Monday, February 18, 2008

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - Orson Welles

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 87 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Orson Welles
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0035015/

Cast

Joseph Cotten ... Eugene Morgan
Dolores Costello ... Isabel Minafer
Anne Baxter ... Lucy Morgan
Tim Holt ... George Minafer
Agnes Moorehead ... Fanny Minafer
Ray Collins ... Jack Minafer
Erskine Sanford ... Roger Bronson
Richard Bennett ... Maj. Amberson
Orson Welles ... Narrator (voice)

Description: The young, handsome, but somewhat wild Eugene Morgan wants to marry Isabel Amberson, daughter of a rich upper-class family, but she instead marries dull and steady Wilbur Minafer. Their only child, George, grows up a spoiled brat. Years later, Eugene comes back, now a mature widower and a successful automobile maker. After Wilbur dies, Eugene again asks Isabel to marry him, and she is receptive. But George resents the attentions paid to his mother, and he and his whacko aunt Fanny manage to sabotage the romance. A series of disasters befall the Ambersons and George, and he gets his come-uppance in the end

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Video and audio information:

Video : 1006 MB, 1595 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*480 (4:3), XVID = XVID 1.2.1
Audio : 121 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = MPEG Layer-3


Subtitles (English, French, Spanish (SUB/IDX), Portuguese) + sample (9MB)

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Boris Karloff in classic horror movie

Rating 8.1/10
Runtime: 71 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: James Whale
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0026138/

Cast

Boris Karloff ... The Monster
Colin Clive ... Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Valerie Hobson ... Elizabeth Frankenstein
Ernest Thesiger ... Dr. Pretorius
Elsa Lanchester ... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Gavin Gordon ... Lord Byron
Douglas Walton ... Percy Shelley

Description: Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster.

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Download links

http://www.filefactory.com/file/33xf3xjbjydp/n/Bride_of_Frankenstein_1935_.torrent

Also included extra material - "She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein", an original documentary from filmmaker David J. Skal, hosted and narrated by director Joe Dante.


Video and audio information:

Video : 894 MB, 1746 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*464 (1.37:1), XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)
Audio : 98 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AC3, CBR


Subtitles (English, Portuguese, French, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, German, Romanian, Turkish, Croatian, Czech, Serbian in mixed SUB/IDX and SRT format) included

Sunday, February 10, 2008

It happened one night (1934) - Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert in pre-code romance

Rating 8.2/10
Runtime: 107 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Frank Capra
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0025316/

Cast

Clark Gable ... Peter Warne
Claudette Colbert ... Ellie Andrews
Walter Connolly ... Alexander Andrews
Roscoe Karns ... Oscar Shapeley
Jameson Thomas ... King Westley
Alan Hale ... Danker
Arthur Hoyt ... Zeke
Blanche Friderici ... Zeke's wife
Charles C. Wilson ... Joe Gordon

Description: Rebellious socialite Ellie Andrews marries King Wesley but her wealthy father has it annulled. Tired of her father's control, she runs away by diving off the family yacht in Miami and heading for New York. On the bus she meets street-smart reporter Peter Warne. They end up traveling together as Warne hopes to get a great story, and Ellie needs his worldly help. Nearing New York, with their many adventures coming to an end, they find that they are reluctantly in love and afraid to admit it to each other. After she mistakenly thinks that Warne has run out on her Ellie returns to King Wesley, but for how long?

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/46iwanjo2u03/n/It_happened_one_night_1934_torrent


Video and audio information:

Video : 1.08 GB, 1473 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 576*432 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 192 MB, 256 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x2000 = AC3


Subtitles (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian) included

Friday, February 8, 2008

Kind hearts and coronets (1949) - classic satire starring Alec Guinness in multiple roles

Rating 8.4/10
Runtime: 102 min
Language: English
Country: UK
Directed by: Robert Hamer
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/

Cast

Alec Guinness ... The Duke/The Banker/The Parson/The General/The Admiral/Young Ascoyne/Young Henry/Lady Agatha
Dennis Price ... Louis
Valerie Hobson ... Edith
Joan Greenwood ... Sibella
Audrey Fildes ... Mama
Miles Malleson ... The Hangman
Clive Morton ... The Prison Governor
John Penrose ... Lionel

Description: Louis Mazzini's mother's frequent tales of how her titled D'Ascoyne family shunned her after she eloped with an Italian commoner causes a simmering resentment in him. On being spurned because of his lowly status by his lifetime (if devious and fickle) sweetheart Sibella he decides to permanently remove all the D'Ascoynes standing between him and the Dukedom. Becoming romantically involved with one of the widows he has created, he finds Sibella's jealousy could seriously threaten his grand design.

