query: Who portrayed "the man without a face" in the movie of the same name?

title: The Man Without a Face

text: The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received positive reviews from most critics. In 1968, Justin McLeod has been living an isolated existence as a reclusive painter for the past seven years, following a car accident which left him disfigured on the right side of his face and chest by burns sustained in a post-crash fire. Young Chuck Nordstadt endures a dysfunctional relationship with his sister

title: The Man Without a Face

text: the Christ", an internet rumour falsely attributed to radio commentator Paul Harvey claimed this film was based on an actual incident that happened to Gibson as a young man. It proved to be false. The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received positive reviews from most critics. In 1968, Justin McLeod has been living an isolated existence as a reclusive painter for the past seven years,

title: The Man Without a Face

text: is shown graduating from the military academy as his sister and their mom look on proudly. Chuck sees a familiar figure in the background and recognizes it as his "faceless" tutor. "The Man Without a Face" was released on August 25, 1993, in 865 theatres. It ranked at #4 at the US box office, making $4.0 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, it opened in 1,065 theatres, grossed $5.4 million and ranked at #2. After five weeks in theatres, the film went on to gross $24.7 million. On Rotten Tomatoes, "The Man Without a Face" holds a

title: The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin

text: The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin is a 2012 book by Masha Gessen about Vladimir Putin and his rise to power and reign. It intertwines both a psychological and conspiratory approach written in clear and engaging language. Gessen is a Moscow native who understands the culture and psychology of Russia. Her family left Russia when she was a teenager, but she returned for a 10 year stay as an independent journalist. Gessen's analysis of Putin is mostly speculative, but she carefully investigates his own

text: then discusses controversies in the government and Putin's eventual rise to power in the Kremlin. There were multiple reviews for the book. The CIA reviewed it. It sold well, but had mixed reviews. Along with positive reviews came mixed ones Many had said Masha had a biased view or there had been books about Putin that had been written better. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Pushkin House Russian Book Prize. The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin is a 2012 book by Masha

title: Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

text: stars, criticizing the film's script, dialogue, and over focus on the affair between Hyer and Sullivan. However, they did commend the film's make-up effects, and predictable but well handled ending. On his website "Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings", Dave Sindelar noted that the film was obvious and straightforward, but commended the film's attention to detail, and strong performances. Pyro... The Thing Without a Face Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (also known as Wheel of Fire) is a 1964 American horror film directed Julio Coll. Vance Pierson is an engineer with a wife and daughter, who is having an affair

title: The Man Without a Body

text: All Night Theatre", telecast on Friday nights by a local TV station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The station broadcast 247 episodes of the programme during the 1970s and 1980s. A poster of the movie is displayed in "Inside the Tower", a documentary released in the UK on 2 November 2015. A DVD of the documentary was distributed world-wide by Odeon Entertainment the same year. American critical reception of "The Man Without a Body" is somewhat difficult to judge because of a paucity of reviews. While Warren notes that 'reviews are scarce', he is nevertheless able to refer to a handful

title: Man Without a Star

text: half-way through the movie, Dempsey tells Jeff that many men follow a star to set their destination. When asked by Jeff what star he follows, Dempsey tells him that he follows no particular star. Therefore, he's a man without a star. Douglas later estimated he made over a million dollars from the film. Man Without a Star Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by King Vidor starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor and William Campbell. It was based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford. A remake

title: The Man Without a Body

text: "Fright" (1956). The pressbook for "The Man Without a Body" and "Fright" called the pairing 'The Twin-Terror Show That Tops Them All!' British movie posters promised audiences 'Science's Most Terrifying Experiment!', while American audiences were teased by posters that claimed 'a diabolical dream come true!' "The Man Without a Body" was given an X-certificate by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) when it was released in the UK, which meant it was suitable for exhibition only to people age 16 or over. The rating was a deliberate manoeuvre on the part of its distributor, Eros Films, which sought out

title: The Man with Bogart's Face

text: The Man with Bogart's Face The Man with Bogart's Face (also called Sam Marlowe, Private Eye) is a 1980 comedy film, released by 20th Century Fox and based on a novel of the same name. Andrew J. Fenady, author of the novel, produced the film and wrote the screenplay. A man calling himself Sam Marlowe (Robert Sacchi) has his face altered to resemble that of his idol, Humphrey Bogart, and then opens a detective agency. At first he and his secretary Duchess (Misty Rowe) have meager business, but things pick up after a shooting puts Sam's picture in the paper.

title: Man with a Movie Camera (The Cinematic Orchestra album)

text: Man with a Movie Camera (The Cinematic Orchestra album) Man with a Movie Camera is a 2003 soundtrack album by The Cinematic Orchestra, released on 26 May 2003 on Ninja Tune. The album contains re-workings and thematic reprises of some of the music from the band's previous album, 2002's "Every Day", including the track "Man with a Movie Camera" and an instrumental version of "All Things to All Men" entitled "All Things". "Man with a Movie Camera" comprises the soundtrack to a re-released version of the then ground-breaking 1929 silent documentary film of the same name from Soviet director Dziga

title: The Clock Without a Face

text: emerald-studded numbers (crafted by Anna Sheffield) in locations around the United States, and readers are encouraged to search for them using the clues in the book. The Clock Without a Face The Clock Without a Face is puzzle book by Eli Horowitz and Mac Barnett with illustrations by Scott Teplin. It was published in 2010 by McSweeney's. The plot of the book revolves around the theft of 12 jeweled numbers from the face of "the Emerald Khroniker," a cursed clock, and with clues to the thief's identity and the whereabouts of the numbers are included throughout the text and in

title: The Clock Without a Face

text: The Clock Without a Face The Clock Without a Face is puzzle book by Eli Horowitz and Mac Barnett with illustrations by Scott Teplin. It was published in 2010 by McSweeney's. The plot of the book revolves around the theft of 12 jeweled numbers from the face of "the Emerald Khroniker," a cursed clock, and with clues to the thief's identity and the whereabouts of the numbers are included throughout the text and in accompanying pictures. The identity of the thieves is revealed on the last page, but the location of the loot is not. The authors hid 12 actual

