Ace High 1968  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Four Gunmen of Ave Maria
Revenge in El Paso
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi
Cast: Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Brock Peters, Kevin McCarthy, Steffen Zacharias, Tiffany Hoyveld, Federico Boido, Bruno Corazzari, Livio Lorenzon
Saved from a hanging, Cat Stevens (Terence Hill) is hunted by his saviors after he returned to a life of crime. But Cat is also hunting: he is tracking down the men who sent him to prison. This "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" wannabe wasn't.
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The Angel Levine 1970  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jan Kadar
Cast: Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kaminska, Milo O'Shea, Gloria Foster, Barbara Ann Teer, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Stephen Strimpell, Sam Raskyn
An old Jewish man has lost faith in God due to the setbacks he and his family have suffered over the years. Then along comes an Angel-in-training (Harry Belafonte) whose task is to convince the man to change his outlook.
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Article 99 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson, John C. McGinley, John Mahoney, Keith David, Kathy Baker, Eli Wallach, Noble Willingham
Funding cutbacks have made matters worse at the VA hospital where Dr. Richard Sturgess (Ray Liotta) works. The red tape is awesome, and "Article 99" states that care can be given only if it can be shown that the problem is military-related. But Dr. Sturgess and his cohorts find ways of getting around this problem. This "M*A*S*H" wannabe isn't.
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 The Associate 1996  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Austin Pendleton, Lainie Kazan, Donald Trump, Billy Jaye, Helen Hanft
Overtly based on the "Tootsie" premise, Whoopi Goldberg plays "Cutty"–a figment of Laurel's (also Goldberg) imagination. Disguised as a man, Laurel is able to gain respect as a financial analyst on Wall Street. Goldberg is funny, the cast is great, and while the story errs in the premise that women get no respect on Wall Street, it does provide good entertainment.
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Baby Doll 1956  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Rip Torn, Lonny Chapman, Eades Hogue, Noah Williamson, R.G. Armstrong, Madeleine Sherwood
The setting for this Tennessee Williams tale is Mississippi where Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach) runs a cotton mill, and Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) lives with his young wife, Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), who sleeps in a crib. Following a suspicious fire at Vacarro's mill, he plays on Baby Doll's naivete to invalidate Meighan's alibi. Academy Award nominations included Best Actress (Carroll Baker), and Mildred Dunnock was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Aunt Rose.
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Cinderella Liberty 1973 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway, Eli Wallach, Dabney Coleman, Burt Young, Bruno Kirby, Sally Kirkland, Allyn Ann McLerie, Don Calfa, Fred Sadoff, Allan Arbus, Jon Korkes, Diane Schenker, Ted D'Arms
A sailor, John Baggs Jr. (James Caan), goes on shore leave and falls in love with prostitute Maggie Paul (Marsha Mason). They marry and manage to work out a myriad of problems.
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Circle of Iron 1978 R, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
aka: The Silent Flute
Director: Richard Moore
Cast: David Carradine, Jeff Cooper, Roddy McDowall, Christopher Lee, Anthony De Longis, Earl Maynard, Erica Creer, Eli Wallach, Heinz Bernard, Zipora Peled, Michael M. Vendrell, Leo Whang, Donnie Williams, Robert Gardner, Tom Ascensio
A young martial artist Cord (Jeff Cooper) embarks on a quest for the Zen "Book of Enlightenment" held by the wizard Zetan (Christopher Lee). Mysterious guides (David Carradine) lead Cord along the way as he encounters good guys, bad guys, and bizarre adventures.
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The Deep 1977 PG, 123 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Horror / Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett Jr., Eli Wallach, Dick Anthony Williams, Bob Minor, Robert Tessier, Earl Maynard, Teddy Tucker, Lee McClain, Peter Benchley, Peter Wallach, Colin Shaw
In this Peter Benchley story, David Sanders and Gail Berke (Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset) are enjoying a vacation in Bermuda. While scuba diving, they discover a wrecked World War II freighter and find a glass ampoule in the wreckage. When treasure hunter Romer Treece (Robert Shaw) explains that the ampoule contains morphine, they try to keep their "treasure" a secret, but Haitian drug lord Henri Cloche (Louis Gossett Jr.) has his own plans for the morphine.
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The Domino Principle 1977   R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark, Mickey Rooney, Edward Albert, Eli Wallach, Jay Novello, Ken Swofford, Neva Patterson, Ted Gehring
Hired assassin Roy Tucker (Gene Hackman) is sent out to kill prominent people, but when he decides he has had enough, he becomes the target.
