10 to Midnight 1983   R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, Wilford Brimley, Robert F. Lyons, Bert Williams, Ola Ray, Kelly Preston
Kicked off the force for planting evidence, Leo Kessler (Charles Bronson) has personal reasons (his own daughter) for continuing his pursuit of the psychopathic killer. Very violent. 1 User Review
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Act of Vengeance 1986   TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton, Ellen Barkin, Keanu Reeves, Robert Schenkkan, Maury Chaykin, Caroline Kava, Alan North
This is the story of Jock Yablonski (Charles Bronson), a United Mine Workers official who challenged Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and then was murdered along with his family. Originally made for cable. 1 User Review
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| | VERY EXCITING MOVIE | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | JUST ONE OF MI FAVORITE ACTOR |
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Apache 1954  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, John McIntire, Jean Peters, Charles Bronson, Monte Blue, John Dehner, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Sande, Morris Ankrum, Ian MacDonald
The United States government was relentless in its "Manifest Destiny" of owning territory. Massai (Burt Lancaster) was an Apache warrior who learned to adapt to the white man's ways for his own survival.
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 Battle of the Bulge 1965 N/R, 167 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, George Montgomery, Ty Hardin, Pier Angeli, Barbara Werle, Hans Christian Blech, Werner Peters, James MacArthur, Steve Rowland
In this very important battle of World War II, Hitler has ordered a fast attack to re-take French territory, but the plan fails leaving Germany with no chance of winning the war. Events are shown from the perspectives of American intelligence officer, Lt. Col Kiley (Henry Fonda), as well as that of German Panzer Commander Col. Hessler (Robert Shaw).
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Big House, U.S.A. 1955 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, Randy Farr, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bronson, Roy Roberts, Willis Bouchey
Convict Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) breaks out of prison in order to recover a cache of money he extorted earlier and wants back in his possession.
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Bloodhounds of Broadway 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady, Mitzi Green, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, Wally Vernon, George E. Stone, Charles Bronson, Henry Slate
Based on Damon Runyan's story, this musical is about an innocent country girl, Emily Ann Stackerlee (Mitzi Gaynor), who arrives in New York City during the 1920s and becomes involved with bookmaker "Numbers" Foster (Scott Brady)–to the benefit of both.
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Breakheart Pass 1976  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland, Richard Crenna, Charles Durning, Roy Jenson, Ed Lauter, David Huddleston, Archie Moore, Boyd "Red" Morgan
Undercover agent John Deakin (Charles Bronson) puts an end to the exploits of murdering desperadoes. One highlight of this film is the great fight between our hero, Bronson, and Archie Moore.
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Breakout 1975 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John Huston, Randy Quaid, Sheree North, Alejandro Rey, Paul Mantee, Roy Jenson, Alan Vint
When Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall) is sentenced to serve time in a Mexican prison, his wife, Ann (Jill Ireland), hires helicopter pilot Nick Colton (Charles Bronson) to perform a daring rescue of her husband.
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Caboblanco 1980 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, Simon MacCorkindale, Camilla Sparv, Denny Miller, Gilbert Roland, James Booth, Jorge Russek, Clifton James, Martin LaSalle
Bar owner Giff Hoyt (Charles Bronson) watches as misfits flit in and out of his bar–including a former Nazi, Gunther Beckdorff (Jason Robards), and beautiful, but mysterious Marie Claire Allesandri (Dominique Sanda). "Casablanca" this isn't.
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Chato's Land 1972 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, Richard Basehart, James Whitmore, Victor French, Simon Oakland, Ralph Waite, Richard Jordan, Jill Ireland, Lee Patterson
A half-breed Apache (Charles Bronson) is on the run in 1870's New Mexico. He is the suspect in a murder case, and a brutal posse will stop at nothing in the attempt to capture him.
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The Clown 1952 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Red Skelton, Tim Considine, Jane Greer, Loring Smith, Philip Ober, Charles Bronson, Lou Lubin, Fay Roope, Walter Reed, Eddie Marr
This remake of "The Champ" features Red Skelton in the title role as a comedian who is a loving, but dysfunctional, father to his son (Tim Considine).
