12 Bucks 1998  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Isham
Cast: Scott Waugh, Sean Graham, Ming-Na, Irene Bedard, Ernest Borgnine, David Chokachi, Marj Dusay, David Faustino, Alexandra Paul, Jonathan Silverman
Johnny and Tanner (Scott Waugh and Sean Graham) grow up in a dysfunctional environment with a brutal father. During one abuse of his mother, Tanner shoots his father and ends up in jail. Johnny is sent to a foster home and eventually does well in college, while Tanner lives a life of crime but is now trying to go straight. Fifteen years after the incident the brothers are reunited when Tanner asks Johnny to vouch for him at the parole office–not telling Johnny the office is not in California, but in Florida. So off they go, with 12 bucks in cash, learning a lot about each other on the cross-country trip.
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The Adventurers 1970  R, 171 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Candice Bergen, Thommy Berggren, Ernest Borgnine, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia de Havilland, Bekim Fehmiu, Leigh Taylor-Young, Fernando Rey, John Ireland, Jaclyn Smith
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, this is the tedious story of the fallacies inherent in those who live in a world surrounded by wealth.
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All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 1996  G, 84 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Larry Leker, Paul Sabella
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Dom DeLuise, Sheena Easton, Ernest Borgnine, Bebe Neuwirth, Wallace Shawn, Jim Cummings, Pat Corley, Hamilton Camp, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Mackall, Tony Jay, George Hearn, Adam Wylie, Kevin Michael Richardson
In this animated feature film, Charlie Barken (voice of Charlie Sheen) is a dog angel and is bored by the eternal bliss of Heaven. Charlie finds relief when another angel, Carface (voice of Ernest Borgnine) tries to steal Gabriel's horn, and Charlie comes to Gabriel's defense. Along the way, Sasha La Fleur (voice of Sheena Easton) sashays her way into Charlie's life, and love blooms.
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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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Any Man's Death 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Clegg
Cast: John Savage, William Hickey, Mia Sara, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Lerner, James Ryan, Nancy Mulford, Robin Smith, Claudia Udy, James Whyle
While investigating a strange photograph, a reporter (John Savage) travels to Africa and discovers a former Nazi war criminal living among the natives.
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Bad Day at Black Rock 1955  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Walter Sande, Russell Collins, Francis McDonald, Billy Dix, Harry Harvey, Mickey Little, Bobby Johnson
Based on Howard Breslin's novel, this movie tells the story of one-armed John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) who arrives in the town of Black Rock on a mission. He tries and fails to find a hotel room, and his request for information about a Japanese farmer, Komoko, who he has come to see is met with silence by Sheriff Tom Horn (Dean Jagger). The town is run by Reno Smith (Robert Ryan) who hates the Japanese and had Komoko killed. Macreedy is unaware of Smith's secret and does locate Komoto's home where he finds his grave. One of Smith's henchmen, Coley Trimble (Ernest Borgnine), has followed Macreedy to Komoto's home, and now Macreedy must not only deal with the cover-ups by the townsfolk, but he will be fighting for his own life as well. Spencer Tracy and Director John Sturges received Oscar nominations.
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The Badlanders 1958 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Alan Ladd, Katy Jurado, Ernest Borgnine, Claire Kelly, Kent Smith, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Emhardt, Anthony Caruso, Adam Williams, Ford Rainey
A Geologist (Alan Ladd) and a rancher (Ernest Borgnine) team up to reclaim a gold mine; however, each tries to beat the other out of his share at every turn.
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Barabbas 1962 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Ernest Borgnine, Silvana Mangano, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman, Valentina Cortese, Douglas Fowley, Norman Wooland, Michael Gwynn, Roy Magnano
This is the story of Barabbas (Anthony Quinn), the thief who Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy) tried along with Jesus and allowed to escape crucifixion. After being released, the guilt-ridden Barabbas goes through many ordeals searching for meaning in his life and, finally, becomes a follower of Christ. The script and cast are good in this religious epic.
