Movies by Charlton Heston
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Cast: Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas …
Directed by: Craig McCall
In this fitting documentary tribute, director Craig McCall toasts the legendary career of Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff, best known for his groundbreaking work on big-screen…
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America Home of the Brave (2005)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Roy Rogers, John Phillip Souza …
An all-star lineup of Hollywood celebrities -- including Charlton Heston, Chuck Norris and Tom Selleck -- pay tribute to the patriotic past of the United States with musings about the Old…
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The Bible According to Hollywood (2004)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Peter Ustinov, Virginia Mayo …
Directed by: Phillip Dye
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Ben…
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John Wayne: American Legend (2004)
Cast: John Wayne, Anna Lee, Charlton Heston …
From his difficult childhood to his career crest as the biggest star Western films had ever seen, American icon John Wayne is profiled through photographs, film clips and interviews with…
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Rated R: Republican in Hollywood (2004)
Cast: Jesse Moss, Julie Haener, Arnold Schwarzenegger …
Directed by: Jesse Moss
Arnold "The Governator" Schwarzenegger and Mel Gibson aren't the only conservative thinkers in Tinseltown. Challenging the notion that every actor is a raging liberal, this deft…
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Ed Sullivan: A Salute to the Red, White and Blue (2003)
Cast: Ed Sullivan, Joel Grey, Henry Fonda …
Patriotic performances are the order of the day in this compilation of special appearances on the famed "The Ed Sullivan Show." Includes footage of American poet laureate Carl Sandburg…
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Inspirational Treasures from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
Cast: Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, Sergio Franchi …
Incomparable variety-show host Ed Sullivan welcomed many special performers to his show, including famous musical acts, impressive actors and actresses and even politicians. But some of his…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Miracles of Jesus (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Directed by: Bill Kowalchuk
The greatest miracles of Jesus -- turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana, the feeding of 5,000 with only a few loaves of bread and some fish, the healing of the sick --are explored in…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Geared toward youngsters ages 4 to 11, this entry in the animated biblical series brings to life the tale of Jesus Christ's final days on earth, from the Last Supper and his betrayal by…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Featuring an introduction by Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston, this entertaining and educational installment of the animated biblical series vividly recounts the story of creation and the…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Featuring colorful animation and an introduction by Oscar winner Charlton Heston, this installment of the children's biblical series tells the dramatic tale of Sodom and Gomorrah, two…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Samson and Delilah (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Hosted by Charlton Heston, this animated adaptation of the biblical tale chronicles the story of heroic (and incredibly strong) Samson. A Jew determined to help defeat the marauding…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
One of the most inspirational stories found within the pages of the Bible, the legend of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho is brought to vibrant life with this colorful animated feature hosted…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
In this installment of the animated biblical series, Jacob gives his youngest son, Joseph, an exquisite, multicolored coat. Joseph's jealous brothers grow even angrier when Joseph…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Hosted by Charlton Heston, this animated biblical tale teaches children important lessons about anger and forgiveness. Young Jonah vows to take revenge on the Assyrians who persecute his…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
The popular animated biblical series presents one of the greatest underdog stories of all time. The Israelites are living in terror of the brutal Philistine army, when David, a young shepherd…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (2003)
Cast: Charlton Heston
One of the most memorable stories found within the pages of the Bible, the legend of Daniel and the lion's den is brought to vibrant life in this colorful animated feature hosted by…
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Cast: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Dick Clark …
Directed by: Michael Moore
Famed filmmaker and left-wing political humorist Michael Moore tackles America's obsession with firearms in this Oscar-winning documentary centered on the Columbine High School massacre of 1999.
