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Jack Palance
1919-2006
Updated 3/31/2008.
biography
Born Vladimir Palahnuik in eastern Pennsylvania in February 1919, famed actor Jack Palance enjoyed a six-decade-long acting career. In the late 1930s, Palance became a successful professional boxer, winning nearly all his contests. His boxing career was put on hold when he enlisted in the Army in 1942, but he was seriously injured in a plane crash and spent months in recovery. After his discharge, Palance briefly went home to Pennsylvania but eventually left for New York City, where his acting career took off on Broadway. Appearing in several plays throughout the late 1940s, he served as understudy to Marlon Brando in the role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and replaced Brando for a brief period. From the strength of Palance's performance in Streetcar, 20th Century-Fox put him under contract. For his first film, he was cast in the a plum role of the plague-infected murderer Blackie in the film noir thriller Panic in the Streets (1950; with Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas). However, he had a falling out with Fox execs following the lensing of Halls of Montezuma (1951; with Richard Widmark), and Palance went back to Broadway. But he returned to Hollywood when, based on the strength of his performance in Panic in the Streets, RKO cast him in the Joan Crawford noir vehicle Sudden Fear (1952; with Gloria Grahame). He went on to star in the noir classics The Big Knife (1955; with Ida Lupino and Shelley Winters), I Died a Thousand Times (1955; with Shelley Winters and Lori Nelson), and House of Numbers (1957; with Edward Platt).
Early 1950s studio portrait of Jack Palance
He also acted in a number of westerns in such memorable films as Shane (1953; with Alan Ladd) and The Lonely Man (1957; with Anthony Perkins), in addition to several war films and dramas. After a string of high-profile Hollywood films in the 1950s, Palance's career began to slip by the end of the decade. He then went to Europe to star in a number of films, including The Barbarians (1960; with Guy Rolfe), Barabbas (1962; with Anthony Quinn), and Once a Thief (1965; with Alain Delon and Ann-Margret). Palance also started acting in horror films, such as Torture Garden (1967; with Burgess Meredith and Peter Cushing); the Dan Curtis TV movies Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) and Dracula (1973); and Alone in the Dark (1982; with Donald Pleasance).
the films of jack palance
Sudden Fear (1952)
From the excellent noir Sudden Fear, released by RKO. LEFT: With Joan Crawford as Palance's wealthy new wife. RIGHT: Palance schemes with girlfriend Gloria Grahame to murder Joan Crawford
Flight to Tangier (1953)
With Joan Fontaine in the Paramount 3-D drama Flight to Tangier
Man in the Attic (1953)
From the 20th Century-Fox thriller Man in the Attic with Rhys Williams
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
Palance portrays Attila the Hun in Douglas Sirk's costume drama Sign of the Pagan, released by Universal-International. LEFT: With Ludmilla Tcherina.
The Silver Chalice (1954)
With Virginia Mayo in the Warner Bros. costume drama The Silver Chalice
The Big Knife (1955)
Palance and Shelley Winters in the United Artists noir release The Big Knife
Kiss of Fire (1955)
From the Universal-International costume drama Kiss of Fire. LEFT and CENTER: With Barbara Rush. RIGHT: With Rex Reason
Beyond All Limits (1959)
From the Mexican-made drama Beyond All Limits with Maria Felix and Jorge Martinez de Hoyos
Kill a Dragon (1967)
From the low-budget action picture Kill a Dragon, which was lensed in Hong Kong. LEFT: With Aldo Ray. RIGHT: With Fernando Lamas
Bronk (1975)
Palance is the good-guy cop who brings down a herion racket in the CBS made-for-TV-movie Bronk, which inspired a series of the same name
God's Gun (1976)
Palance in another bad-guy role in the spaghetti western God's Gun. Also pictured are Richard Boone and Robert Lipton
Angels' Brigade (1979)
Jack Palance starred as the evil drug dealer Mike Farrell in Greydon Clark's campy, low-budget actioner Angels' Brigade; also pictured are Robin Greer and Susan Kiger. This film once aired on Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Angels' Revenge
Tango & Cash (1989)
From the Warner Bros. actioner Tango & Cash with James Hong
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Jack Palance acted in a number of 'A' and 'B' pictures; some of the low-budget gems include Angels' Brigade (1979; with Peter Lawford), Cocaine Cowboys (1979; with Andy Warhol), and Gor (1988; with Urbano Barberini). His 'A' pictures from the period include Young Guns (1988; with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland) and Batman (1989; with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson). The release of the comedy City Slickers (1991; with Billy Crystal) rejuvenated Palance's popularity among moviegoers and brought him many new fans. His most current release is the made-for-TV film Back When We Were Grownups (2004; with Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway, and Peter Fonda).
