Paul Wendkos

Paul Wendkos

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director. Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953. Wendkos's first feature film was The Burglar . Wendkos's fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn who not only wished to distribute the film, but put Wendkos on a contract. A variety of films followed for Columbia beginning with the hard-hitting crime drama The Case Against Brooklyn, two suspenseful war dramas Tarawa Beachhead and Battle of the Coral Sea, the youth-oriented Gidget and two sequels Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes to Rome as well as Because They're Young. Wendkos also directed many episodes of Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, The Rifleman, Mr. Novak, Honey West, The Big Valley, I Spy, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O. With I Spy, Wendkos filmed several interesting episodes but was deemed too "arty" by the producers and let go. In 1968 Wendkos signed a five picture contract with Mirisch Productions beginning with the war films Attack on the Iron Coast and Hell Boats followed by Westerns set in Mexico but filmed in SpainGuns of the Magnificent Seven and Cannon for Cordoba. He also made the first feature film for Quinn Martin, The Mephisto Waltz. From 1970 until his retirement in 1999, Wendkos specialized in made-for-television movies. One of these was The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), based on a TWA hijacking in 1985, picked up five Emmy nominations, including one for Wendkos. Wendkos was cited by film critic Andrew Sarris in his book The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968. He is also cited, along with many other directors, in The American Vein: Directors and Directions in Television by Christopher Wicking and Tise Vahimagi, Talisman Books (England), 1979, and E.P. Dutton (United States), 1979; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 79-52675. Wendkos married Ruth Bernat on March 1, 1953 and had one son, Jordan Elkan Wendkos. Ruth died in June, 1978. Wendkos married Lin Bolen, Former NBC VP & Producer in 1983 and they lived together happily in Malibu, California until his death. He is survived by his son, Jordan, granddaughter, Justine Wendkos, and his wife Lin Bolen Wendkos. Wendkos was ill for several years following a stroke. He died on November 12, 2009 in Malibu, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Wendkos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Paul Wendkos
  • Popularity: 1.55
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1925-09-20
  • Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Paul Wendkos Movies

  • 1957
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    The Burglar

    The Burglar

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Burglar

    The Burglar

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1969
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    Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    5.2 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

    6.1 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Gidget Goes Hawaiian

    Gidget Goes Hawaiian

    4.5 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Gidget

    Gidget

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1963
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    Gidget Goes to Rome

    Gidget Goes to Rome

    4.8 1963 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Brotherhood of the Bell

    The Brotherhood of the Bell

    5.9 1970 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Case Against Brooklyn

    The Case Against Brooklyn

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Face of a Fugitive

    Face of a Fugitive

    5.4 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

    5.7 1959 HD

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  • 1977
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    Good Against Evil

    Good Against Evil

    4.3 1977 HD

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  • 1983
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    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    Stalk the Wild Child

    Stalk the Wild Child

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1973
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    Honor Thy Father

    Honor Thy Father

    4 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    Cannon for Cordoba

    Cannon for Cordoba

    5.6 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Attack on the Iron Coast

    Attack on the Iron Coast

    5.2 1968 HD

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  • 1976
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    Special Delivery

    Special Delivery

    5.2 1976 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Bad Seed

    The Bad Seed

    6.5 1985 HD

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  • 1960
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    Because They're Young

    Because They're Young

    5.5 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Angel Baby

    Angel Baby

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1972
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    Haunts of the Very Rich

    Haunts of the Very Rich

    5.7 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    6.655 1975 HD

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  • 1993
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    Message from Nam

    Message from Nam

    5.1 1993 HD

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  • 1987
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    Six Against the Rock

    Six Against the Rock

    4.9 1987 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Death of Richie

    The Death of Richie

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1958
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    Tarawa Beachhead

    Tarawa Beachhead

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Chase

    The Chase

    3 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

    7 1979 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

    The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    4.5 1988 HD

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  • 1986
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    Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

    Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

    10 1986 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Little Game

    A Little Game

    6.7 1971 HD

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  • 1983
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    Intimate Agony

