UNITED ARTISTS: THE TRANSAMERICA YEARS
UNITED ARTISTS: THE TRANSAMERICA YEARS
Adolf
Hitler - My Part in His Downfall The misadventures of aspiring
jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan when he joins
the Royal Artillery and begins training to take part in WWII. Starring Jim
Dale, Arthur Lowe, Bill Maynard, Tony Selby, Spike Milligan. Based on the
book by Spike Milligan. Written by Milligan, Johnny Byrne, Norman Cohen;
Directed by Cohen. 1972.
The
Adventures of Gerard During
Napoleon's 1808 campaign in the Spanish peninsula, Hussar officer Col. Etienne
Girard engages in an ongoing war of nerves against the French forces as well as
a steamy affair with one Countess Teresa.
Starring Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale,
Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins, John Neville. Based on the story "The Exploits
of Brigadier Gerard" by Arthur Conan Doyle. Written by H.A.L. Craig, Gene
Gutowski, Jerzy Skolimowski; Directed by Skolimowski. 1970.
Americathon
A young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt
USA to organize a telethon to prevent the country from being
repossessed by wealthy Native Americans. Starring John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Chief Dan George, Meat Loaf, Elvis Costello, Howard
Hesseman, Jay Leno, Allan Arbus, George Carlin, Cybill Shepherd, Dorothy
Stratten. Based on the play by Phillip Proctor and Peter Bergman.
Written by Proctor, Bergman, Neal Israel, Michael Mislove, Monica Johnson;
Directed by Israel. 1979.
ANOTHER
MAN, ANOTHER CHANCE In 1870, young Jeanne falls in love with
photographer Francis Leroy, who takes her with him when he emigrates from France
to America. In a small western town, they build up a photo shop. However,
time and tragedy force the meeting of Jeanne and lonely animal doctor David
Williams, and she soon finds herself falling in love for the second time.
Starring James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Francis Huster, Susan Tyrrell, Jennifer
Warren, Michael Berryman, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Tessier, Rance Howard,
Christopher Lloyd, Vincent Schiavelli. Written & Directed by Claude
Lelouch. 1977.
Barquero
A gang of bank robbers making their escape toward Mexico run into opposition
from a ferry operator and the local townspeople. Starring Lee Van Cleef,
Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker, Kerwin Mathews, Mariette Hartley. Written by
William Marks, George Schenck; Directed by Gordon Douglas. 1970.
Billy
Two Hats Arch Deans and half-breed Billy Two Hats have a
successful string of bank robberies until one Sheriff Gifford gets on their
trail and forces them to run for their lives. Starring Gregory Peck, Desi
Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, David Huddleston. Written by Alan Sharp; Directed
by Ted Kotcheff. 1974.
Brass
Target At the end of World War II, General George S. Patton is
assassinated as he investigates the theft of Nazi gold by Allied and OSS
officers. Starring Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Robert
Vaughn, Patrick McGoohan, Bruce Davison, Edward Herrmann, Max von Sydow.
Based on the novel "The Algonquin Project" by Frederick Nolan. Written by
Alvin Boretz; Directed by John Hough. 1978.
Buona
Sera, Mrs. Campbell Twenty years after their initial war-time
visit, three U.S. servicemen hold a reunion at an Italian village. They all have
fond memories, especially of local girl Carla. But she has told each of them
that they are the father of her daughter Gia, so they have all been paying for
her upbringing. Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers,
Peter Lawford, Telly Savalas, Lee Grant. Written by Melvin Frank, Denis
Norden, Sheldon Keller; Directed by Frank. 1968.
Busting
Los Angeles vice detectives Michael Keneely and Patrick Farrel get in over their
heads when they don't heed orders from above and go after local crime boss Carl
Rizzo. Starring Elliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen Garfield, Antonio
Fargas, Michael Lerner, Sid Haig, Logan Ramsey. Written & Directed by
Peter Hyams. 1974.