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Cold Sweat 1970 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin, Gabriele Ferzetti, Jean Topart, Luigi Pistilli, Yannick Delulle, Paul Bonifas, Sabine Sun, Roger Mailles, Nathalie Varallo, Remo Mosconi, Dominique Crosland
Based on Richard Matheson's "Ride the Nightmare," this action film finds an American, Joe (Charles Bronson), living a peaceful life in France with his wife Fabienne (Liv Ullmann) and stepdaughter Michelle (Yannick Delulle). All goes well–until gang members Captain Ross (James Mason), Katnaga (Jean Topart), Whitey (Michel Constantin), and Faustountil (Luigi Pistilli) reappear in Joe's life and kidnap his family. Their purpose is to force Joe into drug smuggling. In turn, Joe kidnaps Ross' mistress (Jill Ireland), and battles ensue.
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Crime Wave 1954 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Dub Taylor, James Bell, Timothy Carey
Filming in the streets of Los Angeles and good performances enhance this film concerning ex-con Steve Lacey (Gene Nelson) who is trying to go straight. However, his former pals want him back in the fold.
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 Death Wish 1974 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Jeff Goldblum, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Olympia Dukakis, Christopher Guest, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace
When a liberal architect's (Charles Bronson) wife (Hope Lange) is murdered and his daughter (Kathleen Tolan) is terrorized into a comatose state by muggers, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes an urban vigilante. A fascinating, almost terrifying, statement about gun control laws.
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Death Wish 3 1985  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Martin Balsam, Ed Lauter, Gavan O'Herlihy, Kirk Taylor, Tony Spiridakis, Marina Sirtis, Alex Winter, John Gabriel
This is a slightly better movie than "Death Wish II." Now, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) has become a professional vigilante, and he is defending terrified elderly people from a neighborhood gang that intends to control its area.
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Death Wish II 1982  R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon, Anthony Franciosa, Robert F. Lyons, Ben Frank, Robin Sherwood, Laurence Fishburne
Charles Bronson is back as the urban vigilante; this time his daughter has been killed, and he hits the streets again. His lovely, real-life wife, the late Jill Ireland, plays the woman he loves. A disappointing sequel.
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Diplomatic Courier 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Karl Malden, Hildegarde Neff, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Michael Ansara, James Millican, Stefan Schnabel
During a train ride from Salzburg to Trieste, the Cold War heats up as an American agent (Tyrone Power) seeks revenge over his friend's death and determines to get the KGB agents who were responsible. Look for Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Michael Ansara in small roles.
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 The Dirty Dozen 1967  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Jim Brown, Clint Walker, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Telly Savalas, Tom Busby, Robert Webber
During World War II, Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is assigned by General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) to train 12 convicts to go behind enemy lines on a special mission for the Allied Forces. The convicts have either been sentenced to death or life imprisonment and include sexual pervert Archer Maggott (Telly Savalas), psychotic Victor Franko (John Cassavetes), and lame-brained killer Vernon Pinkley (Donald Sutherland). Reisman must train them how to perform as a unit when they dress in Nazi uniforms and overtake a French chateau occupied by German officers. Filled with suspense along with comedy to lighten the mood.
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Drum Beat 1954 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith, Rodolfo Acosta, Charles Bronson, Warner Anderson, Elisha Cook Jr., Anthony Caruso, Willis Bouchey
Johnny Mackay (Alan Ladd) is a former Indian fighter who is sent to Oregon by President Grant to deal with Modoc Indian chief, Captain Jack (Charles Bronson).
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The Evil That Men Do 1984 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, Jose Ferrer, Rene Enriquez, John Glover, Raymond St. Jacques, Antoinette Bower, Joe Seneca
When his friend Moloch (Joseph Maher) is killed, ex-hit man Holland (Charles Bronson) returns to his old lifestyle and avenges the murder.
