12 Angry Men 1997 TV, 117 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William Friedkin Cast: Jack Lemmon, Courtney B. Vance, George C. Scott, Mykelti Williamson, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dorian Harewood, James Gandolfini, Hume Cronyn
This TV remake of the 1957 original Sidney Lumet film features convincing performances by a strong cast portraying jurors deciding on whether or not to convict a Latino youth of murder.
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Anatomy of a Murder 1959 N/R, 161 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Joseph N. Welch, Brooks West, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Ken Lynch, John Qualen
A Southern lawyer (James Stewart) defends Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering his wife Laura's (Lee Remick) accused rapist in one of the best courtroom dramas ever made. Stewart is great as the slow-moving, but cunning, lawyer and received an Oscar nomination for his performance; other nominations included Best Picture and two nominations for Supporting Actor (George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell).
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The Andersonville Trial 1970 TV, 150 min. Genre: Drama
Director: George C. Scott Cast: William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Basehart, Jack Cassidy, Martin Sheen, Buddy Ebsen, Albert Salmi, Ray Stricklyn
Based on MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer-prize winning novel, this film excels as a reenactment of the post-war trial of Confederates who ran the Civil War prison at Andersonville, Georgia, in which 14,000 Union soldiers died.
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Bank Shot 1974 PG, 83 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Gower Champion Cast: George C. Scott, Joanna Cassidy, Sorrell Booke, Clifton James, Bob Balaban, Frank McRae, Harvey Adams, G. Wood, Don Calfa, Jack Riley, Bibi Osterwald, Harvey Evans, Hank Stohl, Pat Zurica, Harvey J. Goldenberg
Irving (Harvey Adams) plots a bank robbery with a twist–he plans to rob the entire mobile home in which the bank funds are temporarily housed. This is one nutty comedy.
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The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 N/R, 174 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Bible
Director: John Huston Cast: Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, John Huston, Stephen Boyd, George C. Scott, Ava Gardner, Peter O'Toole, Franco Nero, Zoe Sallis, Gabriele Ferzetti, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Pupella Maggio, Robert Rietty, Peter Heinze
Using the Book of Genesis as its source, this film has some good moments with stars taking on roles of well-known Biblical characters. Among those featured are Adam (Michael Parks), Eve (Ulla Bergryd), Cain (Richard Harris), Abel (Franco Nero), and Noah (John Huston).
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The Changeling 1979 R, 113 min. Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Peter Medak Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, Jean Marsh, Barry Morse, James B. Douglas, Eric Christmas, Roberta Maxwell, Bernard Behrens, Madeleine Sherwood, Helen Burns, Frances Hyland, Ruth Springfield, J. Kenneth Campbell
After music professor John Russell (George C. Scott) moves into a mansion in Seattle, he realizes that his new home is haunted. Working with Claire Norman (Trish Van Devere), John figures out that the haunting comes from the ghost of a murdered boy whose father wanted to collect on his life insurance policy. When the father realized that he could not collect on the boy's insurance, the father substituted another boy for his son, and now the "changeling"–wealthy Joseph Carmichael–believes that John is finding information about his past and could blackmail him.
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China Rose 1983 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Day Cast: George C. Scott, Ali MacGraw, Michael Biehn, Denis Lill, Alice Lau, James Hong, Tsin Tsi Eng, David Snell, Tong Lan Hwa, Ray Burrus
An American businessman (George C. Scott) arrives in China in search of the son he hasn't seen for many years. The American Embassy assigns an employee (Ali MacGraw) to assist, and the two head out on the search. Ho, hum. Made for TV.
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Choices 1986 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich Cast: George C. Scott, Jacqueline Bisset, Melissa Gilbert, Laurie Kennedy, Steven Flynn, Nancy Allison, Daliah Bache, Kirsten Bishop, Nicholas A. Bourdon, Lorena Gale, Mitch Martin, Vlasta Vrana
College student Terry Granger (Melissa Gilbert) finds herself pregnant and considers abortion. Her father, retired judge Evan (George C. Scott), learns of her situation just before his much younger wife Marisa (Jacqueline Bisset) also finds herself pregnant–despite their not wanting a child. All three must re-evaluate their stand on abortion. Made for TV.
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A Christmas Carol 1984 TV, 95 min. Genre: Fantasy / Drama
Director: Clive Donner Cast: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward, Michael Carter, David Warner, Susannah York, Anthony Walters, Nigel Davenport, Lucy Gutteridge, Mark Strickson, Timothy Bateson, Peter Woodthorpe, Caroline Langrishe, Roger Rees
This version of the Charles Dickens tale features George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge, the Christmas-hater, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas through visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Pierre Clementi), Present (Georges Wilson), and Future (Lisette Malidor).
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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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The Day of the Dolphin 1973 PG, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Edward Herrmann, John Dehner
A marine biologist, Dr. Jake Terrell (George C. Scott), trains dolphins to talk. His dolphins are stolen, and Terrell learns they are to be used in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States.
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Descending Angel 1990 TV, 96 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jeremy Kagan Cast: Eric Roberts, George C. Scott, Diane Lane, Mark Margolis, Vyto Ruginis, Amy Aquino, Ken Jenkins, Elsa Raven, Richard Jenkins, Jan Rubes, Philip Akin, George Buza
Recently engaged Michael (Eric Roberts), while attempting to find out more about his future father-in-law (George C. Scott), uncovers the fact that he may have been a Nazi war criminal. Made for TV.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying... 1964 PG, 93 min. Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, James Earl Jones, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed, Shane Rimmer, Jack Creley, Glenn Beck, Frank Berry, Gordon Tanner, Robert O'Neil, Roy Stephens
[Full Title: "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."] Peter Sellers plays three roles (U.S. President, British officer, and nuclear scientist) in this farce about dropping the nuclear bomb. Slim Pickens plays Major T.J. "King" Kong, a U.S. pilot flying his bomber loaded with nuclear weapons when he receives orders to attack the Soviet Union. The other planes are recalled or shot down, but Kong evades the missiles shot at him and completes his mission in a very unique way. This movie is both thought-provoking and amusing. The film received four Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Actor (Sellers), Director, and Writing). A real classic.
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The Exorcist III 1990 R, 105 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: William Peter Blatty Cast: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller, Nicol Williamson, Nancy Fish, Lee Richardson, Viveca Lindfors, George DiCenzo, Scott Wilson, Don Gordon, Grand L. Bush, Mary Jackson, Ken Lerner, Tracy Thorne
It has been about 15 years since Father Damien Karras died while performing an exorcism, and now bizarre murders are taking place, which seem to be related to that exorcism. Will the tired police lieutenant (George C. Scott) be able to figure out what's going on?
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The Flim-Flam Man 1967 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner Cast: George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson, Alice Ghostley, Albert Salmi, Slim Pickens, Strother Martin, George Mitchell
Since only characters who deserve to be taken are cheated, this movie works as it tells the story of a con artist (George C. Scott) who takes an Army deserter under his wing and teaches him a few things about dishonesty.
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Gloria 1999 R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Mike Starr, George C. Scott, Bonnie Bedelia, Antonia Rey, Don Billett, Sarita Choudhury
Gloria (Sharon Stone) is released from prison after taking the rap for her boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam). When she arrives at Kevin's place, she robs him and makes off with a seven-year-old boy, Nicky (Jean-Luke Figueroa), whose family has been murdered by one of Kevin's hit men. While Kevin may have written Nicky and Gloria off, this time it doesn't work because Nicky has a computer disk Kevin needs. So, the chase is on.
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The Hanging Tree 1959 N/R, 106 min. Genre: Western
Director: Delmer Daves Cast: Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, Ben Piazza, George C. Scott, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan, Bud Osborne
Doc Joe Frail (Gary Cooper) treats Elizabeth (Maria Schell), a young woman blinded by the sun. Later, when a prospector (Karl Malden) tries to rape Elizabeth, Doc Frail kills him and is doomed to be hanged–until Elizabeth saves him from his fate.