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 BASEketball 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Dian Bachar, Bob Costas, Trevor Einhorn, Al Michaels, Robert Stack, Reggie Jackson, Dan Patrick, Tim McCarver
Joseph "Coop" Cooper (Trey Parker) and Doug Remer (Matt Stone) invent a cross between the games of baseball and basketball: BASEketball. This film is a slapstick satire on the world of professional sports.
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The Best Things in Life Are Free 1956 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Norman Brooks, Murvyn Vye, Larry Keating, Phyllis Avery, Tony Galento
This film biography of Tin Pan Alley songwriters is filled with memorable songs including "Birth of the Blues" and "Sonny Boy."
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The Bounty Hunter 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Marie Windsor, Dolores Dorn, Howard Petrie, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Antrim, Robert Keys, Dub Taylor, Archie Twitchell, Paul Picerni
Jim Kipp (Randolph Scott) is a bounty hunter who is hired to track down three train robbers and reclaim the $100,000 they stole.
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A Bullet for Sandoval 1970 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Julio Buch
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton, Alberto de Mendoza, Leo Anchoriz, Andrea Aureli, Manuel Miranda, Gustavo Rojo, Antonio Pica, Manuel de Blas, Annabella Incontrera
During the Civil War, Warner (George Hilton) goes AWOL to be with his wife when she gives birth to their son. When he arrives home, he finds her dead and seeks vengeance on Don Pedro Sandoval (Ernest Borgnine).
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The Catered Affair 1956 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Rod Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, Barry Fitzgerald, Robert F. Simon, Madge Kennedy, Dorothy Stickney, Ray Stricklyn, Dan Tobin
Bette Davis plays the wife of a Bronx taxi driver who is determined to spend more than she has to impress family and friends at her daughter's (Debbie Reynolds) wedding.
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Codename: Wildgeese 1984  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Klaus Kinski, Lewis Collins, Mimsy Farmer, Thomas Danneberg, Manfred Lehmann, Frank Glaubrecht, Luciano Pigozzi, Hartmut Neugebauer
The opium trade is flourishing in Asia, and mercenaries work for the Drug Enforcement Administration to destroy the opium.
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Crossed Swords 1977 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Prince and the Pauper
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Mark Lester, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, George C. Scott, Rex Harrison, David Hemmings, Harry Andrews, Sybil Danning, Murray Melvin, Julian Orchard, Felicity Dean, Graham Stark, Preston Lockwood
In this remake of Mark Twain's classic tale "The Prince and the Pauper," Mark Lester takes on dual roles of both Henry VIII's (Rex Harrison) son Prince Edward and the poor boy from the London slums, Tom. The boys meet, realize that they look alike, trade clothes, and inadvertently switch identities. As they live each other's lives for awhile, both boys find problems associated with the other's life.
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Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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The Devil's Rain 1975 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Feust
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, Tom Skerritt, Keenan Wynn, Joan Prather, John Travolta, Claudio Brook
Small town Devil worshippers go for it in this watchable film, and the ending is worth the wait. John Travolta's film debut, but you'll have to look fast.
