6 Movies Starring Jeffrey Hunter

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-06-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (657 Reviews)

Director:

Francis D. Lyon

Cast:

Writer:

Lawrence Edward Watkin

Fullplot:

This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing everything he can to stop them.

The Searchers

The Searchers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-03-13

Languages:

English, Navajo, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(57747 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Cast:

Writer:

Frank S. Nugent (screenplay)

Alan Le May (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

Ethan Edwards, returned from the Civil War to the Texas ranch of his brother, hopes to find a home with his family and to be near the woman he obviously but secretly loves. But a Comanche raid destroys these plans, and Ethan sets out, along with his 1/8 Indian nephew Martin, on a years-long journey to find the niece kidnapped by the Indians under Chief Scar. But as the quest goes on, Martin begins to realize that his uncle's hatred for the Indians is beginning to spill over onto his now-assimilated niece. Martin becomes uncertain whether Ethan plans to rescue Debbie...or kill her.

No Down Payment

No Down Payment

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (470 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Ritt

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)

John McPartland (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (2027 Reviews)

Director:

John Ford

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Frank S. Nugent (screen play)

Edwin O'Connor (based upon the novel by)

Fullplot:

An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politics and all the things that go into an election. Tracy's uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and old-time money.

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.

King of Kings

King of Kings

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

168 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (4333 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The story of the life of Jesus Christ from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Filmed on a relatively grand scale, the film includes all of the major events referred to in the New Testament; his baptism by John the Baptist; the miracles - cripples walking, blind men seeing; the fishes and the loaves; and so on. The film actually begins with the Roman invasion by Pompey in 65 B.C., the appointment of King Herod the Great by the Romans and finally the crowning of Herod Antipas after he murders his father. The revolt led by Barrabas is also included and John the Baptist's beheading as Salome's price for dancing for Herod.

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