 The Best Man 1964  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Margaret Leighton, Lee Tracy, Edie Adams, Shelley Berman, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy, Richard Arlen, Mahalia Jackson, Howard K. Smith, John Henry Faulk, George Kirgo, Tyler McVey
The President of the United States Art Hockstader (Lee Tracy) is dying, and political infighting peaks as two Presidential hopefuls William Russell and Joe Cartwell (Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson) seek the President's blessing. They try so hard to outdo each other that, in the process, they do themselves in. Lee Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for his Supporting Actor's Role.
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The Boys from Brazil 1978  R, 123 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer, James Mason, John Dehner, Rosemary Harris, Uta Hagen, Anne Meara, Denholm Elliott, Steve Guttenberg, John Rubinstein, Bruno Ganz, Walter Gotell, Jeremy Black, David Hurst
Former Nazi concentration-camp war-criminal Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) is trying to re-establish the Third Reich by using DNA to clone Hitler. When Jewish Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) is clued into the insane plot by young Nazi hunter Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg), he is not interested. But, after Kohler is murdered, Lieberman takes Kohler's words seriously and starts to investigate. The trail leads Lieberman to Paraguay where he uncovers Mengele's scheme to murder hundreds of men as part of the cloning experiment.
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The Double Man 1967  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Anton Diffring, Moira Lister, Lloyd Nolan, George Mikell, David Bauer, Kenneth J. Warren, Carl Jaffe
CIA agent Dan Slater (Yul Brynner) travels to Austria while investigating his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a plot involving his German look-alike, Kalmar (Yul Brynner).
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Islands in the Stream 1977 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Susan Tyrrell, Richard Evans, Claire Bloom, Julius Harris, Hart Bochner, Charles Lampkin, Hildy Brooks, Brad Savage, Michael-James Wixted, Jessica Rains, Walter Friedel
Ernest Hemmingway's novel is brought to the screen with George C. Scott in the role of wealthy Thomas Hudson, an artist in self-exile on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas during 1940. World War II is threatening when Thomas' oldest son Tom (Hart Bochner) arrives on the island. Their relationship grows closer, but then Tom leaves to fight for the RAF. Later, Thomas' ex-wife Audrey (Claire Bloom) arrives and tells Thomas that Tom was killed in the war. The news causes Thomas to change his opinions about the war and his lifestyle. He agrees to smuggle Jewish refugees onto his "perfect" island.
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Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 PG, 185 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Fiona Fullerton, Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Curt Jurgens, Irene Worth
Events of the final days of the Romanov rule of Russia are depicted as Czar Nicholas and his family are executed during the Bolshevik Revolution. The film won two Academy Awards (Art Direction and Costume Design) and was nominated for four others, including Picture and Actress.
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Papillon 1973 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Gregory Sierra, Ratna Assan, Val Avery, William Smithers, Vic Tayback, Mills Watson
The infamous French Guinea prison colony, Devil's Island, was an inhumane place on which to exist. One resident, Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), claiming that he was falsely accused and convicted of murder, tries again and again to escape. After saving the life of fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon receives help from Dega in his escape attempts. This film is based on the true story of his many escape attempts that finally culminate in his harrowing escape from Devil's Island.
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 Patton 1970  PG, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Michael Bates, Frank Latimore, Ed Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Bill Hickman, Carey Loftin, Albert Dumortier, Morgan Paull, Karl Michael Vogler, Tim Considine
This is the story of Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) as he assumes command of the American forces during World War II and engages in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler). After slapping an American soldier (Tim Considine), Patton loses his command but leads the U.S. 3rd Army through Europe and defeats Hitler's counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor (George C. Scott declined to accept).
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Planet of the Apes 1968 G, 112 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Woodrow Parfrey, Robert Gunner, Norman Burton, Lou Wagner, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Wright King, Paul Lambert
Astronauts land on a newly discovered planet where apes rule, and humans are their servants. The space crew, led by George Taylor (Charlton Heston), trudges through a forest and finds a tribe that resembles Stone Age humans. Then, apes on horses appear clad in uniforms and start shooting, and the inarticulate, uncivilized humans scatter. The astronauts learn that the apes can walk upright and talk and are far more sophisticated that the humans. When the leader of the apes, Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans), learns that Taylor can also talk, he orders him killed. Now, two apes–scientist Cornelius (Roddy McDowell) and Dr. Zira (Kim Hunter)–help Taylor escape and, in the process, Taylor uncovers the secret of the planet.
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Sphinx 1981  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud, Martin Benson, John Rhys-Davies, James Cossins, Victoria Tennant, Saeed Jaffrey, Tutte Lemkow
This is a silly story about an Egyptologist, Erica Baron (Lesley-Anne Down), who witnesses a murder, escapes her own death, and is thrown into a dungeon, which just happens to be filled with ancient treasures.
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The Stripper 1963 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor, Carol Lynley, Robert Webber, Louis Nye, Gypsy Rose Lee, Michael J. Pollard, Gary Pagett, Bing Russell
When the tent show she works for is stranded in her Kansas hometown, Lila (Joanne Woodward) takes an introspective look into her life as a stripper.
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The War Lord 1965  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans, Guy Stockwell, James Farentino, Allen Jaffe, Henry Wilcoxon, Niall MacGinnis, Woodrow Parfrey
Chrysagon (Charlton Heston) is a powerful 11th-century warlord who fights for the Duke of Normandy to protect the coast from invaders and ends up with the beautiful Bronwyn (Rosemary Forsyth). 1 User Review
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| | One of the Best Medieval Times Knight Movies Ever | Anonymous 03/17/2007 | | A Charlton Heston Classic that is no longer available on VHS or DvD (I guess you had to grab it fast when it was available) |
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| 1. The Best Man (1964)
2. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
3. The Double Man (1967)
4. Islands in the Stream (1977)
5. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
6. Papillon (1973)
7. Patton (1970)
8. Planet of the Apes (1968)
9. Sphinx (1981)
10. The Stripper (1963)
11. The War Lord (1965)
12. Welcome Home (1989)
13. Yes, Giorgio (1982)
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