George Plimpton Movies

List of the best George Plimpton movies: Beyond the Law(1968), Soul Power(2008), Volunteers(1985), When We Were Kings(1996), Just Visiting(2001), The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1978), Rio Lobo(1970) ... ...

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Beyond the Law

A police lieutenant is wired to deal with any situation that may come through the doors. Among other things, he must contend with a surprise visit from the mayor and a quirky biker named Popcorn, making for an eventful night.

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Soul Power

A filmed account of the Zaire 74 soul music festival, originally intended to be in concert with the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

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Volunteers

1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Will he survive 2 years?

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When We Were Kings

A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire, "The Rumble in the Jungle," between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

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Just Visiting

A French count is in England to marry the princess. She's killed. A wizard helps him to time travel back before the murder - except they end up in Chicago, April 2000. A descendant helps him. He looks for the wizard to return to the 1100s.

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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The FBI director (Broderick Crawford) tracks the famous and the infamous for decades with his personal aide, Clyde Tolson (Dan Dailey).

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Rio Lobo

After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.

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