Palance married actress Virginia Baker in the late 1940s, and before divorcing in the late 1960s, the couple had three children: actresses Holly Palance and Brooke Palance, and actor Cody Palance. Holly Palance co-hosted with her father on the ABC TV series Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and Cody Palance acted with his father in God's Guns (1976) and Angels' Brigade (1979). Sadly, Cody Palance passed away in 1998 at the age of 42. Sadly, Jack Palance passed away from natural causes on November 10, 2996, at the age of 87. He was survived by his second wife Elaine, his two daughters, and three grandchildren.
Panic In The Streets [DVD](1950) DVD
The discovery of a murdered man on the New Orleans riverfront becomes a race against time when it's learned that the man carried the bubonic plague and infected his killer. Can detective Paul Douglas and doctor Richard Widmark track down the carrier in time? Tense and offbeat "noir" drama also stars Walter (now Jack) Palance, Zero Mostel, Barbara Bel Geddes; Elia Kazan directs. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
Halls Of Montezuma [DVD](1951) DVD
Top-notch Marine Corps WWII drama, centering on a squadron's dangerous mission to capture a Japanese-held post and learn the location of an enemy rocket site. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Richard Boone, Jack Webb and Karl Malden star, under the direction of Lewis Milestone. 113 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
Sudden Fear [DVD](1952) DVD
Playwright and wealthy San Francisco heiress Joan Crawford becomes romantically involved with actor Jack Palance, but Palance decides he has special plans for their relationship, as he schemes to get Crawford's hefty inheritance with help from deceptive ex-girlfriend Gloria Grahame. Will Joan stop their murderous plot in time? With Touch (Mike) Connors in his film debut. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; scene access.
Shane [DVD](1953) DVD
Directed by George Stevens ("Giant"), this sagebrush classic stars Alan Ladd as a retired gunfighter who comes to the assistance of a homestead family when they are terrorized by a wealthy cattleman. As the clan's young son begins to idolize him, he is forced to do battle with hired gun Jack Palance to protect everything he believes in. With Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde. 117 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
Arrowhead [DVD](1953) DVD
Militant cavalry scout Charlton Heston and renegade Apache Jack Palance are deadly enemies locked on a fatal collision course when tribal warfare threatens settlers in an exciting Western drama. With Brian Keith, Milburn Stone and Katy Jurado. 105 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
Man In The Attic [DVD](1954) DVD
Interesting remake of the classic suspenser "The Lodger," with Jack Palance as a troubled pathologist who has killed a number of women after they spurn him. When he falls in love with the daughter of his boarding house's owner, her life is in danger. With Constance Smith and Francis Bavier. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery.
