Biography: Jack Albertson |
On stage from his teens (as part of the "Dancing Verselle Sisters" troupe), Jack Albertson worked in almost any form of live entertainment you could name: vaudeville, burlesque, legitimate stage, even opera. For two years he was straight man to... more
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Cast: Vanessa Redgrave
Tags: Drama
Length: 97min
Originally telecast as an ABC Theatre of the Month special, My Body, My Child nobly attempts to tackle the abortion issue--but does so with a painfully contrived, mazelike Perils of Pauline script. Irish-American schoolteacher Vanessa Redgrave,...
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Cast: Gene Wilder
Tags: Coming-of-Age Family Musical Fantasy Family-Oriented Adventure
Length: 98min
Promoted as a family musical by Paramount Pictures, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is more of a lack comedy, perversely faithful to the spirit of Roald Dahl's original book -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy...
Cast: James Caan
Tags: Marriage Drama Drama
Length: 94min
A young married couple struggle with their personal problems and their union and the forthcoming birth oftheir unwanted child in this grim domestic drama. Much of the story centers on the husband, a former high school basketball star who is unable to...
Cast: Jack Albertson James Farentino
Tags: Thriller Horror Supernatural Horror Crime Thriller
Length: 92min
Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, the screenwriters behind the highly successful Alien, turned their attention to earthbound terrors with this creepy horror tale. Dead and Buried focuses on Dan Gillis (James Farentino), a man who has recently returned...
Cast: Mickey Rooney Pearl Bailey Kurt Russell Sandy Duncan Tim Burton
Tags: Animated Musical Family-Oriented Adventure Family
Length: 83min
The Disney animated feature The Fox and the Hound tells the story of a friendship between traditional enemies. Tod is a fox whose parents have died. His best friend is a hunting dog named Copper. As Copper grows up, he learns that it is his job to...
Cast: Patricia Neal Martin Sheen
Tags: Family Drama Drama
Length: 107min
Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer-winning "kitchen sink" theatrical piece The Subject Was Roses was given a no-frills film transference in 1968. Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson re-create their stage roles as a returning serviceman and his alcoholic father....
How to Save a Marriage (And Ruin Your Life) (1968)
Cast: Dean Martin Michel Legrand Eli Wallach Betty Field
Tags: Comedy Sex Comedy Farce
Length: 102min
Friends don't let friends mess around on the side in this comedy, though it quickly becomes obvious that making this happen isn't as easy as it may sound. When David Sloane (Dean Martin), a single lawyer with an eye for the ladies, learns that his...
Tags: Comedy
Length: 102min
Brother George (Walter Chiari) is the Italian monk who is the only one who knows the secret recipe of a popular liqueur. When he feels the local wine merchant won't give him a fair price, he moves to Australia. He meets Alfredo Brazzi (Jack Albertson)...
Tags: Adventure Drama Adventure Drama
Length: 103min
Kent (Kent Lane) is a college-dropout-turned-drifter who travels South from Big Sur down the California coastline. His worried father (Jack Albertson) tries to bridge the ever-widening generation gap with his son, but Kent is born to wander through...
Cast: George C. Scott Jerry Goldsmith
Tags: Drama
Length: 115min
Michael Sarrazin plays Curley, a young man gone AWOL from the Army who soon makes the acquaintance of Mordechai (George C. Scott), a veteran confidence man. Mordecai takes a liking to Curley, and offers to show him the tricks of the trade as they...
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