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Hardcore 1979 R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Ed Begley Jr., Bibi Besch, Tracey Walter, Reb Brown
When his teenage daughter is missing in the Los Angeles area, Calvinist fundamentalist Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) leaves his Midwestern home to find her after his private detective uncovers clues that lead to the seedy pornographic film industry. Van Dorn enlists the aid of prostitute Niki (Season Hubley) and, in the process of his quest, learns more about the alien world of sex and drugs.
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The Hindenburg 1975 PG, 125 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore
In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed.
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The Hospital 1971 PG, 103 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Roberts Blossom, Robert Walden, Frances Sternhagen
Incompetence in a major teaching hospital results in deaths of patients in this film, which won the Academy Award for "Best Script." Scott received an Oscar nomination for his acting.
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The Hustler 1961 N/R, 135 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Rossen Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta, Vincent Gardenia, Myron McCormick, Clifford A. Pellow, Gordon B. Clarke, Alexander Rose, William Duell, Charles Dierkop
Paul Newman plays pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson who yearns to beat Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) for the thrill of hitting the big time instead of hustling in sleazy pool halls. Minnesota Fats: "No bar, no pinball machine. Just pool. This here is Ames, son." The story involves Eddie's match with Minnesota Fats and also covers his romance with alcoholic Sarah (Piper Laurie), his teaming up with backer Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), and the tragic trip to Louisville for a big match with Findlay (Murray Hamilton). The film received Oscar nominations in all of the top six categories (nine total), but won only two: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Don Nunn 08/20/2007 | | terrific pool movie |
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Inherit the Wind 1999 PG, 127 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie Cast: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Piper Laurie, Beau Bridges, Tom Everett Scott, John Cullum, Kathryn Morris, Lane Smith, Brad Greenquist, Peter Mackenzie
Based on the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, this made-for-TV offering features Jack Lemmon in the role of defense attorney Henry Drummond, while George C. Scott takes on the role of the grumpy prosecutor, Matthew Harrison Brady. The excellent cast provides a high level of drama in this classic argument over the right to teach evolution in schools. 1 User Review
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| | great movie | johnny21 05/21/2007 | | |
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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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Jane Eyre 1970 TV, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann Cast: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Rachel Kempson, Jean Marsh, Nyree Dawn Porter, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Copley, Clive Morton, Fanny Rowe, Susan Lawe, Angharad Rees, Hugh Latimer, Nan Munro
Charlotte Bronte's gothic novel is again brought to the screen in this offering about orphanage-raised Jane (Susannah York) who takes a job as governess at the English manor of the tyrannical Edward Rochester (George C. Scott). Jane is attracted to Rochester, and he returns her affections. They make plans to marry. But, when Jane learns that Rochester is already married, it will take Jane's courage and love to rise above their world, which is crashing around them.
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The Last Days of Patton 1986 TV, 146 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann Cast: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint, Ed Lauter, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Daniel Benzali, William Hope, Irina Brook, Shane Rimmer, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding
General George S. Patton Jr. is again played by George C. Scott–16 years after the very successful movie, "Patton." The General is mortally wounded in an automobile accident. While he lies in the hospital bed, he reminisces about happier times.
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The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Huston Cast: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, John Huston, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, John Merivale
This clever mystery has a unique twist for a finale when the actors remove their disguising make-up and reveal themselves in cameo roles. It is a suspenseful tale of Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) who has Adrian Messenger's (John Merivale) list of names and is trying to find a murderer among them.
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Malice 1993 R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth, George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, Peter Gallagher, Josef Sommer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tobin Bell
This film is about a college town, rapes, and the arrival of a surgeon (Alec Baldwin). He moves into the dean's home and, as events unfold, the surgeon becomes suspect.
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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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Murders in the Rue Morgue 1986 TV, 100 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc Cast: George C. Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson, Val Kilmer, Maxence Mailfort, Maud Rayer, Roger Lumont, Patrick Floersheim, Fernand Guiot
A hideous double murder of a mother and her daughter is investigated by Paris detective C. Auguste Dupen (George C. Scott) in this Edgar Allan Poe classic, which is set in the 19th century.