title: The Man Without a Body

text: horror films, imported movies and other films aimed at young adults that could get an 'X-cert' in order to exploit the market for such films. The exact date of the American release is unclear. The Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb) only states 1958 and the Turner Classic Movies Data Base (TCMDb) gives a date of January 1958. Film Critic Bill Warren writes that the film was released in 1959. None specify an exact day. "The Man Without a Body" opened in the UK in May 1957 - again without a specific day being noted - and in West Germany, specifically,

title: The Man Without a Country

text: opera of the story, also entitled "The Man Without a Country", was composed by Walter Damrosch and premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in 1937. On November 21, 1943 the horror/thriller radio program "The Weird Circle" presented an adaptation of the story. Bill Johnstone (best known as Orson Welles' replacement as the title character in "The Shadow" radio drama) narrated (and took part in) the story as Hale. A four-part dramatization was recorded in June 1947 and issued by Decca on two coupled 12" 78 rpm discs. Bing Crosby provided the narration and Frank Lovejoy portrayed Philip Nolan. "The Railroad Hour"

title: The Man Without a Country

text: man deserved less at her hands." Hale published "The Man Without a Country" in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1863 to bolster support for the Union in the North. In this first publication, Hale's name does not appear at the beginning or end of the story, though it does appear in the annual index at the end of that issue of the magazine. It was later collected in 1868 in the book "The Man Without a Country, And Other Tales" published by Ticknor and Fields. Danforth's summary to Nolan of American history from 1807 to 1860 is an outline of the

title: Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

text: Pyro... The Thing Without a Face Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (also known as Wheel of Fire) is a 1964 American horror film directed Julio Coll. Vance Pierson is an engineer with a wife and daughter, who is having an affair with a widow, Laura. He wants to end the affair but Laura gets upset and sets the family home on fire. The fire kills Vance's family and disfigures him. He seeks revenge on his former mistress. The film was released for the first time on DVD by Troma on February 27, 2001. TV Guide awarded the film 2/5

title: The Man Without a Country (1937 film)

text: of Congress. The Man Without a Country (1937 film) The Man Without a Country is a 1937 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur in Technicolor. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 10th Academy Awards in 1937 for Best Short Subject (Color). It is a remake of the 1917 film of the same name, based on the story by Edward Everett Hale. Actor Holmes Herbert appeared in both versions. A 1925 Fox film based on the story and directed by Rowland V. Lee is now considered to be a lost film. This film is preserved in

title: The Man Without a Country (1937 film)

text: The Man Without a Country (1937 film) The Man Without a Country is a 1937 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur in Technicolor. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 10th Academy Awards in 1937 for Best Short Subject (Color). It is a remake of the 1917 film of the same name, based on the story by Edward Everett Hale. Actor Holmes Herbert appeared in both versions. A 1925 Fox film based on the story and directed by Rowland V. Lee is now considered to be a lost film. This film is preserved in the Library

title: The Face on the Milk Carton (film)

text: the day at the shoe store, and Jennifer/Janie says she's sorry she was bad. As Jennifer/Janie leaves with Frank Johnson into their house, Sada Sands comes face to face with Miranda Johnson, who extends her hand to her warmly. The Face on the Milk Carton (film) The Face on the Milk Carton is a 1995 made for television movie that is based on Caroline B. Cooney’s 1990 novel of the same name. The movie stars Kellie Martin as Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon, a 16-year-old girl who finds her face on the back of a milk carton and puts the pieces of

title: The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)

text: released it in the U.S. on 29 April 2016. The Man Who Knew Infinity (film) The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 British biographical drama film about the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a real-life mathematician who, after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G. H. Hardy, portrayed by Jeremy Irons. Filming began in August 2014 at

title: The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)

text: The Man Who Knew Infinity (film) The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 British biographical drama film about the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a real-life mathematician who, after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G. H. Hardy, portrayed by Jeremy Irons. Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge. The film had its world premiere

title: Fiend Without a Face

text: British censors had allowed "Fiend Without a Face" to be released, notably: "What is the British film industry thinking by trying to beat Hollywood at its own game of overdosing on blood and gore". With a 67% "Fresh" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, "Fiend Without a Face" is considered one of the best B movies of the 1950s. James Rolfe called the film the "best killer brain movie ever" and stated that "it may be the goriest film of its time". Later reviews concentrated on the B-movie production values and lack of a cohesive plot. In Leonard

title: The Man Without a Country (album)

text: previous presentations of the same script) that the punishment imposed on Nolan was inhumanely cruel. It was deliberate and unrelenting and only death brought relief for the officer who, on thoughtless impulse, wished never to hear of the United States again. No one could seriously have thought Nolan really have meant what he had blurted out in a moment of rage. In fact, as Hale’s account says, Nolan’s epitaph contained the statement that no man ever loved America more than he. Only the most supremely self-righteous patriot would willingly face the same strict accountability of his everyday reckless word that

title: The Man Without a Face

text: has made McLeod the object of gossip, speculation, and suspicion. Ultimately, Widow Nordstadt learns that her son has been visiting McLeod. She and the rest of the town convince themselves that McLeod is molesting Chuck, despite Chuck's adamant denials. Chuck researches McLeod's car accident, which involved the death of another boy, hence McLeod's fear of another attachment. Chuck is forcibly taken to a psychiatrist, who Chuck accurately suspects is also biased against McLeod. Chuck inevitably confronts McLeod to learn the truth of his disfigurement and to discover the identity of that youth who was killed in the same car crash.

