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Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979-12-10
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Overview: Starring Dan O Herlihy as Mark Twain, this PBS special was created by renowned Twain scholars.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-10
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Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1982-01-10
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Overview: Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
Genres: TV Movie Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-10
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Dream Breakers
1989-09-02
Dream Breakers
Overview: A movie about a Chicago family -- a building contractor and his two sons who have opposing ideologies. One brother works for a power-hungry builder with underworld connections; the younger son, a priest in one of the city's poor parishes, is fighting the forces for which his brother works.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-02
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Are You Popular?
1947-01-01
Are You Popular?
Overview: The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Code of Silence
1985-05-03
Code of Silence
Overview: A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-03
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Mr. B Natural
1956-01-01
Mr. B Natural
Overview: A young boy is sitting in a room one day, bored, when suddenly a leotard-clad woman calling herself Mr. B Natural appears in his room. Mr. B Natural describes to the boy the wonder and beauty of music, and tells him that if he learns to play an instrument, he can be "a happy king!" The boy decides to take Mr. B Natural's advice.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
Only the Lonely
Overview: Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-24
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Groundhog Day
1993-02-11
Groundhog Day
Overview: A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Genres: Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-11
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The Naked Face
1984-06-01
The Naked Face
Overview: Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince the cops of his innocence, Dr. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself.
Genres: Thriller Action Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-01
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Heart of Steel
1983-12-04
Heart of Steel
Overview: A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-04
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Equinox
1992-09-18
Equinox
Overview: Estranged twins Henry and Freddy navigate their drastically different lives— one a troubled bookworm, the other a hardened criminal. As a young writer uncovers their royal lineage and inheritance, the brothers’ fate intertwines in unexpected ways.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Gaily, Gaily
1969-12-16
Gaily, Gaily
Overview: After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-16
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Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982-02-09
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Overview: The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-09
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