Alpine Heroism

Sven, a private banker, is enjoying his holiday in Switzerland. Not far from his secluded mountain cabin, dodgy businessman Achim collides with Willi, a claimant on income support, whilst riding his mountain bike. The crash is minor, but both need some rest – in Sven’s mountain cabin.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Justus von Dohnányi

Cast

Stefan Kurt, Jan Josef Liefers, Susanne Wolff

Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Charles Denner, Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Edward Zwick

Cast

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the qua...

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Stanley Donen

Cast

Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slo...

Runtime

2h 38m

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor