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Lost City, The (2022): Dir. Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe…; Sandra Bullock plays a brilliant but reclusive author who has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance–adventure…
Uncharted (2022): Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas…; Tom Holland plays a street–smart thief who is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand…
Jungle Cruise (2021): Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez…; Good old fashioned fantasy adventure based on the Disney theme park ride of the same name, with Dwayne Johnson playing a steamboat skipper who takes…
Hobbit, The - Battle of Five Armies (2014): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…; Spectacular concluding chapter of the trilogy has Bilbo and company forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely…
Pompeii (2014): Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning…; This inglorious disaster epic from the 'other' Paul Anderson imagines the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in tandem with a hoary Ancient Roman melodrama.
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013): Dir. Arnaud des Pallières
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Mélusine Mayance, David Kross…; Mads Mikkelsen plays a Robin Hood–esque horse trader who rallies against an oppressive regime in 16th century France. A stern medieval tale…
Hobbit, The - The Desolation of Smaug (2013): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…; Chapter two of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of The Hobbit, which sees the party's quest to reclaim their homeland from Smaug continue. Bilbo…
Hobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…; Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…
Shackleton's Captain (2012): Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Craig Parker; The Endurance's ship captain, Frank Worsley, is given the spotlight in this searing reenactment of Ernest Shackleton’s troubled expedition to the…
Grey, The (2011): Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts…; Liam Neeson plays a skilled huntsman charged with leading a group of plane crash survivors through the remote Alaskan wilderness in this chilly…
Valhalla Rising (2009): Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen; Mads Mikkelsen plays an enslaved warrior drawn into a viking crusade in this gritty, visceral primordial adventure from dir. Nicolas Winding Refn…
Australia (2008): Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham…; Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Mummy, The - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello…; Veteran adventurer Rick O’Conner (Fraser) returns with family in tow to battle Jet Li’s ‘Dragon Emperor’ in this bloated third installment of…
Sovereign's Servant, The (2007): Dir. Oleg Ryaskov
Feat. Dmitriy Miller, Aleksandr Bukharov; Two French aristocrats are sent by Louis XIV to observe the Swedish and Russian armies just before the Battle of Poltava in this sweeping Russian…
Apocalypto (2006): Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Dalia Hernandez, Rudy Youngblood; Dir. Mel Gibson’s oft–enthralling action adventure follows a young tribesman living in a jungle village who is taken prisoner by Mayan…
Guardian, The (2006): Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Sela Ward; Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner get wet as trainee coast guard and salty swim legend respectively in this broad–chested adventure about an…
Beowulf and Grendel (2005): Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley; A rousing medieval adaptation of the Anglo–Saxon epic poem in sweeping fantasy tones. Filled with constant action in a strange, otherworldly…
King Kong (2005): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black…; Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…
Mangal Pandey (2005): Dir. Ketan Mehta
Feat. Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens; Accomplished and stirring Hindi epic based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey (Khan), leader of the 1857 'Indian Mutiny' which severely…
King Solomon's Mines (TV Mini-series) (2004): Feat. Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody, Roy Marsden…; Two–part miniseries based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale of Allan Quartermain's quest to find the fabled mines of King Solomon, and the…
Hidalgo (2003): Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard; Grandly conceived, this period adventure epic has a troubled 'Pony Express' rider (Mortensen) summoned to compete in an epic 3000–mile race…
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush…; A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
Snow Walker, The (2003): Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell; An adventure story well told about a pilot and an injured Inuit woman who struggle for survival against the harsh elements of the Canadian…
Terror Peak (2003): Dir. Dale G. Bradley
Feat. Lynda Carter, Antony Starr, Parker Stevenson…; An average telemovie set in New Zealand, in which a holidaying American family venture into the mountains but are surprised by an erupting volcano…
Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life (2003): Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds; Equally preposterous (and fun) sequel to the first bigscreen incarnation of computer–game adventure idol Lara Croft. In this latest collection…
Count of Monte Cristo, The (2002): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Michael Wincott…; Replicating the contemporary–yet–traditional witty action–mix of MASK OF ZORRO, this version of Alexander Dumas’ 19th century…
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…; Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…
Shackleton (2002): Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz; Channel 4’s mini–series version of polar–explorer Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to the South Pole in 1914. A brilliant adventure tale…
Asoka (2001): Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa; Scintillating, hallucinatory epic of ancient India that’s perhaps the first ‘Bollywood’ film to reach international audiences, telling the…
