 1941 1979  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Robert Stack, Christopher Lee, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Warren Oates, Lorraine Gary, Bobby DiCicco, Murray Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune
This film takes the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and then goes on to a make-believe story of the Japanese attack on Los Angeles. General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in command of the military protecting California's coast, and Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) is assigned the job of installing a 40mm anti-aircraft gun in homeowner Ward Douglas' (Ned Beatty) backyard. When California is attacked, Hollywood Boulevard lies in ruins, and craziness is experienced by the military and civilians as well. Special effects really help this film.
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American Dream 1981  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Stephen Macht, Karen Carlson, Michael Hershewe, Hans Conried, John McIntire, Scott Brady, Murray Hamilton, John Malkovich, J.D. Cannon, Harold Gould
A Chicago family moves from an affluent suburb to the integrated inner city in this good drama that received several Emmy nominations.
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An American Dream 1966 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Gist
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, J.D. Cannon, Harold Gould, Warren Stevens, Joe De Santis, George Takei, Stacy Harris
A wealthy woman is pushed from a tall building by her husband. The ensuing struggles between her husband, father, and the police are the subject of this film.
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The Amityville Horror 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, Michael Sacks, Helen Shaver, Val Avery, John Larch, Amy Wright, Natasha Ryan, K.C. Martel, Meeno Peluce, Irene Dailey
When newlyweds George and Kathy Lutz (James Brolin and Margot Kidder) move into the house of their dreams, unbelievable horrors haunt the hapless couple. This story is based on real-life events that took place in a house in New York, which was once the scene of a gory, mass murder.
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 Anatomy of a Murder 1959  N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Joseph N. Welch, Brooks West, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Ken Lynch, John Qualen
A Southern lawyer (James Stewart) defends Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering his wife Laura's (Lee Remick) accused rapist in one of the best courtroom dramas ever made. Stewart is great as the slow-moving, but cunning, lawyer and received an Oscar nomination for his performance; other nominations included Best Picture and two nominations for Supporting Actor (George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell).
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The Boston Strangler 1968  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Sally Kellerman, Hurd Hatfield, Murray Hamilton, Jeff Corey, William Marshall, George Voskovec, Leora Dana, Carolyn Conwell, Jeanne Cooper, Austin Willis, Lara Lindsay
For more than two years, from 1962 to 1964, Boston women seemed to be at the mercy of a psychopathic killer. He began strangling and raping elderly women and then switched to younger women–a total of 13 victims–by the end of his reign of terror. Boston Police Department detective John S. Bottomly (Henry Fonda) directs the investigation, and it is not until one victim, Diane Cluny (Sally Kellerman), survives her attack and reports that she bit her attacker's hand that the clues fit together and lead to the capture of serial killer Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis). 1 User Review
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| | Brilliantly noir & Tony at his serious best. | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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Bright Victory 1951  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, James Edwards, Will Geer, Nana Bryant, Julie Adams, Minor Watson, Jim Backus, Richard Egan, Murray Hamilton
Arthur Kennedy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Larry Nevins–a World War II veteran who must adapt to a life of blindness, the result of his war injuries. 1 User Review
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| | One of my Top 10 All-time Favorites | OldFilmFan 01/28/2007 | | This film has some of the best character development in multiple characters I've ever seen in the movies. A story of moral courage, compassion, triumph over handicap, and hope for all who face the loss of a faculty -- this film is a must for young minds and old. Brilliant from start to finish. |
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The Brotherhood 1968  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe De Santis, Val Avery, Alan Hewitt, Connie Scott, Val Bisoglio, Barry Primus, Louis Badolati, Michele Cimarosa
Frank Ginetta (Kirk Douglas) is an old-line Mafioso on the board of the New York syndicate. Frank's younger brother, Vince (Alex Cord), enters the scene and has many new ideas to modernize the operation. When Frank doesn't go along with Vince's plans, Vince tries to get his father-in-law Dominick Bertolo (Luther Adler) to encourage mob members to rebel. Frank has Bertolo killed, and now Vince gets the assignment to kill Frank.
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Brubaker 1980 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman, Matt Clark, Tim McIntire, Val Avery, M. Emmet Walsh
Henry Brubaker is a prison reformer who is the new warden at a prison. When he looks into problems at his prison, he finds that the entire system is corrupt. During his relentless search for truth, he threatens the jobs of his supervisors and is fired.
