Sal Mineo
Biography: Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer, and director. He is best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mineo also starred in films such as Crime in the Streets, Giant (both 1956), Exodus (1960), for which he won a Golden Globe and received second Academy Award nomination, The Longest Day (1962), and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sal Mineo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: January 10, 1939
Deathday: February 12, 1976
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Rebel Without a Cause
1955-10-27
Rebel Without a Cause
Overview: After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-27
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971-05-20
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Overview: The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-20
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Giant
1956-11-08
Giant
Overview: Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-08
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Overview: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-09
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Exodus
1960-12-15
Exodus
Overview: Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-15
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The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The Longest Day
Overview: The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-09-25
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Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008-10-23
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Overview: Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous championing of the rights of the victim in high-profile murder cases. His powerful commentaries have made compelling reading in Vanity Fair for a quarter of a century. Now, aged 82, Dunne is covering his last murder trial for Vanity Fair -- the trial of music producer Phil Spector -- and reflects upon his past as a decorated WWII Veteran, his rise and spectacular collapse as a Hollywood producer, and his rebirth as the writer we know today. Dunne's mind offers a fascinating insight into the American psyche and its obsession with fame.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-23
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956-07-04
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Overview: The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-04
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Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15
Cheyenne Autumn
Overview: A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-15
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Crime in the Streets
1956-06-10
Crime in the Streets
Overview: A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-10
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Six Bridges to Cross
1955-01-21
Six Bridges to Cross
Overview: Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-21
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The Gene Krupa Story
1959-12-01
The Gene Krupa Story
Overview: The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-01
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Tonka
1958-12-25
Tonka
Overview: Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-25
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005-01-01
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Overview: Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004-07-28
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Overview: From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-28
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In Search of America
1971-03-23
In Search of America
Overview: Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-23
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Who Killed Teddy Bear?
1965-09-01
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Overview: A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats...
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-09-01
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The Private War of Major Benson
1955-08-02
The Private War of Major Benson
Overview: A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-02
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LSD: Insight or Insanity?
1967-12-31
LSD: Insight or Insanity?
Overview: Documentary about the potentially dangerous and unpredictable drug LSD. Various experts discuss how LSD is made and the hazards involved in using it while avid users explain why they enjoy taking it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-31
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Escape from Zahrain
1962-05-23
Escape from Zahrain
Overview: Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-23
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The Young Don't Cry
1957-07-26
The Young Don't Cry
Overview: An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-26
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The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
1966-12-25
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
Overview: A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to get them.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-25
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How to Steal an Airplane
1971-12-10
How to Steal an Airplane
Overview: Two pilots are hired to reclaim a stolen jet from the son of a South American dictator.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-10
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Dino
1957-07-21
Dino
Overview: A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-21
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80 Steps to Jonah
1969-12-01
80 Steps to Jonah
Overview: Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-01
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Rock, Pretty Baby
1956-12-01
Rock, Pretty Baby
Overview: A high school rock group enters a band contest.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-01
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Stranger on the Run
1967-10-31
Stranger on the Run
Overview: A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-31
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A Private's Affair
1959-08-14
A Private's Affair
Overview: Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing and dancing at the proper times, but also running into a trio of alluring young women.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-14
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Rediscovering a Rebel
1996-01-01
Rediscovering a Rebel
Overview: A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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The Challengers
1970-02-20
The Challengers
Overview: Racers compete in the Grand Prix.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-20
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The Celluloid Closet
1996-01-30
The Celluloid Closet
Overview: What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-30
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Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973-11-03
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Overview: David Janssen plays Harry Orwell, a retired L.A. cop who was shot during a robbery and whose partner was killed in the incident. Harry is in constant pain due to the bullet lodged near his spine, but he works off and on as a private detective to supplement his pension. Late one night, Harry is approached in his home by one of the men who shot him (Martin Sheen) to help find the other man (Sal Mineo) involved in the robbery, who he says is trying to kill him. Is it a setup? This was the first pilot for the ABC detective series *Harry O*, which (after a second pilot, *Smile Jenny, You're Dead*, was picked up) aired from September 1974 to April 1976.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-03
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Krakatoa, East of Java
1968-12-26
Krakatoa, East of Java
Overview: A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-26
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975-09-30
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Overview: Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-30
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James Dean Remembered
1974-01-01
James Dean Remembered
Overview: Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Big John Morrison
1973-10-23
Big John Morrison
Overview: Detectives Calabrese and Jameson become emotionally involved in a robbery/homicide/rape crime spree when a friend becomes a victim.
Genres: TV Movie Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-23
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Overview: A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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The Family Rico
1972-09-13
The Family Rico
Overview: A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-13
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Sonic Boom
1974-01-01
Sonic Boom
Overview: Comedy short about a supersonic jet that lands in a small town and creates hysteria about an impending sonic boom that never happens.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Aladdin
1958-02-21
Aladdin
Overview: Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television.
Genres: Comedy Drama Adventure Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-02-21
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Rock 'n' Roll Revue
1955-10-07
Rock 'n' Roll Revue
Overview: Rock'n Roll Revue is a 1955 American film directed by Joseph Kohn. The film was compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-07
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Death Scenes 2
1992-01-01
Death Scenes 2
Overview: DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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