Men and women who lived and worked at the Grand Coulee Dam in the depths of the Great Depression recount their experiences...
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Narrator
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2012
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A profile of Gen. George Armstrong Custer (1839-76), nicknamed "the boy general" for his Civil War exploits, who died with...
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2012
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This documentary tells the real story of Billy the Kid, the infamous bandit whose daring exploits staying on-the-run from...
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2012
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This historical documentary takes an in depth look at the 1881 scientific expedition led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely, who...
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2011
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This documentary examines a horrific fire that killed 146 factory workers when it engulfed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory...
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2011
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This reflective documentary from the Public Broadcasting Company explores the history of the Panama Canal, a project...
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2011
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An unusually intense teenager gets the idea that his name defines his destiny in this offbeat comedy. Leon Bronstein...
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Frank McGovern
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2010
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Few figures in U.S. military history are as divisive as General Robert E. Lee (1807-70). Adored by some for his heroic...
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Narrator
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2010
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Discover the true story of iconic Wild West lawman Wyatt Earp in this installment of American Experience. His reputation as...
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Narrator
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2010
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Whether you view him as one of the great American heroes or a deplorable crusader who savaged one of the West's most mighty...
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Narrator
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2008
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Hilary Duff and Evan Ross star in this interracial teen romance about a waitress whose summer romance with an ambitious cook...
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2008
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2007
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When a shifty magician turns state's evidence against a Las Vegas underworld heavy, the high price placed on his head sparks...
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2007
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The explosive X-Men motion picture trilogy officially draws to a close with this release that finds Rush Hour director...
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2006
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This five-hour ABC miniseries depicts the events leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, through the scope...
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2006
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In the late 1840s San Francisco was little more than a quaint seaside village of 800, and few could have foreseen that...
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2006
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Thesps Matt Lucas, Bob Hoskins, Mark Gatiss and Lee Ingleby star in this live-action BBC miniseries adaptation of Kenneth...
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2006
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This edition of the documentary series American Experience charts the life of infamous American outlaw Jesse James and the...
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2006
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2006
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A junior copy editor at a prominent New York publishing house must choose between starting a family and chasing her dreams...
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2006
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A handful of New Yorkers find their paths crossing in ways that force them to examine their lives in this contemporary drama...
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2005
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Ever since its post-World War II boom, Las Vegas has had many identities, in this documentary originally seen on PBS, the...
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2005
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Celebrated writer and director John Sayles turns his eye to politics in America in this drama. The son of respected Colorado...
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2004
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Childstar concerns an egotistical 12-year-old named Taylor who has skyrocketed to fame at that young age. His relationship...
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2004
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Jack Tanner
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2004
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Julia Child may well have introduced more Americans to classic European cuisine than anyone else; as the author of Mastering...
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Narrator
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2004
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Robbie Lowenthal
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2003
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Documentary filmmakers offer a fascinating look at one of the most spectacular engineering feats of the 19th Century as the...
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Narrator
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2003
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As America geared itself for another possible armed conflict in Iraq, the HBO cable service offered a dramatization of events...
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2002
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Mount Rushmore narrates the story of the one of America's most beloved monuments and the artist who crafted it. Driven by...
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2002
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Cat Storm (Dominique Swain) is a bored high school girl in New York City who follows her petulant, rich friends from one...
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2001
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The detectives' investigation of a stabbing murder reveals that the victim, a derelict, served in Vietnam. Following the...
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2001
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Cyrus Nowrasteh directs this wacky postmodern indie flick. Shipwrecked Gen-Xer Rob (Kai Lennox) happens upon an uncharted...
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Jack
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2000
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1998
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Produced for the Lifetime cable channel, Indiscretion of an American Wife is a remake of Vittorio De Sica's 1953 theatrical...
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Russell Burton
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1998
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Part four of the acclaimed PBS series explores the rise of two great Irish dynastic families in America, the Kennedys and...
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1998
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Part two of the acclaimed PBS series explores the path taken by new Irish arrivals in the New World. Irish roles in the...
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1998
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Part one of this acclaimed PBS series explores the earliest roots of the Irish people in the New World. Centering on the...
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1998
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Part three of the acclaimed PBS series explores the golden age of Irish-Americans living in America as immigrants, with...
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1998
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The real-life story of Olympic diver Greg Louganis is chronicled in this made-for-television drama. Mario Lopez stars as...
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1997
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Based on a best-selling autobiography, this comedy drama is the surprisingly sweet-natured life story of a controversial...
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1997
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The jazz world of 1930s Kansas City serves as the backdrop for an offbeat story of kidnapping, political corruption, and...
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Henry Stilton
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1996
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This made-for-TV movie is staged in the form of an ongoing news report, unfolding in "real time." The year is 2014, and the...
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1996
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A father and his teenaged daughter get the shocks of their lives the night he surreptitiously rings for a high-class hooker...
