The King
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A man goes in search of his father and embarks on a relationship with tragic consequences.
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CSA: The Confederate States Of America
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What if the American south had won the Civil War?
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Blonde Venus
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A German chorus girl marries an Englishman and becomes a star in the New York night clubs, before being seduced by a playboy and running away. Out to own now as part of Marlene Dietrich The Collection
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Quadrophenia
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"I don't give a monkey's arsehole about Mods and Rockers. Underneath, we're all the same, 'n't we?" Special edition of the cult classic.
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Marlene Dietrich: The Movie Collection
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Universal 18-disc box set of films by the German star.
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To Die In San Hilario
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A gangster finds new life in a town waiting for him to die.
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Funeral Parade Of Roses
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Sixties Japanese avante garde take on the Oedipus legend.
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Inner Senses
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A psychiatrist tries to find a rational explanation for why a young student is seeing ghosts.
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Jimmy Carr Live Collection
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Double-dose of the Perrier-nominated stand up comedian.
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Seaquest DSV: Series 1
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The missions of an underwater team, with added dolphin.
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