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Testing Einstein's Time Dilation Theory as a spaceship approaches the speed of light was the original purpose behind the centuries-long journey undertaken by Taylor (Charleston Heston) and his fellow three American astronauts. An accident of chance brought them to a future Earth where humanity...

The Greatest Adventure Of Escape.

They called him Papillon, meaning "butterfly." If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free. He persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil"s Island.

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"One of the most superlative American films." - The Wall Street Journal

This spectacular tribute to one of the most extraordinary figures of World War II, General George S. Patton, Jr., won seven 1970 Academy Awards®: Best Picture| Director (Franklin J. Schaffner)| Writing,...