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Farewell, Friend 1968 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
aka: Honor Among Thieves
Director: Jean Herman
Cast: Alain Delon, Charles Bronson, Olga Georges-Picot, Brigitte Fossey, Bernard Fresson, Marianna Falk, Ellen Bahl, Guy Delorme, Jean-Claude Ballard, Raoul Guylad, Lisette Lebon, Gilbert Servien
This movie involves French mercenaries Dino Barran and Franz Propp (Alain Delon and Charles Bronson) who return home from Algeria, are separated, then reunite, and turn to robbery, which results in internal conflicts.
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Four for Texas 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
aka: 4 for Texas
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono, Richard Jaeckel, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Bob Steele, Edric Connor, Nick Dennis, Wesley Addy, Ellen Corby
Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin) banter their way through this entertaining Western in which they join forces against the evil banker, Harvey Burden (Victor Buono).
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From Noon Till Three 1976 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley, Stan Haze, Damon Douglas, Hector Morales, Don "Red" Barry, Bert Williams
Following her brief three-hour affair–with an inept bank robber, Graham Dorsey (Charles Bronson) who she believes is no longer alive–Amanda Starbuck (Jill Ireland) writes a romanticized novel and turns him into a hero. Dorsey returns, and she must now deal with her real-life version of her fantasized memories. 2 User Reviews
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| | EXCELLENT | Anonymous 04/05/2009 | | EAGER TO HAVE A COPY |
| | VERY VERY GOOD | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | A MUST SEE MOVIE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE |
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Gang War 1958 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Cast: Charles Bronson, Kent Taylor, Jennifer Holden, John Doucette, Gloria Henry, Barney Phillips, George Eldredge, Whit Bissell, Ralph Manza, Billy Snyder
When teacher Alan Avery (Charles Bronson) takes on a teenage gang, his court testimony results in the murder of his wife, Edie (Gloria Henry), and a wave of gang violence.
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 The Great Escape 1963  N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Donald, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, Nigel Stock, Hannes Messemer, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Robert Graf, Jud Taylor
This is one of the best war movies ever made. It takes place in a P.O.W. camp into which the Germans have placed all the troublemakers. P.O.W. Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) plans one more escape, and even the loner, Capt. Hilts (Steve McQueen), becomes involved in its execution.
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Guns of Diablo 1964 TV, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan Oliver, Kurt Russell, Jan Merlin, John Fiedler, Douglas Fowley, Rayford Barnes, Robert Carricart, Ron Hagerthy, Morris Ankrum, Russ Conway, Byron Foulger
Wagon train master Linc (Charles Bronson) and young sidekick Jamie (13-year-old Kurt Russell) arrive in a town where they are not treated well by the thugs–led by Rance (Jan Merlin)–that run the place. To make matters worse, Linc's old girlfriend, Maria (Susan Oliver), is married to Rance. After the inevitable shootout, Linc, Jamie, and Maria take off in search of a gold mine. The film is an expanded version of an episode in the TV series "The Travels of Jamie McPheeters."
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Hard Times 1975 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Robert Tessier, Bruce Glover, Frank McRae, Felice Orlandi
During the Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) arrives in New Orleans and joins forces with gambler "Speed" (James Coburn). Speed becomes his manager, and Chaney becomes the under-dog boxer who ekes out a living for the two.
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 House of Wax 1953 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson, Frank Lovejoy, Roy Roberts, Paul Picerni, Angela Clarke, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Benjamin, Dabbs Greer, Reggie Rymal, Jack Mower, Paul Cavanagh, Roy Roberts
When first released into theaters, this movie caused quite a stir in its use of 3-D with all types of gimmicks to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. At home, viewing does not permit the 3-D effect, but this is still a good film about sculptor Professor Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) who lost his hands in a fire and now has turned to the murder of pretty young women to complete his work.
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Jubal 1956 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rod Steiger, Felicia Farr, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Valerie French, Noah Beery Jr., Basil Ruysdael, John Dierkes, Robert Burton
Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford) offers advice in lovemaking to a rancher (Ernest Borgnine). Jealousy raises its ugly head when it is suspected that Jubal is giving more than advice to the rancher's wife.
