6 Movies Starring Jim Brown

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-06-15

Languages:

English, German, French, Spanish, Latin

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

150 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (49462 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Cast:

Writer:

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

Lukas Heller (screenplay)

E.M. Nathanson (novel)

Fullplot:

A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day.

Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-07-03

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(1694 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Cardiff

Cast:

Writer:

Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)

Adrian Spies (screenplay)

Wilbur Smith (novel)

Fullplot:

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.

El Condor

El Condor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-09-23

Languages:

English, Apache languages

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(664 Reviews)

Director:

John Guillermin

Cast:

Writer:

Larry Cohen (screenplay)

Steven W. Carabatsos (screenplay)

Steven W. Carabatsos (story)

Fullplot:

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within.

The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-02-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (272 Reviews)

Director:

Jerry Paris

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Mark McShane (novel)

Jerry Belson (story)

Garry Marshall (story)

Jerry Belson (screenplay)

Garry Marshall (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Wide-eyed nineteen year old Christine Adams decides on a whim to leave her broken family life in small town British Columbia to move to Los Angeles to be with her boyfriend Eddie Molina, who doesn't know she's coming. Christine hopes to start a family with Eddie immediately. But Christine finds that she is restless in her life with Eddie and moves on. From move to move which are always done on a whim, Christine has a similar restless attitude, always dreaming of something better. But she has no real marketable job skills - although she is always thinking about continuing with her schooling in some trade to make a better life for herself - or sense of what working in a traditional type job means. She is able to get by on her looks, which lands her a job as a Las Vegas showgirl. She also goes in and out of relationships - including with Vegas comic Danny Raymond, ex-football player Tommy Marcott who too is trying to find his meaningful niche in life, older businessman Richard Morgan who acts as her sugar daddy, and rock musician Jay Rigney - always dreaming of the perfect relationship situation which never seems to materialize. As such, her life goes into a tailspin. She ultimately lets the world know how she feels life has treated her.

The Running Man

The Running Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-11-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (104621 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (novel)

Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set in a totalitarian society. Ben Richards is a cop who was blamed for a massacre which wasn't his fault. He would be sent to prison and breaks out with some other inmates. He tries to escape but the woman whom he dragged into his plan turns him over to the authorities. Damon Killian, who is the host of THE RUNNING MAN a game show wherein convicted felons are given the chance to run to freedom but have to elude the stalkers; men who hunt them down and kill them in gruesome manners. When he learns that Richards has been caught, he wants him to be the show's next contestant. After being brought to Killian, Richards turns him down, Killian then reveals to Richards that his two friends who were in prison with him and who broke out with him have been caught, so unless Richards does the show they will. But on the night of the show, Richards is set to go but Killian also reveals that Richards' two friends are going with him. Richards tells Killian that he will be back. But first !

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2124 Reviews)

Director:

Stacy Peralta

Fullplot:

With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

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