The Amateur 1981  R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, Ed Lauter, Graham Jarvis, John Marley, George Coe, Jan Rubes
CIA computer expert Charles Heller (John Savage) goes behind the Iron Curtain to investigate his wife's murder in this spy thriller.
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Anne of the Thousand Days 1969  PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Michael Hordern, Peter Jeffrey, Katherine Blake, Joseph O'Conor, Vernon Dobtcheff
Anne Boleyn (Genevieve Bujold), married to Henry VIII (Richard Burton), becomes the victim when divorce is not granted by the Pope. Henry solves the problem by ordering Anne's execution, withdrawing from the Roman Catholic Church, and forming the Church of England. The film had nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actor (Anthony Quinn), and won for Best Costume Design.
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The Boy in Blue 1986 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, David Naughton, Sean Sullivan, Melody Anderson, James B. Douglas, Walter Massey, Austin Willis, Philip Craig, Robert McCormick, Tim Weber
Ned (Nicolas Cage) is a Canadian oarsman in the 1870s who revolutionizes the sport of rowing and becomes a national hero in the process.
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Changes 1991 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's "Changes"
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Michael Nouri, Christopher Gartin, Christie Clark, Renee O'Connor, Ami Foster, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Randee Heller, Cynthia Bain, Charles(2) Frank, James Sloyan, Luis Avalos
TV news anchor Melanie Adams (Cheryl Ladd) marries famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam (Michael Nouri). A rocky road lies ahead as they make a family with children from both of them as well as working on opposite sides of the country. Made for TV.
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Escape from the Dark 1977 G, 104 min.
Genre: Family
aka: The Littlest Horse Thieves
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne, Susan Tebbs, Andrew Harrison, Prunella Scales, Jeremy Bulloch, Duncan Lamont, Ian Hogg, Richard Warner
Pet ponies are scheduled for slaughter when the owner of a Yorkshire coal mine decides to modernize. But, three children come to the ponies' rescue. Pretty good Disney.
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 1980  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold, Rick Schroder, Vincent Gardenia, Tammy Lauren, John Fujioka, Yuki Shimoda, John P. Ryan, Dana Elcar, Ruth Manning, Austin Willis, Peter Renaday
Following their forced landing on a Pacific island, Noah Dugan (Elliott Gould) is faced with the dilemma of how to survive with two stow-away kids and a cargo of animals. The solution is to convert the plane into a seaworthy vessel and sail home. Fair Disney.
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 Lost Horizon 1973 G, 145 min.
Genre: Musical / Fantasy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer, John Gielgud, John Van Dreelen, Kent Smith, Larry Duran, Hedley Mattingly, Michael Bernal
A revolution is taking place in Southeast Asia, and a group of refugees, led by Richard Conway (Peter Finch) and his brother George (Michael York), evacuate on a plane that crashes in the Himalayas. The survivors find refuge in Shangri-La, which is ruled by the High Lama (Charles Boyer), and discover a new world of peace and tranquility. But, their new-found happiness results in more than a few conflicts between the survivors. Musical production numbers with songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David are interspersed with the drama.
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The Other Side of Midnight 1977   R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon, Raf Vallone, Clu Gulager, Christian Marguand, Michael Lerner, Howard Hesseman
Based on Sidney Sheldon's novel, this is the story of prostitute Noelle Page's (Marie-France Pisier) rise to fame as a movie star. But, she can never forget her hatred for the man who, during World War II, left her pregnant and alone to face the world.
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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story 1987 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, James Read, Kevin McCarthy, Burl Ives, Anne Francis, Bruce Davison, David Ackroyd, Stephane Audran, Tony Peck, Zoe Wanamaker, Amadeus August, Nicholas Clay, Carmen du Sautoy, Sascha Hehn, Clive Arrindell
Edited from a 250-minute TV miniseries, this film relates the sad life experiences of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (Farrah Fawcett). When she was six years old, Barbara inherited $40 million. She was married seven times, and film star Cary Grant (James Read) was her third husband. When they divorced, Cary refused to take her fortune, but the other husbands did gain financially. When Barbara died at age 65, she had only $3,500 left from her inheritance.
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 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1968 TV, 128 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Jack Palance, Leo Genn, Oskar Homolka, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O'Shea, Torin Thatcher, Duncan Lamont, Gillie Fenwick, Joe Austin, Rex Sevenoaks, Elizabeth Cole, Paul Harding, Jeanette Landis, Liza Creighton
Jack Palance plays the title roles of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story is about the good Dr. Jekyll who turns himself into the evil Mr. Hyde through his experiments in his lab. Dr. Jekyll becomes addicted to enjoying the life of his long-repressed hedonistic personality of Mr. Hyde. Then, he murders his associate after being blackmailed, and this leads to a brutal confrontation with the police at the medical academy.
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Till We Meet Again 1989 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Lucy Gutteridge, Courteney Cox, Mia Sara, Barry Bostwick, Michael York, Hugh Grant, Charles Shaughnessy, Bruce Boxleitner, Maxwell Caulfield, John Vickery, Juliet Mills
Based on a Judith Krantz novel, this made-for-TV miniseries follows the lives of three women as they deal with life and (several) romances in the period of 1913 to the 1950s.
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| 1. The Amateur (1981)
2. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
3. The Boy in Blue (1986)
4. Changes (1991)
aka: Danielle Steel's "Changes"
5. Condorman (1981)
6. The Dove (1974)
7. Escape from the Dark (1977)
aka: The Littlest Horse Thieves
8. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
9. Lost Horizon (1973)
10. A Married Man (1984)
11. The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
12. Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)
13. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
14. Till We Meet Again (1989)
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