The Big Knife [DVD](1955) DVD
A cutting (sorry!) look at Hollywood studio politics, director Robert Aldrich's translation of the Clifford Odets play features Jack Palance as a movie star whose attempts to get out from under the thumb of ruthless mogul Rod Steiger could reveal a deadly secret in his past. Ida Lupino co-stars as Palance's estranged wife; with Shelley Winters, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey. 114 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
Attack! [DVD](1956) DVD
Compelling WWII drama from director Robert Aldrich ("The Dirty Dozen") set in Belgium in 1944, where cowardly American captain Eddie Albert has placed one of his small platoons in danger, sending them into a combat zone without protection. Led by lieutenant Jack Palance, the soldiers must fight their way back from the front. Lee Marvin, Richard Jaeckel and Buddy Ebsen also star. 108 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
The Mongols [DVD](1960) DVD
Large-scale spectacular starring Jack Palance as the son of Genghis Khan whose illicit love affair with rebel beauty Anita Ekberg changes the course of history. Andre de Toth ("House of Wax") directs; the battle scenes are truly impressive. 105 min. Soundtrack: English.
Barabbas [DVD](1962) DVD
Fanciful, yet moving, Biblical-based epic about the thief and murderer whose life was spared by Pilate instead of Jesus'. Anthony Quinn plays Barabbas, with support from Silvana Mangano, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Palance. 137 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
Contempt [DVD](1963) DVD
The set for a film version of ``The Odyssey'' becomes a stage for human drama between a novice screenwriter, his beautiful wife, a veteran director and an unscrupulous movie mogul in this work by Jean-Luc Godard. Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli and Fritz Lang star. AKA: "Le Mepris." 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: French Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailer. audio commentary; bonus short.
Night Train To Milan (Il Criminale) [DVD](1963) DVD
Unusual thriller stars Jack Palance as an ex-Nazi war criminal recognized by other passengers while on an overnight train to Milan. A clash with one of the camp survivors leads Palance to start taking hostages on the trip. Yvonne Furneaux and Salvo Randone also star in this intense tale from Italy. Soundtrack: English (dubbed).
The Professionals [DVD](1966) DVD
Lusty, rousing tale about four soldiers of fortune (Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode) in the 1917 West hired by a cattle baron to rescue his kidnapped wife from a Mexican bandit. With Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy. 117 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 3.0; Subtitles: English, French; featurettes.
Torture Garden [DVD](1967) DVD
Hammer filmmaker Freddie Francis and "Psycho" author Robert Bloch teamed up for four sinister tales of terror and suspense. A demon cat, the ghost of Poe, a haunted piano, and the curse of immortality are themes. Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance, Peter Cushing star. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.
The Dan Curtis Macabre Collection [DVD] DVD
Four-disc boxed set includes "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (1968), "Dracula" (1973), "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1973), and "The Turn of the Screw" (1974).
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [DVD](1968) DVD
Jack Palance stars as the mild-mannered scientist whose experiments in the nature of human evil unleash his brutish dark side and soon begin to control his life. With Oskar Homolka, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott. 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
Marquis De Sade's Justine [DVD](1969) DVD
Shocking and perverse chiller, loosely based on the works of the Marquis De Sade, follows two sisters on a harrowing series of encounters in 17th-century France. Jack Palance and Klaus Kinski star in director Jess Franco's blend of horror and eroticism. AKA: "Deadly Sanctuary." 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; featurette; biography; photo gallery; poster gallery; more.
Companeros [VHS](1970) VHS
Interesting European Western with political themes in which mercenary Franco Nero joins revolutionary Thomas Milian to help free a pacifist professor and his students who are being imprisoned by Americans in Texas. During their trek, Milian and Nero encounter a nasty gunslinger with a wooden hand, played by Jack Palance. Fernando Rey co-stars. 120 min.
A Professional Gun [DVD](1970) DVD
Thrilling "Spaghetti western" set in the Texas border region during the Mexican Revolution. Franco Nero, Tony Musante and Jack Palance star as hired gunslingers who work both sides of the law and team up for a crime spree, before greed breaks up their uneasy alliance. Music by Ennio Morricone. AKA: "The Mercenary." 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed).
