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Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role.
Kate's life is turned upside down when her younger sister, Melissa, disappears. When Kate investigates, she discovers that a large amount of drug money vanished with her sister.
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City.
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.
A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.
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The Spanish Prisoner - Trailer
This 1997 film written and directed by David Mamet centers on an elaborate confidence game its labyrinthine plot laden with twists and reversals.
The Spanish Prisoner - Trailer
Written and directed by David Mamet (House of Games) THE SPANISH PRISONER is a complex and compelling tale featuring a star-studded cast. Joe Ross ...
The Spanish Prisoner - "Get it in writing"
A clip from The Spanish Prisoner (1997) that offers more sage advice in business than many college courses.
The Spanish Prisoner: The Process
Issue Spotting! Do you notice anything odd or anything that doesn't make sense? Do you have any questions about what is said?
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WE DISCUSS DAVID MAMET'S THE SPANISH PRISONER WITH OUR RETURNING GUEST WOJO. THE FILM STARS CAMPBELL SCOTT REBECCA ...
Steve Martin explains the psychological origins of human cruelty in "The Spanish Prisoner"
This applies to everywhere on earth where there's human cruelty from the actions of the largest countries down to you last Saturday.
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