Movies by James Coburn
As part of the cast:
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Payback: Straight Up: The Director's Cut (2006)
Cast: David Paymer, Deborah Kara Unger, James Coburn …
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Payback is bad guy Porter's (Mel Gibson) MO after his wife (Deborah Kara Unger) and partner (Gregg Henry) steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Director Brian…
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Snow Dogs (2002)
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Randy Birch …
Directed by: Brian Levant
Miami dentist Dr. Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) treks to Alaska to claim an inheritance that turns out to be a team of champion sled dogs. Trouble is, old curmudgeon "Thunder" Jack Johnson…
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American Gun (2002)
Cast: James Coburn, Virginia Madsen, Barbara Bain …
Directed by: Alan Jacobs
When a holiday family reunion is cut short by his daughter's fatal shooting, Martin Tillman (James Coburn) copes with his grief by setting out to find the owner of the gun involved in…
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Role of a Lifetime (2002)
Cast: Scott Bakula, Kathryn Morris, Antony Alda …
Directed by: Antony Alda
Bobby Cellini (Scott Bakula) is a has-been actor who completely drops out of public view and is subsequently presumed dead. When Hollywood decides to make a film about his life, Bobby makes…
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Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs …
Directed by: Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich …
The professional scarers of Monsters Inc. sneak into kids' bedrooms at night to elicit screams that they convert into energy to run their world. Life is fine for top scarer Sulley until…
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Proximity (2001)
Cast: Jonathan Banks, Terrence "T.C." Carson, James Coburn …
Directed by: Scott Ziehl
"Thinning the herd" takes on a new meaning when human lives are at stake in this prison thriller. William Conroy (Rob Lowe) is a prison inmate who knows too much when the inmate the next cell…
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Walter and Henry (2001)
Cast: John Larroquette, Nicholas Braun, James Coburn …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
John Larroquette stars in this Showtime original as Walter, a struggling New York City street musician who lives with his son Henry in an abandoned Brooklyn lot. Pushed to the edge by poverty…
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The Man From Elysian Fields (2001)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
After failing to get his latest book published, a Los Angeles novelist (Andy Garcia) finds it difficult to pay the bills and support his wife (Julianna Margulies) and son. He's compelled…
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Bruce Lee: Intercepting Fist (2001)
Cast: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, George Lazenby …
Follow the transformation of world-renowned martial arts great Bruce Lee, from his early years as a young student to his final days as a skilled master and screen legend. Rare movie clips and…
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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, James Coburn, David Brown …
Directed by: Patty Ivins Specht
Screen siren Marilyn Monroe makes her last film appearance playing a wife and mother, thanks to a fascinating 37-minute reconstruction of scenes from her final film, Something's Got to…
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Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
Cast: James Coburn, Tom Hanks, William Friedkin …
Directed by: Kevin Burns, Shelley Lyons
Behind-the-scenes footage, rare screen tests and insightful interviews highlight this engrossing two-hour look at one of Hollywood's greatest dream factories. Such film luminaries as Tom…
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Deep Water (2000)
Cast: James Coburn, Costas Mandylor, Finola Hughes …
Directed by: John Putch
Alan Decker (Costas Mandylor), a member of the U.S. Navy Special Forces, is assigned to keep an eye on the daughter of an oil tycoon while she's aboard a cruise ship headed to Hawaii.…
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Noah's Ark (1999)
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Jon Voight, F. Murray Abraham …
Directed by: John Irvin
Noah (Jon Voight) has been judged to be last good man on Earth in this reworking of the cataclysmic Old Testament tale. After he and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) escape the destruction of…
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Affliction (1998)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town, and he's not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (James Coburn), Wade…
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Mr. Murder (1998)
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, James Coburn, Julie Warner …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
A botched cloning causes mystery novelist Marty Stillwater (Stephen Baldwin) to become his evil twin in this made-for-TV miniseries based on Dean Koontz's bestseller. A rogue…
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Bruce Lee: Path of the Dragon (1998)
Cast: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Cynthia Rothrock …
A blend of vintage film footage and interviews, this documentary tribute examines the remarkable life and career of the legendary Bruce Lee, a man widely regarded as the most influential…
