Movies by Martin Landau
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Frankenweenie (2012)
Cast: Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short …
Directed by: Tim Burton
After his dog is killed in a car accident, an imaginative boy sets out to bring the canine back to life with an electrical experiment. Helmed by Tim Burton, this stop-motion animated tale is…
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Mysteria (2011)
Cast: Robert Miano, Danny Glover, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Lucius C. Kuert
Washed-up screenwriter Aleister Bain is desperately struggling to finish a script. But truth is stranger than fiction, and Bain abruptly finds himself at the center of an investigation into…
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9 (2009)
Cast: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Shane Acker
In a postapocalyptic world, a small community of rag-doll robots hides in fear from dangerous machines out to exterminate them. But when a brave newcomer named 9 joins the group, he inspires…
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Teenage Paparazzo (2009)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Lewis Black, Adrian Grenier …
Directed by: Adrian Grenier
Actor Adrian Grenier ("Entourage") writes, directs and produces this documentary that examines his connection to a 14-year-old paparazzo and explores the concept of celebrity in America by…
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City of Ember (2008)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray …
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Entirely dependent on artificial light, the underground city of Ember enters a perilous situation when its power generator starts to fail. Now, it's up to two teens to uncover the secret…
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David & Fatima (2008)
Cast: Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Pollack, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Alain Zaloum
In the divided city of Jerusalem, gentle Palestinian Muslim Fatima (Danielle Pollack) and idealistic Israeli Jew David (Cameron Van Hoy) fall in love. To escape their judgmental families and…
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Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham (2008)
Cast: Armie Hammer, Martin Landau, Lindsay Wagner …
Directed by: Robby Benson
Though the Rev. Billy Graham is world-renowned for being one of the most influential Christian preachers of the 20th century, very few know what drove him to build his spiritual empire --…
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Lovely, Still (2008)
Cast: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott …
Directed by: Nicholas Fackler
When his beautiful new neighbor Mary (Ellen Burstyn) asks him out on a date, elderly bachelor Robert (Martin Landau) suddenly finds himself swept up in the excitement and panic of new love.…
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Harrison Montgomery (2008)
Cast: Octavio Gómez Berríos, Martin Landau, Melora Walters …
Directed by: Daniel Davila
Martin Landau stars in this indie drama as the titular Harrison Montgomery, an aging hermit whose secret obsession with prophecy could save the people of his crumbling neighborhood in San…
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Brando: The Documentary (2007)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp …
Directed by: Mimi Freedman
Mysterious, powerful and unpredictable, Marlon Brando was one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. This intriguing portrait presents interviews with Brando, his family and colleagues…
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An Existential Affair (2004)
Cast: Gretchen Becker, Sean Delgado, Chandra Galasso …
Directed by: Peggy Bruen
During the 1990s, a highly sexual affair -- nearly 10 years in duration -- between two strangers, Petra and Johnny, begins behind the closed doors of a hotel room in Los Angeles. But when…
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Eye of the Stranger (2004)
Cast: Joe Estevez, Sally Kirkland, Martin Landau …
Directed by: David Heavener
In the lawless town of Harmony, corrupt Mayor Howard Baines (Martin Landau) intimidates local residents into selling him their properties. But after a local civil liberties lawyer is found…
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The Couple (2004)
Cast: Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty …
Directed by: John Daly
Martin Landau heads the cast as Joseph Krauzenberg, an affluent Jewish industrialist who agrees to surrender all of his vast material wealth to the Nazis in return for his family's safe…
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Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington …
Directed by: Ron Shelton
In writer-director Ron Shelton's action-comedy, two cops with ambitions beyond police work get sucked into the case of a lifetime. Det. Joe Gavilian (Harrison Ford) makes extra money in…
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Wake (2003)
Cast: Martin Landau, Gale Harold, Rainer Judd …
Directed by: Roy Finch
Four brothers who have followed wildly divergent paths in life reunite after years apart. Sebastian (Martin Landau), looking back on the reunion, sits in the shabby family home and recalls…
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Shanghai Ghetto (2002)
Cast: Martin Landau
Directed by: Dana Janklowicz-Mann, Amir Mann
Actor Martin Landau narrates this riveting documentary about Shanghai's little-known Jewish ghetto, settled in the 1930s by Jews who fled Nazi Germany. The filmmakers head to Shanghai…
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The Majestic (2001)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden …
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Screenwriter Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is on the verge of being blacklisted when a car wreck gives him amnesia. Wandering into a small California town, he's mistaken for "Luke," a…
