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Sam Waterston

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SavagesSavages (1972)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Sam Waterston, Lewis J. Stadlen, Anne Francine
Merchant Ivory's most unexpected film is an allegorical story of a primitive jungle tribe who are interrupted, mid human–sacrifice, by a…
Glass Menagerie, TheGlass Menagerie, The (1973)
Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Joanna Miles
Katharine Hepburn grows old and dominates her children in this fine stage version of the Tennessee Williams play. From the Broadway Theatre Archive…
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing (1973)
Dir. Nick Havinga, A. J. Antoon
Feat. Sam Waterston, Kathleen Widdoes, Barnard Hughes
Idiosyncratic stage version of the Shakespeare comedy, set in turn of the century American South. Part of the Boradway Theatre Archive series
Rancho DeluxeRancho Deluxe (1974)
Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Harry Dean Stanton
An admired oddball comedy with a young Jeff Bridges as one of a pair of drifters whose disdain for the establishment leads them to trouble with an…
Great Gatsby, TheGreat Gatsby, The (1974)
Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Karen Black
Accomplished adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald "Jazz Age" classic set among the upper classes of the roaring 20's, with a script by Francis Ford…
Capricorn OneCapricorn One (1978) Recommended
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro
Intriguing, thought–provoking thriller, with astronauts Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson helping NASA to fake a manned landing on Mars, unknowing…
HopscotchHopscotch (1980)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston
Walter Matthau carries this cat–and–mouse comedy as a demoted CIA operative who enjoys being a target after publishing a spiteful memoir…
Oppenheimer (TV Mini-series)Oppenheimer (TV Mini-series) (1980)
Dir. Barry Davis
Feat. Sam Waterston, Shane Rimmer, David Suchet
Excellent mini–series starring Waterson as nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped build the atomic bomb for the 'Manhattan…
Killing Fields, TheKilling Fields, The (1984) Recommended
Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich
Devastating and award–winning account of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia.
Room Upstairs, TheRoom Upstairs, The (1987)
Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston
The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
Welcome HomeWelcome Home (1989)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston
Fairly tepid post–Vietnam War drama has Kris Kristofferson play a pilot shot down over Cambodia and was rescued by a Khmer Rouge woman, whom he…
Man in the Moon, TheMan in the Moon, The (1991)
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland
A bittersweet tale of sexual awakening set in 1950s Louisiana. A 14–year–old girl struggles to draw the amorous attentions of her dream…
Proprietor, TheProprietor, The (1996)
Dir. Ismail Merchant
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston
The other half of the Merchant/Ivory partnership directs this story of a distinguished French–Jewish writer who returns to Paris to confront…
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (1997)
Dir. Ken Burns
Feat. Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner, Ossie Davis
Burns "paints an enigmatic portrait of self–contradiction" in this comprehensive and reverential documentary of America's third President,…
Le DivorceLe Divorce (2003)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron
Neither romantic escapism nor French farce American–style, this comedy from ‘prestige’ partnership Merchant–Ivory can’t find shape…
Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007)
Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche
Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
Newsroom, The (TV Series)Newsroom, The (TV Series) (2012)
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher, Jr.
HBO and Aaron Sorkin team up for this quick–thinking workplace drama set behind the scenes at a fictional cable news network. Ambitious for…
Grace and Frankie (TV Series)Grace and Frankie (TV Series) (2015)
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston
Appealing and heartfelt sitcom with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as a retired cosmetics mogul and a hippie art teacher, brought together after their…
Miss SloaneMiss Sloane (2016)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Jessica Chastain, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Political thriller following the exploits of a steely, determined Washington lobbyist (Chastain). With an unparalleled reputation in the high stakes…
On the Basis of SexOn the Basis of Sex (2018)
Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux
Following on from the recent documentary, RBG, the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is given the Hollywood biopic treatment here, detailing her…

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