Diamond of Jeru (2001): Dir. Ian Barry, Dick Lowry
Feat. Billy Zane, Keith Carradine, Paris Jefferson; Solid telemovie in the action–adventure mould, with Zane playing a scientist who journeys up a river in Borneo with his wife in the hunt for…
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler…; Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) (2001): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler…; Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
Mummy Returns, The (2001): Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah…; And Brendan Fraser is once again on hand to battle the bandaged corpse of the Egyptian Imhotep on behalf of all civilization. Also stars WWF’s The…
Gladiator (2000): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris…; As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2000): Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich…; Well mounted and faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's tale of persecution and revenge set in early 19th century France, with Gerard Depardieu playing…
Perfect Storm, The (2000): Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane…; Fishing boat captain George Clooney gets his crew back to sea, just in time for the biggest storm in recorded history. Dividing into two distinct…
Vertical Limit (2000): Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney…; With Queenstown convincingly CGI–ed into the Himalayas, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton and Robin Tunney less solid as the mountaineers, this…
Crossing, The (1999): Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roche; Acclaimed telemovie recreation of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware during the American War of Independence. Jeff Daniels lives up to the…
Joan of Arc (The Messenger) (1999): Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich…; The French heroine gets the big–budget splurge with a religiously inspired Milla Jovovich leading the French peasantry against the Brits, only…
Mummy, The (1999): Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah…; The old Universal horror wrapped in Indiana Jones–style adventure with 1920s archeologists and treasure hunters (led by Brendan Fraser)…
To Walk with Lions (1999): Dir. Carl Shultz
Feat. Richard Harris, Kerry Fox; Eventual sequel to BORN FREE, which picks–up the true life quest of conservationist/game–keeper George Adamson (Richard Harris) amid…
Passion in the Desert, A (1998): Dir. Lavinia Currier
Feat. Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston; An intense, almost supernatural relationship develops between a leopard and its prey, a French soldier from Napoleon's Army lost in the Egyptian…
Six Days Seven Nights (1998): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche; Harrison Ford and Anne Heche fully embrace the conventions of the romantic comedy–adventure as the mis–matched couple who are thrown…
Edge, The (1997): Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle MacPherson; Cool–headed millionaire Anthony Hopkins, playboy hot–head Alec Baldwin, and their pilot get trapped in the Alaskan wilderness, where they…
Into Thin Air: Death On Everest (1997): Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Peter Horton, Christopher McDonald, Nathaniel Parker…; Dramatic recreation of the disastrous 1996 Everest expedition that counted NZer Rob Hall among its many casualties. Based on the first–hand…
Seven Years in Tibet (1997): Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Brad Pitt, David Thewlis; On the eve of WWII, Austrian nationalist Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) embarks on a mountain–climbing odyssey in the Himalayas, where he is…
Ghost and the Darkness, The (1996): Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer; When construction on a railroad in 19th century Uganda is interrupted by two ferocious, crafty lions snacking on the workers, the great white hunter…
Sunchaser, The (1996): Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Woody Harrelson, John Seda, Anne Bancroft…; A Hollywood surgeon is kidnapped and traipsed through wild gang frontiers by a dying half–breed hoodlum. Shot full of Navajo mystic hokum, it's…
Congo (1995): Dir. Frank Marshall
Feat. Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry; This Jurassic turkey from the usually–golden pen of Michael Crichton follows a mis–matched motley crew into the African jungle to…
North Star (1995): Dir. Nils Gaup
Feat. Christopher Lambert, James Caan; Inuit indian Christopher Lambert tussles with tough prospector–baron James Caan in 19th century Alaska, over a rich lode of gold running…
Rob Roy (1995): Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Tim Roth, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange; The other kilt and bagpipes period epic is set in the 17th Century highlands, and maintains its own dignity under capable direction. Roth has a riot…
White Squall (1995): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Jeff Bridges; Salty skipper Jeff Bridges recruits wayward lads for some discipline and adventure aboard a brigantine ship. After much jostling of testosterone,…
Rapa Nui (1994): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rena Owen, George Henare…; Two boyhood friends from different tribes struggle to lead their people and win the love of the same woman. Ambitious Easter Island adventure is…
Stargate (1994): Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson; Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
Last Action Hero (1993): Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger; Conceptually brilliant idea – movie fan is projected into world of his action idol (Arnie) who also joins him in the 'real' world – is sunk with…
Three Musketeers, The (1993): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell…; Very glossy and yet very average version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Tim Curry's eccentric villain is perhaps the highlight.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992): Dir. John Glen
Feat. Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, George Corraface; The other film version of CC's oceanic excursion with George Corraface and Brando in one of his notoriously overpaid cameos.
