Movies by Gene Hackman
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
Cast: Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Richard Shepard
An exemplar of his acting generation yet a name largely unknown, John Cazale made only five films, but each earned Oscar nominations. With the aid of co-stars and friends, this poignant…
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Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Maura Tierney …
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Former U.S. President Monroe Cole (Gene Hackman) plans to retire in a small northeastern coastal town, but he has his hands full when he tries to fill an empty mayoral seat. The unlikely…
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Steven Spielberg, Sidney Lumet …
Directed by: Daniel Anker
Filmmaker Daniel Anker examines Hollywood's depiction of the Holocaust and its incomprehensible atrocities in this award-winning documentary narrated by Gene Hackman and featuring…
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Runaway Jury (2003)
Cast: John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Gary Fleder
In this drama based on John Grisham's best-selling novel, Nick Easter (John Cusack) gets himself on the jury of a landmark case against a gun manufacturer and, as the foreman, tries to…
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The Mexican (2001)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini …
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Bumbling career thief Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) travels south of the border to retrieve a priceless pistol nicknamed "The Mexican" for his mob boss. Trouble is, his nagging girlfriend,…
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Heartbreakers (2001)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta …
Directed by: David Mirkin
In this stylish comedy, a mother-daughter con team makes money the old-fashioned way: They swindle it. After Mom seduces and weds a love-struck bachelor, she scams him for a big divorce…
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Heist (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo …
Directed by: David Mamet
Duplicity and double crosses are the order of the day in this serpentine thrill ride from venerable writer-director David Mamet. After being caught on security cameras during a robbery at a…
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
The early promise of Tenenbaum child prodigies Chas (Ben Stiller), Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Richie (Luke Wilson) is short-circuited by the flaws of their father, family patriarch Royal…
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Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Joaquim de Almeida …
Directed by: John Moore
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he…
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Heroes of Iwo Jima (2001)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joe Rosenthal
Discover the true story behind the famous World War II image of American soldiers raising their nation's flag at Iwo Jima, Japan. Interviews with war veterans, historians and the actual…
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The Replacements (2000)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Maverick old-guard coach Gene Hackman is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his…
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Under Suspicion (2000)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
This remake of a 1981 French thriller chronicles the harrowing experience of Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman), a tax lawyer vacationing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, who discovers the body of a…
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Twilight (1998)
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Robert Benton
Harry Ross (Paul Newman) is a Hollywood private eye who's living out his golden years in the house of two fading movie stars -- Catherine (Susan Sarandon) and Jack Ames (Gene Hackman).…
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Antz (1998)
Cast: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up…
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Enemy of the State (1998)
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Hotshot lawyer Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover…
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Absolute Power (1997)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Cat burglar Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) finds himself in the president's doghouse when he spies the chief executive (Gene Hackman) trysting with a trophy wife. When their rough…
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The Birdcage (1996)
Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Longtime lovers Armand and Albert own a Miami drag club, but when Armand's son announces his intent to marry the daughter of a stuffy U.S. senator, the gay couple feels compelled to pass…
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The Chamber (1996)
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway …
Directed by: James Foley
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell) takes on the death row clemency case of his unrepentant Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman), in this big-screen…
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Extreme Measures (1996)
Cast: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker …
Directed by: Michael Apted
In director Michael Apted's medical thriller, emergency room doctor Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) is haunted by the disappearance of a strange patient's records. Against the advice of his…
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Crimson Tide (1995)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, James Gandolfini …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Controversy boils over when Soviet rebels point nuclear weapons at the United States, and a message for the nuclear-missile sub USS Alabama gets cut off during transmission. Will the Alabama…
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Get Shorty (1995)
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo …
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
When Miami loan shark Chili Palmer travels to Los Angeles to get money from a "client," he ends up getting involved in the film business. His foot in the door is washed-up producer Gene…
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The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Cast: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe …
Directed by: Sam Raimi
In this offbeat Western, a lady gunslinger arrives in the frontier town of Redemption seeking revenge for the murder of her sheriff father years ago by town boss John Herod. But to get to…
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Wyatt Earp (1994)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp is continually at odds with a gang of renegade cowboys, culminating in a fiery showdown between the outlaws and Earp's men -- including the ailing Doc…
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Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Cast: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Paying close attention to period detail and historical accuracy, he-man action specialist Walter Hill (The Long Riders) directs this traditional Western recounting famed Apache warrior…
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The Firm (1993)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
When Harvard Law School graduate Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) joins a prestigious firm, he ignores the warning of his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn), who fears the lucrative deal sounds too good to…