title: The Man Without a Body

text: ... took the proceedings seriously'. In summary, Warren writes that "The Man Without a Body" 'isn't just bad, it's colourfully, almost surrealistically bad, worthy of inclusion on almost any list of impressively awful movies'. The most positive comment about the film that could be found is from British academic film scholars Stephan Chibnall and Brian McFarlane, who call it 'entertainingly absurd'. The Man Without a Body The Man Without a Body (also known as Curse of Nostradamus) is a low budget 1957 British horror film, produced by Guido Coen and directed by Charles Saunders and W. Lee Wilder. It stars

title: The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)

text: The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grim carnival freak-like grin on the character Gwynplaine's face, which often leads it to be classified as a horror film. Film critic Roger Ebert stated, ""The Man Who Laughs" is a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in Expressionist

title: A Face in the Crowd (film)

text: noted, he would work gradually up to his most intense moments, but needed to conjure that up spontaneously when shooting such scenes for Kazan. In some instances, he asked to have a few discarded chairs available to destroy, in order to work up his rage before filming. Big Jeff Bess, who portrayed the Sheriff under his own name, was a country singer and bandleader in Nashville who led Big Jeff and his Radio Playboys. At one time he was married to Tootsie Bess, owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Upon its original release, "A Face in the Crowd" earned mixed reviews,

title: The Man Without a Country

text: Own United States", one in 1925, and another "Man Without a Country" starring John Litel and Gloria Holden and released by Warner Brothers in 1937. In 1973, a made-for-television movie was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Sidney Carroll. It featured Cliff Robertson as Philip Nolan, Beau Bridges as Frederick Ingham, Peter Strauss as Arthur Danforth, Robert Ryan as Lt. Cmdr. Vaughan, Walter Abel as Col. A.B. Morgan, Geoffrey Holder as one of the slaves on a slave ship, Shepperd Strudwick as the Secretary of the Navy, John Cullum as Aaron Burr and Patricia Elliott as Mrs. Graff. An

title: The Man Without a Body

text: The Man Without a Body The Man Without a Body (also known as Curse of Nostradamus) is a low budget 1957 British horror film, produced by Guido Coen and directed by Charles Saunders and W. Lee Wilder. It stars Robert Hutton, George Coulouris, Julia Arnall and Nadja Regin. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American man with a brain tumour who plans to replace his brain with that of Nostradamus. The film was released theatrically in England in 1957 on a double bill with the Japanese film "Half Human" (1958) and a year later in the US on a double bill

title: The Man Without a Country

text: The Man Without a Country "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in "The Atlantic" in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. Though the story is set in the early 19th century, it is an allegory about the upheaval of the American Civil War and was meant to promote the

title: The Man Who Smiled

text: unlikely, but then Sten is found murdered in exactly the same manner as a Norwegian businessman shortly before. Against his previous judgement, Kurt returns to work to investigate what he is convinced is a case of double murder. In 2003, "The Man Who Smiled" was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a two-hour television movie, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. "The Man Who Smiled" has also been adapted into a 90-minute television episode for the BBC's "Wallander" series starring Kenneth Branagh as Wallander. It was first broadcast on 10 January 2010. The Man Who Smiled The Man Who

title: The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film)

text: the dead man and the accused had served in the same infantry company in France. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk is a 1940 mystery film directed by David Burton and starring Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers and Richard Clarke. It is a remake of the 1929 film "The Valiant" which had starred Paul Muni, and based on a play of the same name. It was Nolan's first film for Twentieth Century Fox, where he went on to be a successful star of B Movie mysteries such as the Michael Shayne series. Nolan's portrayal of

title: The Face on the Milk Carton (film)

text: The Face on the Milk Carton (film) The Face on the Milk Carton is a 1995 made for television movie that is based on Caroline B. Cooney’s 1990 novel of the same name. The movie stars Kellie Martin as Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon, a 16-year-old girl who finds her face on the back of a milk carton and puts the pieces of her past together. Janie Johnson (Kellie Martin) is 16 and living a happy life. She has great parents named Miranda Johnson (Jill Clayburgh) and Frank Johnson (Edward Herrmann), and a best friend named Sarah Charlotte (Joanna Canton). But her

text: Whitfield Street Recording Studio in London. A DVD of the same name was given a limited release in 2003. It included Vertov's original film allied to The Cinematic Orchestra's soundtrack, and a "making of" documentary as well as some live performances and music videos from the band. Man with a Movie Camera (The Cinematic Orchestra album) Man with a Movie Camera is a 2003 soundtrack album by The Cinematic Orchestra, released on 26 May 2003 on Ninja Tune. The album contains re-workings and thematic reprises of some of the music from the band's previous album, 2002's "Every Day", including the

title: The Man with My Face (film)

text: as a diversionary time killer, but it's just too bad it never was convincing." The Man with My Face (film) The Man with My Face is a 1951 American film noir directed by Edward Montagne featuring Barry Nelson, Carole Mathews and Lynn Ainley. The film marks Jack Warden's movie debut. Though the original novel is set in California, the movie takes place in Puerto Rico. It is the only film noir shot on location in that country. The film is set in Puerto Rico, where Charles "Chick" Graham (Nelson) has settled down after the war to run a small business

title: The Man with My Face (film)

text: The Man with My Face (film) The Man with My Face is a 1951 American film noir directed by Edward Montagne featuring Barry Nelson, Carole Mathews and Lynn Ainley. The film marks Jack Warden's movie debut. Though the original novel is set in California, the movie takes place in Puerto Rico. It is the only film noir shot on location in that country. The film is set in Puerto Rico, where Charles "Chick" Graham (Nelson) has settled down after the war to run a small business with his old army buddy (now his brother-in-law) Buster Cox (Harvey). Graham comes home

title: The Man Who Fell to Earth

text: on its list of 100 best British films. British Film Institute included it on its list of "50 late night classics" demonstrating its popularity as a midnight movie. The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg, based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, about an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought. The film retains a following for its use of surreal

