Movies by Robert Forster
As part of the cast:
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The Descendants (2011)
Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller …
Directed by: Alexander Payne
With his wife on life support in the wake of an accident, an affluent landowner tries to mend his broken relationships with his daughters. All the while, he's weighing his marriage --…
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A Girl Walks into a Bar (2011)
Cast: Carla Gugino, Zachary Quinto, Josh Hartnett …
Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez
An all-star cast shines in this indie comedy about a typical night in 10 bars across Los Angeles, where former cop Francine becomes entangled with a group of oddballs, including a murderous…
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American Grindhouse (2010)
Cast: Robert Forster, Joe Dante, Jack Hill …
Directed by: Elijah Drenner
Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) narrates this explosive toast to the American exploitation film, an admittedly lowbrow art form with undeniably high entertainment value --…
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The Trial (2010)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Bob Gunton, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Gary Wheeler
Following the death of his wife and sons, small-town lawyer "Mac" McClain (Matthew Modine) has lost the will to live, but he sets aside despair to defend young Pete Thomason (Randy Wayne) in…
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Kalamity (2010)
Cast: Beau Garrett, Nick Stahl, Jonathan Jackson …
Directed by: James M. Hausler
Reeling from a bad breakup from a woman who still haunts his thoughts, Billy (Nick Stahl) returns to his hometown in Virginia for support and starts spending time with his childhood best…
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone …
Directed by: Mark Waters
At his brother's wedding, playboy Connor is troubled to find that the ghosts of his many girlfriends have come to give him a piece of their mind. But they also teach him about true love…
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The Code (2009)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Radha Mitchell …
Directed by: Mimi Leder
Deeply in debt to the Russian mob, master jewel thief Ripley recruits a talented burglar to help him pull off one more daring heist: filching two gem-encrusted Fabergé eggs worth a cool $20…
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The Bannen Way (2009)
Cast: Mark Gantt, Vanessa Marcil, Michael Ironside …
Directed by: Jesse Warren
This Web-based action series follows the adventures of happy-go-lucky con man Neal Bannen, who tries to quit his life of crime but quickly finds himself in hock to a mobster who orders him to…
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Touching Home (2008)
Cast: Ed Harris, Brad Dourif, Ishiah Benben …
Directed by: Logan Miller, Noah Miller
Based on the lives of Miller twins Logan and Noah, this indie drama weaves knotty family relationships and crushed dreams into a tapestry of human emotion. After the Colorado Rockies cut Lane…
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Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Taryn Manning, Peter Stebbings …
Directed by: Vanessa Parise
Advertising executive Jack leads the carefree, glamorous life of a successful young bachelor in Manhattan until he meets Jill, a newcomer to the city with a distinct devil-may-care streak who…
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Would Be Kings (2008)
Cast: Currie Graham, Ben Bass, Natasha Henstridge …
Directed by: David Wellington
Best friends Patrick (Currie Graham) and Jamie (Ben Bass) are also cousins and cops determined to keep the streets safe and provide for their families. Their relationship suffers when they…
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Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino …
Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez
Reporter Sadie Blake awakens to find herself in a morgue, transformed into a member of the undead by a vampire cult. With help from a cop who lost his daughter to the same sect, Sadie embarks…
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Dragon Wars (2007)
Cast: Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Hyung-rae Shim
This Armageddon-fueled thriller focuses on reporter Ethan Kendrick, who's investigating a series of disasters taking place in Los Angeles. He soon discovers that the City of Angels is…
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Cleaner (2007)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes …
Directed by: Renny Harlin
After years as a detective, Tom Carver runs a business specializing in cleaning up crime scenes. But when he realizes his latest gig at a ritzy suburban house might have been a cover-up for a…
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Firewall (2006)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal (Paul Bettany) finds a way…
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Wild Seven (2006)
Cast: James M. Hausler, Robert Forster, Richard Roundtree …
Directed by: James M. Hausler
Recently released convict Wilson (Robert Forster) seeks vengeance against his former partner Mackey (Robert Loggia), who set him up for murder more than 20 years ago. Hatching a complex plan,…
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The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005)
Cast: Robert Forster, Michael Michele, Maury Chaykin …
Directed by: Stephen T. Kay
This chilling fact-based drama chronicles the story of Dennis Rader, who was dubbed the BTK killer because he bound, tortured and killed his victims. Rader murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kan.…
