Wanted

Hi all!

Here’s a list I made with movies that I’ve been trying to find for quite some time without any success, I’ve also included titles that have been requested to me by other people over the years. 

Please, if you are a film collector, big or small, I ask you to take a good look at the list of films below, some of the films in this lists could be lost so we will probably never find those but most of them are not, if any of you guys have some of these titles and you would like to send them to me so I can upload them here on the site please send me an email to jon@rarefilmm.com with details of the films you have and the format (digital, DVD, VHS, etc). I know there’s a lot of people after some of these films so I really want to try to reduce this list as much as possible. The movies will be posted here with due credit given to the person that has sent me the film/s, credit can be just initials just first name, whatever you prefer, you can also opt to stay anonymous of course in any case please let me know how would you prefer that I mention you.

Thanks so much everyone, really appreciate the help.
Jon.

Last updated: June 26, 2021.

 

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247 Comments

  1. Luis Balbosa
    March 31, 2018
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    Are You There? is a film I’ve sought out for many years. It appears that a condensed 30 minute version circulates on occasion. I was recently able to locate someone who had about 15 minutes of that condensation. The footage is wonderful and left me wanting to see more. I would gladly send you what I have although of course it’s only about 25% of the entire film.

  2. Spiny Norman
    July 20, 2018
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    Some of these are famously “wanted” on lists of everyone everywhere (Jake’s Journey, Mice and men, 1970 Cleopatra). However “I Lysistrati ap’ to Thiseio (1986) [GREECE]” I managed to find. No subtitles though!

    • Jon W.
      December 5, 2018
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      Thanks for the links, Gabrielle, I appreciate it 🙂

  3. January 5, 2019
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    Hi Jon, I have Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard and numerous Play for Todays/Wednesday Plays (not always in great quality), if you’re still looking?

  4. Gabrielle
    February 27, 2019
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    There are some Dorothy Mackaill silents up on You Tube, Specifically Shore Leave and Ranson’s Folly.

    • Jon W.
      March 27, 2019
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      Wow, totally missed those, thank you so much Gabrielle, downloading them right away 🙂

  5. S Basu
    April 25, 2019
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    Let’s Get Married (1937) is available with Zeus DVDs – not very good quality of course.

  6. May 19, 2019
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    I have some episodes of” Harry And The Hendersons”

  7. torbjorn
    May 27, 2019
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    Hi Jon,
    You want The Mozart story 1948 by Hartl in English but in fact the original German version from 1942 Wen die Götter lieben is available with English hard subs on archive org https://archive.org/details/Mozart2
    I suppose you want the German version of Julia, du bist zauberhaft 1962 but I have the English version of this film with Charles Boyer and Lili Palmer

  8. Strong Knotz
    July 8, 2019
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    I’ve been trying to track down the debut feature of author James Robert Baker (AKA James Dillinger), called “MOUSE KLUB KONFIDENTIAL’ from 1978. I can only find the same two-sentence synopsis of the film anywhere I look (and it sounds absolutely bonkers). Been trying to reach out to people involved with Baker (who is now passed on for several years) but having no luck. Would love to find some leads on this movie!

    • Jon W.
      July 8, 2019
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      Hello!
      Wow, never heard of that one, you’re right, it sounds absolutely crazy.
      Did you try emailing Michael Medved? http://www.michaelmedved.com/
      Baker’s Wikipedia article says: “It is also credited with having caused Michael Medved to abandon his dream of film making and instead become a film critic.” He may not have a copy but maybe he knows who could have one, long shot but I guess it never hurts to ask.
      Sorry I can’t be of much help.

      Best,
      Jon.

  9. September 24, 2019
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    Hi, I have been looking for And no one could save her and The man who came to dinner ( 1972) which are listed here as well as, The Farmer’s daughter (1963) tvmovie not series, The Ambassadors (1977) and Summer and Smoke (1972) which is currently listed as lost. Does anyone has has any of these? I have recently aquired a mediocre copy of The Hunted ( Touch me not ) ( 1974). All the above star Lee Remick.

    • Tim
      June 24, 2024
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      hello!
      where did you find “the hunted?”
      I have been looking for that one for a loooooooooooong time!
      I was starting to think it doesn’t exist lol

  10. Lemmy
    April 23, 2020
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    So many great titles. Hope you can track some of them down,

    Hey Jon, do you know if subs, fan or otherwise, are available anywhere for the following films, or do you have any yourself?:

    Le voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)
    Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947)
    A False Student (1960) Nise daigakusei
    The Accompanist (1992) L’accompagnatrice
    At the Top of the Stairs (1983) En haut des marches
    One or the Other (1974) Einer von uns beiden
    Chieko-sho (1967)
    The Arch (1968)
    Hold-Up (1985)
    Beneath the Rooftops of Paris (2007)
    Le colonel Chabert (1943)

  11. Mina
    December 24, 2020
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    Hi Jon, thank you so much for this. I think I remember you having moderato cantabile on here before? I’d love to see that again! Also would love to donate for your time and effort, is there anywhere I can do that? Merry Christmas!

  12. Ford
    December 30, 2020
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    Yo Jon! So glad your back!

    So I thought I bring up something interesting… I just realized the IMDB page for Portrait of Chieko / Chieko-sho has been updated to include what seems to be a DVD cover of the film.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061471/mediaviewer/rm4259589376/

    Is this legit? Even if its a bootleg cover that could mean it’s floating around for sale, most likely by some dodgy seller.. Anyone know where this image originates from? Could be a good lead.

    For those who don’t know Portrait of Chieko is by far the rarest of all the films nominated for the best international/foreign language feature Oscar Award.

    • Nathaniel
      January 5, 2021
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      I have tracked down the origin of that image, it is from a blog where the author creates original mockups of DVD labels. The author in fact mentions that the film has not seen any home releases.
      https://re940blog-79461419.at.webry.info/201010/article_11.html
      I have been looking around on Japanese websites for a couple of days and have found no leads towards available copies of the film. The closest I have come is a VHS of the 1957 film of the same name with Setsuko Hara.

