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Colleen Dewhurst
Actress 1924 - 1991

Colleen Dewhurst

Montréal, Québec, Canada

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Colleen Rose Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 — August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography, Dewhurst wrote: "I had moved so quickly from one Off-Broadway production to... Read full bio →

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16 titles
Dying Young

Dying Young

Joel Schumacher 1991 1h 51m 4.5

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

William Peter Blatty 1990 1h 50m 6.5

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

The Civil War

The Civil War

1990 1h 16m

A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Kevin Sullivan 1987 3h 52m

Anne Shirley accepts a teaching position at a girls boarding school in a town dominated by a rich and belligerant family determined to make her life miserable.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

Kevin Sullivan 1985 3h 19m

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

David Cronenberg 1983 1h 43m 7.5

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him. Unfortunately, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, he is involved in a wreck with an 18-wheeler and is in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes up from it, he discovers he has an ability to see into other people's lives, past, present and future, by coming into physical contact.

Tribute

Tribute

Bob Clark 1980 2h 1m

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.

When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

Fred Walton 1979 1h 37m 7.7

A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.

Ice Castles

Ice Castles

Donald Wrye 1978 1h 48m

A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.

Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Woody Allen 1977 1h 33m 8.1

The neurotic New Yorker Woody Allen tells one of the greatest romantic comedies to be set in the city of New York.

McQ

McQ

John Sturges 1974 1h 51m 4.0

Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

Mark Rydell 1972 2h 14m 6.0

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster.

The Last Run

The Last Run

Richard Fleischer 1971 1h 35m 7.3

A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.

A Fine Madness

A Fine Madness

Irvin Kershner 1966 1h 47m

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

Man on a String

Man on a String

André de Toth 1960 1h 32m 6.0

A US secret agent is sent to Berlin to pretend to be a spy for the USSR.

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

Fred Zinnemann 1959 2h 31m 7.0

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

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