Items Matching Tag 'Max Von Sydow'

Conan The Barbarian (Blu-ray Details)
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the legendary warrior and hero, Conan the Barbarian. When his parents are killed by a band of brutal marauders and the gang's cold-blooded cult leader (James Earl Jones), the orphaned Conan endures a childhood of merciless slavery only to become a gladiator for the amusement of his captors. Eventually set free, Conan begins a dangerous, full-blooded quest to avenge...

The Exorcist (Blu-ray Details)
Controversial, haunting and popular from the moment it opened, William Friedkin's masterpiece "The Exorcist" now marks its historic Blu-ray premiere in a 2 disc Edition featuring stunning Hi-Def presentation of the original 1973 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Extended Director's Cut. The terrifying and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic...

Exorcist II: The Heretic (DVD Details)
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator (Richard Burton) and a hypnotic research specialist (Louise Fletcher) free her from its grasp? Employing production design and special effects that are dizzily exhilarating and a supporting cast (Max...

Robin Hood: Director's Cut (2010) (DVD Details)
Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin, a heroic warrior, turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront injustice and lead an uprising against a weak and corrupt English King. When the rebellious hero falls for the spirited Lady Marion, he must first save her village and then confront a growing storm of threats from near and afar if he is to win...

Flash Gordon: 30th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Details)
Flash (Sam J Jones) is a football hero skyjacked aboard Dr Zarkov’s (Topol, Fiddler on the Roof) spaceship along with the beautiful Dale Arden (Melody Anderson). The threesome is drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo where they encounter Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow, Shutter Island, The Exorcist, The Seventh Seal) and together must foil his plot to destroy Earth. Also Timothy Dalton (Li...

The Best Intentions (DVD Details)
The Best Intentions is the story of a family and a bygone era played out against a backdrop of a Sweden stifled by a rigid class system and in the throws of a General Strike. Poverty stricken young Henrik (Samuel Fröler) meets a beautiful and vivacious upper class girl, Anna, (Pernilla August) who is adored by all, especially her father, the affectionate but ailing Johan (Max von Sydow). They fall...

Sleepless: Masters of Giallo (DVD Details)
In Dario Argento's SLEEPLESS insomniac detective Moretti (Max von Sydow) is called upon to investigate a series of murders which bear a remarkable resemblance to those committed 17 years earlier and attributed to a killer nicknamed "The Dwarf". Is the new spate of crimes being committed by the same culprit or a copycat killer? Aided by Giacomo, the son of one of the original murderer's victims,...

Exorcist, The: The Version You`ve Never Seen (UK) (DVD Details)
Brace yourself as one of the all-time spellbinders possesses you all over again. Director William Friedkin and producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty have revisited The Exorcist to integrate 11 minutes of scenes and images deleted before the film`s 1973 release and digitally restore the picture and audio elements. The result is an experience more gripping than ever. Now seen are moments...

Conan The Barbarian (UK) (DVD Details)
Through the history of mankind, the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of Conan The Barbarian. Cimmerian Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is captured as a child after his parents` savage murder by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom, head also of the malignant snake-cult of...

Flash Gordon (UK) (DVD Details)
Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) is zapped from Earth into a sci-fi adventure on planet Mongo with his beautiful companion Dale (Melody Anderson). In an attempt to put an end to Ming the Merciless` (Max Von Sydow) plan to destroy the Earth, Flash battles Ming`s goons and declines the advances of the luscious Princess Aura (Ornella Muti). With the help of Prince Barin (Timothy Dalton) and Prince Vultan (...

Never Say Never Again (US) (DVD Details)
Sean Connery is back for his final performance as super agent James Bond, in this high-velocity action thriller, from the director of `The Empire Strikes Back`. When two atomic warheads are hijacked by the evil SPECTRE organization, Agent 007 is hurled into an explosive, pulse-pounding race to save the world from nuclear terrorists.

Through A Glass Darkly (UK) (DVD Details)
A schizophrenic girl (Harriet Andersson) sinking into madness, is the focal point for the emotions of three men - her husband (Max Von Sydow) a doctor, who is helpless to cure her, her father (Gunner Bjornstrand) who is horrified to find that he can watch her disease with complete detachment, and her brother (Lars Passgard) for whom she represents the mysterious attractiveness of the opposite sex....

