7 Women 1966  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Seven Women
Director: John Ford
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Anna Lee, Woody Strode, Betty Field, Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurki, Irene Tsu
China, in the mid-1930s, was ravaged by war. This is the story of women missionaries in North China who were beset by a band of thieving warriors. This was John Ford's last film.
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 Antz 1998  PG, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone
This entirely computer-generated film features Z (voice of Woody Allen) as a nonconformist ant that falls in love with Bala (Sharon Stone). But Bala is engaged to the power-mad General Mandible (Gene Hackman), so Z trades places with a warrior ant, Weaver (Sylvester Stallone), to impress Bala and enters a battle to the death against the superior termites. Will Z ever see Bala again? Will democracy reign in the insect world?
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Critical Care 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Margo Martindale, Jeffrey Wright, Wallace Shawn, Anne Bancroft, Albert Brooks, Philip Bosco, Edward Herrmann
Set in a hospital's intensive care unit where ethics have hit an all-time low, Dr. Werner Ernst (James Spader) deals with life and death as he decides between the hospital's callous world and a cry for humanitarian help.
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Delgo 2008  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Eric Idle, Burt Reynolds, Kelly Ripa, Sally Kellerman, Jeffrey Winter, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Jed Rhein
This animated story takes place in the land of Jhamora, which is shared by the dinosaur/humanoid Lochnis and the winged Nohren fairies. All is not peaceful in Jhamora, but a truce has existed since the Nohrens moved to Jhamora after ruining their own land. Now, problems rise to the fore when the wicked, exiled Nohren Empress Sedessa (voice of Anne Bancroft) plots to escalate hostilities between the two groups so that she can reclaim her rule. Meanwhile, Lockni teenager Delgo (voice of Freddie Prinze Jr.) has formed a forbidden friendship with Nohren Princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), but he is falsely imprisoned. Now, Delgo joins forces with his friend Filo (voice of Chris Kattan) and his sworn enemy Bogtarrus (voice of Val Kilmer) in an effort to foil Sedessa's plot.
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Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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Don't Bother to Knock 1952  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Willis Bouchey
Nell (Marilyn Monroe) is a psychotic woman who becomes unhinged while hired as a babysitter for guests at a hotel.
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Anne Bancroft, Clive Revill, Mark Blankfield, Megan Cavanagh, Chuck McCann, Avery Schreiber
The Prince of Darkness (Leslie Nielsen) is happy as a Transylvania vampire–even though he keeps tripping over his cape. However, he still has a huge ego to overcome as he tries to keep his dignity in impossible situations throughout this very funny Mel Brooks film.
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The Elephant Man 1980  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, Helen Ryan, John Standing, Dexter Fletcher, Lesley Dunlop, Pat Gorman, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Davenport
In the 1800s, John Merrick "The Elephant Man" (John Hurt) suffered from neurofibromatosis, a terribly disfiguring disease and has spent most of his life as a carnival freak. He is befriended by Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) who sees more in Merrick than his outward appearance. Treves brings Merrick to the hospital where he works, and, for a short time, Merrick gains human dignity. But, Treves begins to question his own motivations after the press learns about Merrick's hospital stay and exploits him. The film received eight Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (John Hurt), and Director.
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Fatso 1980 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anne Bancroft
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Candice Azzara, Michael Lombard, Sal Viscuso, Delia Salvi, Robert Costanzo, Estelle Reiner, Richard Karron
Dominick (Dom DeLuise) decides to diet as a direct result of a fat cousin's death. Along the diet path, he falls in love with Lydia (Candice Azzara) who likes him fat–maybe she sees some early life insurance money!
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 G.I. Jane 1997 R, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, Scott Wilson, Lucinda Jenney, Daniel von Bargen, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Gage, David Warshofsky, David Vadim, Morris Chestnut, Josh Hopkins, James Caviezel, Boyd Kestner
Lt. Jordan O'Neil (Demi Moore) is an ambitious U.S. Naval officer who has been chosen by Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) as the model for the future of women in combat. Her training with the Navy SEALs is filled with antagonists who are not so sure women should serve as fighting machines. Among the active dissenters are SEAL base commander C.O. Salem (Scott Wilson) and Master Chief John Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen).
