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Drama
USA
1962
87 Minutes
Director
Anthony Quinn Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney Julie Harris Stanley Adams Madame Spivy Herbie Faye
boxer cassius clay trainer manager wrestler emotional gripping rousing new york city boxing ring boxing humiliation retirement fall transformation 1960s
Mountain Rivera, a punchy has-been managed by the unprincipled Maish, is mauled in a fight and forced to quit boxing. Can his devoted cutman and a sympathetic social worker help him find a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
94 Minutes
Director
Sidney Poitier Lilia Skala Lisa Mann Isa Crino Francesca Jarvis Pamela Branch Stanley Adams Dan Frazer
handyman nun mother superior heartwarming mellow arizona farm church desert farming construction friendship race relations religion quest rise 1960s
A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Comedy
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Leslie Caron Trevor Howard Jack Goode Nicole Felsette Verina Greenlaw Pip Sparke Jennifer Berrington Laurelle Felsette Sharyl Locke Simon Scott
fisherman drunk teacher student soldier lighthearted amusing charming island south sea papua new guinea boat romance war rescue love adventure metamorphosis 1940s
During World War II, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female.
Fantasy
USA
1968
106 Minutes
Director
Cliff Robertson Claire Bloom Lilia Skala Leon Janney Dick Van Patten William Dwyer Skipper McNally Dan Morgan Barney Martin Ruth White
neurosurgeon teacher scientist mentally challenged person doctor boss bleak solemn profound hospital laboratory classroom bakery surgery love interest experimental medicine intelligence rehabilitation disability discovery
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
Drama, Western
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Director
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
87 Minutes
Director
Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld Tony Bill Tom Poston Chris Noel Ed Nelson Lew Gallo Rockne Tarkington Lewis Charles Sam Flint
sergeant military officer friend teen girl endearing engaging army base cafeteria american south carnival courtroom military life friendship aspirations unlikely romance jealousy discovery rivalry 1960s
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Western
USA
1972
111 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Rita Hayworth Frank Langella John Colicos Victor Buono Ken Hutchison Paula Pritchett Gregory Sierra Enrique Lucero Jorge Russek Frank Ramierez
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.
Other, Drama
1979
100 Minutes
Director
Billy Dee Williams Maria Schell Fay Hauser Judith Piquet Hanna Hertelendy Lisa Mann Bob Hastings Sam Di Bello
handyman nun mother superior love interest veteran charming inspiring heartwarming arizona the southwest church orphanage school small town construction roman catholicism helping others redemption homecoming friendship
A nun (Maria Schell) talks a veteran (Billy Dee Williams) into adding on an orphanage and kindergarten to the Arizona chapel he built her.
Drama
1970
100 Minutes
Director
Jim Brown George Kennedy Fredric March Lynn Carlin Don Stroud Janet MacLaughlin Richard Elkins Clifton James Robert Random Mills Watson Bernie Casey
A newly elected sheriff (Jim Brown) gets help from his predecessor (George Kennedy) and the mayor (Fredric March) in a racially torn Southern town.
Western
1966
103 Minutes
Director
James Garner Sidney Poitier Bibi Andersson Dennis Weaver Bill Travers William Redfield John Hoyt John Crawford John Hubbard Kevin Coughlin Jay Ripley
scout wife husband native american horse trader thrilling emotional texas desert canyon fort murder kidnapping culture clash armed conflict rescue revenge mystery 19th century
A scout (James Garner), an ex-sergeant (Sidney Poitier) and a cavalry lieutenant take ammo and recruits through Indian country.
Drama
1977
107 Minutes
Director
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Larry B. Scott Helen Martin Glynn Turman David Groh Kevin Hooks Kenneth Green Harold Sylvester Erin Blunt
A ghetto boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
Drama, Western
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Director
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.
Western
1966
103 Minutes
Director
James Garner Sidney Poitier Bibi Andersson Dennis Weaver Bill Travers William Redfield John Hoyt John Crawford John Hubbard Kevin Coughlin Jay Ripley
scout wife husband native american horse trader thrilling emotional texas desert canyon fort murder kidnapping culture clash armed conflict rescue revenge mystery 19th century
A scout (James Garner), an ex-sergeant (Sidney Poitier) and a cavalry lieutenant take ammo and recruits through Indian country.