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Haven (2001)
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Colm Feore, Hal Holbrook …
Directed by: John Gray
This made-for-TV World War II drama follows Jewish-American journalist Ruth Gruber (Natasha Richardson), who -- despite the objections of her parents (Anne Bancroft and Martin Landau) --…
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
Cast: David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan …
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Simpleminded port-a-potty maintenance men Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) share one great love: World Championship Wrestling's Jimmy King (Oliver Platt). So…
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In the Beginning (2000)
Cast: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Geraldine Chaplin …
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Covering a time span from the beginning of creation to the handing down of the Ten Commandments, this two-part television miniseries dramatizes the Bible's first two books, Genesis and…
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Shiner (2000)
Cast: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber …
Directed by: John Irvin
Billy "Shiner" Simpson organizes a title bout, betting everything he has on his boxer son. But his son throws the fight and ultimately ends up dead. Now, Shiner must evade the police while…
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EDtv (1999)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman …
Directed by: Ron Howard
From his dead-end job to dealing with his deadbeat brother (Woody Harrelson), the things that comprise Ed's (Matthew McConaughey) life don't amount to much. But when a television…
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AFI's 100 Years, 100 Stars (1999)
Cast: Shirley Temple, James Caan, Clint Eastwood …
Fifty of today's hottest stars honor 50 of Tinseltown's greatest screen icons in this primetime TV special hosted by Shirley Temple. The American Film Institute presents its list of…
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The Joyriders (1999)
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Kris Kristofferson, Heather McComb …
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Contemplating suicide after suffering financial ruin thanks to his business partner, Gordon Trout (Martin Landau) finds himself taken hostage when he crosses paths with three wayward teens…
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Youngest Godfather (1999)
Cast: Martin Landau, Guido Grasso Jr., Bruce Ramsay …
Directed by: Michel Poulette
A young Sicilian sets off for the new world in this TV drama directed by Michel Poulette. His dream is to make a good living and build an honest life, but once he reaches America, he submits…
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The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
Cast: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In this live-action sequel to The Adventures of Pinocchio, Martin Landau returns as the venerable toymaker Geppetto -- but this time, he's the one who turns into a puppet! Pinocchio…
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The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Rob Bowman
FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) trail an intricate conspiracy around a prehistoric extraterrestrial virus in this feature-length film based on the…
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Rounders (1998)
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro …
Directed by: John Dahl
Fueled by his penchant for high-stakes gambling, law student Mike McDermott befriends and "befoes" a fellow gambling addict named Worm and club owner Teddy KGB. But tensions run high when…
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The Long Way Home (1997)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Edward Asner, David Paymer …
Directed by: Mark Jonathan Harris
Through interviews with holocaust survivors, newsreel footage, letters, journals and news reports, this Oscar-winning documentary chronicles the hardships faced by the European Jews freed…
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B.A.P.S. (1997)
Cast: Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Robert Townsend
Nisi and Mickey are two "Black American Princesses" -- or B.A.P.S. for short -- who are Hollywood-bound and determined to star in a music video. Instead, they're roped into a scam…
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Cast: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Udo Kier …
Directed by: Steve Barron
Lonely Geppetto (Martin Landau) carves a puppet that magically springs to life, and the wooden boy instantly longs to become human. Combining digital effects, animation and live action, this…
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City Hall (1996)
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda …
Directed by: Harold Becker
This sprawling tale wends its way from New York City's crime-ridden streets to the halls of power after a police shootout leaves innocent people dead. The probe to understand what…
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The Bible Collection: Joseph (1995)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Paul Mercurio, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Roger Young
As the Bible says, Joseph (Paul Mercurio) was cast into a pit by his jealous brothers and pled for mercy, but they turned a deaf ear and sold young Joseph into slavery in Egypt. There, Joseph…
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Ed Wood (1994)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker …
Directed by: Tim Burton
In one of his best-ever performances, Johnny Depp plays Ed Wood, a grinning goof with a sunny disposition who was heralded as the "worst director of all time" -- and certainly made the movies…
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Intersection (1994)
Cast: Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