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Garbo Talks 1984 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill, Howard Da Silva, Dorothy Loudon, Hermione Gingold, Harvey Fierstein, Richard B. Shull
Estelle Rolphe (Anne Bancroft) is dying, and her last wish is to meet Greta Garbo. Her son Gilbert (Ron Silver) is determined to grant his mother's request.
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The Girl in Black Stockings 1957 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, John Holland, Diana Van der Vlis, Richard H. Cutting, Gene O'Donnell
Murders at a Utah resort are investigated by David Hewson (Lex Barker), and clues lead to a mentally deranged woman (Anne Bancroft).
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Gorilla at Large 1954 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Burr, Peter Whitney, Lee Marvin, Warren Stevens, Charlotte Austin, John Kellogg, Charles Tannen, John McKee, Max Wagner
A series of murders take place at an amusement park, The Garden of Evil, where the main attraction is a huge gorilla. The chief suspect is a gorilla–or is it someone else wearing a gorilla suit?
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 The Graduate 1967  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell, Elisabeth Fraser, Alice Ghostley, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne, Harry Holcombe
Up until graduation, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has lived by his parents' values; now he is striving to discover what it is that he feels is important in life. Although he falls in love with Elaine (Katharine Ross) who is his own age, he ends up being seduced by her mother, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Now he must extricate himself from the situation with the mother in order to win Elaine's love. Mike Nichols won the Oscar for Best Director, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (Hoffman), Actress (Bancroft), and Supporting Actress (Ross).
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 Great Expectations 1998 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro, Josh Mostel, Kim Dickens, Nell Campbell, Gabriel Mann, Jeremy James Kissner, Raquel Beaudene, Stephen Spinella, Marla Sucharetza, Isabelle Anderson
Charles Dickens' classic is modernized in this story of Finnegan Bell's (Ethan Hawke and Jeremy James Kissner as young Finnegan) love for Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow and Raquel Beaudene as young Estella). He has loved Estella since childhood despite the differences in their upbringings and expectations. Now, Pip learns that a mysterious benefactor Lustig (Robert De Niro) has provided him with wealth, and Pip takes on the role of "gentleman" in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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Heartbreakers 2001 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Mirkin
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Anne Bancroft, Jeffrey Jones, Gene Hackman, Nora Dunn, Carrie Fisher, Julio Oscar Mechoso
A mother, Max (Sigourney Weaver), and her daughter, Page (Jennifer Love Hewitt), use seduction as a scam: Max marries a wealthy man, Page seduces him, Max sues and obtains a large divorce settlement. Next day, plans begin for the next victim. Good comedy.
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The Hindenburg 1975 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore
In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed.
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Home for the Holidays 1995 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jodie Foster
Cast: Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Dylan McDermott, Charles Durning, Geraldine Chaplin, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson, Claire Danes, Austin Pendleton, Emily Ann Lloyd, Amy Yasbeck, Zack Duhame, David Strathairn, James Lecesne
Single-mom Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) comes home to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving weekend at her parents' (Charles Durning and Anne Bancroft) home. Her dysfunctional family banters their way through a neurotic nightmare of a family reunion that is not to be believed. Nevertheless, it is an enjoyable film about a larger-than-life family who survives the holiday in its own unique manner.
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Homecoming 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Jean
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Bonnie Bedelia, Trever O'Brien, Hanna Hall, William Greenblatt, Anna Louise Richardson, Scott Michael Campbell, Jacque Lynn Colton, R.D. Reid, Roger Dunn, Richard Fitzpatrick
The Tillerman children are orphaned when their mother disappears. They hit the road in search of their grandmother who has been estranged from the family. They locate her, but the loner grandmother Abigail (Anne Bancroft) is reluctant to take them in. It's going to take work for the children to soften her up.
