Movies by James Caan
As part of the cast:
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That's My Boy (2012)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester …
Directed by: Sean Anders, John Morris
Father-son tensions flare when a disagreeable dad decides to move in with his son and his son's fiancée right before their wedding. But that's nothing compared to the fight that…
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Small Apartments (2012)
Cast: Billy Crystal, James Caan, Amanda Plummer …
Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund
Eccentric recluse Franklin spends his days spying on his luscious neighbor and listening to tapes made by his loony brother, but when he accidentally kills his landlord, his beloved routines…
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For the Love of Money (2012)
Cast: Yuda Levi, Edward Furlong, Jeffrey Tambor …
Directed by: Ellie Kanner
Determined to escape the brutality of his youth in Tel Aviv, Izek tries to start anew in L.A. -- only to find himself thrown into more violence as threats from a gangster, a Columbian drug…
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His Way (2011)
Cast: Jerry Weintraub, Ellen Barkin, George Bush Sr. …
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood and Washington, D.C., discuss the singular life, career and legacy of iconoclastic producer Jerry Weintraub. The tales reveal a man who's witnessed…
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Detachment (2011)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan …
Directed by: Tony Kaye
When a substitute teacher takes a new assignment at an inner-city school, he finds himself becoming involved in the lives of his colleagues and students. At home, he houses a young prostitute…
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Henry's Crime (2010)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan …
Directed by: Malcolm Venville
Keanu Reeves stars in this dark comedy as Henry, an affable tollbooth worker in Buffalo, N.Y., who finds himself on the wrong end of justice when he's accused and convicted of a bank…
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan …
Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Chris Miller …
When inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food -- enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves -- the falling chow reaches gargantuan…
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Middle Men (2009)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht …
Directed by: George Gallo
An entrepreneur develops an online billing company specializing in adult entertainment. But as the firm takes off, he finds some unexpected kinks in the business of kink -- including…
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Mercy (2009)
Cast: Scott Caan, Wendy Glenn, Troy Garity …
Directed by: Patrick Hoelck
A womanizing writer who's never known true love struggles to pen a novel that captures the feeling's all-consuming nature. While looking for inspiration, he falls for a pretty…
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
Cast: Hugh Hefner, Joan Baez, Tony Bennett …
Directed by: Brigitte Berman
Through interviews and rare footage, this documentary chronicles Hefner's journey, from the founding of Playboy magazine -- and the launch of the sexual revolution -- to his support for…
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Wisegal (2008)
Cast: Alyssa Milano, Jason Gedrick, James Caan …
Directed by: Jerry Ciccoritti
Stone-broke mother of two Patty Montanari (Alyssa Milano) turns to hawking stolen cigarettes to make ends meet after her husband dies in this made-for-cable drama featuring James Caan as a…
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New York, I Love You (2008)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman …
In the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present…
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Gangland: Bullets Over Hollywood (2005)
Cast: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Elaina Archer
Exploring Tinseltown's portrayal of the underworld, this made-for-cable documentary is packed with film clips, interviews and archival footage featuring bona fide gangsters. Boasting…
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Dogville (2004)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall …
Directed by: Lars von Trier
When a mysterious woman claims she's being chased by hoodlums and needs a place to hide out, the residents of Dogville come to her rescue. But she must prove herself worthy of the…
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City of Ghosts (2003)
Cast: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone …
Directed by: Matt Dillon
Coming under scrutiny during an FBI investigation of insurance fraud, a con man hops on an airplane and tracks his ex-boss to Cambodia -- where he soon becomes entangled in an underworld rife…
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This Thing of Ours (2003)
Cast: Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore, Louis Vanaria …
Directed by: Danny Provenzano
This may be his first feature film, but Danny Provenzano knows something about directing a mobster movie -- after all, his great uncle is on the short list of suspects in Jimmy Hoffa's…
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Elf (2003)
Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart …
Directed by: Jon Favreau
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into…
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, James Caan …
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Charlie (Kevin Zegers) can't seem to stay out of trouble, and his principal, Mr. Dewitt (James Caan), is at his wits' end. Fed up with Charlie's behavior, he gives the boy his…
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Jericho Mansions (2003)
Cast: James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Alberto Sciamma
Leonard Grey (James Caan), the super of the Jericho Mansions building, is a loner who's built his life around maintaining the old building. But things become difficult when he's…
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Lathe of Heaven (2002)
Cast: James Caan, Lukas Haas, Lisa Bonet …
Directed by: Philip Haas
The saying "dreams come true" is terrifyingly accurate for young George Orr (Lukas Haas), whose nighttime visions reshape reality. When his effort to bottle up his dreams through drugs ends…
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Blood Crime (2002)
Cast: James Caan, Johnathon Schaech, Elizabeth Lackey …
Directed by: William A. Graham
Looking for peace and quiet on a camping trip, Daniel Pruitt and his wife find anything but when she's sexually assaulted. That's only the start of their woes, however, after Daniel…
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Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
Cast: Vinnie Jones, Donnie Montemarano, Vinny Argiro …
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
Tommy (Donnie Montemarano) is a lowly thug who's facing his not-so-golden years (he's about to turn 60!) with no decent prospects. Just released from jail, Tommy heads for the…
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In the Shadows (2001)
Cast: Matthew Modine, James Caan, Joey Lauren Adams …
Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Hit man Eric (Matthew Modine) is called in to ice Lance (James Caan), a Hollywood director blamed for a stuntman's death. As Eric gains his target's trust while learning the tricks…
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A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
Cast: James Caan, Robert Sean Leonard, Jamie Harrold …
Directed by: Mikael Salomon
Based on the book by Charles Thompson, this docudrama follows the aftermath of an explosion on Naval ship U.S.S. Iowa that caused the deaths of 47 officers. Upon investigating, Capt. Fred…
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The Way of the Gun (2000)
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro, James Caan …
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Criminals Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro) and Parker (Ryan Phillippe) kidnap a pregnant surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis) for a $15 million ransom from the baby's gangster father in…
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The Yards (2000)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: James Gray
Fresh out of the joint, Leo Handler tries to get himself on the right track with help from his shady Uncle Frank who runs a business that repairs New York City's subway trains. But Leo…
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Lucky Town (2000)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Vincent Kartheiser, James Caan …
Directed by: Paul Nicholas
Sin City deals small-town girl Lidda Doyles (Kirsten Dunst) more than just a bad hand when sets off for Las Vegas to surprise her long-lost father (James Caan), who deserted the family to…
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Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn …
Directed by: Kelly Makin
When mousy art-house auctioneer Michael (Hugh Grant) proposes to his teacher girlfriend Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn), only then does he learn Gina's father is a mobster. Michael's…
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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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This Is My Father (1998)
Cast: James Caan, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea …
Directed by: Paul Quinn
When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson (James Caan) discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, Kieran looks to his mother (Moya…
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Bottle Rocket (1996)
Cast: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
In this offbeat comedy, a trio of Texas friends tries to embark on a life of crime. After knocking over a bookstore and going on the lam, they bungle their way into a huge heist engineered by…
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Bulletproof (1996)
Cast: Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Farentino …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
In this buddy crime comedy, hard feelings must be set aside when undercover cop Rock Keats (Damon Wayans) is first shot by small-time crook Archie Moses (Adam Sandler), then forced to team up…
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Eraser (1996)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa L. Williams, James Caan …
Directed by: Charles Russell
U.S. Marshal John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect a woman who has uncovered evidence that the weapons…
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North Star (1996)
Cast: James Caan, Christopher Lambert, Catherine McCormack …
Directed by: Nils Gaup
A trapper with Indian blood (Christopher Lambert) butts heads with a greedy mining boss (James Caan) who wants to get his pickax into a rich lode of gold that's buried on sacred Inuit…
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The Program (1993)
Cast: James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps …
Directed by: David S. Ward
Coach Winters (James Caan) has some talented football players who could earn him a winning season and allow him to keep his job, but they're saddled with individual problems and…
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Flesh and Bone (1993)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan …
Directed by: Steve Kloves
When loner Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) meets Kay Davies (Meg Ryan), their attraction is palpable, despite his reserve and her marriage. They fall in love, unaware that they share a tragic…
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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
A gumshoe's frenzied efforts to win back his fiancée while dealing with Elvis impersonators galore give new meaning to the word zany in this madcap comedy. Finally ready to get…
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For the Boys (1991)
Cast: Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
On the eve of receiving a presidential medal, aging USO performer Dixie Leonard (Bette Midler) reflects on the events of her 50-year career. Plucked from obscurity by Eddie Sparks (James…
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The Dark Backward (1991)
Cast: Judd Nelson, Harold Sokol, Bill Paxton …
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
Aspiring stand-up comic Marty Malt can get a laugh only out of his fellow trash man, Gus, who accompanies Marty's deadly routines on the accordion. But things change for the duo when…
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Misery (1990)
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Former nurse Annie Wilkes saves her idol, romance novelist Paul Sheldon, after he crashes his car during a blizzard. But when she learns he plans to kill off her heroine in his next volume,…
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Dick Tracy (1990)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino …
Directed by: Warren Beatty
Legendary police detective Dick Tracy is the only man tough enough to take on gangster boss Big Boy Caprice and his band of menacing mobsters. Dedicated to his work but also devoted to his…
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Alien Nation (1988)
Cast: George Jenesky, James Caan, Mandy Patinkin …
Directed by: Graham Baker
In this thought-provoking sci-fi drama, a futuristic Los Angeles is home to 300,000 Newcomers, humanoid alien refugees who have integrated themselves into society. When a gang of Newcomers…
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Gardens of Stone (1987)
Cast: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
An almost forgotten Francis Ford Coppola flick that's worth a spin for its unsentimental stateside look at the Vietnam War and for its talented, well-known cast. Sgt. Clell Hazard (James…
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Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Cast: Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
A mischievous ghost tries to stop his widow from marrying a stuffy bore in this supernatural comedy. Widowed three years, Kay (Sally Field) still misses her Broadway choreographer husband,…
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Thief (1981)
Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson …
Directed by: Michael Mann
A professional safecracker, who specializes in high-profile diamond heists, plans to use his ill-gotten income for a nice retirement. But when he signs on with a top gangster and then tries…
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Les Uns et Les Autres (1981)
Cast: James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein …
Directed by: Claude Lelouch
Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman) directs a sweeping epic that chronicles three generations (from pre-World War I Europe to the 1960s) of people whose lives revolve around music. James Caan…
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Comes a Horseman (1978)
Cast: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
When widowed Ella Connors (Jane Fonda) gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover, Jacob Ewing (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of her…
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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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Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
Cast: James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Francis Huster …
Directed by: Claude Lelouch
After French immigrant Jeanne Leroy (Geneviève Bujold) suddenly finds herself bereft of her boyfriend on the American frontier, she meets veterinarian David Williams (James Caan), who…
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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Cast: James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
James Caan and Elliott Gould are disgruntled turn-of-the-century vaudevillians who decide to become New York City safecrackers -- but making a killing in their new career turns out to be far…
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Silent Movie (1976)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise …
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman) and Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) are aspiring filmmakers with a million-dollar idea that goes completely against the modern grain: They want to…
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The Killer Elite (1975)
Cast: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
One of the least well-known films from legendary director Sam Peckinpah, this action-thriller reunites Godfather co-stars James Caan and Robert Duvall. After Mike Locken (Caan) is left…
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Rollerball (1975)
Cast: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
In the future, global megacorporations maintain their power by channeling and releasing human hostility through rollerball -- an anything-goes, worldwide sport designed to show the forcibly…
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Funny Lady (1975)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, reprising her Oscar-winning debut role) becomes a bitter, bottom-line woman in this sequel to Funny Girl. In the throes of the Depression, the theater business…
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Little Moon and Jud McGraw (1975)
Cast: James Caan, Sammy Davis Jr., Stefanie Powers …
Directed by: Bernard Girard
Somewhere in the mirage-laden distances of the Southwest is a ghost town called Black Nullar. Jud Mc Graw, a tarnished hero, and Little Moon, a not-so-innocent Indian maiden, have scores to…
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The Gambler (1974)
Cast: James Caan, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky …
Directed by: Karel Reisz
As if getting tenure weren't enough of a gamble, James Caan is a university professor with a big problem: He can't stop betting on games of chance. Karel Reisz directs from a script…
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Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Cast: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
While on shore leave, sailor John Baggs Jr. (James Caan) wins some alone time with prostitute Maggie (Marsha Mason) but has second thoughts about how to spend the evening when he discovers…
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The Godfather (1972)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
When organized-crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody…
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Brian's Song (1971)
Cast: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden …
Directed by: Buzz Kulik
This Emmy-winning drama focuses on the friendship between Chicago Bears fullback Brian Piccolo and running back Gale Sayers, which becomes a mutually motivating gridiron rivalry and inspiring…
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Submarine X-1 (1969)
Cast: James Caan, David Sumner, Norman Bowler …
Directed by: William A. Graham
Based on a true story from the files of the British War Office, this taut World War II drama follows the top secret mission of submarine commander Richard Bolton (James Caan). After Nazis…
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Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Cast: James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott …
Directed by: William Hale
Buck Burnett (James Caan) leads six of his friends on a long horseback journey from Texas to Tennessee to join the Confederate Army at the dawn of the Civil War. Their spirit of adventure is…
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Games (1967)
Cast: Simone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross …
Directed by: Curtis Harrington
Shiftless young socialites Jennifer (Katharine Ross) and Paul (James Caan) invite cosmetics saleswoman Lisa (Simone Signoret) to display her supposed psychic ability, but in this twisty…
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El Dorado (1966)
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Director Howard Hawks reunites with Rio Bravo star John Wayne in this classic Western. Gunfighter Cole Thornton (Wayne) hires himself out to the highest bidder. But that doesn't mean…
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The Glory Guys (1965)
Cast: Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Andrew Duggan …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
In the post-Civil War West, misfits Demas Harrod and Sol Rogers join the cavalry regiment of Gen. McCabe, who sacrifices his men to satisfy his bloodlust. Amid the deadly action, Harrod and…
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Redline 7000 (1965)
Cast: James Caan, Laura Devon, Gail Hire …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Iconic director Howard Hawks masters another genre with this emotional, fast-paced examination of the lives of three ambitious stock-car racers -- Mike (James Caan), Ned (John Robert…
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Lady in a Cage (1964)
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley …
Directed by: Walter Grauman
Affluent widow Mrs. Hilyard (Olivia de Havilland) gets trapped inside her home elevator after her power goes out on a sizzling summer day. Her continued shouts and pressing of an alarm button…