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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Movies

YEAR OF THE DRAGON

Year of the Dragon is a crime thriller starring Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo and Raymond Barry in a story about a tough New York policeman who sets out to bring down a gangland overlord in New York's Chinatown with the help of a television reporter. Year of the Dragon was directed by Michael Cimino in 1985.
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YELLOW CANARY

Yellow Canary is a Second World War spy drama starring Anna Neagle, Richard Greene, Nova Pilbeam and Albert Lieven in a story about a suspected Nazi sympathiser forced to leave England and go to Canada only to be courted by suspicious characters on the way. Yellow Canary was directed by Herbert Wilcox in 1943.
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YELLOW SUBMARINE

Yellow Submarine is an animated musical fantasy starring the Beatles in a story about the Beatles embarking on a voyage in their yellow submarine to Pepperland where its inhabitants are under threat. Yellow Submarine was directed by George Dunning in 1968.
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YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus is a drama starring Charles Bronson and Richard Thomas in a story set in 1897 New York about an eight-year old girl writing to a newspaper to ask if there really is a Santa Claus.
Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus was directed by Charles Jarrott in 1991.
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YOU DESIRE ME

You Desire Me is a drama starring Greta Garbo in the story of an Italian countess who becomes a nightclub singer following a bout of amnesia.
You Desire Me was directed by George Fitzmaurice in 1932.
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YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

You Only Live Twice is a James Bond spy thriller starring Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi, Tetsuro Tamba and Mie Hama in a story about British agent James Bond racing to save the world after a crime syndicate steals an American spacecraft. You Only Live Twice was directed by Lewis Gilbert in 1967.
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YOU'LL FIND OUT

You'll Find Out is a horror spoof starring Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Bela Lugosi. It tells of a band hired to play for a 21st birthday in a spooky mansion. You'll Find Out was directed by David Butler.
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YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH

You'll Never Get Rich is a musical starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. It tells of a choreographer who forms a dancing partnership with a chorus girl, but is then drafted into the army. You'll Never Get Rich was directed by Sidney Lanfield.
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YOU'VE GOT MAIL

You've Got Mail is a comedy starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey and Steve Zahn in a story about a couple who meet thorugh an Internet chat room, unaware that they are actually business rivals. You've Got Mail was directed by Nora Ephron in 1998.
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YOUNG AT HEART

Young at Heart is a romantic musical starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day in a story about two sisters captivated by a brash young song writer. Young at Heart was directed by Gordon Douglas in 1955.
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YOUNG BILLY YOUNG

Young Billy Young is a western starring Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson in a story of a gunman who has to choose between a life on the wrong side of the law and a job as a marshal's deputy. Young Billy Young was directed by Burt Kennedy.
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YOUNG CASSIDY

Young Cassidy is a biographical drama starring Rod Taylor, Julie Christie and Maggie Smith in the story of playwright Sean O'Casey. Young Cassidy was directed by John Ford in 1965.
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Young Frankenstein is a horror spoof starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman in a story about a man travelling to Transylvania with dreams of re-animating the dead. Young Frankenstein was directed by Mel Brooks in 1974.
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YOUNG GUNS

Young Guns is a western based loosely upon the story of Billy The Kid. It stars Emilio Estevez as Billy The Kid who with his colleagues is hired by a rancher to guard cattle. When the rancher is murdered, Billy and the boys become outlaws for revenge. Young Guns was directed by Christopher Cain.
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YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES

Young Sherlock Holmes is a crime adventure starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Anthony Higgins, Freddie Jones and Sophie Ward in a story about a young Sherlock Holmes and his friend John Watson investigating the death of their school headmaster. Young Sherlock Holmes was directed by Barry Levinson in 1985.
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YOUNG WINSTON

Young Winston is a biographical drama starring Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, John Mills, Ian Holm and Anthony Hopkins in the story of the Young Winston Churchill determination to make his mark in India. Young Winston was directed by Richard Attenborough in 1972.
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YOURS, MINE AND OURS

Yours, Mine and Ours is a comedy starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson in a story based on a true story about a widowed naval officer and a widowed nurse who meet, marry and face the problems of bringing up their combined children. Yours, Mine and Ours was directed by Melville Shavelson in 1968.
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YOUTH RUNS WILD

Youth Runs Wild is a Second World War drama starring Bonita Granville in a tale of teenagers abandoned in war torn America. Youth Runs Wild was directed by Mark Robson in 1944.
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