Adios Sabata 1971  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Indio Black
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gerard Herter, Sal Borgese, Franco Fantasia, Joseph P. Persaud, Andrea Scotti, Nieves Navarro, Salvatore Billa, Luciano Casamonica, Vittorio Fanfoni
A gunslinger, Sabata (Yul Brynner), becomes involved with Mexican rebels, led by Escudo (Ignazio Spalla), who are setting out to steal a wagon filled with gold. Austrian forces, led by Col. Skimmel (Gerard Herter), are trying to smuggle the gold out of Mexico. Sabata plots with the Mexicans and lays siege on the Austrian's fortress, but he has his own plans for the stolen gold, and it does not include sharing with the Mexicans. This spaghetti Western was titled "Indigo Black" until dubbed for American release. A sequel to "Sabata," it was followed by "The Return of Sabata."
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Anastasia 1956  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer, Ivan Desny, Natalie Schafer, Sacha Pitoeff, Karel Stepanek, Gregoire Gromoff, Ina De La Haye, Katherine Kath
In 1928, a young Parisian woman (Ingrid Bergman) was recruited to impersonate the daughter of Czar Nicholas II. It was rumored that Anastasia had escaped the Bolshevik's execution of Russia's royal family and, if found, was eligible for the inheritance. As the story progresses, it becomes apparent that she knows much more than an impostor would about intimate details of Anastasia's life. The question remains, is she really Anastasia? Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for her role as Anastasia.
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The Brothers Karamazov 1958 N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Basehart, Albert Salmi, William Shatner, Simon Oakland, David Opatoshu, Frank DeKova
Based on Dostoyevsky's classic, this is a good film adaptation of the story of brothers (Yul Brynner, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, and Albert Salmi). Set in 19th-century Russia, the plot revolves around greed and hatred brought on by their bullying father, Fyodor (Lee J. Cobb).
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The Buccaneer 1958   N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Quinn
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, E.G. Marshall, Lorne Greene, Henry Hull, Ted de Corsia, Douglass Dumbrille
President Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) wrangles a deal with pirate Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) to help the United States' cause in the War of 1812. Pretty good remake of the 1938 film, with DeMille, who directed the earlier version, as the Executive Producer. 1 User Review
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| | Remake of 1938 film about Jean Lafitte. | olmac 02/23/2008 | | The War of 1812 was already lost by us to the British when it's largest battle was fought, and won, by the United States. Jackson was assisted by pirate/patriot Jean Lafitte. |
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Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Yul Brynner, James Donald, Luther Adler, Topol
Col. David Marcus (Kirk Douglas), West Point graduate and military lawyer, is recruited to aid Israel in its 1947 war against the Arabs. This is a romanticized perspective of the establishment of the Jewish state.
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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 Double Man 1967 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Anton Diffring, Moira Lister, Lloyd Nolan, George Mikell, David Bauer, Kenneth J. Warren, Carl Jaffe
CIA agent Dan Slater (Yul Brynner) travels to Austria while investigating his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a plot involving his German look-alike, Kalmar (Yul Brynner).
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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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Flight from Ashiya 1964 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris, Suzy Parker, Shirley Knight, Joe Di Reda, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Andrew Hughes, E.S. Ince
As three pilots try to rescue the crew of a sunken ship, the pilots' unsuccessful pasts are shown through flashbacks to earlier rescue attempts.
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Futureworld 1976  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill, Yul Brynner, John P. Ryan, Stuart Margolin, Robert Cornthwaite, Jim Antonio, Angela Greene, Bert Conroy, Allen Ludden, Darrell Larson, Nancy Bell, Dana Lee, John Fujioka
This sequel to "Westworld" is every bit as gripping as its predecessor. Dr. Duffy (Arthur Hill) has been in charge of robots replacing his theme park Westworld with Futureworld. Investigative reporter Chuck Browning (Peter Fonda) teams up with Tracy Ballard (Blythe Danner) to investigate the park, and they discover that Duffy is plotting to take over the world by inviting world leaders to visit and then replacing them with robot clones.
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Fuzz 1972 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard A. Colla
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jack Weston, Tom Skerritt, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch, James McEachin, Steve Ihnat, Bert Remsen, Peter Bonerz
Set in Boston's 87th Precinct, the plot for this film involves Detective Carella's (Burt Reynolds) attempts to track down a terrorist bomber, The Deaf Man (Yul Brynner).
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Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Wilson
Cast: Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, Brad Dexter, Alfred Ryder, George Segal, Pat Hingle, Mike Kellin, Bert Freed, Strother Martin, Clifton James
Returning home to the New Mexico Territory following action in the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier (Yul Brynner) finds he has lost his land. He fights a psychotic gunslinger as the balance of power in his part of the West is at stake.
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The Journey 1959 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Robert Morley, E.G. Marshall, Jason Robards, Kurt Kasznar, Anne Jackson, Anouk Aimee, Ron Howard, David Kossoff
Ron Howard and Jason Robards made their film debuts in this story about a busload of neutrals who are stopped at the border during Hungary's 1956 uprising.
