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John Cacavas
John Harry Cacavas (August 13, 1930 – January 28, 2014) was an American composer and conductor probably best known for his television scores, such as ''Kojak'', and ''The Time Machine,'' for which he was the chief composer. He also composed '' Kojak's'' second main title theme for its 5th and final season in 1977-1978. Early life and education Cacavas was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1930. His father was an emigrant from Greece and his mother was born in North Dakota. He had a fraternal twin sister, Jeanne, and numerous other siblings: Peter David, b. 1928; Penelope, b. 1932; and Adrian G., 1933. Their father's younger brother Chris had also immigrated to South Dakota and lived in Aberdeen, where he married and had a family. John and his siblings attended local schools; he displayed an early talent for music, forming a local band at age 14, at 16 he started a school dance band named “The Golden Blues," he left after having a falling out with his band teacher after which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century (TV Series)
''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between September 1979 and April 1981 on NBC, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film before the series aired. The film and series were developed by Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens, based on the character Buck Rogers created in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan that had previously been featured in comic strips, novellas, a serial film, and on television and radio. Overview Television film The first made-for-TV movie was released theatrically in March 1979 as '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. The film made $21 million at the North American box office, prompting Universal to move ahead with a weekly series later that year. The film, which was also released internationally, featured all of the main protagonist characters who would appear in the weekly series, and also included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessional (TV Series)
''Confessional'' is a British espionage thriller television miniseries starring Robert Lindsay, Keith Carradine, Simon Chandler, Robert Lang, Valentina Yakunina and Arthur Brauss. This series based on the 1985 spy novel of the same name by Jack Higgins and adapted for the television by James Mitchell and directed by Gordon Flemyng, it was produced by Granada Television for the ITV network and originally aired in four parts from 4 to 25 October 1989. The plot follows a rogue terrorist turned Soviet assassin, code named Cuchulain, trying to prevent a peace agreement between the parties involved in Northern Ireland. Cast * Robert Lindsay as Thomas Kelly *Keith Carradine as Liam Devlin *Simon Chandler as Fox * Robert Lang as Brigadier Charles Ferguson *Valentina Yakunina as Tanya Maslovskaya *Arthur Brauss as General Maslovsky *David de Keyser as Professor Cherny *Stephen Holland as Davey *Helen Rappaport as Major Belova *Niall Toibin as Sean Gallagher *Hugo Conlon as Irish ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny's War
''Jenny's War'' is a 1985 war television serial set during World War II, made by HTV in association with Columbia Pictures Television. It is directed by and written by Steve Gethers. The screenplay is based on the novel with the same name of Jack Stoneley. In the UK it was shown as four 50-minute episodes on the ITV network, while in the United States it was syndicated under the ''Operation Prime Time'' banner by MCA TV. "Jenny's War" is based on the true story of a British woman who lived, disguised as a man, for several months in a German prisoner of war camp near the Russian border and cared for her wounded son. She was hidden by fellow prisoners and later liberated by the Russian army. The serial stars Dyan Cannon, Nigel Hawthorne, Robert Hardy Christopher Cazenove and Hugh Grant, and is about a mother, Jenny Baines (Cannon), who searches for her son Peter (Grant), who was shot down over Germany, and who she believes is still alive. The concentration camp site scenes were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fatal Mission
''Survival of the Fastest'' is the first album by the Irish thrash metal band Gama Bomb Gama Bomb are a thrash metal band based in Northern Ireland. The band's 2009 album ''Tales from the Grave in Space'' was one of the first albums released as a free download by a band signed to a record label. History Beginnings (2002–200 .... The album was released on the European music label Witches Brew in 2006, after an initial 2005 self-release. Track listing All lyrics and music written by Gama Bomb except "Bullet Belt" (music by Kevy Canavan, lyrics by Gama Bomb). Bonus tracks #"The Survival Option" – 2:11 #"M.A.D." – 2:34 These were originally released on the band's 2004 single "The Fatal Mission" and were not included on the 2005 limited-release version of the album. Band members * Philly Byrne – lead vocal * Joe McGuigan – bass guitar and backing vocal * Luke Graham – guitar * Kevy Canavan – lead guitar * Damien Boyce – drums on "M.A.D" and "The Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deadly Mission
