Charlton Heston

biography: Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor, renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter in Illinois, he discovered his passion for acting in school, studied drama at Northwestern University, and began his career on stage and in live television before transitioning to film.  He first gained major attention in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth and then became an international star with his performances as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben‑Hur in Ben‑Hur, the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Heston went on to headline a wide range of big‑budget films, including El Cid, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Planet of the Apes, and The Omega Man, establishing himself as one of the most recognizable leading men of mid‑20th‑century cinema. Beyond acting, he was active in public life, supporting civil rights in the 1960s and later becoming a prominent conservative voice and president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.  He retired from public life after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2002 and died on April 5, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind a legacy as both a cinematic icon and a polarizing political figure.

The Colgate Comedy Hour

overview: The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

character: Self

original_name: The Colgate Comedy Hour

original_language: en

seaQuest DSV

overview: In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.

character: Abalon

original_name: seaQuest DSV

Noel's House Party

overview:
Noel's House Party is a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the autumn-spring season. It was the successor show to Noel's Saturday Roadshow, and carried over some of its regular features such as the Gunge Tank, the Gotcha Oscar and Wait 'Till I Get You Home. In 2010, Noel's House Party was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time.

The show had many regular guests posing as fictional villagers, including Frank Thornton and Vicki Michelle. The show gave birth to Mr. Blobby in the Gotcha segment. The character became well known, ruining the premise of the segment, but Blobby still made appearances. There was also a contrived rivalry between Noel and Tony Blackburn. In addition, many episodes featured one-off guest stars, including Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer, who came in to find the whole audience dressed as Frank after Fantastic Stuart Henderson from Troon had performed as Frank singing The Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There", and Ken Dodd in a highwayman's outfit - 'Going cheap at the Maxwell sale' - as Noel's long lost 'twin', Berasent.

character: Star guest

original_name: Noel's House Party

Omnibus

overview: Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

character: Self - Presenter

original_name: Omnibus

origin_country: US IT

Playhouse 90

overview: Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.

character: Col. Jesse Price

original_name: Playhouse 90

Studio One

overview: An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

original_name: Studio One

MADtv

overview: MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

original_name: MADtv

General Electric Theater

overview: General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

character: Tim

original_name: General Electric Theater

The Colbys

overview: The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron Spelling, it was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984–1985 U.S. television season. The Colbys revolved around another wealthy, upper-class family, who were distant relatives of the Carringtons of Dynasty and who owned a large multi-national corporation. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads, including Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. However, The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was canceled after two seasons.

character: Jason Colby

original_name: The Colbys

Hallmark Hall of Fame

overview: Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.

character: Thomas Jefferson

original_name: Hallmark Hall of Fame

Eco-Challenge

overview: Eco-Challenge: The Expedition Race is a multi-day expedition length adventure race in which teams of four compete. It aired from April 1995 to April 2002.

original_name: Eco-Challenge

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

overview: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.

original_name: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Your Show of Shows

overview:
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York.

During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

character: Self - Guest Performer

original_name: Your Show of Shows

Climax!

overview: Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.

character: Lt. Paul Peterson

original_name: Climax!

The Philco Television Playhouse

overview: The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

original_name: The Philco Television Playhouse

Suspense

overview: An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.

original_name: Suspense

Robert Montgomery Presents

overview: Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.

character: Cashel Bryon

original_name: Robert Montgomery Presents

name: The American Film Institute Salute to ...

overview: In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.

original_name: The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The Steve Allen Show

character: Self - Actor

original_name: The Steve Allen Show

Pebble Mill

overview: Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.

original_name: Pebble Mill

F.D.R.

character: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The Outer Limits

overview: Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

character: Chief Justice Haden Wainwright

original_name: The Outer Limits

The Oscars

overview: An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

original_name: The Oscars

The Kennedy Center Honors

overview: The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

original_name: The Kennedy Center Honors

Kraft Mystery Theatre

overview: Kraft Mystery Theatre is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from June 17, 1961 to September 25, 1963.  A successor to Kraft Television Theater with a change of focus away from straight drama. The high productions remained along with the ability to attract well known talent.

character: Paul Malone (archive footage)

original_name: Kraft Mystery Theatre

Chiefs

overview: Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

character: Hugh Holmes

original_name: Chiefs

Friends

overview: Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

character: Charlton Heston

original_name: Friends

The Colgate Comedy Hour

character: Self - Host

Talking Pictures

overview: A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

character: Self (archive footage)

original_name: Talking Pictures

Your Show of Shows

character: Self - Guest Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

overview: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

original_name: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Dame Edna Experience

overview:
The Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular episodes on ITV, plus two Christmas specials. The first seven aired for the first time in 1987, the next seven in 1989. It was directed by Ian Hamilton and Alasdair MacMillan and produced by London Weekend Television.

Regulars on the program, besides Dame Edna, were her "bridesmaid" Madge Allsop and Robin Houston who was the announcer, with orchestra conducted and arranged by Laurie Holloway.

Each program featured several celebrity guests, usually three, but some programs included up to eight guests. There would also be other invited "guests" like Kurt Waldheim and Imelda Marcos who once introduced at stage right would fall victim to a trap door or something similar and fail to make it to their chair.

The entire series was released on DVD by BBC Video in June 2004, and can now also be purchased as a complete set including the Christmas specials and the three An Audience with Dame Edna specials, plus other material.

The series was released for Region 2 by Network DVD in the UK in 2007, as a 4-disc set. For reasons unknown, the Region 2 release does not include the 1989 Christmas special "The Dame Edna Satellite Experience" that ended the second series and featured Ursula Andress, Yehudi Menuhin, and Robert Kilroy-Silk. It does, however, include the one-off 1990 Christmas special A Night On Mount Edna with guests Mel Gibson, Charlton Heston, Gina Lollobrigida and Julio Iglesias.

original_name: The Dame Edna Experience

Saturday Night Live

overview: A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

original_name: Saturday Night Live

Camino de Santiago

overview: Lieutenant Pereira is puzzled by the mysterious murder of a prostitute: it's the second time a woman has been found with her nose cut off, and a special plant known as a "goosefoot" placed beneath her corpse. Suspecting that the killer is basing his actions on the medieval board game of the Oca Brothers, Pereira asks Professor Rinaldi for help. His insight comes too late however: Tea, a young girl on a pilgrimage with a group of young offenders and their minder Leyva, is found murdered.

character: Professor Marcelo Rinaldi

original_name: Camino de Santiago

original_language: es

Korea: The Unknown War

overview: A documentary about the Korean War by Thames Television that aired in the Summer of 1988 and in the US in November 1990 through WGBH Boston.

character: General Douglas MacArthur (voice)

original_name: Korea: The Unknown War

Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

overview: Secrets are divulged and stories of espionage, conspiracy, murder, sabotage and greed are uncovered.

character: Self - Narrator (voice)

The $64,000 Question

overview: The $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast from 1955–1958, which became embroiled in the scandals involving TV quiz shows of the day. The $64,000 Challenge was its popular spin-off show.

