The Bunker 1981  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Piper Laurie, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman, James Naughton, Michael Lonsdale, Susan Blakely, Edward Hardwicke, Martin Jarvis, Michael Kitchen, Andrew Ray, Yves Brainville
Anthony Hopkins won the Emmy for his role of Adolph Hitler during the last weeks of Hitler's life, which were spent in a Berlin bunker. Piper Laurie was nominated for her role as Magda Goebbels.
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Doctors' Wives 1971  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor, Rachel Roberts, Janice Rule, Ralph Bellamy, Richard Anderson, Cara Williams, Scott Brady
This less-than-glamorous depiction of the lives of doctors' wives is boring, artless fare.
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An Enemy of the People 1977   G, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi Andersson, Eric Christmas, Richard Dysart, Michael Higgins, Richard Bradford, Ham Larsen
Adapted from the Ibsen play, this screenplay by Arthur Miller is about Doctor Thomas Stockmann (Steve McQueen) who tries to prevent the opening of a new health spa in his town because he has found that the hot springs are polluted. 1 User Review
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| | Memorable and Timely | Anonymous 09/20/2007 | | An outstanding performance by McQueen in this classic story in which one person has the courage to stand against evil regardless of others who choose to cower and criticize. Ibsen and McQueen clearly demonstrate once again that one person can change the world while also demonstrating the real danger of sometimes having that courage of conviction. I saw this sadly-unrecognized film in the late 1970s and it has "haunted" me ever since. I dearly wish it were available on DVD to view over and over and over. |
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 Harvey 1998 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Harry Anderson, Swoosie Kurtz, Leslie Nielsen, William Schallert, Robert Wisden, Alf Humphreys, Ingrid Tesch, Jonathan Banks, Brendan Beiser, Jessica Hecht, Lynda Boyd, Lisa Akey, Dolores Drake, Alex Ferguson
In this made-for-TV version of "Harvey," Harry Anderson takes on the role of Elwood P. Dowd whose relationship with invisible rabbit Harvey may get him committed to an insane asylum.
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The Last of the Belles 1974 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon, David Huffman, Ernest Thompson, Richard Hatch, James Naughton, Leslie Williams, Albert Stratton, Alex Sheafe, Sasha von Scherler, Brooke Adams
Set in the early 1920s, this made-for-TV film is a semi-biographical account of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Richard Chamberlain) and wife-to-be Zelda (Blythe Danner) when he was in the army and stationed in Alabama. It also presents a dramatization of one of his short stories, "The Last of the Belles," about a soldier who meets a Southern girl.
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Laura Lansing Slept Here 1988 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes, Joel Higgins, Lee Richardson, Nicolas Surovy, Schuyler Grant, Kevin McNulty, Janet Wright, Moira Walley
Famed novelist Laura Lansing (Katharine Hepburn) accepts a bet to prove that she can move out of her Manhattan apartment and survive for one week–living with and doing the chores required of an average suburban housewife.
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Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Harold Gould, David Ogden Stiers, Charles(2) Frank, Bibi Besch, Denholm Elliott, Brenda Forbes, Suzanne Lederer, John Pleshette, Kathryn Walker, Babs Chula, Tom Heaton
Wealthy, WASP, widowed Margaret Delafield (Katharine Hepburn) falls in love with a Jewish doctor, Marvin Elias (Harold Gould)–an event that throws both families into tailspins.
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Our Town 1977  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Sada Thompson, Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Ronny Cox, Barbara Bel Geddes, John Houseman, Charlotte Rae, Don Beddoe, Charles Cyphers, Ford Rainey
This TV version of Thornton Wilder's play is a winner with Hal Holbrook starring as the Stage Manager who narrates and plays several roles depicting life in the town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, in the early years of the 20th century. Several Emmy nominations were received, including Outstanding Actor (Holbrook), Actress (Sada Thompson), Director (George Schaefer), and Special Drama or Comedy.
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Stone Pillow 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Lucille Ball, Daphne Zuniga, William Converse-Roberts, Stephen Lang, Susan Batson, Anna Maria Horsford, Stefan Schnabel, Rebecca Schull, Gloria Cromwell, Patrick Kilpatrick, Pat McNamara
Lucille Ball switches from comedy to drama in her role of bag lady Florabelle who carries her possessions in a shopping cart and struggles to survive on the streets of Manhattan. Daphne Zuniga takes on the part of a social worker who tries to get Florabelle off the streets. 1 User Review
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| | my best pick | Hope 04/19/2009 | | I saw this movie over 20 years ago. It has always stayed with me. It is heart warming, you never know until you have been there. An excellent movie. I have never been able to find it anywhere until now. Thank you. |
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The Tempest 1960 TV, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Maurice Evans, Roddy McDowall, Lee Remick, Richard Burton, Tom Poston, Paul Ballantyne, William Bassett, Ronald Radd, Liam Redmond
This version of Shakespeare's last play has been shortened, stripped of "off-color" words, and had a language "make-over" so that it would be suitable for the younger crowd. Prospero's (Maurice Evans) throne was taken over by his brother Antonio (William Bassett), and Prospero was exiled to a remote island with his daughter Miranda (Lee Remick). Along with them on the island are the monster Caliban (Richard Burton) and the airy sprite Ariel (Roddy McDowall). Prospero is a sorcerer, and he conjures up a tempest at sea that causes the wreck of the ship on which members of his family are passengers. As the family roams the island, Miranda and Prince Ferdinand (Ronald Radd) meet and fall in love. Ariel tells Prospero's family that their evilness led to Prospero causing the shipwreck. Forgiveness solves the problem, and Prospero is restored to his throne. The great cast and interesting costumes make it worthwhile watching.
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| 1. The Bunker (1981)
2. Doctors' Wives (1971)
3. An Enemy of the People (1977)
4. Generation (1969)
5. Harvey (1998)
6. The Last of the Belles (1974)
aka: F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
7. Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
8. Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
9. Our Town (1977)
10. Stone Pillow (1985)
11. The Tempest (1960)
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