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Ben-Hur (2002)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Forget Cecil B. DeMille's epic live-action version of Wallace's classic tale of the story of Christ, and instead enjoy this animated take on the long-suffering Jewish hero, Judah…
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Town & Country (2001)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn …
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) finds himself knee-deep in trouble when he cheats on his wife (Diane Keaton) with the gorgeous Alex (Nastassja Kinski). And his best friend (Garry Shandling)…
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: Tim Burton
After flying through a space "worm hole," astronaut Leo Davidson crashes on a planet where simians rule over humans in this remake of the 1960s classic. Aided by a sympathetic chimpanzee,…
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Cats & Dogs (2001)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Miriam Margolyes …
Directed by: Lawrence Guterman
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet…
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The Order (2001)
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Sofia Milos …
Directed by: Sheldon Lettich
When Rudy (Jean-Claude Van Damme), an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad…
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The Party's Over (2001)
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie O'Donnell, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Donovan Leitch, Rebecca Chaiklin
This engaging documentary, hosted by a pre-Oscar Philip Seymour Hoffman, finds the actor covering the Democratic and Republican conventions in 2000, interviewing politicians, pundits and…
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The Making of The Ten Commandments (2001)
Cast: Sean MacLaughlin, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston …
Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, who also introduces this…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible:The Apostles (2001)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Narrated by Charlton Heston, this volume of the Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible animated series for children tells the stories of the apostles in a fun format that brings Scripture…
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Nativity (2001)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Directed by: Bill Kowalchuk
Share the story of Jesus Christ's birth with your young ones through this powerful and enlightening animated cartoon. From Mary and Joseph being forced to stay in a manger, to the…
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Forever Hollywood (1999)
Cast: Warren Beatty, John Waters, Annette Bening …
Directed by: Todd McCarthy, Arnold Glassman
In this documentary about the California town where stars are made, 23 prominent celebrities -- including Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges -- tell their personal stories about…
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Mysterious Origins of Man: Rewriting Man's History (1999)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Oscar winner Charlton Heston narrates this thought-provoking documentary that takes a creationist view to human history. The program originally aired on NBC amid a considerable cloud of…
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Secrets of War: Spy Games of World War II (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Discover the secrets of some of World War II's most useful combatants -- spies -- in four exciting documentaries. Carefully researched and painstakingly presented, each film uses…
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Secrets of War: Intelligence (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston narrates this fascinating look at undisclosed intelligence information from World War II, including the covert operations, innovative spy tools and clever military deceptions…
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Secrets of War: Air Wars (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Two documentaries narrated by Charlton Heston reveal wartime spy information with previously classified footage from around the world. "Vietnam: Alpha Strike" features interviews with U.S.…
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Secrets of War: The Gulf War (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Oscar-winner Charlton Heston narrates this 1998 documentary examining the technology and tactics that helped Allied forces deal an overpowering blow to the Iraqi military during the first…
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Secrets of War: Weapons (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Directed by: Dudley Moore
Actor Charlton Heston narrates this 1998 film containing two programs originally aired on the History Channel. "Weapons of the Shadow War" details the tools that various countries use to…
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Secrets of War: The Korean Conflict (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston narrates this 1998 documentary, which explores daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history. The…
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Secrets of War: Vietnam (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
American soldiers faced great challenges when battling their Vietnamese counterparts, who seemed to appear and disappear from thin air. Charlton Heston narrates this 1998 film that first…
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Secrets of War: World War II Battle Set (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
This video includes episodes of the History Channel's war series, both narrated by Charlton Heston. In "Battle of the Atlantic," Allied forces pull every trick in the codebook to outfox…
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Secrets of War: Nazi Warfare (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Drawing on material contained in formerly classified archives, the two installments of the "Secrets of War" series on this video focus on the phony war, or "Sitzkrieg," that led up to the…
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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…
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Secrets of War: Bold Strikes (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston tells the stories behind daring covert operations and cunning military deceptions in two episodes from History Channel's "Secrets of Wars" series: "The Invasion of…
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Secrets of War: Wealth and Power (1998)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston narrates the first two episodes of the History Channel's "Secrets of War" series. In "Nazi Gold," viewers learn how Hitler used the gold reserves of conquered countries…
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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild: IMAX (1997)
Cast: Charlton Heston
Directed by: George Casey
Narrated by Oscar winner Charlton Heston, this documentary gives viewers an unprecedented look at the beauty and danger of the Alaskan wild by setting its cameras in the middle of a powerful…
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (1997)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Donald O'Connor …
Take a tour of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the famed Hollywood landmark that draws millions of tourists each year. Host Raquel Welch recounts the history of this classic theater, whose…
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Alaska (1996)
Cast: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict …
Directed by: Fraser Clarke Heston
When their father's plane crashes high in the Alaskan mountain range, teenagers Sean and Jessie set out to find him, challenging both nature and themselves on a death-defying mission…
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The Lord Protector (1996)
Cast: Patrick Cassidy, Charlton Heston, Ron Hale …
Directed by: Ryan Carroll
The Lord Protector (Patrick Cassidy) is dauntless in his mission to save the world from destruction and solve "The Riddle of the Chosen." The Protector teams with Malthon (Jonathan Fuller)…
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Hamlet: Special Edition (1996)
Cast: Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Veteran Shakespearean actor Kenneth Branagh delivers a brooding performance as the Danish prince driven to madness by his father's death in this four-hour production of one of the…
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In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow …
Directed by: John Carpenter
When popular horror writer Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow) goes missing, his publisher hires investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) to find him. Trent tracks Cane to a small New England town,…
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Texas (1994)
Cast: Rick Schroder, Benjamin Bratt, Stacy Keach …
Directed by: Richard Lang
Based on James A. Michener's historical novel, this made-for-TV miniseries dramatizes the Mexican-American battle over the territory now known as Texas. Legendary actor Charlton Heston…
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Tombstone (1993)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton …
Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp joins his brothers to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. Earp and his notorious pal Doc Holliday are called into action…
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Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)
Cast: Charlton Heston, John Anthony West
Directed by: Bill Cote
Charlton Heston hosts this intriguing documentary that explores the possibility that Egypt's Great Sphinx, one of the world's most recognized monolith statues, is thousands of years…
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Symphony for the Spire (1991)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Charlton Heston, Jessye Norman …
An impressive lineup of international stars puts on a spectacular "Symphony for the Spire" to kick off the world-famous Salisbury Arts Festival in 1991, held on the Salisbury Cathedral's…
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Almost an Angel (1990)
Cast: Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, Linda Kozlowski …
Directed by: John Cornell
Terry Dean is a small-time thief who's about to receive a lesson from above. Between bank robberies, Terry's knocked unconscious while rescuing a child from a car crash. That's…
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Treasure Island (1990)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed …
Directed by: Fraser Clarke Heston
Charlton Heston portrays crafty scoundrel Long John Silver in this zesty, made-for-cable adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal novel about a young man's adventures with…
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Solar Crisis (1989)
Cast: Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle …
Directed by: Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee
In 2025, an fiery solar flair threatens to burn the earth to a crisp. Now it's up to a small group of astronauts to drop a guided bomb onto the sun's surface and avert the looming…
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A Man for All Seasons (1988)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston stars as Sir Thomas More in this TV exploration of the friendship and conflict between King Henry VIII and his pious Lord Chancellor. When More refuses to sanction the divorce…
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Proud Men (1987)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Peter Strauss, Alan Autry …
Directed by: William A. Graham
This modern Western drama chronicles the reconciliation between a draft-dodging son and his ultra-conservative rancher father after the son realizes that his father is going to die soon.
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Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Cast: George Pal, Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis …
Directed by: Arnold Leibovit
The output of producer, director and animator George Pal ranged from Puppetoons to fantasy films, including Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb and The Time…
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Chiefs (1983)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Billy Dee Williams …
Directed by: Jerry London
This Emmy-nominated miniseries from director Jerry London follows three consecutive police chiefs (Wayne Rogers, Brad Davis and Billy Dee Williams) in a rural Southern town who work for…
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Mother Lode (1982)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Nick Mancuso, Kim Basinger …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Bush pilots Jean Dupre (Nick Mancuso) and George Patterson (Ricky Zantolas) crash in remote Canadian territory and wind up confronting deranged prospector Silas McGee (Charlton Heston), who,…
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The Mountain Men (1980)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo …
Directed by: Richard Lang
Director Richard Lang's adventure-themed tale centers on lust and greed, with grizzled fur trappers Bill Tyler (Charlton Heston) and Henry Frapp (Brian Keith) running from the wrath of a…
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The Awakening (1980)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Although it's been nearly two decades since he made the discovery of his career -- unearthing the tomb of an Egyptian queen -- famed archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (Charlton Heston) is…
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Gray Lady Down (1978)
Cast: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach …
Directed by: David Greene
Gray Lady Down tells the gripping story of the nuclear submarine Neptune (the titular "gray lady"), which is rammed by a Norwegian freighter and sinks 1400 feet before coming to a precarious…
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Crossed Swords (1977)
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Rex Harrison, Oliver Reed …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
When peasant Tom Canty (Mark Lester) meets the Prince of Wales (also Lester), the two are dumbfounded by their resemblance and, on a lark, they trade places. But their prank has unforeseen…
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Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam …
Directed by: Larry Peerce
An assassin lies in wait for the president at a football playoff game, and when he goes on a killing spree, it's up to two cops (played by John Cassavetes and Charlton Heston) to calm…
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Midway (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn …
Directed by: Jack Smight
Screen legends Charlton Heston, Toshirô Mifune, Robert Mitchum and Henry Fonda band together for this sprawling war film that depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of…
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The Last Hard Men (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
An escaped convict aims to exact revenge on the sheriff who not only put him behind bars, but also was responsible for the death of his wife. The now-retired lawman must dust off his…
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Earthquake (1974)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy …
Directed by: Mark Robson
Academy Award winners Charlton Heston and George Kennedy star in this 1974 box office blockbuster. When a massive earthquake hits Los Angeles, construction engineer Stewart Graff (Heston)…
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Airport 1975 (1974)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, Linda Blair …
Directed by: Jack Smight
When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, lead flight attendant Nancy (Karen Black) is forced to take over its controls. As passengers grow frantic, flight instructor Alan…
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Soylent Green (1973)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Set in a polluted, congested New York City in 2022, this sci-fi thriller stars Charlton Heston as Robert Thorn, a gumshoe looking into the murder of a corporate executive (Joseph Cotten)…
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The Three Musketeers (1973)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain …
Directed by: Richard Lester
After moving to Paris and skillfully dueling with musketeers Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) and Porthos (Frank Finlay), inexperienced adventure-seeker D'Artagnan…
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Call of the Wild (1972)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Per Amvik, Rik Battaglia …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Based on the novel by Jack London, this adventure classic tells the story of a dog named Buck, who was stolen from California during the Gold Rush and taken to Alaska to be sold as a sled…
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Skyjacked (1972)
Cast: James Brolin, Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux …
Directed by: John Guillermin
Pilot Hank O'Hara (Charlton Heston) struggles to keep his cool when a disturbed Vietnam vet (James Brolin) takes over the flight and orders it rerouted to Moscow. Meanwhile, a pregnant…
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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Screen legends Charlton Heston and Hildegard Neil inhabit the title roles in this adaptation of William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy. The epic tale follows Cleopatra and Marc…
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The Omega Man (1971)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash …
Directed by: Boris Sagal
Armed with an experimental vaccine for the disease that's turned everyone into light-averse zombies, Robert Neville, one of the last intact survivors of a biological war, roams the empty…
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Cast: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Charlton Heston …
Directed by: Ted Post
Astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) crash-lands on Earth and journeys to Ape City to rescue the vanished Col. Taylor. Meanwhile, simians and subterranean human mutants are bent on destroying…
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The Hawaiians (1970)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin …
Directed by: Tom Gries
Sea captain Whip Hoxworth (Charlton Heston) comes ashore to join his grandfather's shipping business, but the black sheep learns that the magnate's assets have been left to myopic…
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Airport / Airport 1975 (1970)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg …
Directed by: George Seaton, Jack Smight
The first Airport film focuses on a 12-hour period at a major airport where manager Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster) must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway and a mentally…
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Julius Caesar (1970)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Stuart Burge
This 1970 adaptation stars Charlton Heston as Mark Antony, the loyal apprentice of Emperor Julius Caesar (John Gielgud), who's deceived and murdered by Brutus (Jason Robards), Cassius…
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Cast: Martin Luther King, Paul Newman, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Sydney Lumet
From five time Academy Award nominee Sidney Lumet comes the never before released landmark documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Bewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as…
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Will Penny (1968)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence …
Directed by: Tom Gries
Charlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on…
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Khartoum (1966)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson …
Directed by: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon
In this epic war drama highlighting the British Army's travails in North Africa in 1883, Gen. Charles "Chinese" Gordon leads the defense of the Sudanese garrison against a Muslim…
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The War Lord (1965)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Chrysagon (Charlton Heston), a feudal knight in the service of a duke, is assigned to guard a coastal village. With the help of his brother, Draco (Guy Stockwell), and a jester (Richard…
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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 Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento …
Directed by: Carol Reed
Charlton Heston stars as Renaissance artist Michelangelo, who begrudgingly paints the Sistine Chapel for imperious Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) in this epic adaptation of Irvine Stone's…
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Major Dundee: The Extended Version (1965)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Directed with gusto by Sam Peckinpah, this seminal Western stars Charlton Heston as the titular Maj. Amos Dundee, a Union Army officer marshaling assorted deserters and Confederate detainees…
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55 Days at Peking (1963)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven …
Directed by: Nicholas Ray, Guy Green, Andrew Marton …
Set in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Chinese nationals, angry at the presence of foreigners on their soil, have attacked a group of embassies. Maj. Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston)…
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Diamond Head (1963)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris …
Directed by: Guy Green
Verdant Hawaii provides the backdrop for this 1963 drama profiling dictatorial pineapple grower Richard Howland (Charlton Heston) and his bigotry's malignant effects on those in his…
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The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino …
Directed by: Melville Shavelson
American GIs MacDougall (Charlton Heston) and Contini (Harry Guardino) are undercover in Nazi-occupied Rome. When Contini falls in love with a rebel leader's daughter, the family…
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El Cid (1961)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), aka El Cid, unites warring factions and saves 11th century Spain from invasion by Muslim hordes. Sophia Loren is ravishing as Jimena, who loves…
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El Cid (1961)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), aka El Cid, unites warring factions and saves 11th-century Spain from invasion by Muslim hordes. Sophia Loren is ravishing as Jimena, who loves…
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Ben-Hur (1959)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet …
Directed by: William Wyler
Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a proud Jew who runs afoul of ambitious boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) in this 1959 epic that boasts an unforgettable chariot race and earned 11…
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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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Touch of Evil (1958)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Narcotics detective Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) sees his honeymoon cut short when a car crossing the U.S.-Mexico border explodes before his eyes. Vargas forsakes his bride (Janet Leigh) to…
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The Big Country (1958)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker …
Directed by: William Wyler
James McKay (Gregory Peck) retires from sea life and heads west in this frontier drama directed by William Wyler. McKay finds himself in the middle of a water-rights feud and wins no friends…
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Three Violent People (1957)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Gilbert Roland …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
After the Civil War, a proud captain (Charlton Heston) returns to Texas to wed Lorna (Anne Baxter), the strong-willed woman of his dreams. But she harbors a dark secret about what exactly she…
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter …
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
The story of Moses comes to life in director Cecil B. DeMille's gigantic retelling. As the Egyptian prince turned Prophet of the Jews, Charlton Heston is Biblical fury incarnate,…
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The Far Horizons (1955)
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston, Donna Reed …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
At the request of President Thomas Jefferson, in 1803, explorers Meriwether Lewis (Fred MacMurray) and William Clark (Charlton Heston) set out to explore the untamed, trackless Western lands…
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Lucy Gallant (1955)
Cast: Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: Robert Parrish
After cosmopolitan New Yorker Lucy Gallant (Jane Wyman) is left at the altar, she lands in a Texas boom town where she sells her trousseau to the local ladies and opens a dress shop, even…
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The Naked Jungle (1954)
Cast: Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer …
Directed by: Byron Haskin
A rugged, self-made man (Charlton Heston) has carved a plantation out of the South American jungle and filled it with beautiful furnishings. Now, all he needs is some feminine companionship.…
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Secret of the Incas (1954)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey …
Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Rugged American adventurer Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), who works as a tour guide in Peru, possesses part of a map leading to an invaluable Inca artifact and is racing to locate it before…
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Arrowhead (1953)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado …
Directed by: Charles Marquis Warren
Charlton Heston stars as Ed Bannon, a cavalry soldier who suspects there's more happening in a Native American reservation than meets the eye in this Western set in 1878 Texas. The…
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Bad for Each Other / The Glass Wall (1953)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster …
Directed by: Irving Rapper, Maxwell Shane
Charlton Heston stars as a doctor torn between his high-society benefactress and his working-class roots in Bad for Each Other, and Vittorio Gassman stars as a European refugee on the run to…
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Pony Express (1953)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling …
Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) join forces to establish the Pony Express mail service, which is opposed by rival line operator Joe Cooper (Henry…
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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Cast: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston …
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille directs this Oscar winner for Best Picture, a splashy, three-ring epic about Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Charlton Heston stars as the respected circus manager…
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Ruby Gentry (1952)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden …
Directed by: King Vidor
Jennifer Jones is the titular Ruby, a poverty-stricken woman in love with the rich Boake Tackman (Charlton Heston). Ruby's family thinks she's foolish to pine for someone who's…
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The Savage (1952)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susan Morrow, Peter Hansen …
Directed by: George Marshall
As the sole survivor of another tribe's raid on a wagon train, a white youth (Charlton Heston) is raised by Sioux Indians, growing into a brave fighter with the name War Bonnet. Years…
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Wuthering Heights / A Bolt of Lightning / The Wings of the Dove (1951)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lloyd Bochner, June Dayton …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner, Paul Nickell
Actor Charlton Heston shows off his talent as a leading man in this collection of early television performances. In an adaptation of Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights," Heston stars as…
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A Bolt of Lightning / The Rabbitt (1951)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Robert H. Harris, Shirley Ballard …
Directed by: John Peyser, Paul Nickell
This twin bill of hourlong episodes from the Westinghouse-sponsored television classic "Studio One" serves up two profiles in courage. In "A Bolt of Lightning" (1951), Charlton Heston stars…
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The Willow Cabin / Wintertime (1950)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Priscilla Gillette, Francis Bethencourt …
Directed by: Paul Nickell
Oscar winners Charlton Heston and Anne Bancroft star in this pair of World War II–themed episodes from the "Studio One" anthology TV series, which ran from 1948 to '58. In "The…
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Dark City (1950)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors …
Directed by: William Dieterle
Bad luck begets bad blood when desperate GI Arthur Winant (Don DeFore) gets taken by grifter Danny Haley (Charlton Heston) and his cronies and hangs himself, launching unseen brother Sidney…
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Julius Caesar / Jane Eyre / The Willow Cabin / The Taming of the Shrew (1949)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Harold Tasker, Theodore Cloak …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner, Paul Nickell, David Bradley …
Charlton Heston tackles tough roles, including two penned by Shakespeare, in this set of early TV and big-screen works. "The Taming of the Shrew" centers on a husband teaching his feisty wife…
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Hollywood Un-Leashed (1942)
Cast: Paul Kelly, Lassie, Ann Doran …
Directed by: Harold F. Kress, Ken Annakin, Zoltan Korda …
Break out the liver treats for this collection of three classic animal-themed films. In Jack London's Call of the Wild, Charlton Heston stars as an adventurer during the heady days of…
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Peer Gynt / Suspicion / Of Human Bondage (1941)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Betty Hanisee, Lucielle Powell …
Directed by: Paul Nickell, Robert Mulligan, David Bradley …
Witness the powerful performances that launched Charlton Heston's impressive acting career. In addition to the thrilling "Suspicion" (an episode from the TV series "Suspense"), Heston…
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The Love Trap / Directed by William Wyler (1929)
Cast: Laura La Plante, Neil Hamilton, Robert Ellis …
Directed by: William Wyler, Aviva Slesin
William Wyler's romantic comedy about a dancer who falls in love with a rich young man (despite his family's objections) -- one of the earliest movies to use sound -- stars Laura…
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A Man for All Seasons (1988)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston stars as Sir Thomas More in this TV exploration of the friendship and conflict between King Henry VIII and his pious Lord Chancellor. When More refuses to sanction the divorce…
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Mother Lode (1982)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Nick Mancuso, Kim Basinger …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Bush pilots Jean Dupre (Nick Mancuso) and George Patterson (Ricky Zantolas) crash in remote Canadian territory and wind up confronting deranged prospector Silas McGee (Charlton Heston), who,…
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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter …
Directed by: Charlton Heston
Screen legends Charlton Heston and Hildegard Neil inhabit the title roles in this adaptation of William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy. The epic tale follows Cleopatra and Marc…