title: The Man Without a Country

text: an anti-war pro-Confederate Ohio Democrat who – like Nolan – was exiled and expressed his disgust with the United States. A monument "in memory of" Nolan and bearing his self-written epitaph was placed in front of the Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia, Alabama, on July 4, 1975, by the Altrusa Club of Andalusia. The monument was placed as part of the Andalusia Bicentennial Committee's official activities commemorating the United States bicentennial. "The Man Without a Country" has been adapted for film several times, starting in 1917 with "The Man Without a Country" starring Florence La Badie, a 1918 film "My

title: The Man Who Laughs (1966 film)

text: The Man Who Laughs (1966 film) The Man Who Laughs () is a 1966 Italian historical drama film based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. In this version, the character of Gwynplaine is renamed Angelo (played by Jean Sorel). His disfigurement is represented as a single broad slash across his mouth, crude yet convincing. While he deals with this, he also falls for a beautiful girl named Dea. The story (which is attributed, in the movie credits, to the director, producer and others involved in making the film, but not to Victor Hugo) has the disfigured

title: The Man Without a Temperament

text: The Man Without a Temperament The Man Without a Temperament is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in "Arts and Letters" in Spring 1920, and later reprinted in "Bliss and Other Stories". Mrs Jinnie Salesby has tea with her husband, Robert. She receives a letter from Lottie, ill with neuritis, who says it is snowing in London. Then The Honeymoon Couple come back from fishing. The Salesbys go for a turn; she stops and sits while he goes on for a longer walk. He comes upon the Countess and the General in a carriage; they

title: A Man Without Honor

text: Without Honor" didn't have as many big, striking scenes as some of the past few episodes, it made up for its lack of face-melting moments with some absolutely fantastic one-on-one scenes." The A.V. Club's Todd VanDerWerff gave it an A-. A Man Without Honor "A Man Without Honor" is the seventh episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". The episode is written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed, for the second time in this season, by David Nutter. It premiered on May 13, 2012. The name of the

title: Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name

text: Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name is an animated television special from 1984, produced by Nelvana. This is the fifth to feature American Greetings character Strawberry Shortcake. "Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name" chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's annual summer camping trip, where she and her friends encounter a monster in the woods. The Peculiar Purple Pie Man and Sour Grapes attempt to capture it to become rich and famous. As with "Housewarming Surprise", Bernard Loomis and Carole MacGillvray served as executive producers on "Baby Without a Name". The special

title: The Man Without a Country (album)

text: Philip Nolan faced and this broadcast suggested that in the case of ‘The Man Without A Country, the intended villain emerged a finer figure than did the zealots who judged him." The album was transferred to a dual 10" LP along with the What We So Proudly Hail 78 rpm set in 1950 with the catalogue number "Decca 'DL 8020"'. The recording was rebroadcast as part of a 1954 Memorial Day edition of the WNBC poetry radio program "Anthology". "The Man Without a Country" first appeared on CD on Jonzo's "The Chronological Bing Crosby" Vol. 45 (JZCD-45). The Man Without

title: The Man Without a Face

text: and their widowed mother. One day, Chuck meets McLeod on a ferry; Chuck is both intrigued and slightly scared of him. Chuck needs a tutor to help him pass a military academy's entrance exam. Eventually, Chuck persuades McLeod to become his teacher; although he is initially baffled by McLeod's unorthodox methods, the two develop a close friendship. Chuck keeps his daily meetings with McLeod a secret, to avoid being scorned for associating with a disfigured man whose past is shrouded in mystery. No one knows much about McLeod and few people have ever made an effort to know him; this

title: The Man Without a Country

text: presented a 30-minute adaptation of "The Man Without a Country" June 28, 1953. Gordon MacRae and Dorothy Warenskjold starred in the broadcast. On May 8, 1977, a three-act radio play was broadcast as an episode of Himan Brown's "The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater". Russell Horton performed the part of Nolan. Tom Bosley was host of the series. In Sam Fuller's Run of the Arrow, Brian Keith's character relates the story to Rod Steiger's. The Man Without a Country "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in "The Atlantic" in

title: The Very Same Munchhausen

text: The Very Same Munchhausen The Very Same Munchhausen (, alt. translation - "That Very Münchhausen") is a 1979 Soviet television movie directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin. The film relays the story of the baron's life after the adventures portrayed in the Baron Munchausen stories, particularly his struggle to prove himself sane. Münchhausen is portrayed as a multi-dimensional, colourful, non-conformist man living in a grey, plain, dull and conformist society that ultimately tries to destroy his personality. The film, created during late years of the Leonid Brezhnev rule, has been widely regarded as a tongue-in-cheek

title: The Man Who Ate the Man

text: The Man Who Ate the Man The Man Who Ate the Man is an album by the electronic / art rock band Magnetophone. It was released in 2005 on 4AD Records. Equally inspired by pop, electronic pioneers like Morton Subotnick, contemporary electronic artists like Autechre, and Krautrock, Magnetophone have continued to evolve from their debut "I Guess Sometimes I Need to Be Reminded of How Much You Love Me" (2000). The lyrics of "The Man Who Ate The Man" are more poetic than rock'n'roll inspired, and concern city relationships ("Benny's Insobriety" and "Without Word") or similar, but set against a

text: aired on March 24, 1984 on WCBS-TV in New York City, and on March 30 on KTLA in Los Angeles. Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name is an animated television special from 1984, produced by Nelvana. This is the fifth to feature American Greetings character Strawberry Shortcake. "Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name" chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's annual summer camping trip, where she and her friends encounter a monster in the woods. The Peculiar Purple Pie Man and Sour Grapes attempt to capture it to become rich and famous.

