Frances 1982  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bart Burns, Jordan Charney, Kevin Costner, Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett
Actress Frances Farmer had everything going for her–except the ability to adapt to stardom. Finally, her mother had her committed to an insane asylum. Jessica Lange won an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the rebellious actress who was silenced by the Hollywood establishment. Look for Kevin Costner who has one line in an alley. Produced by Mel Brooks.
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The Last Don 1997  R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah, Jason Gedrick, Penelope Ann Miller, Rory Cochrane, Robert Wuhl, K.D. Lang, Kirstie Alley, David Marciano
An Italian gangster family, along with their rivals, is tracked through a 21-year time frame. Not bad.
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The Last Don II 1998  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don II
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Jason Gedrick, Patsy Kensit, Kirstie Alley, David Marciano, James Wilder, Jason Isaacs, George Jenesky, Robert Wuhl, Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello
The patriarch of the family from "The Last Don" (Aiello) dies and the rival families try to take advantage of the situation in this poor sequel, which was also originally a TV miniseries.
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Redeemer 2002  TV, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Matthew Modine, Obba Babatunde, Michele Greene, Frank Fontaine, Vlasta Vrana, Tyrone Benskin, Cas Anvar, Chip Chuipka, Eugene Clark, Benz Antoine, Larry Day, Christian Paul
Novelist Paul Freeman (Matthew Modine) volunteers to teach a writing class in a prison–partly in hopes of finding a story for his next book. He meets Charles Henderson (Obba Babatunde), an ex-Black Panther, who has been in prison for 20 years after a man was accidentally killed during a break-in. Paul becomes interested in the case and finds that there may be a cover-up by government officials. Made for TV.
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Ruby Cairo 1993 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Deception
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Jack Thompson, Jeff Corey, Miriam Reed, Luis Cortes, Paco Mauri, Hark Bohm, Lucy Rodriguez, Sylvia Short, Francisco Mauri, Olympia Dukakis
Following the plane crash and death of her pilot husband (Viggo Mortensen), Bessie Faro (Andie MacDowell) discovers his baseball trading cards which, in turn, provide the trail for bank accounts around the world.
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| 1. Caracara (1999)
aka: The Last Witness
2. Frances (1982)
3. The Last Don (1997)
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don
4. The Last Don II (1998)
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don II
5. Redeemer (2002)
6. Ruby Cairo (1993)
aka: Deception
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