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Keys to Tulsa (1997)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Leslie Greif
Richter Boudreau (Eric Stoltz) is on one bad streak: He languishes in the shadow of his celebrity mother, loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached…
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The Second Civil War (1997)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes…
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Eraser (1996)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa L. Williams, James Caan …
Directed by: Charles Russell
U.S. Marshall John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen (Vanessa L.…
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The Nutty Professor (1996)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn …
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
A 1990s spin on a classic, director Tom Shadyac's Oscar-nominated comedy follows portly professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy, who plays seven characters in the film) as he bumbles…
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20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1996)
Cast: James Coburn, Julie Andrews, Red Buttons …
With studio executive Darryl F. Zanuck at the helm through the early 1970s, 20th Century Fox produced an array of megasuccesses (All About Eve, The Longest Day and The Sound of Music) and at…
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The Cherokee Kid (1996)
Cast: Sinbad, James Coburn, Gregory Hines …
Directed by: Paris Barclay
Silly pratfalls spill over at every turn when funnyman Sinbad gallops into the Wild West as good-natured outlaw Isaiah Turner, aka the titular Cherokee Kid, who's out to avenge the…
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Maverick (1994)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Director Richard Donner pumps new life into this big-screen remake of the classic Western television series, with Mel Gibson assuming the role of poker-playing grifter Bret Maverick. Maverick…
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes …
Directed by: Bill Duke
Now that nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier is out of the witness protection program, Mother Superior wants her back in the habit -- this time, to help save an ailing parochial school.
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Deadfall (1993)
Cast: Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Christopher Coppola
When his father dies, Joe (Michael Biehn) tracks down his con man Uncle Lou (James Coburn) to recover some loot Lou had stolen from his father years before. But Joe becomes ensnarled in…
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Martial Arts Master: The Life of Bruce Lee (1993)
Cast: Bruce Lee, Sylvan, Jackie Chan …
Directed by: Guy Scutter
Delving into the life of beloved martial arts master Bruce Lee, this documentary includes an engrossing examination of his wildly influential movie career, his untimely death in 1973 and the…
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Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992)
Cast: Dorothy Stratten, Barbi Benton, James Coburn …
Narrated by Oscar winner James Coburn, this intimate documentary tracks the life and times of a cultural icon -- the original Playboy, Hugh Hefner. From his austere childhood to his rise as…
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Hudson Hawk (1991)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell …
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Half loopy parody, half action-comedy, this Bruce Willis vehicle puts its star in the shoes of Hudson Hawk, a skilled cat burglar who times his robberies by singing show tunes. After being…
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The Lion's Roar (1985)
Cast: James Coburn, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche …
Directed by: Mark Elliott
Narrated by James Coburn, this documentary examines the life of the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, known as the Black Hat Lama, a revered Buddhist master who fled Tibet in 1959 and continued to…
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Martin's Day (1984)
Cast: Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn …
Directed by: Alan Gibson
Fateful circumstances lead to a poignant alliance between an escaped prisoner named Martin Stechert (Richard Harris) and the 12-year-old boy (Justin Henry) -- also named Martin -- he takes…
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Bill Wyman's Digital Daydreams (1983)
Cast: Richard O'Brien, Bill Wyman, Stanley Unwin …
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
An amalgam of straight-ahead documentary and cinema verité, this movie outlines the life, loves and music of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman. After leaving the Stones in 1981,…
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High Risk (1981)
Cast: James Coburn, Anthony Quinn, James Brolin …
Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Fed up with dead-end jobs that pay them pennies, a foursome of amateur thieves (James Brolin, Bruce Davison, Chick Vennera and Cleavon Little) plots to pull off a profitable crime: ripping…
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Looker (1981)
Cast: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey …
Directed by: Michael Crichton
Larry Roberts (Albert Finney) is a successful plastic surgeon who becomes suspicious that larger forces are at work after several of his patients die mysteriously. He eventually uncovers a…