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The Executioner's Song 1982 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Christine Lahti, Eli Wallach, Jordan Clarke, Steven Keats, Richard Venture, Walter Olkewicz, Jenny Wright, Michael LeClair, Pat Corley, Mary Ethel Gregory, John Dennis Johnston, Norris Mailer, Kenneth O'Brien
Tommy Lee Jones takes on the role of convicted killer Gary Gilmore who was the first man executed in the USA after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The last nine months of Gilmore's life are the basis for this story. Gilmore is 35 years old when he is released from prison for armed robbery. He tries to go straight and fails. After killing two men during separate robberies, Gilmore is sentenced to death in Utah. Jones won the Emmy for his very believable performance as the villainous Gilmore.
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Firepower 1979 R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. Simpson, Eli Wallach, Anthony Franciosa, George Grizzard, Vincent Gardenia, Fred Stuthman, Billy Barty, Dominic Chianese
As Adele Tasca (Sophia Loren) seeks revenge for her husband's murder, her search leads to the Caribbean where the villain, a tycoon, hides out. While the plot lacks insight, the scenery is gorgeous.
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Genghis Khan 1965  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach, Francoise Dorleac, Telly Savalas, Robert Morley, Yvonne Mitchell, Woody Strode
Following his father's death, Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif) sets out to avenge the killing and unify Asia's tribes during the Dark Ages. Poor.
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Girlfriends 1978 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claudia Weill
Cast: Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Eli Wallach, Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, Amy Wright, Viveca Lindfors, Mike Kellin, Jean De Baer, Kenneth McMillan
Photographer Susan Weinblatt (Melanie Mayron)–young, lonely, confused–tries to cope after her roommate leaves to get married.
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The Godfather Part III 1990 R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Raf Vallone, Richard Bright, Sophia Coppola, Franc D'Ambrosio, Donal Donnelly, Helmut Berger, Don Novello
The Corleone family is back, and this time Michael (Al Pacino) tries to get into a legitimate business while also doing all in his power to bring the family together. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia)..
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 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1966  R, 161 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Western / Drama
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffre, Chelo Alonso, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, Claudio Scarchilli, John Bartha, Livio Lorenzon, Antonio Casale, Sandro Scarchilli
Gold is hidden in a graveyard, and Blondie "the Good" (Clint Eastwood), Angel Eyes "the Bad" (Lee Van Cleef), and Tuco "the Ugly" (Eli Wallach) are searching for the missing $200,000 in gold that they were told about by a dying man (Antonio Casale). Tuco is told the name of the cemetery, and Blondie is given the name on the grave. Now, each knows half of the secret, and they must work together to find the gold. Probably the best spaghetti Western ever. 1 User Review
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| | BRAD79 07/02/2009 | | ONE OF CLINTS BEST WESTERNS. |
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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man 1962 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Beymer, Arthur Kennedy, Jessica Tandy, Susan Strasberg, Paul Newman, Simon Oakland, Diane Baker, Eli Wallach, Dan Dailey, Ricardo Montalban, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark, James Dunn, Juano Hernandez, Michael J. Pollard
Combining 10 of Ernest Hemingway's short stories, this is the tale of Michigan born and bred Nick Adams (Richard Beymer). Nick leaves his parents' (Arthur Kennedy and Jessica Tandy) home and tries, but fails, to get his desired job as a news reporter in New York City. He enlists in the Italian army during World War I and is taken under the wing of hospital orderly John (Eli Wallach). Nick falls in love with nurse Rosanna (Susan Strasberg) who tragically dies in an air raid. Through all the suffering, Nick finally attains maturity as a responsible man.
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The Hoax 2007 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Eli Wallach, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Zeljko Ivanek, John Carter, Christopher Evan Welch, Peter McRobbie, David Aaron Baker, Michael J. Burg, Raul Julia
This film is based on the true story of writer Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) who almost pulled off a great media scam when he conned the publishing house of McGraw-Hill into believing that his 1971 "autobiography" of Howard Hughes was based on real interviews with Hughes. Irving used the fact that Hughes had made it a point to not be seen in public for the last 10 years, and he used tape-recorded "interviews" in which he played Hughes to back up his claims. 1 User Review
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| | the good, the bad and the silly | bill b. 05/15/2007 | Richard Gere as Clifford Irving almost steals the movie with the best acting job he's ever done, despite the disclaimer from Irving that his need for money in spawning the hoax was a hoax in itself apparently. Nevertheless, it is Oscar nom caliber, and the near theft of the film is prevented only by Alfred Molina as his all-too-willing grifting partner. The parts unstolen by Gere become Molina's propterty, and, incidentally, he comes off an off-Broadway role as a washed-up show-biz agent in "Howard Katz" as the titled character. It's quite a switch, but then Molina, show also did a turn as Tevye a few years ago, makes such transititions easy.