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 The Dirty Dozen 1967   N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Jim Brown, Clint Walker, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Telly Savalas, Tom Busby, Robert Webber
During World War II, Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is assigned by General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) to train 12 convicts to go behind enemy lines on a special mission for the Allied Forces. The convicts have either been sentenced to death or life imprisonment and include sexual pervert Archer Maggott (Telly Savalas), psychotic Victor Franko (John Cassavetes), and lame-brained killer Vernon Pinkley (Donald Sutherland). Reisman must train them how to perform as a unit when they dress in Nazi uniforms and overtake a French chateau occupied by German officers. Filled with suspense along with comedy to lighten the mood.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Vince Edwards, Gary Graham, Bo Svenson, James Van Patten, Vincent Van Patten, Wolf Kahler, Thom Mathews, Emmanuelle Meyssignac, Paul Picerni, David Horovitch, Pavle Balenovic, Branko Blace
This second remake of the 1967 film concerns another group of convicts that are gathered together as the Dirty Dozen. This time, General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) orders Major Wright (Telly Savalas) to train prisoners for the mission of going inside occupied France to rescue German scientists working on a new chemical weapon and, in the process, disable the project.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Hunt Block, Matthew Burton, Jeff Conaway, Alex Cord, Erik Estrada, Heather Thomas, Ernie Hudson, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, James Carroll Jordon, John Matuszak, Natalia Nogulich, Anthony Valentine, Richard Yniguez
In the third sequel to the 1967 original, once again General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) assembles a Dirty Dozen–this time with a woman (Heather Thomas) as one of the team. After ordering Major Wright (Telly Savalas) to raid a military prison, the plan is to use the "recruits" to head off Nazi soldiers who are riding the Orient Express. This film was followed by a TV series.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission 1985 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ken Wahl, Larry Wilcox, Sonny Landham, Richard Jaeckel, Wolf Kahler, Gavan O'Herlihy, Ricco Ross, Jay Benedict, Stephen Hattersley, Rolf Saxon, Michael John Paliotti, Paul Herzberg, Jeff Harding
Nearly 20 years after the first "Dirty Dozen" was filmed, this story begins when Maj. Gen. Warden (Ernest Borgnine) orders Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin) on another mission. Convicts–the Dirty Dozen–are again rounded up and, this time, led by Reisman to parachute behind enemy lines during World War II in order to kill a Nazi general and foil his plot to assassinate Hitler. You'll have to watch the film to understand why they would be ordered to do that!
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The Emperor of the North 1973 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Emperor of the North Pole
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner, Simon Oakland, Malcolm Atterbury, Harry Caesar, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Sid Haig
Smack (Ernest Borgnine) is a sadistic train conductor who is determined to kill all the hobos riding his rails. He succeeds until he encounters "A No. 1" (Lee Marvin) who is not about to become a victim.
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 Escape from New York 1981 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Frank Doubleday, John Stobel, Bob Minor, John Diehl, George "Buck" Flower
Set in 1997, this is the story of the skyjacking of Air Force One resulting in the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) being held hostage. Master criminal and war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent into the Manhattan stronghold to rescue the President.
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 The Flight of the Phoenix 1966 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy, Gabriele Tinti, Alex Montoya
James Stewart plays the pilot of an airplane that crashes in the Sahara Desert. The only hope for the survivors comes from a model-plane designer Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger).
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 From Here to Eternity 1953  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, John Dennis, Merle Travis, George Reeves, Tim Ryan, Claude Akins
This is the story about Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) and the men she encounters while looking for a break from her loneliness as an Army wife. From the quiet Hawaiian nights to the earth-shaking December 7th bombing of Pearl Harbor, this story's characters are pawns in the hands of fate. The movie won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). It was also nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Kerr) and two for Best Actor (Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift).
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 Gattaca 1997 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Elias Koteas, Jayne Brook, Tony Shalhoub, Blair Underwood, Maya Rudolph, Una Damon, Elizabeth Dennehy
This science fiction fable contemplates a world in which genetic engineering is used to achieve human perfection. Vincent (Ethan Hawke) was born with a heart defect but will sacrifice almost anything to be employed at the Gattaca Corp. where he could achieve his dream: flying to the edge of the solar system. To get his foot in the door, Vincent assumes the identity of an athlete, Jerome (Jude Law). All goes well–until the head of Gattaca is murdered, and fingerprints are requested from all employees.
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Go Naked in the World 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Franciosa, Ernest Borgnine, Luana Patten, Nancy R. Pollock, Will Kuluva, Philip Ober, John Kellogg, Tracey Roberts, Yale Wexler
Pete Stratton (Ernest Borgnine) is the wealthy father who is very concerned when his son Nick (Tony Franciosa) falls in love with the town prostitute (Gina Lollobrigida).