Chato's Land [DVD](1972) DVD
Charles Bronson is at his steely best as an Apache who murders a white man in self-defense in a saloon argument, then finds himself being trailed by a posse headed by nasty tough guy Jack Palance. Co-stars Richard Basehart and James Whitmore. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
Dracula [DVD](1973) DVD
Bram Stoker's celebrated vampire tale is given a scary, atmospheric treatment, with Jack Palance playing a sympathetic Count. Fiona Lewis, Sarah Douglas, and Nigel Davneport as Dr. Van Helsing also star; Dan Curtis directs. 100 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, Spanish; Subtitles: English, French; alternate ending; interviews; European theatrical trailer.
The Sensuous Nurse [VHS](1975) VHS
You've never seen "tender loving care" like this before, as sultry Ursula Andress plays a nurse hired to "take care of" an elderly millionaire by his greedy heirs. With Jack Palance and Luciana Paluzzi. AKA: "I Will If You Will," "The Nurse," "The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse." 81 min.
The Four Deuces [DVD](1975) DVD
Rat-a-tat-tat gangster action is mixed with laughs in this tale of Prohibition-era America. Bootlegger Jack Palance and his mob, the Four Deuces, hijack a shipment of "bathtub gin" meant for a rival, and soon a full-blown gang war erupts. With Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger. 90 min. Soundtrack: English; biographies; filmographies; photo gallery; scene access.
Africa Express [DVD](1975) DVD
Rousing comic action yarn set in 1950s Africa and boasting Giuliano Gemma ("Tenebrae") as an adventurer on the Dark Continent who dreams of retiring from selling items to natives and returning to Detroit to open a gas station. But before Gemma and his pet chimp head back to the States, they have a whirlwind adventure involving creepy ivory trader Jack Palance and gorgeous Ursula Andress, who dons a nun's costume to escape capture by Palance. 90 min. Soundtrack: English.
The Great Adventure [DVD](1976) DVD
A young boy and his trusty dog struggle to survive in Gold Rush-era Alaska but run afoul of a corrupt town boss, in this exciting adaptation of a Jack London story. Jack Palance, Joan Collins, Fred Romer star. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Mister Scarface (1977)/Family Enforcer [DVD](1976) DVD
A young Italian man who works as a debt collector for a local mobster dreams of a better life, but first he must avenge his father's death at the hands of infamous crime boss "Scarface" (Jack Palance). Al Cliver, Harry Baer and Edmund Purdom also star in "Mister Scarface." AKA: "Big Boss," "Blood & Bullets," "Rulers of the City," "Scarface Killer." And it's "all in the family" for a young, streetwise hood as he becomes a collector for the mob and quickly rises, rung by bloody rung, up the ladder in the violent crime saga "Family Enforcer." Joe Cortese, Lou Criscuolo, Frank Vincent, and a young Joe Pesci star. AKA: "The Collector," "Death Collector," "The Enforcer." 167 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; bonus cartoons.
Mister Scarface [DVD](1977) DVD
A young Italian man who works as a debt collector for a local mobster dreams of a better life, but first he must avenge his father's death at the hands of infamous crime boss "Scarface" (Jack Palance). Al Cliver, Harry Baer and Edmund Purdom also star. AKA: "Big Boss," "Blood & Bullets," "Rulers of the City," "Scarface Killer." 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
One Man Jury [VHS](1978) VHS
Jack Palance is a hard-as-granite L.A. detective who turns into a one-man vigilante squad to track down the psychotic killer who's already murdered five women. With Chris Mitchum, Joe Spinell. 95 min.
The Cop In Blue Jeans [DVD](1978) DVD
An unconventional street cop finds himself caught in the middle of a battle between rival gang bosses in this explosive action thriller. Jack Palance, Tomas Milian star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; filmographies; photo gallery; more
Hawk The Slayer [DVD](1981) DVD
It's a wild sword-and-sorcery adventure in which rival siblings seek "the Power," a magical flying sword that will give them supernatural powers. Jack Palance, John Terry, Patrick Magee, Harry Andrews and Ferdy Mayne star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.
