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51. Warning Shot (1966)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
During a stakeout, an L.A. cop kills a doctor who presumably pulled a gun but the coroner's inquest finds no gun, forcing the cop to look for it to clear his name.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 1,025
52. David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978–1979)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Twenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.
Stars: David Cassidy, Simon Oakland, Wendy Rastattar, Michael A. Salcido
Votes: 142
53. The Concrete Jungle (1960)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad
Votes: 1,771
54. Panorama (I) (1953– )
40 min | Documentary, News
Long-running factual programme reporting on all aspects of life in Britain.
Stars: Fred Emery, David Dimbleby, Richard Lindley, Richard Dimbleby
Votes: 601
55. The Spiral Staircase (1975)
Approved | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In a remake of the 1940s film, Helen has been incapable of speech since seeing her husband die - will she become the target of a deranged serial killer targeting disabled people?
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer, John Phillip Law, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 602
56. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
178 min | Crime, Drama
Family image matters more than anything to the Grenvilles, even when the son is shot dead by his former chorus girl wife, whom his mother despises.
Stars: Ann-Margret, Claudette Colbert, Stephen Collins, John Rubinstein
Votes: 383
57. I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Ted Wass, Kenneth Kimmins, Karen Morrow
Votes: 233
58. Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Eileen Moore, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 588
59. Love Story (1963–1974)
60 min | Drama
British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
Stars: T.P. McKenna, Frances Cuka, Keith Barron, Patrick Macnee
Votes: 138
60. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
61. The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
109 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots... See full summary »
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Sam Wanamaker, Colin Blakely, Candice Bergen
Votes: 676
62. Danger Route (1967)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Cold War, a British secret agent is ordered to kill a Soviet-bloc defector held by the CIA in England but this straightforward mission turns into a convoluted plot involving double-agents.
Director: Seth Holt | Stars: Richard Johnson, Carol Lynley, Barbara Bouchet, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 513
63. Berrenger's (1985)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Simon Berrenger is the ruthless, head of the high-class store that bore his name. His two sons are both working for him: Paul, the president of Berrenger's, who is trapped in a loveless ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonelle Allen, Laura Ashton, Claudia Christian, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 69
64. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 81
65. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 339
66. Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 192 min | Drama
The aftermath of the notorious "Ninja Murders," aka "The Yom Kippur Murders" is dramatized by following Melody Woodman (Mimi Rogers). Her husband Stewart Woodman (Elliot Gould) is convicted... See full synopsis »
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Mimi Rogers, Elliott Gould, Clancy Brown, Kim Hunter
Votes: 154
67. Always Remember I Love You (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Just after he turns 16, Robert finds out that he is adopted, and his parents find to their horror that he was kidnapped from his real parents. They decide to tell him about this, although ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Patty Duke, Stephen Dorff, David Birney, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 621
68. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark
Votes: 1,746
69. The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
U.S. Agent Novak and Scotland Yard Officer Thompson go undercover to infiltrate a counterfeit organization.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Yul Brynner, Charles Gray, Edward Woodward, John Barrie
Votes: 642 | Gross: $0.14M
70. The Legend of Custer (1968)
94 min | Drama, Western
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and ... See full summary »
Directors: Norman Foster, Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon
Votes: 117
71. From Hell to Victory (1979)
PG | 100 min | Drama, War
In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Buchholz, Anny Duperey
Votes: 490
72. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 133
73. The Sell-Out (1976)
PG | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While vacationing in Lebanon, a former secret agent finds he has been marked for assassination.
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Oliver Reed, Richard Widmark, Gayle Hunnicutt, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 628
74. The Killing of Randy Webster (1981 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A young man is shot and killed in an altercation with Houston police. His father doesn't believe the police version of the incident and starts digging around on his own.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, James Whitmore Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh
Votes: 236
75. Man of the World (1962–1963)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Tracy Reed, Paul Maxwell, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 57
76. Mousey (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jean Seberg, John Vernon, Bessie Love
Votes: 318
77. Judgment in Berlin (1988)
PG | 96 min | Drama
American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Jürgen Heinrich
Votes: 887 | Gross: $0.23M
78. A Deadly Game (1979 TV Movie)
104 min | Thriller
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: David Hemmings, Sam Wanamaker, Jennie Linden, Pinkas Braun
Votes: 238
79. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
80. Court Martial (1965–1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
During World War II, this crack team from the Judge Advocate General's office investigates crime all over Europe and then proceeds to the court-martial.