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A Most Deadly Family (2004)
Cast: Robert Forster, Mary Tyler Moore, Jean Stapleton …
Directed by: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Emmy winner Mary Tyler Moore delivers a chilling performance as real-life sociopath Sante Kimes. With her grown son (Gabriel Olds), Kimes embarks on a career of thievery, fraud and even…
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Confidence (2003)
Cast: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia …
Directed by: James Foley
Con man Jake Vig just might have swindled the wrong guy in Lionel Dolby. Soon after the gig, two of his cronies turn up dead, and he discovers that Dolby is the accountant of a crime boss…
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Undefeated (2003)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Clifton Collins Jr., Adrian Martinez …
Directed by: John Leguizamo
Lex Vargas (John Leguizamo), a boxer from the mean streets of Jackson Heights, Queens, discovers that success with his fists (and the big financial payoffs) alienates his friends. Question…
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Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Marley Shelton, Christina Applegate …
Directed by: David Caffrey
Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville, star of television's "Jackass"), road manager for music legend Gram Parsons, steals his friend's body after his death and, with the help of hearse…
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Lone Hero (2002)
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Patrick Flanery, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Ken Sanzel
A small desert town is turned upside down when two bikers rob a store and threaten to harm the family of anyone who turns them in. Undeterred, one of the townspeople (Sean Patrick Flanery)…
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Like Mike (2002)
Cast: Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki …
Directed by: John Schultz
At a scrawny, unpolished 14 years old, Calvin Cambridge (Bow Wow) dreams of becoming a professional basketball player, but that seems like a far-off fantasy when you compare him to those…
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Murder in Greenwich (2002)
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Robert Forster, Maggie Grace …
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
At the behest of former police detective Mark Fuhrmann, the unsolved 1975 murder case of teen Martha Moxley is reopened. When Fuhrmann and the original investigator dig up new evidence, it…
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Due East (2002)
Cast: Clara Bryant, Robert Forster, Kate Capshaw …
Directed by: Helen Shaver
Robert Forster, Kate Capshaw, Clara Bryant, Cybill Shepherd and Lynda Boyd star in this made-for-TV drama about Mary Faith Rapple, an overachieving high school senior who takes care of…
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Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Cast: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring …
Directed by: David Lynch
Writer-director David Lynch weaves another mysteriously complex tale in this story about an amnesiac woman (Laura Harring) who's left stranded on Mulholland Drive and gets taken in by a…
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Human Nature (2001)
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Tim Robbins …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
A bizarre love quadrangle develops between a woman covered with body hair, a behavioral scientist who's trying to teach table etiquette to mice, his laboratory assistant and a man who…
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Lakeboat (2001)
Cast: Charles Durning, Tony Mamet, Peter Falk …
Directed by: Joe Mantegna
Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, State and Main, Heist) brings his own life experiences as a young man to the screen in this film…
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Roads to Riches (2001)
Cast: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan, Kip Pardue …
Directed by: Michelle Gallagher
Middle-aged Jack (Robert Forster) has kept little from his days as a child star except a few memories. Still holding fast to his dream of acquiring riches, he latches on to Henry (Kip…
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Finder's Fee (2001)
Cast: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard …
Directed by: Jeff Probst
This edgy drama follows young artist Adam (Erik Palladino), who finds a wallet with a lottery ticket worth millions inside. He later engages in a simple game of poker that gets interesting…
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Diamond Men (2000)
Cast: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Jasmine Guy …
Directed by: Dan Cohen
Eddie (Robert Forster) is an aging traveling diamond salesman who faces demotion when his company's new management deems him too high risk for carrying their gems. His final assignment…
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Magic of Marciano (2000)
Cast: Cody Morgan, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Tony Barbieri
A depressed woman named Katie (Nastassia Kinski) has a strained relationship with her devoted young son, James (Cody Morgan). But things begin to look up when James is befriended by a caring…
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Family Tree (1999)
Cast: Andrew Lawrence, Robert Forster, Naomi Judd …
Directed by: Duane Clark
Mitch Musser (Andrew Lawrence) has plenty of problems -- including being picked on at school and living in the shadow of his athletic older brother -- but he also finds solace in the ancient…
