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Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien (1915-1985) was an American actor and director who appeared in over 100 films during his career. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "The Barefoot Contessa" and also appeared in films such as "White Heat," "DOA," and "Seven Days in May."

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.

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White Heat

White Heat

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

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The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1969 IMDB Rating: 7.9

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

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Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 7.8

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a...

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Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1939 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of No...

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D.O.A.

D.O.A.

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with t...

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The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will sta...

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The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon a...

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711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 6.8

The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a whip-smart telephone technician who moves up the ladder of a Syndicate gambling empire in Southern Calif...

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