The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory 1987  TV, 145 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Arness, Brian Keith, Alec Baldwin, Raul Julia, David Ogden Stiers, Gene Evans, Lorne Greene, Isela Vega, Ethan Wayne, Jim Metzler
Based on J. Lon Tinkle's excellent book, "Thirteen Days to Glory," this is a not-so-excellent, made-for-TV depiction of the valiant Texans who tried in vain to hold the Alamo as Santa Anna laid siege to the mission.
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Autumn Leaves 1956  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson, Vera Miles, Lorne Greene, Ruth Donnelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Selmer Jackson, Maxine Cooper, Marjorie Bennett, Leonard Mudie
When relatives visit his home following his marriage to an older woman, Milly (Joan Crawford), Burt Hanson (Cliff Robertson) suffers mental anguish when he discovers his father in bed with his first wife.
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Battlestar: Galactica 1979 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Richard A. Colla
Cast: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Ray Milland, John Colicos, Patrick Macnee, Lew Ayres, Jane Seymour, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ed Begley Jr.
Taken from clips of the TV series, Lorne Greene is the captain of a starship whose mission is to transport survivors from a doomed planet to a safer habitat in the galaxy.
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The Buccaneer 1958  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Quinn
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, E.G. Marshall, Lorne Greene, Henry Hull, Ted de Corsia, Douglass Dumbrille
President Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) wrangles a deal with pirate Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) to help the United States' cause in the War of 1812. Pretty good remake of the 1938 film, with DeMille, who directed the earlier version, as the Executive Producer. 1 User Review
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| | Remake of 1938 film about Jean Lafitte. | olmac 02/23/2008 | | The War of 1812 was already lost by us to the British when it's largest battle was fought, and won, by the United States. Jackson was assisted by pirate/patriot Jean Lafitte. |
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Churchill's Island 1941 N/R, 22 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Stuart Legg
Cast: Lorne Greene
This Academy Award-winning short documentary, using newsreel footage, tells the story of Great Britain's defense against Germany in the early days of World War II.
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Earthquake 1974  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Richard Roundtree, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Matthau, Ava Gardner, Genevieve Bujold, Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Victoria Principal, Monica Lewis, Gabriel Dell, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Lloyd Gough
Construction engineer Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) is undergoing marital problems with his wife Remy (Ava Gardner) and is having an affair with Denise (Genvieve Bujold). Now, his problems multiply when a devastating earthquake hits Los Angeles. It is the special effects that won this film an Oscar.
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Nevada Smith 1975 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Lorne Greene, Cliff Potts, Adam West, Warren Vanders, Jorge Luke, Jerry Gatlin, Erik Cord, John McKee, Roger Cudney, Alan George, Lorraine Chanel
Explosives must be transported across the Utah territory, and Jonas Cord (Lorne Greene) is called upon for the mission. He joins forces with his former student Indian half-breed Nevada Smith (Cliff Potts) who is now an accomplished gunslinger. They had not seen each other for years, but, together, they set out to get the job done.
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Roots 1977  TV, 573 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses
Cast: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Maya Angelou, O.J. Simpson, Ben Vereen, Moses Gunn, Leslie Uggams, Lynda Day George, Beverly Todd, Edward Asner, Madge Sinclair, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene
Alex Haley's classic story of his family history involving Kunta Kinte's (LeVar Burton) abduction in 18th-century Africa and then being sold into slavery and sent to America is the focus of Chapter 0ne in this six-part made-for-TV epic. The mini-series received 37 Emmy nominations and won nine. Chapters continue through Kunta's (now played by John Amos) marriage to Bell (Madge Sinclair) and the birth of their daughter Kizzie. Then the saga follows with the birth of Kizzie's (Leslie Uggams) son Chicken George (Ben Vereen) who grows up to buy his freedom and pave the way for future generations to live in freedom following the Civil War.
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The Silver Chalice 1954 N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Jack Palance, Pier Angeli, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Joseph Wiseman, Alexander Scourby, Lorne Greene, E.G. Marshall, Natalie Wood, David J. Stewart, Herbert Rudley, Jacques Aubuchon, Michael Pate, Donald Randolph
This is the story of the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. Greek sculptor Basil (Paul Newman) is sold into Roman slavery, marries slave Deborra (Pier Angeli), and dallies with Helena (Virginia Mayo). Basil is commissioned to design the silver chalice with Jesus and his disciples sculpted around the rim. The cup is coveted by many, but Nero (Jacques Aubuchon) wants the cup destroyed. After much conniving, the cup is lost, but the apostle Peter (Lorne Greene) predicts that it will be found in the future and will help lead the people back to Christ. Although Paul Newman debuted in this film, he later apologized in a Hollywood trade ad for his performance in this movie.
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The Trap 1959 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Panama
Cast: Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Tina Louise, Earl Holliman, Lorne Greene, Carl Benton Reid, Peter Baldwin, Richard Shannon, Carl Milletaire, Walter Coy
Ralph (Richard Widmark) is the son of a slain sheriff in a California town. Ralph had been the henchman for a crime boss (Lee J. Cobb), but now he is determined to avenge his father's death.
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| 1. The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
2. Autumn Leaves (1956)
3. Battlestar: Galactica (1979)
4. The Buccaneer (1958)
5. Churchill's Island (1941)
6. Earthquake (1974)
7. Klondike Fever (1980)
aka: Jack London's Klondike Fever
8. Nevada Smith (1975)
9. Roots (1977)
10. The Silver Chalice (1954)
11. The Trap (1959)
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