The Climb 1998  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Stephen McHattie, Seth Smith, Sarah Buxton, Marla Sokoloff, Matthew Ness, Michael Saccente, Tina Regtien, Oliver Hodges, Peter Rowley
This story takes place in 1950s' Baltimore where 12-year-old Danny Hines (Gregory Smith) dreams of climbing a 203-foot radio tower. Danny's father Earl (David Strathairn) has a reputation of being a coward because he did not serve in the military, and Danny believes that climbing the tower will prove that someone in the family does have courage. Unexpected help comes from ill-tempered, dying neighbor Chuck Langer (John Hurt) who has suggestions for how Danny can succeed in climbing the tower.
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Half Moon Street 1986 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, Patrick Kavanagh, Ram John Holder, Niall O'Brien, Nadim Sawalha, Angus MacInnes, Keith Buckley, Faith Kent, Ann Hanson, Patrick Newman, Vincent Lindon, Muriel Villiers, Michael Elwyn, Ninka Scott
While stationed in London, American government employee Dr. Lauren Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver) decides to increase her income by performing as an "escort service" in her spare time. All goes well until she meets Lord Sam Bulbeck (Michael Caine), and they form a bond. Unbeknownst to Lauren, she becomes a pawn in Lord Bulbeck's dealings with a powerful group of wealthy Arabs when wealthy sheik Karim Hatami (Nadim Sawalha) showers her with attention and gifts.
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La Balance 1982  R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Nark
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Philippe Leotard, Richard Berry, Bernard Freyd, Christophe Malavoy, Jean-Paul Comart, Maurice Ronet, Albert Dray, Florent Pagny, Tcheky Karyo
Police employ brutal tactics to force Parisian prostitute Nicole (Nathalie Baye) and her racketeer pimp, Dede (Philippe Leotard), to become informers and help breakup a drug syndicate.
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 Masquerade 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover, Dana Delany, Erik Holland, Brian Davies, Barton Heyman, Ira Wheeler
A wealthy young woman (Meg Tilly), living in the Hamptons, is the victim of her conniving stepfather and young suitor (Rob Lowe) who intend to steal her fortune.
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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries 1998  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski, Jesse Bradford, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dominique Blanc, Jane Birkin, Virginie Ledoyen, Samuel Gruen, Isaach De Bankole, Harley Cross, Macha Meril, Nathalie Richard, Bob Swaim, Luisa Conlon
Adapted from Kaylie Jones' (daughter of James Jones) autobiographical novel, this is the story of the experiences of war-novelist Bill Willis' (Kris Kristofferson) daughter Channe (Luisa Conlon) who lives with her father and mother, Marcella (Barbara Hershey), in Paris during the 1960s. The family adopts six-year-old Benoit (Samuel Gruen) who is eager to become an "American." But when the family moves back to the U.S., Channe (now played by Leelee Sobieski) and Benoit/Billy (now played by Jesse Bradford) have problems assimilating into the American culture.
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| 1. The Climb (1998)
2. Half Moon Street (1986)
3. La Balance (1982)
aka: The Nark
4. Masquerade (1988)
5. A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
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