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Video and audio information:

Video : 621 MB, 1594 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*480 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 74 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x2000 = AC3


English subtitles (SUB/IDX files) and sample (7 MB)

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Monday, February 4, 2008

Trouble in paradise (1932) - classic screwball comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles and Edward Everett Horton

Rating 7.9/10
Runtime: 83 min
Language: English/French/Italian/Russian/Spanish/German
Country: USA
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023622/

Cast

Miriam Hopkins ... Lily
Kay Francis ... Madame Mariette Colet
Herbert Marshall ... Gaston Monescu, alias La Valle
Charles Ruggles ... The Major (as Charlie Ruggles)
Edward Everett Horton ... François Filiba
C. Aubrey Smith ... Adolph J. Giron
Robert Greig ... Jacques, Mariette's Butler

Description: High class European thief Gaston Monesque meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. The two join forces and come under the employ of Mme. Colet, the beautiful owner of the Colet perfume company. Gaston works as Mme. Colet's personal secretary under the alias Monsieur Laval. Rumors start to fly as 'M. Laval' steals Mme. Colet away from her other suitors. When the secret of his true identity catches up to him, Gaston is caught between the two beautiful women.

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/ZCpsa5mAjb6


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.18 GB, 3790 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 774x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 163
Audio : 60/40 MB (main/commentary), 101/66 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2/1 channels, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) and Spanish closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English, Spanish, French, Portuguese-Brazilian, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian), posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information


This movie contains two audio tracks, first is original English and the other is commentary by Lubitsch biographer Scott Eyman. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1 and commentary on Track 2)

Friday, February 1, 2008

The day the earth stood still (1951) - classic sci-fi movie directed by Robert Wise, starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe

Rating 7.7/10
Runtime: 92 min
Language: English/French/Hindi/Russian
Country: USA
Directed by: Robert Wise
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/

Cast

Michael Rennie ... Klaatu
Patricia Neal ... Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe ... Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe ... Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Billy Gray ... Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier ... Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin ... Gort

Description: Travelling at mind-boggling speed, a gleaming unidentified flying object zooming in from boundless deep space penetrates the Earth's atmosphere, landing smoothly in Cold War Washington, D.C. Encircled by large yet feeble military forces, the peaceful intergalactic ambassador, Klaatu, emerges from the mysterious vessel accompanied by the silently dangerous robot of incomprehensible power, Gort, only to witness firsthand the earthlings' hospitality. The sophisticated humanoid declares that he comes in peace; however, he needs to assemble the world's greatest minds to hear his merciful warning and a definitive ultimatum. Is Klaatu the messenger of humanity's doom?

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/ZE8Z5NvAXXS


Video and audio information:

Video : 1.87 GB, 2912 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 295/74 MB (main/commentary/commentary), 448/112/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 6/2/2 channels, 0x55 = AC3/AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR/VBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Hebrew, Arabic) posters and screenshots included


Triple audio track information


This movie contains three audio tracks, first is original English and the others are commentary by directors Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer and an analysis of the film's iconic score by Bernard Herrmann and its cultural impact, with historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1 and commentaries on Track 2 and 3)

Monday, January 28, 2008

Citizen Kane (1941) - Orson Welles

Rating 8.6/10
Runtime: 114 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Orson Welles
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0033467/

Cast

Orson Welles ... Charles Foster Kane
Joseph Cotten ... Jedediah Leland
Dorothy Comingore ... Susan Alexander Kane
Agnes Moorehead ... Mary Kane
Ruth Warrick ... Emily Monroe Norton Kane
Ray Collins ... James W. Gettys
Erskine Sanford ... Herbert Carter
Everett Sloane ... Mr. Bernstein
William Alland ... Jerry Thompson
Paul Stewart ... Raymond

Description: Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud". In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a reporter tracks down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life but not enough to unlock the riddle of his dying breath.

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Video and audio information:

Video : 1.22 GB, 1529 Kbps, 25.0 fps, 592*432 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 143 MB, 175 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = MPEG Layer-3

Friday, January 25, 2008

The seventh seal (Det sjunde inseglet) - Ingmar Bergman

Rating 8.4/10
Runtime: 97 min
Language: Swedish
Country: Sweden
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0050976/

Cast

Max von Sydow ... Antonius Block
Bengt Ekerot ... Death
Gunnar Björnstrand ... Jöns, squire
Nils Poppe ... Jof
Bibi Andersson ... Mia, Jof's wife
Inga Gill ... Lisa, blacksmith's wife
Maud Hansson ... Witch
Inga Landgré ... Karin, Block's Wife

Description: A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.

