 The Battle of Britain 1969   N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Curt Jurgens, Kenneth More, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Ian McShane, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Patrick Wymark, Michael Bates
This story recounts the famous battle of World War II involving the British Royal Air Force taking on the German Luftwaffe. Sir Laurence Olivier heads up the air group as flight commander Sir Hugh Dowdling whose leadership contributed to driving off the Luftwaffe's planes that outnumbered the R.A.F (650 R.A.F. planes vs. 2,500 Luftwaffe planes) in the Battle of Britain. 1 User Review
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| | great movie | Anonymous 08/02/2007 | | An accurate portrayal of the events which changed the course of history. One of those movies I like to watch over and over. |
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 Battle of the Bulge 1965  N/R, 167 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, George Montgomery, Ty Hardin, Pier Angeli, Barbara Werle, Hans Christian Blech, Werner Peters, James MacArthur, Steve Rowland
In this very important battle of World War II, Hitler has ordered a fast attack to re-take French territory, but the plan fails leaving Germany with no chance of winning the war. Events are shown from the perspectives of American intelligence officer, Lt. Col Kiley (Henry Fonda), as well as that of German Panzer Commander Col. Hessler (Robert Shaw).
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 Black Sunday 1977  R, 143 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Steven Keats, Bekim Fehmiu, Michael V. Gazzo, William Daniels, Walter Gotell, Walter Brooke
Terrorists (Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller) choose Super Bowl Sunday to launch an attack via the Goodyear Blimp. Trying to stop the bloodbath are an Israeli agent (Robert Shaw) and an FBI man (Fritz Weaver).
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Custer of the West 1967 G, 143 min.
Genre: Western
aka: A Good Day for Fighting
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Ty Hardin, Jeffrey Hunter, Lawrence Tierney, Charles Stalmaker, Kieron Moore, Marc Lawrence, Robert Ryan, Robert Hall, Jack Gaskins, Jack Taylor
Many facets of Gen. George A. Custer's (Robert Shaw) personality are revealed in this biography covering his years fighting in the Civil War; cleaning up the Indian problem in the West; and, finally, commanding the Seventh Cavalry during the massacre at Little Big Horn.
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The Dam Busters 1954  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Richard Todd, Raymond Huntley, Frank Phillips, Basil Sydney, Derek Farr, Robert Shaw, Colin Tapley, Nigel Stock
During World War II, a plan was formulated to bomb German dams along the Ruhr River. This is the story of how the R.A.F. carried out the mission.
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The Deep 1977 PG, 123 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Horror / Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett Jr., Eli Wallach, Dick Anthony Williams, Bob Minor, Robert Tessier, Earl Maynard, Teddy Tucker, Lee McClain, Peter Benchley, Peter Wallach, Colin Shaw
In this Peter Benchley story, David Sanders and Gail Berke (Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset) are enjoying a vacation in Bermuda. While scuba diving, they discover a wrecked World War II freighter and find a glass ampoule in the wreckage. When treasure hunter Romer Treece (Robert Shaw) explains that the ampoule contains morphine, they try to keep their "treasure" a secret, but Haitian drug lord Henri Cloche (Louis Gossett Jr.) has his own plans for the morphine.
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 Diamonds 1975 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Menahem Golan
Cast: Robert Shaw, Richard Roundtree, Barbara Hershey, Shelley Winters, Shaike Ophir, Joseph Shiloach, Gadi Yagil, Yehuda Efroni, Yona Elian, Yossi Graber
A London businessman (Robert Shaw) hires an ex-con (Richard Roundtree) to help him plot a jewel robbery to embarrass his brother (also played by Shaw) who designed the safe in which the jewels are stored.
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End of the Game 1976 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Getting Away with Murder
Director: Maximilian Schell
Cast: Jon Voight, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt, Robert Shaw, Helmut Qualtinger, Gabriele Ferzetti, Norbert Schiller, Lil Dagover, Donald Sutherland
Swiss detective Hans Baerlach (Martin Ritt) has been on the trail of Richard Gastmann (Robert Shaw). Now, as he closes in, the waters become murky, and things are not always as clear as they seem.
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 From Russia with Love 1963 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Romance
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Pedro Armendariz, Bernard Lee, Eunice Gayson, Walter Gotell, Francis De Wolff, Lois Maxwell, George Pastell, Nadja Regin, Aliza Gur, Vladek Sheybal, Martine Beswick
James Bond (Sean Connery) is back in his second film and discovers that he is on the Russian "hit list." While in Istanbul to "pick up" a secret de-coding machine from Russian cipher clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi), Bond runs into trouble with a capital "T." A deadly trap has been set involving enemy agent Red Grant (Robert Shaw) who is assigned to take the machine from Bond and kill him. A fight to the death ensues between Bond and Grant aboard the Orient Express.