The Ed Sullivan Show

overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows.

In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Wogan

overview: Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

The Mike Douglas Show

overview: The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

overview: A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.

V.I.P. Schaukel

overview: V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971 on ZDF and Folge 37 - Final Show last aired on Fri May 09, 1980.

Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

overview: The Untold Haunting History Of Hitler & The Third Reich Are Revealed In 10 Compelling Episodes! The dark and terrifying acts and the secrets behind the most evil regime of the 20th Century are dissected and brought to life in this intriguing series! Infamous for their crimes against humanity, the unexpected rise and fall of The Third Reich left much to be questioned. This in-depth series explores the deception and sabotage that pulsed through the veins of WWII tactics. From the weapons and propaganda used by The Reich to the secrets of The Holocaust, the deception and corruption behind the Nazi Party are unearthed by experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, many of whom have previously avoided commenting on the topics before. Through rare archival footage, coupled with interviews and re-enactments, the battles behind the battlefields are brought to life in 10 fascinating episodes.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

overview: Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

Spécial cinéma

overview: Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.

Bambi

overview: The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.

Dynasty

overview: The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.

The Dick Cavett Show

overview: The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

Golden Globe Awards

overview: An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

What's My Line?

overview: Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

The Weber Show

overview:
Cursed, later renamed The Weber Show, is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 2000–2001. It starred Steven Weber, Amy Pietz, Wendell Pierce, and Chris Elliot.

The show is notable for having an abrupt title change in the middle of its first season. The initial premise was that its protagonist had been cursed by an ex-girlfriend and thus constantly encountered bad luck. The show failed to find an audience, and so midway through the season the entire "bad luck" angle was abruptly dropped. The show was revamped as a more traditional sitcom and renamed The Weber Show. In spite of the change, the show still struggled and was canceled at the end of the season, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved. The show's theme song was written and performed by Liz Phair.

Dinah!

overview: Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.

Shirley Temple's Storybook

overview:
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters.

Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".

Science Fiction Film Awards

overview: The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards Filmed in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA

Film '72

overview: The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the program changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.

Deutsch

biography:
Charlton Heston, gebürtig John Charles Carter, (* 4. Oktober 1923 in Evanston, Illinois; † 5. April 2008 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien) war ein amerikanischer Schauspieler.  Bekannt wurde er durch Hauptrollen in verschiedenen in den 1950er- und 1960er-Jahren populären Monumentalfilmen. Für seine Titelrolle als Ben Hur in dem gleichnamigen Filmklassiker von 1959 wurde er mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet. Heston blieb bis ins hohe Alter ein gefragter Darsteller. Infolge einer Alzheimer-Erkrankung musste er seine Karriere beenden.

Quelle: Wikipedia

Português

biography: Charlton Heston, nome artístico de John Charles Carter (Illinois, 4 de outubro de 1923 — Beverly Hills, 5 de abril de 2008), foi um ator e ativista político norte-americano notabilizado no cinema por papéis heroicos em superproduções da era de ouro de Hollywood, como Moisés de Os Dez Mandamentos, Judah Ben-Hur de Ben-Hur, George Taylor de Planeta dos Macacos, o lendário cavaleiro espanhol El Cid no filme homônimo e Robert Neville em A Última Esperança da Terra. Morreu em 5 de Abril de 2008 em sua residência, em Los Angeles, aos 84 anos. Sofria desde 2002 de uma doença degenerativa, Mal de Alzheimer.

Català

biography: Charlton Heston, nascut John Charles Carter (Wilmette, Illinois, 4 d'octubre de 1923 - Beverly Hills, Califòrnia, 5 d'abril de 2008) fou un actor i director estatunidenc de teatre i cinema. Estudià art dramàtic a la Northwestern University, d'on es graduà el 1943, i tot seguit ja debutà a la ràdio, a Chicago. Destinat a les illes Aleutianes, cap a la fi de la Segona Guerra Mundial, tornà als Estats Units el 1946, i fou director i actor en una companyia de teatre d'Asheville (Carolina del Nord). El 1948 debutà a Broadway (Nova York), amb Anthony and Cleopatra, de William Shakespeare, i gràcies al ressò de les seves interpretacions en la companyia de Katharine Cornell, el 1950 protagonitzà la seva primera pel·lícula, Dark City. Alt i atlètic, amb bon domini de la dicció i convincent en els papers dramàtics, aviat esdevingué un dels galants més famosos del cinema, destacant, primer, en personatges bíblics i heroics i més endavant en figures una mica més complexes.

Français

biography:
John Charlton Carter, dit Charlton Heston, est un acteur, réalisateur et scénariste américain né le 4 octobre 1923 à Evanston (Illinois) et mort le 5 avril 2008 à Beverly Hills (Californie).

Devenu une légende du cinéma à la suite de sa prestation dans le film Ben-Hur (1959), pour laquelle il obtient l'Oscar du meilleur acteur, Charlton Heston est l'un des symboles du cinéma américain des années 1950 et des années 1960.

Il a associé son nom aux plus grandes superproductions de Hollywood de cette époque, telles que Les Dix Commandements (1956), Le Cid (1962) ou Les 55 Jours de Pékin (1963), avant de s'illustrer dans des films d'anticipation dont les plus connus sont La Planète des singes (1968), Le Survivant (1971) et Soleil vert (1973). Il a également été l'un des pionniers du genre des films catastrophes avec 747 en péril (1974) et Tremblement de terre (1974).

