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Eric Bercovici
Eric Bercovici (February 27, 1933 – February 9, 2014) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. He was best known for producing and adapting the screenplay for the 1980 television miniseries ''Shōgun''. Born in New York City to screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and Frances Ellis Fleischman, he studied theater at Yale University. His career had barely begun when his father was blacklisted in 1951 through the late 1950s. Eric Bercovici then went to Europe to work on films, returning to the U.S. in 1965. He then began writing episodes of ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''I Spy'', and ''The Danny Thomas Hour''. He wrote the screenplays for the 1968 films ''Hell in the Pacific'' and '' Day of the Evil Gun''. In the 1970s, he wrote episodes for ''Hawaii Five-O'' and created the series '' Assignment Vienna'' and its pilot ''Assignment: Munich''. In 1977, he adapted John Ehrlichman's novel, '' The Company'', into a miniseries titled ''Washington: Behind Closed Doors' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōgun (novel)
''Shōgun'' is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. It is the first novel (by internal chronology) of the author's Asian Saga. A major best-seller, by 1990 the book had sold 15 million copies worldwide. Premise Beginning in feudal Japan some months before the critical Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, ''Shōgun'' gives an account of the rise of the ''daimyō'' "Toranaga" (based upon the actual Tokugawa Ieyasu). Toranaga's rise to the shogunate is seen through the eyes of the English sailor John Blackthorne, called ''Anjin'' ("Pilot") by the Japanese, whose fictional heroics are loosely based on the historical exploits of William Adams. The book is divided into six sections, preceded by a prologue in which Blackthorne is shipwrecked near Izu, then alternating between locations in Anjiro, Mishima, Osaka, Yedo, and Yokohama. Plot John Blackthorne, an English pilot serving on the Dutch warship ''Erasmus'', is the first Englishman to reach Japan. England (and Holland) seek to disrupt Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell Moscow
''Farewell Moscow'' ( it, Mosca addio) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. For this film Liv Ullmann was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. It is based on the life of Russian Jew Ida Nudel. Cast * Liv Ullmann as Ida Nudel * Daniel Olbrychski as Yuli * Aurore Clément as Elena * Saverio Vallone * Carmen Scarpitta * Francesca Ciardi * Nino Fuscagni * Anna Galiena * Vittorio Amandola Vittorio Amandola (4 November 1952 – 22 July 2010) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Perugia, Amandola began his career in the theatre world in the 1970s and found great success starring in various plays and later went ... References External links * 1987 films Italian drama films 1980s Italian-language films 1987 drama films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1980s Italian films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fifth Missile
''The Fifth Missile'' is a 1986 television movie starring Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston and David Soul about an American ballistic missile submarine, based on the novel ''The Gold Crew'' by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia. With the exception of Cmdr. Van Meer, the ship's crew goes slowly insane due to exposure to paint chemicals onboard and believes a missile test exercise is, in fact, nuclear war. It explores the inability of U.S. command structures to control and prevent rogue submarine officers from launching ballistic missiles. Cast *Robert Conrad – Cmdr. Mark Van Meer *Sam Waterston – Capt. Allard Renslow *Richard Roundtree – Cmdr. Frederick Bryce *Jonathan Banks – Ray Olson *Art LaFleur – "Animal" Meslinsky *Dennis Holahan – Warden *Sergio Fantoni – Pietro *Yvette Mimieux – Cheryl Leary *David Soul – Capt. Kevin Harris *Ed Bishop George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie (1984 TV Series)
''Jessie'' is an American 1984 ABC television police drama series starring Lindsay Wagner as a psychiatrist. It originated as a 1984 television movie. The series was based in part on the book "Psychologist with a Gun". Summary The 2 hour ABC pilot of Jessie was originally set in Tucson Arizona, a turbulent western town, The television series Jessie revolved around the criminal investigations of Dr Jessie Hayden and her sometimes unorthodox work and tactics at the police station. A psychiatrist, Dr. Jessie Hayden, is hired by a California police department to help the department employees and the victims. Cast * Lindsay Wagner as Dr. Jessie Hayden * Tony Lo Bianco as Lt. Alex Ascoli * Celeste Holm as Molly Hayden * Tom Nolan as Officer Hubbell * Renee Jones as Ellie * James David Hinton as Phil * William Lucking William Lucking (June 17, 1941 – October 18, 2021) was an American film, television, and stage actor, best known for his role as Piney Winston in '' Sons of Anar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, and acting coach. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science-fiction television series ''The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978), in which she portrayed action character Jaime Sommers. She first played this role on the series ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. The character became a popular-culture icon of the 1970s. For this role, Wagner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role in 1977 – the first for an actor or actress in a science fiction series. Wagner began acting professionally in 1971 and has maintained a lengthy acting career in a variety of film and television productions to the present day. Early life Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marilyn Louise ( Thrasher) and William Nowels Wagner. When she was seven years old, Wagner's parents divorced and her mother moved with her to the northeast Los An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Story