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Kid Galahad 1962 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, Charles Bronson, Ned Glass, Robert Emhardt, David Lewis, Edward Asner, George Mitchell, Liam Redmond, Roy Roberts, Judson Pratt, Michael Dante, Richard Devon
This musical remake of the 1937 drama stars Elvis Presley as ex-GI Walter Gulick who works out at Willie Grogan's (Gig Young) training camp to achieve his goal of becoming a successful boxer. After Gulick saves Grogan's partner Dolly (Lola Albright) from gangsters' clutches, she gives him the name "Kid Galahad," and he rises through the boxing ranks. Gulick knows he has the talent to win the upcoming championship, but his trainer Lew (Charles Bronson) has been bribed to contribute to Gulick losing his big fight. The fight begins, and "Kid Galahad" refuses to give up. He wins the match–and the love of his life, Rose (Joan Blackman), as well.
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Machine Gun Kelly 1958 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Lambert, Wally Campo, Frank DeKova, Connie Gilchrist, Michael Fox, Barboura Morris, Richard Devon
Famous gangster Machine Gun Kelly (Charles Bronson) robs and murders until police follow his trail of destruction and capture him.
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 The Magnificent Seven 1960 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, Vladimir Sokoloff, Whit Bissell, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Rosenda Monteros, Rico Alaniz, Natividad Vacio, Pepe Hern
Citizens of a Mexican farming town are threatened by bandito Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his gang who steal their harvests. The desperate townsfolk find seven American gunmen, led by Chris (Yul Brynner), to protect them. Chris and his gunmen (Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, and Brad Dexter) teach the villagers the art of defense, but more than a few problems arise when Calvera and his gang return to town. 1 User Review
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| | THE BEST EVER | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | THE BEST EVER WESTERN FILM ON MY COLLECTION |
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The Marrying Kind 1952 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray, Madge Kennedy, Sheila Bond, John Alexander, Peggy Cass, Mickey Shaughnessy, Charles Bronson, Griff Barnett, Joan Shawlee
While in the throes of divorce, Florence and Chet Keefer (Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray) relate the ups and downs of their story (through flashbacks) to the judge (Madge Kennedy). Their memories eventually lead to a reconciliation.
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Master of the World 1961 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: William Witney
Cast: Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary Webster, Richard Harrison, Vito Scotti, Wally Campo, David Frankham, Ken Terrell, Peter Besbas
Adapted from two Jules Verne novels, this is the story of Robur (Vincent Price) who created a machine to destroy military equipment. Strock (Charles Bronson) is working overtime to prevent any more damage from Robur's attacks.
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The Meanest Men in the West 1967 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles S. Dubin, Samuel Fuller
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Lee J. Cobb, James Drury, Charles Grodin, Miriam Colon, Albert Salmi, Don Mitchell, Brad Weston, Sara Lane
Bronson and Marvin play half brothers, both of whom are outlaws. They also don't especially like each other, which leads to complications. Not much here, especially considering the good cast.
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The Mechanic 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Keenan Wynn, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jill Ireland, Linda Ridgeway, Frank DeKova, Lindsay Crosby, Patrick O'Moore, James Davidson, Steve Cory
Super assassin Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is, in turn, assassinated by his own associate, Steve McKenna (Jan-Michael Vincent), as the result of Bishop's killing of McKenna's father many years before.
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Messenger of Death 1988 R, 92 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Jeff Corey, Marilyn Hassett, John Ireland, Daniel Benzali, Charles Dierkop, Penny Peyser, Gene Davis
A Mormon family is murdered and a newspaper reporter (Charles Bronson) finds more than a routine story during his investigation.
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Miss Sadie Thompson 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer, Aldo Ray, Russell Collins, Charles Bronson, Harry Bellaver, Wilton Graff, Diosa Costello, Henry Slate, Rudy Bond
This remake of "Rain" casts Rita Hayworth in the role of prostitute in Somerset Maugham's story of the meeting of Sadie and a hypocritical preacher (Jose Ferrer).
