Here is rare footage filmed at a press junket in Yugoslavia on the set of "Kelly's Heroes". Don Rickles is in rare form and there are appearances by Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas and director Brian G. Hutton, who shows up late in the footage (he's wearing a hat). During filming, the movie was still under its original title, "The Warriors".
Hard to believe but Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman at one time paid the bills by hawking cars in TV commercials and John Travolta featured in a promo spot for the U.S. Army. Kim Basinger and Lindsay Wagner promoted shampoos and Cybill Shepherd was known for promoting makeup. Enjoy these blasts from the past.
Here's the original trailer for director Norman Jewison's Best Picture Oscar winner for 1967. "In the Heat of the Night" also won Rod Steiger a Best Actor Oscar. Sidney Poitier's Virgil Tibbs proved to be so popular that United Artists brought him back in the sequels "They Call Me Mister Tibbs!" and "The Organization".
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Director Robert Aldrich's underrated 1972 Western "Ulzana's Raid" is brutal but highly engrossing and presents Burt Lancaster in a terrific performance. It was one of several Westerns Lancaster did in this period that still resonate today: "Valdez is Coming" and "Lawman" remain at the top of the list along with "Ulzana's Raid".
Director Martin Ritt's 1963 classic "Hud" depicts a charismatic heel played with stunning brilliance by Paul Newman. The film featured Oscar winning performances by Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas and a gem of a supporting turn by Brandon De Wilde.
Enjoy these vintage U.S. TV spots promoting American films released mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. We won't divulge the titles so you'll have some surprises!