Burma Convoy (1941)
TERROR AT EVERY TURN! DEATH AT EVERY PASS!
Género : Aventura, Acción
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 12M
Director : Noel M. Smith
Escritor : Stanley Rubin, Roy Chanslor
Sinopsis
A truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers.
China's rapid changes from the late-1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.
Sigue a un joven alumno de artes marciales ancestrales cuyas habilidades de combate le abren las puertas a un reino de vastas oportunidades económicas que están a un paso de pervertir sus principios morales.
Thriller de acción sobre un cartel de la droga. Un narcotraficante escapa de la justicia y se refugia en México, pero la policía de un pequeño pueblo fronterizo y la torpeza de sus hombres ponen en peligro su libertad.
Shanghai, 1937. Una bella misionera y un aventurero van tras la pista de un cargamento de opio desaparecido para utilizarlo con fines medicinales. Para conseguir su objetivo, los dos jóvenes tienen que enfrentarse a toda una serie de personajes de los bajos fondos que buscan el alijo.
Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. They now realize they are probably only 10 to 15 miles from a Japanese camp! The tension is added to by rowdy and openly admitted "non-hero" Private Bamforth who has nothing good to say about anyone and especially Corporal Johnstone (who holds an equal dislike for Bamforth). When a Japanese soldier is taken as their prisoner, the true colours of each man comes to the surface
Una antigua historia china acerca de cómo el pintor Wang-Fo se salvó de su sentencia de muerte. Aprovechando el rodaje del largometraje "Gandahar", con la colaboración de Philippe Caza, surgen dos cortos: "Comment Wang Fô fut sauvé / Como se salvó Wang Fô", inspirado en una novela corta de la escritora Margueritte Yourcenar; y "La prisonnière / La prisionera" (1987), un sketch realizado por el propio Laloux con la ayuda del mismo asistente y dibujante (Caza).
El best-seller de Ronald Wright, Breve historia del progreso, inspiró este réquiem cinematográfico al "progreso de siempre". A lo largo de la historia de la humanidad, aquello que parecía "progreso" siempre ha resultado un tiro por la culata. Algunos de los más reconocidos pensadores, activistas, banqueros y científicos nos desafían a superar las trampas del progreso, las cuales destruyeron las antiguas civilizaciones, pero se encuentran traicioneramente integradas en la nuestra.
Un aeródromo de la RAF en Birmania en 1945, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Bill Forrester, un piloto de bombardero canadiense, es un hombre amargado que vive perseguido por un trágico pasado. Se ha convertido en un guerrero temerario, y es temido por sus camaradas, que le consideran un loco. El doctor Harris, médico del escuadrón, está decidido a ayudarle a sanar su alma atormentada.
Jack Moore es un abogado norteamericano que visita Pekín para cerrar un importante negocio. Tras pasar la noche con una joven china, al día siguiente es acusado de su asesinato. Como el sistema judicial chino es muy distinto al occidental, necesitará la ayuda de la abogada de oficio que le asignan para hacer frente a una acusación que puede costarle la vida.
Dos ladrones de joyas, Gerald Meldrick y Anya Von Duren, buscan en la India el mismo botín: un maravilloso diamante que pertenece a una duquesa y está custodiado por un inspector de Scotland Yard. Anya utiliza sus armas de seducción para tener bajo control al inspector, pero tras la invasión de Bombay por los japoneses, todo se complica.
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En la antigua Birmania dominada por los ingleses, una joven ha heredado una plantación de té en Oriente. Los problemas se le multiplican a la muchacha, pero sabe vencerlos con coraje, hasta que un peligro superior la acecha cuando un perseguido por la justicia busca cobijo en sus posesiones.
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This documentary takes an economic perspective, painting a candid picture of how the Dutch chain store HEMA has had to adapt to modern times and globalization to continue as a major player on the highly competitive retail market. It's all about expansion, even as far as China. But do foreign countries really need quintessentially Dutch concepts such as uniform pricing, the classic HEMA smoked sausages and timeless ladies' dresses? Chinese filmmaker Yan Ting Yuen, who came to the Netherlands at the age of six, followed the passionate CEO for a year, trying to find out what makes HEMA so unique. It turns out to be about more than just smoked sausages, as shown by the success of the new stores in France, where customers stuff their baskets with coffee mugs and Dutch syrup waffles.
The dysfunctional Chinese justice system allows citizens with grievances against their local governments to petition the court to clear or correct their record. Yet in order to do so, the petitioners must travel to Beijing to file paperwork and wait an indefinite period to plead their case. Following the saga of a group of petitioners over the years of 1996 and 2008, Petition unfolds like a novel by Zola or Dickens. This was filmed surreptitiously from the point of view of the petitioners, and not the justice officials, the police, or those heavies sent by the municipalities.
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