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Casey's Shadow 1978 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber, Murray Hamilton, Andrew A. Rubin, Steve Burns, Harry Caesar, Joel Fluellen, Whit Bissell
Lloyd Bourdelle (Walter Matthau) is a widower who trains horses for a living and manages to raise his kids alone. He owns a quarter horse that he plans to race at Ruidoso, New Mexico but must contend with those who want to get the rights to his horse.
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Darby's Rangers 1958 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden, Edd Byrnes, Corey Allen, Stuart Whitman, Murray Hamilton, William Wellman Jr., Frieda Inescort, Reginald Owen
Colonel William Darby (James Garner) and his commando unit train in England for missions in Africa and Italy during World War II.
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Deadly Harvest 1972  TV, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Cast: Richard Boone, Patty Duke, Michael Constantine, Jack Kruschen, Murray Hamilton, Jack De Mave, Bill McKeever, Richard Roat, Richard Turner, Fred Maio
Anton (Richard Boone), a Soviet defector, lives in the California wine country. But now Soviet agents are on his trail in this made-for-TV film that was shot in California's Napa Valley.
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 The Drowning Pool 1975 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Koslo, Coral Browne, Andrew Robinson
This is a sequel to "Harper" in which Lew Harper (Paul Newman) answers a call from Iris Devereaux (Joanne Woodward) and ends up in the middle of a murder.
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 The FBI Story 1959 N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Nick Adams, Diane Jergens, Jean Willes, Parley Baer, Fay Roope, Ann Doran
This film follows the career and federal cases of FBI agent Chip Hardesty (James Stewart) from the Prohibition era through the Cold War.
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The Girl He Left Behind 1956 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus, Henry Jones, Murray Hamilton, Alan King, James Garner, David Janssen, Vinton Haworth
An Army recruit, Andy Sheaffer (Tab Hunter), becomes a man under the influence of military training, while his girlfriend, Susan Daniels (Natalie Wood), awaits his return.
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 The Graduate 1967 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell, Elisabeth Fraser, Alice Ghostley, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne, Harry Holcombe
Up until graduation, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has lived by his parents' values; now he is striving to discover what it is that he feels is important in life. Although he falls in love with Elaine (Katharine Ross) who is his own age, he ends up being seduced by her mother, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Now he must extricate himself from the situation with the mother in order to win Elaine's love. Mike Nichols won the Oscar for Best Director, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (Hoffman), Actress (Bancroft), and Supporting Actress (Ross).
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Houseboat 1958 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Eduardo Ciannelli, Murray Hamilton, Mimi Gibson, John Litel, Mary Forbes, Madge Kennedy, Charles Herbert, Werner Klemperer, Paul Petersen, Brooks Benedict, Susan Cabot
After Tom Winston's (Cary Grant) estranged wife is killed in an accident, Tom reunites with his children–Elizabeth (Mimi Gibson), David (Paul Petersen), and Robert (Charles Herbert). But, the children are not happy to be living with Tom in his small Washington, D.C. apartment. Tom prepares to move to a large house, but plans fall through, and they move onto a rundown houseboat on the Potomac River. Cinzia (Sophia Loren) signs on as the children's governess, and she helps Tom understand the meaning of love when romance blooms between Tom and Cinzia, and the children will now enjoy a happy family life.
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 The Hustler 1961 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta, Vincent Gardenia, Myron McCormick, Clifford A. Pellow, Gordon B. Clarke, Alexander Rose, William Duell, Charles Dierkop
Paul Newman plays pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson who yearns to beat Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) for the thrill of hitting the big time instead of hustling in sleazy pool halls. Minnesota Fats: "No bar, no pinball machine. Just pool. This here is Ames, son." The story involves Eddie's match with Minnesota Fats and also covers his romance with alcoholic Sarah (Piper Laurie), his teaming up with backer Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), and the tragic trip to Louisville for a big match with Findlay (Murray Hamilton). The film received Oscar nominations in all of the top six categories (nine total), but won only two: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Don Nunn 08/20/2007 | | terrific pool movie |
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Hysterical 1983  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Bearde
Cast: Bill Hudson, Mark Hudson, Brett Hudson, Cindy Pickett, Richard Kiel, Julie Newmar, Bud Cort, Robert Donner, Murray Hamilton, Clint Walker
The Hudson brothers set out to make a funny movie–and ended up making a laughable one. A burned-out writer rents a lighthouse in Oregon (Hellville, no less), hoping to write again. But, he soon starts being haunted by a woman who committed suicide there 100 years ago, and she intends to use his body to house her husband, Howdy. When grisly murders result, two inept detectives investigate. The "Airplane"-style spoof doesn't work. Not at all.
