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A sprawling, action-packed saga with John Wayne as the head of a construction company working at the building military sites for the Navy during World War II. After suffering the loss of many men after a Japanese attack, Wayne heads to Washington and helps establish the 'C.B.s' (Construction Battalions), units of armed builders
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
World War II rages across the Pacific and Lieutenant Commander Duke E. Gifford (John Wayne) is in the thick of it. He evacuates children from enemy-held islands ; oversees the research and development of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor ; and prowls the depths in the submarine Thunderfish, hoping for a chance to aim his improved "tin fish"--Torpedoes at the hulls of the enemy fleet.
10) Hatari!
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Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Director Howard Hawks reteams with John Wayne, who heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Cinematography, Color. *"one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'." - Derek Adams, **Time Out***
11) Hondo
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2005.
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English
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Hondo Lane, a dispatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. Later, when Apache chief Vittorio captures Hondo, Angie tells the chief Hondo is her husband to save his life. In order to protect her, Hondo goes along with the lie...
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"Cmdr. Frank 'Spig' Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works included John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, and a friend of Ford's--and the subject of this compassionate biography"--Container.
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Ransom Stoddard is a successful, but aging U.S. senator, who along with his wife, Hallie, returns to a small western town. They are there to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon. A young local reporter presses Stoddard for an interview about why he has come to Doniphon's funeral and Doniphon begins to tell a story. Years ago he came to town as young newly-graduated attorney. He was bullied by Liberty Valance, a local tough outlaw, a gunman employed...
14) Big Jim McLain
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers who are a worldwide terror ring headquartered in Hawaii.
15) Blood Alley
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, winds up transporting an entire Chinese village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
16) Fort Apache
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Pub. Date
2006
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English
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In the Old West, the soldiers at Fort Apache are duty-bound to obey their glory-seeking new commander, even if it means almost certain disaster.
17) Chisum
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Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
Description
A successful cattle rancher battles with corrupt government officials and their stooges.
18) Back to Bataan
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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After the fall of the Phillipines in WWII, Colonel Joseph Madden of the U.S. Army stays on to organize guerrilla fighters against the conquerors.
20) The cowboys
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When a rancher is deserted by his regular cattle drivers for the gold mines, Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to cross the 400 treacherous miles to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither Andersen nor the boys are aware that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
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