Par son impressionnante carrure et son visage dur, Charlton Heston fut l'interprète idéal tout au long de sa carrière de personnages virils et, la plupart du temps, honnêtes et bons.

Au-delà de sa carrière au cinéma, il s'engage politiquement contre le racisme et devient l'une des figures hollywoodiennes du Mouvement des droits civiques dans les années 1960. Il s'engage par la suite auprès du Parti républicain et, à la fin de sa vie, milite au sein de la NRA pour la défense des armes à feu.

Atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer dès 2002, il décide de mettre fin à toute activité cinématographique et politique. En 2003, le président George W. Bush lui décerne la médaille présidentielle de la Liberté, la plus haute distinction civile américaine.

Charlton Heston naît à Evanston, juste au nord de Chicago dans l'Illinois. Sa famille est d'ascendance anglaise et écossaise; il était d'ailleurs un membre du clan Fraser. Il monte sur les planches pour la première fois à l'âge de 5 ans et incarne le père Noël dans une pièce organisée dans son école. Sa passion le conduit alors à étudier la comédie à l'université Northwestern. Il décroche son premier rôle au grand écran en 1941 dans Peer Gynt, film réalisé par un camarade de son université.

Le 11 décembre 1942, il s’engage dans l'Air Force et n’est incorporé qu’un an plus tard, en janvier 1944. Il reçoit d’abord une formation sur le sol américain. Il épouse Lydia Clarke le 17 mars 1944, quelques semaines avant de partir deux ans en tant que sergent à bord d'un bombardier B-25 pendant la guerre du Pacifique. Basé sur l'île Kodiak, il participe à la campagne des îles Aléoutiennes. Il est démobilisé en mars 1946. Le couple a un fils, Fraser, né le 12 février 1955; ils adoptent une petite fille, Holly Ann, née le 8 février 1961.

Il revient à Broadway après la guerre et multiplie les petits rôles et boulots. Des traits spécifiques et sa taille de 1,93 m lui permettent un emploi de modèle.

En 1947, Charlton Heston joue à Broadway dans une pièce de William Shakespeare, Antoine et Cléopâtre. Le réalisateur Cecil B. DeMille le remarque et lui confie un premier rôle en tant que directeur de cirque dans le long métrage Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde (1952), ce qui révèle l'acteur au grand public. ...

Source: Article "Charlton Heston" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

普通话

查尔顿·赫斯顿

biography:
查尔顿·赫斯顿 （Charlton Heston） 是美国电影、戏剧和电视演员。赫斯顿以在《十诫》、《人猿星球》和《本胡尔》等电影中的英雄角色而闻名，并因此获得了奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。

赫斯顿还以其政治活动而闻名。在 1950 年代和 1960 年代，他是少数公开反对种族主义的好莱坞演员之一，并且是民权运动的积极支持者。他最初是一名温和的民主党人，后来支持保守的共和党政策，并于 1998 年至 2003 年担任全国步枪协会主席。

Pусский

Чарлтон Хестон

biography:
Американский киноактёр.

Настоящее имя — Джон Чарлтон Картер.

Родился 4 октября 1924 года (Эванстон, Иллинойс, США).

Чарлтон начал свою актёрскую карьеру как модель. После развода родителей и повторного брака его матери с Честером Хестеном он вместе с семьёй переехал в пригород Чикаго. Участвовал в постановках самодеятельного театра, пробовал свои силы в режиссуре во время учёбы в колледже. В 1944 году ушёл из школы в армию, где прослужил два года, а затем женился на Лидии Кларк, однокурсницы из университета, которая работала моделью.

Завершив военную службу, Хестон отправился в Нью-Йорк, где завоевал признание публики, сыграв роль в бродвейской постановке "Антоний и Клеопатра".

Хестон был активным участником кампании за защиту прав человека в 1960-е годы и маршировал вместе с доктором Мартином Лютером Кингом в марте 1963 года в Вашингтон.

Ветеран Второй мировой войны, Хестон был настоящим патриотом. Он навещал солдат во Вьетнаме в 1966 году и говорил слова поддержки американским солдатам во время вступления в Ирак в 2003 году.

Актёр умер в Беверли-Хиллз 5 апреля 2008 года от рака и болезни Альцгеймера.

普通话

查爾登·希士頓

biography:
查爾登·希士頓（Charlton Heston，1923 年 10 月 4 日 — 2008 年 4 月 5 日） 是美國電影、戲劇和電視演員。希士頓以在《十誡》（The Ten Commandments）（1956）、《賓虛》（Ben - Hur）（1959）和《猿人襲地球》系列（Planet of the Apes series）（1968-1973）等電影中的英雄角色而聞名，並因此獲得了奧斯卡最佳男主角獎。

希士頓還以其政治活動而聞名。在 1950 年代和 1960 年代，他是少數公開反對種族主義的荷里活演員之一，並且是民權運動的積極支持者。他最初是一名温和的民主黨人，後來支持保守的共和黨政策，並於 1998 年至 2003 年擔任全國步槍協會主席。

Italiano

biography:
Charlton Heston (4 ottobre 1923 – 5 aprile 2008) è stato un attore americano di cinema, teatro e televisione. È noto per ruoli eroici in film come I dieci comandamenti, Il pianeta delle scimmie e Ben-Hur, per i quali ha vinto l'Oscar come miglior attore.

Heston era anche noto per il suo attivismo politico. Negli anni '50 e '60 fu uno dei pochi attori di Hollywood a parlare apertamente contro il razzismo ed era un attivo sostenitore del Movimento per i Diritti Civili. Inizialmente un democratico moderato, in seguito sostenne politiche repubblicane conservatrici ed è stato presidente della National Rifle Association dal 1998 al 2003.

