Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "heliograph"

1. North West Frontier (1959)

Not Rated | 129 min | Adventure, Drama

Set on the North West Frontier of colonial India in 1905. A British Army Officer, Captain Scott is sent to rescue a five year old Indian Prince and his American governess, Catherine Wyatt from certain death at the hands of rebel tribesman.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Votes: 3,054

2. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979 TV Movie)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

West and Gordon come out of retirement to find out who is replacing world leaders with lookalikes. They go to Arizona where the son of their old enemy is found, and with his arsenal of weapons, is a bigger threat than his father ever was.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Paul Williams, Harry Morgan

Votes: 623

3. The Man from Planet X (1951)

Approved | 71 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert

Votes: 3,096

4. Apache Rifles (1964)

Not Rated | 92 min | Western

A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Linda Lawson, L.Q. Jones

Votes: 3,347

5. Ambush (1950)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Western

In 1878, Ward Kinsman, a prospector and Indian scout, is persuaded by the US Cavalry to find Mary Carlyle, the daughter of a general, who has been taken by Apaches.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Robert Taylor, John Hodiak, Arlene Dahl, Don Taylor

Votes: 873

6. How I Ended This Summer (2010)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama

One place. One day. Two men. The place is a polar research station on an island in the Arctic Ocean, inhabited now only by Sergei and Pavel. One day when Sergei is out angling, Pavel picks up a radio message that he daren't communicate.

Director: Alexei Popogrebsky | Stars: Grigoriy Dobrygin, Sergey Puskepalis, Igor Chernevich, Artyom Tsukanov

Votes: 7,000 | Gross: $0.01M

7. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Romance, War, Western

In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 521

8. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)

30 min | Western

Colonel Mackenzie, commander of the 4th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark near Brackettville in Kinney County in southwest Texas during the 1870s, receives secret orders from President Ulysses... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Carlson, Art Gilmore, Riley Hill, Jack Ging

Votes: 111

9. Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956–1957)

30 min | Adventure

The show tells the story of two lieutenants, Michael Rhodes and William Storm, assigned to the 77th Bengal Lancers in India during the late 19th century. Colonel Standish is the commanding officer of the regiment.

Stars: Philip Carey, Warren Stevens, Patrick Whyte, Michael Carr

Votes: 48

10. Trapped by a Heliograph (1914)

Short, Drama

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Stars: Jessie Gill, E.B. Bonner, H.B. Schlosser, Charles M. DeVere

11. A Price on His Head (1914)

Short, Crime, Drama

Kidnappers capture a detective, who flashes for help by heliograph.

Director: Warwick Buckland | Star: Reginald Sheffield

12. Heliography (1979)

6 min | Short

An experimental short through which Yamazaki brings his preoccupations and inquiries about time and light from conceptual photography into moving images.

Director: Hiroshi Yamazaki

Votes: 28

13. Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956–1957)
Episode: The Relentless Man (1957)

30 min | Adventure

A by-the-book officer from a regiment of Scottish Highlanders recognizes one of the Lancers' most trusted non-commissioned officers as a deserter from his regiment eight years before. He ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Philip Carey, Warren Stevens, John Dehner, Patrick Whyte

14. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: The Pen and the Sword (1959)

30 min | Western

A headline-hungry newspaper reporter from Washington travels to Fort Clark intent on pillorying the U.S. Army's attempts to bring peace to Southwest Texas just as Colonel Mackenzie is about... See full summary »

Director: William Conrad | Stars: Richard Carlson, Murvyn Vye, Alexander Lockwood, Jack Ging

Votes: 13

15. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Deadly Mirror (1958)

30 min | Western

In order to trap a band of outlaws who have been raiding ammunition wagons being sent to the Mexican army, Colonel Mackenzie uses a heliograph, a signaling device that uses mirrors, to coordinate his troops ambush on the marauders.

Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: Richard Carlson, Robert Tafur, Steve Gravers, Riley Hill

Votes: 15

16. Mythical Roads (2020)
Episode: In the Trail of the Gulf Stream (2010)

Documentary, Adventure, History

The Gulf Stream is among the strongest tidal currents on Earth. It warms our coastlines in winter, and harbors billions of aquatic species. Soar across the Atlantic Ocean with the mighty ... See full summary »

Director: Sacha Bollet | Star: Peter Hudson

17. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: The Reception (1960)

TV-PG | Western

Three holdup men rob the Tombstone bank and, as he goes to question a local farmer, Hollister is kidnapped. Epitaph editor Harris Claibourne and Hollister's deputy come to terms with the holdup men as a result of a startling revelation.

Director: William Conrad | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Robert F. Simon, Don Eitner

Votes: 37

18. Europe from Above (2019– )
Episode: Bulgaria (2022)

45 min | Documentary

A spectacular aerial journey across Bulgaria reveals Varna's magnificent cathedral restoration, a UFO-like monument, and the ruins of an ancient sanctuary.

Director: Strahila Royachka | Stars: Julian Barratt, Encho Enchev, Dora Ivanova, Runen Kolev

Votes: 37