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Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).

Heaven's Gate ( 1980) | IMDb: 6.7

Drama , Western

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.

Starring:

Kris Kristofferson , Christopher Walken , John Hurt , Sam Waterston , Brad Dourif , Isabelle Huppert

Directed by:

Richard Graves , Michael Grillo , Terry Needham

Produced by:

Joann Carelli , Denis O'Dell , Cis Corman

Tora! Tora! Tora! ( 1970) | IMDb: 7.5

Drama , History , War

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Starring:

Martin Balsam , Sō Yamamura , Joseph Cotten , Tatsuya Mihashi , E.G. Marshall , James Whitmore

Directed by:

Toshio Masuda , David Hall , Elliot Schick

Produced by:

Masao Namikawa , Stanley Goldsmith , E. P. Stafford

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