Movies & TV Shows/Series by Edgar J. Scherick Associates at a glance

25 movies and TV shows/series found (page 1/1):

On Wings of Eagles(1986)

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The TV series was adapted from Ken Follet's novel of the same name. The plot is set during the Iranian revolution. During the takeover of Iran, the king is overthrown, and two executives of Electronic Data Systems are imprisoned on false charges. The head of the company, Mr. Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur Simons, is hired to develop a rescue plan at any cost.

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen - With Burt Lancaster

The Kennedys of Massachusetts(1990)

2h per episode | Drama

4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin titled The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys : An American Saga. The series aired across three nights, an earned an Emmy and Golden Globe.

Directed by Lamont Johnson - With William Petersen

Evergreen(1985)

2h per episode | Drama, Romance / Love, Kids & Family

2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in New York's Lower East Side with the arrival of Polish-Jewish immigrant Anna (Lesley Ann Warren). At first employed as a humble seamstress, Anna is whisked into a whole new world when she becomes the wife of the enterprising Joseph Friedman (Armand Assante), who eventually becomes a wealthy Westchester contractor. Even so, Anna's heart belongs to Paul Lerner (Ian Shane), the son of the prosperous Fifth Avenue family which employs her relatives. In 1918, Anna gives birth to Paul's daughter, allowing Joseph to believe that he is the father. The secret surrounding Anna's child will lead to a daunting and frequently heartbreaking chain of events, culminating decades later in the newly formed state of Israel, where Anna's grandson Eric hopes to "find himself" -- and ends up finding more than he bargained for.

Directed by Fielder Cook - With Lesley Ann Warren

Tyson(1995)

| 1h 50min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.

Directed by Uli Edel - With George C. Scott

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The Scarlet Pimpernel(1982)

2h 22min | Action, Drama, Romance / Love, TV Movie

3.5/5 (with 18 votes)

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin.

Directed by Clive Donner - With Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers, Eleanor David, Richard Morant, ...

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Raid on Entebbe(1976)

2h 25min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, History

3.0/5 (with 24 votes)

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..

Directed by Irvin Kershner - With Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, James Woods, Robert Loggia, Horst Buchholz, ...

Path to War(2003)

2h 45min | Drama, History, TV Movie

3.3/5 (with 19 votes)

A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.

Directed by John Frankenheimer - With Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Chris Eigeman, Cliff DeYoung, Curtis L. McClarin, Diana Scarwid, ...

An American Christmas Carol(1979)

1h 38min | Drama, Kids & Family, TV Movie, Fantasy

3.1/5 (with 13 votes)

In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.

Directed by Eric Till - With Henry Winkler, Dorian Harewood, Susan Hogan, Cec Linder, R. H. Thomson, David Wayne, ...

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The Good Old Boys(1995)

2h 10min | Western, Adventure, TV Movie

3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.

Directed by Tommy Lee Jones, J. T. Allen - With Tommy Lee Jones, Frances McDormand, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek, Matt Damon, Bruce McGill, ...

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Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil(1985)

2h 30min | TV Movie, Drama, War

2.3/5 (with 5 votes)

The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman (Bill Nighy) a brilliant student and self-styled opportunist, joins Hitler's SS. At the same time, his younger brother Karl (John Shea), a top athlete and idealist, becomes a chauffeur for the "S.A." (storm troopers).

Directed by Jim Goddard - With Carroll Baker

Uncle Tom's Cabin(1987)

| 1h 50min | History, Drama

3.8/5 (with 3 votes)

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

Directed by Stan Lathan - With Avery Brooks

Revenge of the Stepford Wives(1980)

1h 36min | Horror, Thriller, TV Movie, Science Fiction

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has the lowest divorce and crime rates in America. However, she begins to notice some bizarre behavior in the women of the town, discovering that Stepford is not as clean-cut as it seems.

Directed by Robert Fuest - With Sharon Gless

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Stranger on My Land(1988)

1h 34min | TV Movie, Drama, Western

2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Directed by Larry Elikann - With Tommy Lee Jones

The Siege At Ruby Ridge(1996)

3h 12min | Drama

2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.

Directed by Roger Young - With Randy Quaid, Laura Dern, Kirsten Dunst

The Stepford Children(1987)

1h 36min | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie, Mystery

2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens into robots as well. Once they are assimilated, they are obedient, homework loving, big band dancing droids. Laura, David, and Mary stumble onto this mystery, and they must avoid Steven's plans to turn them into robots.

Directed by Alan J. Levi - With Barbara Eden

The High Price of Passion(1986)

1h 36min | Drama, TV Movie

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A college professor becomes obsessed with a prostitute.

Zuma Beach(1978)

1h 44min | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

2.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin - With Suzanne Somers, Perry Lang, Michael Biehn, Rosanna Arquette

Unholy Matrimony(1988)

1h 34min | Thriller, TV Movie, Drama

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.

The Wall(1998)

1h 35min | War, Drama, TV Movie

2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.

Directed by Joseph Sargent - With Edward James Olmos

Stranger in My Bed(1987)

1h 36min | Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A woman gets amnesia after an accident, and doesn't remember her life, including her husband. While she tries to recall, she meets a man and begins a relationship with him.

Betrayed by Love(1994)

1h 36min | Drama, Crime, TV Movie

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.

The Stepford Husbands(1996)

| 1h 36min | Science Fiction, TV Movie, Drama, Horror

1.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Something sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their backs.

Directed by Fred Walton - With Donna Mills

Thou Shalt Not Kill(1982)

1h 40min | TV Movie, Drama

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal guard he killed in self-defense.

The Seduction of Miss Leona(1980)

1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love, TV Movie

An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.

Directed by Joseph Hardy

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War(1980)

1h 40min | Drama, TV Movie

A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.

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