Red West
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Red West (born 1936) is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships. Today, he is probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in Road House, alongside Patrick Swayze. Description above from the Wikipedia article Red West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee
Adult: No
Birthday: March 08, 1936
Age: 89 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 18, 2017
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Road House
Overview: The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-19
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Viva Las Vegas
Overview: Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-08
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Goodbye Solo
Overview: A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-27
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The Rainmaker
Overview: When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-18
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Walking Tall Part II
Overview: The Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army trying to rid his town of corruption. Out to avenge his wife's death at the hand of the mob, Sheriff Pusser blows up their moonshine operation. With Buford breathing down their necks, the syndicate hires two hitmen; one a maniacal race car driver, the other a deadly gunslinger. Any other man would've hightailed it out of there, but then Pusser is no ordinary man.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-28
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Clambake
Overview: The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-04
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Spinout
Overview: Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-06
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Overview: A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-21
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Glory Road
Overview: In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-13
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Live a Little, Love a Little
Overview: Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-23
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The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Overview: Three criminals from Western Mississippi leave a sequel of robberies for every town they pass. Can Grizzly Adams and his inseparable bear stop them?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-17
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At Any Price
Overview: Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-30
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Flaming Star
Overview: Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-20
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Forty Shades of Blue
Overview: A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-07
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Once Upon a Texas Train
Overview: Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older but unrepentant. Within six hours after leaving his jail cell, he evens the score with Hayes by holding up the Bank of Texas for $20,000 in gold. Hayes, in his fury, gets himself out of retirement to take up the chase once more.
Genres: Action Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-12
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Walking Tall
Overview: Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-22
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Overview: Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-04-23
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Hard Knox
Overview: A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school and raises morale so that they are able to win the "brass-axe" competition versus another local military academy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-04
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Two for the Seesaw
Overview: After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-21
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Wild in the Country
Overview: A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-06-15
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Kid Galahad
Overview: After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-29
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Elvis on Tour
Overview: This documentary captures Elvis Presley on his 1972 American tour and includes rehearsals, interviews, archival television appearances and backstage moments. With Elvis at his most flamboyant, the film features well-known hits and cover songs showcasing his country, gospel and rhythm-and-blues influences.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-01
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Follow That Dream
Overview: When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-11
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It Happened at the World's Fair
Overview: Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl whose father has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-04-03
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Fun in Acapulco
Overview: Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard—who is also the champion diver of Mexico.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-27
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Proud Men
Overview: A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vietnam. The proud men butt chins in this arid macho weepie.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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Prey of the Chameleon
Overview: J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial killer who takes on the identity of each of her victims.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-07
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The Americanization of Emily
Overview: American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-27
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Confessions of a Married Man
Overview: A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his male-menopause moment, he has a brief affair with a much-younger woman named Jennifer.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-31
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Roustabout
Overview: After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-11
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Raw Nerve
Overview: Race car driver Jimmy Clayton has mind-shattering visions of young women being ruthlessly murdered. An investigative reporter catches wind of Jimmy's tale and tries to help him put the blood-soaked pieces together.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-28
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Above Suspicion
Overview: A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-07
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Coach of the Year
Overview: An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-20
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From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Overview: In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh, an on-the-skids detective, with memories of having accidentally shot and killed his partner while they were pursuing a pair of bank robbers, tries to put his life back in order.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-29
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Tickle Me
Overview: A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-30
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Concrete Cowboys
Overview: Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a case involving a kidnapped singer and an intricate blackmail scheme.