title: The Man with the Getaway Face

text: the finger for the job, Skimm's girlfriend Alma, intends to betray them. Moreover, an employee of Dr. Adler (who performed Parker's surgery) threatens to rat Parker out to The Outfit; Adler has been murdered, and Adler's employees think Parker is to blame. "The Man with the Getaway Face" was re-issued by the University of Chicago Press in August 2008. In 2010, it was adapted into a short pamphlet by cartoonist Darwyn Cooke. This adaptation became the first chapter of Cooke's graphic novel adaptation of "The Outfit", which was released later that year. The Man with the Getaway Face The Man

title: The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film)

text: The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk is a 1940 mystery film directed by David Burton and starring Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers and Richard Clarke. It is a remake of the 1929 film "The Valiant" which had starred Paul Muni, and based on a play of the same name. It was Nolan's first film for Twentieth Century Fox, where he went on to be a successful star of B Movie mysteries such as the Michael Shayne series. Nolan's portrayal of the lead character was deliberately more subdued than Muni's had been and the film was

title: The Man Who Changed His Name (1934 film)

text: The Man Who Changed His Name (1934 film) The Man Who Changed His Name is a 1934 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, Betty Stockfeld and Leslie Perrins. It was based on the play "The Man Who Changed His Name" by Edgar Wallace. It was made as a quota quickie at Twickenham Studios. The film's art direction was by James A. Carter. A man appears to be being tricked out of a valuable piece of land in Canada which contains lucrative gold deposits by his wife's lover. Both the potential villains begin to have second

text: thoughts when gradually come to suspect that their intended victim, having since changed his name, is in fact a notorious killer from Canada. Eventually it transpires he was not the murderer, but is only using it as a trick to push his wife and her lover to reveal their deception out of fear. The Man Who Changed His Name (1934 film) The Man Who Changed His Name is a 1934 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, Betty Stockfeld and Leslie Perrins. It was based on the play "The Man Who Changed His Name" by Edgar

title: In the Name of the Law (1922 film)

text: 1900s e.g. Keystone Cops. This movie portrayed cops as enforcing the law while balancing their duties with the responsibilities of a raising a family. This became the main theme of the film. As the decades marched on, the movie was lost along with other films of the era. Even though the physical film was lost, the movie started to assume multiple identities. The film acquired labels such as police drama, sports film and a police drama starting baseball legend Honus Wagner. Even today, many websites refer to "In the Name of the Law" featuring Honus Wagner catching baseballs thrown from

title: The Man Without a Temperament

text: spurn him. He then walks on, imagines he is going back home for dinner, with Dennis and Beaty as guests. Instead, he gets back to his wife and they return to the dining-room for dinner, with all the other couples. The text is written in the modernist mode, without a set structure, and with many shifts in the narrative. The Man Without a Temperament The Man Without a Temperament is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in "Arts and Letters" in Spring 1920, and later reprinted in "Bliss and Other Stories". Mrs Jinnie Salesby has

title: The Man Without a Past

text: The Man Without a Past The Man Without a Past () is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the other two films being "Drifting Clouds" (1996) and "Lights in the Dusk" (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film begins with an unnamed man arriving by train to Helsinki. After falling asleep in Kaisaniemi Park, he

title: The Face of Fear

text: killing was done. Frank Bollinger also calls him "Dwight". The story was adapted into a 2-hour TV movie of the same name that aired on CBS Sunday September 30, 1990. It starred Lee Horsley as Graham Harris, Pam Dawber as Connie Weaver, Kevin Conroy as the Butcher, Bob Balaban, and William Sadler. It was directed by Farhad Mann, with a teleplay by Dean Koontz and Alan Jay Glueckman. The Face of Fear The Face of Fear is a suspense-horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, first published in 1977. It was originally released under the pseudonym Brian Coffey. Graham Harris

title: The Man Who Skied Down Everest

text: deep crevasse where the ice shears away from the stagnant ice on the rock face and begins to move downwards as a glacier. The ski descent was the objective of "The Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition 1970". Six members of this expedition died. At the same time, another independent Japanese expedition (called "The Japanese Mount Everest Expedition 1970") undertook a combined ascent of (a) the normal route, including Naomi Uemura who made the summit, and (b) the first attempt at the South-West Face, the tall black face on the movie poster with the Y-shaped snowy gully. Two members of this second

title: What Is a Man Without a Moustache?

text: What Is a Man Without a Moustache? What Is a Man Without a Moustache? () is a 2005 Croatian romantic comedy-drama film. Hrvoje Hribar directed the film and wrote the screenplay as an adaptation of Ante Tomić's 2000 novel of the same name. Starring Leon Lučev and Zrinka Cvitešić and set against a background of a country still recovering from the Croatian War of Independence, the film tells the story of a young widow who falls in love with a local priest and a difficult choice that the priest faces when being forced to choose between the woman and his

title: Man Without a Star

text: Man Without a Star Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by King Vidor starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor and William Campbell. It was based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford. A remake was made for television in 1968 entitled " A Man Called Gannon". Easygoing cowboy Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) and his boastful but impressionable young friend Jeff Jimson (William Campbell), both from Kansas City, "ride the rails" into a Wyoming cattle town. They witness the murder of the train guard en-route and net a

title: The Man Who Sold the World

text: The Man Who Sold the World "The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, with the same name, which was released in the US in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. The song has been covered by a number of other artists, notably by Lulu, who had a UK No. 3 hit with her version in 1974, and Nirvana, whose 1993 performance of the song for the television program "MTV Unplugged" introduced it to a new audience. The song was reworked

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: relationship from the film and recasts it as the deteriorated relationship between the narrator and his lover. The song became Idol's first top-ten hit in the U.S. Eyes Without a Face Eyes Without a Face () is a 1960 horror film adaptation of Jean Redon's novel, directed by Georges Franju, and starring Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli. Brasseur plays a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in an auto crash. During the film's production, consideration was given to the standards of European censors by setting the right tone, minimizing gore