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찰톤 헤스톤
John Charles Carter
چارلتون هستون

title: Planet of the Apes

overview: Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

title: Bowling for Columbine

overview: This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

title: Touch of Evil

overview: A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

title: Solar Crisis

overview: A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial Intelligence and a Japanese pilot at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else.

title: Ben-Hur

overview: In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

title: Will Penny

overview: Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

title: Beneath the Planet of the Apes

overview: The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

title: Hamlet

overview: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

title: The Greatest Story Ever Told

overview: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

title: In the Mouth of Madness

overview: An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.

title: The Three Musketeers

overview: In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

title: Earthquake

overview: Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

title: The Buccaneer

overview: During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.

title: The Omega Man

overview: Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

title: Midway

overview: This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

title: The Ten Commandments

overview: Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

title: Town & Country

overview: Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.

title: Two-Minute Warning

overview: A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.

title: Gray Lady Down

overview: The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

title: Hercules

overview: Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

title: Tombstone

overview: Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

title: Soylent Green

overview: In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution,  and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

title: I Am Richard Pryor

overview: The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.

title: Wayne's World 2

overview: A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornée.

title: Almost an Angel

overview: Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for his past life. Not believing it at first, he soon becomes convinced he must be an Angel. Not having any Angel powers yet, he must use his own experiences and talents to make good things happen.

title: Treasure Island

overview: Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.

title: Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

overview: A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.

original_title: Charlton Heston : la démesure d'un géant

title: Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

overview: The incredible story of the mythical Russian-American actor and filmmaker Yul Brynner (1920-85), the most exotic sex-symbol since Rudolph Valentino; the story of the atypical destiny of an international nomad: from the Parisian cabarets to the stages of Broadway and the Hollywood studios. The rise to fame of a multidisciplinary genius who became a king of the screen.

title: The Greatest Show on Earth

overview: To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

title: The Big Country

overview: Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

title: 55 Days at Peking

overview: Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.

title: The Legacy of Malthus

overview: Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

character: Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)

title: Airport 1975

overview: When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

title: Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

overview: Alaska... Here, in this vast and spectacularly beautiful land teeming with abundant wildlife, discover the "Spirit of the Wild." Experience it in the explosive calving of glaciers, the celestial fires of the Aurora Borealis. Witness it in the thundering stampede of caribou, the beauty of the polar bear and the stealthful, deadly hunt of the wolf pack.

title: Secret of the Incas

overview: Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den

overview: There are many heroes in the Old Testament. Some are great warriors. But others are men of quiet faith--men who display their courage not on the battle field, but simply by refusing to disobey God. Daniel is such a man. His story has been brought to life in a beautifully animated film that will appeal to your entire family. Daniel and the Lion's Den is one of the twelve programs in the Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible series. This program features: All-new animation, an introduction by Charlton Heston, and "Simon & Gimmel -Your Faithful Guides," two animated characters who lead viewers through the story and make it accessible for all ages

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den

title: Khartoum

overview: English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

title: Major Dundee

overview: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.

title: Dark City

overview: Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

title: Julius Caesar

overview: All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.

title: The Agony and the Ecstasy

overview: During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.

title: The War Lord

overview: A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.

title: The Call of the Wild

overview: John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.

title: True Lies

overview: A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

title: Andersonville Diaries

overview: A documentary about the Confederate prison camp, known for its brutality.

title: Pony Express

overview: Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way they must battle bad weather, hostile Indians and outlaws intent on robbing the mail and shutting down the entire operation.

character: Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

title: Arrowhead

overview: Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.

title: The Order

overview: When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad and recover a sacred scroll, he'll have to outwit officials and a ruthless sect. With the help of a beautiful Israeli cop, Rudy battles a faction of religious zealots determined to see a holy war at all costs.

title: The Naked Jungle

overview: The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

title: The Last Hard Men

overview: In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.

title: El Cid

overview: Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

title: The Awakening

overview: When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

title: Behind the Planet of the Apes

overview: Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

title: Love in Hollywood

overview: Various Hollywood people talk about love.

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

overview: This is one of the most inspiring stories of all time. When the story begins, David is a mere shepherd boy. He is a lad of uncommon courage. But no one imagines that he will someday become King of Israel-no one, that is, except for God. And so, David must prove himself. He does so by defeating Goliath. Later, he faces an even greater challenge. But his faith in the Lord allows him to overcome all obstacles. And eventually, he takes his rightful place on the throne. David and Goliath is one of the twelve programs in the Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible series. This program features: All-new animation, an introduction by Charlton Heston, and "Simon & Gimmel -Your Faithful Guides," two animated characters who lead viewers through the story and make it accessible for all ages

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: David and Goliath

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

overview: Jonah And The Whale is a great adventure story-but is much more than that. On its deepest level, it is a commentary on God;s willingness to punish sinners-and on His capacity for forgiveness. Now you can share this wonderful story with your entire family. The story begins when Jonah is a mere boy.  The forces of the Assyrian Empire have been terrorizing Jonah and his people-and Jonah quickly grows to hate them. He vows that he will one day take his revenge. But years later, God asks Jonah to go and preach to the Assyrians. If Jonah convinces them to renounce their sinful ways, God will forgive them. Jonah, of course, wants them to suffer; he wants them to feel the Lord's wrath. And so he foolishly tries to run away.  Needless to say, God catches up with him. And when He does, Jonah learns a series of important lessons about the power of God's wrath, and the power of His love for all mankind.

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Jonah and the Whale

title: Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

overview: Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

title: Ruby Gentry

overview: A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

title: The Lord Protector

overview: With the future of the world hanging in the balance, one fearless hero's quest to solve "The Riddle of the Chosen". As the Lord Protector makes his way through a land of magic and mystery, his allies grow stronger and his enemies more fierce. Will the Lord Protector make it to the center of evil and banish the dark forces that plot destruction, or will the power of evil overwhelm this mortal man and envelope the entire planet in a shroud of darkness and despair?

title: Bad for Each Other

overview: A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.

title: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

overview: Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

title: Three Violent People

overview: A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

title: Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

overview: An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and Mexico influence Trump's imagination.

original_title: Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

title: The Mountain Men

overview: The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.

title: The Hawaiians

overview: A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

title: The Far Horizons

overview: Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the new lands and go where no white man has gone before.

title: Mother Lode

overview: A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.

title: Skyjacked

overview: A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

title: The Mystery of the Sphinx

overview: Hosted by Charlton Heston, it explores the possibility that the Sphinx maybe older than expected. John Anthony West examines that water erosion on the Sphinx can pre-date it to 10,000 years old?. Other mysteries such as how they moved 200 ton stone blocks to build the pyramids, the secret chambers under the Sphinx and the links to the pyramids that are suggested on Mars.

title: Number One

overview: A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.

