Billy Two Hats 1974  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
aka: The Lady and the Outlaw
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, Sian Barbara Allen, David Huddleston, John Pearce, Dawn Little Sky, Vince St. Cyr, Henry Medicine Hat, Zeev Berlinsky, Antony Scott
Aging bandit Arch Deans (Gregory Peck) coerces a half-Indian boy, Billy Two Hats (Desi Arnaz Jr.), into helping him commit one last robbery. The robbery is botched and one person is killed. Sheriff Henry Gifford (Jack Warden) is on their trail and captures Billy. Now, Dean rescues Billy but is shot in the leg. They arrive at Spencer's (John Pearce) ranch, and he allows them to stay with him and his wife Esther (Sian Barbara Allen). Spencer takes Deans on a four-day trek to find a doctor, while Billy enjoys a sexual affair with Esther. Griffin does catch up with them, and disaster ensues.
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The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid 1972 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffat, John Pearce, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano
Unbeknownst to the James and Younger Brothers, the townspeople of Northfield were ready and waiting when the bank robbers came to town to steal from their bank. This film begins with the gang's preparations for and unsuccessful attempt at robbing the bank.
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The Klansman 1974  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Burning Cross
KKK
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Lola Falana, Linda Evans, O.J. Simpson, Hoke Howell, David Ladd, Luciana Paluzzi, David Huddleston, Ed Call, John Alderson, John Pearce, Spence Wil-Dee, Vic Perrin
After Nancy Poteet (Linda Evans) is raped in Atoka County, Alabama, the White men place the blame on Black man Garth (O.J. Simpson), and the Ku Klux Klan, led by Butt Cutt Bates (Cameron Mitchell), searches for Garth in order to perform his lynching. Meanwhile, Sheriff Bascomb (Lee Marvin) and townsman Breck Stancill (Richard Burton) battle against the Ku Klux Klan as the county goes to war.
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The Student Nurses 1970  R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephanie Rothman
Cast: Elaine Giftos, Karen Carlson, Brioni Farrell, Barbara Leigh, Richard Rust, Reni Santoni, Pepe Serna, Darrell Larson, John Pearce, Lawrence P. Casey, Paul Camen, Richard Stahl, Scottie MacGregor, Mario Aniov, Ron Gans
This film led to a series of "Nurse" films. The plot involves four student nurses who find love in their final year of school. A Corman production.
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The Stunt Man 1980  R, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Richard Rush
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco, Sharon Farrell, Adam Roarke, Philip Bruns, John Pearce, Dee Carroll, George Wallace, Michael Railsback, Jim Hess, John Garwood, Charles Bail
Cameron (Steve Railsback) is a fugitive who stumbles onto a movie set at a beach resort and pretends to be a stunt man in order to avoid detection. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actor (Peter O'Toole) and Director.
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THX 1138 1971 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Sid Haig, David Ogden Stiers, John Pearce, Julie Payne, James Cranna, Marshall Efron, Irene Cagen, Gary Alan Marsh, Eugene I. Stillman, John Seaton
This tale about life in the future where people behave like robots began as a 20-minute production assignment when George Lucas was a student. Later, it was expanded and distributed by Warner Bros. The storyline begins in an underground city where the human race now exists, and residents are drugged to control their emotions. Sex is outlawed. But THX 1138's (Robert Duvall) roommate LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) has been reducing their drugs, and they have discovered love. Now, LUH is pregnant, and THX is sent to prison for drug evasion. THX, with help from prison-mate SEN 5241 (Donald Pleasence) and TV hologram (Don Pedro Colley), escapes from prison, searches for LUH, and attempts to escape to Earth's surface while being pursued by the robocops.
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Ulzana's Raid 1972   R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jorge Luke, Bruce Davison, Richard Jaeckel, Joaquin Martinez, Lloyd Bouchner, Karl Swenson, John Pearce, Gladys Holland, Richard Bull
Seeking to gain revenge for an Apache attack, the U.S. Army tries to capture renegade Indians in this powerful film–one of Burt's best. 2 User Reviews
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| 1. Billy Two Hats (1974)
aka: The Lady and the Outlaw
2. The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972)
3. The Klansman (1974)
aka: The Burning Cross
aka: KKK
4. Little Treasure (1985)
5. The Student Nurses (1970)
6. The Stunt Man (1980)
7. THX 1138 (1971)
8. Ulzana's Raid (1972)
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