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List Of Feature Film Series With Five Entries
This is a list of film series that have five entries. A *''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'' (Russian film series) *#'' Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'' (1979) *#''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson'' (1980) *#''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1981) *#''The Treasures of Agra'' (1983) *#'' The Twentieth Century Approaches'' (1986) *''All for the Winner'' *#''All for the Winner'' (1989) *#''God of Gamblers II'' (1991) *#'' God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai'' (1991) *#''The Top Bet'' (1991) (spin-off) *#'' The Saint of Gamblers'' (1995) (spin-off) *''American Ninja'' *#''American Ninja'' (1985) *#'' American Ninja 2: The Confrontation'' (1987) *#'' American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt'' (1989) *#'' American Ninja 4: The Annihilation'' (1990) *#''American Ninja V'' (1993) (V) *''Astérix'' (live-action series) *# '' Astérix & Obélix Take On Caesar'' (1999) *# '' Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2002) *# '' Astérix at the Olympic Games'' (2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Series
A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada. Description Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the '' Three Colours'' series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the '' Skywalker Saga'') inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments. As of 2022, the 30 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest-grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (11 films), '' Star Wars'' (12 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar
''Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar'' (french: Astérix & Obélix contre César) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first installment in the ''Asterix'' film series based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines plots of several Astérix stories, mostly ''Asterix the Gaul'' ( Getafix's abduction), ''Asterix and the Soothsayer'', ''Asterix and the Goths'' (the Druid conference), '' Asterix the Legionary'' ( Obelix becoming smitten with Panacea) and '' Asterix the Gladiator'' (the characters fighting in the circus) but jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from ''Asterix and Cleopatra'', and the villain Lucius Detritus is based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of '' Asterix and the Roman Agent'' (known as Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic). At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive production in French cinema of all time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen Kisses
''Stolen Kisses'' (french: Baisers volés) is a 1968 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Delphine Seyrig and Claude Jade. It continues the story of the character Antoine Doinel, whom Truffaut had previously depicted in ''The 400 Blows'' (1959) and the short film '' Antoine and Colette'' (1962). In this film, Antoine begins his relationship with Christine Darbon, which is depicted further in the last two films in the series, '' Bed & Board'' (1970) and '' Love on the Run'' (1979). The original French title of the film comes from a line in Charles Trenet's song " Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?" which is also used as the film's signature tune. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film begins with a pan onto the locked gates of the Cinémathèque Française, then based at the Palais de Chaillot. On the gates there is a sign 'Relache' ('Closed'). This is Truffaut's reference to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine And Colette
''Antoine and Colette'' (french: Antoine et Colette) is a 1962 French short film written and directed by François Truffaut. It is the second installment in Truffaut's five-film series about Antoine Doinel, the character he follows from boyhood to adulthood. ''Antoine and Colette'' was made for the 1962 anthology collection '' Love at Twenty'', which also featured shorts from the renowned directors Shintarô Ishihara, Marcel Ophüls, Renzo Rossellini and Andrzej Wajda. Antoine Doinel — and Jean-Pierre Léaud, the actor who played him in all five films — had made his screen debut in 1959 with Truffaut's first film, ''The 400 Blows''. Truffaut's tender, semi-autobiographical film about the young Antoine and his gradual descent into petty crime had introduced the world to the French New Wave, a short-lived but highly influential outpouring of work from young filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Éric Rohmer. Plot ''Antoine and Colette'' catches up with Antoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 400 Blows
''The 400 Blows'' (french: Les Quatre Cents Coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut. The film, shot in DyaliScope, stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior. Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which Léaud plays the semi-autobiographical character. ''The 400 Blows'' received numerous awards and nominations, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director, the OCIC Award, and a Palme d'Or nomination in 1959, and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1960. The film had 4.1 million admissions in France, making i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Doinel
Antoine Doinel () is a fictional character created by François Truffaut and portrayed by actor Jean-Pierre Léaud in five films directed by Truffaut. Doinel is to a great extent an alter ego for Truffaut; they share many of the same childhood experiences, look somewhat alike and are even mistaken for one another on the street. Although Truffaut did not initially plan for Doinel to be a recurring character, he eventually returned to the character in one short and three features after introducing him in his debut film ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). In all, Truffaut followed the fictional life of Antoine Doinel for over 20 years, depicting his romance with Christine ( Claude Jade) in '' Stolen Kisses'', then Antoine and Christine's marriage in '' Bed and Board'' and their subsequent divorce in '' Love on the Run''. Recurring characters Doinel was played in all five movies by Jean-Pierre Léaud. Doinel's lover and later wife, Christine Darbon, was portrayed by Claude Jade in three film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footsteps In The Night (film)
