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    The Wilby Conspiracy 1975 POSTER

    The Wilby Conspiracy

    1975

    English

    6.4

    12

    71%

    43%

    Action

    Adventure

    court case

    diamond

    Drama

    police

    racist

    Thriller

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer as Blane Van Niekirk Archie Duncan Archie Duncan as Gordon Michael Caine Michael Caine as Jim Keogh Helmut Dantine Helmut Dantine as Prosecuting Counsel
    Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
    Once a Thief 1965 POSTER

    Once a Thief

    1965

    English

    6.5

    4

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    heist

    noir

    robbery

    Thriller

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Tony Musante Tony Musante as Cleveland 'Cleve' Shoenstein Alain Delon Alain Delon as Eddie Pedak Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as George John Davis Chandler John Davis Chandler as James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
    Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
    Counterpoint 1967 POSTER

    Counterpoint

    1967

    English

    6.4

    3

    Action

    battle

    Drama

    Music

    orchestra

    prisoner

    us army

    War

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell as Gen. Schiller Linden Chiles Linden Chiles as Lt. Long Bill Erwin Bill Erwin as Trumpet Player Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen as Victor Rice
    In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
    Charly 1968 POSTER

    Charly

    1968

    English

    6.9

    18

    55%

    62%

    Action

    Drama

    experiment

    genius

    intelligence test

    mouse

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Cliff Robertson Cliff Robertson as Charly Gordon Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson as Convention Speaker Lilia Skala Lilia Skala as Dr. Anna Strauss Ruth White Ruth White as Mrs. Apple
    An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.
    Tick, Tick, Tick 1970 POSTER

    Tick, Tick, Tick

    1970

    English

    6.7

    3

    Action

    black cop

    Crime

    Drama

    racial prejudice

    racial tension

    small town sheriff

    southern usa

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Bill Walker Bill Walker as John Sawyer Lynn Carlin Lynn Carlin as Julia Little Janet MacLachlan Janet MacLachlan as Mary Price Fredric March Fredric March as Mayor Jeff Parks
    Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
    Lilies of the Field 1963 POSTER

    Lilies of the Field

    1963

    English

    7.5

    12

    92%

    86%

    Action

    arizona

    based on novel or book

    chapel

    Comedy

    Drama

    farm life

    homelessness

    nun

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Dan Frazer Dan Frazer as Father Murphy Lilia Skala Lilia Skala as Mother Maria Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson as Mr. Ashton Francesca Jarvis Francesca Jarvis as Sister Albertine
    An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
    Father Goose 1964 POSTER

    Father Goose

    1964

    English

    7.3

    12

    79%

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane

    child protection

    coast watcher

    Comedy

    island

    protective association

    Romance

    south seas

    War

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Leslie Caron Leslie Caron as Catherine Jennifer Berrington Jennifer Berrington as Harriet Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Houghton Cary Grant Cary Grant as Walter
    During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
    Fate Is the Hunter 1964 POSTER

    Fate Is the Hunter

    1964

    English

    6.8

    7

    40%

    71%

    Action

    airplane

    airplane crash

    aviation

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    investigation

    Mystery

    stewardess

    Thriller

    War

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Ron Nyman Ron Nyman as Bob Rod Taylor Rod Taylor as Capt. Jack Savage Suzanne Pleshette Suzanne Pleshette as Martha Webster Constance Towers Constance Towers as Peg Burke
    An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.
    Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 POSTER

    Requiem for a Heavyweight

    1962

    English

    7.8

    7

    89%

    87%

    Action

    champion

    Drama

    drunkenness

    fight manager

    new york city

    prizefight

    second chance

    Sport

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director John Indrisano John Indrisano as Barfly Watching TV Julie Harris Julie Harris as Grace Miller Michael Conrad Michael Conrad as Ma Greeny's Thug Val Avery Val Avery as Young fighter's promoter
    Mountain Rivera is a veteran heavyweight and near-champion who suddenly finds himself washed up in the only trade he knows—prizefighting. Yet, threatened by gangsters for welshing on a gambling debt, Mountain’s opportunistic manager, Maish Rennick, schemes to get the ex-boxer into a phony wrestling match to make some quick money. Although he and his loyal trainer, Army, oppose the degrading proposition, the disillusioned Mountain begins to wonder if he has any options left.
    Duel at Diablo 1966 POSTER

    Duel at Diablo

    1966

    English

    6.5

    11

    60%

    60%

    Action

    apache nation

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    duel

    illegitimate son

    intermarriage

    native american

    Thriller

    Western

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson as Col. Foster Timothy Carey Timothy Carey as Deputy Clem Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson as Ellen Grange Neil Summers Neil Summers as Trooper
    In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
    Soldier Blue 1970 POSTER

    Soldier Blue

    1970

    English

    6.9

    20

    38%

    71%

    Action

    attack

    based on novel or book

    cheyenne

    Drama

    massacre

    private

    War

    Western

    wild west

    Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson Director Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson as Agent Long Dana Elcar Dana Elcar as Capt. Battles Candice Bergen Candice Bergen as Kathy Maribel 'Cresta' Lee James Hampton James Hampton as Pvt. Menzies
    After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
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