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Loving Couples (1980)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Jack Smight
This witty sex comedy stars Shirley MacLaine and James Coburn as a pair of married doctors who get caught up in tag-team mate swapping. After middle-aged Evelyn (MacLaine) begins a tryst with…
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear …
Directed by: James Frawley
After deciding to pursue a career in acting, Kermit the Frog goes on a cross-country trek to find fame in Hollywood. Along the way, he meets Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the…
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Cross of Iron (1977)
Cast: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Director Sam Peckinpah's unflinching look at war stars James Coburn as Cpl. Steiner, the leader of a German platoon circa 1943. A contest of wills develops between the courageous Steiner…
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Midway (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn …
Directed by: Jack Smight
Screen legends Charlton Heston, Toshirô Mifune, Robert Mitchum and Henry Fonda band together for this sprawling war film that depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of…
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The Last Hard Men (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
An escaped convict aims to exact revenge on the sheriff who not only put him behind bars, but also was responsible for the death of his wife. The now-retired lawman must dust off his…
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Hard Times (1975)
Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland …
Directed by: Walter Hill
An aging street fighter (Charles Bronson) travels to New Orleans to eke out a living during the Depression. Despite the tough times, he finds some success when a shady promoter (James Coburn)…
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Bite the Bullet (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Gene Hackman plays a former roughrider who matches wits with a lovely but shady lady-in-distress (Candice Bergen). James Coburn is a drifting ex-cowboy who joins a grueling 700-mile race and…
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The Internecine Project (1974)
Cast: James Coburn, Lee Grant, Harry Andrews …
Directed by: Ken Hughes
James Coburn stars in this British thriller as former secret agent Robert Elliot, whose recent appointment as an adviser to the U.S. president leaves him scrambling to erase his shady past.…
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The Last of Sheila (1973)
Cast: James Coburn, Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
On the first anniversary of his wife's death, a wealthy movie producer (James Coburn) hosts a party aboard his yacht for a group of entertainment industry insiders who may be connected…
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Cast: Emilio Fernandez, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Charged with the task of wiping the Old West clean and making way for a new one, reluctant Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) must betray his former cronies -- among them, Billy the Kid (Kris…
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Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
Cast: James Coburn, Walter Pidgeon, Trish Van Devere …
Directed by: George Schenck, Bruce Geller
While lightening the wallet load of countless innocents in several U.S. and Canadian cities, ace pickpocket Harry (James Coburn) turns two aspiring thieves and a crusty, cocaine-loving…
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A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
Cast: James Coburn, Telly Savalas, Bud Spencer …
Directed by: Tonino Valerii
Determined to save his neck from a court martial and execution after giving up Fort Holman to the Confederates, Union Col. Pembroke (James Coburn) recruits seven condemned soldiers to retake…
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Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Cast: Romolo Valli, James Coburn, Rod Steiger …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
While on the lam in Mexico, Irish Republican Army demolition expert John Malloy (James Coburn) hooks up with Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger), a crass, stogie-chomping bandit with designs on the…
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Candy (1968)
Cast: Ewa Aulin, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando …
Directed by: Christian Marquand
This psychedelic cult classic based on Terry Southern's novel follows a naïve beauty (Ewa Aulin) as she sets out on a journey of sexual discovery. Along the way, she encounters one…
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In Like Flint (1967)
Cast: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Hale …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Suave Derek Flint returns in the sequel to Our Man Flint. A group of female tycoons have concocted a way to brainwash women; with the world's ladies enslaved, the dominatrixes hijack the…
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The President's Analyst (1967)
Cast: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden …
Directed by: Theodore J. Flicker
In writer-director Theodore J. Flicker's comedic thriller, the president of the United States is stressed out and seeks help from psychiatrist Sidney Schaefer. But soon, Sidney himself…
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Waterhole #3 (1967)
