Gregory Peck
Biography: Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), a John M. Stahl–directed drama which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama The Valley of Decision (1944), Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), and family film The Yearling (1946). He encountered lukewarm commercial reviews at the end of the 1940s, his performances including The Paradine Case (1947) and The Great Sinner (1948). Peck reached global recognition in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing back-to-back in the book-to-film adaptation of Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and biblical drama David and Bathsheba (1951). He starred alongside Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday (1953), which earned Peck a Golden Globe award. Other notable films in which he appeared include Moby Dick (1956, and its 1998 mini-series), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), The Omen (1976), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). Throughout his career, he often portrayed protagonists with "fiber" within a moral setting. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) centered on topics of antisemitism, while Peck's character in Twelve O'Clock High (1949) dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder during World War II. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), an adaptation of the modern classic of the same name which revolved around racial inequality, for which he received universal acclaim. In 1983, he starred opposite Christopher Plummer in The Scarlet and The Black as Hugh O'Flaherty, a Catholic priest who saved thousands of escaped Allied POWs and Jewish people in Rome during the Second World War. Peck was also active in politics, challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 and was regarded as a political opponent by President Richard Nixon. President Lyndon B. Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. Peck died in his sleep from bronchopneumonia at the age of 87.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 05, 1916
Deathday: June 12, 2003
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Known For
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20
To Kill a Mockingbird
Overview: Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-20
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Cape Fear
1991-11-13
Cape Fear
Overview: Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-13
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The Omen
1976-06-25
The Omen
Overview: Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-06-25
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Roman Holiday
1953-08-26
Roman Holiday
Overview: Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-26
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Moby Dick
1956-06-27
Moby Dick
Overview: In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-27
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The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
The Movie Orgy
Overview: Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Genres: Comedy Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Spellbound
1945-11-08
Spellbound
Overview: When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-11-08
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The Guns of Navarone
1961-04-27
The Guns of Navarone
Overview: A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Genres: War Adventure Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-27
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996-04-06
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Overview: Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as "Casablanca," "Gaslight" and "Anastasia." But Ingrid's story goes deeper than the triumphs of her movie career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-06
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-10-08
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Overview: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Genres: Adventure Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-08
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Yellow Sky
1948-12-24
Yellow Sky
Overview: In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman named Mike and her grandpa. The story is a Western adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
Genres: Crime Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-24
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Cape Fear
1962-04-12
Cape Fear
Overview: Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-12
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Other People's Money
1991-10-18
Other People's Money
Overview: When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-18
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MacArthur
1977-07-15
MacArthur
Overview: The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-15
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Arabesque
1966-05-04
Arabesque
Overview: When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Genres: Thriller Comedy Mystery Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-04
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951-04-10
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Overview: Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Genres: Adventure War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-10
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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001-10-21
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Overview: Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-21
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The Paradine Case
1947-12-31
The Paradine Case
Overview: Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts the Paradine household servant on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-31
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How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
How the West Was Won
Overview: The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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Billy Two Hats
1974-03-07
Billy Two Hats
Overview: After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half-breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship, but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-07
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Duel in the Sun
1946-12-31
Duel in the Sun
Overview: Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Genres: Western Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-31
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Gentleman's Agreement
1947-11-11
Gentleman's Agreement
Overview: A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-11
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Designing Woman
1957-05-16
Designing Woman
Overview: A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the other jealous.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-16
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The Big Country
1958-09-30
The Big Country
Overview: Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Genres: Drama Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-30
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Captain Newman, M.D.
1963-12-25
Captain Newman, M.D.
Overview: In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-12-25
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The Million Pound Note
1954-01-07
The Million Pound Note
Overview: An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-07
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Marooned
1969-12-11
Marooned
Overview: After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.
Genres: Adventure Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-11
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956-04-12
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Overview: Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-12
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The Macomber Affair
1947-04-20
The Macomber Affair
Overview: A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-20
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On the Beach
1959-12-16
On the Beach
Overview: In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-16
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David and Bathsheba
1951-08-10
David and Bathsheba
Overview: King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-10
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The Stalking Moon
1968-12-25
The Stalking Moon
Overview: While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver, living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-25
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Pork Chop Hill
1959-05-29
Pork Chop Hill
Overview: Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-29
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Old Gringo
1989-09-13
Old Gringo
Overview: A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-13
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Twelve O'Clock High
1949-12-21
Twelve O'Clock High
Overview: In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-21
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The Valley of Decision
1945-05-03
The Valley of Decision
Overview: Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-03
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The Bravados
1958-06-25
The Bravados
Overview: Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-25
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The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02
The Scarlet and the Black
Overview: Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-02
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The Boys from Brazil
1978-10-05
The Boys from Brazil
Overview: Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-05
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Close Up
2012-09-30
Close Up
Overview: More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-30
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The Gunfighter
1950-06-23
The Gunfighter
Overview: The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-23
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The Keys of the Kingdom
1944-12-15
The Keys of the Kingdom
Overview: A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-15
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Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18
Mackenna's Gold
Overview: A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
Genres: Adventure Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-18
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The Yearling
1946-12-18
The Yearling
Overview: Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Genres: Drama Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-18
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Mirage
1965-10-29
Mirage
Overview: In New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and why is he surrounded by murder?