The bad, the women, not one of the three in the important roles comes across as a real person. Hope Davis as the McGraw-Hill exec comes closest. Eli Wallach is wasted. The rest of the cast is more than adequate.
The silly, making the claim that the hoax changed the course of history with the Nixon theory that Watergate was triggered by the Irving-Hughes connection is absolutely ludicrous.
Nevertheless, aa fun film. |
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 The Holiday 2006 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski
While on an online search for a getaway, British wedding correspondent Iris Simkins (Kate Winslet) and Los Angeles movie trailer editor Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) discover each other and trade houses for the holidays. Amanda's life picks up when Iris' brother, Graham (Jude Law), appears on her doorstep. Meanwhile, Iris begins a relationship with sound-track editor Miles (Jack Black) and befriends screenwriter Arthur Abbott (Eli Wallach). These events are destined to change the lives of both Iris and Amanda.
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Honey Sweet Love 1994 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Enrico Coletti
Cast: Eli Wallach, Jo Champa, Ben Cross, Luigi Petrucci, Luigi Montini, John Evans, Tiberio Murgia, Raoul Bellucci, Roberto Ruggeri, Donald Hodson, Donald O'Brien
During World War II, a British officer is sent to a Sicilian village to establish a radio station. There he finds intrigue and deceit, but most of all he finds love with a local girl.
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 The Hunter 1980 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Richard Venture, Tracey Walter, Thomas Rosales Jr., Teddy Wilson, Ray Bickel, Bobby Bass, Karl Schueneman, Margaret Mary O'Hara, Lillian Adams, Jodi Moon
This so-so story is based on the life of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Steve McQueen's last film.
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The Impossible Spy 1987 TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: John Shea, Chaim Girafi, Eli Wallach, Michal Bat-Adam, Sasson Gabai, Rami Danon, Shmuel Shiloh, Yossi Kenan, Victor Kamar, Hamdi El-Asmar
This made-for-TV film tells the story of Israeli agent Eli Cohen (John Shea). Eli, a quiet family man, was asked by his government to become an undercover agent in Syria. He impersonated a businessman and was able to penetrate the highest level of the Syrian government and provided valuable information to Israel. Cohen was eventually caught and killed when warning Israel of an impending attack.
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 Keeping the Faith 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Norton
Cast: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, Ron Rifkin, Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer
Father Brian Finn (Edward Norton) and Rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have been friends since childhood. Now, Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a sexy businesswoman, returns to NYC and renews her friendship with the two. But this time around that old friendship evolves into a love triangle in this story about good people handling a situation intelligently. Good acting and a highly amusing script add to the enjoyment of this comedy.
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King of the Corner 2004 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Riegert
Cast: Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellini, Ashley Johnson, Eli Wallach, Rita Moreno, Jake Hoffman, Beverly D'Angelo, Eric Bogosian, Dominic Chianese, Harris Yulin, Frank Wood, Peter Friedman
"Freelance Rabbi" Evelyn Fink (Eric Bogosian) offers spiritual advice to Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert) who is in the midst of a midlife crisis brought on by problems with his father (Eli Wallach), daughter (Ashley Johnson), and wife (Isabella Rossellini).
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Kisses for My President 1964 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Edward Andrews, Eli Wallach, Donald May, Harry Holcombe, Bill Walker, Adrienne Marden
Roles are reversed in this comedy about Doris Reid (Polly Bergen) who is elected the first woman President of the United States, and her husband Thad (Fred MacMurray) must adapt to his new role in the public arena.
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Lord Jim 1965 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curt Jurgens, Jack Hawkins, Eli Wallach, Paul Lukas, Daliah Lavi, Akim Tamiroff, Andrew Keir, Jack MacGowran
This is a good film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's novel about a merchant seaman (Peter O'Toole) who jumps ship in a storm and then spends his life trying to atone for his act of cowardice.