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The Greatest 1977 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Muhammad Ali, John Marley, Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Lloyd Haynes, Paul Winfield, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Annazette Chase, Lucille Benson, Skip Homeier
This is the biography of boxer Muhammad Ali who plays himself–beginning as 18-year-old boxer Cassius Clay who wins a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Later, he trains under Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine) and wins the World Heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Roger E. Mosley). Now, he converts to Islam, refuses to join the Army, and goes through a three-and-a-half year court battle before returning to the ring to retake the World Heavyweight title. Throughout the film, Muhammad Ali's actual fight sequences are inter-cut into the story.
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Hannie Caulder 1972 R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, Strother Martin, Jack Elam, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Stephen Boyd
After her husband was brutally murdered and she was raped, Hannie Caulder (Raquel Welch) gets help from bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp) as she sets out to seek revenge against the murderous Clemens brothers. With the great cast, this could have been better with a good script.
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High Risk 1981 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: James Brolin, Cleavon Little, Bruce Davison, Chick Vennera, Anthony Quinn, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn, Ernest Borgnine, Eduardo Noriega
Four Americans–Stone (James Brolin), Tony (Chick Venera), Dan (Bruce Davison), and Rockney (Cleavon Little)–hatch a plot to parachute into the jungles of South America and steal $5 million from the mansion of drug dealer Serrano (James Coburn). The plan works, but getting out of South America proves difficult when they are hunted down by Seranno and a group of bandits who also want the money.
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Ice Station Zebra 1968 G, 148 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Tony Bill, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin, Ted Hartley, Joseph Bernard, Ron Masak
Secret satellite photographs are at an outpost at the North Pole, and U.S. and Soviet forces vie to reach them first. The U.S. sends a nuclear submarine from Holy Loch, Scotland, up under the ice to beat the Russians. Film footage of submarine maneuvers is a highlight.
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Jake Spanner, Private Eye 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ernest Borgnine, John Mitchum, James Mitchum, Dick Van Patten, Edie Adams, Terry Moore, Sheree North, Stella Stevens, Clive Revill
Based on the L.A. Morse book "The Old Dick," this film stars Robert Mitchum as the retired detective who comes out of retirement to find the kidnapped daughter of an old ex-mobster pal. He uses senior citizens to help in his quest.
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Jesus of Nazareth 1977 TV, 376 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Rod Steiger, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, James Earl Jones, Anthony Quinn
With a cast of the great and near great, good film depicts the life of Jesus and was made for TV.
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 Johnny Guitar 1954 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Paul Fix, Scott Brady, Ward Bond, John Carradine, Ben Cooper, Ernest Borgnine, Dennis Hopper
This psychologically based Western pits saloon owner Vienna (Joan Crawford) against Emma (Mercedes McCambridge), the head of a vigilante group. While critics did not care for this film when it was released, it has since developed a cult following, and through the added perspective developed with time, its value has been reconsidered.
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Jubal 1956 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rod Steiger, Felicia Farr, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Valerie French, Noah Beery Jr., Basil Ruysdael, John Dierkes, Robert Burton
Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford) offers advice in lovemaking to a rancher (Ernest Borgnine). Jealousy raises its ugly head when it is suspected that Jubal is giving more than advice to the rancher's wife.
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The Last Command 1955 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, J. Carrol Naish, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jim Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Slim Pickens
San Antonio's famous Battle of the Alamo is depicted in this film starring Sterling Hayden as James Bowie, Arthur Hunnicutt as Davy Crockett, and J. Carrol Naish as Santa Anna.
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Law and Disorder 1974 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler, Karen Black, Jack Kehoe, David Spielberg, Pat Corley, Leslie Ackerman, Joe Ragno
Two New Yorkers (Carroll O'Connor and Ernest Borgnine) are fed up with the city's crime rate and become auxiliary policemen to help curb the problem.
