Fritz Weaver
Biography: Fritz William Weaver (January 19, 1926 − November 26, 2016) was an American actor in television, stage, and motion pictures. He portrayed Dr. Josef Weiss in the 1978 epic television drama Holocaust, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. In cinema, he made his debut in the film Fail Safe (1964) and also appeared in Marathon Man (1976), Creepshow (1982), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Among many television roles, he performed in the movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). He also worked in science fiction and fantasy, especially in television series and movies like The Twilight Zone, 'Way Out, Night Gallery, The X-Files, The Martian Chronicles, and Demon Seed.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 19, 1926
Deathday: November 26, 2016
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The Thomas Crown Affair
1999-08-06
The Thomas Crown Affair
Overview: Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-06
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Fail Safe
1964-10-07
Fail Safe
Overview: Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
Genres: Thriller Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-07
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See China and Die
1981-12-09
See China and Die
Overview: A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-09
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Marathon Man
1976-10-08
Marathon Man
Overview: A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-08
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The Borgia Stick
1967-02-25
The Borgia Stick
Overview: A suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to break away from the cartel and go legitimate, but the syndicate doesn't want to give them up so easily.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-02-25
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The Power and the Glory
1963-05-31
The Power and the Glory
Overview: Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-31
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The Three Little Pigs
1991-01-01
The Three Little Pigs
Overview: Three pig brothers set out on their own, but only one manages to survive his encounters with a hungry wolf. Based on the children's book by James Marshall.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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To Trap a Spy
1964-01-01
To Trap a Spy
Overview: The men from U.N.C.L.E. are off to Africa to stop the assassination of a president.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Snoop Sisters
1972-12-18
The Snoop Sisters
Overview: A spinster and her widowed sister, both authors of murder mystery novels, try to track down the killer of a former movie star.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-18
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The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989-01-01
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
Overview: THE SPIRIT OF PITTSBURGH celebrates the human achievement of a city's continuing Renaissance. It is the heroic story of how Pittsburgh, once plagued by industrial pollution and urban blight, was transformed in just 40 years to what it is today. It is a story told by people who were intimately involved in its change - scientists, politicians, teachers, construction workers, business and community leaders. Unique archival footage dramatically portrays Pittsburgh's past; stunning photography captures the city today - from its hills, bridges and rivers to the medical, educational and artistic communities in its mosaic of neighborhoods. This is Pittsburgh, a place whose people take pride in their heritage and in their ever-changing home. THE SPIRIT OF PITTSBURGH was commissioned by The Pittsburgh Foundation of Dollar Bank. Look for this remarkable film at its permanent home in the Renaissance Theatre of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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We'll Never Have Paris
2014-10-01
We'll Never Have Paris
Overview: Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals out of control. He second-guesses his plans to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Devon, after his beautiful coworker, Kelsey, confesses that she has a crush on him. After a conversation with his best friend, Jameson, he clumsily tries to explain his doubts to Devon, but his possible proposal turns into a break-up. When Devon flees to Paris, he follows her in a last-ditch effort to win back "the one."
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-01
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Demon Seed
1977-04-07
Demon Seed
Overview: A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-07
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Black Sunday
1977-04-01
Black Sunday
Overview: An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-01
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This Must Be the Place
2011-08-24
This Must Be the Place
Overview: A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-24
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004-01-01
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Overview: Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975-02-10
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Overview: A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-10
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Ironclads
1991-03-11
Ironclads
Overview: Ironclads is a 1991 made-for-television movie produced by Ted Turner's TNT company about the events behind the creation of the CSS Virginia from the remains of the USS Merrimack and the battle between the Virginia and the USS Monitor in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862-March 9, 1862.
Genres: TV Movie History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-11
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Battles That Doomed Hitler
Battles That Doomed Hitler
Overview: From the Nazi Blitzkrieg in 1939 to the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, the Axis tide rolled unchecked. But Axis luck was about to turn in a series of bloody showdowns. Review the battles that spelled doom for Hitler and his allies and led to V.E. Day, a day that came too late for millions of civilians as well as soldiers who gave their lives.