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The Mob 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett, Neville Brand, Matt Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Marley, Walter Klavun, Ralph Dumke
Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford) is a cop who infiltrates a racketeering ring that has been intimidating dockyard workers.
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Mr. Majestyk 1974 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Charles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda Cristal, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo, Alejandro Rey, Taylor Lacher, Frank Maxwell, Jordan Rhodes, Bert Santos
A poor farmer who grows melons, Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson), is involved in a labor dispute, and the battle for his very survival results when the mob has eyes on his land.
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Murphy's Law 1986 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Kathleen Wilhoite, Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins, Bill Henderson, Janet MacLachlan, Lawrence Tierney, James Luisi
A Los Angeles cop (Charles Bronson) finds that "anything that can go wrong–will" when he is arrested for his ex-wife's murder. Things continue to go awry when he escapes and tries to elude police.
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My Six Convicts 1952 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Millard Mitchell, Gilbert Roland, John Beal, Marshall Thompson, Alf Kjellin, Harry Morgan, Regis Toomey, Carleton Young, Russ Conway, Charles Bronson, Frank Mitchell
The realistic setting enhances this story about the lives of a prison psychologist and six of the convicts he treats.
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Never So Few 1959 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Brian Donlevy, Dean Jones, Charles Bronson, Paul Henreid, Philip Ahn, Robert Bray, Whit Bissell, Kipp Hamilton, John Hoyt, Richard Lupino
Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) leads British and American guerilla fighters against Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II. While on leave in Calcutta to bring the doctor, Capt. Grey Travis (Peter Lawford), and medical supplies back to his troops, Tom meets and romances Carla (Gina Lollobrigida) who is the mistress of local businessman Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid). Tom rejoins the troops and then finds that his reinforcements have been killed by Nationalist Chinese forces. Against orders, Reynolds leads his guerilla fighters into China and seeks retribution through bloodshed. A court martial follows, but Reynolds is able to make his point and is cleared. Meanwhile, Carla must decide whether or not to change her life and go to the U.S. with Reynolds.
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 Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 PG, 165 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Ferzetti, Frank Brana, Benito Stefanelli, Aldo Sambrell
This movie is a classic, telling the story of the railroad's effect on the American West and how great wealth could be attained by owning land around it. The owner of a railroad, Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), hires Frank (Henry Fonda) to kill any landowners around the railroad line who threaten the railroad's completion. Frank does what he was hired to do and murders landowner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff). Now Brett's widow (Claudia Cardinale) arrives on the scene to ensure that the family's land remains in her name. She is also out for revenge and hires two killers of her own choice, Harmonica and Cheyenne (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards), to kill Frank. And the quest to get even begins.
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 Pat and Mike 1952 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching, Jim Backus, Charles Bronson, Chuck Connors, Sammy White, George Mathews, Loring Smith
Love blossoms when a sports promoter (Spencer Tracy) turns a talented tennis player (Katharine Hepburn) into a star athlete.
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The People Against O'Hara 1951 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Diana Lynn, John Hodiak, Pat O'Brien, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Arness, Jay C. Flippen, Arthur Shields, Charles Bronson, Henry O'Neill
Defense attorney James P. Curtayne (Spencer Tracy), with a questionable past of his own, agrees to defend John O'Hara (James Arness) against the charge of murder.
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Raid on Entebbe 1977 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Jack Warden, Yaphet Kotto, Dinah Manoff, James Woods, Sylvia Sidney
This film is about the Israeli raid on July 4, 1976, to free Jewish hostages being held in Uganda.
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Red Skies of Montana 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Richard Widmark, Constance Smith, Jeffrey Hunter, Richard Boone, Warren Stevens, James Griffith, Joe Sawyer, Richard Crenna, Ralph Reed, Charles Bronson
Forest firefighters lose their lives in the line of duty, and their leader, Cliff Mason (Richard Widmark), tries to remember if he must take the blame for the tragedy.
