Movies by Michael Anderson
As a director:
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Tenderloin (2009)
Cast: Kurt Yaeger, Charles Branklyn, Glen Caspillo …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
When Iraq War veteran Ben Keegan (Kurt Yaeger) returns home from combat, he buries himself in the anonymity of San Francisco's Tenderloin district, an eclectic neighborhood that's…
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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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Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
Cast: Corey Sevier, Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
While walking home one afternoon, poor farm boy Jay Berry Lee (Corey Sevier) discovers a troupe of escaped circus monkeys, an event that kicks off a summer of fun, thrills and unforgettable…
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
Cast: Richard Crenna, Ben Cross, Julie Cox …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In this variation on Jules Verne's classic adventure, professor Aronnax (Richard Crenna) and his daughter (Julie Cox) take to the sea to investigate recent shipwrecks and are promptly…
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Captains Courageous (1996)
Cast: Kenny Vadas, Robert Urich, Kaj-Erik Eriksen …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Hard life lessons are in store for spoiled Harvey Cheyne Jr. (Kenny Vadas) when he's picked up by a fishing ship after falling off the liner taking him to school. Unmoved by the wealthy…
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Millennium (1989)
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
As investigator Bill Smith sifts through the wreckage of two jumbo jets, cryptic clues from flight attendant Louise lead to a startling discovery: Louise has come from the future to…
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The Jeweller's Shop (1988)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Daniel Olbrychski, Ben Cross …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Burt Lancaster stars as the titular merchant in this classic adaptation of Pope John Paul II's best-selling play "The Jeweller's Shop," an inspiring drama about three married…
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Sword of Gideon (1986)
Cast: Steven Bauer, Michael York, Robert Joy …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In this taut, made-for-cable drama, Steven Bauer heads the cast as the leader of an Israeli counterterrorist commando squad out to avenge the shocking, cold-blooded killing of 11 of their…
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Second Time Lucky (1984)
Cast: Diane Franklin, Roger Wilson, Jon Gadsby …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
After the devil (Robert Helpmann) bets God (Robert Morley) that if Adam and Eve were given a second chance, they would succumb to temptation again, a contemporary couple (Roger Wilson and…
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Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)
Cast: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Neurotic whaler Nolan faces off with an enraged killer whale after he kills the whale's pregnant mate. Attempting to get a message across to Nolan, the whale attacks an innocent woman,…
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Logan's Run (1976)
Cast: Michael Anderson Jr., Michael York, Richard Jordan …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
In the year 2274, the world's urban centers have been abandoned due to ecological disaster, and the remaining population has forged a society in a domed city, where no one is allowed to…
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Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Cast: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Straightlaced Lt. Arthur Drake (Michael York) must defend fellow officer Lt. Millington (James Faulkner) when attractive widow Marjorie Scarlett (Susannah York) accuses him of rape. But all…
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Pope Joan (1972)
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Lesley-Anne Down …
Directed by: Michael Anderson, Herbert Wise
A present-day female evangelist (Liv Ullman) strongly feels that she resembles the legendary Pope Joan and goes to see her psychiatrist (Keir Dullea) in hopes of discovering that she's…
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
A priest (Anthony Quinn, in an inspired performance) who's spent 20 years in a Siberian labor camp rises to become the first Russian pope in this passionate drama that garnered two Oscar…
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The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
Cast: Senta Berger, Alec Guinness, George Segal …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
When two British Secret Service agents are murdered by a West Berlin neo-Nazi organization, the Service appoints Agent Quiller to hunt down the assassins and the group's leader, Oktober.
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Operation Crossbow (1965)
Cast: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
As the story goes, three American soldiers (Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp and George Peppard) are ordered to parachute into Germany and destroy a critical Nazi base, a delicate mission that puts…
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Flight from Ashiya (1964)
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Yul Brynner, George Chakiris and Richard Widmark star as a trio of Air Force pilots sent to rescue survivors of a sinking Japanese cargo ship during a vicious storm. On their way to the site,…
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Cast: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Emlyn Williams …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
During a storm, salvage boat skipper John Sands (Charlton Heston) runs across a mysteriously derelict freighter manned by half-crazed Capt. Gerald Patch (Gary Cooper). As Patch must answer…
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Around the World in 80 Days: Special Edition (1956)
Cast: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
This Oscar-nominated hit adaptation of Jules Verne's novel recounts the adventures of Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven), who takes on a seemingly impossible wager: traveling around…
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The Dam Busters (1955)
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson …
Directed by: Michael Anderson
This critically acclaimed film centers on the invention and development of the breakthrough World War II-era "bouncing bomb," an explosive designed to drop into reservoirs and cause massive…