Genres: History Documentary War
Original Language: en
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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000-10-31
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Overview: Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer George Clooney, star Dan O’Herlihy and screenwriter Walter Bernstein.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-31
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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020-01-28
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Overview: Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the pervasiveness of nuclear paranoia in films of the sixties.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-28
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A Walk in the Spring Rain
1970-06-17
A Walk in the Spring Rain
Overview: A sophisticated, middle-aged grandmother, wed to a New York law professor, falls in love with a down-to-earth Tennessee farmer.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-17
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Company of Killers
1970-08-26
Company of Killers
Overview: A gunman working for a crime ring is hunted by both the police and his employers after a cop is murdered.
Genres: Drama Action Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-08-26
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Man From a Missing Land
1961-01-01
Man From a Missing Land
Overview: A documentary set in Tibet around the time of the Chinese annexation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Nightkill
1980-12-18
Nightkill
Overview: The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-18
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Antigone
1974-02-13
Antigone
Overview: A 1974 PBS production of Jean Anouilh's 1944 play "Antigone" adapted from the original Sophocles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-13
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Pointman
1994-01-25
Pointman
Overview: Arbitrageur Constantine "Connie" Harper is sentenced to a maximum security prison for fraud and decking the DA at his trial. Upon his release, one of his cellmates asks him to bodyguard his sister Rosie, who is being threatened by a diamond broker over some diamonds. Connie becomes a reluctant bodyguard to Rosie. While in prison, his name got on "the list," a collection of people to go to when you've exhausted all other options.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-25
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Jane Eyre
1961-04-27
Jane Eyre
Overview: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-27
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Blind Spot
1993-05-02
Blind Spot
Overview: Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accident, and Harrington's pregnant daughter, Phoebe, is propelled into a downward spiral. Things gets worse when Harrington learns that her son-in-law was on cocaine at the time of the accident, and her daughter was using right along with him. What does this mean for Harrington's impending Senate campaign -- and the health of Phoebe's unborn child?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-02
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Jaws of Satan
1981-07-24
Jaws of Satan
Overview: A preacher whose ancestors were Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-24
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Alice in Wonderland
1983-10-03
Alice in Wonderland
Overview: From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-03
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The Book of Murder
1974-03-19
The Book of Murder
Overview: Much-married and once successful writer Henry T. Aythecliff, now heavily in debt, summons his three ex-wives to his mansion, planning to extort a sizable amount of money from each. When he is discovered dead, clues indicate that each of his four wives had motive and opportunity to murder him, and a young detective must sift through some ingeniously devised evidence.
Genres: TV Movie Horror Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-19
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The Day of the Dolphin
1973-12-19
The Day of the Dolphin
Overview: Dr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-19
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Maid in America
1982-09-22
Maid in America
Overview: An unemployed worker answers a personal ad for a housekeeper to a crusading female lawyer, and then takes her to court to force her to accept him into her home, claiming sex discrimination.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-22
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The Big Fix
1978-10-06
The Big Fix
Overview: Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-06
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983-11-16
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Overview: As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a small Egyptian boy solve a riddle - as the rest of the cast searches for their big, yellow friend.