Cannon
for Cordoba In 1912, Mexican rebel Cordoba steals six cannons
from the forces of General Pershing, who assigns Captain Rod Douglas to retrieve
them. Douglas recruits a trio of misfits and they, along with a Mexican officer
and an enigmatic woman, travel to Cordoba's mountain fortress.
Starring George Peppard, Giovanna Ralli, Raf Vallone, Pete Duel, Don Gordon,
Francine York. Written by Stephen Kandel; Directed by Paul Wendkos.
1970.
Carny
Eighteen year old Donna, a waitress in a small town, meets carnival hustlers
Frankie and Patch, and ends up following them through the South. Starring
Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson, Meg Foster, Kenneth McMillan, Elisha
Cook Jr., Tim Thomerson, Craig Wasson, Fred Ward. Written by Phoebe &
Robert Kaylor, Robbie Robertson, Thomas Baum; Directed by Robert Kaylor.
1980.
The
Christine Jorgensen Story
The true story of George Jorgensen, who thinks
himself a woman trapped in a man's body, so he opts for surgery and hormone
treatments to make him the world's first transsexual.
Starring John Hansen, Joan Tompkins,
Quinn Redeker, John Himes, Pamelyn Ferdin. Based on the autobiography of
Christine Jorgensen. Written by Robert E. Kent, Ellis St. Joseph; Directed
by Irving Rapper. 1970.
Cruising
A police detective goes undercover in the gay subculture of New York City to
catch a serial killer who is murdering homosexuals using S&M tactics.
Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Joe Spinell, Ed
O'Neill, James Remar, Powers Boothe. Based on the novel by Gerald Walker.
Written & Directed by William Friedkin. 1980.
Deadly
Blessing The former member of an orthodox Amish sect dies in a
mysterious tractor accident, and his widow is left to face the fanatical
Hittites who view her as an incubus and have sinister designs on her.
Starring Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Jeff East, Lisa Hartman,
Ernest Borgnine, Michael Berryman. Written by Glenn M.
Benest, Matthew Barr, Wes Craven; Directed by Craven. 1981.
Fedora
Hollywood producer Butch Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a
famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement. Starring William
Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Stephen
Collins, Henry Fonda, Michael York, Ferdy Mayne. Based on the story by
Thomas Tryon. Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond; Directed by Wilder.
1978.
The
First Time
Three young men plan to lose their virginity with Anna, a lovely woman they
think to be a prostitute, but discover that they're not yet ready for the big
moment. Starring Wink Roberts, Rick Kelman, Wes Stern, Jacqueline Bisset.
Written by Bernard Bassey, Jo Heims, Roger Smith; Directed by James Neilson.
1969.
The
Fish That Saved Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh basketball team is
dreadful. With the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible
players, they hope to become winners. Starring Julius Erving, Jonathan
Winters, Meadowlark Lemon, Jack Kehoe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, M. Emmet Walsh,
Stockard Channing, Flip Wilson, Debbie Allen, Joe Seneca. Written by David
Dashev, Gary Stromberg, Jaison Starkes, Edmond Stevens; Directed by Gilbert
Moses. 1979.
Fitzwilly
When Miss Victoria Woodworth's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest
philanthropist--until she runs out of money. Her loyal butler, Claude
Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff in robbing from various businesses and
wealthy people, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living. Starring Dick
Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon, John McGiver, Edith Evans, Norman Fell, Sam Waterston.
Based on the novel by Poyntz Tyler. Written by Isobel Lennart; Directed by
Delbert Mann. 1967.
From
Noon Till Three On the way to commit a bank robbery, a gang of
outlaws stop at the house of Amanda Starbuck, a beautiful young widow who
catches the eye of bandit Graham Dorsey. Instead of riding on, Dorsey
stays to await the gang's return and spends three wonderful hours with Amanda.
But when the robbery goes wrong, Dorsey must jump out of the sack and rescue his
fellow criminals. Starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley,
Stan Haze, Anne Ramsey. Based on the novel by Frank D. Gilroy.
Written & Directed by Gilroy. 1976.
