Cry of Battle 1963  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: To Be a Man
Officers and Men
Director: Irving Lerner
Cast: Van Heflin, Rita Moreno, James MacArthur, Leopoldo Salcedo, Sidney Clute, Marilou Munoz, Oscar Roncal, Liza Moreno, Michael Parsons, Claude Wilson, Oscar Keesee, Jr.
David McVey (James MacArthur) has been spoiled by his family's wealth but now finds himself fighting the Japanese in the Philippines shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. (trivia: This film was playing as part of a double feature at the Texas Theater when Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested there after shooting President Kennedy.)
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969  G, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irving Lerner
Cast: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, Andrew Keir, William Marlowe, James Donald, Percy Herbert, Alexander Davion
If it's historical accuracy you're after, this tale of Spanish explorer Pizarro (Robert Shaw) and his trek into Peru will disappoint, but the story is entertaining. While looking for Incan treasures, Pizarro meets Incan God/King Atahualpa (Christopher Plummer) and becomes torn between his quest and a developing admiration for the king. Based on a successful stage play by Peter Shaffer.
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Studs Lonigan 1960 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Lerner
Cast: Christopher Knight, Frank Gorshin, Venetia Stevenson, Carolyn Craig, Jack Nicholson, Dick Foran, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Westcott, Jack Kruschen, George Keymas
This film is based on James T. Farrell's trilogy about Studs Lonigan growing up in the 1920s on the South side of Chicago.
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| 1. Cry of Battle (1963)
aka: To Be a Man
aka: Officers and Men
2. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
3. Studs Lonigan (1960)
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