Hanky Panky (
1982) | IMDb:
5.6
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.
Starring:
Gene Wilder
,
Gilda Radner
,
Kathleen Quinlan
,
Richard Widmark
,
Robert Prosky
,
Josef Sommer
The Message (
1976) | IMDb:
8.1
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
Starring:
Anthony Quinn
,
Irene Papas
,
Michael Ansara
,
Johnny Sekka
,
Michael Forest
,
Garrick Hagon
Directed by:
Moustapha Akkad
Uptown Saturday Night (
1974) | IMDb:
6.6
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Starring:
Sidney Poitier
,
Bill Cosby
,
Harry Belafonte
,
Flip Wilson
,
Richard Pryor
,
Calvin Lockhart
Directed by:
Sidney Poitier
Khartoum (
1966) | IMDb:
6.8
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Laurence Olivier
,
Richard Johnson
,
Ralph Richardson
,
Alexander Knox
,
Johnny Sekka
Around the World in Eighty Days (
1956) | IMDb:
6.7
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.