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The Essential Gregory Peck (1944-1962)
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	Days of Glory [VHS] Buy used from: $6.75 Peck's first film, in cast of New York theatre actors; unabashedly pro-Soviet wartime propaganda, as Russian resistance fights to the death against Nazi onslaught! Mediocre, but Peck has star power!
	Keys of the Kingdom [VHS] Buy used from: $1.79 Peck was nominated for an Oscar in this, his second film! Wonderful life story of a priest, focusing on his time serving in China. Inspirational, with terrific performances by the large cast!
	Valley of Decision [VHS] Buy used from: $32.99 Third Peck film is another GREAT one! Son of steel magnate falls for servant Greer Garson, showing more sense than his siblings! Glossy, beautiful MGM production!
	Spellbound - Criterion Collection Buy used from: $29.18 The best of Peck's teamings with Hitchcock, this psychological thriller is best known for the Salvador Dali dream sequence, Miklos Rozsa's eerie use of the theremin in the score; with Ingrid Bergman!
	The Yearling Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $3.56 Long-planned version of classic Rawlings' novel (originally intended for Spencer Tracy!); Jarman (who won special Oscar) makes a fawn a pet; leading to tragedy! Peck is father, Wyman, mother! CLASSIC!
	Duel in the Sun (Roadshow Edition) Buy used from: $23.99 HUGE Selznick western! Fiery Jennifer Jones is wooed by good brother Cotton and bad brother (and WILD child) Peck! Final death scene is stretched so long, you'd think leads would die of old age!
	Gentleman's Agreement Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.90 The first of Peck's 'message' films, and a classic! Writer passes himself as Jewish to investigate anti-semitism, finds it rampant! Powerful, ahead of its time! John Garfield terrific in support!
	Twelve O'Clock High Buy used from: $5.15 One of the BEST WWII films; young general, assigned to 'straighten out' squadron, earns their respect, then cracks under the pressure! Fabulous cast (Jagger won Oscar!), a MUST!
	Gunfighter [VHS] Buy used from: $3.72 One of FIRST psychological westerns; aging gunfighter Peck wants to shed past, return to his family, but cannot shake young guns wanting to make a reputation! Bittersweet, a superior western classic!
	Captain Horatio Hornblower [VHS] Buy used from: $3.46 Grand swashbuckling adventure, as Peck takes on role of Forester's heroic naval officer! Thrills, great sea battles, and Virginia Mayo, to boot! FUN!
	Only the Valiant (B&W) [VHS] Buy used from: $1.49 Great supporting cast (including Gig Young, Ward Bond, and Lon Chaney, Jr) help Peck in action-packed Cavalry story; Indians beseige tiny force of misfits, headed by officer (Peck) branded a coward!
	David & Bathsheba [VHS] Buy used from: $2.95 BIG Fox production of Hebrew shepherd/poet/King David (Peck), who views Hayward in bath, sends her hubby off to die, and loses God's blessing...Lots of suffering, before God forgives him, and Israel!
	The Snows of Kilimanjaro Buy used from: $0.99 Episodic mishmash, based on Hemingway African tale, of dying Peck remembering Paris and lost love Ava Gardner; Hollywood 'happy ending' tacked on; Hemingway HATED film!
	World in His Arms [VHS] Buy used from: $11.99 Grand, light entertainment, as brawny sea captain Peck rescues Russian countess Blyth; Anthony Quinn nearly steals film as rival captain; GREAT fun!
	Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition) Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.37 Audrey Hepburn's first American film won her an Oscar, and this film remains one of the most poignant comedies, ever! Peck great as reporter accompanying Princess on Roman adventure! FABULOUS!
	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.75 One of the 50s best-remembered soaps; businessman Peck flashes back to war experiences, and discovers child he didn't know he fathered; will 'image' or 'integrity' prevail? And WHAT will the wife say?
	Moby Dick Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $5.27 John Huston's version of Melville classic was the greatest acting challenge of Peck's career! Miscast as Ahab, he still captures the fire and insanity of captain doggedly pursuing the white whale!
	Designing Woman Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $9.94 Wonderful comic romp along lines of classic Tracy/Hepburn films; sportswriter Peck marries fashion designer Bacall, and the meeting of the sports, art, and criminal worlds is hilarious! ESSENTIAL!
	The Bravados Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.99 Underrated western of man hunting down gang that raped and murdered his wife has achieved 'classic' status; powerhouse cast, fabulous Alfred Newman score!
	The Big Country Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $5.77 Sweeping Wyler western (with famous Moross theme) as easterner gets caught up in range war between two families; Ives won Oscar; Charlton Heston, Charles Bickford terrific in support! One-of-a-kind!
	Pork Chop Hill Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.68 Perhaps the GREATEST Korean War film ever made! As peace negotiations drag on, Peck and his men ordered to take and hold 'worthless' hill. Gripping drama, terrific action!
	On the Beach Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.15 One of the GREATEST anti-war films ever made! U.S. sub commander Peck seeks refuge in Australia after nuclear war; falls for Gardner, but finds fallout will kill everyone! Heartbreaking; perfect cast!
	The Guns of Navarone (Special Edition) Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $6.90 Slam-bang WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean novel; Peck heads hand-picked team that MUST destroy impregnable Nazi artillery on Greek island; fabulous cast, one of Tiomkin's greatest scores!
	Cape Fear Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.88 Brilliant thriller! Attorney Peck 'throws' case when he realizes client Mitchum is guilty; when Mitchum is released, he terrorizes Peck and family! One of both actors' BEST films!
	To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition) Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $10.25 Peck's Oscar-winning role, as lawyer Atticus Finch, is center of this AFI All-Time CLASSIC! A loving father, respected by community, Peck stands on principles to defend a black murder suspect!

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