The Dain Curse 1978  TV, 225 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jason Miller, Jean Simmons, Nancy Addison, Paul Stewart, Beatrice Straight, Tom Bower, David Canary, Beeson Carroll, Brian Davies, Martin Cassidy
Set in 1928, this TV miniseries is based on a Dashiell Hammett story. Private detective Hamilton Nash (James Coburn) investigates the case of stolen diamonds that may be cursed. His investigation leads him to a family, which may be affected by a family curse that causes premature death. Several edited versions are available.
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Hombre 1967  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Skip Ward, Margaret Blye, Martin Balsam, Frank Silvera, Peter Lazer, Val Avery, David Canary, Larry Ward, Linda Cordova
In this well-acted and entertaining film, John "Hombre" Russell (Paul Newman) is a White man raised by Apaches. He inherits property in the city and travels by stagecoach to trade the property. Passengers on the stagecoach, including Dr. Alex Faver (Fredric March) and his wife Audra (Barbara Rush), exhibit racial bias and force John to ride on top of the stagecoach. Cicero Grimes (Richard Boone) leads his bandits on a raid of the stagecoach, and they take Audra hostage. Now, it is only John who performs the ultimate sacrifice in leading the passengers to safety and rescuing Audra.
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| 1. The Dain Curse (1978)
2. Hombre (1967)
3. Posse (1975)
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