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: Eyes Without a Face Eyes Without a Face () is a 1960 horror film adaptation of Jean Redon's novel, directed by Georges Franju, and starring Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli. Brasseur plays a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in an auto crash. During the film's production, consideration was given to the standards of European censors by setting the right tone, minimizing gore and eliminating the mad scientist character. Although the film passed through the European censors, the film's release in Europe caused controversy nevertheless. Critical reaction ranged from praise

title: The Man Without a Past

text: in control of his art." Barbara Scharres of the "Chicago Reader" said that Kaurismäki "perfects his trademark formula of deadpan humor and arctic circle pathos in this brilliantly ironic 2002 comedy." The Man Without a Past The Man Without a Past () is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the other two films being "Drifting Clouds" (1996) and "Lights in the Dusk" (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in

title: The Man Without Desire

text: The Man Without Desire The Man Without Desire is a 1923 British silent film fantasy drama, directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ivor Novello, who also co-produced the film along with Miles Mander. The film was Brunel's feature-length directorial debut and has been described as "one of the stranger films to emerge from Britain in the 1920s". The film's theme of loss of sexual desire, and by implication impotence, was exceptionally frank for its time; oddly however, it appears to have been passed for release without interference by the British film censors, who at this period has a reputation for

title: The Man Who Sold the World

text: album "Five Years (1969–1973)". "Metrobolist" was the album's original title, planned for release by Bowie as a gatefold presentation, with hand drawn title accompanying cartoon-style drawings front and back, opening up to display a double sleeve photo-spread inside. But the only substantial evidence "Metrobolist" was ever proposed as a Mercury record company product are labels with the title “Metrobolist” printed on surviving tape boxes. The Man Who Sold the World "The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, with the same name, which was

title: The Man Without a Face

text: As it turns out, the other boy was a student of McLeod's. Consequently, McLeod was unjustly branded a pedophile, was exiled from his hometown, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served three years in prison. Once his relationship with Chuck is openly known, McLeod is once again run out of town and ordered by the authorities to have no contact with Chuck. On his way out of town, McLeod leaves Chuck a note; it wishes him the best of luck in his academic goals and reminds him to be tolerant with people who are different. In the film's finale, Chuck

text: revealing accounts of his life, and she uses interviews with people who knew Putin, before he rose to power, to form her conclusions. The book describes Vladimir Putin's early life, including his relationship with his parents and his school life under a communist government. Gessen uses Putin's early years to show the reader how he was shaped into the man he became. The book covers controversies and wars Putin was involved in, such as the First Chechen war and contains stories about former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin. It goes on to explain the relationship between him and his wife. It

title: The Man Without Desire

text: the ability to love but unable to experience passion, and the marriage remains unconsummated. The Man Without Desire The Man Without Desire is a 1923 British silent film fantasy drama, directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ivor Novello, who also co-produced the film along with Miles Mander. The film was Brunel's feature-length directorial debut and has been described as "one of the stranger films to emerge from Britain in the 1920s". The film's theme of loss of sexual desire, and by implication impotence, was exceptionally frank for its time; oddly however, it appears to have been passed for release without

title: The Man Without a Country (album)

text: The Man Without a Country (album) These songs were featured on a two-disc twelve-inch, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. DAU-3. The album was auto-coupled for ease of playing with a record changer. Parts one and two were recorded on June 13, 1947, and parts three and four on June 16, 1947. Disc 1: (90013) Disc 2: (90014) Bing Crosby specially presented this patriotic piece on his Philco show of November 26, 1947 on the eve of Thanksgiving and although basically the same as the commercial issue, a different cast lead to an alternative interpretation. There were also differences

title: The Transformers: The Movie

text: The Transformers: The Movie The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated science fiction action adventure film based on the animated television series by the same name, which in turn is based on the toyline of the same name created by Hasbro. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986, and in the United Kingdom on December 12, 1986. The film was co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original "Transformers" television series, and features the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander, John Moschitta, Jr., Peter Cullen

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: John Carpenter has suggested that the film inspired the idea of a featureless mask for the Michael Myers character in the slasher film series "Halloween". Carpenter recalls that the film crew "didn't have any money to make a mask. It was originally written the way you see it, in other words, it's a pale mask with human features, almost featureless. I don't know why I wrote that down, why Debra <nowiki>[Hill]</nowiki> and I decided on that, maybe it was because of an old movie called "Eyes Without a Face"." DVD film reviews have suggested the film influenced director John Woo;

title: Same-sex marriage in the Isle of Man

text: converted their civil partnership into a marriage on 25 July 2016. The first same-sex marriage to be performed on the island occurred on 30 July, between Luke Carine and Zak Tomlinson. Same-sex marriage in the Isle of Man Same-sex marriage became legal in the Isle of Man, a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, on 22 July 2016. Civil partnerships were introduced on 6 April 2011. As of 2005, couples who have entered into a civil partnership in the United Kingdom are recognised by the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security for pension purposes. The other rights

title: The Man Who Turned to Stone

text: The Man Who Turned to Stone The Man Who Turned to Stone (a.k.a. The Petrified Man) is a 1957 black-and-white science fiction film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman, directed by László Kardos, that stars Victor Jory, William Hudson, and Charlotte Austin. The screenplay was written by Bernard Gordon under his pen name Raymond T. Marcus. "The Man Who Turned to Stone" was released in 1957 on a double bill with another Katzman-produced film, "Zombies of Mora Tau". Two hundred years ago, a group of unethical doctors learned to extend their lives by draining the vitality of others. Without

title: The Man with Bogart's Face

text: Some ruthless people, who are coincidentally also similar to characters in Bogart films (and played by Victor Buono, Herbert Lom, and Michelle Phillips), are after a priceless set of blue sapphires called the Eyes of Alexander (from a statue of Alexander the Great), and Marlowe and Duchess are caught in the middle of it all. This film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on July 10, 2007. The Man with Bogart's Face The Man with Bogart's Face (also called Sam Marlowe, Private Eye) is a 1980 comedy film, released by 20th Century Fox and based on a novel of

title: The Man Who Never Was

text: The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 UK Second World War film, produced by André Hakim, directed by Ronald Neame, that stars Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame and Robert Flemyng. It is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu and dramatises actual events. The film's storyline concerns Operation Mincemeat, a 1943 British Intelligence plan to deceive the Axis powers into thinking Operation "Husky", the Allied invasion of Sicily, would take place elsewhere in the Mediterranean. "The Man Who Never Was" was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Nigel