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 The King and I 1956  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray, Geoffrey Toone, Terry Saunders, Rex Thompson, Carlos Rivas, Patrick Adiarte, Marni Nixon, Charles Irwin, Jocelyn Lew, Leonard Strong, Stephanie Pond-Smith
This lavish Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, adapted from the stage, has become a classic. It is the story of Anna (Deborah Kerr and singing voice of Marni Nixon) who goes to Siam to teach the King's (Yul Brynner) children. At first, Anna and the King do not get along, but when they perform their dance number to "Shall We Dance?" there is more than a small hint of romance. Brynner won an Oscar for his portrayal of the King. The film won four other Oscars and was nominated for an additional four, including Best Picture, Actress (Kerr), and Director.
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Kings of the Sun 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri, Rudy Solari, Angel Di Steffano, Jose Moreno, James Coburn, Chuck Hayward
After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. But, now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?
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The Light at the Edge of the World 1971  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Billington
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, Fernando Rey, Jean-Claude Druout, Renato Salvatori, Massimo Ranieri, Tito Garcia
Cape Horn lighthouse keeper Will Denton (Kirk Douglas) fights for his survival when the pirate, Jonathan Kongre (Yul Brynner), tries to snare him on his own island. Both want shipwrecked Eggar.
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The Long Duel 1967 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Andrew Keir, Charlotte Rampling, Laurence Naismith, Maurice Denham, Virginia North, Terence Alexander, Marianne Stone
Sultan (Yul Brynner) leads his people in a revolt against bondage enforced through British rule in India.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 G, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, Claude Dauphin, Edith Evans, Danny Kaye, Paul Henreid, Margaret Leighton, Richard Chamberlain, Yul Brynner, Donald Pleasence
The eccentric countess, Aurelia (Katharine Hepburn) tries to fight those who, for greed, would destroy a section of Paris in the name of progress. Good caste can't help this one.
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The Magic Christian 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph McGrath
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, Roman Polanski, Peter Graves, Yul Brynner, John Cleese
Based on Terry Southern's novel, this is the story of wealthy Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers) and his son Youngman (Ringo Starr) who devise strange situations to observe how others will behave, especially when money is involved.
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 The Magnificent Seven 1960  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, Vladimir Sokoloff, Whit Bissell, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Rosenda Monteros, Rico Alaniz, Natividad Vacio, Pepe Hern
Citizens of a Mexican farming town are threatened by bandito Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his gang who steal their harvests. The desperate townsfolk find seven American gunmen, led by Chris (Yul Brynner), to protect them. Chris and his gunmen (Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, and Brad Dexter) teach the villagers the art of defense, but more than a few problems arise when Calvera and his gang return to town. 1 User Review
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| | THE BEST EVER | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | THE BEST EVER WESTERN FILM ON MY COLLECTION |
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Morituri 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard, Wally Cox, William Redfield, Carl Esmond, Martin Benrath, Hans Christian Blech, Gary Crosby
In this film about a World War II naval blockade, Marlon Brando plays British spy Robert Crain. He convinces German Captain Mueller (Yul Brynner) to come over to the side of the Allies.
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Once in Paris... 1978 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Wayne Rogers, Gayle Hunnicutt, Jack Lenoir, Philippe March, Yul Brynner, Lillian Randolph, Robert Montgomery, Kay Kendall, Gregory Ratoff, Geoffrey Toone
An American screenwriter (Wayne Rogers) goes to Paris to work and, instead, falls in love with a beautiful British woman (Gayle Hunnicutt).
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Poppies Are Also Flowers 1966 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Opium Connection
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul Brynner, Angie Dickinson, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, Rita Hayworth, E.G. Marshall, Gilbert Roland, Omar Sharif
Supported by many stars who worked for scale to get across Ian Fleming's protest against drug abuse, this film, unfortunately, failed as an artistic triumph, but its profits did go to UNESCO.
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Port of New York 1949 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laszlo Benedek
Cast: Scott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. Stevens, Yul Brynner, Neville Brand, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Raymond Greenleaf, William Challee, Tudor Owen, John Kellogg
United States Customs agents try to break up a drug-smuggling ring led by Paul Vicola (Yul Brynner). This was Brynner's film debut.
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Return of the Seven 1966 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Fuller, Warren Oates, Jordan Christopher, Claude Akins, Emilio Fernandez, Fernando Rey, Julian Mateos, Elisa Montes, Rodolfo Acosta
The "magnificent seven" gunslingers are back in action–this time they save the oppressed citizens of a village who are held under the control of an evil rancher.
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The Serpent 1972 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
Le Serpent
Director: Henri Verneuil
Cast: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Virna Lisi, Farley Granger, Robert Alda, Marie Dubois, Michel Bouquet, Martin Held
In this film adaptation of Pierre Nord's "Le 13e Suicide" a Russian diplomat (Yul Brynner) defects to the West–along with top-secret Soviet documents.