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 Honeymoon in Vegas 1992 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pat Morita, Johnny Williams, John Capodice, Robert Costanzo, Anne Bancroft, Peter Boyle, Burton Gilliam, Seymour Cassel, Brent Hinkley, Jerry Tarkanian, Dean Hallo, Keone Young
After promising his dying mother that he will never marry, Jack Singer (Nicholas Cage) is faced with the problem of the possibility of losing his girlfriend Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) and agrees to Betsy's plan to elope to Las Vegas. Once there, Jack puts off the wedding for a few hours while he plays poker in a game arranged by gambler Tommy Korman (James Caan). Jack loses big time in the poker game, and Tommy offers to clear the debt in return for a weekend with Betsy. Jack convinces Betsy to go, and she and Tommy fly to Hawaii. Now, Jack suddenly finds himself incredibly jealous and, despite pitfalls along the way, frantically goes in pursuit of Betsy. This story is fast-paced and VERY funny.
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How to Make an American Quilt 1995  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft, Claire Danes, Johnathon Schaech, Rip Torn, Samantha Mathis, Jean Simmons, Kate Nelligan, Kate Capshaw
Bride-to-be Finn (Winona Ryder) listens to stories of lost loves and eternal happiness as her remarkable circle of women friends and relatives stitch together her wedding quilt.
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Jesus of Nazareth 1977 TV, 376 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Rod Steiger, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, James Earl Jones, Anthony Quinn
With a cast of the great and near great, good film depicts the life of Jesus and was made for TV.
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 Keeping the Faith 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Norton
Cast: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, Ron Rifkin, Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer
Father Brian Finn (Edward Norton) and Rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have been friends since childhood. Now, Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a sexy businesswoman, returns to NYC and renews her friendship with the two. But this time around that old friendship evolves into a love triangle in this story about good people handling a situation intelligently. Good acting and a highly amusing script add to the enjoyment of this comedy.
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The Last Frontier 1955 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Savage Wilderness
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston, James Whitmore, Anne Bancroft, Guy Williams, Russell Collins, Peter Whitney, Pat Hogan, Mickey Kuhn
The ruthless Colonel Frank Marston (Robert Preston) alienates everyone–including his own wife and soldiers–at the outpost he commands.
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 Malice 1993 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tobin Bell
This film is about a college town, rapes, and the arrival of a surgeon (Alec Baldwin). He moves into the dean's home and, as events unfold, the surgeon becomes suspect.
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Mark Twain's America in 3D 1998 N/R, 52 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Stephen Low
Cast: Anne Bancroft
This IMAX presentation tells the story of Mark Twain by using 19th-century stills converted to 3D and modern-day America. Ann Bancroft narrates.
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The Miracle Worker 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Beah Richards, Kathleen Comegys, Jack Hollander, Grant Code, Michael Darden, Dale Ellen Bethea, Alan Howard, Peggy Burke, Mindy Sherwood
This is the story of a miraculous rise from adversity. Anne Bancroft won the Oscar for Best Actress in her role as Annie Sullivan, teacher extraordinaire of deaf, mute, and blind Helen Keller. In addition, Patty Duke won the Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Helen Keller. The film received three other nominations, including Best Director.
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Mr. Jones 1993 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Altman, Annie McEnroe, Lucinda Jenney, Bill Pullman, Anna Maria Horsford
What happens when a manic depressive (Richard Gere) and the psychologist (Lena Olin) find more in common than a doctor/patient relationship is the theme of this flick.
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The Naked Street 1955 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maxwell Shane
Cast: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Jerry Paris, Frank Sully, Whit Bissell, Jeanne Cooper
Gangster Phil Regal (Anthony Quinn) gets low-life Nicky Bradna (Farley Granger) off death row so he can marry Regal's pregnant sister, Rosalie (Anne Bancroft), and make an honest woman of her.
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New York Confidential 1955 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens, Barry Kelley, Mike Mazurki, Celia Lovsky, Steven Geray
A hit man for the mob, Nick Magellan (Richard Conte), finds his own life in danger when he becomes a risk to the underworld.
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 Point of No Return 1993 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer, Anne Bancroft, Olivia d'Abo, Richard Romanus, Harvey Keitel, Geoffrey Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael Rapaport, Mic Rodgers, Ray Oriel, Lieux Dressler, Spike McClure
Maggie (Bridget Fonda) has lived on the seamier side of life–she was a drug addict. Sentenced to death after she killed a policeman, Maggie is given a second chance through recruitment as a hired assassin. During training, she begins to come to grips with her true self, which is not quite so dark as she previously thought. A remake of "La Femme Nikita."