title: The Man Without a Country (1973 film)

text: The Man Without a Country (1973 film) The Man Without A Country is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film based on the short sthory "The Man Without a Country" by Edward Everett Hale. A man damns his country and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in exile. Rosemont spent three years trying to raise finance. He spent $16,000 of his own money to prepare a visual presentation of the film and arranged for a script for be written by Sidney Carroll. During the course of research he discovered that the book was not based on a true

title: The Man Without a Body

text: on 1 May 1959. It was later shown as part of the Night Visions Film Festival in Helsinki, Finland on 31 March 2007. Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation was responsible for theatrical distribution in the US. "The Man Without a Body" has had only a limited release for individual home viewing. The only reference to home distribution that could be found was for a release on VHS by Cinefear in the US, without a year designated. The film has had only limited American television exposure. All or parts of it were shown in 1978, 1979 and 1980 on "TJ and the

title: Man with a Movie Camera

text: with much fear in anticipation of the film's release. He requested a warning to be printed in the Soviet central Communist newspaper, "Pravda", which spoke directly of the film's experimental, controversial nature. Vertov was worried that the film would be either destroyed or ignored by the public. Upon the official release of "Man with a Movie Camera", Vertov issued a statement at the beginning of the film, which read: "The film "Man with a Movie Camera" represents AN EXPERIMENTATION IN THE CINEMATIC COMMUNICATION Of visual phenomena WITHOUT THE USE OF INTERTITLES WITHOUT THE HELP OF A SCENARIO WITHOUT THE HELP

title: The Face of Another (film)

text: the same person that he was. Hira believes that this disassociation with his identity will cause Okuyama to lose his sense of morality if he is not careful. Okuyama tells no one that he has received the mask, and simply lives as a new man, telling his wife that he is traveling on business while he rents an apartment nearby. Interleaved throughout the film is a separate tale (present in Abe's original novel in the form of a movie the protagonist watches at a cinema and then recounts) of a young woman whose otherwise beautiful face suffered a severe disfigurement

title: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

text: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a 1985 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing the case histories of some of his patients. Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients which he names "Dr. P" that has visual agnosia"," a neurological condition that leaves him unable to recognize even familiar faces and objects". Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" became the basis of an opera of the same name by Michael Nyman, which

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: investigation eventually leads him to a plastic surgery clinic, a similar plot motivation to "Eyes Without a Face". The British film "Corruption" (1968), starring Peter Cushing adds a variation to the theme: a surgeon tries to restore his fiancée's beauty by repeatedly treating her with fluids extracted from the pituitary glands of murdered female victims. Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has stated his 2011 film "The Skin I Live In", which features a mad scientist who performs skin grafts and surgeries on an unwilling victim, was heavily influenced by Franju's "Eyes without a Face". The film also influenced American film productions:

title: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

text: for the first time by the Italian television station Canale 5 on the first day of the 2005 papal election. Although it was originally broadcast on television, it was also released in theaters, which allowed the film to be shown in Poland. The incredible success of the movie prompted the creation of a sequel, "" (2006), which portrayed Karol's life as Pope from his papal inauguration to his death. By Ennio Morricone released in 2007 on 2 CDs. Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (, ) is a 2005 TV miniseries written and directed

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: face, leaving only a barely noticeable scar she covers with a pearl choker). The body belonged to a young woman who died following Dr. Génessier's unsuccessful attempt to graft her face onto his daughter's. Dr. Génessier promises to restore Christiane's face and insists that she wear a mask to cover her disfigurement. After her father leaves the room, Christiane calls her fiancé Jacques Vernon, who works with Dr. Génessier at his clinic, but hangs up without saying a word. Louise lures a young Swiss girl named Edna Grüber to Génessier's home. Génessier chloroforms Edna and takes her to his secret

title: The Man Without a Country (1917 film)

text: famous court martial in which he was sentenced to never hear of the United States again, the tragedy of the careful carrying out of the sentence, and the pitiful death of the man, made easier by the humanity of Captain Danforth (Gilmour), who gives him a brief history of the land he learns to bless before he dies. John's spirit returns from the allegorical journey and he responds to the new and vigorous manhood within and enlists at once, thereby winning Barbara, who was at home on sick leave from her nursing work in France. The Man Without a Country

title: The Man with the Getaway Face

text: The Man with the Getaway Face The Man with the Getaway Face (1963) is a crime thriller novel, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark and published by Pocket Books. It was also published under the title "The Steel Hit". It is the second of the Parker novels. The plot concerns Stark's recurring character, Parker, surgically altering his appearance to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Desperate for cash, he decides to join his old associates Skimm and Handy McKay to rob an armored car in New Jersey. Parker and Handy soon realize that

title: The Man Without a Country (1917 film)

text: The Man Without a Country (1917 film) The Man Without a Country is a 1917 American silent film adaptation of Edward Everett Hale's short story "The Man Without a Country". It was directed by Ernest C. Warde, and starred Florence La Badie, Holmes Herbert, and J. H. Gilmour, and released by Thanhouser Film Corporation. The film follows closely to the storyline of the book, and was a success in film theaters. The original story, with its strong patriotic theme, was written during the American Civil War in order to increase public support for the Union cause. The film had a

title: The Man in a Case

text: The Man in a Case The Man in a Case (Russian:Скульптурная композиция «Человек в футляре») is a sculptural composition in Taganrog, created by sculptor David Begalov based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. The sculptural composition illustrates the story of the writer of the same name and represents pathetic, trying to take cover not from a rain and wind, not from the torments and fears of the teacher Belikov. It is installed before a facade of the left wing of the Taganrog men's classical gymnasium in which Anton Chekhov studied and one of Belikov's prototypes, "the

title: Same-sex marriage in the Isle of Man

text: Same-sex marriage in the Isle of Man Same-sex marriage became legal in the Isle of Man, a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, on 22 July 2016. Civil partnerships were introduced on 6 April 2011. As of 2005, couples who have entered into a civil partnership in the United Kingdom are recognised by the Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Security for pension purposes. The other rights of a civil partnership were not provided. In March 2009, the Chief Minister announced that a civil partnership bill would be introduced in October 2009. This bill would be modelled on