GALAXY
OF TERROR (aka PLANET OF HORRORS; MINDWARP: AN INFINITY OF TERROR) A
spaceship rescue mission lands on a dark and barren planet. After
discovering a giant pyramid whose powers prevent the team from leaving, they
venture inside it and try to unlock its mysteries. Each person must then
face their own individual fates, strangely dictated by their secret fears.
Starring Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston, Bernard Behrens, Zalman
King, Robert Englund, Taaffe O'Connell, Sid Haig, Grace Zabriskie. Written
by Bruce D. Clark, Marc Siegler; Directed by Clark. 1981.
Golden
Rendezvous The Caribbean Star, a combination cargo ship and
floating casino, is hijacked by amoral mercenary Luis Carreras. Taking his
marching orders from a mysterious mastermind, he installs an atomic device
mid-ship, holding the passengers hostage so he can exchange them for the gold
bullion of a U.S. Treasury ship. Starring Richard Harris, Ann Turkel,
Gordon Jackson, John Vernon, David Janssen, Burgess Meredith, Dorothy Malone,
John Carradine. Based on the novel by Alistair MacLean. Written by
John Gay, Chris Bryant, Stanley Price, Allan Scott; Directed by Ashley Lazarus,
Freddie Francis. 1977.
The
Grey Fox When an aging but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is
released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber.
Starring Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson.
Written by John Hunter; Directed by Phillip Borsos. 1982.
Hannibal
Brooks A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to
escape from the Germans, so he does and takes with him the elephant that he's
been caring for. Starring Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, Wolfgang Preiss,
John Alderton. Written by Michael Winner, Tom Wright, Dick Clement, Ian La
Frenais; Directed by Winner. 1969.
Happy
Birthday, Gemini Francis Geminiani has a romance going with
Judith until he drops her after a few nights of intimacy. Besieged by guilt and
misgivings, Francis is eventually forced to admit that he is really in love with
Judith's brother Randy, a wealthy, conservative Harvard student. Starring
Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg, Jeff Wincott.
Based on the play by Albert Innaurato. Written & Directed by Richard
Benner. 1980.
The
Happy Ending Suburban housewives console themselves with pills
and alcohol to tolerate their spouses' infidelities. Starring Jean
Simmons, John Forsythe, Lloyd Bridges, Teresa Wright, Bobby Darin, Tina Louise,
Shirley Jones. Written & Directed by Richard Brooks. 1969.
Head
Over Heels Charles is a Salt Lake City civil servant in love
with lonely housewife Laura, and does everything he can to win her away from Ox,
her A-frame-selling, ex-quarterback husband. Starring John Heard, Mary
Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Griffin Dunne.
Based on the novel "Chilly Scenes of Winter" by Ann Beattie. Written &
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. 1979.
Hearts
of the West Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams
of becoming a cowboy. When he heads west, he stumbles on to the set of a Wild
West movie and through mishap and chance becomes a star. Starring Jeff
Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Blythe Danner, Alan Arkin, Alex Rocco,
Marie Windsor, Dub Taylor, Fred Ward. Written by Rob Thompson; Directed by
Howard Zieff. 1975.
Hickey
& Boggs Private eyes Al Hickey and Frank Boggs end up dealing
with leftist radicals and mobsters as they try to track down an attorney's
missing girlfriend. Starring Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Ta-Ronce Allen,
Rosalind Cash, Isabel Sanford, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Ed Lauter,
James Woods, Roger E. Mosley. Written by Walter Hill; Directed by Robert
Culp. 1972.
Hide
in Plain Sight Thomas Hacklin comes to visit his children, only
to discover that they've disappeared. Apparently his ex-wife's present
husband is a witness against the mob, and Hacklin's children have been put in
the witness relocation program. Denied information concerning their whereabouts,
Hacklin desperately attempts to find them himself. Starring James Caan,
Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Joe Grifasi, Kenneth McMillan, Danny Aiello.
Based on the book by Leslie Waller. Written by Spencer Eastman; Directed
by James Caan. 1980.
