William Holden
William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 and the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1974. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s, he was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961) and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list as #25. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Holden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 15.661 |
| Birthday | 1918-04-17 |
| Place of Birth | O'Fallon, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As | William Franklin Beedle Jr., |
1969
The Wild Bunch
7.6/1138
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
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The Wild Bunch
1950
Sunset Boulevard
8.3/2487
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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Sunset Boulevard
1953
Stalag 17
7.7/580
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seem...
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Stalag 17
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8/2013
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence...
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1954
The Country Girl
6.905/79
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.
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The Country Girl
1976
Network
7.8/1653
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during...
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Network
1978
Damien: Omen II
6.447/679
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military sc...
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Damien: Omen II
1974
The Towering Inferno
7.016/887
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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The Towering Inferno
1964
Paris When It Sizzles
6.279/174
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartm...
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Paris When It Sizzles
1954
Sabrina
7.521/1199
Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for...
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Sabrina
1940
Our Town
5.768/28
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.
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Our Town
1950
Born Yesterday
7.2/154
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-...
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Born Yesterday
1968
The Devil's Brigade
6.295/73
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite C...
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The Devil's Brigade
1967
Casino Royale
5.29/706
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be...
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Casino Royale
1981
S.O.B.
5.9/84
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes...
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S.O.B.
1973
Breezy
6.858/123
A free-spirited young woman, Breezy, hitches a ride with an aging real estate salesman, Frank. Sensing that she just wants to use him he tries to have...
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Breezy
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
5.9/69
A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1940
Arizona
6.1/25
Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But P...
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Arizona
1971
Wild Rovers
6.3/42
Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too ol...
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Wild Rovers
1966
Alvarez Kelly
6.3/49
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to cha...
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Alvarez Kelly
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
6.5/30
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
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The Counterfeit Traitor
1956
The Proud and Profane
6/7
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumst...
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The Proud and Profane
1948
The Man from Colorado
6.7/40
Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to...
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The Man from Colorado
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.4/6
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secr...
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1954
Executive Suite
7.03/50
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
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Executive Suite
1950
Union Station
6.3/40
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try...
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Union Station
1952
The Turning Point
6.2/28
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't unders...
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The Turning Point
1948
Rachel and the Stranger
6.2/31
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.
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Rachel and the Stranger
1948
The Dark Past
5.843/35
A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be ab...
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The Dark Past
1939
Golden Boy
6.4/28
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangste...
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Golden Boy
1959
The Horse Soldiers
7/224
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes insta...
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The Horse Soldiers
1955
Picnic
6.305/95
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a for...
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Picnic
1980
When Time Ran Out...
5.234/62
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling fo...
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When Time Ran Out...
1942
The Fleet's In
7/2
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are plac...
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The Fleet's In
1980
The Earthling
6.375/24
Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes acros...
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The Earthling
1974
Open Season
5.7/13
Three Vietnam vets have become so conditioned to violence that they have developed psychotic tendencies. They kidnap people, brutalize them, then turn...
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Open Season
1953
The Moon Is Blue
6.4/46
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedd...
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The Moon Is Blue
1976
21 Hours at Munich
6.2/19
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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21 Hours at Munich
1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
5.956/80
A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolu...
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1978
Fedora
6.731/121
An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star, whom he tries to lure out of retirement.
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Fedora
1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
6.143/70
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
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Escape from Fort Bravo
1969
The Christmas Tree
6.371/31
A French-American millionaire, his girlfriend and his war buddy try to grant his dying son's every wish.
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The Christmas Tree
1941
Texas
6.5/19
Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the...
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Texas
1962
The Lion
4.9/8
Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her...
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The Lion
1979
Ashanti
5.8/38
Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and t...
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Ashanti
1964
The 7th Dawn
6.4/16
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
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The 7th Dawn
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
8.2/2
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he i...
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The Remarkable Andrew
1942
Meet the Stewarts
6/2
A young, newlywed couple learns to make their marriage work—on a budget.
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Meet the Stewarts
1958
The Key
5.9/26
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to...
