21 Hours at Munich 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: William Holden, Franco Nero, Shirley Knight, Richard Basehart, Anthony Quayle, Noel Willman, Georg Marischka, Paul L. Smith, Gunther Maria Halmer, Martin Gilat
This film represents a reenactment of the Munich Olympic Games' tragedy in 1972 when Arab terrorists kidnapped nine and murdered two Israeli athletes.
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The Amazing Howard Hughes 1977 TV, 215 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton, Tovah Feldshuh, Lee Purcell, Jim Antonio, Howard Hesseman, Sorrell Booke, Arthur Franz, Ed Harris
Ambitious but often dull, this is the story of the life of the famous millionaire recluse, both the great achievements and strange downhill spiral.
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Billy the Kid 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Val Kilmer, Duncan Regehr, Wilford Brimley, Julie Carmen, Michael Parks, Clark A. Ray, Albert Salmi, Mike Casper, Andrew Bicknell, Bing Blenman, Will Hannah, Richard Glover, Henry Max Kendrick, Nate Esformes, Jack Dunlap
This is Vidal's second story of Billy the Kid, the first being "The Left Handed Gun" in 1958. This one provides Vidal's account of why Billy went bad.
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Birds of Prey 1973 PG, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil, Harry Kleckas, Sam Dawson, Don Wilbanks, James W. Gavin, Paul Grace, Larry Peacey, Wayne D. Wilkinson
In this made-for-TV action/thriller, ex-Flying Tiger pilot Harry Walker (David Janssen) now flies a helicopter as a traffic reporter for a Salt Lake City radio station. After witnessing a bank robbery, Harry follows the perpetrators–as they flee on the ground and in the air. The action-based chase scenes take up more than half of this film.
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Blood Crime 2002  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Caan, Johnathon Schaech, Elizabeth Lackey, David Field, Andrew Binns, Sydney Jackson, Paul Glover, John Atkinson, Ted Clark, Jenny Apostolou
Seattle Detective Daniel Pruitt (Johnathon Schaech) and his wife, Jessica (Elizabeth Lackey), are enjoying a camping trip in a nearby forest when Jessica is sexually assaulted. On the way to the hospital, their car collides with a semi, and Jessica insists that the driver is the assailant. In a fit of rage, Daniel severely assaults the driver. At the hospital, Jessica now insists that a male nurse is the assailant. Things get worse for Daniel when the truck driver dies, and it turns out that the man was the son of tough Sheriff McKenna (James Caan) who is Daniel's boss. Furthermore, Daniel is put on the case to solve the murder.
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The Calendar Girl Murders 1984 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Stone, Barbara Bosson, Robert Beltran, Pat Corley, Robert Morse, Alan Thicke, Rip Taylor, Silvana Gallardo, Michael C. Gwynne, Robert Culp, Barbara Parkins
Richard Trainor (Robert Culp) has produced a new calendar filled with a nude model for every month. The calendar is a big success, but there is a problem: the models are being killed off in the order they appeared in the calendar, and Miss April is next. Detective Dan Stoner (Tom Skerritt) and photographer Cassie Bascomb (Sharon Stone) race to find the killer before more tragedy occurs.
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Dying to Belong 1997  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Hilary Swank, Sarah Chalke, Jenna von Oy, Laurel Holloman, Jennifer Warren, Gregory Alan Williams, Tracy Middendorf, Isabella Hofmann, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Michael Flynn, Amanda Wilmshurst, Melissa Pace
College freshman Lisa Connors (Hilary Swank) and her new roommate Shelby Blake (Jenna von Oy) are pledging Phi Gamma Beta sorority. The girls endure weeks of hazing, and then during hell week Shelby falls from the clock tower on campus and dies. Shelby's death was not a suicide, and, with help from her boyfriend Steven (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Lisa sets out to uncover the truth about events occurring that fateful night.
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Get Christie Love! 1974  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Teresa Graves, Harry Guardino, Louise Sorel, Paul Stevens, Ron Rifkin, Lynne Holmes, Lee Paul, Titos Vandis, Tracey Roberts, Debbie Dozier, William Hansen, Andy Romano, Bill Henderson, Davis Roberts, Darlene Conley
In this pilot for the TV series, LAPD policewoman Christie Love (Teresa Graves) goes undercover to break up a vicious drug ring.
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980  TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones, Meg Foster
This excellent TV drama recreates the tragedy where nearly 1000 cult followers of Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana. An excellent cast is headed by Powers Boothe who won an Emmy for his role as Jones.
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Jigsaw 1972 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Man on the Move
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Richard Kiley, James Wainwright, Vera Miles, Andrew Duggan, Edmond O'Brien, Marsha Hunt, Irene Dailey, Gene Andrusco, Milton Selzer, Elliott Street, Ken Lynch, Pamela Rodgers, Jenifer Shaw, Claudia Bryar, Felton Perry
This was the pilot for a crime series in which a detective Lt. Frank Dain (James Wainwright) is on the run after being framed in the murder case of a diplomat. Dain's problems begin when he awakens in the hospital after he was found unconscious in the apartment of the murder victim. Dane specializes in missing person cases and uses his expertise as he sets out in search of the answers to the crime and to clear his name.