''Chicago Story'' is an American crime drama television series that aired for 13 episodes on NBC from March 6 to June 11, 1982, following a 2-hour television film pilot that was broadcast earlier on March 15, 1981. Synopsis The series followed the work and lives of several Chicago lawyers, police officers, and doctors. The series was similar to ''Hill Street Blues'' in that it was less about action scenes and more about the stresses of working in law enforcement and medicine. The show did not catch on with viewers and lasted only thirteen episodes. The cast included Maud Adams and Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and Molly Cheek as attorneys Kenneth A. Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and Dennis Franz, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McClain's Law (film)
''McClain's Law'' is an American made-for-TV police procedural directed by Vincent McEveety and broadcast on November 20, 1981. It is structured as a two-hour pilot episode for James Arness' police detective series ''McClain's Law'' which broadcast 14 one-hour episodes Friday nights on NBC between November 27, 1981 and March 20, 1982. Plot Jim McClain's friend Sid Lammon is murdered In Southern California's San Pedro Bay, on the morning of selling their boat and retiring, fishing boat co-owners Jim McClain and Sid Lammon are taking it for a farewell run around the bay. They meet the buyer and his lawyer Wheeler at the dock and, while receiving separate checks, are observed by three fishing boat owners, Julio Salvi, Rudy Petrovic and Joe Victor who says that his boat is better, but is not for sale and Julio laughs bitterly that, "every fishin' boat in this harbor's for sale". McClain is looking forward to sleeping late, but wakes up as usual at 4 am the next morning, goes to the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McClain's Law
''McClain's Law'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC during the 1981–1982 season. New episodes ended on March 20, and rebroadcasts continued until August 24, 1982. Summary The series starred former ''Gunsmoke'' lead James Arness in a rare non-western role as Jim McClain, a former police detective who was medically retired after being wounded in the leg in a gun battle in the line of duty. He returns to duty thirteen years later to avenge the murder and robbery of a friend, and ends up coming out of retirement in order to share his expertise with a younger generation of police officers. At first, his request to be returned to active duty is met with resistance by police department supervisors. McClain is made to undergo physical fitness tests and a requalification and training program at the police academy. He handily passes all tests and is returned to active duty on the department at his former rank of detective. McClain is tough but compassion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arness
James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series '' Gunsmoke''. Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in '' Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge'' (1987) and four more made-for-television ''Gunsmoke'' films in the 1990s. In Europe, Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series '' How the West Was Won''. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves. Early life James Arness was born in Minneapolis. His parents were businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurness and journalist Ruth Duesler. His father's ancestry was Norwegian; his mother's was German."Ancestry of James Arness" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roots (1977 Miniseries)
''Roots'' is an American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family''. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977. ''Roots'' received 37 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings for the finale, which holds the record as the third-highest-rated episode for any type of television series, and the second-most-watched overall series finale in U.S. television history. It was produced on a budget of $6.6 million. A sequel, '' Roots: The Next Generations'', first aired in 1979, and a second sequel, '' Roots: The Gift'', a Christmas television film, starring Burton and Louis Gossett Jr., first aired in 1988. A related film, ''Alex Haley's Queen'', is based on the life of Queen Jackson Haley, who was Alex Haley's paternal grandmother. In 2016, a remake of the original miniseries, with the same name, was commissioned by the History ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Television Series – Drama
The Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama is one of the annual Golden Globe Awards, given to the best drama television series. Documentary series and mini-series are also eligible for this award. From 1962 to 1968, the category was Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, and grouped musical, comedy and drama series in a single category. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Series with multiple wins 3 wins * ''Mad Men'' * ''The X-Files'' 2 wins * ''The Crown'' * ''Hill Street Blues'' * ''Homeland'' * ''L.A. Law'' * ''Murder, She Wrote'' * ''Northern Exposure'' * '' Succession'' Series with multiple nominations 7 nominations * '' ER'' 6 nominations * ''Dynasty'' * ''L.A. Law'' * ''Murder, She Wrote'' 5 nominations * '' 24'' * ''Columbo'' * ''Dallas'' * ''Game of Thrones'' * ''NYPD Blue'' * ''The Crown'' * ''The Sopranos'' * ''The West Wing'' 4 nominations * ''Cagney & Lacey'' * ''Chicago Hope'' * ''Hart to Hart'' * ''Hill Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