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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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Libel 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson, Richard Wattis, Millicent Martin, Robert Shaw, Martin Miller
When Sir Mark Loddon (Dirk Bogarde) tries to prove he is not an impostor, he goes to court and finds more difficulty than he originally bargained for.
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A Man for All Seasons 1966 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Vanessa Redgrave, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, Thomas Heathcote
This historical epic of a turning point in English history centers on Catholic Cardinal Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), who disputes Henry VIII's (Robert Shaw) desire to divorce Anne Boleyn. Once Henry sets himself up as head of his new Church of England, More stands up for his principles and resigns. This film won six Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Scofield). Wendy Hiller and Robert Shaw were also nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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Robin and Marian 1976 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Richard Harris, Nicol Williamson, Robert Shaw, Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Kenneth Haigh, Esmond Knight, Ronnie Barker, Bill Maynard, Veronica Quilligan, Peter Butterworth, John Barrett, Kenneth Cranham
Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and Little John (Nicol Williamson) return home to England after many years in exile. Robin resumes his relationship with Marian (Audrey Hepburn) who is now a nun. Meanwhile, the Merry Men convince Robin to continue his fight with the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw)–much to the dismay of Marian. Lots of "updating" of the classic story.
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969 G, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irving Lerner
Cast: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, Andrew Keir, William Marlowe, James Donald, Percy Herbert, Alexander Davion
If it's historical accuracy you're after, this tale of Spanish explorer Pizarro (Robert Shaw) and his trek into Peru will disappoint, but the story is entertaining. While looking for Incan treasures, Pizarro meets Incan God/King Atahualpa (Christopher Plummer) and becomes torn between his quest and a developing admiration for the king. Based on a successful stage play by Peter Shaffer.
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The Sting 1973 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, John Heffernan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland
To avenge the death of a friend, two small-time con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) decide to pull a fantastic scam. They set up a sting operation to cheat the killer, Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), out of half a million dollars. The film won seven Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Robert Redford received a nomination for Best Actor.
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Swashbuckler 1976  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, Anjelica Huston, Tom Clancy, Bernard Behrens, Dorothy Tristan
Two 18th-century pirates, Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones) try to do in Jamaica's corrupt governor (Peter Boyle) so they can continue in the life to which they have become accustomed. Really bad.
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 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Jerry Stiller, Rudy Bond, Kenneth McMillan, Lee Wallace, Doris Roberts, Beatrice Winde, Nathan George, Tom Pedi
Four gangsters–Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw), Mr. Green (Martin Balsam), Mr. Gray (Hector Elizondo), and Mr. Brown (Earl Hindman)–hold the passengers on a New York subway train hostage and demand a large ransom. Their leader, Mr. Blue, tries to outfox Transit Authority detective Lieutenant Garber (Walter Matthau) when he negotiates with them for the passengers' release while their train sits in a tunnel surrounded by police.
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A Town Called Hell 1971 R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: A Town Called Bastard
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau, Telly Savalas, Fernando Rey, Michael Craig, Al Lettieri, Dudley Sutton, Aldo Sambrell, Paloma Cela
Robert Shaw takes on the role of the town priest in this confusing Western story about a town under the control of the diabolical Dan Carlos (Telly Savalas). This is a violent movie.
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Young Winston 1972 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Simon Ward, Anne Bancroft, Robert Shaw, John Mills, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Patrick Magee, Ian Holm, Robert Flemyng, Jane Seymour
Based on Winston Churchill's autobiography, this film remains true to the author's version of his "My Early Life." Overall good production and acting, with Simon Ward as the young Winston.
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| 1. Avalanche Express (1979)
2. The Battle of Britain (1969)
3. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
4. Black Sunday (1977)
5. Custer of the West (1967)
aka: A Good Day for Fighting
6. The Dam Busters (1954)
7. The Deep (1977)
8. Diamonds (1975)
9. End of the Game (1976)
aka: Getting Away with Murder
10. Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
11. From Russia with Love (1963)
12. Jaws (1975)
13. Libel (1959)
14. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
15. Robin and Marian (1976)
16. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
17. The Sting (1973)
18. Swashbuckler (1976)
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
19. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
20. A Town Called Hell (1971)
aka: A Town Called Bastard
21. Young Winston (1972)
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