Madeleine Sherwood

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Baby Doll (1956)

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Karl Malden  •  Carroll Baker  •  Eli Wallach  •  Mildred Dunnock

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Karl Malden  •  Carroll Baker  •  Eli Wallach  •  Mildred Dunnock

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

IntenseRomanticClassicEmotional

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Paul Newman  •  Burl Ives  •  Judith Anderson

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Paul Newman  •  Burl Ives  •  Judith Anderson

Hurry Sundown (1967)

Following the Second World War, a northern cannery combine negotiates for the purchase of a large tract of uncultivated Georgia farmland. The major portion of the land is owned by Julie Ann Warren and has already been optioned by her unscrupulous, draft dodging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Jane Fonda  •  John Phillip Law  •  Diahann Carroll

Following the Second World War, a northern cannery combine negotiates for the purchase of a large tract of uncultivated Georgia farmland. The major portion of the land is owned by Julie Ann Warren and has already been optioned by her unscrupulous, draft dodging ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Jane Fonda  •  John Phillip Law  •  Diahann Carroll

The Changeling (1980)

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Trish Van Devere  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Jean Marsh

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Medak
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Trish Van Devere  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Jean Marsh

Resurrection (1980)

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Sam Shepard  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Roberts Blossom

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Sam Shepard  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Roberts Blossom

Teachers (1984)

A teacher tries to overcome his frustration teaching a high-school that seems to be full of flunkies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Ralph Macchio

A teacher tries to overcome his frustration teaching a high-school that seems to be full of flunkies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Ralph Macchio

Silence Like Glass (1989)

True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schenkel
CAST:  Jami Gertz  •  Martha Plimpton  •  George Peppard  •  Bruce Payne

True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schenkel
CAST:  Jami Gertz  •  Martha Plimpton  •  George Peppard  •  Bruce Payne

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Geraldine Page  •  Ed Begley  •  Rip Torn

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Geraldine Page  •  Ed Begley  •  Rip Torn

Pendulum (1969)

On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Schaefer
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Jean Seberg  •  Richard Kiley  •  Charles McGraw

On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Schaefer
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Jean Seberg  •  Richard Kiley  •  Charles McGraw

Wicked, Wicked (1973)

A tongue-in-cheek psycho movie in "Duo-vision." The entire feature employs the split-screen technique used in parts of Brian De Palma's "Sisters" that same year. As a handyman at a seacoast hotel, Randolph Roberts wears a monster mask while he kills and dismembers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard L. Bare
CAST:  David Bailey  •  Tiffany Bolling  •  Randolph Roberts  •  Scott Brady

A tongue-in-cheek psycho movie in "Duo-vision." The entire feature employs the split-screen technique used in parts of Brian De Palma's "Sisters" that same year. As a handyman at a seacoast hotel, Randolph Roberts wears a monster mask while he kills and dismembers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard L. Bare
CAST:  David Bailey  •  Tiffany Bolling  •  Randolph Roberts  •  Scott Brady

In the Cool of the Day (1963)

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevens
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Jane Fonda  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Arthur Hill

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevens
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Jane Fonda  •  Angela Lansbury  •  Arthur Hill

Broken Vows (1987)

When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Annette O'Toole  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Frances Fisher

When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Annette O'Toole  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Frances Fisher

An Unremarkable Life (1989)

The close bond between two elderly sisters is threatened when one of them begins to have romantic feelings for a local mechanic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amin Q. Chaudhri
CAST:  Patricia Neal  •  Shelley Winters  •  Mako  •  Charles S. Dutton

The close bond between two elderly sisters is threatened when one of them begins to have romantic feelings for a local mechanic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amin Q. Chaudhri
CAST:  Patricia Neal  •  Shelley Winters  •  Mako  •  Charles S. Dutton

The Electric Grandmother (1982)

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel Black
CAST:  Maureen Stapleton  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Paul Benedict  •  Robert MacNaughton

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel Black
CAST:  Maureen Stapleton  •  Edward Herrmann  •  Paul Benedict  •  Robert MacNaughton

Parrish (1961)

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Troy Donahue  •  Claudette Colbert  •  Karl Malden  •  Dean Jagger

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Troy Donahue  •  Claudette Colbert  •  Karl Malden  •  Dean Jagger

Jane (1962)

Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. A. Pennebaker
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Andréas Voutsinas

Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. A. Pennebaker
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Andréas Voutsinas

Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)

This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Susan Blakely  •  Lee Grant  •  Royal Dano  •  John Heard

This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Susan Blakely  •  Lee Grant  •  Royal Dano  •  John Heard

Haunted by Her Past (1987)

While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes possessed by her murderous ancestor through an antique mirror and compelled to murder her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Susan Lucci  •  Finola Hughes  •  Marcia Strassman  •  Robin Thomas

While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes possessed by her murderous ancestor through an antique mirror and compelled to murder her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Susan Lucci  •  Finola Hughes  •  Marcia Strassman  •  Robin Thomas

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin (2003)

Director Elia Kazan and playwright Arthur Miller were once best friends and professional colleagues, to most that knew them then in both capacities as soul mates. Their politics were similar which was reflected in their work. Kazan was a Communist Party member for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Epstein
CAST:  Elia Kazan  •  Arthur Miller  •  Walter Bernstein  •  Patricia Bosworth

Director Elia Kazan and playwright Arthur Miller were once best friends and professional colleagues, to most that knew them then in both capacities as soul mates. Their politics were similar which was reflected in their work. Kazan was a Communist Party member for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Epstein
CAST:  Elia Kazan  •  Arthur Miller  •  Walter Bernstein  •  Patricia Bosworth

The Ottawa Valley (1974)

Based on the Alice Munro short story, in which the narrator tries in vain to write a portrait of her mother’s family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janine Manatis
CAST:  Karen Austin  •  Kay Hawtrey  •  Karen Pearson  •  Ken Pogue

Based on the Alice Munro short story, in which the narrator tries in vain to write a portrait of her mother’s family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janine Manatis
CAST:  Karen Austin  •  Kay Hawtrey  •  Karen Pearson  •  Ken Pogue
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