Dear Heart 1964   N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Nichols, Charles Drake, Angela Lansbury, Mary Wickes, Patricia Barry, Neva Patterson, Richard Deacon
Two middle-aged postal employees meet at a New York City convention where they fall in love. The title song was written by Henry Mancini and Jay Livingston and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Robert Blake, Sidney Poitier, Telly Savalas, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Martin Landau, Van Heflin, Richard Conte
The life and times of Jesus Christ are depicted in this film containing an all-star cast. Max von Sydow plays the role of Jesus Christ, and the large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, and Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate.
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In Search of America 1971  TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Carl Betz, Vera Miles, Jeff Bridges, Ruth McDevitt, Renne Jarrett, Howard Duff, Kim Hunter, Michael Anderson Jr., Sal Mineo, Tyne Daly, Glynn Turman, George Wallace
Ben (Carl Betz); his wife Jenny (Vera Miles); and shaggy-haired, college dropout son, Mike (Jeff Bridges)–along with Grandma Rose (Ruth McDevitt)–take off in their 1928 Greyhound bus on a cross-country jaunt to connect with each other and with the realities of the 1960s. They meet interesting people along the way in this made-for-TV film.
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In Search of the Castaways 1962 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr., Antonio Cifariello, Wilfrid Brambell, Jack Gwillim, Ronald Fraser, Norman Bird, Keith Hamshere, Inia Te Wiata, George Murcell, Mark Dignam, Michael Wynne
Based on Jules Verne's novel, this Disney film is about French scientist Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) who finds a note in a bottle that tells the location of long-missing Captain Grant (Jack Gwillim). Paganel and Grant's children, Mary and Robert (Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere), set out on an adventure to South America in search of the missing sea captain. They encounter an avalanche, floods, wild animals, and a volcano while searching South America–only to find that they should be in Australia instead of South America. With help from former crew member Bill Gaye (Wilfrid Brambell), the children and Paganel finally accomplish their goal and find the missing captain.
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Kiss Me, Kill Me 1976 TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Stella Stevens, Pat O'Brien, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Vaughn, Michael Anderson Jr., Tisha Sterling, Claude Akins, Dabney Coleman, Carroll Baker, Bruce Glover, George Eastman, Alan Fudge
This made-for-TV film stars Stella Stevens in the roll of Stella, an investigator for the L.A. District Attorney's office, whose current case is to find the killer of a young, respected schoolteacher. But her straightforward case becomes more complicated when she learns the truth about the victim.
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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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Major Dundee 1965 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Brock Peters, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, Slim Pickens, Michael Pate, Karl Swenson
Major Dundee (Charlton Heston) is a member of the Union Cavalry who, as a result of his mistakes at the Battle of Gettysburg, has been sent out West to be in charge of a Union prison in New Mexico. The Apache Indians, led by Sierra Charriba (Michael Pate), have been raiding U.S. bases and kidnapping children, and Major Dundee decides to take on the job of capturing the raiders and rescuing the victims. But, he does not have enough men under his command, so he recruits Confederate prisoners–including his childhood friend Captain Benjamin Tyreen (Richard Harris)–and leads a motley group of men across the border into Mexico in pursuit of the marauding Apaches.
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The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson Jr., Martha Hyer, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin, George Kennedy, James Gregory, Paul Fix, Jeremy Slate, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams
Ranch owner Katie's sons John, Tom, Matt, and Bud (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr.) come home for her funeral and stay long enough to fight for their land and their lives.
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The Sundowners 1960  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Michael Anderson Jr., Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Wylie Watson
Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) and his wife Ida (Deborah Kerr), along with their son (Michael Anderson Jr.), are migrant sheep drovers in Australia. Ida dreams of settling down, but Paddy lives and plays too hard to adapt to the quiet life of home ownership. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Kerr), Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Director, and Writing.
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Sunset Grill 1993  R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach, Alexandra Paul, John Rhys-Davies, Michael Anderson Jr., Randy Pelish, Peter Koch, Michael Medeiros, Benito Martinez, Richard Coca, Miguel Fernandes
Burned-out ex-cop and now a private investigator, Ryder Hart (Pete Weller) is on the hunt for a killer after his estranged wife is brutally murdered. The trail leads to illegal immigrants and more–including a wealthy businessman and a crooked agent. Plenty of plot twists.
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WUSA 1970  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman, Wayne Rogers, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon, Michael Anderson Jr., Moses Gunn
Rheinhardt (Paul Newman) is a drifter who ends up with a job as a disc jockey for radio station WUSA in New Orleans. It is only later that he learns that he is an unwary participant in an ultra-conservative plot.
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| 1. Dear Heart (1964)
2. The Glory Guys (1965)
3. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
4. In Search of America (1971)
5. In Search of the Castaways (1962)
6. Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)
7. Logan's Run (1976)
8. Major Dundee (1965)
9. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
10. The Sundowners (1960)
11. Sunset Grill (1993)
12. WUSA (1970)
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