20th Century Period Pieces - Blu-ray Movie Genres

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Schindler's List (1993)

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Schindler's List - 2004-03-26 -

Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a greedy German factory owner made rich by exploiting cheap Jewish labor. But as World War II unfolds, he becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz. Co-starring Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg's holocaust epic won seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and is an unforgettable testament to the possibility of human goodness.

a.k.a. La Liste de Schindler
Schindlers Liste
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Raging Bull (1980)

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Raging Bull 2009-02-10 2005-02-08 2011-05-01
2012-01-01

The Godfather (1972)

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The Godfather 2008-09-23 2001-10-09 -

When organized-crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge in this Oscar-winning epic.

a.k.a. El padrino
Le Parrain
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Citizen Kane (1941)

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Citizen Kane 2011-09-13 2001-09-25 -

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

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The Godfather: Part II 2008-09-23 2005-04-28 -

The Corleone family roots are explored, tracing Don Vito's journey from Sicily to a life of organized crime in New York. In a parallel story, his grown son Michael extends operations to Cuba and contends with more betrayal and murder.

a.k.a. Der Pate - Teil II
El padrino: Parte II
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Chinatown (1974)

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Chinatown 2012-04-03 1999-11-23 2013-05-01

With a suspicious femme fatale bankrolling his snooping, private eye J.J. Gittes uncovers intricate dirty dealings in the Los Angeles waterworks and gets his nose slashed for his trouble in director Roman Polanski's complex neonoir classic.

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - 2006-03-07 2010-02-16
2012-01-16

From the Criterion Collection comes the magnificent epic The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. The passions and pitfalls of a lifetime in the military are dramatized in this 1943 film, which follows the exploits of pristine British soldier Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) as he battles to maintain his honor and proud gentlemanly conduct through romance, three wars and a changing world.

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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The Shawshank Redemption 2008-12-02 2004-10-05 -

Framed for murder, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at Shawshank prison, where he comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

a.k.a. Le ali della libertà
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Band of Brothers (2001) [TV]

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Band of Brothers 2008-11-11 2002-11-05 -

Based on Stephen Ambrose's best-seller, this Emmy-nominated miniseries profiles the men of Easy Company, the airborne infantry regiment that parachuted into France on D-Day, fought the Battle of the Bulge and captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Drawn from journals and letters -- and punctuated with interviews with veterans -- the drama underscores the extraordinary fear and unflagging bravery that made these soldiers heroes.

a.k.a. Frères d'armes
Hermanos de sangre
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The Pacific (2010) [TV]

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The Pacific 2010-11-30 2010-11-30 -

This companion piece to HBO's hit Band of Brothers follows three World War II Marines -- Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) and John Basilone (Jon Seda) -- through harrowing battles in the Pacific theater, including Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Based on memoirs by Sledge and Leckie and produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the miniseries racked up eight Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe nod.

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