The 300 Spartans 1962  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Lion of Sparta
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Donald Houston, Anna Synodinou, Kieron Moore, John Crawford, Laurence Naismith, Robert Brown, Ivan Triesault
The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. was an important battle that changed the direction of civilization in that time period. This is a colorful adventure film that tells the story of how 300 Spartans, led by King Leodinas (Richard Egan), held off thousands of invading Persian soldiers at the mountain pass while the remainder of Greece's leadership debated whether or not to send soldiers.
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The Bravados 1958  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Lee Van Cleef, Andrew Duggan, Gene Evans, Barry Coe, Herbert Rudley, Kathleen Gallant, George Voskovec, Ken Scott, Robert Adler, Jacqueline Evans
While tracking down his wife's suspected murderers (Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Lee Van Cleef, and Henry Silva), rancher Jim Douglas (Gregory Peck) leads vigilantes on the quest. He finally finds them, and they are in jail waiting for their hangings for yet another murder. Then, the group escapes with a hostage (Kathleen Gallant) in tow. Douglas hunts them down and kills them–only to learn that they were not the ones who killed his wife. Douglas has learned a lesson and questions whether his act of private lynching is any better than that of murder.
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Fantastic Voyage 1966 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy, James Brolin, Barry Coe, Jean Del Val, Ken Scott, Shelby Grant, Brendan Fitzgerald, Brendon Boone, Christopher Riordan
In order to perform delicate brain surgery on brilliant scientist Jan Benes (Jean Del Val), a team of doctors (Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy, and Donald Pleasence) must travel inside their patient's body. The medical team is shrunk into microscopic figures, and they ride in a miniature submarine as they enter the bloodstream and encounter chilling obstacles. The film won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Special Visual Effects, and it was nominated for three others.
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Jaws 2 1978 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Dusenberry, Barry Coe, Keith Gordon
Roy Scheider once again is the vigilant protector of the public from the great white shark in this sequel that doesn't quite match up to Spielberg's original. There is some pretty good excitement, however.
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One Foot in Hell 1960  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James B. Clark
Cast: Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, Barry Coe, Larry Gates, Karl Swenson, John Alexander, Rachel Stephens, Ann Morriss
Following the death of his wife, Mitch (Alan Ladd) seeks revenge on the entire community.
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A Private's Affair 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Sal Mineo, Christine Carere, Barry Coe, Barbara Eden, Gary Crosby, Terry Moore, Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Alan Hewitt, Bob Denver
A group of young entertainers gather together to put on a television show while performing at an Army base.
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| 1. The 300 Spartans (1962)
aka: Lion of Sparta
2. The Bravados (1958)
3. But Not for Me (1959)
4. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
5. Jaws 2 (1978)
6. One Foot in Hell (1960)
7. A Private's Affair (1959)
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