      • Kurt
        July 30, 2021
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        I contacted the company in Japan that produced Portrait of Chieko and they told me that they have no plans to release the film digitally or on dvd/blu-ray. I talked to somebody on a movie site who said that they saw the film a couple of years ago via somebody posting it or posting a link to the film on their private blog. Maybe somebody has a copy other than the one in Berkley.

  13. Simon H
    January 1, 2021
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    ‘La Longue Marche’ (1966) seems unavailable in any format anywhere despite having someone as major as Jean-Louis Trintignant in the cast (and Robert Hossein and Maurice Ronet are hardly unknowns!). Director Alexandre Astruc’s other films all seem available.. The 1960 Renate Muller biopic ‘Liebling der Gotter’ (1960) is another one I’d love to find somewhere.

    The number of films with available prints but no English subtitles is too huge to list. Andre Cayatte’s ‘Verdict’ with Gabin and Loren is one example.

  14. Simon H
    January 2, 2021
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    SILKS AND SADDLES (1929) has a Grapevine Video release.

  15. January 4, 2021
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    THE SQUARE DEAL MAN (1917) definitely exists. I saw it at Cinevent in Columbus, Ohio three or four years ago. I’m not sure if a digital or home video version exists, however. I saw it on 16mm. Contact the people who run Cinevent (Michael Haynes) or The Columbus Moving Picture Show (Samantha Glasser) and they may be able to point you in the direction of someone who has it.

  16. Eric Monder
    February 8, 2021
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    I have a few titles on your lists. Is trading the way you would want you proceed? I have my own wish list and/or I could look at your inventory. Thanks!

    • Jon W.
      February 8, 2021
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      Hi Eric,
      Please email me (jon@rarefilmm.com) with the titles you have and if you have a wish list yourself feel free to send it as well so I can take a look in my archives and see if I can help with some of the films you are looking for.
      Thank you!

  17. Vidor
    February 14, 2021
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    Noticed “East Lynne” on that list. That’s gonna be a tough get. Apparently, the only intact copy of the film is at the UCLA Film Archives.

  18. veronique
    February 27, 2021
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    I can’t find SYLVIE VERHEYDE’s filmography anywhere 🙁

  19. Coulrophobic
    March 27, 2021
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    Sorry you got wiped out. I have been away from HCC due to illness, but just came across your post. Errggg. Anyhoo, Kentucky Pride (1925) is up on YouTube.. Best, and thanks.

    • Jon W.
      April 12, 2021
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      Wow, thanks for the tip, Jessica! Amazing, and looks like it’s available on Youtube too and in HD, beautiful. I will post it here soon.
      Thanks again!

  20. Jerry Hill
    June 19, 2021
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    SECRETS D’ALCOVE AKA THE BED
    1954 portmanteau movie – Jeanne Moreau plus DeSica, ,Martine Carol & Richard Todd.

    My second choice would be THE SINNER/DESERT DESPERADOES from 1959 with Ruth Roman & Akim Tamiroff (Together At Last!!!)

  21. Arthur Maglen
    July 10, 2021
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    Hello Jon, no worries, will keep an eye out for that remake of HATFUL,

    Btw, I just watched THE HAIRY APE (1944) after searching for it for 2 months, incredible movie (I haven’t read or seen the original Eugene O’Neill play,) – print I found was a bit crackly, well-worn, but still very watchable.

    A worthy addition to your collection?

  22. Jesse
    September 4, 2021
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    Why was “Her Wild Oat (1927)” crossed out. Do you have a copy? Because even though it’s been found since 2007 and restored and had a screening in 2014 it’s never had a home release as far as I know.

    • Jon W.
      November 28, 2021
      Reply

      Hey Chris,
      Wow that’s great news, I had no idea, I see it comes with an English audio track as well, right? I’m only interested in the TV movie/special, is there any chance you could upload the files somewhere and email them to me? My email is jon@rarefilmm.com I think it’d be a nice little film to share with everyone here especially now close to Christmas time. Let me know, if you need help with the copying/ripping process please email me and I’ll try to guide you a bit.
      Thank you!
      – Jon.

  23. Pax Son
    January 9, 2022
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    Hi jon!
    I’m looking for ANGELS OF DARKNESS / Donne Proibite a 1954 Italian movie directed by Guiseppe Amata starrring Linda Darnell.
    Thanking you!
    P

  24. January 19, 2022
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    Hello. I read your list and the only one (I think) I have is “¡Olé…Cuba!”. However it is not a very good copy. It was kept by the Cinemateca de Cuba, and while I worked at the EICTV (the film school created by Gabriel García Márquez) we had a copy made for the mediatheque. Nobody seems to know if the producers left Cuba and took the negatives with them, but I have no knowledge of a better copy. It contains the whole story and the musical numbers (including a very young Celia Cruz singing “Pinar del Río” with the Sonora Matancera band), but frames and brief fragments are missing.

  25. Royce
    April 29, 2022
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    I’d would die if you were able to locate “Nos Batailles”, AKA Our Struggles. It’s a French/Belgium film from 2018 and seems to be impossible to find with English subtitles. I’ve scoured the net and nothing is available in the US.

    Great site btw! 😉

  26. Scott
    May 5, 2022
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    I’ve been looking for “Redneck Miller” for years. It was filmed nearby around 1975-76. From what I gathered, Tarantino has the only print and plays it at festivals from time to time.

  27. Shelby T Mitchell
    June 22, 2022
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    Really keep up the awesome work there my friend. BTW do you have the film “Wild Wheels” another biker film starring the late, great Casey Kasem?! Just wondering there. Thank you.