Hornets'
Nest The only survivor of an ambushed American commando unit in
Italy teams up with a ragtag group of local youths to blow up a strategic dam.
Starring Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart.
Written by S.S. Schweitzer, Stanley Colbert; Directed by Phil Karlson, Franco
Cirino. 1970.
The
Human Factor Maurice Castle, a desk jockey in British
intelligence, watches with growing resentment as those around him move up the
ladder by cold-bloodedly doing their jobs as they see fit. Starring
Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, Robert Morley,
Ann Todd, Richard Vernon, Nicol Williamson, Iman, Adrienne Corri. Based on
the novel by Graham Greene. Written by Tom Stoppard; Directed by Otto
Preminger. 1979.
If
It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium A group of travelers from
the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
Starring Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton,
Michael Constantine, Norman Fell, Aubrey Morris, Senta Berger, John Cassavetes,
Joan Collins, Vittorio De Sica, Donovan, Anita Ekberg, Ben Gazzara, Virna Lisi,
Robert Vaughn, Yutte Stensgaard. Written by David Shaw; Directed by Mel
Stuart. 1969.
International
Velvet Sarah Brown, Velvet's niece, is equally horse-happy, and
trains to become an Olympic equestrienne. Starring Tatum O'Neal,
Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Nanette Newman. Written & Directed
by Bryan Forbes. 1978.
JUST
A Gigolo A Prussian war vet drifts from one demeaning job to
another before finally joining the gigolo stable of Baroness von Semering.
Starring David Bowie, Sydne Rome, Kim Novak, David Hemmings, Maria Schell, Curd
Jürgens, Marlene Dietrich. Written by Ennio De Concini, Joshua Sinclair;
Directed by David Hemmings. 1979.
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Lady
Caroline Lamb A noblewoman doomed to a loveless marriage falls
into a scandalous affair with the dashing Lord Byron. Starring Sarah
Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills, Margaret Leighton, Ralph
Richardson, Laurence Olivier. Written & Directed by Robert Bolt.
1972.
LADY
LIBERTY Maddalena and Michel meet and fall in love in an Italian meat
packing plant in the 1960s, but their love cannot be, since he is married and
Italy has no divorce. Maddalena persuades Michel to move to America, and
joins him four years later, bringing a mortadella as a present. But Customs does
not allow processed meat to enter the U.S., so Maddalena is held indefinitely at
JFK airport where she refuses to give up her sausage. Starring Sophia
Loren, William Devane, Gigi Proietti, Beeson Carroll, David Doyle, Danny DeVito,
Susan Sarandon, Edward Herrmann. Written by Renato W. Spera, Leonard Melfi,
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Don Carlos Dunaway; Directed by Mario Monicelli.
1971.
The
Landlord A spoiled rich kid buys a rundown Brooklyn tenement
with the intention of turning it into a palatial dream home. Unfortunately, he
didn't count on the militant tenants who don't share his particular vision.
Starring Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr.,
Marki Bey, Susan Anspach, Robert Klein, Trish Van Devere, Hector Elizondo,
Gloria Hendry. Based on the novel by Kristin Hunter. Written by Bill
Gunn; Directed by Hal Ashby. 1970.
Last
Embrace When his wife is killed in a restaurant shoot-out,
intelligence man Harry Hannan has a breakdown and finds that his department
doesn't want him back. He then receives a cryptic Jewish death-threat, and
frantically tries to find his enemies before they kill him. Starring Roy
Scheider, Janet Margolin, John Glover, Sam Levene, Charles Napier, Christopher
Walken, Mandy Patinkin, Joe Spinell. Based on the novel "The 13th Man" by
Murray Teigh Bloom. Written by David Shaber; Directed by Jonathan Demme.
1979.
Leo
the Last Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a
long-deposed European monarchy, finds himself jaded with the jet-set, and so
returns to his father's London town house for rest. With him are
social-climber Margaret, to whom he is engaged, and Laszlo, who is planning a
counter-revolution which will restore the monarchy. Starring Marcello
Mastroianni, Billie Whitelaw, Calvin Lockhart, Glenna Forster-Jones, Louis
Gossett Jr. Based on the play by George Tabori. Written by John
Boorman, Bill Stair; Directed by Boorman. 1970.
