Movies by J. Lee Thompson
As part of the cast:
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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Mort Abrahams, James Brolin …
Directed by: Kevin Burns, David Comtois
Roddy McDowall hosts this documentary that takes an exclusive in-depth look at the five Planet of the Apes films, along with the television series and the animated cartoon inspired by the…
As a director:
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Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez, Juan Fernandez …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
In this Charles Bronson actioner, a Japanese businessman goes to the cops for help when his daughter is abducted by a nefarious prostitution ring. On the case is Lt. Crowe, who dislikes the…
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Messenger of Death (1988)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Denver newspaper reporter Garret Smith (Charles Bronson) takes matters into his own hands when cops fail to challenge a rogue band of Mormon avengers who may be harboring a serial killer in…
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Charles Bronson reprises his role as vigilante Paul Kersey, who's back in Los Angeles to take on another scourge: crack dealers. When the daughter of the woman he loves dies after…
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Murphy's Law (1986)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Framed for his ex-wife's murder by a psychopathic parolee he once sent to lockup, Los Angeles cop Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) escapes from custody -- handcuffed to a potty-mouthed car…
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Firewalker (1986)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Max (Chuck Norris) is an ex-marine turned adventure-seeker who certainly has the chops (he happens to be a kick-ass martial artist). Accompanied by his pal (Louis Gossett Jr.) and the rich…
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King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Richard Chamberlain (The Thorn Birds) stars in this action adventure as Allan Quatermain, the rough-and-tumble fortune hunter who boldly takes on cannibals, Nazis and big game to rescue an…
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The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
When his friend is brutally tortured and murdered, professional assassin Holland (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement looking for revenge. But to get to the killer (Joseph Maher),…
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10 to Midnight (1983)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Stripping nude to leave no evidence of his crimes, serial killer Warren Stacey (Gene Davis) seems unstoppable as he murders young women who have wronged him. But he messes with the wrong…
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Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
Cast: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Tracy Bregman …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Virginia (Melissa Sue Anderson) has just survived a tragic accident that's blacked out parts of her memory. But now she's back at school with her popular friends, and she's…
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Cabo Blanco / U.S. Marshall (1980)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
This release features two Bronson films. Cabo Blanco centers on events in a sleepy fishing village. In the second, U.S. Marshall, Bronson plays a private in the army who, in a violent…
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The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jacqueline Bisset, Raf Vallone …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Though she's married to a charismatic American senator when they first meet, Greek mogul Theo Tomasis (Anthony Quinn) can't help but fall in love with the beautiful Liz Cassidy…
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Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Cast: Jeff East, Paul Winfield, Harvey Korman …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Join Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) and runaway slave Jim (Paul Winfield) on a thrilling Mississippi River raft adventure in this musical version of Mark Twain's beloved novel. When…
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
After the fall of humanity, Earth is run by highly evolved apes. But tensions have risen as the intelligent beasts, led by General Aldo (Claude Akins), threaten to enslave the remaining…
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Apes are now pets and servants, but abuse and poor simian conditions provoke Caesar (Roddy McDowall), a highly developed primate who's been hiding out for two decades, to lead a colossal…
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Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Gregory Peck stars as MacKenna, a sheriff who happens upon a map showing the location of a cache of Apache gold. When vicious outlaw Colorado (Omar Sharif) kidnaps MacKenna, the sheriff must…
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The Chairman (1969)
Cast: Arthur Hill, Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
American scientist John Hathaway (Gregory Peck) is sent to Communist China to steal a coveted formula from an eminent researcher (Keye Luke) -- and has no idea that his own brain is a ticking…
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What a Way to Go! (1964)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
A frazzled widow tells her psychiatrist the unbelievable circumstances that made her a multimillionaire in this star-studded comedy. In a series of flashbacks, Louisa (Shirley MacLaine)…
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Kings of the Sun (1963)
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Yul Brynner and George Chakiris star as rulers of two rival cultures who are forced to form an alliance against a mutual threat. Young king Balam (Chakiris) leads the Mayan people out of…
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Taras Bulba (1962)
Cast: Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Sam Wanamaker …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
With the words "Put your faith in your sword, and your sword in a Pole," Cossack leader Taras Bulba (Yul Brynner) vows to vanquish the Poles, who double-crossed his people after helping to…
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Cape Fear (1962)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Released on parole after eight years in stir for rape and assault, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is hell-bent on vengeance. He heads straight for Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the ex-prosecutor…
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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Cast: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
The Germans will annihilate thousands of British soldiers trapped in Greece unless help arrives quickly. But the dreaded guns of Navarone will destroy any rescue ship that comes within their…
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Tiger Bay (1959)
Cast: John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
In her big-screen debut, Hayley Mills steals the show as tomboyish 12-year-old Gillie, a habitual liar who witnesses a murder and then finds herself in trouble after retrieving the gun…
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Northwest Frontier (1959)
Cast: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Assigned to smuggle an endangered Hindu prince out of colonial India before Muslim rebels can kill him, a British army captain rubs elbows with a hard-bitten reporter and an arms merchant and…
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North West Frontier (1959)
Cast: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Set in India in 1905, this adventure classic stars Lauren Bacall as the American governess of a young Hindu prince who is targeted by assassins. Desperate to save him, she takes him on a…
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Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
Cast: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
In 1942, cranky British ambulance driver Captain Anson (John Mills) -- who has an affinity for alcohol -- escapes Libya and must transport his passengers to safety in Alexandria, where he…
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Murder Without Crime (1950)
Cast: Dennis Price, Derek Farr, Patricia Plunkett …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
After fighting with husband Stephen (Derek Farr), Jan (Patricia Plunkett) storms out with a suitcase. Meanwhile, Stephen gets drunk, picks up Grena (Joan Dowling) and brings her back to their…