Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, David Watson, Don Pedro Colley, Tod Andrews, Lou Wagner
This is the first sequel to the popular primate films, and Charlton Heston is back. This time, U.S. astronaut Taylor (Heston) has disappeared while exploring the distant planet that was once ruled by apes. Astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) is sent to rescue him and crash lands on the Planet of the Apes. Taylor's mate Nova (Linda Harrison) rescues Brent and takes him to the ape city where friendly scientists Zira (Kim Hunter) and Cornelius (David Watson) hide them. Adventures abound when they are kidnapped, find Taylor, escape, and then discover the weapon that could prevent the apes from wiping out the world.
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Go Tell the Spartans 1978  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer, Joe Unger, David Clennon, Dolph Sweet, Clyde Kusatsu, James Hong, Dennis Howard, Evan C. Kim, John Megna, Hilly Hicks, Clyde Kusatsu, Tad Horino
Set during the Vietnam War, this story examines the U.S. involvement in the war. Major Asa Barker (Burt Lancaster) questions the wisdom behind his assignment but leads his platoon of U.S. soldiers and a group of hardened Vietnamese mercenaries to an isolated outpost, which they must defend. When the Viet Cong forces attack and overrun the outpost killing everyone–including Barker–Barker's doubts are proved justified.
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Hang 'Em High 1968 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, James MacArthur, Arlene Golonka, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Alan Hale Jr., James Westerfield, L.Q. Jones, Joseph Sirola
Rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is accosted by nine men, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley), and accused of stealing his neighbor's cattle and killing him. They hang Cooper and leave him for dead, but he is rescued by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) and later cleared by Judge Fenton (Pat Hingle). Now a free man, Cooper wants revenge and takes the law into his own hands and sets off to administer his own form of justice on the men who tried to hang him.
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The Harrad Experiment 1973  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: James Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson, Bruno Kirby, Laurie Walters, Victoria Thompson, Elliott Street, Robert Middleton, Sharon Taggart, Billy Sands
Philip and Margaret Tenhausen (James Whitmore and Tippi Hedren) run Harrad College, which has a policy of sexual freedom. A very 1970s' film that is followed the next year by "Harrad Summer."
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 Magnum Force 1973  R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Robert Urich, Mitch Ryan, Felton Perry, Tim Matheson, Margaret Avery, Kip Niven, Christine White, Maurice Argent, Richard Devon, Tony Giorgio, Jack Kosslyn
"Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is back. This time he is investigating some especially brutal murders when he discovers cops are taking the law into their own hands and killing underworld characters. Dirty Harry suspects fellow cop Charlie McCoy (Mitch Ryan), but Charlie ends up murdered by another cop, and now Harry must fight for his own life while hunting the predators, who just might include his own traitorous boss Lt. Neill Briggs (Hal Holbrook).
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 Stagecoach 1986 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Schneider, Elizabeth Ashley, Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Newley, Mary Crosby, June Carter Cash, Merritt Butrick, Jessi Colter, Alex Kubik, David Allan Coe, Bob McLean
Travelers (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Elizabeth Ashley, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Mary Crosby), with diverse backgrounds, endure unexpected problems. They are riding the Overland Express stagecoach across the Southwestern desert where they encounter Apache Indians who are on the warpath and determined to massacre all who get in their way. This version of the original "Stagecoach" was made for TV, and its use of an all-star country singer cast adds to the enjoyment.
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Whiffs 1975 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Elliott Gould, Eddie Albert, Harry Guardino, Godfrey Cambridge, Jennifer O'Neill, Alan Manson, Don "Red" Barry, Richard Masur, Howard Hesseman, Matt Greene
Following in the footsteps of "M*A*S*H," this is the story of more lunacy in the Army–this time the effect of chemical warfare is the subject examined through comedy.
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| 1. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
2. Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
3. Good Guys Wear Black (1979)
4. Hang 'Em High (1968)
5. The Harrad Experiment (1973)
6. Magnum Force (1973)
7. Night Slaves (1970)
8. Nightkill (1980)
9. Stagecoach (1986)
10. Whiffs (1975)
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