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A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

As a young Black man prepares to start his freshman year at Stanford University, he must first say goodbye to his community and close the door on his childhood.

Mary is a 12-year-old girl with a passion for cooking, absorbing information from her grandmother, who is a wonderful cook. However, Mary and her family must come to terms with her grandmother's illness.

An early short film by Douglas Sirk (Detlef Sierck) which takes a satirical look at dubious business practices during the Weimar Republic. It was banned under the title "Zwei Genies" but released as "Zwei Windhunde" after revisions were made.

A film about a group of young people who struggle for their ideals. A film about the defeated ideals and the cruelty of the Second World War period of time.

Lucas, Jorge and Rafa are three inseparable, life-long friends, spending the weekeng in the countryside. After a long night of drinking, when the new day comes, they pick up four greyhounds and set out to hunt.

Ezekiel, a ten-year-old boy with an extraordinary hearing capability, goes every day to the forest looking for nests to steal eggs. One day, amidst the sounds of the forest, he hears the painful whining of his greyhound Maria, who is struggling between life and death.

A British crime thriller film directed by William C. McGann

WWII drama from film-maker Christopher Forbes which follows American fighter pilots on a perilous mission into the skies of enemy territory.

A racing greyhound is deserted and has to learn to live on her own. Finally she is taken in by a shepherd, and helps him by using her speed to chase away coyotes threatening the flock and to track down a prowling bear.

A retired sheriff, judge, coroner and con-man team up to solve crimes. Pilot.

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Krause and the Greyhound crew travel from the beaches of Normandy to the ocean in the Pacific as they help turn the tide of the war.

A train engineer and his fireman are best friends until the engineer breaks up a romance between his pal and a trampy girl he knows is no good for him, which also breaks up their friendship.

Live at the Phoenix Greyhound Park in Phoenix, Arizona on April 19, 2003.

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It's basically a series of visual gags that takes place on a greyhound race track with the racers chasing a mechanical rabbit attached to a gate (though the rabbit seems lifelike, at least for a cartoon).

A portrait of the Greyhound Adoption organization in West Memphis, Arkansas during the final year of Greyhound racing in the Mid-South.

'The 'Nordland,' and 'Teutonic,' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of New York Harbor at full speed, bound for their trip across the Atlantic ocean. The dash of the water about their bows is shown very effectively.

When a game warden crashes in East Africa, his greyhound goes for help, only to find unexpected assistance from an aging lion.

Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much more to gambling than just greyhounds and horses. Lured by her huge payoffs, John finds himself sucked into a surreal and dangerous word ruled by money, power and control. The question is how far will John go for the ultimate last big win?

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favorite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.

A group of women prisoners have signed up to foster retired racing greyhounds and get them ready for adoption. The prisoners have just eight weeks to transform the dogs into family pets, or the dogs could be euthanised.

A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.

Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.

The adventures of a young boy who runs away from an orphanage on a search to find his father.

In 1984, the former mayor of a small upstate New York town was found dead in his car with a young girl. In the aftermath, his wife and his adopted daughter have to make sense of this situation, while a detective from out of town tries to solve the case.

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.

The Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein spy on a girls' school in the mountains, where most of the girls spend their time sunbathing in the nude, nude exercises and nude art classes. The monsters finally invade the school…