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Cat on a hot tin roof
by Richard Brooks
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73 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in English and German and held by 3,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee
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75 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A couple is invited to the home of a professor and his sharp-tongued wife, and are treated to verbal battles by their hosts
The taming of the shrew
by Franco Zeffirelli
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32 editions published between 1967 and 2010 in English and held by 2,809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate
Giant
by George Stevens
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64 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons
National Velvet
by Clarence Brown
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35 editions published between 1944 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,672 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes
Cleopatra
by Joseph L Mankiewicz
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75 editions published between 1963 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Story of the life of Cleopatra, queen of ancient Egypt from her ascension to the throne through her struggle for power and her loves and entanglements with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony
A place in the sun
by Theodore Dreiser
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46 editions published between 1951 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, Clift is ultimately driven to a desperate act of passion that unravels his world forever
The last time I saw Paris
by Richard Brooks
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105 editions published between 1951 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,474 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A writer recalls his romance with a wealthy American girl in Paris
Father of the bride
by Vincente Minnelli
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21 editions published between 1950 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Chaos reigns when the beautiful daughter of a family casually announces her plans to marry. What follows is a warmly humorous story, with wedding preparations, ruffled egos and the unavoidable meeting with the prospective in-laws. The Wedding bills short film humorously relates the difficulties a young couple has staying within the wedding budget
Suddenly, last summer
by Joseph Leo Mankiewicz
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26 editions published between 1959 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 1,209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Beautiful Catherine Holly is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of her cousin at the hands of cannibals. Her rich aunt tries to influence a young neurosurgeon to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. By utilizing injections of truth serum, the neurosurgeon discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true and must confront the rich aunt about her own involvement in her son's violent death
Ivanhoe
by Richard, Rollo Smolt 1896- Thorpe
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26 editions published between 1952 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's classic tale set in England in the Middle Ages
That's entertainment!
by Jack Haley
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12 editions published between 1974 and 2004 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Musical sequences from nearly 100 MGM musicals, commemorating the 50th anniversary of MGM
Father's little dividend
by Vincente Minnelli
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79 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 949 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Spencer Tracy is about to become a grandfather. If he thought he wasn't ready for a son-in-law, he really isn't ready for phase two
Life with father
by Michael Curtiz
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59 editions published between 1947 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Based on Clarence Day Jr.'s reminiscences of his semi-tyrannical but benevolent father
Doctor Faustus
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9 editions published between 1968 and 2004 in English and held by 895 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An aging scholar makes a bargain with the devil for youth, knowledge, and a beautiful temptress
Lassie come home
by Fred M Wilcox
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19 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in English and Italian and held by 889 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young boy's beloved collie is sold by his impoverished family, and makes a cross-country journey back to her original family
Butterfield 8
by Daniel Mann
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15 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A high-class call girl in New York and a socially prominant man fall in love. However, he can't forget her past and she resents his distrust, so they battle their emotions and each other, leading to a powerful and explosive climax
Little women
by Mervyn LeRoy
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8 editions published between 1949 and 2011 in English and held by 633 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March live with their mother in New England while their father is off to the Civil War
The Simpsons
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Marge and Homer make whoopee while Bart and Lisa attend summer camp. Lisa is crowned Little Miss Springfield. Marge puts her charm and smarts to work in the power plant and when Mr. Burns notices, it leads to a cozy dinner for two. Homer becomes the power plant's union negotiator and tries to bargain away the dental plan for beer
The mirror crack'd
by Agatha Christie
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15 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Miss Marple tackles an assembly of suspects in a homicide on the set of an American extravaganza being filmed in England more
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Alternative Names
Burton, Elizabeth, 1932-
Burton, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Burton, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
Fisher, Elizabeth, 1932-
Fisher, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Fisher, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
Hilton, Elizabeth, 1932-
Hilton, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Hilton, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
Jenkins, Elizabeth, 1932-
Jenkins, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Jenkins, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
Taylor Burton, Elizabeth
Taylor, Elizabeth Rosemond, 1932-
Taylor, Elizabeth Rosemond, 1932-2011
Taylor, Kitten 932-2011
Taylor, Liz
Taylor, Liz, 1932-
Taylor, Liz, 1932-2011
Taylor, Liz 932-2011
Todd, Elizabeth, 1932-
Todd, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Todd, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
Warner, Elizabeth, 1932-
Warner, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Wilding, Elizabeth, 1932-
Wilding, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Wilding, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, 1932-
テイラー, エリザベス
テーラー, エリザベス
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English
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German (25) French (9) Spanish (9) Chinese (8) Italian (3) Swedish (2) Multiple languages (1) Portuguese (1) Russian (1) Polish (1) Greek, Modern (1) Finnish (1) Covers
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