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' The Fugitive''. His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries ''Lonesome Dove'', Agent K in the ''Men in Black'' film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in ''No Country for Old Men'', Hank Deerfield in ''In the Valley of Elah'', the villain Two-Face in ''Batman Forever'', Mike Roark in the disaster film ''Volcano'', terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in ''Under Siege'', Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in '' Man of the House'', rancher Pete Perkins in ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'' (which he also directed), Colonel Chester Phillips in '' Captain America: The First Avenger'', CIA Director Robert Dewey in ''Jason Bourne'', and Warden Dwight McClusky in ''Natural Born Killers''. He most recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Executioner's Song (film)
''The Executioner's Song'' is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film. It is a film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer. Plot The movie is about the final nine months of the life of Gary Gilmore, beginning with his release from prison at the age of 35 after serving 12 years for robbery in Indiana. He is allowed to fly to Utah to live with Brenda Nicol, a distant cousin who was close to him and agrees to sponsor him. She tries to help him get back to normal life, which he finds extremely difficult after being in prison for so long. He soon moves to live with his Uncle Vern, with whom he works in shoe repair, and Vern's wife. Gilmore next moves on to another job, at an insulation factory, where he performs well at first, but starts to have erratic hours and contentious relationships with co-workers. Gilmore meets and becomes romantically inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Machine (1978 Film)
''The Time Machine'' is a 1978 American made-for-television science fiction- adventure film produced by Sunn Classic Pictures as a part of their ''Classics Illustrated'' series. The film stars John Beck and Priscilla Barnes, and was broadcast November 5, 1978 during the November Sweeps on NBC. Plot The film is a modernization of the Wells' story, making the Time Traveller a 1970s scientist working for a fictional US defense contractor, "the Mega Corporation". Dr. Neil Perry, the Time Traveller, is described as one of Mega's most reliable contributors by his senior co-worker Branly. Perry's skill is demonstrated by his rapid reprogramming of an off-course satellite, averting a disaster that could have destroyed Los Angeles. His reputation had secured a grant of $20 million for his time machine project. A month from completion, the corporation wants Perry to put his project on hold so that he can begin work on a new weapons project, the "anti-matter bomb." The unexpectedly early c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superdome (film)
''Superdome'' is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film produced by ABC Circle Films. It premiered on ABC as part of ''The ABC Monday Night Movie'' series and was used to promote Super Bowl XII. It featured a cast of stars. It was directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Barry Oringer from a story by Oringer and Bill Svanoe. Plot At the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the star players on the Cougars are dealing with issues beyond football. Dave Walecki is having marital difficulties, while quarterback Jim McCauley is being pursued by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a national gambling syndicate attempts to find a way to stop the heavily favored Cougars from winning the game. All these plots are connected by the murder of several people connected to the team. Cast * David Janssen as Mike Shelley * Edie Adams as Joyce * Clifton Davis as P.K. Jackson * Peter Haskell as Doug Collins * Ken Howard as Dave Walecki * Susan Howard as Nancy Walecki * Van Johnson as Chip Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Flight
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death is an inevitable process that eventually occurs in almost all organisms. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said to die. As of the early 21st century, over 150,000 humans die each day, with ageing being by far the most common cause of death. Many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife, and also may hold the idea of judgement of good and bad deeds in one's life (heaven, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder At The World Series
''Murder at the World Series'' is a 1977 American TV movie starring Lynda Day George, Murray Hamilton, and Karen Valentine and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Plot A psychopath, once rejected for membership of the Houston Astros, plans revenge by staging a series of kidnappings while the team plays in the World Series against the Oakland A's. Cast * Lynda Day George as Margot Mannering * Murray Hamilton as Harvey Murkison * Karen Valentine as Lois Marshall * Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Moe Gold * Michael Parks as Larry Marshall * Janet Leigh as Karen Weese * Hugh O'Brian as The Governor * Nancy Kelly as Alice Dakso * Johnny Seven as Detective Severino * Tamara Dobson as Lisa * Joseph Wiseman as Sam Druckman * Bruce Boxleitner as Cisco * Larry Mahan as Gary Vawn * Cooper Huckabee as Frank Gresham * Lisa Hartman as Stewardess * Maggie Wellman as Kathy * Cynthia Avila as Jane Torres * Monica Gayle as Barbara Gresham * Dick Enberg Richard Alan Enberg (January 9, 1935 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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