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    Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 POSTER

    Nicholas and Alexandra

    1971

    English

    7.2

    7

    69%

    78%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    czar / tsar / tzar

    Drama

    epic

    History

    rasputin

    russian revolution

    russian revolution (1917)

    War

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Fiona Fullerton Fiona Fullerton as Anastasia Timothy West Timothy West as Dr. Botkin Diana Quick Diana Quick as Sonya Brian Cox Brian Cox as Trotsky
    Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
    Sphinx 1981 POSTER

    Sphinx

    1981

    English

    5.2

    8

    32%

    32%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    cairo

    egypt

    mummy

    museum

    Mystery

    pyramid

    Thriller

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director William Hootkins William Hootkins as Don Behrouz Vossoughi Behrouz Vossoughi as Mernephtah John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies as Stephanos Markoulis Tutte Lemkow Tutte Lemkow as Tewfik
    Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
    Patton 1970 POSTER

    Patton

    1970

    English

    7.9

    59

    92%

    93%

    Action

    allies

    Biography

    dead soldier

    Drama

    general

    normandy, france

    steel helmet

    War

    world war ii

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Harry Towb Harry Towb as American GI Cook Karl Malden Karl Malden as General Omar N. Bradley Edward Binns Edward Binns as Major General Walter Bedell Smith Brad Harris Brad Harris as Sargent in Bar
    "Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
    The Boys from Brazil 1978 POSTER

    The Boys from Brazil

    1978

    English

    7.0

    23

    72%

    66%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    doberman

    Drama

    mengele

    Mystery

    nazi

    nazi hunter

    paraguay

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Rosemary Harris Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Doring Prunella Scales Prunella Scales as Mrs. Harrington Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Mundt Carl Duering Carl Duering as Trausteiner
    Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
    Planet of the Apes 1968 POSTER

    Planet of the Apes

    1968

    English

    8.0

    107

    86%

    88%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    bondage

    gorilla

    human evolution

    loose adaptation

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    space marine

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Billy Curtis Billy Curtis as Child Ape Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall as Cornelius Joe Tornatore Joe Tornatore as Gorilla Linda Harrison Linda Harrison as Nova
    Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
    Papillon 1973 POSTER

    Papillon

    1973

    English

    8.0

    106

    73%

    90%

    Action

    based on memoir or autobiography

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    jungle

    prison

    prison escape

    solitary confinement

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Fred Sadoff Fred Sadoff as Deputy Warden Len Lesser Len Lesser as Guard Victor Jory Victor Jory as Indian Chief Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega
    A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
    The War Lord 1965 POSTER

    The War Lord

    1965

    English

    6.6

    6

    67%

    60%

    11th century

    Action

    Drama

    druid

    History

    knight

    normandy, france

    Romance

    War

    warlord

    Franklin J. Schaffner Franklin J. Schaffner Director Kent McCord Kent McCord as Extra John Alderson John Alderson as Holbracht Michael Conrad Michael Conrad as Rainault William O'Connell William O'Connell as Volunteer rejected by Chrysagon
    A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.
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