Attack! 1956  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Strother Martin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen, Steven Geray, Peter van Eyck
This reenactment of the World War II Battle of the Bulge involves men following the inept leadership of their captain (Eddie Albert) until they rebel to save their own lives during a German counterattack.
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The Brain 1962  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Vengeance
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Peter van Eyck, Anne Heywood, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee, Maxine Audley, Ellen Schwiers, Jeremy Spenser, Siegfried Lowitz, Hans Nielsen, Miles Malleson, Jack MacGowran, George A. Cooper
After a bomb explodes on a rich financier's plane, Dr. Peter Corrie (Peter van Eyck) notes that the dead man's brain is still alive, and he removes it. As the brain gains power, it takes charge of Peter's mind and orders Peter to find the killer. This is the third–and weakest– film based on Curt Siodmak's novel. The previous films were "The Lady and the Monster" (1944) and "Donovan's Brain" (1953).
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The Bridge at Remagen 1969  G, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Peter van Eyck, Tom Heaton, Matt Clark, Bo Hopkins, Robert Logan
Toward the end of World War II, U.S. troops attempted to capture the last remaining bridge over the Rhine River to keep the Germans from destroying it. Meanwhile, the German officer in charge (Robert Vaughn) delayed the demolition, which precluded German soldiers from returning home. Good acting.
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A Bullet for Joey 1955 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter, George Dolenz, Peter van Eyck, Kaaren Verne, Peter Hanson, William Bryant, Toni Gerry, Ralph Smiley, Henri Letondal, John Cliff, Joseph Vitale, Sally Blane, Steven Geray
Communist spy Eric Hartman (Peter van Eyck) hires gangster Joe Victor (George Raft) to kidnap nuclear physicist Carl Macklin (George Dolenz), take him back behind the Iron Curtain, and steal his invention. Joe reactivates his former gang–along with Joyce (Audrey Totter) whose job it is to seduce Carl. Meanwhile, Canadian Inspector Raoul Leduc (Edward G. Robinson) becomes suspicious. But, will Leduc be able to figure things out in time to save the day?
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The Diabolical Dr. Mabuse 1960 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck, Gert Frobe, Wolfgang Preiss, Werner Peters, Andrea Checchi, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Nico Pepe, Rolf Mobius, Howard Vernon
When visitors turn up dead at Berlin's Hotel Luxor, police suspect that the murderer believes he is the reincarnation of master criminal Dr. Mabuse. Although this film represents Fritz Lang's final effort as a director, five "Dr. Mabuse" sequels followed this very popular film.
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Five Graves to Cairo 1943  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova, Miles Mander, Konstantin Shayne, Fred Nurney, Ian Keith
Remade from 1939's "Hotel Imperial," this story is updated to World War II, and it is the Germans–not Russians–who are the object of conspiracy as a hotel guest (Franchot Tone) tries to obtain military secrets from Field Marshal Rommel (Erich von Stroheim).
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Heidi 1968 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Jennifer Edwards, Michael Redgrave, Walter Slezak, Peter van Eyck, Karl Lieffen, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Miriam Spoerri, John Moulder-Brown
This is a pleasant retelling of the classic tale of the orphaned Heidi (Jennifer Edwards) who goes to live with her grandfather (Michael Redgrave) in the Alps. Good scenery.
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Mr. Arkadin 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Confidential Report
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori, Akim Tamiroff, Mischa Auer, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina, Katina Paxinou, Gregoire Aslan, Peter van Eyck
Orson Welles took on roles of actor, director, and writer of this strange story about an amnesiac millionaire, Gregory Arkadin (Welles), who hires an American, Guy Van Stratten (Robert Arden), to uncover his past life.
