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The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
A wonderful fictional story about what is important in life
Based on Henry van Dyke's clasic, "The Story of the Other Wise Man," a fictional story set in Biblical times, told in gently comic terms. It concerns a Magi named Artaban (Martin Sheen" who studies the prophecies and witnesses a sign in the heavens that he hopes will lead him and his faithful servant, Orantes (Alan Arkin), to the Messiah. Artaban takes with him three precious gifts to present to the Messiah. For 33 years, Artaban and Orantes pursue Jesus, only to miss him at every turn. Along the way Artaban chooses to use his gifts to help people in need. The story culminates on Easter Sunday as Artaban finally encounters the new King and finds peace in his life.
Il mio nome è Nessuno (1973)
Great story of a fading Old West gunfighter
Henry Fonda in the last of his 15 western films plays Jack Beauregard, the fastest gun still alive. The year is 1899 and the rugged Old West frontier is dying. Beauregard knows it. He decides to make his way to Europe and let his American legend fade quietly into the past. As he journeys to the docks of New Orleans, however, he meets a mysterious stranger named Nobody. As they travel together, a strange relationship evolves. At times, Nobody seems to revel in his redicule of Beauregard. At other times, he talks sincerely about helping the aged knight become a hero for the history books. Finally nobody manipulates Beauregard into a blaze-of-glory swan song, convincing the old man to take the entire 150 member Wild Bunch single-handedly.