Jack Palance
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Chato's Land
(1972)A half-white, half-Apache man dodges a vengeful posse after he kills a sheriff in self-defense. Both sides pay a heavy price in this Western.

Torture Garden
(1967)Anthology film consisting of four stories bookended by Burgess Meredith as Dr. Diabolo, a carnival barker, who provides four patrons with glimpses into their future.

The Cop in Blue Jeans
(1976)In this ultra-violent thriller, a hard-nosed undercover cop (Tomas Milian) will stop at nothing to take down the criminal empire of a ruthless mob boss (Jack Palance).

Arrowhead
(1953)Charlton Heston (as Bannon) and Jack Palance (as Toriano) square off in Arrowhead, an exciting saga directed by Gunsmoke and Rawhide creator Charles Marquis Warren. Apache brave Toriano has returned to his people after schooling in the Eastern U.S. "He comes in peace," say cavalry officers and townsfolk. "He comes for war," says cavalry scout Ed Bannon. Raised by Apaches, Bannon knows the prophecies about a warrior who will come from the East to lead the tribe in battle. But by the time he convinces anyone of the danger, it may be too late.

It Can Be Done Amigo
(1972)Two unlikely outlaws – one a fist-fighting drifter and the other a gunslinging pimp – help a child claim his inheritance without getting swindled.

God's Gun
(1976)When a brave priest is shot down defending his village from outlaws, his gun-slinging twin brother comes out of the woodwork to exact vengeance.

Che!
(1969)An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Che's switch from doctor to politico in Castro's campaign.

Compañeros
(1970)An arms dealer and his guerilla buyer must break a prisoner out of jail in order to make a sale, but a former business partner has other ideas.

The Mercenary
(1968)While pursued by a U.S. rival, a greedy Polish mercenary aids a mine worker and peasant girl as they lead a revolution against the Mexican government.

Contempt
(1963)A director's wife falls out of love with him while he adapts Homer's Odyssey for an American producer in this darkly comic tale of doomed romance.

Bagdad Cafe
(1987)A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter for a disparate group of people who really need it.

Imagine
(1972)Directed by and starring John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and featuring famous friends and collaborators (George Harrison, Fred Astaire, Andy Warhol, Jack Palance), this unique, surreal reality film — composed to music from Lennon's "Imagine" LP and Ono's "Fly" — from 1972 features a different visual treatment for every song and follows the couple during recording sessions in the U.K. and New York.

Oklahoma Crude
(1973)An Oklahoma oil derrick owner, aided by her father and a drunken drifter, tries to fend off a ruthless land grabber's attempt to control her valuable property.

I'll Be Home For Christmas
(1997)A small-town mayor desperate to replace the local doctor may just find a Christmas miracle when her high school boyfriend comes home for the holidays.

Safari Express
(1976)A tour guide, his pet chimp, and his priest friend encounter a blonde with amnesia and a shady engineer while leading safaris in the African jungle.

Without Warning
(1980)When a mountain town is besieged by aliens, stranded teens team up with a local hunter as a paranoid war vet becomes convinced they're the enemy.
The Silver Chalice
(1954)He looks like Marlon Brando, some reviewers said of this movie's 29-year-old star, but those comparisons would soon end. Soon to impress with his own intense brilliance, Paul Newman made his movie debut in this Biblical saga in the mode of Quo Vadis and The Robe. Set in Rome during the early Christian era, if focuses on an ill-fated sculptor sold into slavery and torn between his adoring wife (Pier Angeli) and a wily temptress (Virginia Mayo) - and threatened in his work by a power-mad sorcerer (Jack Palance) bent on overturning Christianity and becoming his own "true Messiah." The Silver Chalice's cast also includes Lorne Green, E.G. Marshall and a blonde Natalie Wood. But Newman is the movie's heart. "This young man," director Victor Saville predicted, "is destined for great things."

Cyborg 2
(1993)In the year 2074, the PinWheel corporation creates a cyborg designed to charm her way into a rival manufacturer's headquarters and then self-detonate.

Gor
(1987)Suddenly transported to the magical planet of Gor, a mild-mannered New Hampshire college professor learns that he must capture the wondrous Home Stone to return to Earth. Caught in the middle of fierce battles between warring forces on Gor, he himself becomes a warrior in order to wrest the stone from the evil monarch Sam.

Outlaw of Gor
(1988)A bored New Hampshire college professor is suddenly transported to a far-off planet and soon finds himself engaged in a deadly battle to save it.