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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Movies

VALMONT

Valmont is a historical drama starring Colin Firth and Annette Bening in a story about a woman discovering that her cousin's daughter is betrothed to her own secret lover she plots a plan to ensure the bride is not a virgin on her wedding night. Valmont was directed by Milos Forman in 1989.
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VAMPIRE CIRCUS

Vampire Circus is a horror film starring Adrienne Corri and Laurence Payne in a story about the inhabitants of a Serbian village suddenly beginning to contract a mysterious plague. Vampire Circus was directed by Robert Young in 1971.
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VAMPIRE OF VENICE

Vampire Of Venice is a horror film starring Klaus Kinski and Donald Pleasence. It tells of a scholar of vampirism visiting a palace once inhabited by a vampire. Vampire Of Venice was directed by Augusto Caminito.
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VAMPIRE'S KISS

Vampire's Kiss is a comedy horror starring Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals in a story about a literary agent who thinks he is becoming a vampire. Vampire's Kiss was directed by Robert Bierman in 1989.
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VAN WILDER: PARTY LIAISON

Van Wilder: Party Liaison is a comedy starring Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Teck Holmes, Daniel Cosgrove and Deon Richmond in a story about a cool student who after seven years in further education faces a problem when his father decides to stop his allowance and force him to face the real world. Van Wilder: Party Liaison was directed by Walt Becker in 2002.
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VANISHING POINT

Vanishing Point is a road movie starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little and Dean Jagger in a story about a former racing driver who bets that he can deliver a supercharged Dodge Challenger to San Francisco in fifteen hours. Vanishing Point was directed by Richard C Sarafian in 1971.
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VELOCITY TRAP

Velocity Trap is a sci-fi action adventure starring Olivier Gruner, Alicia Coppola, Ken Olandt and Bruce Weitz in a story about security guards confronting the menaces of intergalactic piracy as they transport a large sum of money across the universe. Velocity Trap was directed by Philip J Roth in 1997.
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VENDETTA

Vendetta is a drama starring Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown and Luke Askew in a story Sicillian immigrants facing prejudice and corrupt police in New Orleans.
Vendetta was directed by Nicholas Meyer in 1999.
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VENGEANCE VALLEY

Vengeance Valley is a western starting Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker and Joanne Dru in a story about a layabout who fathers an illegitimate son, but blames his foster brother for it. Vengeance Valley was directed by Richard Thorpe in 1951.
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VENOM

Venom is a thriller starring Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson, Sarah Miles and Sterling Hayden in a story based on the novel by Alan Scholefield about a kidnapping gang and their victim being threatened by a deadly snake. Venom was directed by Piers Haggard in 1981.
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VERA CRUZ

Vera Cruz is a western starring Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper in the story of a former Confederate soldier and an outlaw heading for Mexico in search of mercenary work who are hired to guard a shipment of gold being taken to
Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz was directed by Robert Aldrich in 1954.
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VERTICAL LIMIT

Vertical Limit is a thriller starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn in a story about a rock-climber who makes a mistake resulting in the death of his father and the subsequent rift with his sister who a few years later goes missing in the Himalayas. Vertical Limit was directed by Martin Campbell in 2000.
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VERTIGO

Vertigo is a psychological thriller starring James Stewart and Kim Novak in a story about a San Francisco detective with a fear of heights trailing a friend's suicidal wife. Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958.
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VESTIGE OF HONOR

Vestige of Honor is a drama based on a true story and starring Michael Gross, Cliff Gorman, Season Hubley and Kenny Lao in a story about a former American soldier returning to Thailand following the Vietnam War to fulfil the American promise of bringing the Motagnard tribes people back to America following their support for America during the war. Vestige of Honor was directed by Jerry London in 1990.
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VICTORIA THE GREAT

Victoria The Great is an historical drama starring Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook. It is the story of Queen Victoria of England. Victoria The Great was directed by Herbert Wilcox.
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VIGILANTE FORCE

Vigilante Force is an action adventure starring Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal, Bernadette Peters and Brad Dexter in a story about towns folk hiring a gang of hardmen yo clean up the trouble in their town, only for the hired thugs to take over from the thugs they were hired to deal with. Vigilante Force was directed by George Armitage in 1976.
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VIRTUAL GIRL

Virtual Girl is a thriller starring Charlie Curtis, Richard Gabai, Max Dixon and Warren Draper in a story about a man who designs an interactive computer game featuring a mysterious temptress. Virtual Girl was directed by Richard Gabai in 1998.
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VIRTUOSITY

Virtuosity is a sci-fi thriller starring Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe and Stephen Spinella in a story about a computer generated criminal crossing over from cyberspace into the real world. Virtuosity was directed by Brett Leonard in 1995.
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VIRUS

Virus is a thriller starring Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in a story about a salvage tug which encounters a seemingly deserted vessel at sea which contains a murderous alien life form. Virus was directed by John Bruno in 1999.
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VIVA MAX!

Viva Max! is a comedy starring Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, Jonathan Winters, Harry Morgan and John Astin in a story based on the book by Jim Lehrer about a Mexican general setting out in 1969 to re-occupy the Texas mission known as the Alamo. Viva Max! was directed by Jerry Paris in 1969.
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VIVACIOUS LADY

Vivacious Lady is a comedy starring James Stewart and Ginger Rogers in a story about a naive academic impulsively marrying a nightclub singer and then having to face both his ex-fiancee and his dominating father. It was directed by George Stevens in 1938.
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VOLCANO

Volcano is a disaster thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann and Don Cheadle in a story about volcanic activity threatening to destroy the city of Los Angeles. Volcano was directed by Mick Jackson in 1997.
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VOODOO WOMAN

Voodoo Woman is a horror story starring Marla English and Tom Conway. It tells of a mad scientist living in the jungle who experiments with creating the perfect woman. Voodoo Woman was directed by Edward L Cahn.
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VOUPE DE VILLE

Voupe de Ville is a drama starring Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, Daniel Stern, Annabeth Gish and Alan Arkin in a story about three estranged brothers who dirve their father's beloved Vadillac across America from Michigan to Florida to pay a surprise visit on their mother. Voupe de Ville was directed in 1990 by Joe Roth.
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VOWS OF DECEPTION

Vows of Deception is a thriller starring Cheryl Ladd, Nick Mancuso, Michael Woolson, Nancy Cartwright and Vyto Ruginis in a story about a woman released from prison, who embarks ona relationship with a lwayer who soon discovers her dark side. Vows of Deception was directed by Bill L Norton in 1996.
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VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED

Voyage Of the Damned is a drama starring Faye Dunaway and Max Von Sydow in a story based upon the real events of a passenger liner leaving Hamburg in 1939 carrying 937 Jewish refugees in search of a new life away from the horrors of the Nazis, in Cuba, only to be refused entry into Cuba. Voyage Of the Damned was directed by Stuart Rosenberg in 1976.
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