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1. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jon Tenney, Joey Travolta, Eugene Collier
Votes: 87,732 | Gross: $42.61M
2. The Bunker (1981 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, History, War
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman, James Naughton
Votes: 2,546
3. Fallen Angel (1945)
Approved | 98 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A slick con man arrives in a small town looking to make some money, but soon gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford
Votes: 6,527
4. An Enemy of the People (1978)
G | 103 min | Drama
A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Steve McQueen, Bibi Andersson, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart
Votes: 1,529
5. Pendulum (1969)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When police captain Frank Matthews is accused of murdering his adulterous wife and her lover he avoids arrest and sets out to find the killer.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: George Peppard, Jean Seberg, Richard Kiley, Charles McGraw
Votes: 746
6. Right of Way (1983 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama
A dying woman and her husband agree to a joint-suicide pact, whether others like it or not.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Bette Davis, James Stewart, Melinda Dillon, Priscilla Morrill
Votes: 947
7. Stone Pillow (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
In an effort to understand the plight of homeless women living on the streets, young social worker Carrie Lange attempts to befriend a homeless woman named Florabelle. So begins Carrie's education in survival on the streets of Manhattan.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Lucille Ball, Daphne Zuniga, William Converse-Roberts, Stephen Lang
Votes: 602
8. Doctors' Wives (1971)
R | 101 min | Drama
The dysfunctional marriages of several unhappy rich doctors who work at a private clinic and their neglected wives who deal with their own unhappiness in various ways enter crisis mode when one of them murders his cheating wife.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor
Votes: 419 | Gross: $1.39M
9. Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Adventure, History
In 1620, the Assembly of the Pilgrims decides to emigrate to the young America because of the persecution they suffer by the English crown. This movie tells the adventurous journey of the Pilgrims to an unknown land and future.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Crenna, Jenny Agutter, Michael Beck
Votes: 265
10. The Admirable Crichton (1968 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs aground on a South Pacific island. The usual hierarchy in an upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Janet Munro, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 148
11. Lincoln (1974–1976)
300 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Abraham Lincoln is told in episodic parts.
Stars: Hal Holbrook, Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan
Votes: 116
12. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Family
A teacher puts on a Christmas pageant and puts the worst children in school as the stars.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Loretta Swit, Jackson Davies, Antony Holland, David Alexander
Votes: 825
13. Our Town (1977 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robby Benson
Votes: 269
14. Harvey (1996 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An unlikely hero, Elwood P. Dowd. This mild-mannered-but-eccentric bachelor has, for several years, happily kept company with Harvey, a six-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see. All's well... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Harry Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Swoosie Kurtz, Jonathan Banks
Votes: 417
15. Meet Me in St. Louis (1959 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Musical
A year in the life of the Smith family as they prepare to move to NYC and anticipate the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. Many musical numbers as Esther and Rose try to find husbands so they won't be old maids.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Tab Hunter, Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain
Votes: 141
16. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos
Votes: 105
17. F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles' (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A semi-fictional account of how writer F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife while he was in the army and stationed in Alabama in 1919.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon, David Huffman
Votes: 281
18. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi
Votes: 141
19. Love Story (1973–1974)
60 min | Drama, Romance
An anthology of love stories dealing each week with a different couple with a different set of problems.
Stars: Samantha Eggar, Clifton Davis, Bruce Davison, Vic Morrow
Votes: 63
20. Blind Ambition (1979)
480 min | Biography, Drama
This television docudrama series traces the career of John Dean, President Nixon's special counsel.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Michael Callan, William Daniels, Clifford David
Votes: 172
21. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
22. The Fantasticks (1964 TV Movie)
Musical
Neighboring widowers plot to romantically unite their son and daughter by pretending to feud and forbidding the two children to associate with each other. Their scheme works and the two ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Bert Lahr, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson
Votes: 56
23. Macbeth (III) (1960 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Judith Anderson, Michael Hordern, Ian Bannen
Votes: 71
24. Amelia Earhart (1976 TV Movie)
Unrated | 150 min | Biography, Drama
Biography follows the life of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart, including her marriage to a famous publisher and her disappearance during a flight in 1937.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Susan Clark, John Forsythe, Stephen Macht, Susan Oliver
Votes: 138
25. Arsenic & Old Lace (1962 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Beware those two charming, elderly ladies - especially if they offer you a glass of elderberry wine.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Tony Randall, Boris Karloff, Dorothy Stickney, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 208
26. Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
Katharine Hepburn as Mrs. Delafield, a widow who falls in love with her Jewish doctor - to her and his children's objection.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Harold Gould, Bibi Besch, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 278
27. Shangri-La (1960 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
A musical version of "Lost Horizon".