Cast: James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye …
Directed by: William A. Graham
Gambler Lewton Cole (James Coburn) makes the biggest bet of his life when, armed with nothing but a dubious map and a "borrowed" horse, he sets out to unearth a cache of valuables buried…
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Our Man Flint (1966)
Cast: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan …
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Meet the original man of mystery. On his first mission, secret agent Derek Flint (James Coburn, with suavity to spare) squares off against the most dangerous, unpredictable weapon known to…
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Cast: James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray …
Directed by: Bernard Girard
Con man James Coburn spends his time in prison figuring out how to get released from the big house and get to work on his next job. Once on the outside, he plans to rob the bank at Los…
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Cast: James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Helmed by Blake Edwards, this World War II spoof centers on Capt. Cash (Dick Shawn) and Lt. Christian (James Coburn), who are tasked with capturing a Sicilian village -- and are shocked to…
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A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price …
Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick
This rip-roaring (and often very funny) high-seas adventure is centerd on a group of children being shipped to England by their parents so they won't lose out on a civilized upbringing.…
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Major Dundee: The Extended Version (1965)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Directed with gusto by Sam Peckinpah, this seminal Western stars Charlton Heston as the titular Maj. Amos Dundee, a Union Army officer marshaling assorted deserters and Confederate detainees…
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The Loved One (1965)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, Rod Steiger …
Directed by: Tony Richardson
Soon after a British poet (Robert Morse) arrives at his uncle's Hollywood home, the uncle ends up dead in this satire based on the Evelyn Waugh novel of the same name, which skewers the…
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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Cast: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller helmed this trenchantly funny adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's script about cynical American Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Madison (James Garner), who wants nothing to do with frontline…
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The Great Escape (1963)
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough …
Directed by: John Sturges
Based on a true story and brimming with tension, this epic yarn centers on an audacious plan by Allied officers -- who've escaped their Nazi captors time and again -- to stage a massive…
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Charade (1963)
Cast: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cary Grant stars as Peter, who may or may not be a flimflam man who aids the recently widowed Regina (Audrey Hepburn) in her mission to recover a fortune hidden by her late husband. But three…
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Naked City: Spectre of the Roses Street Gang (1962)
Cast: Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Paul Burke …
Four episodes of the popular TV series "Naked City" are included on this disc. In the titular episode, Carroll O'Connor is one of three businessmen who killed a boy years earlier and…
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Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker …
Directed by: Don Siegel
When a weary infantry squad is sent back into battle against a massive German force, unruly ace soldier Reese (Steve McQueen, in strong antihero form) devises a ruse to trick the Nazis into…
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson …
Directed by: John Sturges
Fed up with being brutalized and impoverished because of outlaw raids led by a merciless brigand (Eli Wallach), the besieged citizens of a small Mexican town hire seven American gunslingers…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 17 (1959)
Cast: Rod Serling, Peter Falk, Joan Blondell …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Ride Lonesome (1959)
Cast: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts …
Directed by: Budd Boetticher
While transporting fugitive Billy John (James Best), bounty hunter Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott) stops at a way station, where two outlaws and the station master's wife join him on his…
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Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green …
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
Wrongly accused of killing a lawman during a daring escape from justice, bank robber Jim Larsen (Fred MacMurray) seeks refuge in a western town, where he flirts with danger once again by…
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Mars Invade the Earth!: The Night America Trembled / The Martian Eyes (1957)
Cast: Edward Asner, Warren Beatty, Burgess Meredith …
Directed by: Tom Donovan
From the benchmark TV series "Studio One" comes this 1957 episode "The Night America Trembled," which gamely re-creates the hysteria caused by Orson Welles's historic 1938 radio…