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Solomon and Sheba 1959 N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan, David Farrar, John Crawford, Finlay Currie, Harry Andrews, Laurence Naismith, Jose Nieto, Alejandro Rey, Maruchi Fresno, William Devlin, Jack Gwillim, Julio Pena
Tyrone Power was working on this film in the role of Solomon when he died; Yul Brynner replaced him. The story is based on the Biblical epic of Sheba's (Gina Lollobrigida) seductive attempt to bring down Solomon's rule of Israel.
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The Sound and the Fury 1959 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman, Ethel Waters, Jack Warden, Albert Dekker, Francoise Rosay, John Beal, Stephen Perry
This is the film adaptation of William Faulkner's novel about the Comptons–a Southern family that has seen better days.
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Surprise Package 1960 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor, Bill Nagy, Lionel Burton, Barry Foster, Eric Pohlmann, Noel Coward, George Coulouris, Warren Mitchell, Lyndon Brook
Based on Art Buchwald's novel, this is an amusing comedy about exiled mobster Nico March (Yul Brynner) who is deported to Greece where he meets King Pavel II (Noel Coward) and plans to get his hands on the royal jewels.
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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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 The Ten Commandments 1956  N/R, 219 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, John Derek, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, John Carradine, Cedric Hardwicke, Debra Paget
This is an extravaganza to end all extravaganzas. Moses (Charlton Heston) leads the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land. Special effects are great in this Cecil B. DeMille film, his second go-around with this story. There were seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The Special Effects won an Oscar.
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 The Testament of Orpheus 1960 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Le Testament d'Orphee
Director: Jean Cocteau
Cast: Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jean Marais, Francoise Christophe, Maria Casares, Francois Perier, Yul Brynner, Daniel Gelin, Brigitte Bardot
This is filmmaker, poet, painter, and sculptor Jean Cocteau's farewell, as he brings back memories of his films, stars, and friends. Cocteau plays a dying poet (Cocteau was actually dying) who is after immortality. Beautifully photographed and full of Cocteau's inventive scenes.
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The Ultimate Warrior 1975 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Robert Clouse
Cast: Yul Brynner, Max von Sydow, Joanna Miles, William Smith, Stephen McHattie, Lane Bradbury, Henry Kingi, Darrell Zwerling, Mel Novak, Richard Kelton, Nate Esformes, Mickey Caruso, Gary Johnson, Susan Keener, Fred Slyter
The year is 2012 AD, and a biological plague has wiped out most of Earth's population. Baron (Max Von Sydow) and his pregnant daughter Melinda (Joanna Miles) are among the survivors in a barricaded neighborhood that is threatened by thugs, led by Carrot (William Smith). After Baron hires super-Samurai Carson (Yul Brynner) to come to their aid, Carson single-handedly fights the gangs and even delivers Melinda's baby.
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Villa Rides 1968 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Gracia Buccella, Charles Bronson, Herbert Lom, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Jill Ireland, Alexander Knox
This film brings to the screen Hollywood's version of the Mexican bandit/folk hero, Pancho Villa, with Yul Brynner in the title role.
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Westworld 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Western
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Victoria Shaw, Norman Bartold, Alan Oppenheimer, Dick Van Patten, Steve Franken, Linda Gaye Scott, Terry Wilson, Majel Barrett, Ann Bellamy, Wade Crosby, Chris Holter, Jared Martin
Gunslinger (Yul Brynner) works at a fantasy resort filled with robots, Westworld, where dreams can come true. Enter two 21st-century men–Martin and Blane (Richard Benjamin and James Brolin)–who dream of living back in the Wild West. Their fantasies reach the realm of reality when the robot Gunslinger stalks them.
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1. Adios Sabata (1971)
aka: Indio Black
2. Anastasia (1956)
3. The Battle of Neretva (1969)
4. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
5. The Buccaneer (1958)
6. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
7. Catlow (1971)
8. The Double Man (1967)
9. Escape from Zahrain (1962)
10. The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
11. Flight from Ashiya (1964)
12. Futureworld (1976)
13. Fuzz (1972)
14. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
15. The Journey (1959)
16. The King and I (1956)
17. Kings of the Sun (1963)
18. The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
19. The Long Duel (1967)
20. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
21. The Magic Christian (1969)
22. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
23. Morituri (1965)
aka: The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri
24. Once in Paris... (1978)
25. Once More, with Feeling (1960)
26. Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
aka: The Poppy Is Also a Flower
aka: The Opium Connection
27. Port of New York (1949)
28. Return of the Seven (1966)
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
29. Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
30. The Serpent (1972)
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
aka: Le Serpent
31. Solomon and Sheba (1959)
32. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
33. Surprise Package (1960)
34. Taras Bulba (1962)
35. The Ten Commandments (1956)
36. The Testament of Orpheus (1960)
aka: Le Testament d'Orphee
37. Triple Cross (1967)
38. The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
39. Villa Rides (1968)
40. Westworld (1973)
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