In the wake of a terrible car wreck, award-winning architect Vincent Eastman (Richard Gere) sees his life in flashbacks, recalling his separation from his beautiful but aloof wife (Sharon…
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Sliver (1993)
Cast: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Sexy divorcée Carly (Sharon Stone) moves into a highly sought-after New York City apartment, but as she settles into her new digs, little does she know that an admirer is keeping an eye…
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12:01 (1993)
Cast: Martin Landau, Jeremy Piven, Nicolas Surovy …
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Though less well-known than the similarly themed Groundhog Day, this sci-fi thriller has gained a loyal cult following. Office worker Barry Thomas (Jonathan Silverman) finds himself stuck in…
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Fatal Love (1992)
Cast: Martin Landau, Molly Ringwald, Perry King …
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
Cosmopolitan commercial artist Alison Gertz (Molly Ringwald) enjoys the fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle, until a one-night encounter brings everything to a screeching halt when she contracts…
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Mistress (1991)
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Vasek Simek …
Directed by: Barry Primus
This Tinseltown satire stars Robert Wuhl as a movie director and screenwriter who gets the green light for his latest film when three potential backers (Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello and Eli…
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Firehead (1991)
Cast: Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, Chris Lemmon …
Directed by: Peter Yuval
When scientist Warren Hart (Chris Lemmon) is charged with the task of capturing a Russian demolitions expert (Brett Porter) with telekinetic powers, he's keen to carry out the mission --…
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By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Powers Boothe …
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Based on a book by William Prochnau, this tense drama catches the superpowers -- the United States and Russia -- at the thaw of the Cold War. Relations appear to be improving, until a…
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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Cast: Woody Allen, Anjelica Huston, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Respected ophthalmologist Judah (Martin Landau) faces an ugly dilemma when his mistress (Anjelica Huston) threatens to expose their affair. Meanwhile, married filmmaker Cliff (Woody Allen)…
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola directed this fact-based account of dreamer and auto entrepreneur Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges). Unimpressed with the cars being built following World War II, Tucker…
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Cyclone (1987)
Cast: Martin Landau, Troy Donahue, Jeffrey Combs …
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
After the murder of her inventor boyfriend, Teri Marshall (Heather Thomas) must transport the Cyclone, a turbocharged motorcycle, into the proper hands. With international arms smugglers,…
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Lethal Victims (1987)
Cast: Frank Stallone, Martin Landau, Jack Carter …
Directed by: Raphael Nussbaum
When a man dodges conviction after raping multiple women, his victims take justice into their own hands. The gritty revenge drama stars Oscar winner Martin Landau as Judge Shaw and Frank…
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Sweet Revenge (1987)
Cast: Nancy Allen, Ted Shackelford, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Mark Sobel
When she gets too close to the truth during an undercover assignment, investigative TV journalist Jillian Grey (Nancy Allen) falls prey to a human trafficking ring that snatches her up and…
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The Being (1983)
Cast: Martin Landau, Marianne Gordon, Rexx Coltrane …
Directed by: Jackie Kong
An evil being -- a genetic freak driven to psychotic fits by radiation waste -- lurks in the local disposal dump, attacking anything or anyone that has the misfortune to cross its path. It…
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Alone in the Dark (1982)
Cast: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Dr. Bain (Donald Pleasence) precariously presides over an eerie asylum that houses its fair share of eccentrics and very dangerous figures, including the murderous Frank Hawkes (Jack Palance)…
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The Return (1980)
Cast: Neville Brand, Raymond Burr, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Greydon Clark
More than two decades after a childhood encounter with aliens left them dumbfounded, small-town residents Jennifer (Cybill Shepherd) and Wayne (Jan-Michael Vincent) return to the scene of the…
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Meteor (1979)
Cast: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
When a comet collides with an asteroid, sending a 5-mile-wide piece of rock toward Earth, a renegade scientist (Sean Connery) proposes blowing the rock out of the sky using a secret nuclear…
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Black Gunn (1972)
Cast: Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes …
Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis
Gunn (football great Jim Brown) is a no-nonsense nightclub owner who marshals his friends and allies -- including a police lieutenant and a militant group -- to help him take on the local mob…
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A Town Called Hell (1971)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Robert Parrish
Three people, each on an individual mission, arrive in Hell, a Mexican Revolution-era town ruled with an iron fist by its mayor, Don Carlos. As their stories converge, the town becomes a battleground.
