Nuts (
1987) | IMDb:
6.6
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
Starring:
Barbra Streisand
,
Richard Dreyfuss
,
Maureen Stapleton
,
Karl Malden
,
Eli Wallach
,
Robert Webber
Directed by:
Martin Ritt
Meteor (
1979) | IMDb:
5
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Patton (
1970) | IMDb:
7.9
"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.
Starring:
George C. Scott
,
Stephen Young
,
Frank Latimore
,
Karl Michael Vogler
,
Karl Malden
,
Michael Strong
Cheyenne Autumn (
1964) | IMDb:
6.7
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Starring:
Richard Widmark
,
Carroll Baker
,
Karl Malden
,
Sal Mineo
,
Dolores del Río
,
Ricardo Montalban
How the West Was Won (
1962) | IMDb:
7
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Gypsy (
1962) | IMDb:
7.1
Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
Directed by:
Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by:
Mervyn LeRoy
Birdman of Alcatraz (
1962) | IMDb:
7.8
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Karl Malden
,
Thelma Ritter
,
Neville Brand
,
Betty Field
,
Telly Savalas
One-Eyed Jacks (
1961) | IMDb:
7.1
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.
Pollyanna (
1960) | IMDb:
7.4
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Directed by:
David Swift