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Night People 1954  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cast: Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Bjork, Rita Gam, Walter Abel, Buddy Ebsen, Peter van Eyck, Max Showalter, Jill Esmond, Hugh McDermott
This film about the Cold War involves an Army corporal who is kidnapped in East Berlin; Colonel Van Dyke (Gregory Peck) tries to retrieve the U.S. soldier without causing an incident with the U.S.S.R. that will further diminish relationships between the two countries. 1 User Review
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| | Political thriller - Nazi & communist cold war intrigue | nana4u 08/09/2009 | | Col Van Dyke (Peck) is stuck with a spy thriller at the communist border in Berlin. Following Nazi Germany; cold war politics have divided Berlin into pieces of a police puzzle. The characters have mysterious past histories; and the plot twists maintain a suspenceful film noir. The story keeps pace with the viewer's interest until the disclosure of loyalties is finally finished. Good yarn well worth the trip. |
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The Rawhide Years 1956  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy, William Demarest, William Gargan, Peter van Eyck, Minor Watson, Robert J. Wilke
Gambler Ben Matthews (Tony Curtis) is falsely accused of murder, is sentenced to prison, escapes, and sets out to clear his name.
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Sailor of the King 1953 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Single-Handed
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck, Victor Maddern, John Horsley, Patrick Barr, Robin Bailey, James Copeland, Sam Kydd, Nicholas Bruce, Martin Boddey, Lockwood West
The illegitimate son of British Naval Captain Richard Saville (Michael Rennie), Canadian Signalman Andrew Brown (Jeffrey Hunter) is the sole survivor after his ship is sunk. Brown is stranded on an island occupied by German soldiers but manages to shoot at a German cruiser in port for repairs and disables it long enough for his father's British fleet to sail in and sink it.
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Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse 1963 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
Director: Paul May
Cast: Peter van Eyck, Sabine Bethmann, Dieter Borsche, Werner Peters, Klaus Kinski, Wolfgang Preiss, Walter Rilla, Agnes Windeck, Albrecht Schoenhals, Wolfgang Lukschy
Dr. Mabuse's spirit takes over the body of a renowned psychiatrist, thus starting another reign of terror–including stealing a device that can control peoples' minds. His goal: overthrow the government of England (He wasn't having too much luck in Germany.) as a springboard to bigger things.
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Shalako 1968 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Honor Blackman, Woody Strode, Alexander Knox, Valerie French, Eric Sykes, Julian Mateos, Don "Red" Barry, Chief Tug Smith, Rodd Redwing, Hans De Vries
British aristocrats are part of a hunting expedition on a 19th Century "safari" into New Mexico when they come across Apache Indians who hold Countess Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot) captive. After the Apaches attack the expedition, cowboy Shalako (Sean Connery) comes into their lives. He rescues the Countess and falls in love with her.
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee, Robert Handy, Esmond Knight, Niall MacGinnis, Beatrix Lehmann, Tom Stern
Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is a disillusioned British spy in Berlin and tries to ruin the career of a dangerous spy, Hans-Dieter Mundt (Peter van Eyck), who serves the Secret Service of East Germany. Leamas' method is to infiltrate the East German organization. This is a good account of John Le Carre's book, and Burton received an Oscar nomination.
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The Wages of Fear 1953  N/R, 156 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Vera Clouzot, William Tubbs, Antonio Centa, Darling Legitimus, Luis De Lima, Jo Dest, Dario Moreno, Gregoire Gromoff
Four men (Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, and Folco Lulli) are lured by high wages to drive two trucks, loaded with nitroglycerin, over treacherous roads in South America. The chemicals are needed to put out a fire in an American-owned oil field. Remade in 1977 as "Sorcerer."
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| 1. Attack! (1956)
2. The Brain (1962)
aka: Vengeance
3. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
4. A Bullet for Joey (1955)
5. The Diabolical Dr. Mabuse (1960)
aka: The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
6. The Dirty Game (1965)
7. Dr. Mabuse's Rays of Death (1964)
8. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
9. Heidi (1968)
10. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
aka: Confidential Report
11. Night People (1954)
12. The Rawhide Years (1956)
13. Sailor of the King (1953)
aka: Single-Handed
14. Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
15. Shalako (1968)
16. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
17. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
18. The Wages of Fear (1953)
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