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It's the Rage (1999)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Gary Sinise, David Schwimmer …
Directed by: Jim Stern
Guns can manipulate, shock, kill and confer supreme power on their users. These attributes become all too real for a group of gun-toting individuals, including an estranged couple (Joan Allen…
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Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Christopher Walken, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Lyndon Chubbuck
Kevin (Michael Rapaport), an investment advisor from Ohio, dreams of reuniting with his biological father. He does, just in time to find out that Dad's a crime kingpin who's about…
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Night Vision (1998)
Cast: Fred Williamson, Cynthia Rothrock, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Gil Bettman
A cold-hearted serial killer who captures each of his bloody conquests on videotape -- a psychopath known as "The Stalker" (Robert Prentiss) -- is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic…
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Psycho (1998)
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Marion makes a fateful stop at the Bates Motel -- run by mama's boy Norman Bates -- in this remake of the 1960 shocker. Marion goes missing, triggering an investigation by her lover, her…
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Rear Window (1998)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
After a paralyzing accident, an architect (Christopher Reeve) is confined to a wheelchair and spends his spare time spying on his urban neighbors. But when he sees something that looks a lot…
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Uncle Sam (1997)
Cast: William Smith, Robert Forster, David Fralick …
Directed by: William Lustig
He lost his life in a helicopter crash during the Gulf War, but soldier Sam Harper (David "Shark" Fralick) is anything but dead now. Rising from the grave, Sam focuses all his anger and…
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Jackie Brown (1997)
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Jackie Brown is an aging flight attendant who smuggles cash on the side. But when she's busted and pressured to help with an investigation, she plans to play the opposing forces against…
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The Method (1997)
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Robert Forster, Nicholas Sadler …
Directed by: Kevin Lewis
Sean Patrick Flanery, Tyrin Turner, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Nicholas Sadler star in this thriller about four actors who take their talents to risky new heights. Cast in a play as bank…
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American Perfekt (1997)
Cast: Robert Forster, Amanda Plummer, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: Paul Chart
Psychiatrist Jake (Robert Forster) makes most of his decisions with the flip of a coin. When he comes across a stranded motorist (Amanda Plummer) and the coin tells Jake to pick her up,…
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Demolition University (1997)
Cast: Corey Haim, Ami Dolenz, Laraine Newman …
Directed by: Kevin Tenney
When terrorists take over a water and power plant just as a group of college physics students are visiting, they use the kids as hostages. Now, freshman Lenny (Corey Haim) and his classmate…
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Original Gangstas (1996)
Cast: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier …
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Former NFL star John Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown of Gary, Indiana, after a 15-year absence -- outraged after learning that an ultra-violent gang has killed his father…
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American Yakuza (1995)
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri …
Directed by: Frank A. Cappello
When FBI agent Nick Davis (Viggo Mortensen) goes undercover to infiltrate the American arm of the Japanese mob (the Yakuza), he finds himself steadily rising through its ranks until he…
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Guns and Lipstick (1995)
Cast: Joe Estevez, Robert Forster, James Hong …
Directed by: Jenö Hodi
After losing her police badge over a scandal, tough cookie Danielle Roberts (Sally Kirkland) becomes a private investigator. But when her client is murdered, she finds herself thrust into a…
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Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction (1994)
Cast: Andrew Stevens, Morgan Fairchild, Shari Shattuck …
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
In this direct-to-video thriller from director Jim Wynorski, film producer Alan Clay (Andrew Stevens) wants to make a movie about infamous radio sex therapist Claire Archer (Shari Shattuck)…
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
Cast: Robert Davi, Joel Soisson, Robert Z'Dar …
Directed by: William Lustig
The Maniac Cop (Robert Z'Dar) returns from the dead for the third time when a female cop is shot down during an attempted hostage rescue. This time, the "wrong" arm of the law wants a…
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Night Caller (1992)
Cast: Isabel Sanford, Robert Forster, Gary Busey …
Directed by: Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson co-directs and stars in this thriller as Detective Mack Derringer. When his ex-wife (Vanity), a phone-sex worker, starts receiving obsessive phone calls from a stalker who…
