Ashanti 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Beverly Johnson, Kabir Bedi, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Winston Ntshona, Jean-Luc Bideau, Johnny Sekka
After his wife Anna (Beverly Johnson) is kidnapped by slave traders, Doctor David Linderby (Michael Caine) travels across Africa in pursuit of her captors.
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen 1981  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, Richard Hatch, Brian Keith, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roddy McDowall, Rachel Roberts, Johnny Sekka, Paul Ryan, Michael Fairman, Karlene Crockett, Bennett Ohta, David Hirokane, James Ray
Charlie Chan (Peter Ustinov) leaves the comfort of retirement when he is asked to solve a series of San Francisco murders. His bumbling grandson Lee Chan, Jr. (Richard Hatch) wants to be a private eye and tries to help but keeps messing up. Although the situation turns crazy, Lee's fiancee Cordelia (Michelle Pfeiffer) sees nothing wrong with his behavior. Amidst the craziness, Charlie deals with his old nemesis, The Dragon Queen (Angie Dickinson), who he had sent to prison many years ago. She is out of prison and determined to get even with Charlie.
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Hanky Panky 1982 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer, Johnny Sekka, Jay O. Sanders, Sam Gray, Larry Bryggman, Pat Corley, James Tolkan
Chicago architect Michael Jordon (Gene Wilder) takes a cab ride with a stranger, Janet (Kathleen Quinlan), who just happens to be on the run from Ransom (Richard Widmark). She is carrying a mysterious package that Ransom wants. Michael tries to help Janet, but she is killed by Ransom, and Michael becomes the prime suspect. Now, Michael teams up with Kate Hellman (Gilda Radner) who helps him locate Janet's package. The search ends in the Grand Canyon where the real showdown takes place.
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Incense for the Damned 1972  R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bloodsuckers
Doctors Wear Scarlet
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Cast: Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing, Johnny Sekka, Alexander Davion, Edward Woodward, Madeleine Hinde, Patrick Mower, Imogen Hassall, William Mervyn, David Lodge
An Oxford student is missing during a trek to Greece; it turns out that he has joined a vampire/satanic society involved in sexual exploits. Some interesting scenes, but this is largely an unfocused, confusing hodgepodge.
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Khartoum 1966  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, Laurence Olivier, Hugh Williams, Nigel Green, Johnny Sekka, Michael Hordern, Ralph Michael
This drama recreates the 19th-century defeat of the British in the Sudan. It highlights General Gordon (Charlton Heston) and his Christian forces as they fight the Mahdi (Laurence Olivier) and his Muslim tribesmen.
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L'Etoile Du Sud 1969 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Southern Star
Director: Sidney Hayers
Cast: Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, George Segal, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Johnny Sekka, Michel Constantin, Charles Lamb, Georges Geret, Guy Delorme
The "Etoile Du Sud" is a priceless diamond that has been stolen, and an adventurer (George Segal) in Africa is wrongly imprisoned for its theft.
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The Message 1977  PG, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mohammad, Messenger of God
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, Neville Jason, Martin Benson, Robert Brown, Andre Morell, John Bennett
This religious spectacle attempts to present the origins of the Moslem religion and, in the process, provides great action scenes.
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 Uptown Saturday Night 1974  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne, Paula Kelly, Johnny Sekka, Calvin Lockhart
Two sequels, "Let's Do It Again" and "A Piece of the Action," followed this comedy about Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) who are robbed at a gambling club and then try to regain their losses. Richard Pryor plays an unforgettable character, Sharp Eye Washington. 1 User Review
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A Warm December 1973 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Esther Anderson, Yvette Curtis, George Baker, Earl Cameron, Johnny Sekka, Hilary Crane, Ann Smith, Milos Kirek, Stephanie Smith, John Beardmore, Letta Mbulu, James Payne
Widowed American Dr. Matt Younger (Sidney Poitier) is visiting London with his daughter Stephanie (Yvette Curtis) when he meets Catherine (Esther Anderson) who is the daughter of African Ambassador George Oswandu (Earl Cameron). Catherine asks Matt's help in eluding a stranger who she says is stalking her. It turns out that Catherine is ill with sickle-cell anemia, and her father has hired a man to guard her. When Matt learns about Catherine's condition, he has already fallen in love with her and is willing to marry her knowing that their time together may be short.
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Woman of Straw 1964 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, Johnny Sekka, Peter Madden, Alexander Knox, Michael Goodliffe, Andre Morell, Edward Underdown, Douglas Wilmer
A wheel-chair-bound millionaire (Ralph Richardson) is murdered, and more than one person has a motive for the killing.
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| 1. Ashanti (1979)
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy
2. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
3. Hanky Panky (1982)
4. Incense for the Damned (1972)
aka: Bloodsuckers
aka: Doctors Wear Scarlet
5. Khartoum (1966)
6. L'Etoile Du Sud (1969)
aka: The Southern Star
7. The Message (1977)
aka: Mohammad, Messenger of God
8. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
9. A Warm December (1973)
10. Woman of Straw (1964)
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