 The Aviator 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: George Miller
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette, Jack Warden, Scott Wilson, Tyne Daly, Sam Wanamaker, Marcia Strassman, Will Hare, Robert Pierce, Glenn Neufeld, Franco Lasic, Ron Travis
A pilot (Christopher Reeve) with a troubled memory of a plane crash is hired to transport a spoiled young woman (Rosanna Arquette). When the plane crashes in a remote mountain area, the two fall in love during their fight for survival.
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Baby Boom 1987   PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Diane Keaton, Sam Wanamaker, Harold Ramis, Pat Hingle, Sam Shepard, James Spader, Britt Leach, Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross, Kim Sebastian, Kristina/Michelle Kennedy, Linda Ellerbee, Patricia Estrin, Elizabeth Bennett, Peter Elbling
Diane Keaton is terrific as acronym-spouting, upwardly mobile executive J.C. Wiatt who becomes the mother of an adorable baby girl who she inherits from her cousin. When she eventually must choose between work and her growing love for the baby, she moves to Vermont and starts a successful baby food company. Sam Shepard plays the friendly vet, Dr. Jeff Cooper, who loves her. 1 User Review
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The Battle of the Sexes 1960  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark, Ernest Thesiger, Donald Pleasence, Moultrie Kelsall, Sam Wanamaker, Alex Mackenzie, Patricia Hayes
A British textile plant accountant (Peter Sellers) contemplates murder when an efficiency expert infringes on his space.
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington 1977 N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sam Wanamaker, Lucie Arnaz, E.G. Marshall, Pat O'Brien, Suzanne Somers, John Lawlor, Teresa Kelly, Michael Irving, Richard Gautier, Peter Donat, Harry Holcombe, Don Keefer, Kent Smith
In this sequel to the "Billy Jack" films, Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is in prison. A U.S. Senator has died after promoting an investigation into the nuclear power industry, and the remaining Senator and the U.S. Government name Billy Jack to take the Senator's place in Congress. Billy Jack receives a pardon from prison and reports to the U.S. Senate where he uncovers corruption and, in his usual manner, sets out to bring honesty back to the Senate.
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Catlow 1971 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy, Daliah Lavi, Jo Ann Pflug, Jeff Corey, Bessie Love, David Ladd, Julian Mateos, Michael Delano, Robert Logan, John Clark, Dan van Husen, Cass Martin, Jose Nieto
Based on Louis L'Amour's novel, this is the story of Catlow's (Yul Brynner) attempt to take off with a fortune in gold and the subsequent hunt for him by friend and foe alike. Hot on Catlow's trail is Marshal Ben Cowan (Richard Crenna) who was Catlow's Civil War buddy. Also in pursuit is a killer, Miller (Leonard Nimoy), who has been hired to kill Catlow. The action sequences in this film are very good.
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 The Criminal 1960 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Concrete Jungle
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Gregoire Aslan, Margit Saad, Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith, John Van Eyssen, Noel Willman, Patrick Magee, Patrick Wymark, Redmond Phillips
Excellent acting helps this film as Johnny (Stanley Baker) plans a robbery while in prison on a three-year sentence. When he gets out, he pulls off the heist and hides the loot when he has trouble with his fence–but is caught due to a jealous ex-girlfriend. Back in prison, his ex-partners, wanting the money themselves, plan a prison break so that Johnny will lead them to the money. The plan works.
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The File of the Golden Goose 1969  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charles Gray, Edward Woodward, John Barrie, Adrienne Corri, Graham Crowden, Walter Gotell, Hilary Dwyer, Karel Stepanek, Hugh McDermott
American agents join forces with Scotland Yard's finest to infiltrate a band of international counterfeiters operating as "The Golden Goose."
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Give Us This Day 1949 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Salt to the Devil
Christ in Concrete
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani, Kathleen Ryan, Charles Goldner, Bonar Colleano, William Sylvester, George Pastell, Philo Hauser, Sid James, Karel Stepanek, Rosalie Crutchley, Robert Rietty
Set in New York City (though shot in England since Director Dmytryk was blacklisted in the U.S.), this is the powerful story of an Italian immigrant family–and immigrants in general–who struggled to survive during the Great Depression. Geremio (Sam Wanamaker) made enough to save for a new house for him and his wife, but lost his job during the Depression. He finally found another job, though he had to work in an unsafe environment. Tragedy follows.