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The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Selzer, Ellen Corby, Michael Fox, Queenie Smith, Sidney Skolsky, Lee Meriwether, Valentina Cortese
Lewis Zarkan (Peter Finch) is a Hollywood director obsessed with his deceased wife, Lylah Clare (Kim Novak). He hires Elsa Brinkman (Kim Novak) to play his wife in a film biography, and Elsa becomes more and more like Lylah during the filming.
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The Long Ride Home 2001 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Marcarelli
Cast: Randy Travis, Eric Roberts, Ernest Borgnine, Garry Marshall, Stella Stevens, Paul Tinder, Jerry Doyle, Alec Medlock, Sam Dolan, Vaughn Taylor
Jack (Randy Travis) survived the Civil War, but can he survive the posse that is on his trail? After a drunken man takes him for a notorious gunslinger, Jack kills the man in self defense and is now on the run. Will justice prevail? Will the real gunslinger show up? Is that Ernest Borgnine as the head of the posse?
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Love by Appointment 1976 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Armando Nannuzzi
Cast: Robert Alda, Ernest Borgnine, Corinne Clery, Francoise Fabian, Silvia Dionisio, Carmen Scarpitta, Maurizio Bonuglia, Norma Jordan
This Italian, made-for-TV film has two veteran stars, but they can't generate much interest in this loser. Robert Alda and Ernest Borgnine are American businessmen in Italy who enjoy quality time at a brothel, and the time spent is increasing at the expense of work.
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Man on a String 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Kerwin Mathews, Colleen Dewhurst, Alexander Scourby, Glenn Corbett, Vladimir Sokoloff, Ed Prentiss, Carl Jaffe, Friedrich Joloff, Richard Kendrick
Boris Mitrov (Ernest Borgnine) is a double agent in Moscow who tries to break up two underworld groups by pitting them against each other.
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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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McHale's Navy 1964 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Montagne
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway, Carl Ballantine, Claudine Longet, George Kennedy, Bob Hastings, John Wright, Gavin MacLeod, Gary Vinson
McHale's (Ernest Borgnine) PT Boat crew finds unique ways to pay off their gambling debts.
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McHale's Navy 1997 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bryan Spicer
Cast: Tom Arnold, Dean Stockwell, Debra Messing, David Alan Grier, Tim Curry, Ernest Borgnine, Bruce Campbell, French Stewart, Danton Stone, Brian Haley, Honorato Magaloni, Eduardo Lopez Rojas
Retired skipper McHale (Tom Arnold) steams around the Caribbean in his PT boat peddling his wares to the sailors. But his old foe, Vladikov (Tim Curry), is tired of being called the "second best terrorist" and takes over an island on which to take over the world by building a nuclear site. So McHale is brought out of retirement, gathers his motley old crew, and attempts to stop this nonsense. Speaking of nonsense... Highlight: the original McHale in the 1960s' TV series, Ernest Borgnine, puts in an appearance.
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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 Mob 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett, Neville Brand, Matt Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Marley, Walter Klavun, Ralph Dumke
Johnny Damico (Broderick Crawford) is a cop who infiltrates a racketeering ring that has been intimidating dockyard workers.
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The Neptune Factor 1973 G, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Neptune Disaster
An Underwater Odyssey
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Reynolds, Donnelly Rhodes, Chris Wiggins, Leslie Carlson, Mark Walker, Stuart Gillard
Commander Blake (Ben Gazzara), skipper of an experimental deep-sea rescue vessel, is called on to rescue a scientific team trapped on the ocean floor.
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The Oscar 1966 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Jill St. John, Joseph Cotten, Edie Adams, Ernest Borgnine, Ed Begley, Walter Brennan
In spite of a good cast, this story–about Frank Fane's (Stephen Boyd) climb to the top of Hollywood's success ladder–falls flat. Many guest stars.
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Pay or Die 1960 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Wilson
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert, Alan Austin, Renata Vanni, Franco Corsaro, Robert F. Simon, Robert Ellenstein, Paul Birch, Vito Scotti, John Marley
Members of the Mafia-dominated Black Hand are intimidating New York citizens living in the Little Italy sector in the early 1900s. NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino (Ernest Borgnine) is sent in with fellow officers to clean up the area.