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Unforgiven (1992)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Retired gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes one last job -- and even more reluctantly accepts a boastful young man as a partner. Together, they learn how easily complicated truths are…
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Company Business (1991)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kurtwood Smith …
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
An ex-CIA agent (Gene Hackman) is called out of retirement to escort a Soviet spy (Mikhail Baryshnikov) to Berlin for a prisoner trade with the Russians. On the way, the former adversaries…
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Class Action (1991)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels …
Directed by: Michael Apted
Attorney Jebediah Ward (Gene Hackman) fights for the rights of those who have been victimized by the negligence of large corporations. He begins a David vs. Goliath battle, fighting to…
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Narrow Margin (1990)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
In this loose remake of a 1952 noir classic, Carol Hunnicut (Anne Archer) experiences the worst blind date imaginable when mob thugs slay her companion. Realizing she's the lone witness…
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Carrie Fisher's scathing confessional novel -- adapted from her best-seller about a woman who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a bitingly funny…
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Loose Cannons (1990)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise …
Directed by: Bob Clark
A Washington D.C. cop (Gene Hackman) teams up with a man afflicted with a multiple personality disorder (Dan Aykroyd) who speaks in the voices of Tweety Bird, Captain Kirk, Pee-Wee Herman,…
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The Package (1989)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones …
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Set during the Cold War, this political thriller stars Gene Hackman as Johnny Gallagher, an Army officer who's tasked with transporting political prisoner Thomas Boyette (Tommy Lee…
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Mississippi Burning (1988)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Brad Dourif …
Directed by: Alan Parker
When two civil rights workers and an African American boy disappear in 1964 Mississippi, two FBI agents with divergent investigative styles move in on a beautician who knows the truth about…
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Bat 21 (1988)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed …
Directed by: Peter Markle
An Air Force colonel (Gene Hackman) who knows his way around a golf course but has no combat experience is trapped behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. As the sole survivor of a plane…
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Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Floyd (Gene Hackman) is a man drowning emotionally because of the disappearance of his wife. Louise (Terri Garr) not only has her sights set on Floyd but is also committed to restoring…
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Another Woman (1988)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A university professor (Gena Rowlands) experiences a midlife crisis, so she rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office in order to write a book. There, she inadvertently…
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Split Decisions (1988)
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: David Drury
Eddie McGuinn (Craig Sheffer) chases his father's (Gene Hackman) dream of boxing for Olympic gold, while brother Ray (Jeff Fahey) turns pro under an unscrupulous manager. When Ray…
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No Way Out (1987)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young …
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
At a Washington, D.C., bash, Navy officer Tom begins a steamy liaison with Susan, later learning she's the mistress of the Secretary of Defense. When Susan ends up dead, Tom gets caught…
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper …
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman (Christopher Reeve) leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), recently…
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Hoosiers (1986)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach, abrasive and unlikable Norman Dale, whips the team into…
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Power (1986)
Cast: Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Media consultant Pete St. John (Richard Gere) can package a politician, create a spin and transform an on-camera gaffe into a moment of glory. Representing a variety of sometimes-corrupt…
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Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn …
Directed by: Bud Yorkin
The disintegration of a 30-year union -- and the resulting upheaval that ripples through the entire family -- is the subject of this unsentimental drama that stars Gene Hackman as Harry…
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Target (1985)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Brad Williams, Matt Dillon …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Texas businessman Walter Lloyd (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Donna (Gayle Hunnicutt), have a happy marriage; unfortunately, that bliss doesn't extend to their teenage son, Chris (Matt…
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Under Fire (1983)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
On assignment, top photojournalist Russell Price (Nick Nolte) covers the civil war in Nicaragua circa 1979. When the rebel forces have Price take a photo of their leader, Rafael, who is…
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Uncommon Valor (1983)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward …
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Jason Rhodes is at his wit's end not knowing what has happened to his son, who's been missing in action for over a decade. After useless appeals to the government, Rhodes takes…
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Eureka (1983)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Theresa Russell …
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) is a former gold prospector who discovered a rich deposit in the Canadian wilderness. But McCann's wealth led to depression and paranoia, and he withdrew from…
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Reds (1981)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann …
Directed by: Warren Beatty
Radical journalist and socialist John Reed (Warren Beatty), along with his paramour, protofeminist Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), gets swept up in the world-changing spirit, euphoria and…
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All Night Long (1981)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd …
Directed by: Jean-Claude Tramont
Miserable family man George Dupler (Gene Hackman) can't take much more. He's not terribly fond of his wife (Diane Ladd) or his son (Dennis Quaid). The last straw comes when…
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Superman II (1980)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp …
Directed by: Richard Lester
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle in this hit sequel. Led by Gen. Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex…
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Richard Lester
Superman flagship director Richard Donner presents this special cut of the 1980 sequel starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, who's locked in a battle to save Earth from three…