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Guilty by Suspicion 1991 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig, Sam Wanamaker, Martin Scorsese, Brad Sullivan, Gailard Sartain, Stuart Margolin, Chris Cooper, Luke Edwards, Ben Piazza, Tom Sizemore, Roxann Dawson, Robin Gammell
America's 1950s witch-hunt for Communists is the focus of this movie about the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigation of creative forces in Hollywood's film industry.
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Holocaust 1978  TV, 570 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Tom Bell, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver, David Warner, Edward Hardwicke, Joseph Bottoms, Marius Goring, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth, Ian Holm, Lee Montague, Sam Wanamaker, James Woods
This made-for-TV series won the Emmy for its excellence. It is the story of two families who suffered under the reign of Hitler during wartime Germany. The Jewish Weiss family (Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Sam Wanamaker, Joseph Bottoms, and Blanche Baker) celebrates the wedding of their son Karl (James Woods) to Christian Inga Helms (Meryl Streep). The families get along–until the Nazi's persecution of the Jews is increased, and major problems develop. Now, the story follows individual family members and how their lives change from 1935 to 1945 in war-torn Germany.
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Irreconcilable Differences 1984 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Sam Wanamaker, Allen Garfield, Sharon Stone, David Paymer, David Graf, Stuart Pankin, Luana Anders, Larry Marko, Lorinne Vozoff, Jenny Gago, Rex Reed, Eloise Hardt
Albert and Lucy (Ryan O'Neal and Shelley Long) are happily married–until Albert's Hollywood career soars upward, and Lucy publishes a popular book. Now, with their marriage falling apart, their nine-year-old daughter Casey (Drew Barrymore) talks to a lawyer about suing Albert and Lucy for divorce because they are so busy with their own lives that they are neglecting her.
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Judgment in Berlin 1988 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Escape to Freedom
Director: Leo Penn
Cast: Martin Sheen, Heinz Hoenig, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Jutta Speidel, Carl Lumbly, Max Volkert Martens, Sean Penn, Juergen Heinrich, Joshua Sinclair, Harris Yulin
As a means to gain freedom, an East German, Helmut (Heinz Hoenig), hijacks an airplane and directs its pilot to fly to West Berlin. To his surprise, the U.S. is unhappy with his escapade and decides to try him for terrorist activities. However, the judge (Martin Sheen) assigned to the case sides with Helmut.
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Man in the Middle 1964 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan, Trevor Howard, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Gary Cockrell, Alexander Knox, Robert Nichols, Michael Goodliffe
Toward the end of World War II, Lieutenant Winston (Keenan Wynn) murdered a British sergeant. During the ensuing murder trial, Winston's lawyer, Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams (Robert Mitchum), begins to suspect that his client is being sacrificed by the United States government to maintain good relationships in foreign diplomacy with Britain.
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Private Benjamin 1980 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Alan Oppenheimer
A young, pampered Jewish princess (Goldie Hawn) suffers misfortune when her husband dies on their wedding night. During her bereavement, she impulsively decides to join the Army–with hilarious results. Hawn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Eileen Brennan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Raw Deal 1986 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Blanche Baker, Steven Hill, Joe Regalbuto, Robert Davi, Ed Lauter, Mordecai Lawner, Louise Robey, Victor Argo, George P. Wilbur, Denver Mattson
After his son is killed while trying to protect a man scheduled to testify against mobster Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), FBI chief Shannon (Darren McGavin) calls former FBI agent Mark Kaminsky (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back into service. His assignment is to infiltrate Chicago's largest mob, led by Max (Robert Davi). As Kaminsky works undercover to put away the gang members, violence is the order of the day–especially when he is given orders to kill Shannon.
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Sadie and Son 1987 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Brian McNamara, Cynthia Dale, David Ferry, Robert Morelli, Sam Wanamaker, Alar Aedma, Philip Akin, Michael J. Reynolds, Joyce Gordon
This was Debbie Renolds' first venture into TV as she plays a down-to-earth NYC cop who is forced into early retirement shortly after her son joins the force. She talks him into becoming detective partners, but, before long, she is restored to the force after she makes a big bust. Now, how can a son ever live up to her reputation?
