7 Women 1966  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Seven Women
Director: John Ford
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Anna Lee, Woody Strode, Betty Field, Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurki, Irene Tsu
China, in the mid-1930s, was ravaged by war. This is the story of women missionaries in North China who were beset by a band of thieving warriors. This was John Ford's last film.
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The Black Stallion Returns 1983 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Robert Dalva
Cast: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Teri Garr, Jodi Thelen, Ferdy Mayne, Doghmi Larbi, Angelo Infanti, Franco Citti, Luigi Mezzanotte, Joe Murphy, Loris Bazzocchi, Chris Larrance, Robert Behling
In this sequel to "The Black Stallion" (1979), Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) is now a teenager, and his beloved, black stallion is stolen by Moroccan thieves who plan to race the horse in Africa. Alec becomes a good, young hero when he stows away on a plane to Casablanca and then roams the Sahara Desert in search of his stolen horse.
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Boot Hill 1969  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: Trinity Rides Again
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi
Cast: Terence Hill, Woody Strode, Bud Spencer, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Buono, Lionel Stander, Glauco Onorato, Alberto Dell'Acqua, Nazzareno Zamperla, Maurizio Manetti
Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and pal Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) are again involved in stopping the desperados–this time they get unexpected help from circus performers.
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Bride of the Gorilla 1951 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curt Siodmak
Cast: Raymond Burr, Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney Jr., Tom Conway, Paul Cavanagh, Ray Corrigan, Paul Maxey, Carol Varga, Woody Strode, Martin Garralaga
This movie is bad enough to be fun to watch. Barney Chavez (Raymond Burr) oversees a jungle plantation and falls under a native curse after killing his employer.
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City Beneath the Sea 1953  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: One Hour to Doomsday
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball, Karel Stepanek, Woody Strode, George Mathews, Hilo Hattie, John Warburton, Peter Mamakos
Deep-sea divers Brad Carlton (Robert Ryan) and Tony Bartlett (Anthony Quinn) come upon a submerged city when searching for sunken treasure.
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Cuba Crossing 1980  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Assignment: Kill Castro
Kill Castro
The Mercenaries
Director: Chuck Workman
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Robert Vaughn, Woody Strode, Raymond St. Jacques, Albert Salmi, Michael V. Gazzo, Marie-Louise Gassen, Sybil Danning, Caren Kaye, Edward Bell, Bert Williams, Raymond Elmendorf, Carl Williams, Edward Blessington, Haiku Brady
Soldier of Fortune Tony Terracino (Stuart Whitman) is pressured to help the CIA in a plot to assassinate Fidel Castro.
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Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode
In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators.
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The Deserter 1971  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Ride to Glory
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Bekim Fehmiu, John Huston, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors, Ricardo Montalban, Ian Bannen, Brandon DeWilde, Slim Pickens, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne
This run-of-the-mill Western involves battles between the U.S. Cavalry and American Indians along the Mexican border in the 19th century.
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A Gathering of Old Men 1987  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Murder on the Bayou
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter, Joe Seneca, Woody Strode, Julius Harris, Will Patton, Adam Storke, Dave Petitjean, Rosanna Carter, Tiger Haynes, Papa John Creach, Walter Breaux, Joe "Flash" Riley, Danny Barker
This is an excellent drama depicting social mores of rural Louisiana. When a White racist is shot, plantation manager Candy Marshall (Holly Hunter) gathers together a group of 18 elderly Black men to keep vigilantes away from the chief suspect, Black sharecropper Mathu (Louis Gossett Jr.). Sheriff Mapes (Richard Widmark) does confront them, and the men courageously step forward as a unit and claim responsibility for the act.
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The Gatling Gun 1973 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
aka: King Gun
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Robert Fuller, John Carradine, Guy Stockwell, Barbara Luna, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne, Pat Buttram, Carlos Rivas, Tommy Cook, Steve Conte, Judy Jordan, Phil Harris, David Cargo, Kalai Strode
Lt. Malcolm (Guy Stockwell) leads a Cavalry troop trying to recover a Gatling gun disposed of by greedy Pvt. Sneed (Robert Fuller) and Rev. Harper (John Carradine). The Gatling gun has become the great equalizer as the Cavalry now has firepower greater than the Apache arrows and the conventional guns of the criminals. During their search, Malcolm and his troops must find a way to beat Apache chief Two Knives (Carlos Rivas) and his braves who are closing in on them.
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Genghis Khan 1965 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach, Francoise Dorleac, Telly Savalas, Robert Morley, Yvonne Mitchell, Woody Strode
Following his father's death, Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif) sets out to avenge the killing and unify Asia's tribes during the Dark Ages. Poor.
