Movies by Anne Bancroft
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Delgo (2008)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer
Framed for kidnapping Kyla, the princess of a hated rival race, young dreamer Delgo must both prove his innocence and persuade the two warring tribes to unite and save the princess from their…
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Robert Allan Ackerman
Tennessee Williams's short novel finds American actress Karen Stone (Helen Mirren) en route to Rome when her wealthy husband (Brian Dennehy) suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane.…
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Heartbreakers (2001)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta …
Directed by: David Mirkin
Mother-daughter con team Max and Page make money the old-fashioned way: They swindle it. It works like this: Max seduces a lovestruck desperado, marries him and, with the aid of Page as "the…
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In Search of Peace: Part 1: 1948-1967 (2001)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Edward Asner, Michael York …
Directed by: Richard Trank
Michael Douglas narrates this documentary look at the first two decades of Israel's existence, with a concentration on the origins of the Middle East conflict. Through archival footage…
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Haven (2001)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Colm Feore, Hal Holbrook …
Directed by: John Gray
This made-for-TV World War II drama follows Jewish-American journalist Ruth Gruber (Natasha Richardson), who -- despite the objections of her parents (Anne Bancroft and Martin Landau) --…
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Keeping the Faith (2000)
Cast: Edward Norton, Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman …
Directed by: Edward Norton
Despite their different religious backgrounds, the Reverend Brian Finn and Rabbi Jacob Schram -- who were boyhood pals -- enjoy working together to spread "the word" -- until a love triangle…
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Up at the Villa (2000)
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Philip Haas
Danger is the ultimate aphrodisiac in this romance set in pre-World War II Italy. Kristin Scott Thomas is a beautiful, penniless English widow forced by circumstances to consider the proposal…
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Antz (1998)
Cast: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant (Woody Allen) in love with a rebellious princess (Sharon Stone) rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier (Sylvester…
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Great Expectations (1998)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
In this Americanized version of Charles Dickens's classic novel, set in 1990s New York instead of 1860s England, humble, young Finn (Ethan Hawke) develops a lifelong crush on Estella…
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Mark Twain's America (1998)
Cast: Anne Bancroft
Directed by: Stephen Low
Take a fascinating look at the growth of America through the eyes of celebrated author and humorist Mark Twain in this 1998 3-D IMAX film. See how Twain's world of river boats and the…
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G.I. Jane (1997)
Cast: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Lt. Jordan O'Neil, a tough female topographer, trains with the elite Navy SEALs. With a 60% dropout rate, no one expects her to survive the grueling regime, but she's determined to…
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Critical Care (1997)
Cast: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Dr. Ernst (James Spader) has a decision to make: a wealthy man in a coma will never wake up, so should he be kept alive while his daughters, Felicia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Connie (Margo…
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Homecoming (1996)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien …
Directed by: Mark Jean
When their mentally ill mother (Anna Louise Richardson) abandons them, a band of forlorn children (Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien, Hanna R. Hall and William Greenblatt) seek out…
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The Sunchaser (1996)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Michael Cimino
With a successful career, gorgeous trophy wife, dazzling sports car and a house to die for, Michael Reynolds (Woody Harrelson) has just about everything a young doctor could hope for --…
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How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Cast: Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn …
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Based on a novel by Whitney Otto, Jocelyn Moorhouse's directorial debut looks at relationships of all kinds -- romantic, platonic and familial. Finn Dodd (Winona Ryder), a graduate…
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Home for the Holidays (1995)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Jodie Foster
Every year, Claudia (Holly Hunter) dreads her trip home for Thanksgiving. Between her parents (Charles Durning and Anne Bancroft), her sardonic brother (Robert Downey Jr.) and her…
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Malice (1993)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman …
Directed by: Harold Becker
Hotshot surgeon Jed Hill (Alec Baldwin) rents a room from high school acquaintance (now professor) Andy (Bill Pullman), and his wife, Tracy (Nicole Kidman). But Tracy is uneasy about Hill,…
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Point of No Return (1993)
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney …
Directed by: John Badham
In this American remake of La Femme Nikita, cop killer Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) is on death row. After the government stages her execution by lethal injection, she wakes up to an…
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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
A gumshoe's frenzied efforts to win back his fiancée while dealing with Elvis impersonators galore give new meaning to the word zany in this madcap comedy. Finally ready to get…
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Love Potion #9 (1992)
Cast: Tate Donovan, Sandra Bullock, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Dale Launer
A gypsy woman gives nerdy biochemist Paul a love-inducing elixir to improve his luck with women. To evaluate the potion's effects, he enlists the help of fellow geeky scientist Diane.…
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Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Fierstein …
Directed by: Paul Bogart
This film adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony Award-winning Broadway play traces three distinct episodes over a 10-year period in the life of middle-aged gay man Arnold Beckoff…
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84 Charing Cross Road (1986)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench …
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
When feisty New York City writer Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) mails a note to a small London bookshop asking for some rare English classics, reserved bookseller Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins)…
