All Quiet on the Western Front 1979  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, David Bradley, Mathew Evans, George Winter, Dominic Jephcott, Mark Drewry, Colin Mayes, Evan Stewart, Michael Sheard, Katerina Lirova
This remake of the 1930 classic is, in many respects, just as good. It tells the story of Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas) and his German classmates who are urged by their patriotic teacher Kantorek (Donald Pleasence) to enlist in the army during World War I. They do enlist, are trained by Corporal Himmelstoss (Ian Holm) and then head for the battlefield where they serve under Stanislaus Katczinsky (Ernest Borgnine). Many of Paul's friends are killed in battle, and after Paul stabs and kills a French soldier, he is convinced that fighting a war is not the patriotic game he believed it was. The film received seven Emmy nominations, including Best Supporting Actor and Actress (Borgnine and Patricia Neal for her role as Paul's mother).
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April Morning 1988  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Urich, Chad Lowe, Susan Blakely, Rip Torn, Meredith Salenger, Joan Heney, Nicholas Kilbertus, Griffith Brewer, Thor Bishopric, Joel Miller, Brian Furlong, Anthony Ulc, Philip Spensley, Peter Colvey
Based on Howard Fast's novel, this film was an episode of the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and provides an insightful view of life in the American colonies just before the American Revolution. The "April Morning" takes place on April 19, 1775, when the Colonial and British troops first fired the "shot heard 'round the world" in Lexington and Concord.
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The Bachelor Party 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Philip Abbott, Larry Blyden, Patricia Smith, Carolyn Jones, Nancy Marchand, Robert Williams, Karen Norris, Arthur Tovey, Jeffrey Sayre
Written by Paddy Chayefsky, this is the story of a rowdy bachelor party thrown for quiet bookkeeper Arnold (Philip Abbott) on the eve of his wedding. The only other bachelor in the group, Eddie (Jack Warden), has planned the bash that includes hitting bars and a porn theater. During the course of the evening, the married men–Walter (E.G. Marshall) and Charlie (Don Murray)–reveal their own marital difficulties, and Charlie must decide whether or not to cheat on his wife with a beatnik (Carolyn Jones) who he meets at a Greenwich Village party. By the end of the bachelor party, the guest-of-honor as well as the party givers are affected by their night of revelry. Carolyn Jones was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Birch Interval 1977 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Eddie Albert, Rip Torn, Ann Wedgeworth, Susan McClung, Brian Part, Jann Stanley, William Lucking, Anne Revere, Margaret Leary, George Ebeling, Eunice Lehman, Doug Fishel Jr., William Morgan Jr., Andrew C. Gates, John Keffer
An 11-year-old Amish girl learns about life and suffering when she stays with relatives in the Amish community.
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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Angela Lansbury, Shirley Knight, Lee Kinsolving, Frank Overton, Ken Lynch, Nelson Leigh, Emerson Treacy
This film, based on William Inge's play, is about family life in Oklahoma during the 1920s and specifically involves the unhappy existence of Rubin Flood (Robert Preston). 1 User Review
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| | DOC F 05/27/2007 | | I'm one of the fortunate few to have taped this fil off TV in the 1980's. A great film, one of the best ever made and unfortunately, never publicly released. Would love to find a clearer copy. But since I got it off film and at High speed, It's pretty good. |
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David Copperfield 1970 TV, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Cyril Cusack, Edith Evans, Pamela Franklin, Wendy Hiller, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Robin Phillips, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams
Based on Charles Dickens' story, Robin Phillips stars in the title role of a poor boy who grew up to be a successful man in London society.
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Dear Heart 1964 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Nichols, Charles Drake, Angela Lansbury, Mary Wickes, Patricia Barry, Neva Patterson, Richard Deacon
Two middle-aged postal employees meet at a New York City convention where they fall in love. The title song was written by Henry Mancini and Jay Livingston and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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 Desire Under the Elms 1958  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives, Frank Overton, Pernell Roberts, Anne Seymour, Rebecca Welles, Jean Willes
This story, based on Eugene O'Neill's 19th-century play, is about New England farm life. It stars Sophia Loren as Anna, the ill-fated third wife of Ephraim Cabot (Burl Ives), who drives a further wedge into the already dysfunctional Cabot family.