LET
IT BE An intimate bioscopic experience featuring The Beatles. Directed by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg. 1970.
Lili
Marleen In 1940s Switzerland, a German singer falls in love
with a Jewish composer and the two begin a clandestine romance that soon
involves the anti-Nazi resistance. Starring Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo
Giannini, Mel Ferrer, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Udo Kier, Adrian Hoven. Based
on the novel "Der Himmel hat viele Farben" by Lale Andersen. Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Manfred Purzer, Joshua Sinclair, Werner Uschkurat;
Directed by Fassbinder. 1981.
MESSAGE
FROM SPACE The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out
by the evil Gavanas. Jillucian King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy
seeds, each to be received by one chosen to come to Jillucia's defense.
Starring Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan, Sonny Chiba.
Written by Kinji Fukasaku, Shotaro Ishinomori, Masahiro Noda, Hirô Matsuda;
Directed by Fukasaku. 1978.
MONSTER
Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations--half-man,
half-fish--which terrorize a small fishing village by killing the men and raping
the women. Starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub,
Linda Shayne. Written by Frank Arnold, Martin B. Cohen, Frederick James;
Directed by Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami. 1980.
The
Music Lovers The compelling and bizarre story of Tchaikovsky's
life and music. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian,
Christopher Gable. Based on the book "Beloved Friend" by Catherine Drinker
Bowen and Barbara von Meck. Written by Melvyn Bragg; Directed by Ken
Russell. 1970.
The
Night They Raided Minsky's After running away from her Amish
community, Rachel Elizabeth Schpitendavel arrives in New York intent on becoming
a dancer. Unfortunately, Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her
"Dances From The Bible", but the show's comedian sees a way of wrong-footing the
local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation "Mme Fifi" and putting on
Rachel's performance as the place is raided. Starring Jason Robards, Britt
Ekland, Norman Wisdom, Forrest Tucker, Harry Andrews, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm
Elliott, Elliott Gould, Rudy Vallee. Based on the novel by Rowland Barber.
Written by Norman Lear, Sidney Michaels, Arnold Schulman; Directed by William
Friedkin. 1968.
Norman...
Is That You? Crusty Ben Chambers finds out his son Norman is a
gay caballero and tries to straighten him out. Starring Redd Foxx, Pearl
Bailey, Dennis Dugan, Michael Warren, Tamara Dobson, Wayland Flowers.
Based on the play by Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark. Written & Directed by
George Schlatter. 1976.
The
Offence After 20 years with Scotland Yard, Detective Sergeant
Johnson is at the breaking point. He finally explodes when interrogating a
suspect in a series of brutal attacks on young girls, abusing the accused and
leading Johnson to question his own motives. Starring Sean Connery, Trevor
Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen. Based on the play "This Story of
Yours" by John Hopkins. Written by Hopkins; Directed by Sidney Lumet.
1972.
OK
Connery (aka OPERATION KID BROTHER) The evil crime
syndicate Thanatos is bent on taking over the world, using a magnetic wave
generator that will cause all metal-based machinery to grind to a halt. However,
the well-known British secret agent normally assigned to such tasks isn't
available, so HMSS engages his civilian brother instead. Starring Neil
Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Agata Flori, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell.
Written by Paolo Levi, Frank Walker, Stanley Wright, Stefano Canzio; Directed by
Alberto De Martino. 1967.
THE
OUTSIDE MAN French contract assassin Lucien Bellon is hired by a Los
Angeles crime family, ostensibly to perform a hit on a rival mafia target.
But when Bellon arrives to do the job, a slaying occurs inside the household of
his employer and suspicion is immediately cast on the Frenchman. Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, Angie Dickinson, Jackie Earle
Haley, John Hillerman, Alex Rocco, Talia Shire. Written by Jean-Claude
Carrière, Jacques Deray, Ian McLellan Hunter; Directed by Deray. 1972.