''Footsteps in the Night'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty and Eleanore Tanin. It was the last in a series of five films made by Allied Artists featuring Elliott as a police detective.Mayer p.113 Plot Cast * Bill Elliott as Lt. Andy Doyle * Don Haggerty as Sgt. Mike Duncan * Eleanore Tanin as Mary Raiken * Douglas Dick as Henry Johnson * James Flavin as Mr. Bradbury * Gregg Palmer as Pat Orvello * Harry Tyler as Dick Harris, Sunset Villa Manager * Ann Griffith as June Wright * Robert Shayne as Fred Horner * Forrest Taylor as Shaw, Sunset Vista Manager See also *''Dial Red O'' (1955) *'' Sudden Danger'' (1955) *''Calling Homicide'' (1956) *''Chain of Evidence'' (1957) *List of American films of 1957 A list of American films released in 1957. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A-B C-H I-N O-Q R-T U-Z See also * 1957 in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain Of Evidence (film)
''Chain of Evidence'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Paul Landres and starring Bill Elliott, Jimmy Lydon and Don Haggerty.Parish & Pitts p.217 It was the fourth in a series of five films featuring Elliott as a detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office made by Allied Artists. Plot Cast * Bill Elliott as Lt. Andy Doyle * Jimmy Lydon as Steve Nordstrom * Don Haggerty as Sgt. Mike Duncan * Claudia Barrett as Harriet Owens * Tina Carver as Claire Ramsey * Ross Elliott as Bob Bradfield * Meg Randall as Polly Gunther * Timothy Carey as Carl Fowler * John Bleifer as Jake Habermann * Dabbs Greer as Dr. Ainsley * John Close as Deputy See also *''Dial Red O'' (1955) *'' Sudden Danger'' (1955) *''Calling Homicide'' (1956) *'' Footsteps in the Night'' (1957) *List of American films of 1957 A list of American films released in 1957. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A-B C-H I-N O-Q R-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling Homicide
''Calling Homicide'' is a 1956 American police drama film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty and Kathleen Case. The picture was the third of five films in the Lt. Andy Doyle series, all starring Elliott. Plot When a policeman is murdered by a car bomb, Lt. Andy Doyle is given the case to investigate. On the victim he finds the name of a woman, Francine Norman, who is murdered shortly thereafter, strangled and mutilated. Doyle determines that there is a connection between the two deaths. Norman was a former actress who owned a modeling agency that is now run by Darlene Adams. Doyle finds many suspects, as Norman was universally hated. He uncovers that the agency was being used as a front for a blackmailing racket most likely run by Norman's love interest Jim Haddix, the owner of a local construction company. However, all the evidence of the blackmail ring is destroyed when the modeling school is destroyed by fire, with the janitor as the main suspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Danger
''Sudden Danger'' is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, and Tom Drake.. Plot Police detective Doyle (Elliott) is investigating the alleged suicide of a woman who heads a clothing manufacturing company. He suspects that the victim was murdered, and that the perpetrator was her son, Curtis (Drake), who was blinded by her in an accident several years before. Hoping to clear himself, Curtis begins searching for clues on his own. By fadeout time he and Doyle have cornered the actual killer. Cast * Bill Elliott as Lt. Andy Doyle * Tom Drake as Wallace Curtis * Beverly Garland as Phyllis Baxter * Dayton Lummis as Raymond Wilkins * Helene Stanton as Vera * Lucien Littlefield as Dave Glennon * Lyle Talbot as Harry Woodruff * Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Kelly * Frank Jenks as Kenny, the bartender * Pierre Watkin as George Caldwell See also *''Dial Red O'' (1955) *''Calling Homicide'' (1956) *''Chain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial Red O
''Dial Red O'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Daniel B. Ullman and starring Bill Elliott, Helene Stanley and Keith Larsen. It was the first in a series of five Los Angeles-set police thrillers that Elliott made for Allied Artists at the end of his career.Mayer p.113 The letter "O" in the title actually represents a zero, since it is supposed to be the number on a phone dial. Cast * Bill Elliott as Detective Lt. Andy Flynn * Helene Stanley as Connie Wyatt * Keith Larsen as Ralph Wyatt * Paul Picerni as Norman Roper * Jack Kruschen as Lloyd Lavalle * Elaine Riley as Policewoman Gloria * Robert Bice as Sgt. Tony Columbo * Rick Vallin as Deputy Clark * George Eldredge as Major Sutter * John Phillips as Deputy Morgan * Regina Gleason as Mrs. Roper * Rankin Mansfield as Coroner * Mort Mills as Newspaper Photographer * William Tannen as Devon—Newspaper Reporter * Shorty Rogers as Bandleader See also *'' Sudden Danger'' (1955) *''Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle Kingdom
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Middle Kingdom may refer to: Nation * Middle Kingdom, a name for China derived from the translation of its native Chinese name, ''Zhongguo'' * Middle Kingdom of Egypt, scholarly designation of The Period of Reunification * Middle kingdoms of India, political entities from the 3rd century BC to the 1200s Other *A region of the Society for Creative Anachronism, consisting of several states in the Midwestern U.S. *A former attraction of Ocean Park Hong Kong * ''The Middle Kingdom'' (album), of 2000 by Celtic metal band Cruachan *The ''Middle Kingdoms'' series of novels by Diane Duane Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the '' Young Wizards'' young adult fantasy series and the '' Rihannsu'' Star Trek novels. Biography Born in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