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The New Centurions 1972 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, Clifton James, James Sikking, Ed Lauter, Dolph Sweet, William Atherton, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Peter de Anda, Michael de Lano, Stefan Gierasch
This police drama, based on Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling novel, pits veteran L.A. police officer Sergeant Kilvinsky (George C. Scott) against one of the new breed of rookies, part-time law student Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach). Roy learns much from Kilvinsky, but, because of the stresses of the job, he ignores his law studies. That upsets his wife Dorothy (Jane Alexander) who does not like being a cop's wife, and she leaves Roy. Meanwhile, Kilvinsky is planning to retire and wants to train Roy so that he can take his place on the force. With Dorothy gone and police pressures on his mind, Roy finds relief in a new girlfriend Lorrie (Rosalind Cash), but more problems lie ahead.
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Not with My Wife, You Don't 1966 N/R, 118 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carroll O'Connor, Richard Eastham, Ann Doran, Bob Hope, Eddie Ryder, George Tyne
Julie (Verna Lisi) is a bored Air Force wife whose husband, Tom (Tony Curtis), worries about her fidelity to their marriage.
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Oklahoma Crude 1973 PG, 108 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Kramer Cast: George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills, Jack Palance, Woodrow Parfrey, William Lucking, Harvey Jason, Ted Gehring, Cliff Osmond, Rafael Campos
Lena (Faye Dunaway) has rights to an oil well but her claim is in jeopardy because a large oil refinery's bosses are trying to take over. She hires a drifter, Mose (George C. Scott), to help her keep what is rightfully hers. Scott's funny role makes this watchable.
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Oliver Twist 1982 TV, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Clive Donner Cast: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West, Eileen Atkins, Cherie Lunghi, Oliver Cotton, Richard Charles, Lysette Anthony, Eleanor David, Philip Locke, Ann Beach, Artro Morris, John Barrard, Brenda Cowling
Orphan Oliver Twist (Richard Charles) is booted from his juvenile workhouse and joins other orphan boys surviving by pickpocketing on the city streets. Their leader, the evil Fagin (George C. Scott), trains them in the art of pickpocketing, and, of course, they must bring their stolen loot back to him. Along the way, Oliver gets help from Mr. Brownlow (Michael Hordern) and, later, barmaid Nancy (Cherie Lunghi), but it will take a lucky inheritance to save Oliver.
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Pals 1987 PG, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Lou Antonio Cast: George C. Scott, Don Ameche, Sylvia Sidney, Susan Rinell, James Greene, Lenka Peterson, Richard Hamilton, Jean Hale, Kenneth French, Georgia Allen, Bruce Taylor
Long-time pals Jack and Art (George C. Scott and Don Ameche) live out their retirement in a trailer park with Jack's mother (Sylvia Sidney). Fortune (or misfortune) arrives when they find a suitcase containing millions of dollars in an abandoned car. Before long, the hit man who stashed the money AND government agents are on their trail as they bicker about the money. Made for TV.
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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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Petulia 1968 R, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Lester Cast: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Pippa Scott, Kathleen Widdoes, Roger Bowen, Richard Dysart, Ellen Geer
Set in San Francisco during the 1960s, Richard Lester's comedy revolves around a divorced doctor, Archie Bollen (George C. Scott), and his relationship with an unhappily married kook, Petulia Danner (Julie Christie).
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The Rescuers Down Under 1990 G, 74 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty, Douglas Seale, Ed Gilbert, Russi Taylor
Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.
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Rocky Marciano 1999 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Winkler Cast: Jon Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller, George C. Scott, Duane Davis, Judd Hirsch, Tony Lo Bianco, Rino Romano, Rhoda Gemignani, Aron Tager, Noah Danby
The personal and professional life of Rocky Marciano (Jon Favreau), one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions, is the focus of this made-for-cable-TV biography. This is not the best biography ever, but it provides insight into the corrupt world of professional boxing.