    • Jon W.
      July 27, 2022
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      And in HD! Fantastic news!
      Thanks so much for letting me know 🙂

  28. Gene
    September 17, 2022
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    Could list more than a few titles, but maybe just one per post is the proper etiquette ?
    I’d say this has to be a prime candidate: indie, good reviews, long out of print, seems not to be available anywhere.
    Love in a Taxi (1980)
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081079/?ref_=nm_knf_t2

  29. Bill Tyler
    February 18, 2023
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    Hi, Could you find, please, Intimate Power-The Favorite (1989) directed by Jack Smight with F. Murray Abraham and Maud Adams? Thanks in advance.

  30. Genep
    March 7, 2023
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    Anyone ever find No Exit (1962)?

  31. Derek Bontreger
    March 9, 2023
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    I cannot find the 1922 version of A Bill of Divorcement. I can’t find evidence that it’s a lost film. Any leads?

  32. Torin Doyle
    March 11, 2023
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    Hi. If possible, please add “That Night! (1957)” to the list. It was directed by John Newland. Thank you.

  33. Hector
    March 25, 2023
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    Joyu is on YouTube now. However, the only subs are Japanese, and both YT auto-translate and DeepL translate of the extracted Japanese subs give very uneven results in English. Not sure the film is worth watching until proper English subs are available. I’m trying to tidy them up, but it will take time and some sections are a real mess.

  34. Pete MacTrain
    March 25, 2023
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    Hi there
    Please add to your list the movie Circles (also known as Crossing Paths) from 1997. Starring Amy Smart, Neal MacDonough and Antonio Sabato Jr. I’m looking for it, but it’s nowhere to be found.
    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0166123/
    Thanks alot to you pal and all the fellas in this Comnentary Section.

  35. April 17, 2023
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    Hi, could anyone find Bastards (2000) possibly?

  36. Ronnie Smith
    May 10, 2023
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    Hard Choices (1984) starring Margaret Klenk and Gary McCleery.

  37. Anthony Barlow
    May 27, 2023
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    Hi Jon
    Thank you for , the French film – Le Remparts des Beguines –1972, you found on Netflix , France ,
    Well worth waiting for
    Keep up the good work

  38. June 16, 2023
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    “After The Fall” tv movie with Faye Dunaway and Christopher Plummer

  39. Ronnie Smith
    June 16, 2023
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    “In the Glitter Palace” (1977) TV movie with Chad Everett and Barbara Hershey. A DVD release called “A Woman Accused” is unplayable. I wanted to watch this to review for Pride month.

  40. Keith Dillon
    June 27, 2023
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    My interest is Academy Award nominated non-English language films and I’d like to see two such films on your service. The first is Luis Alcoriza’s 1962 Mexican comedy Tlayucan. The second is Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s 1966 epic Faraon/Pharoah. Both of these films are available on YouTube, but neither of them have English subtitles. For those of us who don’t speak these languages, watching these films is a little difficult.

  41. July 2, 2023
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    Looking for 2 movies namely: amsterdam affair 1968 and thunder in god’s country ??

    Your assistance. Pl.

  42. Holiday in Havana
    July 12, 2023
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    Can you upload Holiday in Havana (1949)? Thank you.

  43. Stairway for a Star
    July 12, 2023
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    Can you upload Stairway for a Star (1947)? The film features Searles and Galian. Great dancers. Thanks in advance.

  44. Piotr
    July 26, 2023
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    I`m looking for Austrian-German TV film Die Ausloschung from 2013 starring Klaus Maria Brandaurer and Martina Gadeck. I`m keen on Il nostro piccolo angelo (1997), the Italian TV movie with Chiara Casselli, Jochen Horst and Alessia Bruno as main characters. English subs for both of them are really welcome. Thank you in advance.

    • Piotr
      February 21, 2024
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      Die Ausloschung problem solved thanks to Behemoth 2022. Il nostro piccolo angelo still wanted.

      • Piotr
        August 24, 2024
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        As an original file of Il nostro piccolo angelo isn`t available anywhwere, I decided to download a Hungarian dubbed version from YT (found totally by chance). Thanks to obscurantist1 I have English subs made and autotranslated by Whisper app. Not the best solution at all but still better than nothing. So, case closed.

  45. Hannibo
    August 5, 2023
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    Hi
    Can somebody get me ,,On the edge’‘ (2001) starring Cillian Murphy and stephen Rea ?
    Thanks 🙂

  46. Keith Dillon
    August 15, 2023
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    On June 27th, I mentioned that Luis Alcariza’s Tlayacan and Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Faraon/Pharoah were unavailable in the US with English subtitles. I just recently discovered that Carlos Saura’s 1979 Mamá Cumple Cien Años/Mama Turns 100 is also not available with English subtitles. The film is available on Youtube, but it doesn’t have English subtitles and my Spanish isn’t good enough to listen to the film without subtitles. So if anyone can find this film with subtitles, you folks can.

    All the Best for the Rest of the New Year,

    KDD

    • TVL
      March 18, 2024
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      Hi Keith, I have Pharoan in a glorious remaster. Will try to send you a link one of these days. Take care!

    • TVL
      March 24, 2024
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      Keith, Faraon.1966.720p.BluRay.AVC-mfcorrea can be found on btdig.com
      Cheers!

  47. September 15, 2023
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    I’m looking for “The War Between the Tates” (1977) TV movie starring Elizabeth Ashley, Richard Crenna, and Annette O’Toole. Doesn’t seem to be available anywhere. Thanks if you can point me in the right direction.

  48. October 13, 2023
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    For years I’m looking for a film directed by Mario Caiano in 1969. Its original name is Una strana voglia d’amare, but it is also known as Komm, süßer Tod or Lovebirds…

  49. Anthony Barlow
    October 31, 2023
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    I`m looking L`arriviste, 1977 ,Starring , Anicee Alvina, and Julian Negulesco
    also Un Second Souffle, 1978, starring , Robert Stack , AKA , Second Wind , (French)
    Jusqu’au bout de le nuit , 1995, starring ,Gerard Blain, (French)
    Diane Lanster , !983 Tv Movie ,starring , Anicee Alvina, ,and Jacques Spiesser, (French)
    Une Femme Fatale, 1976, starring ,Jacques Weber and Anicee Alvina, , (French/German)

    Thanks

  50. Maya S.
    November 5, 2023
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    I’m looking for an iranian/armenian film called Apricot Groves (2016). Can’t seem to find it anywhere, maybe it got banned?