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The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, June Carter Cash, Willie Nelson, Meg Gibson, Gail Youngs, Ed Bruce, Marcia Cross, Darrell Wilks, Andy Stahl
Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson take on the roles of famed 19th-century outlaws Frank and Jesse James in this made-for-TV biography. After years of crime, the two attempt to settle down and go straight.
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Marriage: Year One 1971  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Sally Field, Robert Pratt, Cicely Tyson, William Windom, Agnes Moorehead, Neville Brand, Bob Balaban, Lonny Chapman, Michael Lerner, Mantan Moreland
Sally Field is the only bright spot in this comedy/love story as a poor medical student (Robert Pratt) and a rich, strong heiress (Field) marry and try to live on his meager salary.
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Montana 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge, Darren Dalton, Scott Coffey, Michael Madsen, Jim Bishop, Dana Andersen, A.J. Kallan, Dean Norris, Kurt Bushnell, Dean Folkvord, Tammy Lewis
Good action prevails in this Western film about a long-married couple Bess and Hoyce Guthrie (Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna). They are at a crisis point in their lives over the decision of whether to remain ranchers or allow progressive technology to take over their lives.
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Rage 1980  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: David Soul, James Whitmore, Yaphet Kotto, Caroline McWilliams, Vic Tayback, Sharon Farrell, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Davi, Darleen Carr, Jonathan Banks
This is an insightful look at therapy provided for rapists and the odds about them repeating their crimes.
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Return to the Blue Lagoon 1991 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan, Courtney Barilla, Garette Ratliff Henson, Emma James, Jackson Barton, Nana Coburn, Brian Blain, Peter Hehir
The Blue Lagoon has been devoid of inhabitants, except for mean natives, since the original "The Blue Lagoon," but now the widowed Sarah (Lisa Pelikan)–with an infant girl and a young boy (the son of the earlier settlers)–lands on shore in a boat that was set adrift. The boy (Brian Krause) and girl (Milla Jovovich) grow into adulthood, overcoming the elements alone after Sarah died while they were both young. They even survive the intrusion of outsiders in this sub-par film, though the scenery is good.
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Sounder, Part 2 1976 G, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Harold Sylvester, Ebony Wright, Taj Mahal, Annazette Chase, Darryl Young, Erika Young, Barbara Chaney, Warren Kenner, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Irene Nofles
This story continues the events of the Morgan family's life when they help get community involvement in building a much-needed school.
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Submarine X-1 1968 G, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Caan, Rupert Davies, David Summer, William Dysart, Norman Bowler, Brian Grellis, Paul Young, John Kelland, Kenneth Farrington, Keith Alexander
Commander Bolton (James Caan) is not the most competent Naval officer, but he is given a chance to redeem himself through command of a miniature submarine during World War II.
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Then Came Bronson 1969 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Akim Tamiroff, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Martin Sheen, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed, Ted Gehring, Gene Dynarski
James Bronson (Michael Parks) is a reporter who sets off on an American odyssey looking for his true values in life in this pilot for a TV series.
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Trial Run 1969 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen, Diane Baker, Janice Rule, John Vernon, David Sheiner, Fred Beir, Paul Carr, Lili Valenty, Jack Collins
The guidelines for American Bar Association members are examined in this story of an ambitious lawyer (James Franciscus) who will allow nothing to stand in the way of his success.
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Waterhole #3 1967 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye, Claude Akins, Bruce Dern, Joan Blondell, James Whitmore, Robert Cornthwaite, Timothy Carey, Roy Jenson, Harry Davis, Jim Boles, Steve Whittaker, Ted Markland, Rupert Crosse
During the 1880s, Cavalry Sergeant Henry J. Foggers (Claude Akins), with help from Hilb (Timothy Carey), robs gold from the Army and buries it in a waterhole in the middle of a desert. Lewton Cole (James Coburn) wants to get his hands on the treasure map showing where the gold is buried. He steals Sheriff Copperude's (Carroll O'Connor) horse and makes love to Copperude's daughter Billee (Margaret Blye). Billee tells her father that she was raped, and they follow Cole to bring him to justice. They catch up with Cole, but then Foggers arrives and takes the gold. Later, a shootout ensues, and Billee finds where the gold is hidden. But, Cole also arrives, takes the gold and Billee's clothing, and rides off to Mexico.
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| 1. 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
2. The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
3. Billy the Kid (1989)
aka: Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
4. Birds of Prey (1973)
5. Blood Crime (2002)
6. The Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
7. Change of Habit (1970)
8. Dying to Belong (1997)
9. Get Christie Love! (1974)
10. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
11. Jigsaw (1972)
aka: Man on the Move
12. The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
13. Marriage: Year One (1971)
14. Montana (1990)
15. Proud Men (1987)
16. Rage (1980)
17. Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
18. Sounder, Part 2 (1976)
19. Submarine X-1 (1968)
20. Then Came Bronson (1969)
21. Trial Run (1969)
22. Waterhole #3 (1967)
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