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Taps 1981 PG, 118 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker Cast: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Giancarlo Esposito, John P. Navin Jr., Earl Hindman, James Handy, Brendan Ward, Billy Van Zandt
When the 150-year-old Bunker Hill Military Academy is threatened with demolition, its cadets seize the school and refuse to move out of their fortress. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/28/2007 | | this movie was so good all the acters were realy good. |
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They Might Be Giants 1971 G, 88 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Anthony Harvey Cast: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins, Al Lewis, Rue McClanahan, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Kitty Winn, Sudie Bond
Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) is a retired judge who becomes convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes, and his brother (Lester Rawlins)–hoping to have him committed–hires a psychiatrist (Joanne Woodward) to look into the matter. Her name just happens to be "Dr. Watson," and she becomes intrigued with Justin leading to further complications. This film was remade for TV as "The Return of the World's Greatest Detective."
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Titanic 1996 TV, 165 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Lieberman Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Gallagher, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Marilu Henner, Eva Marie Saint, Harley Jane Kozak, Kevin McNulty, Scott Hylands
George C. Scott takes on the role of Captain Smith in this TV version of the 1912 sinking of the famous ocean liner, Titanic. Too many tedious romantic scenes finally give way to improved drama as Smith tries to save his doomed ship. (In the end, Smith could not save the ship, and Scott could not save the film.)
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The Whipping Boy 1994 G, 96 min. Genre: Family aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
Director: Sydney Macartney Cast: Truan Munro, Nic Knight, George C. Scott, Karen Salt, Andrew Bicknell, Kevin Conway, Vincent Schiavelli, Mathilda May, Jean Anderson, Nicolas Amer
This is a pretty good Disney family film that revolves around a growing friendship between a prince and a "whipping boy" that the prince talked his father, the king, into using to take the prince's punishment when discipline was needed. Based on Sid Fleischman's children's book.
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1965 N/R, 122 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Asquith Cast: Rex Harrison, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, Art Carney, Alain Delon, Wally Cox, Joyce Grenfell, Michael Hordern, Lance Percival, Roland Culver, Moira Lister
This is a clever film made up of a trio of stories linking together subsequent owners of a particular yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II. Lord Frenton (Rex Harrison) buys the Rolls as an anniversary gift for his wife (Jeanne Moreau) who is later caught in the back seat with John Fane (Edmund Purdom). Later, in the 1930s, gangster Paolo Maltese (George C. Scott) buys the Rolls and tours Italy with hat-check girl Mae Jenkins (Shirley MacLaine). Like her predecessor, Mae also tries out the back seat–she finds "love" with a photographer (Alain Delon) while Paolo is in the U.S. on business. By World War II, socialite Gerda Millett (Ingrid Bergman) owns the car and fights the Nazis by smuggling Davich (Omar Sharif) across the border. In the process, this couple also finds pleasures in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II.
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1. 12 Angry Men (1997)
2. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
3. The Andersonville Trial (1970)
4. Angus (1995)
5. Bank Shot (1974)
6. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) aka: The Bible
7. The Changeling (1979)
8. China Rose (1983)
9. Choices (1986)
10. A Christmas Carol (1984)
11. Crossed Swords (1977) aka: The Prince and the Pauper
12. The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
13. Descending Angel (1990)
14. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying... (1964)
15. The Exorcist III (1990)
16. Firestarter (1984)
17. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
18. The Formula (1980)
19. Gloria (1999)
20. The Hanging Tree (1959)
21. Hardcore (1979)
22. The Hindenburg (1975)
23. The Hospital (1971)
24. The Hustler (1961)
25. Inherit the Wind (1999)
26. Islands in the Stream (1977)
27. Jane Eyre (1970)
28. The Last Days of Patton (1986)
29. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
30. Malice (1993)
31. Movie Movie (1978)
32. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
33. The New Centurions (1972)
34. Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)
35. Oklahoma Crude (1973)
36. Oliver Twist (1982)
37. Pals (1987)
38. Patton (1970)
39. Petulia (1968)
40. Rage (1972)
41. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
42. Rocky Marciano (1999)
43. Taps (1981)
44. They Might Be Giants (1971)
45. Titanic (1996)
46. The Whipping Boy (1994) aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
47. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965)
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