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Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Director William Wyler's grand wartime soap opera garnered six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Actress. Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon star as Kay and Clem Miniver, the heads of a well-to-do British family who must keep their brood safe during the early days of World War II. As Clem assists with the Dunkirk evacuation, the couple's son (Richard Ney) joins the RAF, and Kay has an encounter with a downed German pilot (Helmut Dantine). Teresa Wright also stars. 133 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Casablanca (1942)

The winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture, this drama from director Michael Curtiz is one of the most-loved films ever made. In the early days of World War II, the lives of American club owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart), his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), and Czech resistance leader Victor (Paul Henreid) come together in the exotic Moroccan city as Rick takes possession of two letters that Victor desperately needs. With Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Wilson, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet. 102 min. BW/Rtg: NR

An American In Paris (1951)

The dancing of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, a thrilling score by George Gershwin, and the romantic settings of Paris make for a timeless musical delight that garnered six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Inspired by Gershwin’s 1928 symphonic tone poem of the same name, the M-G-M classic tells the story of an American expatriate artist who falls in love with a beautiful French girl. Co-stars Oscar Levant, Nina Foch; directed by Vincente Minnelli. Songs include "Embraceable You," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," and "Our Love Is Here to Stay." 114 min. C/Rtg: NR

Gigi (1958)

Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, this charming musical stars Leslie Caron as a young woman in early 1900s Paris whose grandmother and aunt groom her for the family tradition of being a well-cared-for courtesan. Caron upsets their plans when she and intended paramour Louis Jourdan fall in love. Memorable Lerner and Loewe score includes "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," "I Remember It Well," and more. Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold co-star. 116 min. C/Rtg: G

Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; featurettes; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.