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James Coburn

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Ride LonesomeRide Lonesome (1959) Recommended
Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Randolph Scott, James Best, Lee Van Cleef
Randolph Scott stars as a bounty hunter tasked with escorting a killer back to the gallows, all the while using him as bait to lure his murderous…
Magnificent Seven, TheMagnificent Seven, The (1960) Recommended
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson head other famous faces–to–be in this popular remake of Kurosawa's THE SEVEN SAMURAI.
Hell Is For HeroesHell Is For Heroes (1962) Recommended
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker
An expertly written and delivered WWII adventure, where a small squad of US soldiers, headed by Steve McQueen, must hold off an advancing German…
Great Escape, TheGreat Escape, The (1963) Recommended
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
McQueen heads a star–studded international cast in this superb drama based on a true account of an escape from a German POW camp by a group of…
Americanization of Emily, TheAmericanization of Emily, The (1964)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas
Plucky black comedy with James Garner as the scapegoat for a wacky US admiral's grand plan to have a American naval officer be the first killed at…
Major DundeeMajor Dundee (1965)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Dana (Jim) Hutton
Important homage–critique of the Western from dir. Peckinpah, with Heston playing a misanthropic prison warden who pursues a murderous Apache…
Loved One, TheLoved One, The (1965)
Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer
Satirical take on the funeral business in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. Doing for funerals what that DR…
Our Man FlintOur Man Flint (1966)
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan
Zestful James Bond spoof with James Coburn providing the regulation braun with an equal measure of tongue–in–cheek.
What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? (1966)
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Aldo Ray
Deft farce set during World War II. Coburn and company charged with seizing a small Sicillian village are surprised to find its inhabitants only too…
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundDead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Dir. Bernard Girard
Feat. James Coburn, Aldo Ray, Camilla Sparv
James Coburn stars as Eli Kotch, a captivating rogue and full–time con man in this comical crime caper.
In Like FlintIn Like Flint (1967)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Andrew Duggan
Before AUSTIN POWERS, there was this James Bond spoof series (of which this is the second film) where James Coburn grins his way through proceedings.…
President's Analyst, ThePresident's Analyst, The (1967)
Dir. Theodore J. Flicker
Feat. James Coburn
Madcap comedy suspense tracking a hapless guy awarded the task of being the president's assistant, who then must deal with bribes and death threats…
CandyCandy (1968)
Dir. Christian Marquand
Feat. Ewa Aulin, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton
Sixties sex farce that satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive eponymous heroine, played by Swedish model, Ewa Aulin.…
A Fistful of DynamiteA Fistful of Dynamite (Duck, You Sucker!) (1971) Recommended
Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli
Leone’s final spaghetti–western is a sprawling adventure set in the Mexican revolution, with fistfuls of action and comedy aplenty to rival…
A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die!A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die! (Una Ragione per vivere e una per morire) (1972)
Dir. Tonino Valerii
Feat. James Coburn, Telly Savalas, Bud Spencer
Uneven spaghetti western set during the American Civil War concerns a private battle between a DIRY DOZEN style group and brutal Confederate…
Pat Garrett and Billy the KidPat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan
Restored version fully realises the director's vision of events surrounding Sherriff Garrett's pursuit of the legendary outlaw. A strange brew of…
Bite the BulletBite the Bullet (1975)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Gene Hackman, James Coburn
Gene Hackman and James Coburn are adversaries who contest a gruelling 700–mile horse race.
Hard TimesHard Times (Street Fighter) (1975) Recommended
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland
During the Great Depression Charles Bronson fights economic gloom with his fists in this invigorating punch–fest from the action ace Walter…
Sky RidersSky Riders (1976)
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp
Absurd political–terrorism romp with a tough–as–nails James Coburn commandeering hang–gliders in a daring attempt to rescue…
Cross of IronCross of Iron (1977) Recommended
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason
A doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands find their instinct for personal glory greater than their instinct for…
Darkroom (TV Series)Darkroom (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. James Coburn
James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.
LookerLooker (1981)
Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey
Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
Digital DaydreamsDigital Daydreams (1983)
Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Bill Wyman, James Coburn, Richard O'Brien
Genuine oddity lossely based around the life and 'digital dreams' of Bill Wyman (bassist of the Rolling Stones), which blends together documentary,…
Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, TheDisappearance of Kevin Johnson, The (1995)
Dir. Francis Megahy
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, Dudley Moore
Fact–based movie movie about the perils of the Hollywood machine, in which a would–be film producer apparently runs afoul of the…
EraserEraser (1996)
Dir. Charles Russell
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa (singer/actress) Williams
Arnold Schwarzenegger bankrolls another effects–driven hardware epic, playing an FBI agent who 'erases' the identities of important,…
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…
AfflictionAffliction (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek
A murder–mystery obscured in a snowbound landscape of wrecked relationships and alcoholic longings, this gets right under the skin of its…
Keys to TulsaKeys to Tulsa (1997)
Dir. Leslie Greif
Feat. Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger
A strong ensemble cast enliven this archetypal 90's crime film set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, making up the mostly unsavoury characters who complicate the…
KurosawaKurosawa (2000) Recommended
Dir. Adam Low
Feat. James Coburn, Clint Eastwood, Kon Ichikawa
Solid, though roughly tailored journey through the life of the Japanese film director of THE SEVEN SAMURAI and YOJIMBO. Composed mostly of interview…
Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc. (2001) Recommended
Dir. Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Feat. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Tilly
Discovering that children’s screams can be converted into an energy source (‘Scream Heat’), monsters lurk in their closets to feed the…
Man From Elysian Fields, TheMan From Elysian Fields, The (2001)
Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, James Coburn
The suave Andy Garcia plays a writer between books who is enticed into a well–paying gigolo operation by Mephistophelian entrepreneur Mick…

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