All Quiet on the Western Front 1979  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Patricia Neal, Paul Mark Elliott, David Bradley, Mathew Evans, George Winter, Dominic Jephcott, Mark Drewry, Colin Mayes, Evan Stewart, Michael Sheard, Katerina Lirova
This remake of the 1930 classic is, in many respects, just as good. It tells the story of Paul Baumer (Richard Thomas) and his German classmates who are urged by their patriotic teacher Kantorek (Donald Pleasence) to enlist in the army during World War I. They do enlist, are trained by Corporal Himmelstoss (Ian Holm) and then head for the battlefield where they serve under Stanislaus Katczinsky (Ernest Borgnine). Many of Paul's friends are killed in battle, and after Paul stabs and kills a French soldier, he is convinced that fighting a war is not the patriotic game he believed it was. The film received seven Emmy nominations, including Best Supporting Actor and Actress (Borgnine and Patricia Neal for her role as Paul's mother).
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 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961   N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney, Jose Luis Villalonga, Alan Reed, Stanley Adams, Claude Stroud, Dorothy Whitney
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) leaves her small town and arrives in New York City to lead a life of sophistication. Along the way, she falls in love with neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard). An Academy Award was received for the song "Moon River," and songwriter Henry Mancini also won an Oscar for the Best Musical Score. Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Hepburn).
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The Breaking Point 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Sherry Jackson, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, John Doucette, Edmon Ryan
This remake of Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" stars John Garfield in the role of Harry Morgan–the captain of a boat who, needing money, contracts to smuggle illegal aliens into California.
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Bright Leaf 1950 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Donald Crisp, Gladys George, Elizabeth Patterson, Jeff Corey, Thurston Hall, Taylor Holmes
Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) discovers love during his revengeful climb to the top in the tobacco industry.
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Cookie's Fortune 1999 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle Lovett
This gothic mystery, set in a small town in Mississippi, is a Robert Altman production. This time he hits his mark in a plot that revolves around the efforts of Camille Orcutt (Glenn Close) to make her aunt's suicide look like murder in order to save her family from the "social disgrace" of suicide.
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 The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Frank Conroy, Fay Roope, Tyler McVey, Harlan Warde, Lock Martin, Marshall Bradford, Wheaton Chambers, Holly Bane, Lawrence Dobkin
Alien Klaatu (Michael Rennie) with his robot Gort (Lock Martin) make a trip to Earth to discover the nature of its people. If they don't like what they find, they, along with members of other alien planets, are prepared to destroy the Earth. When the Earthlings discover the aliens and their purpose, they become very intent on a plan to capture the two spy aliens. This film set the standard for sci-fi movies.
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Diplomatic Courier 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Karl Malden, Hildegarde Neff, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Michael Ansara, James Millican, Stefan Schnabel
During a train ride from Salzburg to Trieste, the Cold War heats up as an American agent (Tyrone Power) seeks revenge over his friend's death and determines to get the KGB agents who were responsible. Look for Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Michael Ansara in small roles.
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A Face in the Crowd 1957 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, Walter Matthau, Rip Torn, Percy Waram, Rod Brasfield, Kay Medford, Charles Irving
Lonesome Rhodes (Andy Griffith) rises from small-time entertainer to television star. Along the way, he becomes involved in greed and corruption.
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 The Fountainhead 1949 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Paul Harvey
In this screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's philosophical novel about the value of individualism, Howard Roark (Gary Cooper) is the individualist architect who stands for integrity in a world of conformity.
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Ghost Story 1981 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal, Alice Krige, Jacqueline Brookes, Brad Sullivan
Fifty years after four New Englanders took part in an evil deed, they (and their sons) are now haunted by the past.
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Heidi 1993  G, 190 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Cast: Jason Robards, Jane Seymour, Patricia Neal, Noley Thornton, Sian Phillips, Lexi Randall, Jane Hazlegrove, Andrew Bicknell, Benjamin Brazier, Basil Hoskins
The Disney folks bring the classic tale to TV and video with Noley Thornton in the title role, Jane Seymour as the nasty governess, and Jason Robards as Heidi's grandfather. Satisfactory performances throughout.