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A Lovely Way to Die 1968 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Sylva Koscina, Kenneth Haigh, Sharon Farrell, Gordon Peter, Martyn Green, Ali MacGraw, Ruth White, Dolph Sweet
The district attorney (Eli Wallach) assigns a detective (Kirk Douglas) the duty of protecting a woman (Sylva Koscina) who has been accused of murder. While guarding her life, the detective becomes attached to the woman and determines to clear her name. Be sure to catch Ali MacGraw in her movie debut via a small role as Melody.
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Mackenna's Gold 1969 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Keenan Wynn, Eli Wallach, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Edward G. Robinson
With a superb score by Quincy Jones and a great cast, this film should have been a sure hit. It wasn't! Sheriff Mackenna (Gregory Peck) knows the location of a cache of gold, and his quest for the gold is interrupted by those who want it for themselves.
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 The Magnificent Seven 1960 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, Vladimir Sokoloff, Whit Bissell, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Rosenda Monteros, Rico Alaniz, Natividad Vacio, Pepe Hern
Citizens of a Mexican farming town are threatened by bandito Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his gang who steal their harvests. The desperate townsfolk find seven American gunmen, led by Chris (Yul Brynner), to protect them. Chris and his gunmen (Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, and Brad Dexter) teach the villagers the art of defense, but more than a few problems arise when Calvera and his gang return to town. 1 User Review
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| | THE BEST EVER | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | THE BEST EVER WESTERN FILM ON MY COLLECTION |
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 The Misfits 1961 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, Kevin McCarthy, James Barton, Estelle Winwood, Denis Shaw, Marietta Tree
A new divorcee, Roslyn Tabor (Marilyn Monroe), befriends some cowboys and falls in love with one of them–Gay Langland (Clark Gable)–in this story written by Monroe's husband, Arthur Miller. Gable's and Monroe's last film.
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Mistress 1992 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Primus
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Jace Alexander, Laurie Metcalf, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jean Smart, Ernest Borgnine
While Jack Roth (Martin Landau) attempts to produce a screenplay for Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl), three wealthy backers of the project (Eli Wallach, Danny Aiello, and Robert De Niro) work to get their mistresses roles in the film. This drama/comedy is not at all great, but not bad for a winter night when you don't want to think too hard.
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The Moon-Spinners 1964 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Mystery
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Peter McEnery, Joan Greenwood, Irene Papas, Pola Negri, Paul Stassino, John Le Mesurier, Andre Morell, Tutte Lemkow
This is a mystery film for children from the Disney Studios. Nickie Ferris (Hayley Mills) and Aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood) are visiting Crete and become involved in helping a man who is innocently involved in a jewel theft.
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Movie Movie 1978 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Eli Wallach, Harry Hamlin, Ann Reinking, Michael Kidd, Barry Bostwick, Art Carney, Jocelyn Brando
This parody of 1930's Depression Era films involves a double feature. The first is a boxing drama, and the second, of course, is a musical.
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 Mystic River 2003  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Adam Nelson, Emmy Rossum, Cameron Bowen, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Eli Wallach
Three childhood friends–Jimmy (Sean Penn), Dave (Tim Robbins), and Sean (Kevin Bacon)–reunite after Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter, Katie (Emmy Rossum), is found murdered. Sean is a policeman assigned to the case and finds clues pointing to Dave who had been abused as a boy. He must also deal with Jimmy's rage. Great acting in this one. Sean Penn won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Tim Robbins won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), and Director.
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Nasty Habits 1977 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Anne Jackson, Edith Evans, Anne Meara, Susan Penhaligon, Rip Torn, Eli Wallach
Satirizing the 1974 Watergate "burglary," this comedy is set in a Philadelphia convent where the conniving Sister Alexandra (Glenda Jackson) rules the roost (ala Nixon). Sandy Dennis, as Sister Winifred, plays the "John Dean" character to a tee. Good idea, but doesn't quite make the grade despite the good cast.
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 Night and the City 1992 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cliff Gorman, Jessica Lange, Alan King, Jack Warden, Eli Wallach, Regis Philbin, Joy Philbin, Richard Price, Barry Primus
In this remake of Jules Dassin's 1950 film, Robert De Niro takes on the role of Harry Fabian, a New York lawyer always on the lookout for easy money. Fabian finally goes too far when he hustles in the wrestling world.
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Nuts 1987 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Robert Webber, Leslie Nielsen, James Whitmore, William Prince, Dakin Matthews
Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand) is a prostitute who has killed her customer. The public defender (Richard Dreyfuss) tries to present a defense and give her a right to a fair trial. Meanwhile, her parents want her committed to a mental hospital.
