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In our classics section Volotov presents some of the films that made movie history and were created by the world's greatest directors. Eisenstein, Hitchcock, Ford, Chaplin and many more can be found here.

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Jungle Book

Jungle Book
1942 - 105 mins

Jungle Book is an American color 1942 action adventure film based on the Rudyard Kipling classic story, The Jungle Book. The story is based around Mowgli, the baby boy abandoned in the jungle, and found by a panther who takes the child to a family of wolves, who will keep him safe, well-cared for and loved. But when a vicious tiger comes around threatening the boy, it becomes clear that the child must leave the animal kingdom and find his place among a species he has never known, human beings. »

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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday
1940 - 92 mins

His Girl Friday is a 1940 hilarious screwball romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and becoming a house wife after her divorce from newspaper publisher Grant. Just when she is about to leave town with her husband-to-be the still lovesick Grant drafts her to cover one final breaking news sensation. »

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Rashomon

Rashomon
1950 - 88 mins

Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. The film is based on two stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Rashomon provides the setting, while In a Grove provides the characters and plot. Rashomon can be said to have introduced Kurosawa and Japanese cinema to Western audiences, and is considered one of his masterpieces. »

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In the Park

In the Park
1915 - 13 mins

In the Park was Charlie Chaplin's fourth film released in 1915 by Essanay Films. It was his third film while at the Niles Essanay Studio. It was one of several films Charlie Chaplin created in a park setting.A tramp steals a girl's handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie's pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. »

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His New Job

His New Job
1915 - 32 mins

Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter When one of the actors on a movie set doesnt show up, Charlie gets his chance to be on camera and replaces the actor. While waiting, he plays in a dice game and gets on many people's nerves. When he finally gets to act, he ruins his scene, accidentally destroys the set, and tears the skirt of the star of the movie. »

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Burlesque On Carmen

Burlesque On Carmen
1916 - 67 mins

Charlie Chaplins Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplins 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time and one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera. »

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A Jitney Elopement

A Jitney Elopement
1915 - 33 mins

A Jitney Elopement was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay Films. It starred Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance as lovers, with Edna wanting Charlie to take her away from an arranged marriage her father (played by Fred Goodwins) had planned for her. Charlie does take her away in a jitney, a popular name for the Model T Ford in the United States between 1914 and 1916. »

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