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'night, Mother (1986)
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Anne Bancroft, Ed Berke …
Directed by: Tom Moore
Jessie Cates (Sissy Spacek), an unemployed epileptic with a failed marriage and a deeply troubled son, tells her mother, Thelma (Anne Bancroft, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance), that…
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Agnes of God (1985)
Cast: Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly star in Norman Jewison's riveting adaptation of the hit Broadway drama. When the infant of a young nun, Agnes (Tilly), is found strangled, a…
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Garbo Talks (1984)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Anne Bancroft shines as eccentric divorcée Estelle Rolfe in this whimsical comedy from director Sidney Lumet. When she learns she has inoperable cancer, Estelle has just one wish -- to…
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To Be or Not To Be (1983)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson …
Directed by: Alan Johnson
Mel Brooks and his real-life spouse, Anne Bancroft, star as impresarios of a Polish acting troupe circa 1939. When the Nazis invade Warsaw, the ensemble gets enmeshed in a subterfuge to…
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The Elephant Man (1980)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: David Lynch
In this Oscar-nominated drama based on a true story, physically abnormal John Merrick (John Hurt) endures ostracizing, taunting behavior as a sideshow attraction in mid-19th century England.…
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Fatso (1980)
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey …
Directed by: Anne Bancroft
Fearing he's just one plate of linguini away from a heart attack, overweight bachelor Dominick DiNapoli tries to shed a few pounds and ends up gaining the love of a good woman in this…
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The Turning Point (1977)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Shirley MacLaine stars as DeeDee, a former classical ballerina who cut short her rise to fame when she decided to settle down and raise children. When her daughter shows promise as a…
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Lipstick (1976)
Cast: Margaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, Perry King …
Directed by: Lamont Johnson
Twice bitten, doubly enraged. ... That's what model Chris McCormick (Margaux Hemingway) is after her rapist (Chris Sarandon) is found innocent at trial and then assaults her younger…
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Silent Movie (1976)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise …
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman) and Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) are aspiring filmmakers with a million-dollar idea that goes completely against the modern grain: They want to…
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The Hindenburg (1975)
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Gig Young, George C. Scott …
Directed by: Robert Wise
Made at the apex of disaster movies' popularity, director Robert Wise's thriller fictionalizes the events leading up to the fiery 1937 zeppelin crash. When German intelligence…
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks …
Directed by: Melvin Frank
Neil Simon's hit Broadway comedy makes a seamless transition to the big screen. Middle-aged New York City executive Mel has recently been "downsized" and doesn't know where to turn…
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The Graduate (1967)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Dustin Hoffman (in his first major film role) turns in a landmark performance as a naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor (Anne Bancroft) but ends up falling in…
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason …
Directed by: Jack Clayton
Jo (Anne Bancroft, who won a Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Award) is twice married with six kids when she meets writer Jake Armitage (Peter Finch). After leaving husband No. 2, Jo settles down…
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The Miracle Worker (1962)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
A bout with scarlet fever has rendered Helen Keller (Patty Duke) blind, deaf and mute. When her parents can no longer cope with the feral girl's tantrums, they call in inexperienced but…
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Nightfall (1957)
Cast: Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Friends James Vanning (Aldo Ray) and Edward Gurston (Frank Albertson) offer aid to two stranded motorists (Brian Keith and Rudy Bond) -- bank robbers on the run -- who repay their kindness…
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The Last Frontier (1955)
Cast: Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
After their valuable pelts are stolen by Indians, trappers Jed Cooper (Victor Mature), Gus Hideout (James Whitmore) and Mungo (Pat Hogan) join the Cavalry. Jed's mind turns to other…
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The Naked Street (1955)
Cast: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Maxwell Shane
To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie (Anne Bancroft), callous New York mobster Phil Regal (Anthony Quinn) intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get…
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Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Cast: Michael Rennie, Susan Hayward, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Delmer Daves
This sequel to The Robe finds freed Greek slave Demetrius forced into gladiatorial combat at the behest of emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson). The depraved Caligula covets Christ's hallowed…
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Gorilla at Large (1954)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Cameron Mitchell, Raymond Burr …
Directed by: Harmon Jones
After a man turns up dead at a peculiar carnival, police suspect Goliath, the world's largest -- and angriest -- gorilla. But as more killings ensue, it soon becomes clear that nearly…
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Cast: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
After Lyn (Anne Bancroft) dumps him, Jed (Richard Widmark) sulks until he spots gorgeous Nell Forbes (Marilyn Monroe), who recently moved to New York City. But Jed soon realizes that Nell…
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The Willow Cabin / Wintertime (1950)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Priscilla Gillette, Francis Bethencourt …
Directed by: Paul Nickell
Oscar winners Charlton Heston and Anne Bancroft star in this pair of World War II–themed episodes from the "Studio One" anthology TV series, which ran from 1948 to '58. In "The…
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Fatso (1980)
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey …
Directed by: Anne Bancroft
Fearing he's just one plate of linguini away from a heart attack, overweight bachelor Dominick DiNapoli tries to shed a few pounds and ends up gaining the love of a good woman in this…