Winter Light (UK) (DVD Details)
The second film in his trilogy on faith, Winter Light springs from Bergman`s desire to define man`s relation to God - if He exists. A village pastor, unloved and empty of faith, reveals his bitter failure to offer spiritual consolation to his flock. Sombre and poignant, the film sketches a world of half empty churches - but a world not entirely without hope in God`s universe. The story brings...

Three Days Of The Condor (US) (DVD Details)
Robert Redford stars as a CIA agent (code name Condor) on the run from a mass slaughter in his CIA research office. Reporting the massacre to his superior (Cliff Robertson), Redford suddenly finds himself the target of both his employers and the unknown killers of his associates. Faye Dunaway portrays a lonely photographer who is abducted by Redford and seduced into helping him.

Never Say Never Again (UK) (DVD Details)
Sean Connery is back for his final performance as super agent James Bond, in this high-velocity action thriller, from the director of `The Empire Strikes Back`. When two atomic warheads are hijacked by the evil SPECTRE organization, Agent 007 is hurled into an explosive, pulse-pounding race to save the world from nuclear terrorists.

Exorcist, The: The Version You`ve Never Seen (US) (DVD Details)
Brace yourself as one of the all-time spellbinders possesses you all over again. Director William Friedkin and producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty have revisited The Exorcist to integrate 11 minutes of scenes and images deleted before the film`s 1973 release and digitally restore the picture and audio elements. The result is an experience more gripping than ever. Now seen are moments...

Pelle the Conqueror (UK) (DVD Details)
Winner of the Adademy Award for best Foreign Picture, this epic drama about human resilience stars the hypnotic Max Von Sydow as a poor, but never downtrodden widower who emigrates with his young son, Pelle, from the economically depressed Sweden to Denmark at the turn of the century. His illusory quest for the good life leads only to a straw bed in the cold barn of a brutally insensitive...

What Dreams May Come (US) (DVD Details)
For Chris Neilson (Robin Williams), his love for his wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) is limitless. After his untimely death, Chris delights in the knowledge that heaven for him is existing within one of Annie`s magnificent paintings. Yet despite this paradise, Chris feels unfulfilled without his wife, and on earth Annie cannot endure life without Chris so she attempts to join him. Chris is...

Snow Falling On Cedars (US) (DVD Details)
Ethan Hawke stars in this "riveting tale of mystery" (FOX-TV) based on the award-winning best-selling novel. A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For Ishmael Chambers (Hawke), a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates...

Dreamscape (UK) (DVD Details)
The President of the United States is about to have a dream from which there is no waking up. Only one man can save him... a man who must plunge himself into the President`s horrendous nightmare. Dennis Quaid stars as Alex Gardner, a physically gifted young man recruited by Dr Paul Novotny (Max von Sydow) and the beautiful Dr Jane DeVries (Kate Capshaw) in an experiment to aid patients...

Conan The Barbarian: Collector`s Edition (US) (DVD Details)
Through the history of mankind, the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of Conan The Barbarian. Cimmerian Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is captured as a child after his parents` savage murder by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom, head also of the malignant snake-cult of...

What Dreams May Come (UK) (DVD Details)
For Chris Neilson (Robin Williams), his love for his wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) is limitless. After his untimely death, Chris delights in the knowledge that heaven for him is existing within one of Annie`s magnificent paintings. Yet despite this paradise, Chris feels unfulfilled without his wife, and on earth Annie cannot endure life without Chris so she attempts to join him. Chris is...

The Exorcist (UK) (DVD Details)
The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith, author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist, the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity. Academy Award winner Friedkin, who introduces the film and supervised this new video transfer from restored picture and video elements, gets...

Exorcist, The: 25th Anniversary (US) (DVD Details)
The chilling account of what happens to a little girl when she becomes possessed by the devil. Linda Blair is the child and Ellen Burstyn`s her distraught mother. Max von Sydow and Jason Miller are troubled priests determined to break Satan`s hold. Will include a feature-length documentary entitled "The Fear of God: The Making of `the Exorcist`". Contains new interviews and scenes previously...