I den fredelige by Dantes Peak frygter ingen af indbyggerne, at den store vulkan, der ligger tæt på byen, vil gå i udbrud. Men videnskabsmanden Harry Dalton, der er på besøg i den smukke by, kan fornemme, at noget er galt. Rigtigt galt. Byrådet vil ikke hjælpe, en redningsaktion koster for mange penge, siger de. Ingen vil høre på Harry Dalton udover den kvindelige borgmester. Men snart får de andet at lytte til. Lyden af eksploderende lava.
Dem, der var unge i 1950'erne og 60'erne, husker måske to af datidens populæreste amerikanske popstjerner, Bobby Darin og Sandra Dee. Kevin Spacey og Kate Bosworth har hovedrollerne i denne film om de to unge, som bag den succesrige facade havde store problemer at slås med. Bobby blev født med en sjælden hjertesygdom, og lægerne gav ham højst 16 år at leve i. Han blev dog hele 37 år, før han døde af en blodforgiftning under en hjerteoperation.
En genert sygehjælper får en ny chance i livet, da hun og en enspænder fra nabolaget opsporer de uvæsner, der brød ind i hendes hus.
George Eastman er en fattig ung mand fastbesluttet på at arbejde hårdt for at vinde en plads for sig selv i de højere sociale kredse. Gennem en rig slægtning, vil han arbejde på en fabrik. Men snart udvikler et trekantsdrama, der bliver stadig vanskeligere for George at kontrollere.
Baseret på en sand historie. I September 2006 forlader tre britiske soldater deres lejr for at gennemsøge et område i nærheden af Kajaki dæmningen i det sydlige Afghanistan. Der er nærmest tale om en rutinemission, hvis det giver mening at bruge det udtryk om noget som helst, der foregår midt i en krigszone. På vej igennem en udtørret flod træder en af soldaterne pludselig på en landmine, der eksploderer og flår hans ben af. Da hans kamerater forsøger at komme ham til hjælp går det op for dem, at HELE området de befinder sig i er dækket af landminer! Den mindste bevægelse kan være katastrofal! Hvad nu?!
Hvor godt kender man egentligt et andet menneske? Selv vores allernærmest, kan have mørke hemmeligheder, som man aldrig ville kunne forestille sig. Jackie og Jules skal fejre deres 1 års-bryllupsdag i en ødebeliggende jagthytte. Men fra det øjeblik de ankommer, forandres alt. Den omsorgsfulde Jackie begynder at vise en ukendt og mørk side af sig selv. Snart viser det sig, at Jules må vælge mellem kvinden, hun elsker og en vanvittig kamp for overlevelse.
The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.
Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5 year old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt. Kathleen meets and falls in love with a mysterious stranger from America, Kenneth Wayne. When John hears of this he is furious, and we learn that it was Kenneth's father, Jeremy, who had killed Moonyean years before. John carries his grudge against Jeremy to the new generation, and threatens to ruin his niece's happiness, but he softens in the end.
In a religious school for girls the pure love between two students is torn apart by social and moral corruption.
British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.
A powerful story of the relationship between father and son, John and Eamon Doyle. It is set in rural Ireland during the 1950s, a period of mass emigration and social change. Young Irish emigrants, on arriving in America, have been enlisted and sent to fight in the Korean war. One of those emigrants, Luke Moran, dies in Korea and his home village is awash with rumours about the compensation the Moran family received upon Luke's death. John Doyle hears the rumours but remains silent. Ben Moran is John's arch-enemy, a feud traced back to the Irish Civil War. Eamon comforts and falls in love with Una Moran. His father feeling betrayed, blames Ben Moran for everything and is prepared to sacrifice Eamon in seeking vengeance as a contemporary Romeo and Juliet story unfolds.
A touring company of actors arriving at a theatre, rehearsing and preparing a performance of a revue based on the book 'Knots' by R.D. Laing, devised by Edward Petherbridge
With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then wrestled in a small rowboat near Baja, the largest (721 pounds) great white shark caught to date in California waters, Chinook Indians catching salmon at Celilo Falls in Oregon - each with his designated place on the river where his ancestors stood, and, last, a crew on a boat off Mexico hoisting and hurling tuna using unbarbed hooks (baited only with a feather) as fast as they can as long as the school is there - backbreaking work - but a $25,000 catch.
A man tries to win the admiration of a girl's father, by pretending he's earned medals for bravery.