Alone In The Dark [DVD](1982) DVD
A new psychiatrist at an asylum tries to work with three of the institution's most dangerous cases. But during a power failure, the trio escapes and, convinced the doctor killed his predecessor, sets out to terrorize him and his family. First-rate shocker stars Martin Landau, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Dwight Schultz, and Erland Van Lidth. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1; audio commentary; interviews; art gallery; theatrical trailer.
Black Cobra Woman (Black Cobra) [DVD](1983) DVD
When a beautiful woman (Laura Gemser) wakes to find her lesbian lover dead beside her, the victim of a venomous attack, she lashes out to trap the murderer in a bizarre and unnatural ritual...a ritual involving the Black Cobra. Jack Palance also stars in this Italian import made seven years earlier. AKA: "Emmanuelle Goes Japanese," "Erotic Eva," "Hot Pants." 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed).
Black Cobra [DVD](1987) DVD
A group of nasty bikers cause all sorts of problems for a female photographer prompting Fred Williamson to take action in this explosive action tale. With Eva Grimaldi. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Young Guns [DVD](1988) DVD
Lean in years, but killers all, a violent range war put them on the wrong end of the biggest manhunt ever in the Wild West. Outlaw mega-hit of Billy the Kid and his band stars Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko; with Jack Palance, Terence Stamp. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailer; documentary; trivia.
Tango And Cash [DVD](1989) DVD
Slam-bang cop movie pairs slick Sylvester Stallone and sloppy Kurt Russell as mismatched detectives out to stop a mouse-loving drug kingpin played by Jack Palance. Frame jobs, gunplay, high-speed chases and Russell in drag highlight this explosive action-comedy. Brion James and Teri Hatcher also star. 104 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; production notes; theatrical trailers; scene access.
Batman (Special Edition) [DVD](1989) DVD
The dramatic, blockbuster thriller pits playboy-turned-dark knight detective Michael Keaton against the ghoulishly garish Joker, played to perfection by Jack Nicholson. Kim Basinger supplies the love interest as photographer Vicki Vale; with Robert Wuhl, Michael Gough, Jack Palance; Tim Burton directs. 126 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Burton; "making of" documentaries; featurettes; music videos; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.
City Slickers [DVD](1991) DVD
Hilarious mid-life crisis comedy stars Billy Crystal as a New York radio ad man in his late 30s who joins pals Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby for a special vacation to re-evaluate their lives, heading to the Southwest to take part in a cattle drive overseen by a crusty cowpoke (Oscar-winner Jack Palance). Helen Slater, Patricia Wettig co-star. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
Solar Crisis [DVD](1992) DVD
In the year 2050, explosions on the surface of the sun threaten to create a solar flare that could destroy all life on Earth, and the crew of an orbiting space station must find a way to avert the disaster. Thrilling sci-fi tale from director Alan Smithee (Richard Sarafian) stars Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Jack Palance and Charlton Heston. 111 min.
When It Was A Game 2 [DVD](1992) DVD
Here's another great compilation of home movies taken by families and fans of baseball greats like Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and others. Narrated by Peter Kessler with Billy Crystal, Joe Mantegna, Jack Palance and Roy Scheider. 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby stereo.
Cyborg 2 [DVD](1993) DVD
In the year 2074, a cyborg manufacturing company schemes to stop their main competitor by booby-trapping a gorgeous female cyborg with explosives designed to destroy everything in sight. After she discovers their intentions, she teams with a human to stop the nefarious plot. Jack Palance, Elias Koteas and Angelina Jolie star. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo, theatrical trailer; interactive menus; scene access.
Cops And Robbersons [DVD](1994) DVD
Funny farce starring Chevy Chase as Norman Robberson, a meek Middle American father with an eccentric family and an adoration for TV cop shows, who plays host and unwanted sidekick to a gruff veteran detective (Jack Palance) and his young partner staking out a counterfeiting neighbor. Dianne Wiest, Robert Davi also star. 93 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital stereo, Portuguese Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; filmographies; theatrical trailers; filmographies.