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-10-29
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The Sea Wolves
1980-07-03
The Sea Wolves
Overview: A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
Genres: War Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-03
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Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005-08-01
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Overview: A German documentary about the life of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-08-01
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I Walk the Line
1970-11-18
I Walk the Line
Overview: Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-18
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The Purple Plain
1954-09-14
The Purple Plain
Overview: An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.
Genres: Drama Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-14
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The World in His Arms
1952-10-09
The World in His Arms
Overview: A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-09
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Only the Valiant
1951-04-13
Only the Valiant
Overview: Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-13
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Night People
1954-03-11
Night People
Overview: A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-11
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Days of Glory
1944-06-16
Days of Glory
Overview: A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.
Genres: War Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1944-06-16
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Shoot Out
1971-07-02
Shoot Out
Overview: Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 7 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-02
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Fun in the Big Country
1958-01-01
Fun in the Big Country
Overview: Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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The Chairman
1969-06-25
The Chairman
Overview: An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-25
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Overview: A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-10
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The Portrait
1993-02-13
The Portrait
Overview: After a long absence, artist Margaret Church returns to her aging parent's home to finish a portrait of them, only to to discover that her parents have decided to sell their home.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-13
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Beloved Infidel
1959-11-17
Beloved Infidel
Overview: In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two begin a torrid affair. Scott laments that his writing has fallen out of fashion, and when he is fired from his screenwriting position, he begins drinking heavily. Soon his intrusive, volatile behavior threatens their relationship and Sheilah's career.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-17
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001-09-18
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Overview: A retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-18
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Uncertain Verification
1965-04-30
Uncertain Verification
Overview: A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-04-30
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The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
The Great Sinner
Overview: A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-29
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The Hidden World
1958-01-01
The Hidden World
Overview: The Hidden World is a 1958 American science documentary film produced by Robert Snyder and narrated by Gregory Peck. The film is about insects. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
1989-12-01
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
Overview: A documentary portrait of the late Earl Warren, the Chief Justice who presided over the Supreme Court during some of its most turbulent years from 1953 to 1969.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-01
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A Conversation with Gregory Peck
1999-10-14
A Conversation with Gregory Peck
Overview: Not your usual film biography, A Conversation With Gregory Peck (2000) goes on-the-road and behind-the-scenes with Gregory Peck and his one man show. The actor's traveling program features question and answer sessions with the American icon and allows the actor to reminisce about his career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-14
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Fearful Symmetry
1998-01-01
Fearful Symmetry
Overview: A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995-08-24
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Overview: After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-24
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Behold a Pale Horse
1964-08-14
Behold a Pale Horse
Overview: Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-14
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From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
2002-08-25
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Overview: From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian born Hollywood legends: The great acting teacher Michael Chekhov and the amazing director George Shdanoff.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-25
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Boom on Paris
1954-02-19
Boom on Paris
Overview: In the early 1950s, the popular radio show "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean Nohain, mixing lottery games and performances of various artists, will be disrupted by the adventures of a man and his fiancée seeking to recover a dangerous bottle of perfume (explosive) which was unfortunately mixed with the prizes to be won ...