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They Call Me Mr. Tibbs (1970)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
This sequel to In the Heat of the Night finds detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) and his family living in San Francisco. Tibbs becomes embroiled in an explosive case when a liberal…
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The Mama Cass Television Program (1969)
Cast: "Mama" Cass Elliot, John Sebastian, Joni Mitchell …
"Mama" Cass Elliott of 1960s vocal group The Mamas and the Papas stars in this television variety special, performing comic sketches with Buddy Hackett and other Hollywood stars and singing…
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Nevada Smith (1966)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Steve McQueen stars as Nevada Smith, a half-white, half-Native American who seeks to avenge the murder of his parents at the hands of gangster Tom Fitch (Karl Malden). Smith solicits the help…
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Mission: Impossible (1966)
Cast: Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Bob Johnson …
This thrilling 1960s television series follows a team of covert government spies that takes on the world's most dangerous assignments: recovering nuclear warheads, unearthing Nazi gold,…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker …
Directed by: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco …
Swedish actor Max Von Sydow made his English-speaking debut in this gargantuan retelling of the life of Christ from Giant director George Stevens. The much-ballyhooed all-star cast includes…
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The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton …
Directed by: John Sturges
A veritable who's who of 1960s Hollywood is represented in this rollicking, satiric Western about a boisterous temperance leader (Lee Remick) out to stop a cavalry-protected whiskey…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 31 (1963)
Cast: Martin Landau, Robert Duvall, Rod Serling …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Cleopatra (1963)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck
This epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on to the throne and seduces Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is…
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The Outer Limits: The Original Series (1963)
Cast: Vic Perrin, Martin Landau, Robert Duvall …
"There is nothing wrong with your television set," says Control Voice (Vic Perrin) in the opening to this cult 1960s sci-fi anthology program produced by Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano,…
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Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962)
Cast: Warren Stevens, Martin Landau, Judy Dan …
Directed by: Earl Bellamy
When a stagecoach driver learns that one of his passengers has smallpox, he leaves them all to fend for themselves partway to their destination. Now, whether they make it to Dancers'…
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Terrible Clockman / The House of Seven Gables (1961)
Cast: Shirley Temple, Martin Landau, Agnes Moorehead …
In this two-episode collection of "Shirley Temple's Storybook," America's favorite moppet (all grown up now) brings to life a pair of (not too) spooky stories. A futuristic monster…
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Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Cast: James Edwards, Gregory Peck, Rip Torn …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Based on an ex-soldier's eyewitness essays, this epic film harshly and realistically depicts one of the Korean conflict's bloodiest and most famous battles. With peace negotiations…
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North by Northwest (1959)
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
What if everyone around you was suddenly convinced that you were a spy? This classic from master director Alfred Hitchcock stars Cary Grant as an advertising executive who looks a little too…