Stars: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Kenneth J. Warren, Angela Browne
Votes: 69
81. Rafferty (1977)
60 min | Drama
Military surgeon Rafferty, now a civilian, brings his rigid army ways to the more casual scene at City General. Often clashing with other staff, he's a mentor to carefree Daniel Gentry while oblivious to nurse Vera's affection for him.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, John Getz, Millie Slavin, Anne-Marie Martin
Votes: 56
82. Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
60 min | Western
Follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who provided legal defense to their accused clients.
Stars: John Mills, Sean Garrison, Roy Poole, Walter Gregg
Votes: 46
83. Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ian Hendry, Thomas Heathcote, Charles Gray
Votes: 20
84. Wild Justice (1994 TV Movie)
R | 172 min | Action
Colonel Peter Stride is on the trail of a mysterious international criminal known only as Caliph.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Roy Scheider, Patricia Millardet, Christopher Buchholz, Ted McGinley
Votes: 78
85. Give Us This Day (1949)
Passed | 120 min | Drama
One of the few (if any at the time this film was made) films shot in England with New York City's 'Little Italy" as the locale. This was Edward Dmytryk's first film after he had refused to ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani, Kathleen Ryan, Bonar Colleano
Votes: 391
86. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
87. Premiere (1968)
60 min | Drama
Composed of pilots for CBS, including Call to Danger (with Peter Graves), Lassiter (starring Burt Reynolds), and Walk in the Sky (by Robert Altman, with Carroll O'Connor).
Stars: John McMartin, Billy Dee Williams, Albert Paulsen, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 43
88. The Law (1974 TV Movie)
124 min | Crime, Drama
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Judd Hirsch, John Beck, Bonnie Franklin, Barbara Baxley
Votes: 97
89. Running Against Time (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 92 min | Sci-Fi
History professor David Rhodes has never gotten over the death of his older brother, 1966 in Vietnam. When he hears the rumor that a famous professor is working on a time machine, he ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Robert Hays, Catherine Hicks, Sam Wanamaker, Wayne Tippit
Votes: 363
90. Cognac (1988)
89 min | Comedy
A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul of petty criminal monks and falls in love with an impostor.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Rick Rossovich, Catherine Hicks, Gary Kroeger, Dara Calenic
Votes: 335
91. My Girl Tisa (1948)
Approved | 95 min | Drama
1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has ... See full synopsis »
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker, Akim Tamiroff, Alan Hale
Votes: 133
92. The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Actuaries. Ethics. And One Billion Dollars.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: James Woods, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 97
93. My Kidnapper, My Love (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealthy, emotionally-disturbed runaway to extort money from her parents, but the brother ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Luis Q. Barroso, J.D. Cannon, Errol A. Eastwold, Jasen Eastwold
Votes: 45
94. Sadie and Son (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
It's a family affair when a feisty 50-ish police officer is joined by her son on the force.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Brian McNamara, Cynthia Dale, David Ferry
Votes: 36
95. Our Family Business (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A syndicate mob boss (Sam Wanamaker) doesn't realize that his eldest son Gep (Ted Danson) has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection, while Gep's ... See full summary »
Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Steve Peck, Deborah Carney, Ted Danson, Christopher Mayer
Votes: 37
96. Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Grace Kelly, Richard Kiley, Jean Dalrymple, Rita Gam
Votes: 147
97. Embassy (1985 TV Movie)
PG | 104 min | Action, Thriller
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Nick Mancuso, Mimi Rogers, Richard Masur, Richard Gilliland
Votes: 56
98. The Ghost Writer (1983 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Rose Arrick, Claire Bloom, MacIntyre Dixon, Mark Linn-Baker
99. Killer Rules (1993 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two brothers have a conflict in this film. One of them is a professional assassin, the other is an expert of justice. They are the two different sides of a big crime, and they love the same girl.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Jamey Sheridan, Sela Ward, Peter Dobson, Riccardo Garrone
Votes: 49
100. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 59