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Films based on American novels
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter enlists the help of the Three Mesquiteers.
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Tarzan of the Apes
A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-tim...
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The Silver Horde
A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
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Crazy Kind of Love
A broken family finds their relationships to one another changed by a new arrival in the household.
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Cobra
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
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All the Pretty Horses
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy li...
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The Magic Christian
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
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Seize the Day
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his...
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The Hawk Is Dying
A Gainesville Florida auto upholsterer attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild, red-tailed hawk.
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Four Against the Bank
Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.
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