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Harold D. Cohen
Harold D. Cohen (born c. 1926 - July 22, 2006) was an American film producer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Harold D. 2006 deaths Film producers from Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail, Hero!
''Hail, Hero!'' is a 1969 drama film directed by David Miller, starring Michael Douglas, Deborah Winters and Peter Strauss. David Manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by John Weston. The picture was produced by Harold D. Cohen and was the feature film debut for Douglas and for Peter Strauss. Plot During the Vietnam War, college student Carl Dixon quits school and joins the Army in hopes of using love, not bullets, to combat the Viet Cong. Cast * Michael Douglas as Carl Dixon * Arthur Kennedy as Albert Dixon, Carl's father * Teresa Wright as Santha Dixon, Carl's mother * Peter Strauss as Frank Dixon, Carl's younger brother * John Larch as Mr. Conklin * Charles Drake as Senator Murchiston * Mercer Harris as Jimmy * Deborah Winters as Becky * John Qualen as Billy Hurd * James Nusser as Max Production Gordon Lightfoot contributed two songs to the soundtrack, the title song (co-written with Jerome Moross) and "Wherefore And Why", an "alternate, slightly faster take" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spy Killer
''The Spy Killer'' is a 1969 American action thriller drama spy television film originally aired on ABC and directed by Roy Ward Baker. Its teleplay, written by Jimmy Sangster, was based on his own 1967 novel ''private i''. The film starred Robert Horton, Sebastian Cabot, and Jill St. John. In the following year, a sequel titled ''Foreign Exchange'' was released with the same main cast and crew. Both novels were reprinted by Brash Books in September 2019 in ebook, paperback and audio editions. Plot Former spy turned private eye John Smith (Robert Horton) is wrongly arrested for the murder of his ex-wife's new husband. Smith then finds himself acquitted for the crime by his former intelligence boss (Sebastian Cabot), but in return for a notebook from his time as a spy. This book lists the names of Western agents operating covertly in Red China, and as Smith discovers, others are also chasing the book. Cast * Robert Horton: John Smith * Jill St. John: Mary Harper * Sebastian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Exchange (1970 Film)
''Foreign Exchange'' is a 1970 American action thriller drama spy television film originally aired on ABC and directed by Roy Ward Baker. Its teleplay, written by Jimmy Sangster, was based on his own 1968 novel of the same name. The film starred Robert Horton, Jill St. John, and Sebastian Cabot. It is a sequel to the television film '' The Spy Killer'', which was released the previous year. Plot When a Russian agent is arrested in London, former spy turned private eye John Smith (Robert Horton) is contacted by British Intelligence boss Max (Sebastian Cabot) and asked to participate in a secret operation behind the Iron Curtain. When Smith refuses, his American girlfriend Mary (Jill St. John) is threatened with immediate deportation. Smith reluctantly complies, only to find himself back in the world of espionage in an exchange plot designed to undermine the Russian Secret Service. Cast * Robert Horton: John Smith * Sebastian Cabot: Max * Jill St. John: Mary Harper * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Walk The Line (film)
''I Walk the Line'' is a 1970 American neo noir drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld. It tells the story of Sheriff Henry Tawes (Peck) who develops a relationship with a girl in town, Alma McCain (Weld). The screenplay, written by Alvin Sargent, is an adaptation of Madison Jones' novel ''An Exile''. The ''I Walk the Line'' soundtrack is by Johnny Cash; it features his 1956 hit song of the same name. Plot Henry Tawes is an aging sheriff in the small town of Gainesboro, Tennessee, who is becoming bored with his wife, Ellen, and his life. He meets young Alma McCain, oldest daughter of a poor family led by her single father. Her age is ambiguous, but she is clearly far younger than Henry. Henry and Alma become romantically and physically involved. Her family learns and is very accepting of the relationship, appearing also to take his advice to destroy their still before a visiting excise official named Bascomb is likely to find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Chance (1972 Film)
''Second Chance'' is a 1972 American TV film. Danny Thomas was executive producer.Heavy Role for a Funny Fat Man Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 2 Feb 1972: f14. Plot Cast * Brian Keith as Geoff Smith * Elizabeth Ashley as Ellie Smith * Kenneth Mars as Doctor Julius Roth * William Windom as Stan Petryk * Pat Carroll as Gloria Petryk References External links Second Chanceat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Second Chanceat Letterbox DVD * 1972 television films 1972 films American television films Films directed by Peter Tewksbury {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Thy Father
''Honor Thy Father'' is a 1971 book by Gay Talese, about the travails of the Bonanno crime family in the 1960s, especially Salvatore Bonanno and his father Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno. Background In 1965, Gay Talese left his job as a reporter at ''The New York Times'' to focus on magazine writing, such as 1966's " Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" and longer projects, like his 1969 book '' The Kingdom and the Power''. During this period, however, Talese had begun to research a book about the Mafia. The research for the nonfiction novel began when Talese introduced himself to mafioso Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno in a courthouse in 1965. That same year, Talese signed a $30,000 advance to write the book. For nearly seven years, Talese interviewed Bonanno and other members of the Mafia extensively. Talese even traveled to Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily to research the ancestral origins of the subjects of his story. Talese feared, during the research, that the government would subpoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Deaths
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