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 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Gene Hackman, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, Arthur O'Connell, Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, Stella Stevens, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Eric Shea, Fred Sadoff, Sheila Allen, Jan Arvan
Their captain (Leslie Nielsen) gives up his life to save the passengers after a tidal wave overturns a luxury cruise ship during New Year's Eve festivities. A small group of survivors–including Mike (Ernest Borgnine), Linda (Stella Stevens), Acres (Roddy McDowall), Belle (Shelley Winters), and Manny (Jack Albertson)–are led by Reverend Frank Scott (Gene Hackman) in a struggle to find safety in their world (ship) that has turned upside down. "The Morning After" won an Academy Award for Best Song. An Oscar was also received for the Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award), and seven other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actress (Shelley Winters).
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The Revengers 1972  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: William Holden, Susan Hayward, Ernest Borgnine, Woody Strode, Arthur Hunnicutt, Roger Hanin, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Jorge Luke, Warren Vanders, Larry Pennell
When his family is massacred by Indians, Jon Benedict (William Holden) enlists the aid of six condemned convicts to help track down the killers. Cliche-filled nonsense. Susan Hayward's last film.
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Run for Cover 1955 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Colorado
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Grant Withers, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Lambert, Ray Teal, Irving Bacon, Trevor Bardette
In this "Western with a twist," ex-convict Matt Dow (James Cagney) is appointed sheriff by town citizens who want to make up for his wrongful imprisonment in a case of mistaken identity.
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Shoot 1976  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harvey Hart
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Henry Silva, Ernest Borgnine, James Blendick, Ed MacNamara, Peter Langley, Helen Shaver, Leslie Carlson, Kate Reid, Larry Reynolds
Hunters go berserk when one group attacks the other, and revenge is in order via National Guard tactics under the leadership of Major Rex Jeanette (Cliff Robertson). 1 User Review
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| | Surprise ending | Smokey 04/06/2009 | | I didn't really want to go see this movie in 1976. But the surprise ending has stuck with me all these years and after all these years it is still one of my favorites. Cliff Robertson was great in it too! |
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Skeleton Coast 1987 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Coast of Skeletons
Director: John "Bud" Cardos
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Robert Vaughn, Oliver Reed, Herbert Lom, Daniel Greene, Simon Sabela, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nancy Mulford, Peter Kwong, Robin Townsend, Arnold Vosloo, Larry Taylor
Retired Marine Col. Smith (Ernest Borgnine) puts together a team to invade an Angolan stronghold to free his CIA agent son. During the execution of their plan, they run across several shady characters.
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Small Soldiers 1998 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Dick Miller, Alexandra Wilson, Gregory Smith, Jacob Smith, Ann Magnuson
This partially animated film is filled with great special effects. The focus is on a set of children's toy soldiers that battle the Gorgonites, a collection of toy aliens. While this sounds like a cute children's movie, the violence could be too much for little ones.
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Spike of Bensonhurst 1988 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Morrissey
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Sasha Mitchell, Anne DeSalvo, Sylvia Miles, Geraldine Smith, Talisa Soto, Antonia Rey, Rick Aviles, Christopher Anthony Young, Maria Pitillo
A young boxer, Spike Fumo (Sasha Mitchell), tries to gain success in the ring, but involvement with the Mafia brings on personal problems.
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The Split 1968 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Flemyng
Cast: Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Julie Harris, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Jack Klugman, Warren Oates, James Whitmore, Donald Sutherland, Joyce Jameson
After pulling off a heist at the L.A. Coliseum during a Rams game, McClain (Jim Brown) ends up having his stolen money ripped off by a crooked cop, Walter Brill (Gene Hackman).
