The Red Shoes - Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger [1948]

The Red Shoes [1948]

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

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The 39 Steps - Alfred Hitchcock [1935]

 

The 39 Steps [1935]

A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.

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Kiga kaikyô - Tomu Uchida [1965]

 

A Fugitive from the Past [1965]

Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.

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Nora inu - Akira Kurosawa [1949]

 

Stray Dog [1949]

During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol.

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Ta'm e guilass - Abbas Kiarostami [1997]

 Taste of Cherry [1997]

An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.

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La battaglia di Algeri - Gillo Pontecorvo [1966]

 The Battle of Algiers [1966]

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

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Voskhozhdenie - Larisa Shepitko [1977]

 

The Ascent [1977]

Two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the winter cold, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

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