Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986  TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond
Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York.
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Brinks: The Great Robbery 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Carl Betz, Stephen Collins, Burr DeBenning, Michael V. Gazzo, Darren McGavin, Leslie Nielsen, Cliff Gorman, Art Metrano, Jenny O'Hara
The "perfect crime" committed in 1950 was the Boston Brinks holdup–"perfect," that is, until the FBI cracked the case.
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Brotherhood of the Rose 1989   PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Strauss, Connie Sellecca, David Morse, James Sikking, M. Emmet Walsh, Ken Blackburn, James Hong, Bill Johnson, Rhys McConnochie, Ian Harrop, Peadar Lamb, Robert(3) Taylor
Two good friends were raised as brothers Saul and Amos since they were young boys and adopted by CIA official John Eliot (Robert Mitchum). Eliot trained them to be CIA agents, and now they enter the agency and are given the code names Romulus (Peter Strauss) and Remus (David Morse). What they do not know is that Eliot is building his own private army within the CIA. After Romulus takes a job that results in the death of civilians, he finds himself on the run from the CIA. He learns that Eliot betrayed him and Remus from the time they were taken into his home as children and that he "adopted" 18 other boys as well to form his new army. Now, Romulus and Remus team up in seeking revenge against Eliot for all the years he had deceived them and for all the others he had hurt over the years. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent movie | Anomymous 10/12/2009 | | Excellent movie. |
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Catherine the Great 1995 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith
Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Agnes Soral, Mark McGann, Mel Ferrer, Jeanne Moreau, Karl Johnson
If you're a fan of Catherine Zeta-Jones, you may be interested in this film. The young (26 at the time of the film's release) Catherine plays Russian Empress Catherine as she rises to power followed by the early years of her reign. A history course this is not, as the major events of 18th-century Russia are merely "Oh, by the ways."
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Evel Knievel 1971  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron, Dub Taylor, Ron Masak, Hal Baylor, Mary Peters, Sylvia Hayes, Betty Bronson
Filmed in Butte, Montana, hometown of the jump-crazy motorcyclist Evel Knievel (George Hamilton), this is his biography told in flashbacks as Evel prepares for a big jump.
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Holocaust 1978  TV, 570 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Tom Bell, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver, David Warner, Edward Hardwicke, Joseph Bottoms, Marius Goring, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth, Ian Holm, Lee Montague, Sam Wanamaker, James Woods
This made-for-TV series won the Emmy for its excellence. It is the story of two families who suffered under the reign of Hitler during wartime Germany. The Jewish Weiss family (Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Sam Wanamaker, Joseph Bottoms, and Blanche Baker) celebrates the wedding of their son Karl (James Woods) to Christian Inga Helms (Meryl Streep). The families get along–until the Nazi's persecution of the Jews is increased, and major problems develop. Now, the story follows individual family members and how their lives change from 1935 to 1945 in war-torn Germany.
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 Law and Order 1976 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Darren McGavin, Keir Dullea, Robert Reed, Suzanne Pleshette, James Olson, Teri Garr, Scott Brady, Will Geer, Jeanette Nolan, Whitney Blake
The personal and professional lives of three generations of Irish-American cops serving New York City are depicted in this family saga.
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Little Ladies of the Night 1977 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Diamond Alley
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr., Linda Purl, Carolyn Jones, Clifton James, Kathleen Quinlan, Vic Tayback, Dorothy Malone, Paul Burke, Lana Wood
This made-for-TV film concerns a teenager (Linda Purl) who runs away and gets involved in the world of prostitution.
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Mackintosh and T.J. 1975 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Roy Rogers, Clay O'Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, Joan Hackett, James Hampton, Luke Askew, Dennis Fimple, Larry Mahan, Walter Barnes
Roy Rogers is an aging ranch hand in this Western set in the modern day. He takes a young boy under his wing to mature the boy to manhood. Waylan Jennings' music is the highlight of this film–only for Roy Rogers fans who want to see his comeback.
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Mongo's Back in Town 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Telly Savalas, Sally Field, Anne Francis, Charles Cioffi, Martin Sheen, Johnny Haymer, Gregg Palmer, Ned Glass, Angelo Rossitto
An ex-con returns home where he is hired to kill in this story based on that of a real criminal.
