 1984 1956  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff, Mervyn Johns, Donald Pleasence, Carol Wolveridge, Ernest Clark, Patrick Allen, Michael Ripper, Ronan O'Casey, Ewen Solon, Kenneth Griffith, John Vernon, Walter Gotell
This story is based on George Orwell's novel about the future under a totalitarian government whose ruler, Big Brother, forbids individuality. Winston Smith (Edmond O'Brien) is a worker for the state who falls in love with another worker, Julia (Jan Sterling). Romance is forbidden, and Julia and Winston get help from fellow worker General O'Connor (Michael Redgrave) in a plot to overthrow Big Brother. Unbeknownst to Winston and Julia, O'Connor is a member of the Government and informs on them. They are captured and sent to rehabilitation centers where, under pressure, they betray each other. The story reflects Cold War thinking of the era. Remade in 1984.
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 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1997  TV, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Richard Crenna, Ben Cross, Julie Cox, Michael Jayston, Paul Gross, Jeff Harding, David Henry, James Vaughan, Nicholas Hammond, Phillip Van Dyke, Susannah Fellows, Joshua Brody
Marine biologist Professor Aronnax (Richard Crenna) and his crew, including his scientist daughter Sophie (Julie Cox) and harpooner Ned (Paul Gross), take a sea voyage in search of a sea monster that has been sinking ships. Their ship is rammed, and they discover that instead of a sea monster it is the submarine Nautilus that has been sinking the ships. The Nautilus' Captain Nemo (Ben Cross) has been sinking the ships with plans to take over the world. The castaways are taken board the Nautilus where they must confront Nemo. Good special effects.
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All the Fine Young Cannibals 1960   N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Susan Kohner, George Hamilton, Pearl Bailey, Jack Mullaney, Onslow Stevens, Anne Seymour, Virginia Gregg, Mabel Albertson
Heavy soap gets in your eyes in this tale of young couples who have one problem after another. 1 User Review
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| | 02/27/2007 | | Probably one of the best films I have seen. I saw it when I was young and have never forgotten. It left me mesmerized. Great film |
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 Around the World in 80 Days 1956  G, 178 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Charles Boyer, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, John Carradine, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud
This Best Picture Oscar winner tells the story of Phineas Fogg (David Niven), the indomitable English gentleman, who bets the members of his club that he can circle the globe in less than 80 days. And the race is on as he and his valet, Passepartout (Cantinflas), meet all sorts of characters and adventures along the way. A real winner. Four other Academy Awards were received as well as three nominations, including Best Director.
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 Captains Courageous 1996  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Robert Urich, Kenny Vadas, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Robert Wisden, Duncan Fraser, Sandra Nelson, Eric Schneider, Terence Kelly, Colin Cunningham, Ken Camroux
This is a watchable, second TV remake of Rudyard Kipling's classic story, which is "updated" to the 1930s. A spoiled, young heir (Kenny Vadas) falls from a luxury liner and is rescued by fishermen. After a few months of hard work, he learns about values and friendship.
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Conduct Unbecoming 1975 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, James Faulkner, James Donald, Helen Cherry, Michael Byrne
This film examines the truth behind the hypocrisy of the British rule of India.
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The Dam Busters 1954 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Richard Todd, Raymond Huntley, Frank Phillips, Basil Sydney, Derek Farr, Robert Shaw, Colin Tapley, Nigel Stock
During World War II, a plan was formulated to bomb German dams along the Ruhr River. This is the story of how the R.A.F. carried out the mission.
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975  G, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, William Lucking, Michael Miller, Eldon Quick, Darrell Zwerling, Paul Wexler, Carlos Rivas, Alberto Morin, Robert Tessier
Comic strip superhero Doc Savage (Ron Ely) from the 1930s along with his group of The Fabulous Five travel to the South American jungle to seek revenge against his father's murderers.
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Dominique 1978 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Dominique Is Dead
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Ron Moody, Simon Ward, Judy Geeson, Michael Jayston, Flora Robson, David Tomlinson, Jack Warner
A greedy American businessman (Cliff Robertson) decides to scare his wealthy British wife (Jean Simmons) to death. He finally succeeds–or does he? She returns, it appears, as a ghost to even the score.
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Flight from Ashiya 1964 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris, Suzy Parker, Shirley Knight, Joe Di Reda, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Andrew Hughes, E.S. Ince
As three pilots try to rescue the crew of a sunken ship, the pilots' unsuccessful pasts are shown through flashbacks to earlier rescue attempts.
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Logan's Run 1976 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Ustinov, Randolph Roberts, Lara Lindsay, Gary Morgan, Greg Lewis, Michael Anderson Jr., Michelle Stacy, David Westberg, Camilla Carr, Richard Kelton
In a man-made city of the 23rd century, humans live in a world without crime, hunger, or strife. The only problem is that no one is allowed to live past the age of 30 (population control). Concerned about his future, almost-30-year-old Logan (Michael York) escapes the city and is joined by Jessica (Jenny Agutter). Although Logan's former partner Francis (Richard Jordan) is on their trail, determined to catch Logan and end his rebellion, Logan and Jessica clear their city and enter the outside world where adventure and dangers await. This Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects gets high marks in that realm.
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Millennium 1989 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Maury Chaykin, Al Waxman, Lloyd Bochner, David McIlwraith, Lawrence Dane
A woman from another age (Cheryl Ladd) is trying to help her world by transporting people from this era to hers. She does this by taking passengers off of doomed airplanes. Kris Kristofferson plays an airline employee who investigates air crashes.