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The Square Jungle 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Kelly, Jim Backus, Leigh Snowden, David Janssen, Carmen McRae, John Marley, Barney Phillips
Eddie Quaid (Tony Curtis) is an amateur boxer who battles his way into the professional world of boxing and the championship.
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The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Roscoe Ates, Alfonso Bedoya, Pierre Watkin, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans
As Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) tries to reform after being a spy for the Quantrill raiders, he is tempted to become involved in a plot to capture a government gold shipment but changes his mind in the nick of time.
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Super Fuzz 1980 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Supersnooper
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru, Marc Lawrence, Julie Gordon, Lee Sandman, Jack McDermott, Claudio Ruffini, Sal Borgese, Herb Goldstein
Following contamination from nuclear fallout, Miami cop Dave Speed (Terence Hill) discovers that he has gained super powers that he can use to fight crime.
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: War Games
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon, Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Ewell, Bradford Dillman, Arthur O'Connell, Don Ameche, John Fiedler, William Bramley, Eddie Firestone, Dorothy Green, Grady Sutton, Christopher Mitchum
Col. Flanders (Don Ameche) must deal with citizens of a small town who are unhappy about the Army missile base located nearby. To help solve the problem, Flanders invites the townsfolk to a party that degenerates into a fistfight between the soldiers and the guests. Meanwhile, a soldier, Shannon Gambroni (Tony Curtis), has fallen for bar maid Ramona (Suzanne Pleshette) who town Sheriff Harve (Ernest Borgnine) considers his property. Harve has Shannon arrested, and Shannon's soldier friends, headed by Michael M. Nace (Brian Keith), take matters into their own hands and use a World War II tank to rescue Shannon.
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Three Brave Men 1957 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Dunne
Cast: Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Lovejoy, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, Virginia Christine, Edward Andrews, Frank Faylen, Diane Jergens, Warren Berlinger
This courtroom drama is based on the true story of U.S. Navy Department employee, Bernie Goldsmith (Ernest Borgnine), who was fired for suspected Communist activities. His lawyer, Joe Di Marco (Ray Milland), works tirelessly to prove his client's innocence.
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Torpedo Run 1958 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Dean Jones, L.Q. Jones, Philip Ober, Don Keefer, Robert Hardy, Paul Picerni, Richard Carlyle
In this submarine drama, the captain (Glenn Ford) must torpedo the ship on which his family is sailing. The action sequences were filmed in the waters around San Diego where the destroyer U.S.S. Tingey fired depth charge salvos under the direction of Lieutenant Ray Wyatt.
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The Trackers 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Earl Bellamy
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Sammy Davis Jr., Julie Adams, Jim Davis, Arthur Hunnicutt, Connie Kreski, Caleb Brooks, Leo Gordon, Norman Alden, Ross Elliott
A rancher (Ernest Borgnine) is after those responsible for killing his son and kidnapping his daughter. He hires an arrogant professional tracker (Sammy Davis Jr.) to help in the search and the two don't hit it off well together.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1974 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Della Reese, Eric Laneuville, Slim Pickens, Arte Johnson, Vito Scotti, Warren Vanders
This pilot for a TV series didn't bear fruit, nor did it deserve to. It is, however, worth a look if you are bored, as a loud and salty retired navy cook (Ernest Borgnine) operates a tug. Life on the waterfront sets the scene.
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Vera Cruz 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, George Macready, Morris Ankrum, Henry Brandon
When Trane (Gary Cooper) and Erin (Burt Lancaster) sign on to escort a countess (Denise Darcel) to Vera Cruz, they are unaware that she is carrying gold to Maximillian to aid his cause.
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 The Vikings 1958 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols
Ernest Borgnine is great in this epic film about the mighty Vikings and their exploits. Good photography and very entertaining. 1 User Review
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| | A truly remarkable movie | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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Violent Saturday 1955 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally, Virginia Leith, Margaret Hayes, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, J. Carrol Naish, Sylvia Sidney, Billy Chapin
In this tension-filled drama, bank robbers plan to rob a small-town bank but run into problems from neighboring Amish farmers.
