Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever ...

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bi...

Two detectives clash over the hunt for a burlesque dancer’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district...

A cowboy helps a pretty young woman find lost gold. Restored by the Academy Film Archive with addit...

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices h...

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old co...

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As...

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents ...

A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Arch...

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red...

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi...

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measure...

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarboja...

In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess...

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding w...

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud ...

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem him...

Short film about nurse service in wartime. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at M...

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film...