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1996
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Dana Carvey plays a private detective who forgets everything when he goes to sleep at night, waking up each morning with a...
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1994
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In this first sequel to 1989's Batman, the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is up against the Penguin (Danny DeVito), the...
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1992
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1992
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In this comedy, stockbroker Jon Aldrich (Tom Selleck) is the man who has it all, until his ill, aging parents (Don Ameche and...
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1992
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The tragic wreck of the super-tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska on March 24, 1989 was one of the most...
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1992
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Wes Craven's Shocker takes media manipulation to a new level in this story of an evil force emitted from television sets that...
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Lt. Don Parker
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1989
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On September 1, 1983, the Russians caused a major international incident by shooting down Korean Air Flight 007 -- a jet...
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1989
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Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk, this thought-provoking made-for-television drama chronicles the court...
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1988
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Jack Tanner
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1988
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While Salvador wasn't Oliver Stone's first film (a pair of offbeat horror stories preceded it), it defined his style of...
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Ambassador Thomas Kelly
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1986
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An ex-convict turned sheriff's deputy must face his guilty conscience, which is obsessed with his identity change following a...
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Burt/Tom
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1986
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This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who...
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Wilson
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1986
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Juvenile actor Henry Thomas, late of E.T., is the star of Cloak and Dagger. Given to telling whoppers, Thomas finds himself...
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Rice
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1984
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Countdown to Looking Glass was a Canadian-produced, 90 minute dramatic special, first telecast in the States over the HBO pay...
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1984
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Mel Gibson stars in this period political thriller directed by Peter Weir. Set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against...
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Peter Curtis
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1982
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In this domestic drama, a the marriage of a suburban couple crumbles on the eve of their 15th anniversary. ~ Sandra Brennan,...
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1982
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While staying at the Hollins Communication Institute, a stuttering accountant fittingly falls for a squirrel huntress who...
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Ross
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1982
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Dead Kids, aka Strange Behavior, is a creepy exercise from director Michael Laughlin--who conceived this as part one of an...
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Brady
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1981
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On the heels of Annie Hall, the Oscar-winning romantic comedy that rocketed Woody Allen to the front ranks of American...
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Yale
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1979
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This video tells of one man's attempt to regain his athletic prowess by hurdling furniture in John Cheever's story of a...
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1979
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Miss MacMichael (Glenda Jackson) is a dedicated teacher. She needs to be, because her students are delinquents who are barely...
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Martin
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1978
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A New York wife learns about the satisfactions of single life in this landmark 1970s "woman's film." Unlike her dysfunctional...
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Martin Benton
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1978
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Shortly before the bank examiner is due to arrive, higher-ups at a small-town bank discover that a beloved long-term employee...
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1977
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The McCarthy-era "witch hunts" in the entertainment industry set the stage for this comedy drama set in the 1950s. Howard...
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Alfred Miller
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1976
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Undercover cop Tony Baretta (Robert Blake) may be at home on the Mean Streets, but he is totally out of his element amongst...
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1975
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Following 24 characters through 5 days in the country music capital, Robert Altman's 1975 epic presents a complexly textured...
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1975
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Saul Bass had a fascinating career as an animator and as designer of title sequences for a number of notable films, including...
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Lesko
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1974
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Cicely Tyson ages from 19 to 110 in the role of Jane Pittman, a fictional African-American woman whose life began in slavery...
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Quentin Lerner
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1974
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Hope Lange plays Karen Chandler, a 36-year-old wife and mother. After living in quiet desperation for several years, she...
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Alec Shield
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1973
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1973
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1972
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1972
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Memorably described by Pauline Kael as "a beautiful pipe dream of a movie," Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller reimagines...
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1971
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Centuries old Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) is a vampire that is given a ride to his gloomy mansion in the woods by Paul...
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Paul
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1970
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Although he was not the first choice to direct it, the hit black comedy MASH established Robert Altman as one of the leading...
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1970
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Frank Shaft
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1970
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Kirk Douglas has an extreme case of mid-life crisis in Elia Kazan's turgid melodrama (adapted from his best-selling novel)....
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1969
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A spinster goes to extraordinary lengths to assuage her loneliness in Robert Altman's 1969 drama. Wealthy Frances Austen...
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1969
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Ben Cartwright hires a new horse trainer named Will Holt (Michael Murphy), who brings with him an Indian bride named Moon...
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1968
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Film star Lylah Clare is dead, but her legend lives on. Movie-producer Barney Sheean (Ernest Borgnine) hires Elsa Brinkmann...
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1968
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Improvisational director Robert Altman hadn't yet found his cinematic "voice" when he helmed the conformist,...
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1968
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Elvis Presley plays Guy Lambert, a musician (so far, so good) who is touring Great Britain (something Elvis never managed in...
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1967
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