title: Yesterday's Tomorrows

overview: Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the third of the six films, "Yesterday's Tomorrows," filmmaker Barry Levinson delves into what we, as Americans, thought the future would be as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars of the future, the promise of technology, and the other hopes and dreams of the early part of the century gave way to the fears and anxieties brought about by the atomic age and the Hollywood disaster films that followed. Soon we wondered if we could control technology, or if it would control us. This film is by turns light-hearted and thoughtful, and rare historical and archival film, produced by government and industry, alternates with on-screen interviews with people as diverse as consumer advocate Ralph Nader, cartoonist Matt Groening, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedienne Phyllis Diller, and actor Martin Mull.

title: The President's Lady

overview: The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.

title: Antony and Cleopatra

overview: Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.

title: Fun in the Big Country

overview: Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."

title: The Crucifer of Blood

overview: A beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen treasure.

title: Barry Norman in Celebrity City

overview: Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does come true. In this status conscious town Barry Norman looks at the attitudes towards success and failure among the famous and not quite so famous.

title: The Little Kidnappers

overview: Loosely based on a '50's movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their father's family in Canada. There they encounter their stern disciplinarian grandfather who has alienated himself from some of his neighbors. There is particularly no love lost between the grandfather and his Dutch neighbors, who he generalizes as being responsible for his son's death in the Boor War. A side product of this animosity is that it is keeping apart the boy's aunt and her Dutch doctor suitor. The two boys change everything though when they find a young baby on the beach...

title: The Private War of Major Benson

overview: A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.

title: Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

overview: Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the event

title: Uncertain Verification

overview: A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.

title: The Avenging Angel

overview: Miles Utley is a professional Mormon commando/bodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving assassination and land speculation.

title: The Savage

overview: The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as an Indian in very way. Years later, the white men and the Sioux threaten to go to war and the Indian-raised white man is torn between his racial loyalties and his adopted tribe.

title: The Wreck of the Mary Deare

overview: A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

title: Lucy Gallant

overview: A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.

title: Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

overview: Ronald Reagan said of his beloved Santa Barbara, California ranch, “No place before or since has ever given Nancy and me the joy and serenity it does.” President Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo, his home for nearly twenty-five years and the Western White House for eight, is a window into the soul of Ronald Reagan. But what if the Reagan Ranch had been lost? Future generations would have been robbed of the chance to visit the Ranch and “meet” the real Ronald Reagan. This videocassette is a tribute to the man and his ranch.

title: Diamond Head

overview: Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong sister, Slone.

title: A Man for All Seasons

overview: Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integrity.

title: Counterpoint

overview: In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.

title: Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

overview: Feature-length documentary chronicling Charlton Heston's life while filming Ben Hur. Includes behind-the-scenes content and home-movie footage from the Heston family.

original_title: Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

title: The Pigeon That Took Rome

overview: An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

character: Captain Paul MacDougall / Benny the Snatch / Narrator

title: A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

overview: This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The narrator then discusses the origin of the idea depicted in "Soylent Green." Director Richard Fleischer and star Charlton Heston discuss how an upcoming crowd scene will be filmed. Then we see what happens when the crowd riots because there is not enough food available to be distributed to everyone. "Soylent Green" was Edward G. Robinson's 101st (and, as it turned out, his last) feature film. During a break in filming, the cast and crew hold a ceremony celebrating the first film of his "second hundred," and Robinson makes appreciative remarks to the crowd. Studio head Jack L. Warner and friend George Burns are among those in attendance.

title: America at the Movies

overview: A compilation of scenes from 83 films, divided into 5 segments: The Land, The Cities, The Families, The Wars, The Spirit.

title: Nairobi Affair

overview: A former green beret is hired by the Kenyan government to stop increasingly bold and violent poachers. As if that wasn't hard enough, he has to deal with his estranged father, now a safari guide, and with the woman they both love.

title: Gideon

overview: Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.

title: Julius Caesar

overview: The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

title: Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

overview: Charlton Heston tells the fascinating story of the intertwining of Andrew Wyeth's biography and art.  He discusses themes of regeneration and fertility.  An overview of Wyeth's place in contemporary art.

title: Noël

overview: The story of Noel, a cheerful Christmas ornament with a certain "happiness" that rubs off on the families he lives with.

title: The Five Cities of June

overview: The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five different cities. In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace; and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany and Rudolph Wilde Platz. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

title: While I Run This Race

overview: While I Run This Race is a 1967 American short documentary film about poverty in the United States directed by Edmond Levy.  The film follows VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) working in two Arizona migrant community groups. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

title: Lasting Love

overview: A one hour documentary debuting on PBS that looks at the "secrets" of creating a loving, lasting relationship. This is a show not only about love, it's about hope. Features couples are celebrity couples like the Hestons as well as regular couples and homosexual couples.

title: Forbidden Area

overview: Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with a terrifying explanation, but will anyone believe him?

title: The Gun Deadlock

overview: Documentary about gun control focusing on how women feel about owning guns. The program features both sides of the gun-control issue, including victims of violent gun-related crimes and those who are passionate advocates of the right to bear arms.

title: Planet of the Apes

overview: After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

overview: Samson is one of the greatest heroes of the Old Testament. His legendary feats of strength have inspired children and adults alike. But Samson and Delilah is not just an adventure story. It is a reminder that all men and women - no matter how great they may be - must abide by the will of God. Now, with this animated film, you can reintroduce your family to this timeless Biblical tale. Samson and Delilah is one of the twelve programs in the Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible series. This program features: All-new animation, an introduction by Charlton Heston, and "Simon & Gimmel -Your Faithful Guides," two animated characters who lead viewers through the story and make it accessible for all ages.

