Brannigan 1975 PG, 111 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, Ralph Meeker, John Vernon, Lesley-Anne Down, Barry Dennen, Brian Glover, James Booth, Daniel Pilon, John Stride, Arthur Batanides, Pauline Delaney, Del Henney
Chicago cop Lt. Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) heads for London to bring back an American mobster. When he arrives in London, Brannigan learns that the mobster has been kidnapped and goes on the trail to recapture him.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 1983 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott, Brian Blessed, Ronald Lacey, Eleanor Bron, Edward Judd, Nicholas Clay, Glynis Barber, Connie Booth, Eric Richard, Michael Burrell, Peter Rutherford, David Langton
Dr. Mortimer (Denholm Elliott) hires Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) to investigate the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. Mortimer tells Holmes that 350 years ago Hugo Baskerville traded his soul to the devil, and all of his ancestors have fallen under a curse and have been murdered when they inherited the Baskerville dynasty. Mortimer wants to protect the new heir, Sir Henry (Martin Shaw), from suffering the same fate. Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Donald Churchill) to investigate while Holmes, unbeknownst to Watson, arrives on the scene disguised as a gypsy to find the culprit.
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I'll Take Manhattan 1987 TV, 450 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Hickox, Richard Michaels Cast: Valerie Bertinelli, Francesca Annis, Perry King, Jane Kaczmarek, Ken Olin, Jack Scalia, Barry Bostwick, Paul Hecht, Tim Daly, Robert Addie, Walter Gotell, Adam LeFevre
Based on a novel by Judith Krantz, this TV miniseries tells the story of Maxi's (Valerie Bertinelli) struggles to save her father's empire from her uncle (Perry King), who married her mother after her father's death and is now ruining the publishing business. A long "soaper."
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The Master of Ballantrae 1984 TV, 150 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: Richard Thomas, Michael York, John Gielgud, Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton, Nickolas Grace, Ian Richardson, Finola Hughes, John Hallam, Ed Bishop
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, this is a remake of an earlier film starring Errol Flynn. In this made-for-TV version, Michael York takes on the Flynn role of the Scottish brother who fights the British king–and his own brother. 1 User Review
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| | cromwell and bonny prince charlie | all ever 08/12/2010 | Two brothers, which one will fight for the king and which one must be neutral and stay at home. One will be called a hero and one will be labelled a weakling.
An enthralling action adventure and human drama. |
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Sky Riders 1976 PG, 93 min. Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp, Charles Aznavour, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Griffith, Zouzou, Steven Keats, John Beck, Anthony Antypas, Telis Zotos, Nikos Tsachiridis, Ernie F. Orsatti, Barbara Trentham, Henry Brown
Hang-gliding stunts provide the backdrop for this action film involving the rescue of Ellen Bracken (Susannah York) and her children caught up in an international terrorist's kidnapping scheme. Ellen is married to Jonas (Robert Culp), but it is her ex-husband Jim McCabe (James Coburn) who hires professional hang gliders to aid in their rescue.
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Theater of Blood 1973 R, 104 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Theatre of Blood
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins, Robert Coote, Robert Morley, Coral Browne, Diana Dors, Michael Hordern
When critics pan his work, actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) murders them using methods based on those used in Shakespeare's plays. Lots of gore and fun.
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Zulu Dawn 1979 PG, 115 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Douglas Hickox Cast: Burt Lancaster, John Mills, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Michael Jayston, Ronald Lacey, Denholm Elliott, Freddie Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Peter Vaughan, James Faulkner, Bob Hoskins, David Bradley, Paul Copley
When Gen. Lord Chelmsford (Peter O'Toole) sends in British troops to fight the South African Zulu tribes, Col. Anthony Dumford (Burt Lancaster) leads his men into the fatal Battle of Isandhlwaba where they are greatly outnumbered. During the bloody battle, 30,000 Zulu warriors kill 1,500 British troops. This movie shows the events that led up to the siege at Rorke's Drift in "Zulu" (1964) and again shows the hostility between the British and native South Africans.
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| 1. Brannigan (1975)
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
3. I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
4. The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
5. Sky Riders (1976)
6. Theater of Blood (1973) aka: Theatre of Blood
7. Zulu Dawn (1979)
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