title: Sailor Moon R: The Movie

text: Sailor Moon R: The Movie Sailor Moon R: The Movie, known in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R: The Movie, is a 1993 Japanese anime fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and written by Sukehiro Tomita based on the "Sailor Moon" manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. The film takes its name from the second arc of the "Sailor Moon" anime, "Sailor Moon R", as Toei Company distributed it around the same time. The events portrayed seem to take place somewhere in the very end of the series, as Chibiusa knows about the identities of the Sailor Guardians, the

title: The Man Who

text: album's critical standing had improved dramatically. "Select" named "The Man Who" the best album of 1999, and the album also placed on the year-end lists of publications such as "Melody Maker", "Mojo", and former detractors "NME" and "Q". "The Man Who" won the award for Best Album at the 2000 Brit Awards, with Travis being named Best British Group. At the Ivor Novello Awards, Travis frontman Fran Healy won the awards for Best Songwriter(s) and Best Contemporary Song for "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?". "The Man Who" received a belated American release in early 2000, and the same

title: Movie... In Your Face

text: Movie... In Your Face Movie... In Your Face is a 1990 comedy film, mostly consisting of a redubbed Hong Kong movie. In the style of movies like "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", this movie was "produced" by replacing the original sound track of a 1984 Hong Kong movie — "Ma hou pao" or "Crazy Kung Fu Master" — with an English language sound track written to make the movie into a feature-length farce. Stand-up comic Tommy Sledge narrates the movie in his usual "hard-boiled detective" persona. A group of Japanese gangsters overrun a movie studio to decide whether or not they

title: The Man Who Loved Yngve

text: The Man Who Loved Yngve The Man Who Loved Yngve () is a Norwegian film released on 15 February 2008. It is based on a book of the same name by Stavanger author Tore Renberg. It received critical acclaim as one of the best Norwegian movies of the year. A sequel - "I Travel Alone" - was released in 2011 and a prequel - "The Orheim Company" - followed in 2012. In 1989, and in the shadow of the collapse of Communism in Europe, a group of young rural Norwegians form a band. Preparations for their first gig are derailed

title: Eyes Without a Face

text: critics have compared the graphic detail of the face transplant scene in Woo's action film "Face/Off" (1997) to the face transplant scene in "Eyes Without a Face" and noted the similarity. Another resemblance is Woo's trademark use of white doves in his films that is similar to the character Christiane's dove-laden escape in the film's finale. In 2001, on "VH1 Storytellers", singer Billy Idol cited the film as giving him the idea for his song "Eyes Without a Face." The song, which has the film's original French title ("Les Yeux Sans Visage") as the recurring background chorus, takes the father-daughter

title: Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

text: man Sung Dae-Ryeon (Cho Jae-Hyun) Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (), also known as Kim Seon-dal, is a South Korean movie based on an ancient novel of satire and humor about Kim Seon-dal who sold off the Taedong River. The filming began in June 5, 2015 and finished September 30, 2015. Kim Seondal (Yoo Seung-Ho) is a genius swindler, possessing an alluring appearance and boldness. He works with Bo-Won (Ko Chang-seok), female Buddhist Yoon (Ra Mi-ran) and Gyeon (Kim Min-seok). The swindler team is famous nationwide. For their plan, they have

title: Fiend Without a Face

text: Fiend Without a Face Fiend Without a Face is a 1958 independently made British black-and-white science fiction-horror film drama from Amalgamated Productions. It was produced by John Croydon and Richard Gordon, directed by Arthur Crabtree, and stars Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Michael Balfour and Kim Parker. The film was released in the UK by Eros Films; in the US it was released in June, 1958 by MGM as a double feature with "The Haunted Strangler". "Fiend Without a Face" tells the story of mysterious deaths at the hands of a mentally created invisible life form that feeds on atomic power

title: Fiend Without a Face

text: clicks, pops, hisses and crackles. Criterion added these bonus DVD features to their release: Fiend Without a Face Fiend Without a Face is a 1958 independently made British black-and-white science fiction-horror film drama from Amalgamated Productions. It was produced by John Croydon and Richard Gordon, directed by Arthur Crabtree, and stars Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Michael Balfour and Kim Parker. The film was released in the UK by Eros Films; in the US it was released in June, 1958 by MGM as a double feature with "The Haunted Strangler". "Fiend Without a Face" tells the story of mysterious deaths at

title: The Man Without a Country (1917 film)

text: brother as a soldier. Later, an old friend of John's family, Pop Milton (Dundan), gives him a copy of "The Man Without a Country" and asks him to read it and rise above his treasonous views. He does so, and as he reads the immortal story the patriotic spirit of Barbara comes to him in a vision of Columbia who tells him that in a previous life he was the Philip Nolan of the story. She takes him back to historic times and shows him a succession of scenes from the book. The man of today sees with horror the

title: The Man Who Was Almost a Man

text: man without a gun,” on his way home from work he struggles with finding a way to prove to everyone that he was no longer a boy, feeling that the buying of a gun was the only way to get his point across to those who have been doubting him. In purchasing the gun Dave feels he has acquired masculinity, giving him a newfound sense of independence. With the gun Dave feels invincible, like no one can pass judgment upon him, tell him what to do, or harm him in any way. In the scene in which Dave kills Jenny,

title: The Bad Man (1930 film)

text: The Bad Man (1930 film) The Bad Man is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film starring Walter Huston which was produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The movie is based on Porter Emerson Browne's 1920 play of the same name and is a sound remake of the 1923 silent version of the same name. The film stars Walter Huston, Dorothy Revier, Sidney Blackmer and James Rennie. Walter Huston plays the part of a notorious Mexican bandit. James Rennie plays as the man who once saved his life. When Rennie is unable to pay the