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Red Sun 1971 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune, Alain Delon, Capucine, Barta Barry, Gianni Medici, Guido Lollobrigida, Anthony Dawson, Luc Merenda, Georges Lycan, Jo Nieto, Tetsu Nakamura, Julio Pena, Monica Randall
In the 19th century, despite cultural differences, Link (Charles Bronson) helps the Samurai, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune), track down Gotch (Alain Delon) who has stolen Kuroda's sword. While on the trail of the sword, they deal with Indian attacks and beautiful women (Capucine and Ursula Andress). By story's end, their lives are changed forever.
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Riding Shotgun 1954 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon, Joe Sawyer, James Millican, Charles Bronson, James Bell, Fritz Feld, Richard Garrick, Vic Perrin
Randolph Scott rides shotgun on a stagecoach and must clear his reputation after the bad guys accuse him of being a crook.
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Run of the Arrow 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Hot Lead
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Rod Steiger, Sarita Montiel, Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker, Jay C. Flippen, Charles Bronson, Frank DeKova, Tim McCoy, Stuart Randall, Carleton Young
Following the Civil War, one Southerner is not ready to give up his fight against the Yankees. So, he teams up with the Sioux to continue his own war.
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The Sandpiper 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Morgan Mason, Robert Webber, Torin Thatcher, James Edwards, Tom Drake, Peter O'Toole
This story involves the love triangle between a pious, Episcopalian priest (Richard Burton), his wife (Eva Marie Saint), and an adventuresome artist (Elizabeth Taylor). A Best Song Academy Award was received for "The Shadow of Your Smile." Otherwise, this is a pretty weak entry.
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The Sea Wolf 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Christopher Reeve, Catherine Mary Stewart, Marc Singer, Clive Revill, Len Cariou, Shane Kelly, Gary Chalk, Tom McBeath, Stan Barrett
Jack London's classic story doesn't quite come to life in this story of sea captain Wolf (Charles Bronson) rescuing shipwrecked Reeve and Stewart only to hold them hostage. A far cry from Edward G. Robinson's old version.
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Showdown at Boot Hill 1958 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Cast: Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Paul Maxey, Carole Mathews, Fintan Meyler, Thomas Browne Henry, Mike Mason, George Pembroke, William Stevens
When a lawman (Charles Bronson) discovers, to his horror, that he has mistakenly killed an innocent man, he has many problems to solve for himself as well as the family of the victim.
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Someone Behind the Door 1971 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Gessner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Adriano Magestretti, Agathe Natanson, Viviane Everly, Andre Penvern, Denise Peronne, Isabelle Del Rio, Silvana Blasi, Yves Elliot, Carl Studer, Colin Mann
"The Stranger" (Charles Bronson) is an amnesiac who was found disoriented on a beach with the body of a dead woman. Laurence Jeffries (Anthony Perkins) is the doctor on duty when the Stranger is brought to the hospital, and he has a "different" method of treatment. Jeffries takes the Stranger home, hypnotizes him, and gives him instructions to kill Jeffries' wife Frances (Jill Ireland) and her lover Paul (Henri Garcin). The Stranger, in his hypnotized state, sets off to do the killings, but will Jeffries change the plans before both are killed?
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St. Ives 1976 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, Elisha Cook Jr., Daniel J. Travanti, George Memmoli, Dick O'Neill, Jerome Thor, Val Bisoglio, Burr DeBenning
Master-criminal Procane (John Houseman) has written the plans for his next heist, and now the papers have been stolen. Murders and double crosses abound when crime writer St. Ives (Charles Bronson) helps retrieve the incriminating papers that, in the wrong hands, could mark the beginning of a mob war.