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The Sell Out 1976 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Richard Widmark, Oliver Reed, Gayle Hunnicutt, Sam Wanamaker, Vladek Sheybal, Ori Levy, Assi Dayan, Shmuel Rodensky, Peter Frye
Retired CIA Agent Sam Lucas (Richard Widmark) lives the quiet life in Israel until a former protege, Gabriel (Oliver Reed), asks for help: he had defected to the Soviets but now wants out. The chase is on when both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. order the capture of Gabriel.
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The Shell Seekers 1989 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Sam Wanamaker, Denis Quilley, Sophie Ward, David Simeon, Irene Worth, Christopher Bowen, Andrew Keir, Michael Gough, Patricia Hodge
Penelope (Angela Lansbury) suffers a severe heart attack. During her recovery she comes to realize the mistakes she has made in her life and is determined to regain the happiness she knew in her younger days, especially on the beach. Excellent made-for-TV adaptaton of Rosamunde Pincher's best seller.
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977  G, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton, Kurt Christian, Nadim Sawalha, Damien Thomas, Bernard Kay, Bruno Barnabe
Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) and Princess Farah (Jane Seymour) set off for the lands of Ademaspai to attempt the rescue of her brother who has been transformed into a baboon. A follow-up to "Golden Voyage of Sinbad."
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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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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
aka: Superman 4
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Marc McClure, Sam Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent, William Hootkins, Mark Pillow, Damian McLawhorn, Stanley Lebor, Don Fellows, Robert Beatty
Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a quest for world peace. To that end, he addresses the United Nations to announce that he will rid the world of all nuclear weapons. At the same time, the evil Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has made a clone of Superman, and the clone is ruining Superman's reputation.
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Taras Bulba 1962 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann, Sam Wanamaker, Brad Dexter, George Macready, Guy Rolfe, Perry Lopez, Vladimir Sokoloff, Abraham Sofaer, Ilka Windish, Vladimir Irman, Daniel Ocko, Mickey Finn, Ron Weyand
This Nikolai Gogol story is about the barbaric Cossack, Taras Bulba (Yul Brynner), who led a bloody revolt in the Ukraine during the 16th century. He had made a pact with the Poles to drive the Turks out of the European steppes but was betrayed when the Poles forced the Cossacks into the hills following the battle. Now, Taras Bulba has settled down to life on a farm when he decides to send his son Andrei (Tony Curtis) to school in Poland where he hopes Andrei will learn more about the hated Poles. While at school, Andrei falls in love with a Polish noblewoman, Natalia Dubrov (Christine Kaufmann). Tensions between father and son rise as each must decide between loyalty for the Cossacks and love. This story was filmed in England in 1939 as "The Rebel Son." An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Musical Score.
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Voyage of the Damned 1976 PG, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles, James Mason, Lee Grant, Ben Gazzara, Katharine Ross, Jose Ferrer, Sam Wanamaker, Lynne Frederick, David de Keyser, Nehemiah Persoff, Julie Harris
This film is based on the true story of Jewish refugees–including countess Denise (Faye Dunaway) and her husband Professor Egon Kreisler (Oscar Werner) and disbarred attorney Carl Rosen (Sam Wanamaker), his wife Lili (Lee Grant), and daughter Anna (Lynne Frederick). In 1939, they and other passengers sail from Europe looking for freedom. Their ship is not allowed to dock in ports in the Western Hemisphere, and the voyage proves fruitless when they are forced to return to Germany. Lee Grant received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Warning Shot 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O'Connor, Joan Collins
Sgt. Tom Valens (David Janssen) strives to clear his name after he is suspected of killing a man during a stakeout when, in actuality, the man first pulled a gun on Valens.
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| 1. The Aviator (1985)
2. Baby Boom (1987)
3. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
4. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
5. Catlow (1971)
6. The Competition (1980)
7. The Criminal (1960)
aka: The Concrete Jungle
8. The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
9. Give Us This Day (1949)
aka: Salt to the Devil
aka: Christ in Concrete
10. Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
11. Holocaust (1978)
12. Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
13. Judgment in Berlin (1988)
aka: Escape to Freedom
14. Man in the Middle (1964)
15. Private Benjamin (1980)
16. Raw Deal (1986)
17. Sadie and Son (1987)
18. The Sell Out (1976)
19. The Shell Seekers (1989)
20. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
21. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
22. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
aka: Superman 4
23. Taras Bulba (1962)
24. Voyage of the Damned (1976)
25. Warning Shot (1967)
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