 The Man in the Iron Mask 1998  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godreche, Edward Atterton, Peter Sarsgaard, Hugh Laurie, David Lowe, Brigitte Boucher, Matthew Jocelyn, Karine Belly, Emmanuel Guttierez
In this rendition of Alexandre Dumas' story, Aramis (Jeremy Irons), Athos (John Malkovich), and Porthos (Gerard Depardieu) plot to save France by putting the imprisoned Philippe on the throne of France–Philippe is the unknown twin brother of King Louis (Leonardo DiCaprio plays both Louis and Philippe). But to succeed in their mission, they must outwit D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne) who will protect his king at all cost.
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Secretariat 2010 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh, Dylan Baker, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, Otto Thorwarth, Fred Dalton Thompson, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell, Kevin Connolly, Nester Serrano, Amanda Michalka, Carissa Capobianco, Sean Michael Cunningham
Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) is a housewife and mother whose father owns the Meadow Stables in Virginia. When her father becomes ill, Penny, although inexperienced with horse training, takes over the stables. She receives help from horse trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich) and steps into the male-dominated sport of horse racing. Proving that gender should not play a role, Penny's horse "Secretariat" leads the pack as one of the greatest race horses in the history of racing and wins the Triple Crown in 1973.
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 We Were Soldiers 2002  R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Sam Elliott, Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein, Josh Daugherty, Barry Pepper, Keri Russell, Edwin Morrow, Mike White, Duong Don, Ryan Hurst, Robert Bagnell, Marc Blucas, Jsu Garcia
This film is based on a book co-written by Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who led the First Battalion into the first all-out battle in Vietnam, and UPI reporter Joseph L. Galloway who was also present. While the action scenes of battle are fierce, the characters are well developed. Both U.S. and enemy troops have personal sides apart from that of soldiering. An insightful story.
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| 1. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
2. Secretariat (2010)
3. We Were Soldiers (2002)
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