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The Stone Killer 1973 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, David Sheiner, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite, Walter Burke, John Ritter, Eddie Firestone, Charles Tyner, Paul Koslo
A cop, Detective Torrey (Charles Bronson), tracks down low-life gangsters with Mafia connections in this violent–but entertaining–action film. 1 User Review
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Target Zero 1955 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson, L.Q. Jones, Chuck Connors, Strother Martin, Joby Baker, John Alderson, John Dennis, George Chan
Lieutenant Flagler (Richard Conte) and his patrol join forces with three British soldiers and a United Nations worker, Ann Galloway (Peggie Castle), to hold off the enemy in this Korean War film.
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Telefon 1977 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Alan Badel, Patrick Magee, Sheree North, Frank Marth, Roy Jenson, John Mitchum, Helen Page Camp, Jacqueline Scott, Ed Bakey, Hank Brandt, Iggie Wolfington
KGB agent Col. Grigori Borzov (Charles Bronson) and KGB double agent Barbara (Lee Remick) work against time to prevent Dalchimsky's (Donald Pleasence) plot–of blowing-up a U.S. military base–from coming to fruition. Dalchimsky's plot could re-ignite the Cold War, and, while Grigori and Barbara step quickly into action, they still find time to fall in love.
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Ten North Frederick 1958 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Dunne
Cast: Gary Cooper, Diane Varsi, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ray Stricklyn, Suzy Parker, Tom Tully, Philip Ober, John Emery, Stuart Whitman, Charles Bronson
Joe Chapin (Gary Cooper) is convinced by his wife, Edith (Geraldine Fitzgerald), to enter politics. Later, he finds comfort in the arms of Kate Drummond (Suzy Parker), an act that threatens his political career.
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Tennessee Champ 1954 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Cast: Shelley Winters, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin, Earl Holliman, Dave O'Brien, Jack Kruschen, Charles Bronson, Yvette Dugay, Frank Richards, John Indrisano
Daniel Norson (Dewey Martin) is an upright boxer who tries to use his religion to influence his crooked manager, Willy Wurble (Keenan Wynn), to "do the right thing."
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This Property Is Condemned 1966 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Kate Reid, Robert Blake, Dabney Coleman, Jon Provost, Alan Baxter, Mary Badham, John Harding
Owen Legate (Robert Redford) comes to a small Southern railroad town to lay-off workers and falls in love with Alva Starr (Natalie Wood). Great service to Tennessee Williams' play is not done here.
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A Thunder of Drums 1961 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten, Arthur O'Connell, Charles Bronson, Richard Chamberlain, Duane Eddy, James Douglas, Slim Pickens, Tammy Marihugh
The cavalry has a problem on their hands–dealing with the violent Apaches. There are other problems too, as a young officer, Curtis, (George Hamilton), has troubles dealing with the mean captain (Richard Boone). Curtis also tries to re-kindle a romance with an ex-sweetheart (Luana Patten), who is now spoken for. After her fiance is killed by the Apaches, Curtis has a guilt trip and acts as a decoy to get the Apaches out in the open. Good cast.
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Twinky 1969 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lola
Statutory Affair
London Affair
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Susan George, Trevor Howard, Michael Craig, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins, Orson Bean, Kay Medford
A writer of pornographic books in his late 30s (Charles Bronson) marries a 16-year-old girl in this weak drama that reflects the social changes happening in the 1960s.
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Vera Cruz 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, George Macready, Morris Ankrum, Henry Brandon
When Trane (Gary Cooper) and Erin (Burt Lancaster) sign on to escort a countess (Denise Darcel) to Vera Cruz, they are unaware that she is carrying gold to Maximillian to aid his cause.
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Villa Rides 1968 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Gracia Buccella, Charles Bronson, Herbert Lom, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Jill Ireland, Alexander Knox
This film brings to the screen Hollywood's version of the Mexican bandit/folk hero, Pancho Villa, with Yul Brynner in the title role.
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Violent City 1970 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: The Family
Director: Sergio Sollima
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin, Telly Savalas, Umberto Orsini, George Savalas, Ray Saunders, Benjamin Levy, Peter Dane, Goffredo Unger, Beryl Salvatore, Robert Spafford
Jeff (Charles Bronson) is a tough ex-con, now a professional hit man in New Orleans, who sets out in search of those who framed him. The only one Jeff trusts is his girlfriend Vanessa (Jill Ireland), but crime boss Webber (Telly Savalas) steals Vanessa away from Jeff. The mob becomes his target, but, at the same time, the mob s hunts down Jeff. And violence erupts as bullets fly.