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Keoma 1976 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: The Violent Breed
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Franco Nero, Woody Strode, William Berger, Donald O'Brien, Olga Karlatos, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Orso Maria Guerrini, Gabriella Giacobbe, Antonio Marsina, Joshua Sinclair, Victoria Zinny, Lee Lenoir
Keoma (Franco Nero) returns home from the Civil War hoping for some rest and relaxation, but his plans must be put on hold when a ruthless gang leader threatens the peace-loving people of the community. To make matters worse, his three half-brothers, who have always resented half-breed Keoma, are aligned with the gang leader. A violent film, but a cut above the normal spaghetti Western–and one of the last of the genre.
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Kingdom of the Spiders 1977 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John "Bud" Cardos
Cast: William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Lieux Dressler, Altovise Davis, David McLean, Natasha Ryan, Joe Ross, Marcy Lafferty, Adele Malis-Morey, Roy Engel, Hoke Howell
A new insecticide has killed off the normal food supply for the Arizona tarantulas. When local farm animals die, vet Rack Hansen (William Shatner) investigates. He determines that the deaths are due to spider venom and calls for help from entomologist Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling). As the two search for answers, the migrating spiders approach the town, where the townsfolk become the next delicacy in the spiders' food chain. Interesting tongue-in-cheek humor and background music contribute to the film.
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The Last Voyage 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O'Brien, Woody Strode, Jack Kruschen, Joel Marston, George Furness, Richard Norris, Robert Martin, Bill Wilson, Tammy Marihugh, Andrew Hughes
Luxury liner S.S. Claridon has been successfully sailing for 38 years until this voyage when an explosion in the boiler room threatens to sink the ship. At first, Captain Robert Adams (George Sanders) does not want his ship evacuated, but the situation worsens, and the passengers are told to abandon ship. However, not everyone is able to get to safety. In the midst of the impending tragedy, passenger Cliff Henderson (Robert Stack) struggles against all odds to save his wife Laurie (Dorothy Malone) who is trapped under the wreckage in their cabin.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, Jeanette Nolan, John Carradine, John Qualen, Ken Murray, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle
This film begins with Senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arriving at the frontier town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). The visit peaks the interest of reporter Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young), and Stoddard tells the story of what took place years before when Stoddard was a young lawyer and was attacked by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) because of Stoddard's desire for statehood. Stoddard was left for dead, but Doniphon found him, took him to Shinbone, and helped him find a job. Later, Valance challenged Stoddard to a gun fight, which ended with Valance dead. By story's end, it is learned that it is Doniphon, not Stoddard, who killed Liberty Valance. But when asked if the truth will be published, the reporter replies, "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." A John Ford classic.
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 Once Upon a Time in the West 1968  PG, 165 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Ferzetti, Frank Brana, Benito Stefanelli, Aldo Sambrell
This movie is a classic, telling the story of the railroad's effect on the American West and how great wealth could be attained by owning land around it. The owner of a railroad, Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), hires Frank (Henry Fonda) to kill any landowners around the railroad line who threaten the railroad's completion. Frank does what he was hired to do and murders landowner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff). Now Brett's widow (Claudia Cardinale) arrives on the scene to ensure that the family's land remains in her name. She is also out for revenge and hires two killers of her own choice, Harmonica and Cheyenne (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards), to kill Frank. And the quest to get even begins.
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Pork Chop Hill 1959 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, James Edwards, Bob Steele, Woody Strode, Norman Fell, Martin Landau, Harry Dean Stanton
The infamous battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War is reenacted in this fine film that features Gregory Peck as Lieutenant Clemons who is ordered to "Take the hill."
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 The Professionals 1966 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Ralph Bellamy, Claudia Cardinale, Joe De Santis, Vaughn Taylor, Rafael Bertrand, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Marie Gomez, Jose Chavez, Carlos Romero
Mercenaries led by Bill Dolworth and Henry "Rico" Fardan (Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin) are hired by Texas millionaire Joe Grant (Ralph Bellamy) to rescue his wife (Claudia Cardinale) from the clutches of a Mexican revolutionary (Jack Palance). Lots of good action. Richard Brooks received an Oscar nomination for his direction.
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 The Quick and the Dead 1995 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Lance Henriksen, Keith David, Gary Sinise, Kevin Conway, Lennie Loftin, Pat Hingle, Tobin Bell, Roberts Blossom, Mark Boone Junior, Fay Masterson, Woody Strode
When Ellen (Sharon Stone) drifts into the town of Redemption, she sets out to avenge John Herod (Gene Hackman) and ends up saving the town.
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The Revengers 1972  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: William Holden, Susan Hayward, Ernest Borgnine, Woody Strode, Arthur Hunnicutt, Roger Hanin, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Jorge Luke, Warren Vanders, Larry Pennell
When his family is massacred by Indians, Jon Benedict (William Holden) enlists the aid of six condemned convicts to help track down the killers. Cliche-filled nonsense. Susan Hayward's last film.
