The Green Berets 1968   N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Wayne
Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Bruce Cabot, Jack Soo, Patrick Wayne, Raymond St. Jacques, George Takei, Mike Henry, Luke Askew, Irene Tsu, Edward Faulkner, Jason Evers, Craig Jue
John Wayne moves out of the World War II genre and plays Col. Mike Kirby who leads his special forces Green Berets in the Viet Nam War. Liberal war correspondent George Beckworth (David Janssen) accompanies Col. Kirby and his troops and, as time passes, begins to understand more about the conflict and even joins in the fighting. One of the missions they accomplish is to courageously go behind enemy lines to kidnap a Viet Cong general. This film features the song, "Ballad of the Green Berets," sung by Sgt. Barry Sadler. 1 User Review
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How to Murder Your Wife 1965  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Terry-Thomas, Claire Trevor, Max Showalter, Mary Wickes, Virna Lisi, Eddie Mayehoff, Sidney Blackmer, Jack Albertson, Alan Hewitt, Barry Kelley, William Bryant, Edward Faulkner, Charles Bateman, Lauren Gilbert
Stanley Ford (Jack Lemmon) is the writer of a comic strip who lives in his bachelor pad with his manservant Charles (Terry-Thomas). One morning after attending a wild bachelor party, Stanley wakes up and finds himself married to the bikini-clad woman (Verna Lisi) who had popped out of the cake and does not speak English. Stanley stages his wife's murder through his cartoon characters' actions in his comic strip, and when his wife sees the cartoons, she panics and runs away. The police appear at Stanley's door asking questions about his wife, and now Stanley faces a murder charge.
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 Rio Lobo 1970  G, 114 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, Victor French, Mike Henry, David Huddleston, Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner
In this light-hearted Western, John Wayne plays a Union colonel with problems getting gold shipments to their proper destinations; it seems that Confederate guerillas are in need of the loot and are helping themselves. As usual, Jack Elam is great. This was Howard Hawks' final film.
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Tickle Me 1965 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Julie Adams, Jocelyn Lane, Jack Mullaney, Merry Anders, Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner, Connie Gilchrist, John Dennis, Allison Hayes, Barbara Werle, Grady Sutton, Ines Pedroza, Angela Greene, Lilyan Chauvin
Lonnie Beals (Elvis Presley) is a singing cowboy who takes on temporary work to earn money before rodeo season. He works at an all-female health spa and, of course, quickly becomes a celebrity among the clients. When Lonnie learns that the physical trainer Pam Merritt (Jocelyn Lane) holds a treasure map leading to gold in the ghost town of Silverado, Lonnie and Pam set off looking for the treasure. But, others are plotting to steal the treasure map, and a showdown is destined to occur in Silverado. Elvis' songs "Put the Blame on Me," "I'm Yours," "Long, Lonely Highway," and "It Feels So Right" contribute to the enjoyment of the film.
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The Undefeated 1969   G, 119 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Bruce Cabot, Ben Johnson, Antonio Aguilar, Lee Meriwether, Roman Gabriel, Merlin Olsen, Harry Carey Jr., Royal Dano, Marian McCargo, Melissa Newman, Jan-Michael Vincent, Edward Faulkner, Paul Fix
Ex-Yankee Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson) join forces after the Civil War in the business of selling horses in Mexico.
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| 1. The Green Berets (1968)
2. Hellfighters (1968)
3. How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
4. Rio Lobo (1970)
5. Tickle Me (1965)
6. The Undefeated (1969)
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