America has been remaking foreign films for years. "The Magnificent Seven" starring Yul Brynner is a 1960 remake of Japan’s "Seven Samurai" from 1954. Both are great movies. The original has to be a success to be remade for the American audience, so the originals are well worth checking out. Here are some of the other remakes and originals available at your library.

 

The Birdcage, La Cage Aux Folles (France)

City of Angels, Wings of Desire (Germany)

Diabolique, Les Diaboliques (France)

Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Boudu Saved from Drowning (France)

Fever Pitch, Fever Pitch (England)

The Good Thief, Bob le Flambeur (France)

Insomnia, Insomnia (Norway)

The Italian Job, The Italian Job (England)

Jakob the Liar, Jacob the Liar (Germany)

Just Visiting, Les Visiteurs (France)

The Man With One Red Shoe, Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire (France)

No Reservations, Mostly Martha (Germany),

Point of No Return, La Femme Nikita (France)

Shall We Dance, Shall We Dance (Japan)

Solaris, Solaris (Russia)

Sommersby, The Return of Martin Guerre (France)

Traffic, Traffik (England)

Vanilla Sky, Abre Los Ojos (Spain)

The Vanishing, The Vanishing (France)