Rich
Kids Two 12 year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken
homes, struggle to make sense of their parents' lives and their own adolescent
feelings. Starring Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, Kathryn Walker, John
Lithgow, David Selby, Olympia Dukakis, Jill Eikenberry. Written by Judith
Ross; Directed by Robert M. Young. 1979.
Rosebud
In a bold coup, a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and
kidnaps the five millionaires' daughters on board, demanding that its message be
broadcast all over Europe. Starring Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough,
Cliff Gorman, Claude Dauphin, Peter Lawford, Raf Vallone, Adrienne Corri,
Isabelle Huppert, Kim Cattrall. Based on the novel by Paul Bonnecarrere
and Joan Hemingway. Written by Erik Lee Preminger, Marjorie Kellogg;
Directed by Otto Preminger. 1975.
The
Secret of Santa Vittoria Italo Bombolini is a fairly worthless
drunk in the small Italian town of Santa Vittoria in the closing days of WWII.
Through a series of accidents, he is named the town's new leader after the
Fascist government falls. But when he finds that the Germans plan to
occupy the town and take their wine, he decides to hide it.
Starring Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger. Based on
the novel by Robert Crichton. Written by Ben Maddow, William Rose;
Directed by Stanley Kramer. 1969.
SEE
YOU MONDAY
In Montreal, roommates Nicole
and Lucie have regular affairs with married men who leave them on the weekends
for their families in the countryside.
Starring Miou-Miou, Carole Laure, Claude Brasseur, David
Birney. Based on the novel by Roger Fournier. Written by Fournier,
Jacques & Maurice Dugowson; Directed by Maurice Dugowson. 1979.
Sharks'
Treasure Eccentric charter skipper Jim Carnahan and his team of
hard-luck dreamers battle sharks, bandits and their own greed to recover
sunken treasure off the coast of Honduras. Starring Cornel Wilde, Yaphet
Kotto, John Neilson, Cliff Osmond. Written & Directed by
Cornel Wilde. 1975.
THE
SILENT STRANGER A gunman known only as The Stranger must use all his
skills to defeat a group of samurai. Starring Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista,
Kin Omae, Rita Maura. Written by Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Vincenzo
Cerami, Giancarlo Ferrando; Directed by Luigi Vanzi. 1975.
Some
Girls Do British agent Bulldog Drummond is sent to investigate
a series of unexplainable accidents that befall the world's first supersonic
airliner (SST1). He uncovers a plot to use beautiful girls with electronic
brains to sabotage the airplane by means of "infrasound", which can be directed
at people or objects with devastating results. Starring Richard Johnson,
Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar, James Villiers, Vanessa Howard, Maurice Denham, Robert
Morley, Virginia North, Yutte Stensgaard, Joanna Lumley. Written by Liz
Charles-Williams, David D. Osborn; Directed by Ralph Thomas. 1969.
Swamp
Thing Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky
swamp, is trying to create a new species - a combination of animal and plant
capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. In an act of
sabotage, he becomes the subject of his own creation and is transformed into
the Swamp Thing. Starring Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David
Hess, Nicholas Worth. Based on the comic book by Len Wein, Bernie
Wrightson. Written & Directed by Wes Craven. 1982.
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Telefon
A renegade Russian is hunted by agents from the KGB and CIA as he sets off human
time bombs across America. Starring Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald
Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Patrick Magee, Sheree North. Based on the novel by
Walter Wager. Written by Peter Hyams, Stirling Silliphant; Directed by Don
Siegel. 1977.
Those
Lips, Those Eyes In the 1950s, pre-med student Artie Shoemaker
takes a job as a prop boy at an Ohio summer-stock theatre. His ineptitude nearly
costs him his job, but Artie is protected by Harry Crystal, the troupe's leading
man, who orchestrates a romance between Artie and Ramona, a fellow actress.
Starring Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce, Jerry Stiller, Kevin
McCarthy. Written by David Shaber; Directed by Michael Pressman.