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Poppies Are Also Flowers 1966 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Opium Connection
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul Brynner, Angie Dickinson, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Rita Hayworth, E.G. Marshall, Gilbert Roland, Omar Sharif
Supported by many stars who worked for scale to get across Ian Fleming's protest against drug abuse, this film, unfortunately, failed as an artistic triumph, but its profits did go to UNESCO.
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The Salamander 1981 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Zinner
Cast: Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Martin Balsam, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee, Cleavon Little, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach, Paul L. Smith, John Steiner
This political-action film is about a colonel (Franco Nero) who tries to stop a fascist coup d'etat in Italy.
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The Sentinel 1977 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam, John Carradine, Jose Ferrer, Ava Gardner, Arthur Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Tom Berenger, Sylvia Miles, Deborah Raffin, Christopher Walken, Jerry Orbach, Beverly D'Angelo
Fashion model Alison Parker (Cristina Raines) rents an apartment in Brooklyn Heights, moves in, and becomes involved in a world of mysterious noises and a very strange neighbor, Father Francis Matthew Halloran (John Carradine) who is a blind priest. Alison's fiance Michael (Chris Sarandon) investigates and finds that previous tenants were murderers and that Alison's apartment building is situated at the entrance to Hell. Have evil forces chosen Alison for a specific purpose?
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Seven Thieves 1960 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins, Eli Wallach, Alexander Scourby, Michael Dante, Berry Kroeger, Sebastian Cabot, Marcel Hillaire, John Beradino, Jean Del Val, Bess Flowers, Jonathan Kidd
A discredited professor (Edward G. Robinson) organizes a gang of thieves, plans a robbery, and then attempts it. The target is the bank vault inside a Monte Carlo casino. There is one problem: the criminals realize that there is no way to fence the loot and return it to the casino. Their take after all the work is the $3,000 they win at the gambling tables. Very good performances.
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Stateline Motel 1975 R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Last Chance for a Born Loser
Last Chance
Director: Maurizio Lucidi
Cast: Eli Wallach, Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Massimo Girotti, Barbara Bach, Renato Rossini, Carlo De Mejo, Howard Ross, Celine Lomez, Susanna Onofri, Luigi Antonio Guerra
Joe (Eli Wallach) and Floyd (Fabio Testi) team up and steal $1,000,000 in diamonds. After the heist, they split up and arrange a meeting near the Canadian border. On his way to the meeting, Floyd, who has the diamonds in his possession, experiences car trouble and ends up in a motel run by Fred Norton (Massimo Girotti). It doesn't take long for Floyd to fall for Fred's wife, Michelle (Ursula Andress), and ends up in bed with her. But, now the diamonds are missing and matters take even more of a turn for the worse when Joe, suspecting a double-cross, arrives on the scene.
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Jeff Daniels, Maria Conchita Alonse, Eli Wallach, Robert Prosky, Donald Moffat, Al Waxman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kate Reid, Brad Sullivan, Val Avery, Jude Ciccolella, Victor Slezak, Frank Pellegrino, Henderson Forsythe
This true story involves the activities of Jackie Presser (Brian Dennehy) who became president of the Teamsters Union following the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Presser had problems with the FBI and the Mafia, and his rise to power proved to be short-lived.
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The Tiger Makes Out 1967 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy, John Harkins, David Burns, Ruth White, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dustin Hoffman, Sudie Bond, Frances Sternhagen
A mailman (Eli Wallach) makes his stand against society by kidnapping a housewife (Anne Jackson) in this film marking the film debut of Dustin Hoffman.
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Tough Guys 1986 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Kanew
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith, Dana Carvey, Darlanne Fluegel, Eli Wallach, Billy Barty, Matthew Faison, Nathan Davis
Two old guys finish serving 30 years for train robbery. When they are released, they find they have trouble finding a respectable place in society, so they go back to their old ways. 1 User Review
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| | Xcelent | kiko 06/26/2009 | | great act |
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The Two Jakes 1990 R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Nicholson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Ruben Blades, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Richard Farnsworth, Tracey Walter, Joe Pantell, James Hong, Perry Lopez, Rebecca Broussard
In this sequel to "Chinatown," detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) finds himself in the middle of an illegal land-development scheme that also involves murder. It all begins when Gittes is hired by another Jake–L.A. realtor tycoon Jake Berman (Harvey Keitel)–who suspects his wife Kitty (Meg Tilly) of cheating on him. They plot to have Berman walk in on Kitty and her lover while Gittes records the conversation from the next room. But, plans go awry when Berman kills Kitty's lover–and things are not always what they seem as Gittes is about to discover.
