6 Movies Starring David Janssen

Hell to Eternity

Hell to Eternity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-08-01

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (650 Reviews)

Director:

Phil Karlson

Cast:

Writer:

Ted Sherdeman (screenplay)

Walter Roeber Schmidt (screenplay)

Gil Doud (story)

Fullplot:

True life story of Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. Later, during the war, as his foster parents are interned at a camp for Japanese Americans, Gabaldon's ability to speak Japanese helps him become a lone-operating Marine hero. During the bloody capture of the island of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

The Green Berets

The Green Berets

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-07-27

Languages:

English, Vietnamese, German, Danish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (9180 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

James Lee Barrett (screenplay)

Robin Moore (novel)

Fullplot:

U.S. Special Forces troops ("Green Berets") under the command of Colonel Mike Kirby defend a firebase during the Vietnam war. War correspondent George Beckwith accompanies Kirby and objects to both the war and the means by which it is executed. Kirby's firebase is overrun and his troops fight bravely to retake it. Kirby and a select group of his men are then ordered on a special mission to capture a high-level Viet Cong officer.

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-11-14

Languages:

English, Latin, Hebrew

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

162 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2433 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

John Patrick (screenplay)

James Kennaway (screenplay)

Morris L. West (novel)

Fullplot:

Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after two decades as a political prisoner in Siberia. He is brought to Rome by Fr. David Telemond, a troubled young priest who befriends him. Once at the Vatican, he is immediately given an audience with the Pope, who elevates him to Cardinal Priest. The world is on the brink of war due to a Chinese-Soviet feud made worse by a famine caused by trade restrictions brought against China by the U.S. When the Pontiff suddenly dies, Lakota's genuine character and unique life experience move the College of Cardinals to elect him as the new Pope. But Pope Kiril I must now deal with his own self-doubt, the struggle of his friend Fr. Telemond who is under scrutiny for his beliefs, and find a solution to the crisis in China.

Marooned

Marooned

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-12-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (3256 Reviews)

Director:

John Sturges

Cast:

Writer:

Mayo Simon (screenplay)

Martin Caidin (novel)

Fullplot:

After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a Hurricane headed towards the launch site and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts capsule.

Pioneer Woman

Pioneer Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-12-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

74 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (139 Reviews)

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Genres:

Western

Fullplot:

A homesteading family in the 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.

Once Is Not Enough

Once Is Not Enough

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-06-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (456 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Green

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Julius J. Epstein

Jacqueline Susann (novel)

Fullplot:

An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy and a local screenwriter.

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