  51. Harrison
    November 13, 2023
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    I’m looking for an french tv film Le crépuscule des loups (1988). Tried my best but still couldn’t find it anywhere. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356492/.

    Thank you so much!

  52. Susan Lee
    November 30, 2023
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    Looking for Marco Ferreri’s “Ciao Maschio” aka “ Rêve de Singe” aka “Bye Bye Monkey” (1978) starring Mastroianni, Depardieu and the great Geraldine Fitzgerald. Seems to only exist dubbed in English ! I’d even take the Italian version without subtitles (and learn Italian) lol.

  53. January 12, 2024
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    Would love if you would post

    The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)

  54. Matthias Futerman
    January 20, 2024
    Reply

    Please locate Movie SLOW MOVES (1983) DIRECTED BY JON JOST

  55. Jerry
    January 24, 2024
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    Two of my holy grails are high quality rips (or really any rips) of Claire Denis’ Friday Night and Angela Schanelec’s Places in Cities. I pray one day they end up here.

    • Jon W.
      January 30, 2024
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      Yeah sadly those don’t exist in HD at least not online but looks like Schanelec’s film has been restored and digitized in HD already, check the trailer on this page:
      https://www.filmportal.de/node/38789/video/1653213

      Maybe it will turn up on some German streaming service soon, fingers crossed!

  56. Ollie s
    February 12, 2024
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    Those Who Make Tomorrow Is an early Kurosawa film that seems to be lost outside of a screening in 2004. does anyone know where to find it?

  57. JD
    February 14, 2024
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    Hello, I have had 0 luck finding Med Hondo’s “West Indies (1979)” is there anywhere to find it?

  58. February 22, 2024
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    I’m looking for a movie if you have it. It’s called Age Of Innocence, but it’s not the 1993 film with Winona Ryder. It’s the 1977/78 film with David Warner, and Honor Blackman. It also goes by under the name Ragtime Summer. If you have it that’s great. I can’t get it because it’s not in my region( It’s a region 2, and I’m a region 1.)

    • Jon W.
      March 5, 2024
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      Many people are looking for that one and me as well, it’s very difficult to find, for what I heard when there is live screenings the director brings his own hard drive and they screen it from there and doesn’t let anyone make a copy, after screening is done he takes the hdd with him, only person I’ve heard who does this, not sure why.

  59. TVL
    March 12, 2024
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    Can any of you help me find these files?
    1) God’s.Country.1986.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DD+2.0.H.264-Cinefeel
    2) Histoires.d.Amerique.Food.Family.and.Philosophy.1989.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-CMYK
    3) Sankofa.1993.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.x264-PLiSSKEN
    4) Hell.2005.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264 → but without the hardcoded subs!
    Thank you!

  60. CC
    March 25, 2024
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    I’m looking for Birth of a Nation by Jonas Mekas. Obviously it doesn’t exist on dvd, the only way to see it is to rent if for an exhibition but maybe a bootleg exists somewhere…

  61. CC
    March 26, 2024
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    A few suggestions : Spoorloos (The Vanishing), Last Chants for a Slow Dance, Killer of Sheep, Entranced Earth, The Goddess (1934), Ucho, David Holzmann’s Diary, Distant Voices Still Lives, Salt of the Earth, Ten Skies (James Benning)…

  62. WB
    March 28, 2024
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    I’m a huge fan of grindhouse/exploitation films, and here are my Holy Grails:

    1. Mondo Trasho by John Waters. This film is not completely lost; Waters has a copy. However, he has stated that a release of it is impossible, because the music in the film were just records he took from his record collection without actually getting the rights to the songs, which included tracks by Elvis Presley, Little Richard, the Shangri-Las, and others. The music clearance for the film would cost a ridiculous amount of money, and Waters has said it is too cost prohibitive.

    2. Him. This came out in 1973; it’s a gay porno film based on the life of Jesus. It hasn’t been seen since the 1970s.

    3. The Newcomers (aka Seven Delicious Wishes), directed by Lloyd Kaufman under the pseudonym Louis Su. This is a hardcore film with Harry Reems, Georgina Spelvin, Tina Russell, and others – and it was a musical. I’m friendly with Lloyd and have asked him if he knows where to find it. He does not know; he told me he does not have a copy of the film, and thinks it could be lost.

  63. George White
    April 2, 2024
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    The Ambassadors (1977) is currently on BBC Iplayer.

  64. George White
    April 2, 2024
    Reply

    Is there hard-to-find TV page on here?

    Life at Stake (1978)
    The Deep Concern (1979)
    Suez 1956 (1979)
    Spy (1980)
    Escape (1980)
    Prisoners of Conscience (1981)
    The Rose Medallion (1981)
    Good Behaviour (1981-82)
    The Man who Married a French Wife/The Girls in their Summer Dresses and Other Stories (1980)
    The File on Jill Hatch (1982)
    Month of the Doctors (1982)
    A Spy at Evening (1983)
    The Secret Servant (1984)
    The Marksman (1987)
    Airbase (1988)
    Monkeys (1989)
    Small Metal Jacket (1990)
    Buying a Landslide (1993)

    Crown Matrimonial (1973 – Granada)
    Collision Course (1978 – Granada)
    Power Struggle (1978 – Granada)
    Atom Spies (1979 – Anglia)
    Invasion (1980 – Granada)

    Destiny of a Spy (1970)
    And No One Could Save Her (1972 – potentially lost)
    Incident in VIchy (1973)
    Benjamin Franklin (1974)
    The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond (1975)
    Truman at Potsdam (1976)
    Crisis in Sun Valley (1978)
    FDR THE LAST YEAR (1980)
    The Secret War of Jackie’s Girls (1980)
    CASABLANCA (1983 – 5 eps)
    Masquerade (1983 – all eps)
    Cook and Peary: Race for the Pole (1985)

    The Phoenix Team (1980)
    Empire Inc (1983)

  65. Jude
    April 2, 2024
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    Hello,

    I am searching for That Man From Tehran (AKA Valley of Death AKA وادي الموت AKA آن مردی از تهران), a co-production between Iran and Lebanon that was released in 1966 or 1967. I have found versions of it on YouTube but it’s dubbed in Persian and I need it in its original English version. Can anyone help me find this?

