The Sheik
Nov 20, 1921 | IMDB 5.9
66 min Watch NowAdventure, Drama, Romance
Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
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The Cave of the Silken Web
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1925
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IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1922
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IMDB 6.9 | May , 1928
Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.A Trip to the Moon
IMDB 7.9 | Jun , 1902
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IMDB 8 | Apr , 1928
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IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 1928
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IMDB 8.1 | Feb , 1927
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IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1930
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1911
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IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1987
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IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1914
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IMDB 5.1 | Feb , 1927
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IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1928
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IMDB 5.5 | Oct , 1922
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IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1929
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IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1928
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IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 1928
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IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1928
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1921
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.Damn the War
IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 1914
An army pilot is visiting the home of another army pilot in a neighboring country, and falling in love with his sister, when war breaks out.