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The aviator
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12 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 2,332 libraries worldwide Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he never left, the victim of compulsions that drove him to greatness, while containing the seeds of his undoing.
The departed
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7 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 2,264 libraries worldwide In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there are moles in their midst, Billy and the other mole are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
GoodFellas
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64 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,987 libraries worldwide Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the Mafia from 1955-80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood.
Taxi driver
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7 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in English and held by 1,951 libraries worldwide A New York cab driver is driven to obsession when he attempts to save a teenage prostitute and embarks on a violent rampage against a world of filth and corruption.
Gangs of New York
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11 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,887 libraries worldwide In 1846, waves of Irish immigrants poured into the New York neighborhood of Five Points. "Billy the Butcher" bands his fellow "Native Americans" into a gang to take on the Irish gang "The Dead Rabbits," organized by Priest Vallon. After a bloody clash Vallon is dead and his son ends up in a brutal reform school. In 1862, that boy returns to seek vengeance against the man that killed his father.
The age of innocence
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6 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 1,839 libraries worldwide In New York City in the 1870s, a rigid social code governs how people talk, walk, meet, part, dine, earn their livings, fall in love, and marry. Not a word of the code is written down anywhere, but these people have been studying it since they were born. In this elegant milieu, marriages, like treaties between nations, exist to provide for the orderly transmission of wealth; scions of old and rich families understand that their personal desires have no place in the design. One such is Newland Archer, engaged to marry pretty young May Welland. When he becomes entranced with May's cousin Ellen, the notorious Countess Olenska, every member of that class mobilizes to prevent Archer from doing anything that threatens their needs.
Shutter Island
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5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,646 libraries worldwide When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.
Raging bull
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15 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in English and held by 1,519 libraries worldwide Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
Mean streets
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69 editions published between 1973 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,375 libraries worldwide Charlie, a 27-year-old, tries to work his way up the bottom rungs of organized crime's ladder. Amy Robinson is Teresa, the girlfriend Charlie's family declares "unsuitable" because she has epilepsy.
The last temptation of Christ
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34 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,257 libraries worldwide In this controversial movie, Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed as free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones.
Kundun
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63 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 1,216 libraries worldwide A dramatization of the life and work of the current (14th) Dalai Lama and his ongoing struggle to regain independence for Tibet.
No direction home Bob Dylan
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31 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and German and held by 1,146 libraries worldwide Traces Bob Dylan's journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allan Ginsberg, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Liam Clancy, Mavis Staples and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. Contains extensive archival footage, some never-before-seen and rare concert performances.
Cape Fear
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11 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in English and held by 1,111 libraries worldwide Fourteen years after being imprisoned, psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden.
Shark tale
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 1,097 libraries worldwide Oscar is a lowly tongue-scrubber at the local Whale Wash, who becomes an improbable hero when he tells a great white lie. To keep his secret, Oscar teams up with an outcast vegetarian Great White shark, Lenny, and the two become the most unlikely of friends. When his lie begins to unravel, it's up to Oscar's loyal friend Angie and Lenny to help him stand up to the most feared shark in the water and find his true place in the reef.
Alice doesn't live here anymore
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32 editions published between 1973 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,028 libraries worldwide Eight year old Alice Graham dreams of becoming a singer. Twenty seven years later she spends most of her life mediating between her sullen husband and their son Tom. When her husband is killed she decides to sell up and pursue a singing career. She finds herself forced to reassess her life, her relationship with Tom, and most of all her dependence on men.
The color of money
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2 editions published between 1986 and 2002 in English and held by 1,014 libraries worldwide "The Color of Money" is a decades-later sequel to "The Hustler." 25 years on, Fast Eddie is now a nattily dressed, silver-haired liquor salesman working the Midwest in his white Cadillac. His neat mustache and smiling deviltry are also employed in his other profession--stake horse to up and coming pool hustlers. One night he sees a kid playing who is so good that Eddie's laboriously buried memories are stirred. Vincent and his girlfriend Carmen have been working minor-league hustles, but with Eddie's help, all three could jump straight into the world of big-money pool, and an upcoming 9-ball tournament in Atlantic City. First, however, Vincent must learn to put the making of money above every other consideration, lure, and temptation in the pool hall. In the process, Eddie and Vincent's relationship erupts into a battle of passion vs. practicality, game theory vs. psychological warfare, where knowledge of human nature is trumps.
Casino
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7 editions published between 1996 and 2006 in English and held by 1,005 libraries worldwide The story of the rise and fall of three friends in 1970s-era Las Vegas: Mafia-connected casino operator Sam "Ace" Rothstein, Mafia enforcer Nicky Santoro, and hustler Ginger McKenna.
Raging bull
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110 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 998 libraries worldwide De Niro stars as champion boxer Jake La Motta, who rose from the streets of the Bronx to the heights of his sport, only to find disillusionment and corruption as well as fame.
Martin Scorsese presents the blues : a musical journey
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 997 libraries worldwide A companion to the PBS-TV series presents an impressionistic portrait of the blues as viewed by seven famous directors, in a collection of photographs, historical and personal essays, and interviews.
Taxi driver
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115 editions published between 1975 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 950 libraries worldwide A New York cab driver is driven to obsession when he attempts to save a teenage prostitute and embarks on a violent rampage against a world of filth and corruption. more
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Air pilots Biographical films Biography Blues (Music) Boxers (Sports) Comedy films Crime films Criminal behavior Criminals Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary films Documentary television programs Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Gangster films Gangster films Hill, Henry,--1943- Historical films History Hughes, Howard,--1905-1976 Interviews Italy La Motta, Jake Love Mafia Man-woman relationships Massachusetts--Boston Massachusetts--Boston--South Boston Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures New York (State)--New York Nonfiction films Organized crime Organized crime investigation Police Rock music Scorsese, Martin Sports films Taxicab drivers Test pilots Thrillers (Motion pictures) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Undercover operations United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Scorcese, Martin
Scorsese, Martin Marcantonio Luciano 1942-
Scorseze, Martin
Scorseze, Martin, 1942-
Skorseze, Martin
Skorseze, Martin 1942- Скорсезе, МартинLanguages
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