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CD 1

http://rapidshare.com/files/399494600/Sev_S_eal_1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399500437/Sev_S_eal_1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399512042/Sev_S_eal_1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399518409/Sev_S_eal_1.part4.rar


CD 2

http://rapidshare.com/files/399566354/Sev_S_eal_2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399576771/Sev_S_eal_2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399587089/Sev_S_eal_2.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/399597284/Sev_S_eal_2.part4.rar



Video and audio information:

Video : 614 MB, 1610 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 704*528 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 86 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AC3


English subtitles in sub/idx format + sample (12 MB)

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DUAL AUDIO TRACK

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original Swedish, and the second is English commentary. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks or you can use VirtualDub to get rid of any of audio tracks by following these steps:

1. Download Virtualdub from that WWW address:

http://www.virtualdub.org/download.html

2. Download your version, unzip the files, start the program by running VirtualDub.exe

3. From "File" tab choose "Open video file" and find your dual audio file on your HDD (or you can simply drag and drop movie file into program window)

4. If any warining window pops up, just click on "OK"

5. From "Video" tab choose "Direct stream copy" option (very important, do not miss that step)

6. From "Audio" tab choose which audio stream you want to use, usually main audio stream is Stream 1, and commentary is on Stream 2, but to be 100 % sure use preview option that VD provides by clicking on "Play" button on the butttom of program window when video file is loaded. Of course you can get rid of original audio and save the file with commentary that way too, just by choosing other stream

7. From "File" tab choose "Save AVI file", put movie name and choose destination folder and then click on OK. Program will start its job after no more than 2 minutes your only one audio track movie should be ready.

Monday, January 21, 2008

In a lonely place (1950) - classic film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy and Carl Benton Reid

Rating 7.9/10
Runtime: 94 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Nicholas Ray
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042593/

Cast

Humphrey Bogart ... Dixon Steele
Gloria Grahame ... Laurel Gray
Frank Lovejoy ... Det. Sgt. Brub Nicolai
Carl Benton Reid ... Capt. Lochner
Art Smith ... Agent Mel Lippman
Jeff Donnell ... Sylvia Nicolai
Martha Stewart ... Mildred Atkinson
Robert Warwick ... Charlie Waterman

Description: Screenwriter Dixon Steele, faced with the odious task of scripting a trashy bestseller, has hat-check girl Mildred Atkinson tell him the story in her own words. Later that night, Mildred is murdered and Steele is a prime suspect; his record of belligerence when angry and his macabre sense of humor tell against him. Fortunately, lovely neighbor Laurel Gray gives him an alibi. Laurel proves to be just what Steele needed, and their friendship ripens into love. Will suspicion, doubt, and Steele's inner demons come between them?

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Download link (torrent file):

https://workupload.com/file/xHmXarP7kT5


Video and audio information:

Video : 2.26 GB, 3463 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 165
Audio : 129/75 MB (main/commentary), 192/112 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/1 channel, 0x55 = AAC/AAC, CBR/VBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Czech) posters and screenshots included


Double audio track information

This movie contains two audio tracks, one is original English and other is commentary by film scholar Dana Polan, author of the BFI Film Classics monograph on "In a Lonely Place". You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Friday, January 18, 2008

Federico Fellini Collection - La Strada (1954) with Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina

Rating 8.1/10
Runtime: 104 min
Language: Italian
Country: Italy
Directed by: Federico Fellini
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0047528/

Cast

Anthony Quinn ... Zampano
Giulietta Masina ... Gelsomina
Richard Basehart ... Il 'Matto'- The 'Fool'
Aldo Silvani ... Il Signor Giraffa-Mr Giraffe
Marcella Rovere ... La Vedova-The Widow
Livia Venturini ... La Suorina-The Sister

Description: Gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to Zampano, an itinerant strongman. She follows him on the road ("la strada") and helps him during his shows. Zampano ill treats her. She meets "The Fool", a funambulist. She feels like going with him, but he puts confusion in her mind by pointing out that perhaps Zampano is in fact in love with her ...

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Video and audio information:

Video : 1.23 GB, 1635 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*480 (4:3), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Audio : 149 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x2000 = AC3


Subtitles (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish) + sample (11 MB)

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Vote for my next upload

Hi there :)

Some new post appeared on my blog, some fixes, adjustments and re-uploads still need to be done, but now I wanna ask you which one of movies listed beloww you want me to upload as next classic flix, you may vote until Thursday and movie of your choice will be posted on Friday afternoon


EDIT:

Hm, that was really close, with your votes circulating from "La Strada" to "Seventh Seal' to be a leader, but with 50 votes total, the winner is "La Strada" - 17 votes, only one better than Bergman`s classic

Thank you for you votes :)