City Slickers II: The Legend Of Curly's Gold [DVD](1994) DVD
Laugh-filled sequel to the hit sagebrush farce finds Billy Crystal heading back to the West with pal Daniel Stern and brother Jon Lovitz to search for treasure hidden by their late cowpoke pardner. While hunting for the loot, the trio encounter Curly's twin brother, Duke (played by Jack Palance), and the fun begins. Patricia Wettig co-stars. 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer; more.
The Swan Princess (1994)/The Swan Princess: The Mystery Of The Enchanted Treasure (1998) [DVD] DVD
Inspired by "Swan Lake," the animated, musical fairy tale "The Swan Princess" tells of an evil wizard who kidnaps beautiful Princess Odette and turns her into a swan. She can't become human again until she agrees to marry the sorcerer, but coming to help her are a frog, a turtle, a bird and Prince Derek, her true love. Jack Palance, John Cleese and Steven Wright supply the voices. Then, in the all-new, song-filled cartoon feature "The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure," a nasty sorceress named Zelda kidnaps Princess Odette in order to force Prince Derek to turn over a magical treasure known as the Forbidden Arts. Can Derek, Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the parrot rescue Odette in time?
The Swan Princess [DVD](1994) DVD
Inspired by "Swan Lake," this animated, musical fairy tale tells of an evil wizard who kidnaps beautiful Princess Odette and turns her into a swan. She can't become human again until she agrees to marry the sorcerer, but coming to help her are a frog, a turtle, a bird and Prince Derek, her true love. Jack Palance, John Cleese and Steven Wright supply the voices. 89 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French; games; sing along songs; theatrical trailers.
Buffalo Girls [DVD](1995) DVD
The legends of the Old West come to life in this fanciful adaptation of "Lonesome Dove" author Larry McMurtry's best-selling novel. Anjelica Huston plays Calamity Jane, who joins a group of her sagebrush pals on an excursion to England as part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Melanie Griffith, Reba McEntire, Gabriel Byrne, Jack Palance, and Peter Coyote as Cody also star. 180 min.
Marco Polo [DVD](1998) DVD
Fictionalized account of Marco Polo, a young Venetian who journeys through Asia to find adventure and his lost father during the 13th century. Along with his teenage brother, Marco encounters danger on a camel caravan, faces off against the warlord Beelzebub and tries to save a beautiful Armenian princess. Donald Diamont, Oliver Reed, Jack Palance star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English stereo; Subtitles: Spanish; biographies; trailer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Prancer Returns [DVD](2001) DVD
This sequel to the holiday hit follows an 8-year-old boy who, along with his family, has lost faith in the Christmas season. However, when the youngster encounters a mysterious reindeer in the woods, his efforts to get "Prancer" back to his home results in a heartwarming odyssey for his entire family. John Corbett, Stacy Edwards, Michael O'Keefe, and Jack Palance star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; music video; DVD-ROM content.
