Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, David Watson, Don Pedro Colley, Tod Andrews, Lou Wagner
This is the first sequel to the popular primate films, and Charlton Heston is back. This time, U.S. astronaut Taylor (Heston) has disappeared while exploring the distant planet that was once ruled by apes. Astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) is sent to rescue him and crash lands on the Planet of the Apes. Taylor's mate Nova (Linda Harrison) rescues Brent and takes him to the ape city where friendly scientists Zira (Kim Hunter) and Cornelius (David Watson) hide them. Adventures abound when they are kidnapped, find Taylor, escape, and then discover the weapon that could prevent the apes from wiping out the world.
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Butterfly 1982  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Cimber
Cast: Stacy Keach, Orson Welles, Pia Zadora, Lois Nettleton, Edward Albert, James Franciscus, Stuart Whitman, Ed McMahon, June Lockhart, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason, Paul Hampton, Ann Dane, Greg Gault, John O'Conner White
Jess Tyler (Stacy Keach) has spent many years alone guarding an abandoned silver mine. His daughter Kady (Pia Zadora) appears on the scene and wants Jess to help her in a plot against the father of her illegitimate child. The father of Kady's baby abandoned her and is the son of the mine's owner. Now, Jess and Kady plan to steal from the mine as their way to exact revenge. Orson Welles' brief appearance as Judge Rauch is the highlight of this film.
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The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi, Carlo Alighiero, Vittorio Congia, Horst Frank, Rada Rassimov, Aldo Reggiani, Tom Felleghy, Cinzia De Carolis, Tino Carraro
Franco Arno (Karl Malden) was once a newsman, but now he is blind and writes crossword puzzles for a living. One night, he hears a conversation between two men sitting outside a medical institute in which genetic experiments are performed, and that night an institute guard is killed. More murders ensue, and Franco teams with reporter Carlo Giordani (James Franciscus) to get the real story about what is going on at the institute.
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City on Fire 1979 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Cast: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda, Jonathan Welsh, Terry Haig, Richard Donat, Mavor Moore, Donald Pilon
This is a weak disaster film, despite the good cast. The plot involves an oil-refinery fire that quickly leaps out of control and threatens a drought-stricken community.
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Concorde Affaire '79 1979 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Concorde Affair
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Fiamma Maglione, Edmund Purdom, Francisco Charles, Francesco Carnelutti, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Aldo Barberito, Roberto Santi, Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten
A Concorde jet has crashed, and now its sole survivor, Jean (Mimsy Farmer), has disappeared. Newspaper reporter Moses Brody (James Franciscus) becomes suspicious, and his investigation leads to Jean and also a mob conspiracy that points to another Concorde jet out of London that may be the next target. Now, Moses and Jean race against time to save the London Concorde from the planned disaster.
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Marooned 1969  PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Space Travelers
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, David Janssen, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant, Nancy Kovack, Mariette Hartley, Scott Brady, Craig Huebing
While serving on a space mission, astronauts encounter major problems and must rely on a second spaceship to bring them home. This film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects, the only saving grace of this long, boring flick.
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Miracle of the White Stallions 1963 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, Curt Jurgens, Eddie Albert, James Franciscus, John Larch, Philip Abbott, Charles Regnier, Erik Schumann, Douglas Fowley
Austria's prized Lipizzan horses are rescued and smuggled out of the country in a daring mission led by Colonel Alois Podhasky (Robert Taylor).
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The Outsider 1961   N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett, Vivian Nathan, Ralph Moody, Stanley Adams, Vince Edwards, Gertrude Michael, Miriam Colon, Edmund Hashim, Paul Comi, Wayne Heffley, Jeffrey Silver, James Beck
Pima Indian Ira Hayes was one of the four men who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima. This story begins when Hayes (Tony Curtis) leaves his Arizona reservation and joins the U.S. Marine Corps. He and Pvt. James B. Sorenson (James Franciscus) become friends in boot camp and go off to fight in World War II. Sorenson is also one of the four men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, but he is later killed in battle. Hayes is not able to deal with the death of his friend and, at war's end, cannot adjust to the civilian world. He is found dead at age 32.
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Trial Run 1969 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen, Diane Baker, Janice Rule, John Vernon, David Sheiner, Fred Beir, Paul Carr, Lili Valenty, Jack Collins
The guidelines for American Bar Association members are examined in this story of an ambitious lawyer (James Franciscus) who will allow nothing to stand in the way of his success.
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The Valley of Gwangi 1969 G, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Western / Fantasy
Director: Jim O'Connolly
Cast: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo, Dennis Kilbane, Mario De Barros, Curtis Arden, Jose Burgos
The West collides with Sci-Fi in this tale centering on a small Mexican village in 1912. Cowboy Tuck (voice of James Franciscus) comes to town with his show and finds that a tiny horse–thought extinct for millions of years–has been seen in town. He seizes the opportunity to improve his show, leading a group in search of the horse. They come across a valley where prehistoric creatures roam, one a giant dinosaur that would be a great new addition to his show, but the dinosaur has other plans. Outstanding stop-motion animation from the master–Ray Harryhausen.
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When Time Ran Out... 1980 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: Earth's Final Fury
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Karras, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, James Franciscus, Pat Morita, John Considine, Sheila Allen
An active volcano is about erupt near Hank's (Paul Newman) oil rig site on a South Pacific resort island. Guests at the island's hotel are unaware of the approaching disaster, but Hank is able to convince some of the people to follow him on a trek across the island as he leads them to a high spot on the island.
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| 1. The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
3. Butterfly (1982)
4. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
5. City on Fire (1979)
6. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
aka: The Concorde Affair
7. Good Guys Wear Black (1979)
8. The Greek Tycoon (1978)
9. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
10. Marooned (1969)
aka: Space Travelers
11. Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
12. Night Slaves (1970)
13. Nightkill (1980)
14. The Outsider (1961)
15. Trial Run (1969)
16. The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
17. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
aka: Earth's Final Fury
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