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Superman: The Movie (1978)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane, who's in love with Superman. Clark must summon his superhero alter ego when the nefarious…
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Superman: The Movie: Expanded Edition (1978)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper …
Directed by: Richard Donner
The Man of Steel hits the big screen in director Richard Donner's special effects-laden, Oscar-nominated adventure. This expanded version of the film features remastered footage and…
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Featuring intense battle sequences and a cast of thousands, this wartime drama details a pivotal day in 1944 when an Allied task force tried -- and failed -- to win World War II by seizing…
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March or Die (1977)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve …
Directed by: Dick Richards
Gene Hackman plays a French Foreign Legion major assigned to protect an archeological expedition in Morocco -- despite harboring reservations about what he sees as "grave robbing" -- in this…
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Bite the Bullet (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Gene Hackman plays a former roughrider who matches wits with a lovely but shady lady-in-distress (Candice Bergen). James Coburn is a drifting ex-cowboy who joins a grueling 700-mile race and…
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The French Connection II (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
This sequel picks up where the original film left off, with narcotics officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still searching for elusive drug kingpin Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey).…
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Night Moves (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Cut-rate private eye Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) finds himself caught in a labyrinth of mendacity and murder in director Arthur Penn's top-notch suspenser. Tapped to locate the runaway…
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Lucky Lady (1975)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds …
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Generous servings of liquor and love are doled out in this Prohibition-era slapstick caper starring Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds as a couple of bootleggers who hook up with a vampy cabaret…
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The Conversation (1974)
Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola follows The Godfather with this intimate film about an audio surveillance expert who faces a moral quandary when he suspects that a couple whose conversation he's…
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Zandy's Bride (1974)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart …
Directed by: Jan Troell
When he discovers that his lovely mail-order bride, Hannah (Liv Ullman), is a spirited lass instead of the meek and mild servant he wanted, rough California ranch owner Zandy Allan (Gene…
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Scarecrow (1973)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan …
Directed by: Jerry Schatzberg
Meeting on a lonely stretch of California highway while thumbing their way east, loner ex-con Max (Gene Hackman) and likable loser Lionel (Al Pacino) decide to travel in tandem. Along the…
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
As the luxury liner Poseidon charts its course on New Year's Eve, disaster strikes when an undersea earthquake causes a titanic tidal wave and capsizes the vessel, leaving just 10…
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Prime Cut (1972)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Chicago wise guy Nick (Lee Marvin) travels to Kansas City to investigate the disappearance of one of his acquaintances. There, he meets mob boss "Mary Ann" (Gene Hackman), and also happens…
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Cisco Pike (1972)
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen Black …
Directed by: Bill L. Norton
When corrupt narc Leo Holland (Gene Hackman) blackmails faded rock star and former drug dealer Cisco Pike (Kris Kristofferson) into selling a 100-kilo stash of stolen marijuana, he's…
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The French Connection (1971)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider …
Directed by: William Friedkin
Tough-as-nails narcotics detective "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, Russo, are in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a multimillion-dollar heroin-smuggling…
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The Hunting Party (1971)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen …
Directed by: Don Medford
Frontier tycoon Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) is a rich cattle rancher who lives for money and disrespects his long-suffering wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen), whom he controls like the rest of…
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Marooned (1969)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen …
Directed by: John Sturges
In this tense 1969 thriller, commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna) leads a team of astronauts on a fact-finding space mission that leaves them stranded when their vehicle develops a problem.…
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The Gypsy Moths (1969)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Three skydivers and their traveling thrill show arrive at a small Midwestern town one Fourth of July weekend and take the town -- a few townspeople in particular -- by storm. In this haven of…
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Downhill Racer (1969)
Cast: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
In this high-energy sports drama, cocky David Chappellet (Robert Redford) stuns the ski world when, as a fledgling member of the U.S. ski team, he wins his first world-class race. But as the…
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Riot (1969)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Jim Brown, Gerald S. O'Loughlin …
Directed by: Buzz Kulik
Seizing on the warden's (real-life warden Frank A. Eyman) absence, dozens of violent criminals (led by Gene Hackman) stage a riot and turn their portion of the prison into a…
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Serial bank robbers, sometime lovers and folkloric heroes Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) barrel across Depression-ravaged America on a shooting spree that ends…
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Hawaii (1966)
Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris …
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Domineering minister Abner Hale (Max Von Sydow) moves to Hawaii with his wife, Jerusha Bromley Hale (Julie Andrews), and assumes that the islanders will simply modify their way of life to…
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Lilith (1964)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Love is crazy, as a veteran (Warren Beatty) finds out when he returns to his hometown to serve the needs of the mentally ill. His professionalism and caution about all-things romantic are…
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Naked City: Prime of Life (1962)
Cast: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke …
Directed by: Denis Sanders, Walter Grauman, David Lowell Rich …
This 1950s TV series, inspired by the movie of the same name, was one of the first crime dramas filmed on the streets of the city it depicts. Starring John McIntire and James Franciscus, it…