Biography: Joseph Cotten |
Born to a well-to-do Southern family, Joseph Cotten studied at the Hickman School of Expression in Washington D.C., and later sought out theater jobs in New York. He made his Broadway debut in 1930, and seven years later joined Orson Welles'... more
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Tags: Haunted House Film Horror Psychological Thriller Supernatural Thriller
Length: 97min
The Hearse, directed by George Bowers is a clichéd, predictable horror film which, despite its interesting cast, is derivative and uninspired. Jane (Trish Van Devere) inherits a mansion from an aunt, whom she closely resembles. The townspeople...
Guyana, Cult of the Damned (1980)
Cast: Gene Barry
Length: 90min
"Names have been changed to protect the innocent" in this infamous fictionalization of the tragic mass suicide of 914 followers of Jim Jones' "People's Temple" in Guyana in the fall of 1978. Rev. James Johnson (Stuart Whitman) is a charismatic but...
Length: 85min
Slow-moving and low-key, this psychological thriller about killings in a large, dark mansion has a classic setting and characters: Meredith Stone (Patricia Pearcy) is the nurse who comes to care for the invalid Ivar Langrock (Joseph Cotten), and...
L'Ordre et la Sécurité du Monde (1978)
Cast: Donald Pleasence Dennis Hopper
Length: 105min
In the film, Helen (Laure Dechasnel), a married woman, leaves Paris for Zurich after breaking up with her lover. Near the border, a fellow passenger, mistakenly takes her passport. This sets up a situation which plunges her into the midst of...
Tags: Thriller Supernatural Thriller
Length: 84min
A mid-air jet disaster leaves the one survivor to avenge the deaths of the others. This supernatural thriller follows him on his search for the bomber that caused the disaster. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Cast: Robert Loggia
Tags: Thriller Drama Action Action Thriller
Length: 100min
Nick (Mike Conners) is the owner of a luxury liner and casino which cruises its way to action and adventure for those on board. Lackluster direction by Don Chaffey is not aided by a cast including Gary Burghoff, Joseph Cotten, Lynda Day George, Bo...
L'Isola degli Uomini Pesce (1978)
Length: 83min
This hokey Italian monster movie -- distributed in the U.S. through Roger Corman's New World Pictures under the title Screamers -- was rescued from certain cinematic obscurity thanks to New World's hilariously misleading one-sheet campaign, which...
Cast: Anthony Quinn Christopher Lee
Length: 127min
This big-budget adaptation of James Michener's best-selling novel stars Michael Sarrazin as Mark Miller, a low-level American diplomat given a dangerous assignment. Ellen Jasper (Jennifer O'Neill) is the daughter of a prominent U.S. politician who has...
Cast: Jack Lemmon Olivia de Havilland Joseph Cotten James Stewart Lee Grant
Tags: Action Ensemble Film Disaster Film
Length: 113min
Stretching the Airport concept as far as it will go, this third film in the series sticks a jet full of old actors 50 feet underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. Oxygen (and credibility) grows short, and Jimmy Stewart plays an art collector targeted for...
Cast: Nino Rota Lee J. Cobb
Tags: Crime Drama Drama
Length: 260min
From 16th century Sicily to the streets of contemporary New York, the Mafia has transcended its humble roots to evolve into one of the most formidable crime organizations ever. Centuries ago, the dreaded Gramignanos family took control over Sicily by...
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