Genres: Crime Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-17
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Her Hidden Truth
Overview: A young Billie Calhoun is accused of killing her mother and sister in a house fire. she is taken to a juvenile detention center. When she reaches 18 she requests an early release, but it is denied. so she escapes to find the real killer of her mother and sister. Eventually she seeks the aid of a cop, Matt Samoni.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-12
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The Black Dove
Overview: Once on top of the country music industry, a recently released felon struggles to keep his life together, find his legendary guitar and connect with a daughter he has never met.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-12
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Father of Invention
Overview: Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-14
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Angel City
Overview: Jared Teeter has to work in a forced labor camp in Florida to make ends meet. "Angel City" is no place for the faint of heart.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-12
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Natural Born Killers
Overview: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-26
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Charley Hannah
Overview: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Captain (Robert Conrad) accidentally kills a youth when he is pursuing some cop killers. The investigation into the murders and into a cocaine connection then hinges on the Captain's capabilities to get the slain teen's homeless buddy (Robert's son Shane Conrad) to trust him and provide information. Robert's son, Christian Conrad also co-stars as another police officer.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-05
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The P.A.C.K.
Overview: A UFO expert, a local sheriff, and an FBI agent are forced to team up with an alien warrior to track down and destroy a lethal extraterrestrial robot killing people in a remote forest in Alabama.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-14
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The Expert
Overview: It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's death.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-15
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Cookie's Fortune
Overview: Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-24
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Safe Haven
Overview: A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Genres: Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-07
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Trapper County War
Overview: A pair of city boys get in trouble with a backwoods North Carolina family, when the boys try to stop the abuse of the family's step daughter. A pair of locals decide to step up to help the boys and the girl.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Overview: Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
Genres: TV Movie Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-10
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 1
Overview: First of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia. VOL 1: The Secret Life Of Elvis. Provides a brief, full-life overview of the secret life of Elvis, the life hidden from his fans:- includes excerpt from a telephone conversation between Red West & Elvis in 1976, shows Elvis had no hard feelings about the book being written about him, Previously unseen interview with Elvis on a train bound for the Frank Sinatra show in 1960, revealing memories from the men by Elvis' side from the beginning through to the last hours of his life.
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Original Language: en
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 4
Overview: Fourth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia. VOL 4: The King Comes Back. In this 4th video you'll see and hear why Elvis was becoming dissatisfied with his "cookie-cutter" roles in his movies. Musical styles were changing, an Elvis yearned for a return to his roots. Hear about the historic meeting with the Beetles. Lean why Elvis demanded (and got) a private mecting with President Nixon! Hear first hand accounts of the death threats on Elvis' Life and how the "Memphis Mafia" worked with the FBI to protect the King..
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Original Language: en
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 5
Overview: Fifth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia. VOL 5: Collapse Of The KingDome. You'll see and hear the dramatic inside story of what it was like in the final seven years of Elvis life as told by the "Memphis Mafia" the men who were there! Learn the truth about Elvis and the Colonel and how the Colonel blocked the movie deal that could have saved Elvis' life. Find out about the women, the guns and the money! Hear about the desperate attempts to save the King, and his final days!
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Original Language: en
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 6
Overview: Sixth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia. VOL 6: The Legend Lives On. In this final video you'll see and hear why Elvis Presley was, and still is, one of the most popular entertainers of all time. A celebration of the life of Elvis Presley, including dozens of personal, never-before seen photo's. See the complete home movie of Elvis' 1968 Hawaiian vacation. Includes bonus footage from a reunion party honouring Elvis and "The Memphis Mafia"!
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Original Language: en
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 2
Overview: Second of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia. VOL 2: Rocket Ride To Stardom. You get an in-depth look at Elvis' early years, from his birth in 1935 through his discharge from the army in 1960. Find out how Elvis develop his unique style, and the one man Elvis credits as his major influence! Learn the inside story about Elvis' relationship with his mother, and how her death changed his life forever! Hear how Elvis almost died in the army!
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Original Language: en
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Framed
Overview: Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-01
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Overview: Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-11
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Overview: Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-13
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Ice Palace
Overview: Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon Zeb "Czar" Kennedy and rugged activist leader Thor Storm, two rough-hewn men whose bitter 40-year rivalry mirrored their powerful land's struggle for statehood.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-02
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A Painted House
Overview: A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-27
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