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Samson and Delilah

title: Proud Men

overview: A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vietnam. The proud men butt chins in this arid macho weepie.

title: Hail Satan?

overview: The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.

title: Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

overview: The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.

title: Edith Head: The Paramount Years

overview: A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.

title: Any Given Sunday

overview: A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

title: The Special London Bridge Special

overview: In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.

title: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

overview: In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.

original_title: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

title: Jane Eyre

overview: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

title: My Father

overview: A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.

title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

overview: Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.

title: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

overview: Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.

original_title: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

title: Let Poland Be Poland

overview: Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland. Hosted by Charlton Heston, Max von Sydow, and Glenda Jackson, the program features multiple celebrity appearances, speeches by 21 world leaders, and several contributions Polish artists and intellectuals.

title: The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

overview: Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden

overview: "In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth..."  With those words, the biblical story of creation beginsGod creates all the living creatures on land and water, and then creates man in His own image.  Now, with this beautiful animated film, your family can experience the true power of this extraordinary story. Adam is alone, but eventually God decides to give him a companion and creates Eve.  For a time, it seems that they will live indefinitely in Paradise, until the story takes a tragic turn. Tempted by a serpent, Eve eats fruit from the Tree of Knowledge - the one food forbidden in all of Paradise - and convinces Adam to join her.  When God discovers what has happened, He banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden, and they must struggle for survival. They experience much heartbreak, but never give up hope, and that is what this story is about. It reflects our own struggle to survive - and our hope that someday we will rejoin God in Paradise.

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: The Garden of Eden

title: AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

overview: 10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.

original_title: AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

title: A Bolt of Lightning

overview: The story of James Otis who was a part of the American revolution. He contested in court the right of the British to search colonists' homes.

title: Christmas in Hollywood

overview: Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and sunny world of Hollywood, California.

title: Television: The First Fifty Years

overview: Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.

title: Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

overview: Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent sequels have asked its viewers challenging questions about contemporary society under the guise of a bold science fiction saga: a fascinating look at a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.

original_title: « La Planète des singes » : une odyssée de l'espèce

title: Planet of the Apes Test Reel

overview: A make-up test to determine the feasibility of 'Planet of the Apes' (1968).

title: 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

overview: The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so culture-jamtastic that we're sorry we can't be there to hold your hand as you watch in dazed amazement. Thousands of hours of brain-boiling footage have been concentrated into an impenetrable jewel of an experience, teach us once and for all that loving well is the best revenge.

title: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

overview: A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.

original_title: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

title: Alaska

overview: Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

title: The Four Musketeers

overview: The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

title: Rowan & Martin at the Movies

overview: This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.

title: The Making of Midway

overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the 1976 epic film Midway. Hosted by star Charlton Heston, the featurette explores the production's efforts to balance historical accuracy with dramatic, star-studded storytelling, featuring interviews with producer Walter Mirisch.

title: Cats & Dogs

overview: When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.

title: Peer Gynt

overview: Based on the play by Henrik Ibsen, Gynt, an imaginative young man looked down upon by most everybody, is banished from his village for running away with a bride on her wedding day.

title: Call from Space

overview: A movie director and his wanna-be actor/eccentric inventor nephew are filming a low-budget sci-fi movie. Things get interesting when the nephews' bizarro invention starts bringing visitors from other times, including Napoleon, Archimedes, and people from the future and cavemen from the past. Just when they are filming what they are convinced will be one of the greatest movies ever, the same machine sends an alien visitor to their set. Also includes a last-minute cameo from James Coburn, as the infuriated head of the studio.

title: De Madrid a la Luna

title: Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

overview: A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.

title: The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

overview: Filmmaker Peter Brosnan digs up the set of the 1923 film 'The Ten Commandments', long buried in the sands of California's Central Coast.

title: With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

overview: A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.

original_title: With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

title: Eclipse of Reason

overview: Charlton Heston-narrated anti-abortion documentary depicting a late-term abortion.

title: The Prince and the Pauper

overview: Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they're separated and each must live the other's life.

title: Original Sin

overview: When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.

title: Vietnam! Vietnam!

overview: Inspired by a series of articles by Thomas Duggan Goss. Part One - Vietnam:The People and the War - The Vietnamese in their normal daily routine. Their lives when having been affected by insurgents. Wives of prisoners of war in Vietnam talking about their incessant activities on behalf of their husband's plights. (36:28) and Part Two - Vietnam:The Debate Students, Wounded U.S. Soldiers, Demonstrators, and a number of elected officials, foreign dignitaries, and lawyers air their personal and/or political feelings about the Vietnam War in the 1960's and in the early 1970's.

title: Bienvenido Mr. Heston

overview: Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.

title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

overview: "There's been more ink-and blood-spilled over this man since they nailed Him to the cross than over any single human being in history." Drawing from the King James version of accounts by those apostles who first wrote down the story, Charlton Heston hosts the third volume in the acclaimed four-part series of Bible-based stories and explorations.

original_title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth

title: Ben Hur

overview: During the first century A.D., Judah Ben-Hur is a young Hebrew  prince who is thrown into slavery by the Romans after a tragic accident. He sets out to win his way back to his home on a heroic journey of discovery. Judah's love for a beautiful slave girl is threatened by the bitter conflict dividing two former friends, and his triumph is set against the backdrop of the historic struggle between a captive people and a mighty empire.

title: Texas

overview: In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan independence.

title: Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

overview: The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

title: Forever Hollywood

overview: Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

title: The Bible According to Hollywood

overview: Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Ben Hur, The Bible ... In the Beginning and many more titles. With iconic clips, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the likes of Charlton Heston, Peter Ustinov and Virginia Mayo, Dye's film is a celebration of the golden age of epic moviemaking.

title: Stars of Cabaret

overview: A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

overview: Charlton Heston presents the Book of Genesis.

original_title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Genesis

title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

overview: The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

original_title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

overview: For more than 40 years, Charlton Heston has been captivating audiences with his thrilling portrayal of Biblical Heroes such as Moses, in The Ten Commandments. Now, sit back and relax as he shares with you and your family his passion for Biblical literature and his unique insights into these timeless stories of faith.  The Story of Moses  The Old Testament is filled with inspiring stories. But the story of Moses is, perhaps, the greatest of them all. Now the story of Moses has been brought to life in a beautifully animated film that will appeal to your entire family.