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Two Much 1996 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach, Vincent Schiavelli, Austin Pendleton, Allan Rich
Art Dodge (Antonio Banderas) is an artist-turned-disreputable art dealer who enjoys his love affair with Betty (Melanie Griffith) until he falls for her sister, Liz (Daryl Hannah). Art's solution is easy–pretend he has a twin brother, Bart. Bart sleeps with Liz, and Art sleeps with Betty, and all three are happy–for a while.
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The Victors 1963 N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carl Foreman
Cast: George Hamilton, George Peppard, Vince Edwards, Eli Wallach, Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Peter Fonda, Elke Sommer, Albert Finney
Set during World War II, this is an interesting story of U.S. infantrymen fighting their way through the European theater. Perhaps too long, but shorter (by about 20 minutes) than the original version.
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The Wall 1982 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Tom Conti, Lisa Eichhorn, Gerald Hiken, Rachel Roberts, Philip Sterling, Eli Wallach, Rosanna Arquette, Dianne Wiest, Griffin Dunne
Based on Millard Lampell's play, which was taken from John Hersey's text, this is the story about the 1943 Jewish repression in Poland.
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The War 2007 TV, 840 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Cast: Keith David, Rebecca Holtz, Kevin Conway, Eli Wallach, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Adam Arkin, Carolyn McCormick, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson
In Ken Burns' 15-hour documentary, veterans of World War II from four American towns–Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota–describe what the fighting was like and the impact it had on all Americans. Battle scenes contain historical footage and are backed by realistic sound effects in stories about bravery amidst the adversity of war.
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Winter Kills 1979 R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: William Richert
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Sterling Hayden, Eli Wallach, Dorothy Malone, Ralph Meeker, Richard Boone, Elizabeth Taylor, Erin Gray
Based on the Richard Condon novel, this is a good story about the investigation of a President's assassination, which turns up many surprises. This mystery/thriller was not received well the first time around but had a better viewing after re-editing and re-releasing. John Huston turns in a fine performance as the assassinated President's father Pa Kegan who is also the father of Nick (Jeff Bridges) who, 19 years later, tries to solve the case.
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Zigzag 1970 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: False Witness
Director: Richard A. Colla
Cast: George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Steve Ihnat, William Marshall, Joe Maross, Dana Elcar, Walter Brooke, Anita O'Day, Joan Tompkins
Dying of a brain tumor, Paul Cameron (George Kennedy) frames himself for a murder so that his family will get the reward money. After he collapses at the trial, laser surgery on his tumor is performed and he is cured. Now Paul must find the real murderer in order to clear himself.
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1. Ace High (1968)
aka: Four Gunmen of Ave Maria
aka: Revenge in El Paso
2. The Angel Levine (1970)
3. Article 99 (1992)
4. The Associate (1996)
5. Baby Doll (1956)
6. Cinderella Liberty (1973)
7. Circle of Iron (1978)
aka: The Silent Flute
8. The Deep (1977)
9. The Domino Principle (1977)
10. The Executioner's Song (1982)
11. Firepower (1979)
12. Genghis Khan (1965)
13. Girlfriends (1978)
14. The Godfather Part III (1990)
15. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
16. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
17. The Hoax (2007)
18. The Holiday (2006)
19. Honey Sweet Love (1994)
20. How to Steal a Million (1966)
21. The Hunter (1980)
22. The Impossible Spy (1987)
23. Keeping the Faith (2000)
24. King of the Corner (2004)
25. Kisses for My President (1964)
26. Lord Jim (1965)
27. A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
28. Mackenna's Gold (1969)
29. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
30. The Misfits (1961)
31. Mistress (1992)
32. The Moon-Spinners (1964)
33. Movie Movie (1978)
34. Mystic River (2003)
35. Nasty Habits (1977)
36. Night and the City (1992)
37. Nuts (1987)
38. Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
aka: The Poppy Is Also a Flower
aka: The Opium Connection
39. Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
40. The Salamander (1981)
41. The Sentinel (1977)
42. Seven Thieves (1960)
43. Stateline Motel (1975)
aka: Last Chance for a Born Loser
aka: Last Chance
44. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
45. The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
46. Tough Guys (1986)
47. The Two Jakes (1990)
48. Two Much (1996)
49. The Victors (1963)
50. The Wall (1982)
51. The War (2007)
52. Winter Kills (1979)
53. Zigzag (1970)
aka: False Witness
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