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James Earl Jones

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King LearKing Lear (1974)
Dir. Edwin Sherin
Feat. James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash
Filmed version of a outdoors live performance of Lear, featuring a bravura performance by Jones. Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive series.
SwashbucklerSwashbuckler (1976)
Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle
Refreshingly unselfconscious pirate yarn with Robert Shaw crossing swords with a fey Peter Boyle against Caribbean backdrops. Released at a time…
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Aro Favourite
Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford
George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
Last Remake of Beau Geste, TheLast Remake of Beau Geste, The (1977)
Dir. Marty Feldman
Feat. Marty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-Margret
Marty Feldman directs and co–writes this star–studded satire loosely based on the novel Beau Geste, a frequently–filmed story of…
Bushido Blade, TheBushido Blade, The (1979)
Dir. Shusei Kotani
Feat. Richard Boone, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones
Predating SHOGUN by a year, this martial arts adventure set in mid–19th century Japan, has an American marine (Boone) pledged to recover the…
Soul ManSoul Man (1986)
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross
A privileged white student disguises himself as a black man in order to win a Harvard Law School scholarship, in this disappointing "blackface"…
Gardens of StoneGardens of Stone (1987)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones
Downbeat story of a frustrated soldier appointed to guard the US military cemetery during the Vietnam war.
MatewanMatewan (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong–arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly…
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones
Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Coming to AmericaComing to America (1988)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones
Wacky Eddie Murphy classic in which an African Prince (Murphy) accompanied by his side–kick (Arsenio Hall) pilgrimage to America in search of…
Field of DreamsField of Dreams (1989) Recommended
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster
Kevin Costner has his childhood fantasy fulfilled when he is asked by strange voices to build a baseball diamond in his corn–field.…
Best of the BestBest of the Best (1989)
Dir. Robert Radler
Feat. Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland
Five young men learn what it takes to compete at the highest level in this late eighties favourite. Think Karate Kid meets Breaking Away.
Hunt for Red OctoberHunt for Red October (1990)
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Sean Connery, Adam Baldwin, Scott Glenn
Sean Connery plays a renegade Soviet captain of a high–tech submarine who deviates into Western waters. Is he hostile or is he trying to…
Ambulance, TheAmbulance, The (1990)
Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Richard Bright
Enjoyable though minor genre effort from B–movie maestro Larry Cohen about a New York comic book artist (Eric Roberts) who discovers that their…
True IdentityTrue Identity (1991)
Dir. Charles Lane
Feat. Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles Lane
Anglo–African comedian Lenny Henry deploys his wonderful gift for mimicry as an actor who unwittingly learns a gangland secret, so assumes the…
Meteor Man, TheMeteor Man, The (1993)
Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Robert Townsend, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby
Black–American spoof of SUPERMAN doubles as a commentary on their urban crime problem. James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Luther Vandross help out…
Sandlot, TheSandlot, The (1993)
Dir. David Mickey Evans
Feat. Art La Fleur, Denis Leary, Karen Allen
High–spirited comedy about a shy fifth–grader who befriends a gang of backyard baseballers. The adventures start when they lose their…
Clear and Present DangerClear and Present Danger (1994) Recommended
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
Vulnerable hero Jack Ryan again in meatier, superior follow–up to PATRIOT GAMES that masterfully stages its action around a credible, complex…
Cry, The Beloved CountryCry, The Beloved Country (1995)
Dir. Darrell Roodt
Feat. James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Tsholofelo Wechoemang
Dignified modern adaptation of Alan Paton's moving novel about a black South African priest and the wealthy father of a murdered white activist.…
Second Civil War, TheSecond Civil War, The (1997)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn
Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
Jack and the BeanstalkJack and the Beanstalk (2010)
Dir. Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Feat. Colin Ford, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lloyd
Gently subversive telling of the classic tale with young Jack trading his computer for the requisite magic beans, and there's enough…
Gimme ShelterGimme Shelter (2013)
Dir. Ron Krauss
Feat. Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser
A pregnant teenager forced to live rough after she is abandoned by her uncaring parents. Dramatically solid, though with a few strains of Vanessa…
Angriest Man in Brooklyn, TheAngriest Man in Brooklyn, The (2014)
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage
One of Robin Williams' last completed films, this finds the beloved comedian playing a curmudgeon who is informed by his doctor that he has 90…

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