Far and Away (1992): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman; Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman sport Irish accents for this sweeping saga that follows their quest to claim a piece of America they can call their own.
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992): Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Wes Studi…; Update of James Fenimore Cooper's oft–filmed novel with Daniel Day–Lewis sporting the hero's loin–cloth. Authentically recreates…
Fire Ice and Dynamite (1990): Dir. Willy Bogner
Feat. Roger Moore, Shari Belafonte; Preposterous action vehicle featuring Roger Moore as an eccentric tycoon who puts his fortune up for grabs in a winter sporting contest, with the…
Mountains of the Moon (1990): Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant…; Ambitious saga details the quest of Sir Richard Burton to discover the source of the Nile river. Compelling personal story remains focused amid the…
Farewell to the King (1989): Dir. John Milius
Feat. Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae…; Half–successful attempt to fashion a mythic tale from the Japanese invasion of Borneo in WW2, with a US Army deserter (Nolte) and a British…
Walker (1988): Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle…; Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones…; Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Big Trouble in Little China (1986): Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell; High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Leading Edge, The (1986): Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James; Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Mosquito Coast, The (1986): Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix; A knock–out thriller about the woes of obsession with Harrison Ford as the idealistic inventor who drags his family into the thick of the South…
Where the River Runs Black (1986): Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Charles Durning, Dana Delany; Compassionate eco–drama about an Amazon–raised orphan who is assimilated into civilisation by a priest (Durning).
Burke and Wills (1985): Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi; True blue Aussie classic chronicling the famous journey of two ill–prepared explorers across the unforgiving outback.
Emerald Forest, The (1985): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Powers Boothe, Meg Foster; Sumptuous Amazon adventure story concerns an one man's struggle to find his son, kidnapped ten years earlier and initiated into a primitive society.
Jewel of the Nile, The (1985): Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito; Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
King Solomon's Mines (1985): Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom…; Fairly lively adaptation of H Rider Haggard's classic African adventure yarn (filmed several times before), with Chamberlain and Stone dodging…
Romancing the Stone (1985): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas; Witty, fast–paced adventure through the South American jungle with Turner and Douglas well cast as made–for–each–other…
Runaway Train (1985): Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay; Voight and Roberts are terrific as two ecsaped convicts who endure a nerve–jangling journey aboard an unstoppable locomotive. Based on a…
Bounty, The (1984): Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier…; Robert Bolt’s (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) version of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ tale of Fletcher Christian’s (Mel Gibson) mutiny…
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984): Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm…; Tale of Tarzan (Christopher Lambert), is here evoked with a suitably steamy jungle atmosphere and festooned with Edwardian theories of 'social…
Shaka Zulu (TV Mini-series) (1984): Dir. William C Faure
Feat. Robert Powell, Edward Fox, Henry Cele; Set in 19th century South Africa, this recounts the epic land wars between the Zulu tribes and European immigrants, with true TV mini–series…
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981): Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence…; Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasance and George Peppard cavort on and over the South Island in search of a 'McGuffin'.