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1954-02-19
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Overview: Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-31
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Pictura
1951-06-01
Pictura
Overview: Pictura is a documentary film directed by seven famous directors, and narrated by several famous Hollywood actors. The film attempts to give the general filmgoing public a taste of art history and art appreciation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-01
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To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
2022-10-11
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
Overview: A 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-11
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Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987-05-22
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Overview: Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the fingertips of the military. Knowing that the world could end with the push of a button, he protests against nuclear war by walking out on his Little League team during a game. Chuck's stunt ends up in the local paper, and as the story snowballs, basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith decides to boycott sports, too.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-22
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002-11-26
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Overview: A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-26
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990-08-27
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Overview: A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Theatre. The Group Theatre, a cooperative theater ensemble, became a leading force in the theater world of the 30s. Meisner performed in many of the group’s most memorable productions.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-27
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Restoring Roman Holiday
2002-11-26
Restoring Roman Holiday
Overview: Brief documentary on the painstaking process to restore Roman Holiday (1953) for DVD release.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-26
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Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
2004-03-30
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Overview: Barbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Performing on New Years Eve 1993 and January 1, 1994 Streisand was a smash hit and a U.S concert toured followed through the first half of 1994. The tour concluded in July in Anaheim, California and the final performance was filmed for a HBO special and won Barbra two Emmys the following year. However THIS performance is the MGM Grand concert which was filmed but not released in any format until 2004.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-30
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995-12-14
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Overview: 'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse company of guests, songs closely associated with Sinatra sung by vocalists and groups from the early days of rock and roll to the 90's. A living legend toasted by legends of the music world and of Hollywood.
Genres: Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-14
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Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
1993-01-01
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Overview: With an introduction by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn recounts her love of children and her work with UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995-11-16
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Overview: The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-16
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Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995-03-20
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
Overview: The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-20
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Overview: A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-10
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993-08-11
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Overview: Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura of youthful innocence. As Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, she spoke for the world's suffering children and families, earning an affection and admiration that only increased with news of her untimely death. From the star herself we learn of her career and the family and friendships that were her priority.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-11
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Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Overview: Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand jobs before acting in a Cecil B. DeMille film…
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-10
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Africa
1967-09-10
Africa
Overview: Documentary looking at the new independent African states.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-10
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001-01-01
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Overview: A short documentary with interviews explaining how the classic film "Cape Fear" was filmed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
1966-04-10
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
Overview: An overview of John F. Kennedy's political career. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., in 2014.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-04-10
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Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022-11-28
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
Overview: A legend of the Hollywood Golden Age, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) had an exemplary career, working under some of the greatest directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, Raoul Walsh, Vincente Minnelli... Portrait of an actor with irresistible charm and strong political commitments.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-11-28
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Fallout
2013-07-26
Fallout
Overview: During the 1940s, Nevil Shute had a steady job as an engineer in the British military but in his spare time, he wrote novels that were being well-received. Once the war was over, Shute choose to move to Australia and focus on writing, soon becoming an internationally acclaimed novelist. His novel On The Beach, particularly hit a chord with the international community, depicting the impact of global nuclear destruction. This documentary studies Shute's career and the adaptation of his most famous novel into a feature film in Melbourne, as his predictions of a post-Hiroshima world seem to be foreboding in their accuracy.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-26
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995-01-01
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Overview: Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973-01-01
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Overview: Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990-02-04
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.
Genres: Comedy Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-04
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Overview: Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of the studio system.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-23
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The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993-11-26
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
Overview: The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers, using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies, which he often headlined, and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number. The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes. The revue contains snippets of Rogers' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was "I never met a man I didn't like."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-26
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987-05-18
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Overview: A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.
Genres: Family Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-18
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The Art Director
1949-11-12
The Art Director
Overview: A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents. They read a script carefully and design a set to capture the time and place, the social strata, and the mood. They must be scholars of the history of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. They choose the colors on a set in anticipation of the lighting and the mood. Their work also sets styles, from Art Deco in the 20's to 30s modernism. Then it's on to the next project. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-12
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Salute to Stan Laurel
1965-11-23
Salute to Stan Laurel
Overview: A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-23
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The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
1994-10-06
The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann
Overview: A documentary detailing the hunt for fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Narrated by Gregory Peck, the film details Eichmann's upbringing, what he did under Hitler's Regime and how he was brought to justice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-06
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Stars of Cabaret
1956-01-01
Stars of Cabaret
Overview: A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996-11-25
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Overview: Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen and actor Gregory Peck.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-25
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Directed by William Wyler
1986-05-01
Directed by William Wyler
Overview: Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-01
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The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005-10-26
The Curse of 'The Omen'
Overview: The filming of "The Omen" (1976) was plagued by tragedy and bizarre incidents. "The devil was at work and he didn't want that film made" - Producer Harvey Bernhard.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-26
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Overview: Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theater roles, through his first films, to Hollywood’s elder statesman.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-08
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Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Night of 100 Stars
Overview: The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Overview: A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-26
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The Extraordinary Seaman
1969-05-14
The Extraordinary Seaman
Overview: Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.
Genres: Adventure War Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-14
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