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Doomsday Machine -- The year is 1975. A spaceship is launched from the Earth on a mission to Venus. As it streaks through space, its passengers are horrified to learn that Earth has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust (they witness it on their telescreen).

A struggling stage comedian returns to England to find the source of humor that made his father so successful. In the process, he finds some secrets about his father and begins to rediscover the way to make audiences like him again.

The year is 1975. A spaceship is launched from the Earth on a mission to Venus. As it streaks through space, its passengers are horrified to learn that Earth has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust (they witness it on their telescreen).

The year is 1975. A spaceship is launched from the Earth on a mission to Venus. As it streaks through space, its passengers are horrified to learn that Earth has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust (they witness it on their telescreen).

This documentary deals with the mentally war veterans of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in one of the permanent sanatoriums in Tehran, Iran. One of them, "Mahmood", is under the illusion that he has built a "Doomsday Machine" which can destroy the world by pressing a button. In Farsi with English Subtitles.

This documentary deals with the mentally war veterans of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in one of the permanent sanatoriums in Tehran, Iran. One of them, "Mahmood", is under the illusion that he has built a "Doomsday Machine" which can destroy the world by pressing a button. In Farsi with English Subtitles.

Following a massive heart attack, infamous British barrister Sir Wilfred Robarts (Charles Laughten) has been ordered by his doctors to forswear drinking, smoking, and his work in the courtroom. However, he is intrigued by the case of Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), a likeable fellow who's accused of murdering a wealthy widow. The case is turned on its head when Vole's loving wife (Marlene Dietrich) announces that they are not really married and agrees to be a witness for the prosecution. Adapted from an Agatha Christie play and directed with his usual finesse by Billy Wilder.

Jo Stockton can only get to Paris to meet with the beatnik founder of "empathicalism" (a idea that implores you to "put yourself into others shoes" in order to 'empathize' with them) if she agrees to model a line of ultra-chic fashions for photographer Dick Avery. Paris provides the backdrop for this blend of Gershwin music and Givenchy fashion.

When Emily French (Patricia Leslie) turns up dead, all circumstantial evidence points to Leonard Stephen Vole (Beau Bridges), with whom Emily was enamored. In comes the cantankerous Sir Wilfred Robarts (Ralph Richardson) to defend the married former WWII soldier. Vole could have been quite attracted to Emily's wallet and the substantial sum of money he stood to inherit from her passing. Diana Rigg co-stars as Vole's wife, Christine.

Based on an Agatha Christie play, this Oscar-nominated mystery directed and co-written by Billy Wilder concerns an esteemed and aging lawyer (Charles Laughton). On the eve of retiring, he takes on the defense of an alleged murderer (Tyrone Power, in his final film performance) accused of killing a wealthy widow. Things get complicated when the accused's only alibi, his wife (Marlene Dietrich), decides to testify for the prosecution.

Following a massive heart attack, infamous British barrister Sir Wilfred Robards (Charles Laughten) has been ordered by his doctors to forswear drinking, smoking, and his work in the courtroom. However, he is intrigued by the case of Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), a likeable fellow who's accused of murdering a wealthy widow. The case is turned on its head when Vole's loving wife "Marlene Dietrich) announces that they are not really married and agrees to be a witness for the prosecution. Adapted from an Agatha Christie play and directed with his usual finesse by Billy Wilder.