    Intimate Agony

    4.3 1983 HD

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  • 1997
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    A Match Made in Heaven

    A Match Made in Heaven

    6.4 1997 HD

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  • 1969
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    Fear No Evil

    Fear No Evil

    6.2 1969 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    6 1980 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Strangers in 7A

    The Strangers in 7A

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1987
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    Right to Die

    Right to Die

    7.8 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Delphi Bureau

    The Delphi Bureau

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1961
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    Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll

    Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Chase

    The Chase

    3 1991 HD

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  • 1966
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    Johnny Tiger

    Johnny Tiger

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

    7 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

    The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1989
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    From the Dead of Night

    From the Dead of Night

    5.5 1989 HD

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  • 1985
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    Picking Up the Pieces

    Picking Up the Pieces

    5 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Execution

    The Execution

    7.3 1985 HD

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  • 1975
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    Death Among Friends

    Death Among Friends

    2.8 1975 HD

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  • 1998
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    Nobody Lives Forever

    Nobody Lives Forever

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hell Boats

    Hell Boats

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1973
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    Terror on the Beach

    Terror on the Beach

    5.2 1973 HD

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  • 1980
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    A Cry for Love

    A Cry for Love

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Awakening of Candra

    The Awakening of Candra

    6 1983 HD

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  • 1977
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    Secrets

    Secrets

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1999
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    Different

    Different

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1991
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    Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    8 1991 HD

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  • 1958
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    Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1991
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    White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

    White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Cops Are Robbers

    The Cops Are Robbers

    4 1990 HD

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  • 1993
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    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

    2 1993 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Five of Me

    The Five of Me

    9 1981 HD

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  • 1972
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    Footsteps

    Footsteps

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Travis Logan, D.A.

    Travis Logan, D.A.

    6.5 1971 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

    Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1984
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    Scorned and Swindled

    Scorned and Swindled

    6 1984 HD

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  • 1978
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    Betrayal

    Betrayal

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Family Rico

    The Family Rico

    10 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Underground Man

    The Underground Man

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Tattered Web

    A Tattered Web

    5.7 1971 HD

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  • 1987
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    Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

    Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

    7.3 1987 HD

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  • 1992
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    Trial: The Price of Passion

    Trial: The Price of Passion

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1998
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    A Wing and a Prayer

    A Wing and a Prayer

    2 1998 HD

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  • 1968
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    Cocoon

    Cocoon

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1981
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    Golden Gate

    Golden Gate

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1982
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    Farrell: For the People

    Farrell: For the People

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1970
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    4.8 1970 HD

    A poor New York teenager of the mid-1930 is forced into prostitution despite sincere efforts to make a living and ultimately becomes the city's most...

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  • 1970
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    8.7 1970 HD

    When mobster James Moretti is about to be indicted, one of his people thinks he can get to Adam J. Warner, the Vice President to stop it. So he...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    Successful insurance salesman Rob Marshall, his bright and devoted wife Maria, and their three sons are the perfect American family. Then the...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Self-proclaimed faith healer T.J. Luther, movie star Mack Crawford and journalist Kleber Cantrell share a fateful reunion in a deserted Texas cabin...

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  • 1970
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    6.9 1970 HD

    A television miniseries based on the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave who helped to organize the Underground Railroad, and...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    A former POW leads a special task force to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out the orders to murder 50 of the 76 escapees from Stalag...

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  • 1970
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    6.842 1970 HD

    The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for...

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson, a highly...

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  • 1970
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    4.8 1970 HD

    A poor New York teenager of the mid-1930 is forced into prostitution despite sincere efforts to make a living and ultimately becomes the city's most...

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  • 1970
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    7.2 1970 HD

    Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred...

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    After her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt--and her pet ocelot Bruce.

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    The Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, and Ralph Bellamy, which aired sixty-two new...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    Successful insurance salesman Rob Marshall, his bright and devoted wife Maria, and their three sons are the perfect American family. Then the...

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