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley, Sylvester Stallone, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Ivor Francis, Maxine Stuart
This Neil Simon film is about an executive, Mel (Jack Lemmon), facing a nervous breakdown following the loss of his job. This is a very entertaining movie and has the added bonus of future stars playing minor roles. Among them are Sylvester Stallone as an alleged pickpocket and F. Murray Abraham as a taxi driver.
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The Pumpkin Eater 1964 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Clayton
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Janine Gray, Maggie Smith, Cedric Hardwicke, Eric Porter, Alan Webb, Richard Johnson, Anthony Nicholls, Rosalind Atkinson, Cyril Luckham, John Franklyn-Robbins, John Junkin
Jo Armitage (Anne Bancroft) is a weary mother of eight children whose life is made even unhappier when she learns of her husband's (Peter Finch) philandering ways. Bancroft was nominated for an Oscar.
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The Raid 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Tommy Rettig, Peter Graves, Claude Akins, Douglas Spencer, Paul Cavanagh, Will Wright
After escaping from a New England prison, Confederate soldiers plot revenge by raiding a Vermont farm.
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The Restless Breed 1957 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen, Rhys Williams, Jim Davis, Scott Marlowe, Leo Gordon, Eddy Waller, Harry Cheshire, Myron Healey
Following the murder of his secret-service-agent father, Mitch Baker (Scott Brady) sets out to avenge the Texas border crime.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santoro, Brian Dennehy, Roger Allam, Victor Alfieri, Suzanne Bertish, Jane Bertish, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Sara James, Frank Crudele
This made-for-TV version of Tennessee Williams' 1958 novella stars Helen Mirren as the aging Karen Stone whose life changes when her wealthy husband, Tom (Brian Dennehy), dies during their trip to Italy. Karen then sets off on a series of sexual flings with gigolos arranged for by the Contessa (Anne Bancroft) until she is paired off with young Paolo di Lio (Olivier Martinez), and a doomed romance follows.
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Silent Movie 1976 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, Sid Caesar, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Anne Bancroft, Marcel Marceau, Harold Gould
Mel Brooks portrays movie director Mel Funn who cons a studio executive into letting him make a silent film to save the studio from a takeover. This film is a series of hilarious sight gags; only one word is spoken during the entire film–by Marcel Marceau!
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The Slender Thread 1965 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas, Steven Hill, Edward Asner, Dabney Coleman, Robert F. Hoy, John Benson, Paul Newlan, Jason Wingreen
This film is Sydney Pollack's directorial debut. The story is about Inga Dyson (Anne Bancroft) who overdoses on drugs. When she calls a suicide hotline, a young volunteer (Sidney Poitier), tries to save her life.
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The Sunchaser 1996  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda, Anne Bancroft, Talisa Soto, Harry Carey Jr., Lawrence Pressman, Matt Mulhern, Alexandra Tydings, Richard Bauer, Victor Aaron, Michael O'Neill, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Brooke Ashley, Andrea Roth, Bob Minor
Seventeen-year-old Blue (Jon Seda) is in prison when he learns that he has a rare tumor. Desperate, Blue takes Dr. Michael Reynolds (Woody Harrelson) hostage and forces him to head for the healing waters of a lake he heard of through a Navaho medicine man. 1 User Review
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To Be or Not to Be 1983 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Johnson
Cast: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Jose Ferrer, Christopher Lloyd, James Haake, George Gaynes, George Wyner, Jack Riley
This movie is about Shakespearean actors who get involved with the Polish underground during World War II. They manage to outwit the Nazis in this remake of the 1942 film. Charles Durning was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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Tonight We Sing 1953 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta Peters, Tamara Toumanova, Anne Bancroft, Isaac Stern, Mikhail Rasumny, Steven Geray, Walter Woolf King, Oscar Karlweis
Arias from "La Traviata" and "Madam Butterfly" are featured in this biography of Russian-born impresario Sol Hurok (David Wayne).
