David Francis

David Francis is known for 300 (2006), Beastly (2011) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990).

300 (2006)

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Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zack Snyder
CAST:  Gerard Butler  •  Lena Headey  •  Dominic West  •  David Wenham

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zack Snyder
CAST:  Gerard Butler  •  Lena Headey  •  Dominic West  •  David Wenham

Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)

Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Morahan
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  Mario Van Peebles  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  Mako

Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Morahan
CAST:  Christophe Lambert  •  Mario Van Peebles  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  Mako

Afterglow (1997)

A handyman with marital problems meets a housewife with the same.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Rudolph
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Julie Christie  •  Lara Flynn Boyle  •  Jonny Lee Miller

A handyman with marital problems meets a housewife with the same.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Rudolph
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Julie Christie  •  Lara Flynn Boyle  •  Jonny Lee Miller

Savage Messiah (2002)

As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Philip Azzopardi
CAST:  Polly Walker  •  Luc Picard  •  Isabelle Blais  •  Louis Ferreira

As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Philip Azzopardi
CAST:  Polly Walker  •  Luc Picard  •  Isabelle Blais  •  Louis Ferreira

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)

Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy and life after Camelot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Burton Morris
CAST:  Joanne Whalley  •  Tim Matheson  •  Tom Skerritt  •  Frances Fisher

Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy and life after Camelot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Burton Morris
CAST:  Joanne Whalley  •  Tim Matheson  •  Tom Skerritt  •  Frances Fisher

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Helen Mirren  •  Helen Shaver  •  Colm Feore

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Helen Mirren  •  Helen Shaver  •  Colm Feore

Hysteria (1997)

Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan turns his famous character from THE PRISONER upside down as the psychiatrist in charge of an insane asylum. He has connected his inmates into a group mind where they share each other's psychoses, dreams and sexuality with all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Daalder
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  Amanda Plummer  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Michael Maloney

Legendary actor Patrick McGoohan turns his famous character from THE PRISONER upside down as the psychiatrist in charge of an insane asylum. He has connected his inmates into a group mind where they share each other's psychoses, dreams and sexuality with all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Daalder
CAST:  Patrick McGoohan  •  Amanda Plummer  •  Joanne Vannicola  •  Michael Maloney

Beastly (2011)

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Alex Pettyfer  •  Dakota Johnson  •  Erik Knudsen  •  Mary-Kate Olsen

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Alex Pettyfer  •  Dakota Johnson  •  Erik Knudsen  •  Mary-Kate Olsen

The Peacekeeper (1997)

When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Forestier
CAST:  Dolph Lundgren  •  Roy Scheider  •  Michael Sarrazin  •  Montel Williams

When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Forestier
CAST:  Dolph Lundgren  •  Roy Scheider  •  Michael Sarrazin  •  Montel Williams

Code Name: Jaguar (1999)

When both the CIA and the underworld mistake regular guy Stuart Dempsey (Danny Nucci) for a notorious killer-for-hire named Jaguar, Dempsey doesn't know whom he can turn to or trust. Certain only of his boss, Max Kaufman (David Carradine), Dempsey is wary of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamilton
CAST:  Danny Nucci  •  Victoria Sanchez  •  David Carradine  •  Jack Langedijk

When both the CIA and the underworld mistake regular guy Stuart Dempsey (Danny Nucci) for a notorious killer-for-hire named Jaguar, Dempsey doesn't know whom he can turn to or trust. Certain only of his boss, Max Kaufman (David Carradine), Dempsey is wary of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamilton
CAST:  Danny Nucci  •  Victoria Sanchez  •  David Carradine  •  Jack Langedijk

Danielle Steel's Zoya (1995)

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Bruce Boxleitner  •  Denise Alexander  •  Don Henderson

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Bruce Boxleitner  •  Denise Alexander  •  Don Henderson

The Long Winter (1999)

In 1838, Francois-Xavier Bouchard (Francis Reddy) fights beside his Quebec countrymen and the English minority.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Brault
CAST:  Francis Reddy  •  David Boutin  •  Micheline Lanctôt  •  Claude Gauthier

In 1838, Francois-Xavier Bouchard (Francis Reddy) fights beside his Quebec countrymen and the English minority.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Brault
CAST:  Francis Reddy  •  David Boutin  •  Micheline Lanctôt  •  Claude Gauthier

Psychopath (1998)

A beautiful attorney's hunt for a serial killer is frustrated by his accomplice's twisted scheme to keep the killer free at all costs  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Fischer
CAST:  Mädchen Amick  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Bruce Dinsmore  •  Don Jordan

A beautiful attorney's hunt for a serial killer is frustrated by his accomplice's twisted scheme to keep the killer free at all costs  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Fischer
CAST:  Mädchen Amick  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Bruce Dinsmore  •  Don Jordan

Spearfield's Daughter (1986)

The daughter of a leading politician tries to carve out a career in the world of international journalism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilbert M. Shilton
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Nancy Marchand  •  Kim Braden  •  Steve Railsback

The daughter of a leading politician tries to carve out a career in the world of international journalism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gilbert M. Shilton
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Nancy Marchand  •  Kim Braden  •  Steve Railsback