Lila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga’s stage shows. Read More »
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The Best Man (1964) Franklin J. Schaffner, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. Read More »
Islands in the Stream (1977) Franklin J. Schaffner, George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland
It’s 1940 in the British-controlled Bahamas. While the war rages on in Europe, the islands are only peripherally affected by it Read More »
Yes, Giorgio (1982) Franklin J. Schaffner, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold, Eddie Albert
A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. Read More »
Lionheart (1987) Franklin J. Schaffner, Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Cowper, Adventure, Drama
A young knight sets out to join King Richard’s crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. Read More »
The Double Man (1967) Franklin J. Schaffner, Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Mystery, Thriller
Following the death of his son, in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps, the cold and emotion-less Dan Slater travels to Austria for the funeral. In the face of official indifference he decides to investigate and little by little strange inconsistencies start to appear leading Dan to conclude that the death of his son was no accident. A retired, former undercover operative, Frank Wheatley, whom he had hoped would watch out for his son proves useless as Dan seeks out the murderer’s. Eventually, Dan finds Gina, the companion of wealthy socialite Mrs. Carrington, who puts him on the correct trail little realizing that he is falling into a cunning, cleverly thought out trap laid by Berthold. Berthold hopes to kidnap Slater and substitute him with an exact double in order to obtain a mole in the highest echelons of the CIA. Will he succeed or will Frank and Gina realize something is amiss and rescue Slater?
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