Sam Jaffe

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

Dir. William Wyler · With Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

Dir. Robert Wise · With Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

Dir. John Huston · With Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

Dir. Robert Stevenson · With Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Dir. Frank Capra · With Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

Dir. Henri Verneuil · With Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, Jaime Fernández

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

Dir. Josef von Sternberg · With Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

Dir. George Stevens · With Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.

Dir. Daniel Haller · With Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami · With Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon