List of the best Dana Elcar movies: Forbidden Love(1982), The Fool Killer(1965), The Learning Tree(1969), Baby Blue Marine(1976), Buddy Buddy(1981), A Gunfight(1971), Soldier Blue(1970), Condorman(1981), W.C. Fields and Me(1976), The Bravos(1972), 2010(1984), The Last Flight of Noah's Ark(1980) ... ...
Romance
1982
100 Minutes
Burt Wagner
Yvette Mimieux Andrew Stevens Dana Elcar Lisa Lucas Jerry Houser Randy Brooks Lynn Carlin Hildy Brooks
young man doctor love interest older woman director charming amusing moving united states hospital love relationships career career vs. love love 20th century
A San Francisco intern (Andrew Stevens) moves in with a rich divorcee (Yvette Mimieux) old enough to be his mother.
Adventure
1965
99 Minutes
Mr. Dodd
Anthony Perkins Edward Albert Dana Elcar Henry Hull Salome Jens Yvonne Gilbert Charlotte Jones Arnold Moss
orphan old man ex-soldier foster father reverend eerie intense tennessee shack revival tent on the run murder religion child abuse legends civil war reconstruction growing up fall 1860s
A post-Civil War orphan (Edward Albert) thinks a stranger (Anthony Perkins) he meets is a folk-tale killer of the world's fools.
Drama
USA
1969
107 Minutes
Kirky
Kyle Johnson Alex Clarke Estelle Evans Dana Elcar Mira Waters Joel Fluellen Malcolm Atterbury Richard Ward Russ Thorson Peggy Rea Kevin Hagen
teen boy best friend father murderer police officer dark profound kansas small town street family home racism small-town life murder friendship teen pregnancy growing up transformation 1920s
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1976
90 Minutes
Sheriff Wenzel
Jan-Michael Vincent Glynnis O'Connor Katherine Helmond Dana Elcar Bert Remsen Bruno Kirby Richard Gere Art Lund Michael Conrad Allan Miller Michael LeClair
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform.
Comedy
USA
1981
96 Minutes
Capt. Hubris
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Paula Prentiss Klaus Kinski Dana Elcar Miles Chapin Michael Ensign Joan Shawlee Nino Formicola C.J. Hunt Bette Raya
During a high profile Mafia testimony case in California's Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed next-door neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.
Western
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Marv Green
Kirk Douglas Johnny Cash Jane Alexander Karen Black Dana Elcar Robert Wilke Keith Carradine Eric Douglas Paul Lambert Raf Vallone
Two aging gunfighters in need of money come to an agreement to organize an actual showdown between them and sell tickets for it. The townsfolk is more than interested to see the "show".
Drama, Western
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Capt. Battles
Peter Strauss Candice Bergen Donald Pleasence Bob Carraway Jorge Rivero Dana Elcar John Anderson Martin West Jorge Russek Marco Antonio Arzate Ron Fletcher
private fiancée indian brutal uneasy disturbing indian territory fort village american indian wars unlikely romance massacre adventure discovery 1860s
After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.
Kids & Family, Comedy
UK
1981
90 Minutes
Russ Devlin
Michael Crawford Barbara Carrera Oliver Reed James Hampton Jean-Pierre Kalfon Dana Elcar
Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.
Biography
1976
111 Minutes
Agent Dockstedter
Rod Steiger Valerie Perrine John Marley Jack Cassidy Bernadette Peters Dana Elcar Paul Stewart Billy Barty Allan Arbus Milt Kamen Louis Zorich
comedian mistress friend studio head actor agent emotional gripping new york city santa monica, calif. wax museum party studio household w.c. fields show business affair drinking filmmaking discovery
The Hollywood comedian's (Rod Steiger) story is told as recalled by Carlotta Monti (Valerie Perrine), his longtime mistress.
Western
Hong Kong
1972
100 Minutes
Capt. Detroville
George Peppard Pernell Roberts Belinda Montgomery L.Q. Jones George Murdock Barry Brown Dana Elcar John Kellogg Bo Svenson Vincent Van Patten Joaquín Martínez
A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Sci-Fi
USA
1984
114 Minutes
Dimitri Moisevitch
Roy Scheider John Lithgow Helen Mirren Bob Balaban Keir Dullea Madolyn Smith Dana Elcar Taliesin Jaffe James McEachin Mary Jo Deschanel Elya Baskin
astronaut explorer doctor russian american tense dark incredible outer space spacecraft space travel death politics computers soviet union rescue adventure mystery 2010s
A joint U.S.-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery, and H.A.L.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1980
97 Minutes
Benchley
Elliott Gould Geneviève Bujold Rick Schroder Vincent Gardenia Tammy Lauren John Fujioka Dana Elcar Ruth Manning
pilot american animal missionary japanese soldier child engaging fascinating heartwarming quirky spirited winsome south pacific island plane ocean army base missionary work escape stranded
When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.
Drama
1979
105 Minutes
Havermeyer
Anne Heywood Donald Pleasence Robert Vaughn Carolyn Jones Dorothy Malone Ronee Blakley Dana Elcar Doris Roberts John Lafayette Earl Holliman Jocelyn Brando
Doctors (Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn) counsel an unmarried Kansas schoolteacher (Anne Heywood) after rape has changed her life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
129 Minutes
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Harold Gould John Heffernan Dana Elcar Jack Kehoe Dimitra Arliss
con artist mentor gangster amusing witty engaging chicago deception shady dealings revenge scams gambling revenge quest underdog 1930s
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Police Sgt. Kelvaney
Dan Rowan Dick Martin Carol Lynley Julie Newmeyer Mildred Natwick Fritz Weaver Robert Reed David Hurst Dana Elcar Leon Askin Alan Oppenheimer
A man buys a house and comes to believe that not only is the house haunted by werewolves, but a family of vampires lives next door.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
116 Minutes
Tony Curtis Henry Fonda George Kennedy Mike Kellin Hurd Hatfield Murray Hamilton Jeff Corey Sally Kellerman William Marshall George Voskovec Leora Dana
murderer rapist police detective victim wife survivor brutal dark tense raw boston police station crime scene serial murders police work interrogation capture forced confession pursuit fall
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.