  66. Insect
    April 5, 2024
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    I’m looking desperately for “Tokyo Island” with english subtitles. I can only find it raw, but there’s an english subbed trailer. I would appreciate deeply if anyone were able to find it for me.

  67. john
    April 9, 2024
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    I’m looking for Keeper of the Bees (1947), directed by John Sturges. the videos on YouTube claiming to be this film are the 1935 version.

    I’m also looking for Run For Your Life (1988), directed by Terence Young. I think this film has been released under different titles, it stars David Carradine, Lauren Hutton, and George Segal. It seems to only exist on Australian VHS. I don’t have the gear required to play an Australian VHS. I’d appreciate any help sourcing either of these films.

  68. Piotr
    April 10, 2024
    Reply

    You`re welcome. VK and OK have a bunch of load less know movies so it`s really worthy to check it.

    • Piotr
      April 23, 2024
      Reply

      It`s on e-Bay and pretty cheap. Has also DVD Region 0 and English subtitles. I haven`t found a decent file anywhere.

  69. Daniel
    May 7, 2024
    Reply

    Is anyone able to find The Stranglers (1906)? It’s a Brazilian movie. I wasn’t able to find it anywhere.

    • Piotr
      May 7, 2024
      Reply

      Hello. I did some research and the movie you`re looking for seems to be totally obscure. Beside that you did a typo-it`s from 1908 not 1906. The original title is Os Estranguladores if I typed it correcly. No rates on any database film site. The feature was shown at Silent Film Festival in San Francisco in 2005 with music played live but it`s only one substantial information I was able to find.

  70. marina
    May 7, 2024
    Reply

    hello! I’m looking for the 1961 TV movie A String of Beads, starring Jane Fonda and George Grizzard. it’s not available anywhere else but thought I should ask here
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338663/

  71. T
    May 10, 2024
    Reply

    Anyone know where to find Jean-Pierre Melville’s Bob le flambeur (1956) with English subtitles?

    • T
      May 10, 2024
      Reply

      Thanks, Piotr.

  72. Piotr
    May 10, 2024
    Reply

    Youre`welcome. If you`d like to, there is a HD version as well: https://ok.ru/video/8240110438983 By the way, OK and VK has a lot rare movies, so you`d better check these sites before asking.

  73. Mark Deming
    May 16, 2024
    Reply

    This is probably a profoundly ignorant question on my part, but what do HP and MP stand for in the first list of titles?

    • Jon W.
      May 16, 2024
      Reply

      Oh that’s something for me since I want to do a big reorganizing of this page and split it into 3 categories
      HP = High Priority | MP = Medium Priority.
      There’s also “HG” for “Holy Grail”.

  74. B
    May 21, 2024
    Reply

    Hello! I’ve been looking for a couple of movies everywhere (vk, ok.ru etc.) but can’t seem to find them! If you can give me a hand I’d appreciate it so much. Films are:
    – “Come, quando, perché” aka “How, When, and with Whom” by Antonio Pietrangeli (1969)
    – “Bedre enn sitt rykte” aka “Better than their reputation” by Edith Carlmar (1955)
    Thanks 🙂

  75. Piotr
    May 22, 2024
    Reply

    Come, quandno perche seems totally obscure unfortunately. Bedre enn sit rikte is on COTW but you need have a premium account to dowload it. Unfortunately it seems that files were removed.

  76. Elis
    May 23, 2024
    Reply

    hi! thanks jon (and piotr, too!) for helping out with this list of obscure gems. i was wondering if you have news about these two hard to find/potentially lost movies: “90 Nights Around the World” (90 notti in giro per il mondo) by Mino Loy, 1963 + “Tricia’s Wedding” by Milton Miron, 1971. have a nice day!

    • Piotr
      May 24, 2024
      Reply

      Hello, what a nice word from you! I did some research and 90 Nigths Around the World and Tricia`s Wedding seem to be pretty obscure. I was able to find only some teasers on YT. However, you can ask for help on the chat-there is a bigger chance that somebody will find the answer. Have a nice day, too!

  77. SCL
    May 28, 2024
    Reply

    Hello! There’s a movie I can’t get my hands on. “Corky” (1972), starring Robert Blake. I was wondering if anyone on here would have luck finding it. I’ve had none so far, and that movie seems right up my alley. Thanks in advance!

    • Piotr
      May 29, 2024
      Reply

      I haven`t found a file but the movie DVD is available on American e-Bay: https://www.ebay.com/p/9046026297 The linked offer is the cheapest one (including postage). Maybe is worthy to consider a buying?

      • SCL
        May 30, 2024
        Reply

        Oh, wow. I swear I’ve looked everywhere, and I never saw that. Thank you for pointing this out to me!

  78. June 1, 2024
    Reply

    Hi Jon,
    Thanks for all your effort keep this up – its amazing!
    Was wandering if you know any source for “Last Summer”/ “Petting” in Europe from 1969 by chanche. https://letterboxd.com/film/last-summer/
    Would love to see it one day.

  79. Eel
    June 2, 2024
    Reply

    Hello! thank you guys for keeping alive this space :> I looked everywhere for two (apparently) lost films and I while they aren’t greatly reviewed, I still wished to give them a watch. Any news about “Féminin-féminin” by Henri Calef and João Correa (1973) and “Il vento e le rose” by Elisa Bolognini (2009)? The latter seems to be vanished from Earth…

  80. Sam
    June 7, 2024
    Reply

    We Await (1996) by Charles Pinion?

  81. Jayson Lantz
    June 7, 2024
    Reply

    Hello,
    Thank you for this important work! I’ve been looking for a film that I hope you can help with: La Bataille des dix millions (aka Cuba: The Battle of the 10,000,000) — Chris Marker, France 1971.
    Thank you in advance!

    • Piotr
      June 8, 2024
      Reply

      It`s on OK with English hardsubs. Link: https://ok.ru/video/4175254915610 By the way, sometimes it would be really better to check the site mentioned above and VK as well-they have a lot of rare movies to find and watch. Anyway, have a nice watching!

  82. Ceren
    June 9, 2024
    Reply

    Heya, I’m looking for some Thai films:
    – hi-so (2010)
    – the island funeral (2015)
    – nakorn-sawan (2018)
    – railways sleepers (2016)
    – the vanishing point (2015)

    I don’t have high expectations but I might as well try my luck here 🙂

    • Piotr
      June 10, 2024
      Reply

      The movies your`e looking for are too new for the site. So, I`m not going to give you direct link this time. However, you can find the first three ones on Oknoklassiki (ok.ru) and the last one on VK (vk.com).

      • Piotr
        June 10, 2024
        Reply

        *Sorry for the mistake The first movie is on VK, the rest on OK. All are available in 1080p, some are subbed, some not. For subs check OpenSubtiles.org.

  83. Tony Buckley
    June 10, 2024
    Reply

    Desperately Seeking Anne Wiazemsky’s final film Ville étrangère (Didier Goldschmidt 1988). Any help would be appreciated.

  84. Piotr
    June 10, 2024
    Reply

    *Another correction-Wriiting “the first one I meant The Island Funeral. Hi-so is possible to find on OK.

  85. Rohmer Fan
    June 15, 2024
    Reply

    Someone please help me find L’Ogre (1986) directed by Simon Edelstein, starring Jessica Forde. Thank you

  86. George White
    June 20, 2024
    Reply

    Destiny of a Spy (1969)
    The Sunshine Patriot (1968)
    Do You Take this Stranger (1969)
    The Secret War of Jackie’s Girls (1980)
    The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond (1975)

  87. Piotr
    June 20, 2024
    Reply
  88. Piotr
    June 20, 2024
    Reply

    Sorry the rest of the movies apart from the last are available on True TV Movies as well.

  89. June 20, 2024
    Reply

    Hello, what a great site, I’m hooked! Can someone help me find the 1973 Yugoslav film Predstava Hamleta u Mrduši Donjoj (Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja), directed by Krsto Papić, screenplay by Ivo Brešan and Krsto Papić). I swear it was available on youtube, but the channel must have been discontinued and all I see now are some clips. English subtitles would be great. Thanks!

  90. George White
    June 21, 2024
    Reply

    I unfortunately don’t have the money at present.

    • Piotr
      June 21, 2024
      Reply

      I did my best-unfortunately I coudn`t find the files awywhere. If I were you, I`d try to ask for the help on the chat here. There are some people who has access to private toorents/trackers. I got many movies from them that way.

  91. Victoria
    June 22, 2024
    Reply

    Looking for Łuk Erosa (Cupid’s Bow, 1987). It’s available to stream on 35mm.online but I would really like my own copy of the file. Can’t seem to find any torrents.

  92. Tom
    June 29, 2024
    Reply

    Is it possible that you find the movie about the Bonanno family called “Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage”? It was directed by John Patterson and produced by Lynn Raynor. It is from 1993 and the full length is over 3 hours on DVD. They made many different cuts at 2 hours and 1,5 hours that are not good. The whole thing is on Youtube, but the audio quality is even worse than the video because they cut out some songs and swear words for copyright reasons and age restrictions….

    (There is also a crime comedy from 2000 called Love, Honor And Obey by Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis, but that is not the movie I mean)

    • Piotr
      June 29, 2024
      Reply

      Here is 3h 4 min version of your movie: https://ok.ru/video/3648774408868 The quality isn`t the best (no HD for sure) and there are Romanian harssubs as well. I wasn`t able to find anything better unfortunately. I don`t know if there were censosrhip related to cursing so you`ll have to check it out myself.

      • Tom
        June 29, 2024
        Reply

        Thank you for the link, Piotr. But unfortunately that is the same censored version that is on Youtube, with the same watermark and even worse image quality… So same source.

        • Piotr
          June 29, 2024
          Reply

          Unfortunately, it looks like the uncut version of your movie is totally unavailable apart from YT. If I were you, I`d try to ask for help on the chat. There are a lot of people who have access to private torrents/trackers. Maybe someone will be more lucky?

  93. Bernard
    June 29, 2024
    Reply

    Hi first wanted to say thank you for this amazing site found so many movies i always wanted to watch. and i’m looking for a 2017 movie called “A change of heart ” Starring Jim Belushi and Gloria Estefan. thanks

  94. KIVY
    June 29, 2024
    Reply

    I don’t know if the want channel has been closed.
    If not, I’m longing for Jordan Belson’s movies.
    It will be honored to me if you find them.
    Thank you.

    • Piotr
      July 2, 2024
      Reply

      I`ve found a HD dubbed version on Russian VK only. However a DVD with multii audio and multi subs is available on e-Bay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326158432871 If you aren`t from US, you can use VLC Media Player to break a region code.

  95. Nikos
    July 11, 2024
    Reply

    Hi Jon
    I just discovered your amazing website. Great work!
    Question: why on earth would anyone want to watch Lisistrati ap’ to Thissio? What’s special about it?
    (I mean, it was one of dozens of video movies shot in Greece during the ’80s — most of them trash)
    Keep up the good work.

  96. Vrim
    July 13, 2024
    Reply

    Hi. I have been desperately searching for Andrew Horn’s “Doomed Love” (1983) for years. I would appreciate it very much if you could find it. Thank you!

  97. A
    July 14, 2024
    Reply

    Hi there!
    I was wondering if it was possible to find “L’établi” (The Assembly Line) from 2023, the main character is played by Swann Arlaud. I’ve searched it for a long time now and I couldn’t find it anywhere … even if I could speak French I couldn’t watch it because it’s literally impossible to find it. Does someone happen to have this title in order to upload it on this beautiful site? I’m desperate!
    Thank you in advance. I hope whoever reads this comment has a very nice day.

  98. Piotr
    July 15, 2024
    Reply

    I`ve given a answer on the chat already but I`ll do it again. Check Fubo TV-available for EU counries residents. I`s free for a week after signing in and your movie should be there.

  99. Tae
    July 17, 2024
    Reply

    Hi! There’s a film I’ve been looking for a while called Hollywood Hong Kong (2001) directed by Fruit Chan. I still have yet to find a website that streams it. I checked this website and the wanted list on here but still to no avail. Anyone on here that can help me?

    • Piotr
      July 17, 2024
      Reply

      I`ve checked it and the movie is on OK and VK. The files are non-English subbed or have no subs. Rarefilm.net offers it but only for premium members and subtitles are in a separate file. In my opinion, you`d better buy it on e-Bay as DVD has English subs: https://www.ebay.com/p/18038082859

  100. ellen
    July 21, 2024
    Reply

    Hello! I’ve been looking for a copy of Pleasure Factory (2007) that was directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham but I can’t seem to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  101. July 21, 2024
    Reply

    The Iranian film TWO-LEGGED HORSE (2008). Not sure it’s been released on Region 1 DVD at all. I saw it at an Iranian film festival and was blown away… the majority of the audience seemed profoundly disturbed and/or moved and/or repulsed.

    • Piotr
      July 22, 2024
      Reply

      COTW has Two-Legged Horse English subbed but a free dowloading is very slow: https://worldscinema.org/2023/10/asbe-du-pa-2008/ Rarefilm.net also offers it but I can`t check dowloanding opions as the website is down for me regardles of browser.

  102. SCL
    July 23, 2024
    Reply

    Hello!
    There’s a movie I’ve spent several years looking for. It’s “The Garbage Man” (1996), a comedy directed by Giorgio Serafini. The cast includes Cie Allman, Joe Estevez, Frank Stallone, Richard Lynch, etc.
    I honestly don’t have high hopes for this movie to be found, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to spread the word about it here.
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264632

    • SCL
      July 23, 2024
      Reply

      Forgot to mention: the poster on the IMDb page does not match, in case you’re wondering.

  103. Stuart Shapiro
    July 24, 2024
    Reply

    It would be nice is someone could upload to rarefilmm a good quality version of Le Golem (France/Czechoslovakia, 1936; Julien Duvivier, dir.) with embedded English-language subtitles, and a good-quality UNABBREVIATED version of Gold (.Germany, 1934; Karl Hartl, dir.) with embedded English subtitles.

  104. July 29, 2024
    Reply

    Hi! There’s a film I’ve been looking for a while called Sign and Wonders (2000). Does someone happen to have this title please upload it,Thanks in Advance

    • August 5, 2024
      Reply

      hiii
      Thanks for response , but free and slow download option is no more availabe, however link appears but it takes to the paid version

      • Piotr
        August 5, 2024
        Reply

        I`ve just checked and free downloading option is available. Which link did you click? When you click avi link, do it as it goes: Slow Download->wait 2 minutes->Free Download->There will be some simple test->Free Dowload->Start Download. Hopefully it will help.

        • August 5, 2024
          Reply

          Thanks for quick reply !
          i have tried the way expalined but it says To continue this download please purchase premium or turn off your VPN., the moment i turn off the VPN the page doesn’t work, anyways i’ll watch it online …thanks man for your time and effort ! …Peace n love

  105. Jarvis
    August 10, 2024
    Reply

    Hello Jon,
    Thanks again for the unsurpassed quality of work you are putting on preserving cinema’s heritage. In case you bump on Die Rückkehr (L’africana) by Margarethe von Trotta, this would make a great addition to this brilliant collection of films.

  106. August 13, 2024
    Reply

    is the movie download option disabled ?

  107. Linus
    August 19, 2024
    Reply

    Hello! I‘m looking for the movie Home Invaders (2001) with Yancey Arias, Luis Guzman and Keith David. I searched everywhere with no apparent luck, maybe someone can find it? That would be great!

  108. Sean Ramsdell
    August 25, 2024
    Reply

    Suggestions: The Unicycle Race (1966) by Robert Swarthe

  109. flyingotter
    August 26, 2024
    Reply

    I have in my collection The Dick Powell Show featuring Peter Falk 1962 in The Price of Tomatoes. Great role from Falk!.
    If you’re interested let me know. Good idea to host a site like this one!

  110. Cameron Jalbert
    September 5, 2024
    Reply

    I would be extremely appreciative if anyone were able to find a digital or physical copy of the 1973 Swiss film “L’aube ne s’est pas encore levée”

  111. Lance
    September 9, 2024
    Reply

    Suggestions: NN-891102 (1999) by Go Shibata, Anita: Dances of Vice (Anita – Tänze des Lasters, 1987) by Rosa von Praunheim, The Tulse Luper Suitcases 1-3 (2003-2004) by Peter Greenaway.

  112. September 12, 2024
    Reply

    I’m searching for a version of Shambala (2020) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14797968] after a story by Chinghiz Aitmatov

    • Piotr
      September 13, 2024
      Reply

      Shambala is on Russian website Oknolassiki also known as OK. Too new movie to give you a link.

