2026 Movie Catalog

The Crucible

Dir: Alex Segal

'The Crucible' is the all-star casted 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It's the dramatized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692-93. An allegory for McCarthyism and its hearings in the early 1950's, Miller was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and convicted of contempt of Congress in 1956 for refusing to provide the names.

WORLD

And This Is Free: The Life And Times Of Chicago's Legendary Maxwell St.

Dir: Mike Shea

Classic 1964 documentary on Maxwell Street 'And This Is Free' is an intimate slice-of-life portrait capturing all of the characters and flavor of the market. A captivating look at the area's early days at the start of the 20th century. Beautiful early photos with narration documenting them with early film footage including the famous Chicken Man.

NORTH AMERICA

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Dir: David Susskind

David Susskind's historical, long and intimate interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Originally aired on June 9, 1963 by WPIX-TV New York. Among the subjects discussed were the current state of the American Civil Rights Movement and the recent (at that time) events in Birmingham, Alabama.Recently restored by the Paley Center.

WORLD

Sink the Bismarck

Dir: Lewis Gilbert

The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

English

Bridge Of San Luis Rey, The

Dir: Robert Mulligan

In early 1417 Peru, an old Inca rope bridge in the Andes collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths. Brother Juniper becomes obsessed with discovering how these five people came to be on the bridge at that moment wanting to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's cosmic plan. Eventually, he is accused of heresy put on trial for his life by the Inquisition.

WORLD

The Last Command

Dir: Frank Lloyd

Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Ana.

Spanish

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

Dir: Lew Landers

Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.

Russian