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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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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 30 (Episodes 59&60) 1968 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Meredyth Lucas, Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Joanne Linville, Melvin Belli
Two episodes from the third season are presented on this DVD. "The Enterprise Incident" (aired 9/29/1968, stardate 5031.3)-Romulan ships can become invisible, so Kirk and Spock, under secret orders, are out to get the valuable device that allows this phenomenon. But to do so, they must take Enterprise into Romulan territory, and a plan is developed that has Kirk appear to be irrational to both his own crew and to the Romulans. "And the Children Shall Lead" (aired 10/11/1968, stardate 5027.3)-The Enterprise visits an outpost and finds that all of the adults of a previous expedition were massacred. Strangely, the children all survived and are indeed in an unusual state of mind. In fact, they are under the control of an evil being, Gorgan, and they are ordered to take over the minds of the Enterprise crew and the spaceship as well.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 33 (Episodes 65&66) 1968 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Tony Leader, Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Kate Woodville, Michael Ansara, Susan Johnson
Two episodes from the third season are presented in this DVD. "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (aired 11/8/1968, stardate 5476.3)-Dr. McCoy discovers he has a rare, incurable disease and has a year to live. Meanwhile, the Enterprise comes across an asteroid, Yonada, that has inhabitants living inside its hollow shell. Yonada is run by a computer (that the people worship as a god) and is on a collision course with a planet. While Kirk tries to take control of Yonada, McCoy decides to stay on the asteroid with the princess. Kirk has a challenge, doesn't he? "Day of the Dove" (aired 11/1/1968, stardate unknown)-An uneasy peace with the Klingons has existed for the past few years, but now the Enterprise and a Klingon ship both answer a distress call from a planet. After the Klingon ship is damaged, the Enterprise is blamed. Trying to do the right thing, Kirk allows a Klingon party on board to talk things over. But, emotions run high and intense hand-to-hand fighting breaks out. It appears there is a third party on board that is causing this behavior. Go, Kirk, go!
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 39 (Episides 77&78) 1969 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Herschel Daugherty, Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Phillip Pine, Mariette Hartley, Ian Wolfe
Two episodes from the final season are presented in this DVD. "The Savage Curtain" (aired 3/7/1969, stardate 5906.4)-Abraham Lincoln requests to beam aboard Enterprise and, after Kirk and Spock determine that it really is the ex-President, Lincoln asks that they accompany him to the planet below. There they meet the legendary Vulcan, Surak. Then the host, a creature from the planet, explains that he is conducting an experiment concerning good and evil to see which is stronger. They must fight four evil legends, and there will be dire consequences for the Enterprise if our heroes lose. Rah, Rah, good guys, sis boom bah! "All Our Yesterdays" (aired 3/14/1969, stardate 5943.7)-Planet Sarpeidon's sun is about to explode. The only person left is Mr. Atoz who runs the large, automated library. He has sent all other inhabitants back into a time of their choosing and invites Enterprise's landing party–Kirk, Spock, and McCoy–to pick a time. But Kirk accidentally steps through the time portal, ending up in a 19th century-like time. Spock and McCoy try to rescue Kirk but end up in an ice age. Ok, there's the problem, now what's the solution?
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Tank 1984  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, G.D. Spradlin, Jenilee Harrison, James Cromwell, Dorian Harewood, Mark Herrier, Sandy Ward, John Hancock
Sergeant Major Zack Carey (James Garner) antagonizes the local redneck sheriff who in turn frames Garner's son (C. Thomas Howell) and sends him off to a work camp. The climax comes when Garner makes use of his own tank to rescue his family. Worth watching for Garner's performance. 1 User Review
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| | Kinda stupid but picks up when... | Bulwer 02/01/2007 | | This story has all kinds of holes in the plot, it's inane but typical for the time period. It only gets going when Jenilee removes her jacket towards the end and is wearing nothing but a thin tank (no pun intended) top! GOOD GAWD!! Thank goodness for Slow Mo!! |
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Victory at Entebbe 1976 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Linda Blair, Helen Hayes, Anthony Hopkins, Helmut Berger, David Groh, Jessica Walter, Richard Dreyfuss
This was the first (of three) movie about the Israeli attack on Entebbe to rescue Jewish hostages taken during a skyjacking. The other two, made a year later, are better–"Raid on Entebbe" and "Operation Thunderbolt."
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| 1. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
2. Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
3. Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
4. Catherine the Great (1995)
5. Evel Knievel (1971)
6. Holocaust (1978)
7. Law and Order (1976)
8. Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
aka: Diamond Alley
9. Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
10. Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
11. Nairobi Affair (1984)
12. Roots (1977)
13. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 30 (Episodes 59&60) (1968)
14. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 33 (Episodes 65&66) (1968)
15. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 39 (Episides 77&78) (1969)
16. Tank (1984)
17. Victory at Entebbe (1976)
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