Captain Apache 1971  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Deathwork
Director: Alexander Singer
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman, Elisa Montes, Percy Herbert, Tony Vogel, Charles Stalnaker, Charly Bravo, Hugh McDermott, Faith Clift, Dan van Husen, George Margo, Jose Bodalo, Elsa Zabala, D. Pollock
Native American Army officer Capt. Apache (Lee Van Cleef) uncovers a plot to assassinate President Grant while investigating the murder of the Indian Commissioner. Wealthy landowner Griffin (Stuart Whitman) is behind the scheme in which he disguises his men as Indians, and now, as Captain Apache investigates, he becomes a target.
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Catlow 1971  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy, Daliah Lavi, Jo Ann Pflug, Jeff Corey, Bessie Love, David Ladd, Julian Mateos, Michael Delano, Robert Logan, John Clark, Dan van Husen, Cass Martin, Jose Nieto
Based on Louis L'Amour's novel, this is the story of Catlow's (Yul Brynner) attempt to take off with a fortune in gold and the subsequent hunt for him by friend and foe alike. Hot on Catlow's trail is Marshal Ben Cowan (Richard Crenna) who was Catlow's Civil War buddy. Also in pursuit is a killer, Miller (Leonard Nimoy), who has been hired to kill Catlow. The action sequences in this film are very good.
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Cry of the Black Wolves 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Harald Reinl
Cast: Ron Ely, Raimund Harmstorf, Gila von Weitershausen, Catharina Conti, Arthur Brauss, Angelica Ott, Carl Lange, Dan van Husen, Heinrich Schweiger, Toni Berger
Ex-Tarzan Ron Ely stars in this German filming of Jack London's "Son of the Wolf." Life is harsh in some areas of Alaska, and Bill Robinson (Ely) comes to the aid of a bounty hunter who was trapped by an avalanche. But Bill is the prey of the bounty hunter. Lots of action scenes in this film that is bad in all respects.
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The Lady Vanishes 1979  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery / Action / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Jenny Runacre, Jean Anderson, Rosalind Knight, Vladek Sheybal, Wolf Kahler, Dan van Husen, Madlena Nedeva, Madge Ryan
While riding an express train through pre-World War II Germany, Amanda (Cybill Shepherd) meets and makes friends with Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury). But, Miss Froy disappears, and, when Amanda can't find her, she gets help from American photographer Robert (Elliott Gould). Their efforts lead to the discovery that there is more to Miss Froy than meets the eye.
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Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Horror
aka: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Dan van Husen, Jan Groth, Carsten Bodinus, Martje Grohmann, Rijk de Gooyer, Clemens Scheitz, Lo van Hensbergen
In this remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic silent-film representing the Expressionist movement in art, the vampyre Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) takes over a small town and then attempts to spread his evil influence to areas far and wide. He yearns for Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) who is married to Jonathan (Bruno Ganz). Will Lucy's self-sacrifice bring an end to Dracula's curse?
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Sonny and Jed 1972  R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: Bandera Bandits
J & S: Criminal Story of an Outlaw Couple
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Tomas Milian, Susan George, Telly Savalas, Rosanna Yanni, Franco Giacobini, Eduardo Fajardo, Herbert Fux, Laura Betti, Werner Pochath, Alvaro de Luna, Dan van Husen
Mean and violent Jed (Tomas Milian) robs the rich and gives to the poor in this spaghetti Western set in the Southwest. He takes on a partner, Sonny (Susan George), who wants to experience excitement–and she gets it. Meanwhile, the sheriff (Telly Savalas) is on their trail.
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The Squeeze 1978 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Diamond Thieves
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Karen Black, Edward Albert, Lionel Stander, Robert Alda, Angelo Infanti, Antonella Murgia, Peter Carsten, Dan van Husen, Dyane Silverstein, Ron Van Clief, Roy Brocksmith
Chris (Lee Van Cleef) is talked into coming out of retirement for one more heist using his talent to help a German group pull off a million dollar theft. But he gets wind of the fact that his associates intend to kill him after completion of the job, so he beats them to the punch, killing them. However, Chris is wounded in the process. Luckily, he has a perfect nursemaid–Clarisse (Karen Black) to help him recover. One of Lee Van Cleef's weaker films.
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| 1. Captain Apache (1971)
aka: Deathwork
2. Catlow (1971)
3. Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
4. The Lady Vanishes (1979)
5. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
aka: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
6. Sonny and Jed (1972)
aka: Bandera Bandits
aka: J & S: Criminal Story of an Outlaw Couple
7. The Squeeze (1978)
aka: Diamond Thieves
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