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends: The Story of Moses

title: Directed by William Wyler

overview: A documentary on the film director William Wyler (1902-1981), this feature was conceived by his daughter, Catherine, as a loving tribute. Utilizing a wealth of film clips, many in black and white, the movie features interviews with Bette Davis, Samantha Eggar, Greer Garson, Lillian Hellman, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Ralph Richardson, Terence Stamp, Barbra Streisand, Billy Wilder, and the director himself, interviewed only a few days before he died in 1981.

title: A Century of Cinema

overview: A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

overview: In the first of Heston's acclaimed four part series, the renowned actor serves as storyteller. An ancient Roman amphitheater and other locales in Israel provide the settingsas he relies on the King James text, his dramatic skill and insightful observations plus great works of art and music to give flesh and bone to the Biblical wonder.

title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

overview: As the story begins, we learn that the Israelites-under the leadership of Moses-have been wandering the wilderness for forty years. Now, they are about to enter the Promised Land. But Moses will not be going with them. His time has come to join God in Heaven. And so, a young man named Joshua is appointed to take Moses' place.  Like Moses, Joshua realizes that nothing can be accomplished without God's help. The Lord rewards Joshua for his faith by revealing a plan that will allow the Israelites to take the city of Jericho.  As the action unfolds, we witness a series of divine miracles reminiscent of those which allowed the Israelites to escape from Egypt many years earlier. And eventually, we rejoice with them, as they enter the Promised Land.

original_title: Greatest Heroes and Legends of The Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

title: Todos los nombres de Sara

overview: Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…

title: Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

overview: In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

title: Energy: A National Issue

overview: Animated documentary talking about the United States' use of oil.

title: Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

overview: Several important historical events occurred on the planes with call sign Air Force One. These events are described within the backdrop of the evolution of the presidents' airplanes.

original_title: Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

title: Spanish Western

overview: A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

title: The Madding Crowd

overview: "A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.

title: Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

overview: "Ever since playing Moses in The Ten Commandments," Charlton Heston has said, "I've felt a deep, personal connection with the Bible, which remains as vivid and vital today as when it was told around campfires centuries before there was any written language." Heston brings his own storytelling gifts to the second in his acclaimed four-part Bible series.

original_title: Charlton Heston Presents The Bible: The Story of Moses

title: Armageddon

overview: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

title: Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

overview: Known for his personification of the Western Hero, it was Montana-born Gary Cooper's horse-riding skills that first brought him bit parts in movies. And he never lost his love of the great American outdoors. Though he rarely played a villain and was an adept comedian, Cooper is best remembered for his strong, silent heroes. With his lanky country boy looks and shy hesitancy he created a unique screen presence, though his real life was one of sophisticated elegance.

title: Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

overview: An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.

original_title: Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

title: The Mysterious Origins of Man

overview: The documentary challenges what we have been taught about human evolution and the rise of early civilization.

title: Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

overview: Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew attention from the public, and, more importantly, from those in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Raquel Welch.

original_title: Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

title: Three Lives

overview: A short film made for the United Jewish Appeal, reuniting the main players behind The Sniper, writers Edna and Edward Anhalt, director Edward Dmytryk, and star Arthur Franz.

title: The Patriots

overview: Thomas Jefferson has just returned from France, hoping to relax with his daughters at Monticello. George Washington however, has a favor to ask of him. Hit by tough political opposition, specifically afraid of rising monarch strength, he urges Jefferson to become his Secretary of State. Jefferson accepts, albeit grudgingly. Not long after, he is battling his archrival, Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist just before his election in 1800.

title: Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

overview: The noted star of such epics as The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur discusses his career with TCM host Robert Osborne.

title: This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

overview: 30th anniversary special of This is Your Life, hosted by David Frost.

original_title: This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special

title: The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

overview: Vintage documentary that briefly looks at the making of several parts of the film and showcases Heston discussing the film and philosophizes with famed anthropologist Ashley Montagu.

title: Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

overview: Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes look at how the visual effects were created for popular films of the era.

original_title: Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

title: Last Party 2000

overview: Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions. Hoffman shows an obvious distaste for money politics and the conservative right. He looks seedier and more disillusioned the campaign progresses. Eventually Hoffman seems most energized by the Ralph Nader campaign as an alternative to the nearly indistinguishable major parties. The high point of the film are the comments by Barney Frank who says that marches and demonstrations are largely a waste of time, and that the really effective political players such as the NRA and the AARP never bother with walk ins, sit-ins, shoot-ins or shuffles. In the interview with Jesse Jackson, Hoffman is too flustered to ask all of his questions.

title: Elizabeth the Queen

overview: In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I (Dame Judith Anderson) is the ruler of England. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (Charlton Heston) is her lover, best friend, and worst enemy.

title: The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

overview: In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Germany after Adolf Hitler himself. The Allied plot to assassinate him, masterminded in England and carried out in Prague, was the most brazen of its kind. HIs story is a cautionary tale, frighteningly relevant to the present day, of the effects of organizational ability when empowered by an indomitable and amoral ambition.

title: Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

overview: A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

title: The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

overview: This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'Toole.

original_title: The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

title: The Making of The Ten Commandments

overview: Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, who also introduces this documentary. Visit the sets in Egypt, where the Old Testament scenes were acted out, and watch newsreel footage of the gala Hollywood premiere. Also included is a compilation of clips from biblical films called "Hollywood Looks at the Bible."

title: The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

title: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

overview: Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute to the iconic Gore Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.

original_title: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

title: Airports

overview: Edited together from all four Airport movies by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence, Infested) and veteran genre fellow screenwriter Adam Rifkin (Small Soldiers, Mouse Hunt), Airports is an exercise in narrative truncation for both newcomers and fans alike in the vein of Soderbergh’s Psychos edit.

title: Studio One: Wuthering Heights

overview: Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.

title: Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

overview: Describes how to resist the deception and pressure used to recruit members into cults and keep them there. It also provides advice on how to resist these tactics. The video is designed for young people, parents, educators, counselors, clergy, law enforcement officials, and others.

title: The Orson Welles Story

overview: Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.

title: Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting

overview: A look at the cities and towns that are constructed for the world of cinema, including those for The Three Lives of Thomasina, The Victors, and 55 Days at Peking.

original_title: Look at Life: The City's Built for Shooting

title: A Night on Mount Edna

overview: British TV-special with Barry Humphries, AKA Dame Edna

title: Symphony for the Spire

overview: An impressive lineup of international stars puts on a spectacular "Symphony for the Spire" to kick off the world-famous Salisbury Arts Festival in 1991, held on the Salisbury Cathedral's West Green. Segments feature individual performances by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, American soprano Jessye Norman and cellist Ofra Harnoy, as well as a special staging of Shakespeare's "Henry V" starring Kenneth Branagh and Charlton Heston.