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969 G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Sandy Baron, Michael Constantine, Norman Fell, Peggy Cass, Marty Ingels, John Cassavetes, Pamela Britton, Reva Rose, Aubrey Morris, Joan Collins, Ben Gazzara
Led by their tour guide Charlie (Ian McShane), American tourists embark on an 18-day vacation in Europe during which time they visit many cities and countries on the whirlwind tour. While busy leading them to many landmarks, Charlie still has time to fall in love with one of his tourists, Samantha (Suzanne Pleshette). But, the romance ends as quickly as it started when Samantha decides that Charlie is too immature for her taste. Meanwhile, others in the tour group have theirown emotional ups and downs as they GO, GO, GO.
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 Jaws 1975 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Thriller / Adventure / Horror
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley, Chris Rebello, Ted Grossman, Jay Mello
Based on Peter Benchley's novel, this blockbuster movie is about a shark that terrorizes the resort community of Amity Island. While Mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) is determined to keep the beaches open, the shark dines on its victims. Now the safety of those on Amity Island lies in the hands of Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), and fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw). They board Quint's boat "The Orca" and hunt down the deadly creature. The filmmakers do a superior job of building suspense with music, camera angles, and a shark that doesn't appear until 82 minutes into the film. All performances add to the success of this classic film. The film won Oscars for Best Film Editing, Original Musical Score, and Sound–and was nominated for Best Picture.
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Jaws 2 1978 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Dusenberry, Barry Coe, Keith Gordon
Roy Scheider once again is the vigilant protector of the public from the great white shark in this sequel that doesn't quite match up to Spielberg's original. There is some pretty good excitement, however.
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The Last Days of Patton 1986 TV, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint, Ed Lauter, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Daniel Benzali, William Hope, Irina Brook, Shane Rimmer, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding
General George S. Patton Jr. is again played by George C. Scott–16 years after the very successful movie, "Patton." The General is mortally wounded in an automobile accident. While he lies in the hospital bed, he reminisces about happier times.
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Mazes and Monsters 1982 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wallace, Lloyd Bochner, Peter Donat, Anne Francis, Vera Miles, Susan Strasberg, Chris Makepeace, Murray Hamilton
Four college students, playing a "Dungeons and Dragons" type game, find the level of intensity accelerates as they become more and more involved in the medieval world of sorcery.
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No Time for Sergeants 1958 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton, William Fawcett, Don Knotts, Jean Willes, Will Hutchins, Dub Taylor, Jamie Farr
This is the film version of Ira Levin's Broadway play that also starred Andy Griffith as Will Stockdale. The dialogue is very funny as Georgia farm boy Will "adjusts" to the United States Army after being drafted.
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No Way to Treat a Lady 1968 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal, Eileen Heckart, Murray Hamilton, Michael Dunn, Martine Bartlett, Barbara Baxley, David Doyle, Doris Roberts
A psychopathic actor, Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger), kills old women as a way to work out neuroses regarding his mother's (Eileen Heckart) constant interference in his life. Now Mo Brummel (George Segal) is on his trail in this good comedy/mystery.
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Papa's Delicate Condition 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Linda Bruhl, Ned Glass, Murray Hamilton, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles(2) Lane, Don Beddoe, Claude Johnson, Juanita Moore, Trevor Bardette, Ken Renard, Benny Baker
Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) is a wealthy, lovable alcoholic whose wife Amberlyn (Glynis Johns) can't handle any more of his pranks. When their daughter Augusta (Laurel Goodwin) wanted the pony she saw in the circus parade, Jack bought her the entire circus. That was the final straw for Amberlyn who flees to her father's (Charles Ruggles) home in Texarkana. Jack, of course, follows in hot pursuit. This film won the Academy Award for Best Song: "Call Me Irresponsible."