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Back When We Were Grownups (2004) with Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway, Peter Fonda, Ione Skye, and Nina Foch
Prancer Returns (2001) with John Corbett
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) with Glenn Close and Christopher Walken
Treasure Island (1999)
Marco Polo (1998) with Don Diamont and Oliver Reed
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997) with Ann Jillian and Robert Hays
Ebenezer (1997) with Rick Schroder and Amy Locane
Buffalo Girls (1995) with Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Peter Coyote, Reba McEntire, and Sam Elliott
The Swan Princess (1994) with John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) with Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jon Lovitz, Patricia Wettig, Bill McKinney, Josh Mostel, and Jayne Meadows
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) with Amy Irving, Gary Cole, Patrick Bergin, and Priscilla Pointer
Cops and Robbersons (1994) with Chevy Chase, Dianne Wiest, and Robert Davi
Cyborg 2 (1993) with Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie, and Billy Drago
Keep the Change (1992) with William L. Petersen, Lolita Davidovich, and Buck Henry
Eli's Lesson (1992)
City Slickers (1991) with Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Josh Mostel, and Jeffrey Tambor
Solar Crisis (1990) with Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, and Peter Boyle
Tango & Cash (1989) with Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, James Hong, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Z'Dar, and Lewis Arquette
Outlaw of Gor (1989) with Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Donna Denton, and Russel Savadier; this film once aired on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Batman (1989) with Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, and Jerry Hall
Young Guns (1988) with Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Terence Stamp, Brian Keith, and Patrick Wayne
Gor (1988) with Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Oliver Reed, and Donna Denton
Bagdad Cafe (1987) with CCH Pounder
Alone in the Dark (1982) with Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau
Tales of the Haunted (1981) with Christopher Lee
Without Warning (1980) with Martin Landau, Sue Ane Langdon, Neville Brand, Cameron Mitchell, Darby Hinton, David Caruso, Larry Storch, and Ralph Meeker; directed by Greydon Clark
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980) with Stephanie Zimbalist, David Keith, Victor French, Merlin Olsen, Ed McMahon, Salome Jens, Nancy Marchand, and James Earl Jones
The Ivory Ape (1980) with Steven Keats and Cindy Pickett
Hawk the Slayer (1980) with Morgan Sheppard and Patricia Quinn
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979) with Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox, Sharon Farrell, Royal Dano, John Karlen, and Bo Hopkins
The Shape of Things to Come (1979) with Carol Lynley and John Ireland
Angels' Brigade (1979) with Peter Lawford, Jim Backus, Neville Brand, Pat Buttram, Alan Hale Jr., Darby Hinton, and Susan Kiger; this film once aired on Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Angels' Revenge and was directed by Greydon Clark
Cocaine Cowboys (1979) with Tom Sullivan and Andy Warhol
The One Man Jury (1978)
Welcome to Blood City (1977) with Keir Dullea, Samantha Eggar, Barry Morse, and Hollis McLaren
Portrait of a Hitman (1977) with Bo Svenson, Herb Jeffries, Richard Roundtree, Rod Steiger, and Ann Turkel
Mister Scarface (1976)
Black Cobra (1976)
God's Gun (1976) with Lee Van Cleef, Richard Boone, Sybil Danning, Leif Garrett, and Robert Lipton
The Four Deuces (1976) with Carol Lynley, Warren Berlinger, and Adam Roarke
Safari Express (1976) with Giuliano Gemma and Ursula Andress
Bloody Avenger (1976) with George Eastman
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
The Sensuous Nurse (1975) with Ursula Andress, Daniele Vargas, and Luciana Paluzzi
The Great Adventure (1975) with Joan Collins
The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975) with Steve Forrest, Richard Hatch, James Keach, Robert Carradine, Gerrit Graham, Joan Caulfield, and Joe Estevez
Africa Express (1975) with Giuliano Gemma and Ursula Andress
Bronk (1975) with David Birney and Joanna Moore
The Godchild (1974) with Jack Warden, Keith Carradine, and Bill McKinney
Oklahoma Crude (1973) with George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills, and Rafael Campos
Brothers Blue (1973) with Tina Aumont
Craze (1973) with Diana Dors, Julie Ege, Edith Evans, Hugh Griffith, Trevor Howard, and Suzy Kendall
Dracula (1973) with Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Pamela Brown, and Fiona Lewis
Chato's Land (1972) with Charles Bronson, Richard Basehart, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland, Ralph Waite, Victor French, and Lee Patterson