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The Naked Edge 1961 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gingold, Peter Cushing, Michael Wilding, Ronald Howard, Ray McAnally, Sandor Eles
Martha Ratcliffe (Deborah Kerr) suspects that she may be the next victim on the list of murders AND she has reason to believe that her husband is the killer.
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The New Adventures of Pinocchio 1999 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson, Gemma Gregory, Warwick Davis, Sarah Alexander, Simon Schatzberber, Ben Ridgeway, Alain Brizzi, Jusif Mustafaev
Pinocchio (Gabriel Thomson) approaches carnival owner Madame Flambeau (Udo Kier) from whom he buys an elixir that is supposed to cure any ill. But, when Geppetto (Martin Landau) drinks the elixir, he becomes a puppet also. In search of a way to reverse the process, Pinocchio and Geppetto head off on an adventure to help Geppetto.
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Operation Crossbow 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
The Great Spy Mission
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson, Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp, Anthony Quayle, Lilli Palmer, Paul Henreid, Helmut Dantine, Richard Todd
British commandos set out on a mission to destroy Nazi missiles during World War II.
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Orca 1977 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Orca: Killer Whale
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Robert Carradine, Keenan Wynn, Peter Hooten, Scott Walker, Wayne Heffley, Don "Red" Barry, Vincent Gentile
In this tale about man against the monsters of the sea, fisherman Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) harpoons a pregnant whale. Her mate is incensed and exacts retribution on the nearby fishing village.
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Pope Joan 1972 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Devil's Imposter
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Keir Dullea, Robert Beatty, Jeremy Kemp, Patrick Magee, Lesley-Anne Down, Olivia de Havilland, Franco Nero, Maximilian Schell, Trevor Howard
A woman (Liv Ullmann) disguises herself as a man, rises to power in the Catholic Church, and becomes Pope. Set in the modern era, this story is based on a ninth-century legend. "The Devil's Impostor" is a recut version.
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The Quiller Memorandum 1966 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow, Senta Berger, George Sanders, Robert Helpmann, Robert Flemyng, Peter Carsten, Gunter Meisner, Edith Schneider
Set in early 1960s' West Berlin, British agent Quiller (George Segal) infiltrates a neo-Nazi organization and comes close to losing his life.
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The Sea Wolf 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Christopher Reeve, Catherine Mary Stewart, Marc Singer, Clive Revill, Len Cariou, Shane Kelly, Gary Chalk, Tom McBeath, Stan Barrett
Jack London's classic story doesn't quite come to life in this story of sea captain Wolf (Charles Bronson) rescuing shipwrecked Reeve and Stewart only to hold them hostage. A far cry from Edward G. Robinson's old version.
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Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Glynis Johns, Dana Wynter, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Sybil Thorndike, Allan Cuthbertson
Taking place in 1921, this story is about the IRA struggle against British domination. An Irish-American student (Don Murray) unwittingly becomes involved in the conflict when he falls under the influence of an IRA leader (James Cagney).
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The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John Gielgud, Frank Finlay, Clive Revill, Barbara Jefford
Based on Morris L. West's best-selling novel, this is the story of Pope Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn) who strives to prevent nuclear war.
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Summer of the Monkeys 1998 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Katie Stuart, Don Francks, Andre Therein, B.J. McLellan, Kim Schraner, Danny Mulvihill
Jay Berry Lee (Corey Sevier) dreams of buying a pony and works in his grandfather's (Wilford Brimley) general store to make money in the early 1900s. It will take a long time at his current earnings, but when chimps from a circus train escape after an accident, and a reward is offered, Jay Berry sets out to capture the chimps and get the reward. The chimps prove to be elusive, mischievous foes and his parents (Michael Ontkean and Leslie Hope) disapprove of Jay Berry's attempts to catch the chimps. Lots of lessons are learned by Jay Berry as he tries to earn the reward.
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Sword of Gideon 1986 TV, 148 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Steven Bauer, Michael York, Rod Steiger, Colleen Dewhurst, Robert Joy, Lino Ventura, Leslie Hope, Laurent Malet, Peter Dvorsky, John Hirsch
An anti-terrorist team is set up after the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic games in Munich. Steven Bauer plays the commando leader. Pretty good TV movie.
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Waterfront 1951 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Waterfront Women
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Susan Shaw, Robin Netscher, Richard Burton, Kenneth Griffith, Olive Sloane, James Hayter, Charles Victor, Michael Brennan, Allan Jeayes
Fourteen years ago an alcoholic sailor (Robert Newton) left his pregnant wife and their two small children alone to survive in the Liverpool slums. Now he is still troubled, returns home, commits murder, and is visited in jail by his wife and their 14-year-old child.
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Cecil Parker, Alexander Knox, Virginia McKenna, Richard Harris, Ben Wright, Peter Illing
A salvage-boat captain, John Sands (Charlton Heston), testifies in the trial of Captain Gideon Patch (Gary Cooper) whose name is then cleared in the sinking of his ship, the Mary Deare.
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| 1. 1984 (1956)
2. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
3. All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
4. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
5. Captains Courageous (1996)
6. Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
7. Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
8. The Dam Busters (1954)
9. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
10. Dominique (1978)
aka: Dominique Is Dead
11. Flight from Ashiya (1964)
12. Logan's Run (1976)
13. Millennium (1989)
14. The Naked Edge (1961)
15. The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
16. Operation Crossbow (1965)
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
aka: The Great Spy Mission
17. Orca (1977)
aka: Orca: Killer Whale
18. Pope Joan (1972)
aka: The Devil's Imposter
19. The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
20. The Sea Wolf (1993)
21. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
22. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
23. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
24. Sword of Gideon (1986)
25. Waterfront (1951)
aka: Waterfront Women
26. Wild and Wonderful (1964)
27. The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
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