Adam 1983 TV, 97 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner Cast: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Richard Masur, Martha Scott, Mason Adams, Paul Regina, Tony Frank, John M. Jackson, Alex Harvey
This made-for-TV film resulted in the formation of the Missing Children's Bureau. It is the story of six-year-old Adam and his family's ordeal following his abduction. John Walsh, the boy's father, started the long-time TV program, "America's Most Wanted," dedicated to apprehending criminals. The list of missing children presented at the end of the program resulted in many leads in finding children. Followed by "Adam: His Song Continues."
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Just Cause 1995 R, 102 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Arne Glimcher Cast: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ruby Dee, Ed Harris, Hope Lange, Daniel J. Travanti, Kevin McCarthy, Ned Beatty, Christopher Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Victor Slezak, Kevin McCarthy, Lynne Thigpen
In this adaptation of John Katzenbach's novel, Sean Connery plays Harvard law professor Paul Armstrong who is opposed to the death penalty. Bobby Earl Ferguson (Blair Underwood) has been in a Florida prison for eight years awaiting the death penalty for the crimes of rape and murder. After Bobby's grandmother Evangeline (Ruby Dee) delivers Bobby's letter asking Paul for help, he agrees to investigate. Despite the fact that he has not practiced law for 25 years, Paul heads to Florida with his wife Laurie (Kate Capshaw) and young daughter Katie (Scarlett Johansson). As he uncovers clues during the investigation, Paul finds that his own life has become endangered.
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Midnight Crossing 1988 R, 96 min. Genre: Action
Director: Roger Holzberg Cast: Faye Dunaway, Daniel J. Travanti, John Laughlin, Kim Cattrall, Ned Beatty, Pedro DePool, Doug Weiser, Vincent Fall, Michael Thompson, Chick Bernhardt
When Castro took over the government of Cuba, $1 million was hidden to keep it from the hands of the Communists. Now, a group of four men make plans to retrieve the money. Bombs away.
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Millennium 1989 PG-13, 110 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Anderson Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Maury Chaykin, Al Waxman, Lloyd Bochner, David McIlwraith, Lawrence Dane
A woman from another age (Cheryl Ladd) is trying to help her world by transporting people from this era to hers. She does this by taking passengers off of doomed airplanes. Kris Kristofferson plays an airline employee who investigates air crashes.
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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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| 1. Adam (1983)
2. Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
3. Aurora (1984)
4. Just Cause (1995)
5. Midnight Crossing (1988)
6. Millennium (1989)
7. St. Ives (1976)
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