Richard Backus
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Birthday: March 28, 1945
Age: 80 years old
Gender: Male
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Ah, Wilderness!
Overview: On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and poetic youth in love with a neighbor girl, Muriel. When Richard's messages of poetry to Muriel upset her prudish father, Muriel is forbidden to see him and forced to write a letter saying she wishes no more to do with him. Richard, devastated, sets out to learn the evil ways of the world and put his broken heart behind him.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-13
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Dead of Night
Overview: A young soldier who was thought to be killed in Vietnam returns home and exhibits disturbing behavior, much to the confusion of his family.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-29
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Camelot
Overview: Shot live from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this presentation of the 1980 Broadway revival of the beloved Lerner & Loewe classic follows King Arthur, who founds the kingdom of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. Their goal: fight for justice and right, but Arthur only sees his ideal crumble when his wife Guenevere falls in love with his favorite knight, Sir Lancelot.
Genres: Romance Music Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-26
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Why Me?
Overview: An Air Force nurse about to leave the service is badly disfigured about her face in a car accident in which she also loses her baby.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-12
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Beyond the Horizon
Overview: On a Connecticut farm, James Mayo's two sons both love Ruth Atkins. Robert, the younger son, is sickly and dreams of escaping to a romantic life somewhere "beyond the horizon." Andy is hard-working and steadfast and loves his brother deeply. When Ruth reveals that she loves Robert and not, as everyone believed, Andy, Robert's plans to go to sea with his uncle are disrupted. He decides to stay at home and marry Ruth, while Andy, unwilling to remain close at hand as his brother marries the girl he loves, takes Robert's place on the voyage. This turn of events leads to heartache and tragedy for everyone involved.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-17
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The Gentleman Bandit
Overview: Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-06
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M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Overview: A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-13
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Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Overview: In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe that the boys are innocent and, against all advice from his friends and family, sets them free, which turns the entire community against him.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-22
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Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Overview: Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-01
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Soldier's Home
Overview: Harold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He needs peace and quiet to figure out what has happened to him and who he has become, but his mother pressures him to rejoin society.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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