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Heidi 1968 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Jennifer Edwards, Michael Redgrave, Walter Slezak, Peter van Eyck, Karl Lieffen, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Miriam Spoerri, John Moulder-Brown
This is a pleasant retelling of the classic tale of the orphaned Heidi (Jennifer Edwards) who goes to live with her grandfather (Michael Redgrave) in the Alps. Good scenery.
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Incident in a Small Town 1994 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan, Stephanie Zimbalist, Nick Stahl, Bernard Behrens, Lori Hallier, David Nerman, Dennis Strong, James Blendick, Dee McCafferty, Eve Crawford, Bruce McFee, Cara Pifko, Jeremy Tracz, Jim Warren
Walter Matthau as lawyer Harmon Cobb returns to his small town (following "The Incident" in 1990) in this made-for-TV film. This time, a rapist returns after a 13-year absence and is murdered. A judge–the father of the raped girl–is the prime suspect, and Harmon must defend him. Harry Morgan also returns as the judge hearing the case.
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The Iron Horse 1924 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Cyril Chadwick, Fred Kohler, Gladys Hulette, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gordon James, James A. Marcus, Delbert Mann, Edward Peil Sr.
The mid-19th-century construction of the transcontinental railroad is the theme of this story, including the triumphs as well as the defeats encountered in this monumental task.
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Jane Eyre 1970 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Rachel Kempson, Jean Marsh, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Copley, Clive Morton, Fanny Rowe, Susan Lawe, Angharad Rees, Hugh Latimer, Nan Munro
Charlotte Bronte's gothic novel is again brought to the screen in this offering about orphanage-raised Jane (Susannah York) who takes a job as governess at the English manor of the tyrannical Edward Rochester (George C. Scott). Jane is attracted to Rochester, and he returns her affections. They make plans to marry. But, when Jane learns that Rochester is already married, it will take Jane's courage and love to rise above their world, which is crashing around them.
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Kidnapped 1971 G, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Vivien Heilbron, Lawrence Douglas, Freddie Jones, Andrew McCulloch, Russell Waters, Jack Watson, Peter Jeffrey, Roger Booth, Geoffrey Whitehead, Claire Nielson
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, this is the tale of a young Scottish orphan, David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas), who arrives at his wicked uncle Ebeneezer's (Donald Pleasence) home. David does not know that he is the heir to the family fortune, and Ebineezer arranges for Captain Hoseason (Jack Hawkins) to kidnap David and take him aboard his ship to be sold into slavery. David is rescued and becomes friends with Alan Breck (Michael Caine). They make it to land and set out to Edinburgh to fight for David's inheritance and the forces of King George who have been sent to his Scottish highlands.
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The Last Days of Patton 1986 TV, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint, Ed Lauter, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Daniel Benzali, William Hope, Irina Brook, Shane Rimmer, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding
General George S. Patton Jr. is again played by George C. Scott–16 years after the very successful movie, "Patton." The General is mortally wounded in an automobile accident. While he lies in the hospital bed, he reminisces about happier times.
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 Lover Come Back 1961 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Oakie, Jack Kruschen, Ann B. Davis, Joe Flynn, Howard St. John, Jack Albertson
Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson) and Carol Templeton (Doris Day) are busy executives at the top of their professions. The plot twists and turns into a happy ending after they meet and fall in love.
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Marty 1955  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Jerry Paris, Karen Steele, Minerva Urecal, Robin Morse, Walter Kelley, James Bell, Charles Cane, John Dennis, Frank Sutton, Silvio Minciotti
Two lonely and unattractive people–34-year-old bachelor Marty (Ernest Borgnine), who lives with his mother (Esther Minciotti), and schoolteacher Clara (Betsy Blair)–meet at the Stardust Ballroom in Manhattan and are attracted to each other. But, when Marty's mother and friends criticize Clara, Marty does not call her–until he realizes that a loving relationship with Clara is more important to him than the relationships he shares with his friends and mother. The film received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor (Borgnine), Director, and Screenplay. Betsy Blair and Joe Mantell were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.