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Sergeant Rutledge 1960 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode, Billie Burke, Juano Hernandez, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Judson Pratt, William Henry, Walter Reed, Shug Fisher, Chuck Hayward, William Henry, Rafer Johnson, Mae Marsh
First Sergeant Braxton Rutledge (Woody Strode) is a black man wrongly accused of rape and murder. At his court martial, Lieutenant Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) brilliantly defends the innocent man and proves that, not only did he not commit rape and murder, he was a hero.
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Shalako 1968 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Honor Blackman, Woody Strode, Alexander Knox, Valerie French, Eric Sykes, Julian Mateos, Don "Red" Barry, Chief Tug Smith, Rodd Redwing, Hans De Vries
British aristocrats are part of a hunting expedition on a 19th Century "safari" into New Mexico when they come across Apache Indians who hold Countess Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot) captive. After the Apaches attack the expedition, cowboy Shalako (Sean Connery) comes into their lives. He rescues the Countess and falls in love with her.
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 Spartacus 1960  N/R, 196 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom, John Ireland, Woody Strode, John Gavin, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone
This story begins when the slave, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), is sold to Biatus (Peter Ustinov). During his subsequent training as a gladiator, Spartacus leads the other slaves in a rebellion, and they make their way to southern Italy. Meanwhile in Rome, two senators–Crassus (Laurence Olivier) and Gracchus (Charles Laughton)–envision the slave revolt as their keys to power. But, the interference from Crassus and Gracchus does not deter Spartacus and the slaves from their march to freedom. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Russell Metty won for Best Cinematography. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design) and a nomination for Best Musical Score. 1 User Review
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 Storyville 1992 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Frost
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards, Charlotte Lewis, Michael Warren, Michael Parks, Chuck McCann, Charles Haid, Piper Laurie, Chino "Fats" Williams, Woody Strode, Jeff Perry
Congressional aspirant Cray Fowler (James Spader), a lawyer and member of a powerful political family, meets waitress Lee Tran (Charlotte Lewis) at a fundraiser, and they spend the night together–as the surveillance camera rolls. When he awakens, Lee is gone and her father lies dead in Cray's room. After Lee is charged with the crime, Cray defends her while also investigating who is trying to frame him.
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Tarzan's Deadly Silence 1970 G, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert L. Friend
Cast: Ron Ely, Jock Mahoney, Woody Strode, Manuel Padilla Jr., Michelle Nicols, Gregorio Acosta, Robert DoQui, Rudolph Charles, Kenny Washington, Lupe Garnica
A crazy colonel (Jock Mahoney) plots to capture an entire African village and Tarzan (Ron Ely).
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Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen, Jil Jarmyn, James Edwards, Woody Strode, Carl Benton Reid, Harry Lauter, Roy Glenn, Nick Stewart
The plot for this film involves Tarzan versus a superstitious, conniving witch doctor.
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Tarzan's Three Challenges 1963 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Jock Mahoney, Woody Strode, Tsu Kobayashi, Earl Cameron, Ricky Der, Anthony Chinn, Christopher Carlos, Jimmy Jamal, Salah Jamal, Robert Hu
Filmed on location in India, Tarzan (Jock Mahoney) ensures the safety of a future king on the journey to his coronation.
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Vigilante 1983 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Street Gang
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda, Joe Spinell, Carol Lynley, Woody Strode, Don Blakely, Joseph Carberry, Willie Colon
When criminals take over the city, victims seek to regain control through a violent attempt to end gang action in their city.
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| 1. 7 Women (1966)
aka: Seven Women
2. The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
3. Boot Hill (1969)
aka: Trinity Rides Again
4. Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
5. Che! (1968)
6. City Beneath the Sea (1953)
aka: One Hour to Doomsday
7. Cuba Crossing (1980)
aka: Assignment: Kill Castro
aka: Kill Castro
aka: The Mercenaries
8. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
9. The Deserter (1971)
aka: Ride to Glory
10. A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
aka: Murder on the Bayou
11. The Gatling Gun (1973)
aka: King Gun
12. Genghis Khan (1965)
13. Jaguar Lives! (1979)
14. Keoma (1976)
aka: The Violent Breed
15. Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
16. The Last Voyage (1960)
17. Lust in the Dust (1985)
18. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
19. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
20. Pork Chop Hill (1959)
21. The Professionals (1966)
22. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
23. Ravagers (1979)
24. The Revengers (1972)
25. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
26. Shalako (1968)
27. Spartacus (1960)
28. Storyville (1992)
29. Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
30. Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
31. Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
32. Vigilante (1983)
aka: Street Gang
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