Ann Turkel
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ann Kathryn Turkel (born July 16, 1946 in New York, New York, United States) is an American actress and model. Turkel studied at the Musical Theatre Academy. She was photographed for American Vogue. Patrick Lichfield captured images of her on location in England, the Bahamas and Sardinia during the early seventies and included them in his 1981 book The Most Beautiful Women. She has starred in television film, her first major roles occurring in the 1974 film 99 and 44/100% Dead and 1976's The Cassandra Crossing, both alongside her future husband Richard Harris; they were divorced in 1982. Despite their divorce she and Harris remained good friends and when Harris died in 2002 Turkel was so saddened and called him a mentor and good friend. She portrayed comic strip heroine Modesty Blaise in a 1982 TV pilot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ann Kathryn Turkel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: July 16, 1946
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The Cassandra Crossing
1976-12-18
The Cassandra Crossing
Overview: Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-18
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Deep Space
1988-05-01
Deep Space
Overview: Secretly engineered and blasted into space by government scientists, a vile monster crash-lands back on Earth and begins killing everyone it encounters. As the death toll rises, veteran cop McLemore bravely steps forward to crush the scary creature.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-01
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Humanoids from the Deep
1980-05-01
Humanoids from the Deep
Overview: After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-01
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Golden Rendezvous
1977-12-25
Golden Rendezvous
Overview: Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacked by a heavily armed group of mercenaries, led by John Vernon. Complicating matters, a nuclear warhead has been smuggled aboard as collateral for a rendezvous with another ocean liner, loaded with gold bullion. A cast full of supernovas, dazzling set & stunt work, and a catchy theme tune by Jeff Wayne create a pleasing audio-visual experience light on logic but fast paced and entertaining nonetheless.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-25
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99 and 44/100% Dead
1974-08-29
99 and 44/100% Dead
Overview: Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-29
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Face to Face with The Fear
2021-03-02
Face to Face with The Fear
Overview: The making of The Fear
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-02
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Portrait of a Hitman
1979-05-11
Portrait of a Hitman
Overview: A professional hitman is hired to kill a brain surgeon. However, it turns out that not only are he and the surgeon old friends, but they are both in love with the same woman.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-11
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The Fear
1995-01-20
The Fear
Overview: Richard, a college student who has decided to focus his attention on the study of fear, invites a group of friends up to his family's secluded mountain cabin for the weekend, during which a lifelike, wooden carving of a man begins stalking and killing them.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-20
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Modesty Blaise
1982-01-01
Modesty Blaise
Overview: Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character. Adventurer Modesty Blaise and knife thrower Willie Garvin - retired ex-criminals living in California with driver Weng - first save and then protect a young computer expert from a criminal organization, led by the evil Debbie La Forge. .
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991-05-05
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Overview: When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-05
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Paper Lion
1968-10-23
Paper Lion
Overview: Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-23
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Ravagers
1979-06-26
Ravagers
Overview: In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-26
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Disorientated
Disorientated
Overview: A man struggling with his identity travels to Spain as a tutor and falls in love with one of his students. Sex, love and ultimately murder ensue.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
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Death Ray 2000
1981-03-05
Death Ray 2000
Overview: A flamboyant secret agent from UNIT, a secret counterespionage group, teams with a lady spy to retrieve a stolen device capable of destroying the world from the clutches of a sinister munitions magnate. Pilot film for the television series "A Man Called Sloane" (1979).
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-05
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Massarati and the Brain
1982-08-26
Massarati and the Brain
Overview: A secret agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a 10-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-26
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Matt Helm
1975-05-07
Matt Helm
Overview: In this pilot film for the later series, a former secret agent, now a private investigator, is hired to protect a beautiful film star and gets involved with black marketeers and gun runners.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-07
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Touch Me
1997-09-05
Touch Me
Overview: Bridgette is an aspiring actress who teaches aerobics at a local gym that's run by the womanizing Adam. After a tryst with Adam, Bridgette scores a role in a big play, but then learns that a former boyfriend is dying of AIDS. While preparing to get tested, Bridgette suspects Adam of cheating on her, and must face the HIV tests alone, which shockingly come back positive. Building a support network, including a penitent Adam, Bridgette faces her own mortality.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-05
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Déjà Vu
2006-11-22
Déjà Vu
Overview: Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-22
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Chance of a Lifetime
1991-11-18
Chance of a Lifetime
Overview: Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but had no private life. Now her doctor shocks her with the news that she may live only another 6 months. Spontanely she follows a TV ad and sets out for vacation in Mexico. There she meets widower Lloyd and they fall in love, go bungee jumping... until she gets another diagnosis from her doctor.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-18
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