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Torch Song Trilogy 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Ken Page, Bob Minor, Eddy Castrodad, Charles Pierce, Axel Vera
Female impersonator Arnold Beckoff (Harvey Fierstein) is lonely and looking for love. He falls in love with a man he meets in a gay bar (Brian Kerwin) and is heart-broken when he later finds him in the arms of a woman. From Fierstein's popular Broadway play.
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Treasure of the Golden Condor 1953 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Constance Smith, Finlay Currie, Walter Hampden, Anne Bancroft, George Macready, Fay Wray, Leo G. Carroll, Robert Blake, Konstantin Shayne
Jean-Paul (Cornel Wilde) is a wronged French nobleman who tries to regain his estate and title in this remake of "Son of Fury."
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The Turning Point 1977 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Tom Skerritt, Alexandra Danilova, Anthony Zerbe, James Crittenden, Marshall Thompson
This very good story is about two mature women, Emma (Anne Bancroft) and Deedee (Shirley MacLaine), who have chosen different paths at turning points in their lives. One took career over family, while the other woman sacrificed fame for love and a family. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but won none. The nominations included: Best Picture, Actress (two nominations), Director, Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne).
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Up at the Villa 2000 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Haas
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi, Massimo Ghini, Dudley Sutton, Lorenza Indovina, Clive Merrison, Roger Hammond, Linda Spurrier, Ben Aris, Anne Ridler, Ann Bell
Based on W. Somerset Maugham's romantic thriller set in Italy during the 1930s, this film features Kristin Scott Thomas in the role of the beautiful young widow, Mary Panton, who is currently residing in a villa. Intrigue evolves from Mary's one-night affair with an illegal immigrant, Karl Richter (Jeremy Davies), while she is also being courted by both playboy Rowley Flint (Sean Penn) and the very respectable Sir Edgar Swift (James Fox).
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Walk the Proud Land 1956 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft, Pat Crowley, Charles Drake, Jay Silverheels, Morris Ankrum, Robert Warwick, Addison Richards, Eugene Iglesias, Anthony Caruso
This enlightening film is based on the true story of John P. Clum (Audie Murphy) who played a leading role in Apache Chief Geronimo's (Jay Silverheels) surrender.
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Young Winston 1972 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Simon Ward, Anne Bancroft, Robert Shaw, John Mills, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Patrick Magee, Ian Holm, Robert Flemyng, Jane Seymour
Based on Winston Churchill's autobiography, this film remains true to the author's version of his "My Early Life." Overall good production and acting, with Simon Ward as the young Winston.
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1. 7 Women (1966)
aka: Seven Women
2. 84 Charing Cross Road (1986)
3. Agnes of God (1985)
4. Antz (1998)
5. Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
6. Critical Care (1997)
7. Delgo (2008)
8. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
9. Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
10. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
11. The Elephant Man (1980)
12. Fatso (1980)
13. G.I. Jane (1997)
14. Garbo Talks (1984)
15. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
16. Gorilla at Large (1954)
17. The Graduate (1967)
18. Great Expectations (1998)
19. Heartbreakers (2001)
20. The Hindenburg (1975)
21. Home for the Holidays (1995)
22. Homecoming (1996)
23. Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
24. How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
25. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
26. Keeping the Faith (2000)
27. The Kid from Left Field (1953)
28. The Last Frontier (1955)
aka: Savage Wilderness
29. A Life in the Balance (1955)
30. Lipstick (1976)
31. Love Potion #9 (1992)
32. Malice (1993)
33. Mark Twain's America in 3D (1998)
34. The Miracle Worker (1962)
35. Mr. Jones (1993)
36. The Naked Street (1955)
37. New York Confidential (1955)
38. Night, Mother (1986)
39. Nightfall (1956)
40. Point of No Return (1993)
41. The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
42. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
43. The Raid (1954)
44. The Restless Breed (1957)
45. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
46. Silent Movie (1976)
47. The Slender Thread (1965)
48. The Sunchaser (1996)
49. To Be or Not to Be (1983)
50. Tonight We Sing (1953)
51. Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
52. Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)
53. The Turning Point (1977)
54. Up at the Villa (2000)
55. Walk the Proud Land (1956)
56. Young Winston (1972)
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