  113. Piotr
    September 13, 2024
    Reply

    *Sorry for typo-I meant Oknoklassiki obviously.

  114. Tom
    September 19, 2024
    Reply

    Does someone have a link to the 2 part television series Mamma Lucia (The Fortunate Pilgrim, as it was also called) from 1988? All streaming servers that used to have it are down…

  115. Sarah
    September 19, 2024
    Reply

    Does anyone know where I can “La longue marche” (1966). Very hard to find.

  116. MG
    September 25, 2024
    Reply

    Does anyone know where to find a 1948 German film Morituri by Eugen York? I just come up with a 1960s film of the same name with Marlon Brando. Thank you!

  117. Joao Victor
    September 26, 2024
    Reply

    I’m looking for Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari”.
    My usual torrent provider is not functional, pls help me and the other 3 Obayashi fans out there

    • Piotr
      September 27, 2024
      Reply

      Your ask bends rules a bit-unofficially the cut-off is 2010. However, the movie isn`t widely available, so here`s a file in HD and English subs: https://ok.ru/video/3340481596002 Hopefully mods wil be understanding about the matter.

  118. Tomasz B
    October 5, 2024
    Reply

    Is it possible to watch “Shimotsuma monogatari” (Kamikaze Girls)

  119. Tomasz B
    October 5, 2024
    Reply

    Is it possible to watch “Nijushi no hitomi” (Twenty-four Eyes) by Keisuke Kinoshita?

  120. October 9, 2024
    Reply

    Been trying to find the film ‘The Fang in the Hole’ the 1979 film by Seijun Sezuki?Impossible to find!!

    If anyone can find it thanks!

  121. October 19, 2024
    Reply

    Ive just found this GEM of a website and would like to start with thanking whoever is behind it, you truly are among the greats! I wonder if anyone would know where to find Umrao Jaan (1981). Its on youtube but in low quality and no English subs. Would really appreciate it if someone could help out with this 🙂

  122. Piotr
    October 20, 2024
    Reply

    Here is a link with English hardsubs: https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/7755/?lang=hindi You`ll have to pass by some ads/banners or close it. There`s no full version but stitill better than nothing. There`re some good quality 2h 24 mins files on OK (ok.ru) but unsubbed and srt files in English are possible to find on OpenSubtitles org. Enjoy!

  123. October 23, 2024
    Reply

    Hello, some days ago i came across a movie that’s nowhere to be found, I thought i was going to find it here because this is probably the best place in the web for this kind of material, but surprisingly it’s not here neither.
    The movie is called “From the Old Earth (O’r Ddaear Hen)”.
    Year: 1981 Country: Wales

    It has a decent amount of mentions online, but i can’t find the movie itself. Can somebody please help me to find it?

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27845211/

  124. Jordan McCumbre
    October 25, 2024
    Reply

    Been trying to find “Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Shepard Murder Case” for 20 years. Can you help me out?

  125. Eric
    October 26, 2024
    Reply

    I’m having a hard time finding the French TV movie/failed pilot Théo, la tendresse (1996). It’s aired on French TV as recently as 2012 at least, but there’s no way to access the film currently as far as I know. Would any of you know about it?

  126. Corbeau
    October 29, 2024
    Reply

    Hey there. This site is fantastic and I wanna thank you for hosting all these obscure films. My requests are: 2002’s short “I Shout Love”, and 2000’s “Saint Jude”. Both are impossible to find anywhere–I’ve looked. Thanks if anyone has links!

    • Corbeau
      November 11, 2024
      Reply

      Thank you! I contacted the seller to confirm but haven’t heard from them yet.

  127. Nelson Tan
    November 18, 2024
    Reply

    Looking for a good copy of Taiwanese film The Red Lotus Society (1994) directed by Stan Lai.

    • Nelson Tan
      November 20, 2024
      Reply

      That’s cool, thanks Piotr. I remember it’s a really good film about personal growth/development.

        • Nelson Tan
          November 21, 2024
          Reply

          Wow, many thanks Jon. Are you guys experts at searching or what? I have at least 1 more title to suggest but let me go through the list of repository websites mentioned by other commenters and if I can’t find it I’ll bother you again.

  128. Piotr
    November 21, 2024
    Reply

    You`re welcome guys 🙂

  129. Jazzy_Pink73
    November 27, 2024
    Reply

    Can you put The Valley of the Bees by Frantisek Vlácil?

  130. M. Knight
    November 28, 2024
    Reply

    Hi! Any chance someone can direct me to “Purgatory Junction” by Mike Kuchar (1997)?

  131. Lise
    November 30, 2024
    Reply

    Hey there, thanks for your hard work. I’m looking for Penny Slinger’s movies “Lilford Hall” and “An exorcism”. Thanks to whoever can help.

  132. Dunkelchambre
    December 4, 2024
    Reply

    @Lise – I tried looking for that Whitehead/Slinger film. No luck. They made sure it remains totally unavailable on video. The other film is on the Blu ray “Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows”, which you can also rent on Vimeo.

    • Jon W.
      December 8, 2024
      Reply

      Thanks a lot, Dunkel!

  133. Lo
    December 9, 2024
    Reply

    I’ve been looking eng subs for “Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon”, which is on ok.ru. Thanks for any help.

    • Piotr
      December 9, 2024
      Reply

      I“ve tried to help you but it looks like there`re no subs for your movie. This comedy-drama wa edited on DVD in 2019 in restored version but it`s unsubbed as well.

  134. Susan
    December 9, 2024
    Reply

    Hi Jon
    So grateful for your library of rare gems. Ashamed to say it’s taken me this long to donate but now I’m committed to support your work as much as I can!
    French director Alain Cavalier is known for his ‘60s films but I’ve been searching like the dickens for the later works like La Rencontre which is absolutely brilliant, funny and singular, More on the experimental side, but lovely. Any leads from your fanbase are most welcome.
    Thanks again ! Susan

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