Charlton Heston — Actor (87)

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Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
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Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the third of the six films, "Yesterday's Tomorrows," filmmaker Barry Levinson delves into what we, as Americans, thought the future would be as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars of the future, the promise of technology, and the other hopes and dreams of the early part of the century gave way to the fears and anxieties brought about by the atomic age and the Hollywood disaster films that followed. Soon we wondered if we could control technology, or if it would control us. This film is by turns light-hearted and thoughtful, and rare historical and archival film, produced by government and industry, alternates with on-screen interviews with people as diverse as consumer advocate Ralph Nader, cartoonist Matt Groening, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedienne Phyllis Diller, and actor Martin Mull.

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The Bible According to Hollywood (1994)
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Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Ben Hur, The Bible ... In the Beginning and many more titles. With iconic clips, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the likes of Charlton Heston, Peter Ustinov and Virginia Mayo, Dye's film is a celebration of the golden age of epic moviemaking.

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Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth (1993)
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"There's been more ink-and blood-spilled over this man since they nailed Him to the cross than over any single human being in history." Drawing from the King James version of accounts by those apostles who first wrote down the story, Charlton Heston hosts the third volume in the acclaimed four-part series of Bible-based stories and explorations.

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The Mystery of the Sphinx (1993)
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other title: Mystery of the Sphinx
Hosted by Charlton Heston, it explores the possibility that the Sphinx maybe older than expected. John Anthony West examines that water erosion on the Sphinx can pre-date it to 10,000 years old?. Other mysteries such as how they moved 200 ton stone blocks to build the pyramids, the secret chambers under the Sphinx and the links to the pyramids that are suggested on Mars.

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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
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other title: Los mundos fantásticos de George Pal / 喬治·帕爾的奇幻電影世界
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.

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While I Run This Race (1967)
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other title: 跟現實賽跑
While I Run This Race is a 1967 American short documentary film about poverty in the United States directed by Edmond Levy. The film follows VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) working in two Arizona migrant community groups. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
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other title: Shirley MacLaine - Gelebte Träume
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.

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Texas (1995)
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other title: Texas - Kampf um die Freiheit / James A. Michener's Texas …
In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan independence.

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Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction (2024)
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other title: »Planet der Affen« – Meilenstein der Science-Fiction / « La Planète des singes » : une odyssée de l'espèce …
Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent sequels have asked its viewers challenging questions about contemporary society under the guise of a bold science fiction saga: a fascinating look at a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.

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Gideon (1998)
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other title: Gideon - Um Anjo em Nossas Vidas / 吉迪恩 …
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.

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The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
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other title: Der Privatkrieg des Major Benson / La guerre privée du major Benson …
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.

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The President's Lady (1953)
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other title: 대통령의 여인 / Gefährtin seines Lebens …
The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.

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Counterpoint (1967)
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other title: 카운터포인트 / Der Befehl …
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.