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Director:Tom DeyWriters:Keith Sharon, Alfred Gough, Miles MillarWarner Bros.; PG–13; 95 minutesRelease:3/02Cast:Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo Showtime, a movie that shares its name…Charles VIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…Celtic languages
(Encyclopedia) Celtic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. At one time, during the Hellenistic period, Celtic speech extended all the way from Britain and the Iberian…Brewer's: Ægeus
(2 syl.). A fabulous king of Athens who gave name to the Ægean Sea. His son, Theseus, went to Crete to deliver Athens from the tribute exacted by Minos. Theseus said, if he succeeded he…Brewer's: Bluebeard
A bogey, a merciless tyrant, in Charles Perrault's Contes du Temps. The tale of Bluebeard (Chevalier Raoul) is known to every child, but many have speculated on the original of this despot…Brewer's: Wise
(The) ALBERT II., Duke of Austria, called The Lame and Wise. (1289, 1330-1358.) ALFONSO X. (or IX.) of Leon, and IV. of Castile, called The…Brewer's: Gargamelle
(3 syl., g hard) was the wife of Grangousier, and daughter of the king of the Parpaillons (butterflies). On the day that she gave birth to Gargantua she ate sixteen quarters, two bushels,…Brewer's: Amadis of Gaul
The hero of a romance in prose of the same title, originally written in Portuguese in four books. These four were translated into Spanish by Montalvo, who added a fifth. Subsequent…Henry II, king of England
(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 1133–89, king of England (1154–89), son of Matilda, queen of England, and Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou. He was the founder of the Angevin, or Plantagenet, line in England and…Dr. Dolittle
Director:Betty ThomasWriters:Nat Mauldin and Larry LevinDirector of Photography: Russell BoydEditor:Peter TeschnerMusic:Richard GibbsProduction Designer:William ElliottProducers: John Davis,…Trending
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