Southern Comfort (1981): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward…; A foolish National Guard unit encounter anything but Southern hospitality while on training manoeuvres in the Louisiana bayous. This allegory of the…
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981): Dir. John Derek
Feat. Bo Derek, Richard Harris, Miles O'Keefe; Famously atrocious 1980s retelling of the Tarzan story, with the lone distinction of featuring a semi–clothed Bo Derek. Playing the apeman,…
Lion of the Desert (1980): Dir. Moustapha Akkad
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, John Gielgud…; An epic account of the 'David and Goliath' battle on the Libyan desert between Mussolini's all–powerful army and the Bedouin, circa 1930.
Raise the Titanic (1980): Dir. Jerry Jameson
Feat. Richard Jordan, Jason Robards Jr., David Selby…; As ill–fated as the original vessel, this expensive adaptation of Clive Cussler's potboiler concerns the efforts of a salvage crew to refloat…
Ashanti (1979): Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Omar Sharif…; When his wife is kidnapped by Arab slave traders, UN medic Michael Caine hops aboard a camel and goes on an adventure quest to retrieve her. Caine…
Zulu Dawn (1979): Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels…; Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana.
Great Train Robbery, The (1978): Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland; Smooth–running recreation of purportedly the first train robbery ever, of a load of gold bullion in 19th century Ireland. Sean Connery…
Cassandra Crossing, The (1977): Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner…; A few too many disasters – train crashes, plagues, terrorists etc. – make for an overcooked yet still entertaining actioner. An…
Deep, The (1977): Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw…; Underwater intrigue from novelist Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset (in next to nothing) teaming with salty seadog Robert…
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977): Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…; George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1976): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Jenny Agutter…; Polished version of Dumas’ other great swashbuckler that encompasses The Three Musketeers, with Richard Chamberlain leading a great cast.
Wind and the Lion, The (1975): Dir. John Milius
Feat. Sean Connery, Candice Bergen; Connery plays a Moroccan sheik who kidnaps American Bergin, angering the US government. Old fashioned epic based loosely on fact.
Zorro (1974): Dir. Luciano Martino
Feat. Alain Delon, Sir Stanley Baker; Transposed from California to South America, the masked, sword–wielding hero (Alain Delon) maintains his reputation for exciting…
Tarzan (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Ron Ely, Sally Kellerman, Diana Ross; Ron Ely maintains jungle justice in this TV series from 1972. Two episodes include guest star turns from Sally Kellerman and Diana Ross!
Horsemen, The (1971): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance…; An ambitious historical epic concerns the quest of an Afghani tribal horseman (Sharif) to regain his honour after losing a ritual Buzkashi…
Robinson Crusoe (1954): Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Dan O'Herlihy; Daniel Defoe's classic novel of a shipwreck's sole survivor. Luis Bunuel directs with a few surrealist flourishes.
Beneath The 12-Mile Reef (1953): Dir. Robert D. Webb
Feat. Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland…; Adventure yarn about a Greek father and son team off the coast of Florida who dive for living sponges in dangerous waters. Brought down a little by a…
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944): Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson…; Adventure film based on 'The Book of One Thousand and One Nights' about a boy prince who takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939): Dir. James Whale
Feat. Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William…; Early, often imitated adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' musketeer legend, with Louis Hayward as the eponymous man in the mask.
Count of Monte Cristo, The (1934): Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Robert Donat, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer…; Exemplary version of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckler. Robert Donat plays the imprisoned officer seeking revenge with steel and panache.
Tarzan The Fearless / Tarzan And The Trappers (1933-1958): Dir. Charles Haas, Robert F. Hill
Feat. Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Gordon Scott; "Tarzan The Fearless" is feature film stitched together in the 1960's from the first four chapters a 12–part 1933 serial starring Buster Crabbe…
Tarzan Collection, The (Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan Escapes, Tarzan and His Mate, Tarzan Finds a Son, Tarzan Secret Treasure, Tarzan's New York Adventure) (1932-1942): Feat. Johnny Weissmuller; All 6 of the 'Tarzan' movies starring Johnny Weismuller.

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