Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York

Great cinema, 15 films

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Pre-1968 movies unrated; some may contain content unsuitable for children

Great cinema

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15 films

Snows of Kilimanjaro: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount KilimanjaroAnna Karenina: A married woman finds true love in a man who isn't her husbandConnecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: A young man dreams, after reading Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, that he himself travels to King Arthur's courtTale of two cities: A British barrister falls in love with a comely French lass who marries another. When her husband returns to Paris to rescue a family retainer he himself is imprisoned. The barrister then comes up with a daring plan to save the lass's husbandJane Eyre: An orphan girl finds her way in life as a governessLegend of the Sea Wolf: Chronicles the adventures on the high seasAdventures of Huckleberry Finn: A rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi riverJungle book: A boy raised by wolves tries to adapt to human village lifeCall of the wild: A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dogMacbeth: A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witchesOf human bondage: A man falls for a woman of loose morals. He rescues her a couple of times only to have her destroy his financial securityLittle men: A young man finds refuge in a school for boys. His father is a con man. One of the teachers defends the boy when he is falsely accused and his father schemes to save the school from foreclosureLast time I saw Paris: Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about his life he led in Paris after it was liberatedDavid Copperfield: Charles Dickens's immortal story of a young man's journey to maturityCyrano de Bergerac: The charismatic swordsmen-poet helps another to woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play

Disc 1 a. The snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) -- Anna Karenina (1948) -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court (1952) -- Tale of two cities (1953) -- Disc 1 b. Jane Eyre (1971) -- Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975) -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1953) -- Jungle book (1942)Disc 2 a. Call of the wild (1972) -- Macbeth (1961) -- Of human bondage (1934) -- Little men (1940) -- Disc 2 b. The last time I saw Paris (1954) -- David Copperfield (1970) -- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

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Fifteen films