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The Key
1943
Young and Willing
0/0
For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of...
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Young and Willing
1949
Dear Wife
6/1
In this sequel to Dear Ruth, teenaged Miriam starts a political campaign to nominate Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, for state senator in oppositio...
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Dear Wife
1947
Dear Ruth
7.2/6
Lt. William Seacroft, on leave from the Italian front, arrives at the New York home of Ruth Wilkins, with whom he has been corresponding. Unknown to b...
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Dear Ruth
1951
Force of Arms
6.4/9
During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's plato...
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Force of Arms
2000
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
6/2
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The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
1972
The Revengers
5.7/34
The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He ass...
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The Revengers
1962
Satan Never Sleeps
5/13
A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing pr...
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Satan Never Sleeps
1947
Variety Girl
6.1/9
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful...
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Variety Girl
1949
Streets of Laredo
5.9/13
Texas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from rustling racketeers, then are forced to separate. Lor...
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Streets of Laredo
1941
I Wanted Wings
5.1/7
Told in flashback, this drama follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps: a wealthy playboy, a college jock, and...
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I Wanted Wings
1956
Toward the Unknown
5.6/11
Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bon...
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Toward the Unknown
1973
The Blue Knight
5.8/12
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the crimi...
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The Blue Knight
1940
Those Were the Days!
0/0
At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.
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Those Were the Days!
1950
Father Is a Bachelor
7.4/7
Johnny Rutledge is a drifter who comes to and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living wit...
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Father Is a Bachelor
1952
Boots Malone
7.5/3
An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.
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Boots Malone
1947
Blaze of Noon
5/1
In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires...
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Blaze of Noon
1953
Forever Female
6.9/14
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
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Forever Female
1948
Apartment for Peggy
7.6/5
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be...
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Apartment for Peggy
1996
Sad?
6.315/27
Set in the mid sixties and shot with more black than white, ‘SAD?’ is a dark ten minute film that explores the time that we spend alone watching telev...
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Sad?
1951
Submarine Command
5.5/14
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequ...
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Submarine Command
1938
Prison Farm
5.7/3
Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy friend (Lloyd Nolan). The male crook is sentence to...
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Prison Farm
1979
Escape to Athena
5.611/103
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ine...
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Escape to Athena
1950
You Can Change The World
5.8/4
Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the house. Benny introduces them to a Catholic priest, wh...
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You Can Change The World
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
5.7/3
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1960
The World of Suzie Wong
6.4/35
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
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The World of Suzie Wong
1943
Reconnaissance Pilot
0/0
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enem...
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Reconnaissance Pilot
1943
Wings Up
5.2/5
Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.
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Wings Up
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7/6
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1939
Invisible Stripes
6.1/19
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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Invisible Stripes
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.3/6
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western...
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
7.2/5
In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rain...
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
1986
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
5.2/8
Charlie Brown is on the run from the Peanuts Gang after the Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on his head in this wild animated student short by Jim Reardon...
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Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
0/0
A behind-the-scenes look at the building of the bridge in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the preparations for its destruction.
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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
2009
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
0/0
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective provides some insightful commentary of how far we've come concerning Asian characterizations in Hollywood movies fr...
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Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
1989
William Holden: The Golden Boy
0/0
It was said of him that in more than 70 films, he never once gave a bad performance.
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William Holden: The Golden Boy
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7/1
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou...
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
1939
Million Dollar Legs
5/1
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get...
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Million Dollar Legs
2006
The Making of 'Network'
0/0
An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."
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The Making of 'Network'
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6/39
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer t...
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
1953
The Girl on The Roof
4.4/5
A comedy of manners, the film centers on virtuous actress Patty O'Neill, who meets playboy architect Donald Gresham on the observation deck of the Emp...
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The Girl on The Roof
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7/3
Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura of youthful innoce...
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
6.5/2
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7/1
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellen...
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1990
Sally's Beauty Spot
5/1
A large black mole above an Asian woman's breast serves as a metaphor for cultural and racial difference in this engaging experimental film. Off-scree...
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