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When Time Ran Out... 1980 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: Earth's Final Fury
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Karras, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, James Franciscus, Pat Morita, John Considine, Sheila Allen
An active volcano is about erupt near Hank's (Paul Newman) oil rig site on a South Pacific resort island. Guests at the island's hotel are unaware of the approaching disaster, but Hank is able to convince some of the people to follow him on a trek across the island as he leads them to a high spot on the island.
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 The Wild Bunch 1969 R, 145 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, L.Q. Jones, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek
In 1913, Pancho Villa was the leader of a revolutionary army that the U.S. was warily aiding. This story is about a group of outlaws whose leader Pike Bishop (William Holden) boldly hijacks an ammunition train loaded with supplies for Gen. Mapache (Emilio Fernandez), and Bishop's ex-partner Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is in hot pursuit. A Sam Peckinpah classic that has it all.
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Young Warriors 1983 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lawrence D. Foldes
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, Lynda Day George, James Van Patten, April Dawn, Mike Norris, Dick Shawn, Linnea Quigley, Anne Lockhart
When Tiffany Carrigan (April Dawn) is raped and murdered, her brother (James Van Patten) leads his college fraternity brothers on a hunt for the killers.
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1. 12 Bucks (1998)
2. The Adventurers (1970)
3. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
4. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
5. Any Man's Death (1988)
6. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
7. The Badlanders (1958)
8. Barabbas (1962)
9. BASEketball (1998)
10. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
11. The Black Hole (1979)
12. The Bounty Hunter (1954)
13. A Bullet for Sandoval (1970)
14. Bunny O'Hare (1971)
15. The Catered Affair (1956)
16. China Corsair (1951)
17. Chuka (1967)
18. Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
19. Crossed Swords (1977)
aka: The Prince and the Pauper
20. Deadly Blessing (1981)
21. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
22. The Devil's Rain (1975)
23. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
24. The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
25. The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
26. The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985)
27. The Double McGuffin (1979)
28. The Emperor of the North (1973)
aka: Emperor of the North Pole
29. Escape from New York (1981)
30. The Flight of the Phoenix (1966)
31. From Here to Eternity (1953)
32. Gattaca (1997)
33. Go Naked in the World (1961)
34. The Greatest (1977)
35. Hannie Caulder (1972)
36. High Risk (1981)
37. Hustle (1975)
38. Ice Station Zebra (1968)
39. Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989)
40. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
41. Johnny Guitar (1954)
42. Jubal (1956)
43. Laser Mission (1990)
aka: Soldier of Fortune
44. The Last Command (1955)
45. Law and Disorder (1974)
46. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
47. The Long Ride Home (2001)
48. Love by Appointment (1976)
49. Man on a String (1959)
50. The Manhunt (1985)
51. Marty (1955)
52. McHale's Navy (1964)
53. McHale's Navy (1997)
54. Mistress (1992)
55. The Mob (1951)
56. The Neptune Factor (1973)
aka: The Neptune Disaster
aka: An Underwater Odyssey
57. The Oscar (1966)
58. Pay or Die (1960)
59. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
60. The Rabbit Trap (1959)
61. Ravagers (1979)
62. The Revengers (1972)
63. Run for Cover (1955)
aka: Colorado
64. Shoot (1976)
65. Skeleton Coast (1987)
aka: Coast of Skeletons
66. Small Soldiers (1998)
67. Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
68. The Split (1968)
69. The Square Jungle (1955)
70. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
71. Super Fuzz (1980)
aka: Supersnooper
72. Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
aka: War Games
73. Three Brave Men (1957)
74. Torpedo Run (1958)
75. The Trackers (1971)
76. Twice in a Lifetime (1974)
77. Vera Cruz (1954)
78. The Vikings (1958)
79. Violent Saturday (1955)
80. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
aka: Earth's Final Fury
81. The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
82. The Wild Bunch (1969)
83. Willard (1971)
84. Young Warriors (1983)
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