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When Hell Broke Loose 1958 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenneth G. Crane
Cast: Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, Violet Rensing, Robert Easton, Arvid Nelson, Dennis McCarthy, John Morley, Eddie Foy III
Nazi assassins zero in on E.T.O. commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, as their target during World War II. This is the story of how the attempt was foiled.
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The White Buffalo 1977 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Hunt to Kill
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Will Sampson, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Stuart Whitman, Slim Pickens, John Carradine, Cara Williams, Ed Lauter
Former enemies Wild Bill Hickok (Charles Bronson) and Chief Crazy Horse (Will Sampson) team up to track down a white buffalo that eludes them.
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 You're in the Navy Now 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Millard Mitchell, John McIntire, Harry von Zell, Jack Webb, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert, Ray Collins, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson
Not one of Gary Cooper's best films, but this comedy about the U.S.S. Teakettle and its captain (Cooper) and crew is fun to watch.
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| 1. 10 to Midnight (1983)
2. Act of Vengeance (1986)
3. Apache (1954)
4. Assassination (1987)
5. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
6. Big House, U.S.A. (1955)
7. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
8. Borderline (1980)
9. Breakheart Pass (1976)
10. Breakout (1975)
11. Caboblanco (1980)
12. Chato's Land (1972)
13. Chino (1973)
aka: The Valdez Horses
14. The Clown (1952)
15. Cold Sweat (1970)
16. Crime Wave (1954)
17. Death Hunt (1981)
18. Death Wish (1974)
19. Death Wish 3 (1985)
20. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
21. Death Wish II (1982)
22. Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
23. Diplomatic Courier (1952)
24. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
25. Drum Beat (1954)
26. The Evil That Men Do (1984)
27. Farewell, Friend (1968)
aka: Honor Among Thieves
28. Four for Texas (1963)
aka: 4 for Texas
29. From Noon Till Three (1976)
30. Gang War (1958)
31. The Great Escape (1963)
32. Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
33. Guns of Diablo (1964)
34. Hard Times (1975)
35. House of Wax (1953)
36. The Indian Runner (1991)
37. Jubal (1956)
38. Kid Galahad (1962)
39. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1988)
40. Love and Bullets (1979)
41. Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
42. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
43. The Marrying Kind (1952)
44. Master of the World (1961)
45. The Meanest Men in the West (1967)
46. The Mechanic (1972)
47. Messenger of Death (1988)
48. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
49. The Mob (1951)
50. Mr. Majestyk (1974)
51. Murphy's Law (1986)
52. My Six Convicts (1952)
53. Never So Few (1959)
54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55. Pat and Mike (1952)
56. The People Against O'Hara (1951)
57. Raid on Entebbe (1977)
58. Red Skies of Montana (1952)
59. Red Sun (1971)
60. Rider on the Rain (1970)
61. Riding Shotgun (1954)
62. Run of the Arrow (1957)
aka: Hot Lead
63. The Sandpiper (1965)
64. The Sea Wolf (1993)
65. Showdown at Boot Hill (1958)
66. Someone Behind the Door (1971)
67. St. Ives (1976)
68. The Stone Killer (1973)
69. Target Zero (1955)
70. Telefon (1977)
71. Ten North Frederick (1958)
72. Tennessee Champ (1954)
73. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
74. A Thunder of Drums (1961)
75. Twinky (1969)
aka: Lola
aka: Statutory Affair
aka: London Affair
76. The Valachi Papers (1972)
77. Vera Cruz (1954)
78. Villa Rides (1968)
79. Violent City (1970)
aka: The Family
80. When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
81. The White Buffalo (1977)
aka: Hunt to Kill
82. X-15 (1961)
83. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
84. You're in the Navy Now (1951)
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