title: The Making of 'Tombstone'

overview: A Documentary covering the making of the 1993 Western 'Tombstone' featuring cast and crew

title: Night of the Dragon

overview:
Short propaganda film produced by the U.S. government about the Vietnam War, narrated by actor Charlton Heston. The movie includes scenes of battle that have been identified as staged and shouldn't be interpreted as an accurate depiction of fighting during the Vietnam War.  For more on the accuracy of the footage in this film see the book "The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Diplomacy, 1945-1989" by Nicholas J. Cull (pages 248-49).  This film was produced by the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) and is in the public domain.  National Archives Identifier: 1182760
 Local Identifier: 306.5798
 Accession Number: NC3-306-77-7  ARC Identifier: 1182760
 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1182760

title: The Taming of the Shrew

overview: Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy shrewish wife, Katherina.

title: Hollywood sul Tevere

overview: Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives.

title: Children of the Civil Rights

overview: For six years, a group of kids went into restaurants and asked for service. It never got violent, it never made national news, but these kids desegregated every restaurant in Oklahoma City except one before the 1964 Civil Rights Act was made into law. Children of the Civil Rights, a documentary film, shares their six year odyssey to freedom. This is a story about the strength of youth.

title: 100 Years at the Movies

overview: Commemorates the centennial of American movies with a montage of clips and music scores from the most important movies of the century.

title: All-Time Movie Greats

overview: Rare previews of coming attractions and original promotional films from many of Hollywood's finest classics.

title: Mother Lode

title: Antony and Cleopatra

title: A Man for All Seasons

title: Antony and Cleopatra

title: Jane Eyre

title: The Buccaneer

title: The Buccaneer

title: The Buccaneer

title: Midway

title: Planet of the Apes

title: Bowling for Columbine

title: Touch of Evil

title: Solar Crisis

title: Ben-Hur

title: Will Penny

title: Beneath the Planet of the Apes

title: Hamlet

title: The Greatest Story Ever Told

title: In the Mouth of Madness

title: The Three Musketeers

title: Earthquake

title: The Buccaneer

title: The Omega Man

title: Midway

title: Town & Country

title: The Ten Commandments

title: Two-Minute Warning

title: Gray Lady Down

title: Tombstone

title: Hercules

title: Soylent Green

title: I Am Richard Pryor

title: Wayne's World 2

title: Almost an Angel

title: Treasure Island

title: Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

title: Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

title: The Greatest Show on Earth

title: The Big Country

title: 55 Days at Peking

title: The Legacy of Malthus

title: Airport 1975

title: Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

title: Secret of the Incas

title: Khartoum

title: Major Dundee

title: Dark City

title: Julius Caesar

title: The Agony and the Ecstasy

title: The War Lord

title: The Call of the Wild

title: True Lies

title: Andersonville Diaries

title: Pony Express

title: Arrowhead

title: The Order

title: The Naked Jungle

title: The Last Hard Men

title: El Cid

title: The Awakening

title: Behind the Planet of the Apes

title: Love in Hollywood

title: Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

title: Ruby Gentry

title: The Lord Protector

title: Bad for Each Other

title: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

title: Three Violent People

title: The Mountain Men

title: The Hawaiians

title: The Far Horizons

title: Mother Lode

title: Skyjacked

title: The Mystery of the Sphinx

title: Number One

title: Yesterday's Tomorrows

title: The President's Lady

title: Antony and Cleopatra

title: Fun in the Big Country

title: The Crucifer of Blood

title: Barry Norman in Celebrity City

title: The Little Kidnappers

title: The Private War of Major Benson

title: Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

title: Uncertain Verification

title: The Avenging Angel

title: The Savage

title: The Wreck of the Mary Deare

title: Lucy Gallant

title: Remembering Reagan at His Ranch

title: Diamond Head

title: A Man for All Seasons

title: Counterpoint

title: The Pigeon That Took Rome

title: A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

title: America at the Movies

title: Nairobi Affair

title: Gideon

title: Julius Caesar

title: Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures

title: Noël

title: The Five Cities of June

title: While I Run This Race

title: Lasting Love

title: Forbidden Area

title: The Gun Deadlock

title: Planet of the Apes

title: Proud Men

title: Hail Satan?

title: Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

title: Edith Head: The Paramount Years

title: Any Given Sunday

title: The Special London Bridge Special

title: Jane Eyre

title: My Father

title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

title: Let Poland Be Poland

title: The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

title: A Bolt of Lightning

title: Christmas in Hollywood

title: Television: The First Fifty Years

title: Planet of the Apes Test Reel

title: 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

title: Alaska

title: The Four Musketeers

title: Rowan & Martin at the Movies

title: The Making of Midway

title: Cats & Dogs

title: Peer Gynt

title: Call from Space

title: De Madrid a la Luna

title: Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

title: The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

title: Eclipse of Reason

title: The Prince and the Pauper

title: Original Sin

title: Vietnam! Vietnam!

title: Bienvenido Mr. Heston

title: Ben Hur

title: Texas

title: Forever Hollywood

title: The Bible According to Hollywood

title: Stars of Cabaret

title: Directed by William Wyler

title: A Century of Cinema

title: Charlton Heston Presents the Bible

title: Todos los nombres de Sara

title: Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

title: Energy: A National Issue

title: Spanish Western

title: The Madding Crowd

title: Armageddon

title: Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

title: The Mysterious Origins of Man

title: Three Lives

title: The Patriots

title: Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

title: The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man

title: Last Party 2000

title: Elizabeth the Queen

title: The Face of Evil: Reinhard Heydrich

title: Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

title: The Making of The Ten Commandments

title: The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

title: Airports

title: Studio One: Wuthering Heights

title: Cults: Saying No Under Pressure

title: The Orson Welles Story

title: A Night on Mount Edna

title: Symphony for the Spire

title: The Making of 'Tombstone'

title: Night of the Dragon

title: The Taming of the Shrew

title: Hollywood sul Tevere

title: Children of the Civil Rights

title: 100 Years at the Movies

title: All-Time Movie Greats

title: Mother Lode

title: Antony and Cleopatra

title: A Man for All Seasons

title: Antony and Cleopatra