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Seconds 1966 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Elisabeth Fraser, Karl Swenson, Wesley Addy
A mysterious organization offers new identities and lives to those who have enough cash to pay the price to attain their dreams. Of course, following through to the fruition of those dreams brings complications.
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Sergeant Ryker 1968 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Lee Marvin, Bradford Dillman, Vera Miles, Peter Graves, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, Norman Fell, Walter Brooke, Francis de Sales, Don Marshall
Sergeant Ryker (Lee Marvin) is about to be executed when his wife (Vera Miles) persists in having his case reviewed, which results in a new trial. Ryker is charged with being a traitor during the Korean War, but he insists he was on a top secret mission that was ordered by a now-dead general. Originally shown on TV five years earlier, but expanded for theatrical release.
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Spirit of St. Louis 1957 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: James Stewart, Marc Connelly, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton, Bartlett Robinson, Robert Cornthwaite, Arthur Space, Sheila Bond, Harlan Warde, Dabbs Greer
This is the story about Charles Lindbergh's trials and tribulations when he became the first man to fly solo on his 33 1/2-hour, 3,600-mile flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
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Tall Story 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly, Anne Jackson, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Patterson, Bart Burns, Tom Laughlin, Bob Wright
Although Ray Blent is a star college basketball player, he requires the aid of his girlfriend, June (Jane Fonda) to pass an important exam. Fonda's film debut.
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A Tattered Web 1971 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Frank Converse, Sallie Shockley, Murray Hamilton, Broderick Crawford, Anne Helm, Val Avery, Walter Brooke, Whit Bissell, Ellen Corby
Police Sergeant Ed Stagg (Lloyd Bridges) finds out that his son-in-law is cheating on Ed's daughter. Ed tracks down the woman, but tragedy strikes when Ed accidentally kills her. He decides to pin the murder on a homeless drunk. Not a bad made-for-TV flick.
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Too Much, Too Soon 1958 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Art Napoleon
Cast: Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ray Danton, Neva Patterson, Murray Hamilton, Martin Milner, John Dennis, Ed Kemmer, Robert Ellenstein
This is the biography of John Barrymore's (Errol Flynn) actress daughter, Diana (Dorothy Malone), whose self-destructive behavior brought her to a tragic end.
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Toward the Unknown 1956 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith, Charles McGraw, Murray Hamilton, Paul Fix, James Garner, L.Q. Jones, Karen Steele, Bartlett Robinson
Air Force Major Lincoln Bond (William Holden) redeems himself for earlier behavior as a POW when he test-flies a new jet plane for the United States. Jim Garner's film debut.
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 The Way We Were 1973 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Murray Hamilton, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors, Allyn Ann McLerie, Herb Edelman, Sally Kirkland, Diana Ewing, Don Keefer, George Gaynes, Eric Boles, Marcia Mae Jones
This story follows the lives of activist Katie (Barbra Streisand) and writer Hubbell (Robert Redford) through their days in college, subsequent marriage, and inevitable divorce as each one has diverse political views. The title song won an Academy Award, as did the Musical Score by Marvin Hamlish. Streisand was nominated for Best Actress.
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| 1. 1941 (1979)
2. American Dream (1981)
3. An American Dream (1966)
4. The Amityville Horror (1979)
5. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
6. The Boston Strangler (1968)
7. Bright Victory (1951)
8. The Brotherhood (1968)
9. Brubaker (1980)
10. Casey's Shadow (1978)
11. Damnation Alley (1977)
12. Darby's Rangers (1958)
13. Deadly Harvest (1972)
14. The Drowning Pool (1975)
15. The FBI Story (1959)
16. The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
17. The Graduate (1967)
18. Houseboat (1958)
19. The Hustler (1961)
20. Hysterical (1983)
21. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
22. Jaws (1975)
23. Jaws 2 (1978)
24. A Last Cry for Help (1979)
25. The Last Days of Patton (1986)
26. Mazes and Monsters (1982)
27. No Time for Sergeants (1958)
28. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
29. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
30. Seconds (1966)
31. Sergeant Ryker (1968)
32. Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
33. Tall Story (1960)
34. A Tattered Web (1971)
35. Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
36. Toward the Unknown (1956)
37. The Way We Were (1973)
38. The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
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