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29th Street (1991)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan …
Directed by: George Gallo
Based on the life of Frank Pesce (Danny Aiello), an actor who won $6 million in the first New York State Lottery in 1976, this comedy focuses on the tight-knit Italian-American neighborhood…
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Committed (1991)
Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Robert Forster, Ron Palillo …
Directed by: William A. Levey
Nurse Susan Manning (Jennifer O'Neill), trying to recover from a personal tragedy, takes a job at a mental asylum. But her new world becomes nightmarish the moment she's hired by…
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The Banker (1989)
Cast: Robert Forster, Leif Garrett, Duncan Regehr …
Directed by: William Webb
Unsatisfied with the rewards of his successful career, investment banker Spaulding Osbourne (Duncan Regehr) takes to serial killing, murdering high-class prostitutes with a crossbow and…
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The Delta Force (1986)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Bo Svenson, Robert Vaughn …
Directed by: Menahem Golan
When American tourists get skyjacked and held hostage in Beirut, an elite team of U.S. commandos -- with tough guys Col. Nick Alexander (Lee Marvin) and Maj. Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) as…
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Vigilante (1983)
Cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright …
Directed by: William Lustig
Despite the lowlifes who tear up the neighborhood of family man Eddie Marino, he refuses to join a citizens' mob out to clean up the streets. But that changes after a gang assaults his…
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Walking the Edge (1983)
Cast: Robert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe Spinell …
Directed by: Norbert Meisel
Jason Walk (Robert Forster) is a part-time cabbie and small-time numbers runner on the seedy fringes of Hollywood. When he agrees to help a woman (Nancy Kwan) kill the drug dealers who…
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Heartbreak High (1981)
Cast: Norman Fell, Robert Forster, John Vernon …
Directed by: Mark Warren
In this 1980s comedy, a season of Friday night high school football matchups comes down to one important game: the city football championship. Two longtime rival coaches and their teams…
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Alligator (1980)
Cast: Jack Carter, Robert Forster, Dean Jagger …
Directed by: Lewis Teague
Twelve years ago, a pet alligator was set free in the Chicago sewers, where it fed on the bodies of dogs used in genetic experiments. Now, the mutated reptile is on a feeding spree. Cop David…
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The Black Hole (1979)
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Gary Nelson
Disney goes sci-fi in this futuristic adventure about a team of space travelers who stumble upon a black hole. Fearful of being pulled into the abyss, the explorers try for a quick exit --…
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Avalanche (1978)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Corey Allen
Producer Roger Corman's addition to the disaster epics of the 1970s features Rock Hudson as the owner of a ski resort that's in big trouble when a plane crash sets off a massive…
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Stunts (1977)
Cast: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Ray Sharkey …
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
After a stuntman dies in a suspicious on-set accident during the making of a movie, his brother fills in for him so he can find out what really happened. Veteran tough-guy Robert Forster,…
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The Don Is Dead (1973)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
After a Mafia boss meets his maker, crime czar Don Angelo (Anthony Quinn) stands primed to take over the syndicate. When he learns that an ambitious minion (Robert Forster) is a rival for the…
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Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Cast: Robert Forster, Lauren Hutton, Will Geer …
Directed by: Daniel Haller
Catholic priest Gregory Lind (Robert Forster) questions the Church's policy on birth control, then finds his faith further tested when a deepening friendship with divorced social worker…
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Medium Cool (1969)
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz …
Directed by: Haskell Wexler
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago is a hotbed of political unrest and social change. Yet amid all the violence, a sensationalist television news cameraman (Robert Forster)…
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Justine (1969)
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster …
Directed by: George Cukor
Darley (Michael York), a young British teacher, takes up with the enchanting Justine (Anouk Aimée) in 1938 Egypt but discovers that the mysterious Jewish woman and her wealthy banker…
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The Stalking Moon (1968)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
In Arizona, ex-cavalryman Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) meets Sarah (Eva Marie Saint), a white woman recently rescued from the Apaches, and her 9-year-old son. After learning the boy is wanted by…
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Brian Keith …
Directed by: John Huston
Carson McCullers's Southern drama comes to the big screen with Marlon Brando as Maj. Weldon Penderton, a repressed homosexual married to the carping Leonora (Elizabeth Taylor),…