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Richard Basehart, Marisa Pavan, Gene Nelson, Alice Ghostley
Votes: 34
28. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958 TV Movie)
90 min | Family, Musical
In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister yearn to participate in December's great ice skating race on the canal.
Directors: Sidney Lumet, George Schaefer | Stars: Florence Anglin, Dick Button, Matt Crowley, John Fiedler
Votes: 87
29. Kiss Me, Kate (1958 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and a gangster looking for some money owed to them.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Julie Wilson, Bill Hayes
Votes: 73
30. In This House of Brede (1975 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 105 min | Drama
A well-to-do London businesswoman gives up her comfortable life, including the man who loves her, to become a cloistered Benedictine nun.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Diana Rigg, Pamela Brown, Gwen Watford, Denis Quilley
Votes: 308
31. CBS Playhouse (1967–1970)
90 min | Drama
An anthology series of well regarded screenplays. Presenting twelve shows over it's run it showcased many up and coming actors and garnered it's share of Emmy nominations.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Paulene Myers, Mildred Trares, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 56
32. The Man Upstairs (1992 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Escaped convict hides in an old lady's house.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ryan O'Neal, Henry Beckman, Helena Carroll
Votes: 274
33. Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963)
60 min | Crime, Mystery
A successor to Kraft Television Theater with a change of focus away from straight drama. The high productions remained along with the ability to attract well known talent.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Keir Dullea, John Ericson, Richard Anderson
Votes: 79
34. Blithe Spirit (1966 TV Movie)
85 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Roberts, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 75
35. Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
A famous, pampered novelist accepts a bet suggesting that she can't survive one week of living with an average family.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes, Joel Higgins
Votes: 265
36. Children in the Crossfire (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julia Duffy, Charles Haid, David Huffman, Karen Valentine
Votes: 124
37. A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Bette Davis, Penny Fuller, Alexa Kenin, George Hearn
Votes: 782
38. The Tempest (1960 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Maurice Evans, Richard Burton, Roddy McDowall, Tom Poston
Votes: 190
39. A Doll's House (1959 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer, Hume Cronyn, Randy Gaynes
Votes: 82
40. Elizabeth the Queen (1968 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I (Dame Judith Anderson) is the ruler of England. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (Charlton Heston) is her lover, best friend, and worst enemy.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Judith Anderson, Charlton Heston, Michael Allinson, Alan Caillou
Votes: 88
41. One Touch of Venus (1955 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
While in a museum of modern art, Rodney Hatch, a barber, places the engagement ring he bought for his girlfriend, Molly, on the finger of a statue of Venus. Magically the statue comes to ... See full summary »
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Janet Blair, Russell Nype, George Gaynes, Laurel Shelby
Votes: 52
42. Generation (1969)
PG | 109 min | Comedy
Jim Bolton, a well-off businessman from Chicago hears that his daughter is pregnant. Since he did not even know she was seeing anyone he fears the worst. His daughter and the father of his grandchild, marry shortly before Jim's arrival.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: David Janssen, Kim Darby, Carl Reiner, Pete Duel
Votes: 131
43. A War of Children (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Two families in Belfast, one Protestant and one Catholic, find that their long-standing friendship is threatened by the escalating sectarian violence that surrounds them.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Vivien Merchant, Jenny Agutter, John Ronane, Anthony Andrews
Votes: 152
44. Alice in Wonderland (1955 TV Movie)
74 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Gillian Barber, Martyn Green, Bobby Clark, J. Pat O'Malley
Votes: 62
45. Barefoot in Athens (1966 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quayle, Eric Berry
Votes: 80
46. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.
Stars: Robert Emhardt, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope
Votes: 161
47. Inherit the Wind (1965 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In 1925, a Tennessee science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and a mighty courtroom battle ensues.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley, Norman Wright, Diane Baker
Votes: 81
48. Gideon (1971 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
The Angel of God and an ordinary shepherd named Gideon debate obedience versus disobedience to God.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Peter Ustinov, José Ferrer, Arnold Moss, Eric Christmas
Votes: 38
49. Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)
G | 99 min | Comedy
Comic genius Zero Mostel hilariously portrays Senor Carlos de Refugio, a wealthy landowner known for his roguish and selfish acts.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Zero Mostel, Katy Jurado, A Martinez, Pancho Córdova
Votes: 115
50. Little Moon of Alban (1958 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Irish Brigid Mary blames the English for the deaths of her fiance, brother, and father. Becoming a nurse following WW I she finds herself caring for what she considers the enemy. Then she begins to fall in love with soldier Kenneth Boyd.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Norman Barrs, Helena Carroll, Liam Clancy, Tom Clancy
Votes: 21