Genres: Family Fantasy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-16
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Heat of Anger
1972-03-03
Heat of Anger
Overview: A woman attorney and her young associate defend a wealthy contractor accused of murdering an ironworker who was having an affair with the contractor's daughter.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-03
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The Maltese Bippy
1969-06-18
The Maltese Bippy
Overview: A man buys a house and comes to believe that not only is the house haunted by werewolves, but a family of vampires lives next door.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-18
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The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985-01-14
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Overview: Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-14
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Broken Trust
1995-08-06
Broken Trust
Overview: A scrupulously honest judge finds he's a pawn in a federal sting to ferret out corrupt members of the bench, many of whom are his friends.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1995-08-06
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Creepshow
1982-11-10
Creepshow
Overview: Five tales in the style of classic '50s horror comics, involving a murdered man emerging from the grave, a meteor's ooze that makes everything grow, a snack for a crated creature, a scheming husband, and a malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-10
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Under Siege
1986-02-09
Under Siege
Overview: Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President to retaliate. The director of the FBI believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense is the only other person urging caution.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-09
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Shock-A-Bye Baby
1973-12-05
Shock-A-Bye Baby
Overview: A mystery writer's son is being held for $1 million ransom.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-05
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The Cobbler
2014-09-11
The Cobbler
Overview: Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-11
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Berlin Affair
1970-11-02
Berlin Affair
Overview: Spy suspense drama set in 1960's Berlin. Intrigue and double-cross lead Killian on a twisting path through love and loss.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-02
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George Romero's Golden Tales 3
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
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Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990-07-02
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Overview: Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-02
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Children of Divorce
1980-11-24
Children of Divorce
Overview: The conflict and separation of their parents and the impact on four youngsters from three socially different families is the thrust of this drama.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-24
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Spring Awakening
1994-11-06
Spring Awakening
Overview: The failing economic fortunes of a small turn-of-the-century Nebraska town interrupt a blossoming romance between a pair of star-crossed lovers.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-06
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The Crucible
1967-05-04
The Crucible
Overview: Landmark TV adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. Nominated for 3 Emmy awards.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-05-04
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The Congressman
2016-04-09
The Congressman
Overview: Maine Congressman Charlie Winship has had a bad day. After being caught on video failing to stand and recite the pledge of allegiance, he knocks out another House member, confronts his angry ex-wife, and faces denunciation by the media for attacking one of the most cherished patriotic symbols in America. As his life spirals out of control, Charlie embarks on a journey to a remote island in the Atlantic whose eccentric inhabitants are in the middle of a shooting war over their fishing grounds. Treat Williams stars as The Congressman in this humorous and moving film that raises the important question of what it means to be an American.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-09
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Tales from the Darkside
1990-11-29
Tales from the Darkside
Overview: A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-29
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Power
1986-01-31
Power
Overview: Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-31
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997-10-05
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Overview: First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of two short films, "Mamusha," as the Nazis invade her country, a Polish Catholic housekeeper takes under her wing the youngster in the Jewish family for whom she is employed, and shepherds him through WWII in hopes of ultimately getting him repatriated to Palestine. In "Woman on a Bicycle," an unmarried French woman is pressed into service by the church to distribute underground communication pamphlets for the Resistance and ultimately ends up helping the church shelter 19 Jews.
Genres: Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-05
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The Guns of August
1964-12-24
The Guns of August
Overview: Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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Captains Courageous
1977-12-04
Captains Courageous
Overview: A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea captain.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-04
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Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980-01-01
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Overview: Lt. Dan August is a homicide detective in his hometown of Santa Luisa, California. In this reediting of two episodes of Burt Reynolds' "Dan August" TV series, August and his partner Wilentz investigate the slayings of two winos who died after drinking poisoned whiskey and the rape and murder of a young woman.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001-05-27
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Overview: Documentary of the little-known Americans who defended Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-27
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Citizen Cohn
1992-08-22
Citizen Cohn
Overview: As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Genres: Drama TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-22
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013-10-04
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Overview: Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-04
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My Name Is Bill W.
1989-04-30
My Name Is Bill W.
Overview: Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James Garner) he forms a support group that would eventually become Alcoholics Anonymous.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-30
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A Touch of the Poet
1974-01-02
A Touch of the Poet
Overview: Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-02
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Hunter
1973-01-09
Hunter
Overview: A fatal crash at a racetrack injures a government agent and exposes an enemy brainwashing scheme.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-09
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