach Harry's farm, but their hiding place is soon discovered.

Director:  Giulio Petroni
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Doctor Zhivago

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Doctor Zhivago (1965)

200 min - Drama, Romance, War - 22 December 1965
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The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Director:  David Lean
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