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Tag Archives: J. Lee Thompson
The White Buffalo (1977) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Will Sampson
In this strange western version of JAWS, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Read More »
Mackennas Gold (1969) J. Lee Thompson, Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Adventure, Romance, Western
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. Read More »
Kings of the Sun (1963) J. Lee Thompson, Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. Read More »
The Chairman (1969) J. Lee Thompson, Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Action, Drama, Thriller
An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. Read More »
Messenger of Death (1988) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Action, Crime, Thriller
Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. Read More »
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) J. Lee Thompson, Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna, Comedy
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb (Richard Crenna) crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. Read More »
Wernher von Braun / I Aim at the Stars (1960) J. Lee Thompson, Curd Jürgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom, Biography, Drama
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Read More »
Murder Without Crime (1950) J. Lee Thompson, Dennis Price, Derek Farr, Patricia Plunkett, Crime, Drama
When author Stephen and his wife Jan have a violent quarrel, both storm out of the house and it seems as if their marriage is at an end. Read More »
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) J. Lee Thompson, Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Drama, Romance
Amy and Jim Preston have been married for twenty years but, in her husband’s eyes, she has become sloppy both about the house and herself. Read More »
10 to Midnight (1983) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Los Angeles, the rookie Detective Paul McAnn teams up with the veteran Detective Leo Kessler to investigate the murder of Betty Johnson and her boyfriend that were stabbed by a naked serial-killer in a park. Read More »
The Evil That Men Do (1984) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, Action, Drama, Thriller
Clement Moloch (Joseph Maher (R.I.P.))is a doctor (dubbed “the doctor”), but instead of using his skills to heal; he uses them to torture. Read More »
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) J. Lee Thompson, Charles Bronson, Juan Fernández, Perry Lopez, Action, Crime, Drama
A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.
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What a Way to Go! (1964) J. Lee Thompson, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Comedy, Romance
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she’s crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist.
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The Weak and the Wicked / Young and Willing (1954) J. Lee Thompson, Glynis Johns, Diana Dors, John Gregson, Drama
Had the women-behind-bars drama The Weak and the Wicked been made in Hollywood, the cast would probably have included the likes of Ida Lupino, Marie Windsor, Peggie Castle and Hope Emerson. Instead, the film was lensed in Britain, with Glynis Johns and Diana Dors heading the cast.
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