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Berlin International Film Festival 2015

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Singin' In The Rain Singin' In The Rain
Singin' In The Rain and The Wizard Of Oz
Duel In The Sun (Country: US; Year: 1946; Director: King Vidor; Writer: David O Selznick; Stars: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotton, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford, Herbert Marshall)
The sons of a cattle baron in Texas in the 1880s vie for the love of an untamed "half-breed".
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In Cold Blood (Country: US; Year: 1967; Director: Richard Brooks; Writer: Richard Brooks, based on the book by Truman Capote.; Stars: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, John McLiam, Brenda Currin)
An adaptation of Truman Capote's famous book about the real life murder of the clutter family and the fate of those who committed it.
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Singin' In The Rain (Country: US; Year: 1952; Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly; Writer: Adolph Green, Betty Comden; Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno, Dawn Addams, John Albright, Betty Allen)
A silent film idol romances a Hollywood starlet in this much-loved classic.
Full Review See: Dance Film Festival introduction: celebrating dance in film
The Wizard Of Oz (Country: US; Year: 1939; Director: Victor Fleming; Writer: Noel Langley, based on the book by L Frank Baum; Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Pat Walshe, Clara Blandick)
Swept away to a magical land, young Dorothy sets out to find the wizard who can help her get home, meeting some unusual friends along the way. Out on IMAX reissue.
Full Review See: The Restoration of Oz
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