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Middle of the Night 1959 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Kim Novak, Fredric March, Glenda Farrell, Lee Grant, Lee Philips, Martin Balsam, Albert Dekker, Rudy Bond, Jan Norris, Lou Gilbert, Edith Meiser, Joan Copeland, Betty Walker, Effie Afton, David Ford
A modern-day witch, Gillian (Kim Novak), and warlock Nicky (Jack Lemmon), live in New York City's Greenwich Village. When Gillian falls for Shepherd "Shep" Henderson (James Stewart), she uses her magic spells to draw the unsuspecting Henderson to her. But, Gillian's mentor Mrs. De Pass (Hermione Gingold) does not approve and breaks Gillian's spell on Shep. Meanwhile, Nicky, with help from novelist Sidney Redlitch (Ernie Kovacs), writes a book on witchcraft, which he wants Shep to publish. After reading the manuscript, Shep realizes that he has been under Gillian's spell and dumps her. Later, Gillian, who has changed her ways, runs into Shep and cries real tears, which shows that she is no longer a witch, and Gillian and Shep find true love.
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Night Crossing 1982 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Doug McKeon, Keith McKeon, Beau Bridges, Glynnis O'Connor, Geoffrey Liesik, Michael Liesik, Ian Bannen, Anne Stallybrass, Matthew Taylor, Klaus Lowitsch
Based on a true story, this film depicts two families, in 1979, who dared to gain freedom by crossing the well-guarded East Germany border in a hot-air balloon.
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The Outsider 1961 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett, Vivian Nathan, Ralph Moody, Stanley Adams, Vince Edwards, Gertrude Michael, Miriam Colon, Edmund Hashim, Paul Comi, Wayne Heffley, Jeffrey Silver, James Beck
Pima Indian Ira Hayes was one of the four men who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima. This story begins when Hayes (Tony Curtis) leaves his Arizona reservation and joins the U.S. Marine Corps. He and Pvt. James B. Sorenson (James Franciscus) become friends in boot camp and go off to fight in World War II. Sorenson is also one of the four men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, but he is later killed in battle. Hayes is not able to deal with the death of his friend and, at war's end, cannot adjust to the civilian world. He is found dead at age 32. 1 User Review
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| | My first date with a girl . . . "The Outsider" | fireball 09/30/2010 | | "Why are you bleeding, House Mouse" What a great movie! |
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Separate Tables 1958 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster, Wendy Hiller, Gladys Cooper, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer, Rod Taylor, Audrey Dalton, May Hallatt, Priscilla Morgan, Hilda Plowright
Guests at a British seaside resort are presented through vignettes in this film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play. David Niven won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role as Major Pollock who helps Sybil (Deborah Kerr) break away from her cruel mother. Wendy Hiller won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the inn's owner. Five other nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Kerr). 1 User Review
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| | Redemption, restoration are the themes of this film | jayleigh 02/10/2013 | | Deborah Kerr actually had top billing in this film, as well she ought to have had. It is an unusual role for her in that she plays a dowdy, repressed woman completely controlled by her mother, to the point of having no will of her own. The story is set in a British seaside residence hotel in the early 1950s. David Niven's character presents himself as a retired Major in the British army during WWII. Burt Lancaster, a displaced American is an alcoholic romancing the owner of the hotel, Wendy Hiller. The turmoil begins when Lancaster's estranged wife shows up unexpectedly. B/W is perfect for this film, adding to the tension and drama of this study of human faults & frailties. |
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That Touch of Mink 1962 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, John Astin, Alan Hewitt, Joey Faye, John Fiedler, John McKee, Dick Sargent, Laurie Mitchell, Willard Sage, Mickey Mantle
In this romantic comedy, businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant) meets a young woman, Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day). After much ado about nothing, they end up together in Bermuda.
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1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
2. April Morning (1988)
3. The Bachelor Party (1957)
4. Birch Interval (1977)
5. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
6. David Copperfield (1970)
7. Dear Heart (1964)
8. Desire Under the Elms (1958)
9. Heidi (1968)
10. Incident in a Small Town (1994)
11. The Iron Horse (1924)
12. Jane Eyre (1970)
13. Kidnapped (1971)
14. The Last Days of Patton (1986)
15. Lily in Winter (1994)
16. Lover Come Back (1961)
17. Marty (1955)
18. Middle of the Night (1959)
19. Night Crossing (1982)
20. The Outsider (1961)
21. Separate Tables (1958)
22. That Touch of Mink (1962)
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