Attack! 1956  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Strother Martin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen, Steven Geray, Peter van Eyck
This reenactment of the World War II Battle of the Bulge involves men following the inept leadership of their captain (Eddie Albert) until they rebel to save their own lives during a German counterattack.
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Papillon 1973 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Gregory Sierra, Ratna Assan, Val Avery, William Smithers, Vic Tayback, Mills Watson
The infamous French Guinea prison colony, Devil's Island, was an inhumane place on which to exist. One resident, Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), claiming that he was falsely accused and convicted of murder, tries again and again to escape. After saving the life of fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon receives help from Dega in his escape attempts. This film is based on the true story of his many escape attempts that finally culminate in his harrowing escape from Devil's Island.
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Scorpio 1973  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield, John Colicos, Gayle Hunnicutt, J.D. Cannon, Joanne Linville, James Sikking, Mel Stewart, Vladek Sheybal, Mary Maude, Jack Colvin, Burke Byrnes, William Smithers, Shmuel Rodensky
The daring world of espionage is the setting for this film about Soviet defector Cross (Burt Lancaster) who tries to escape the bullet of a CIA-blackmailed assassin, Laurier (Alain Delon).
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 22 (Episodes 43&44) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ralph Senensky, Joseph Pevney
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Mark Lenard, Jane Wyatt, William Smithers
Two episodes of the popular series are presented in this DVD. "Bread and Circuses" (aired 3/15/1968, stardate 4040.7)-After finding the wreckage of a starship near Planet 892-IV, a landing party (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy) is beamed to the planet to investigate. They find a civilization similar to the Roman Empire and are added to the list of people destined to fight in gladiator games! Not liking this sort of game, they must act–NOW! "Journey to Babel" (aired 11/17/1967, stardate 3842.3)-The Enterprise is given the task of transporting ambassadors to Babel for an important conference. All sorts of problems arise, including attack by a mysterious ship, arguments between ambassadors, murder, Kirk getting wounded, and Spock's father (an ambassador) needing a a blood transfusion from his estranged son. It wears one out, doesn't it?
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| 1. Attack! (1956)
2. Papillon (1973)
3. Scorpio (1973)
4. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 22 (Episodes 43&44) (1967)
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