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan, David Huddleston, Woodrow Parfrey, Jon Walmsley
In this made-for-TV film based on the popular "The Waltons" TV series, the Waltons are preparing for Christmas in 1933. But Father is late to arrive as the snowstorm hits, and John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is sent out to locate him. Patricia Neal won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress and an Emmy nomination for her role as the mother. A Golden Globe nomination was also received for best TV movie.
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Hud 1963 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon DeWilde, Whit Bissell, John Ashley, Val Avery, Crahan Denton, Yvette Vickers, Curt Conway, George Petrie, Pitt Herbert, Sheldon Allman, Carl Low, Robert Hinkle
Cattle rancher Hud (Paul Newman) wants profits in oil and tries to talk his father (Melvyn Douglas) into turning the ranch into an oil field. Alma (Patricia Neal) watches as Hud tries to coerce his father and tries to ward him off when Hud drunkenly propositions her. Neal won the Best Actress Oscar, and Douglas won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won for Cinematography and received for other nominations, including Best Actor and Director.
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In Harm's Way 1965 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Burgess Meredith, Slim Pickens, Dana Andrews, Brandon DeWilde, Jill Haworth, Stanley Holloway, Franchot Tone, Carroll O'Connor
The heroic efforts of the U.S. Navy following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the camaraderie of those men and women as they found ways to fight back is the theme of this movie. John Wayne plays the hero and romantic lead Capt. Rockwell Torrey, while Kirk Douglas takes on the role of the executive officer Commander Paul Eddington Jr. who creates problems.
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John Loves Mary 1949 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Patricia Neal, Wayne Morris, Edward Arnold, Virginia Field, Paul Harvey, Katharine Alexander, Irving Bacon, Ernest Cossart
Patricia Neal makes her film debut in this film, based on Norman Krasna's Broadway play, about a British woman who marries her American boyfriend (Ronald Reagan) as a way to reach America's shores.
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Operation Pacific 1951 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Martin Milner, Philip Carey, Milburn Stone, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, Kathryn Givney
This World War II submarine drama involves the love story of "Duke" Gifford (John Wayne) and Mary Stuart (Patricia Neal) whose romance must often be put on hold while Gifford is off testing torpedoes and fighting submarine battles.
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The Passage 1979  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Kay Lenz, Christopher Lee, Michael Lonsdale, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paul Clemens
One step ahead of their Nazi pursuer, Von Berkow (Malcolm McDowell), Professor Bergson (James Mason), his wife, Ariel (Patricia Neal), and their children are aided by a Basque (Anthony Quinn) in a trek across France to reach freedom in Spain.
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The Stranger from Venus 1954 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Immediate Disaster
The Venusian
Director: Burt Balaban
Cast: Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond, Cyril Luckham, Willoughby Gray, Marigold Russell, Arthur Young, Stanley Van Beers, Kenneth Edwards, David Garth, Nigel Green, Graham Stuart
This semi-remake of the highly successful "The Day the Earth Stood Still" even has the same female lead: Patricia Neal. A representative from Venus (Helmut Dantine) comes to Earth to warn of the dangers to mankind inherent in nuclear weapons. He befriends Susan (Patricia Neal) who helps get his message out to a population that is not interested in hearing his warnings.
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 An Unremarkable Life 1989 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Amin Q. Chaudhri
Cast: Patricia Neal, Shelley Winters, Mako, Rochelle Oliver, Charles S. Dutton, Lily Knight, Jenny Chrisinger, Madeleine Sherwood, Laura Lock
Elderly sisters Frances and Evelyn (Patricia Neal and Shelley Winters) have lived in the same home for the last 15 years but remain emotionally in the past, as they cannot move forward beyond old squabbles. When Max Chin (Mako) begins dating Frances, the arguments rise to a new level.
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1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
3. The Breaking Point (1950)
4. Bright Leaf (1950)
5. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
7. Diplomatic Courier (1952)
8. Eric (1975)
9. A Face in the Crowd (1957)
10. The Fountainhead (1949)
11. Ghost Story (1981)
12. The Hasty Heart (1949)
13. Heidi (1993)
14. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
15. Hud (1963)
16. In Harm's Way (1965)
17. John Loves Mary (1949)
18. Operation Pacific (1951)
19. The Passage (1979)
20. The Stranger from Venus (1954)
aka: Immediate Disaster
aka: The Venusian
21. The Subject Was Roses (1968)
22. An Unremarkable Life (1989)
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