Films with: Hiller, Arthur

Americanization of Emily

A cynical American naval officer (Garner) is assigned a lovely young English widow (Andrews) as his driver in this comedy set in London during World War II. Despite their differences they fall in love, but his superiors seem to have nasty plans for him involving D-day!

DVD 3655

Blacks & Jews

Early in the 20th century black and Jewish Americans joined forces against bigotry and for civil rights but in the late 1960's each group turned inward and the coalition fell apart. This film examines the history of this collaboration and recent racial conflicts between Afro-Americans and Jews and attempts at understanding and reconciliation, with particular emphasis on events in New York City and Oakland, California.

DVD 5802

Frank Capra's American dream

Ron Howard narrates a look at Frank Capra's family and professional life. Focus is on Capra's films and their reflection of American life.

DVD 8055

Hospital

Satirical look at a large metropolitan hospital where the patients die of neglect, the interns chase the nurses, the head of the hospital contemplates suicide and there's someone killing off the staff.

DVD 1777

In-laws

Dentist Sheldon Kornpett is a respectable man. He has a daughter who is about to marry the son of a very suspicious character, Vince Ricardo. Nonetheless, Vince calls on Sheldon and convinces him to go with him on a series of adventures, claiming all the while that he is a CIA agent, and that what he is doing is in national interest. Sheldon follows Vince to a South American country ruled by a very odd man, General Garcia, who talks to his hand. It seems that the dictator is involved in a scheme to counterfeit and undermine U.S. currency.

DVD 6609

Love story

A young Ivy League couple cross social barriers to marry, then must cope with untimely illness and death.

DVD 3898

Man of la mancha

The story of Don Quixote, a chivalrous knight who chooses to see life as it should be, not as it is.

DVD 3759