1980.
Three
Two college friends traveling in Europe find themselves rivals for
the attention of a mysterious woman. Starring Charlotte Rampling, Robie
Porter, Sam Waterston, Pascale Roberts, Edina Ronay. Based on the story
"Then We Were Three" by Irwin Shaw. Written & Directed by James Salter.
1969.
200
Motels Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention spend their
lives on the road, searching for groupies and hoping to get paid. Starring
Frank Zappa, Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon. Written by Frank
Zappa, Howard Kaylan, Tony Palmer, Jeff Simmons, Mark Volman; Directed by Zappa,
Palmer, Charles Swenson. 1971.
Valentino
The life and tragic death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino.
Starring Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane, Seymour
Cassel, Huntz Hall, Anton Diffring, Linda Thorson, John Ratzenberger.
Based on the novel "Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik" by Chaw Mank and
Brad Steiger. Written by Mardik Martin, Ken Russell; Directed by Russell.
1977.
The
Visitor The soul of a young girl
with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God
and the Devil. Starring Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, John
Huston, Sam Peckinpah, Shelley Winters, Franco Nero. Written by Ovidio G.
Assonitis, Giulio Paradisi, Lou Comici, Robert Mundi; Directed by Paradisi.
1980.
The
Visitors The Wayne family's quiet winter Sunday is shattered
when unexpected visitors--from Harry Wayne's former platoon in Vietnam--stop in
for a visit. Starring Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods, Steve
Railsback. Written by Chris Kazan; Directed by Elia Kazan. 1972.
Voices
An up-and-coming singer meets and falls in love with the girl of his
dreams. However, he must come to terms with the fact that she is deaf.
Starring Michael Ontkean, Amy Irving, Alex Rocco, Barry Miller, Viveca Lindfors.
Written by John Herzfeld; Directed by Robert Markowitz. 1979.
Wanda
Nevada Drifter Beaudray Demerille wins a young orphan named
Wanda Nevada in a poker game and takes her gold prospecting in the Grand Canyon.
Starring Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields, Fiona Lewis, Luke Askew, Severn Darden,
Henry Fonda. Written by Dennis Hackin; Directed by Peter Fonda.
1979.
Welcome
to L.A. The lives and romantic entanglements of a group of
young adults who have achieved "overnight" success in Los Angeles.
Starring Keith Carradine, Sally Kellerman, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel,
Lauren Hutton, Viveca Lindfors, Sissy Spacek, Denver Pyle. Written &
Directed by Alan Rudolph. 1976.
What
Do You Say to a Naked Lady? Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretly
tapes people's unexpected encounters with nudity. Written &
Directed by Allen Funt. 1970.
Where
the Lilies Bloom After the death of their widower father, a
family of Appalachian children try to survive and stay together in the
backwoods. Starring Julie Gholson, Jan Smithers, Matthew Burrill, Helen
Harmon, Rance Howard, Harry Dean Stanton. Based on the novel by Bill &
Vera Cleaver. Written by Earl Hamner Jr.; Directed by William A. Graham.
1974.
The
White Buffalo Wild Bill Hickok teams up with Crazy Horse to
hunt a white buffalo that haunts his dreams. Starring Charles Bronson,
Jack Warden, Will Sampson, Clint Walker, Slim Pickens, Stuart Whitman, Kim
Novak, John Carradine, Ed Lauter, Martin Kove. Based on the novel by
Richard Sale. Written by Sale; Directed by J. Lee Thompson. 1977.
Young
Billy Young Ben Kane takes the job as deputy marshal of Lords
because he has an old score to settle with the town's chief trouble-maker. Once
on the job, Kane must also deal with a young sharpshooter named Billy Young and
Lily Beloit, a sassy saloon dancer. Starring Robert Mitchum, Angie
Dickinson, Robert Walker Jr., David Carradine, Christopher Mitchum. Based
on the novel "Who Rides with Wyatt" by Heck Allen. Written & Directed by
Burt Kennedy. 1969.
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