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) with Bud Spencer
Sting of the West (1972) with Lionel Stander
The Horsemen (1971) with Omar Sharif and Leigh Taylor-Young
Companeros (1970) with Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, and Fernando Rey
Monte Walsh (1970) with Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Mitch Ryan, Jim Davis, Michael Conrad, and Bo Hopkins
The McMasters (1970) with Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine, Nancy Kwan, John Carradine, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, and Dane Clark
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
Che! (1969) with Omar Sharif, Cesare Danova, Robert Loggia, Woody Strode, and Barbara Luna
The Desperados (1969) with Vince Edwards, Sylvia Syms, George Maharis, Kate O'Mara, Christopher Malcolm, and Neville Brand
Justine (1969) with Klaus Kinski, Akim Tamiroff, Mercedes McCambridge, Horst Frank, Sylva Koscina, and Rosalba Neri
Hell's Brigade: The Final Assault (1969)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) with Denholm Elliott
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968) with Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, and Lee J. Cobb
A Professional Gun (1968) with Franco Nero and Tony Musante
Kill a Dragon (1967) with Fernando Lamas and Aldo Ray
Torture Garden (1967) with Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing, and Robert Hutton
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) with Richard Denning, Jimmy Durante, Nanette Fabray, Ricardo Montalban, Agnes Moorehead, Tom Smothers, and Dick Smothers
The Professionals (1966) with Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale, and Ralph Bellamy
The Spy in the Green Hat (1966) with Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Janet Leigh, Jack La Rue, Leo G. Carroll, and Joan Blondell
Once a Thief (1965) with Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin, Jeff Corey, and Tony Musante
Contempt (1963) with Brigitte Bardot, Giorgia Moll, and Fritz Lang
Night Train to Milan (1963) with Yvonne Furneaux
Warriors Five (1962)
Barabbas (1962) with Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Vittorio Gassman, and Ernest Borgnine
Sword of the Conqueror (1962) with Guy Madison
The Last Judgement (1961) with Vittorio Gassman, Anouk Aimee, Silvana Mangano, Melina Mercouri, and Vittorio De Sica
The Mongols (1961) with Anita Ekberg
The Barbarians (1960) with Guy Rolfe
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) with Rossano Brazzi, Claudia Cardinale, Leslie Caron, Vittorio De Sica, and Georges Marchal
Beyond All Limits (1959) with Maria Felix and Pedro Armendariz
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) with Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol, Robert Cornthwaite, and Wesley Addy
The Man Inside (1958) with Anita Ekberg, Nigel Patrick, Anthony Newley, and Donald Pleasence
House of Numbers (1957) with Edward Platt
The Lonely Man (1957) with Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Elisha Cook Jr., Claude Akins, Lee Van Cleef, and Denver Pyle
Attack (1956) with Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, Richard Jaeckel, and Buddy Ebsen
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) with Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin, Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales, Lon Chaney Jr., Earl Holliman, and Richard Davalos
The Big Knife (1955) with Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, Everett Sloane, and Wesley Addy
Kiss of Fire (1955) with Barbara Rush, Rex Reason, and Martha Hyer
The Silver Chalice (1954) with Virginia Mayo, Pier Angelim Paul Newman, Lorne Greene, E.G. Marshall, and Natalie Wood
Sign of the Pagan (1954) with Jeff Chandler, Rita Gam, Jeff Morrow, Allison Hayes, George Dolenz
Man in the Attic (1953) with Constance Smith, Byron Palmer, and Frances Bavier
Flight to Tangier (1953) with Joan Fontaine, Corinne Calvet, and Jeff Morrow
Arrowhead (1953) with Charlton Heston, Katy Jurado, and Brian Keith
Second Chance (1953) with Robert Mitchum and Linda Darnell
Shane (1953) with Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Elisha Cook Jr., and Ellen Corby
Sudden Fear (1952) with Joan Crawford, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett, and Mike Connors
Halls of Montezuma (1951) with Richard Widmark, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone, Jack Webb, Neville Brand, and Martin Milner
Panic in the Streets (1950) with Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Zero Mostel
TELEVISION SERIES
Ripley's Believe It or Not!, 1982-1986 ABC TV series. Palance served as host
Bronk, 1975-1976 CBS TV series. Palance portrayed Lt. Alex Bronkov
The Greatest Show on Earth, 1963-1964 ABC TV series. Palance portrayed Johnny Slate
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