Holly Near — Actor (7)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB TMDB Douban
Slaughterhouse-Five
director: George Roy Hill actor: Michael Sacks / Ron Leibman
other title: Mattatoio 5 / Slagtehus 5
Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life on a distant planet called Tralfamadore, passing through his bitter experience as a prisoner of war in the German city of Dresden, over which looms the inevitable shadow of an unspeakable tragedy.
The Todd Killings (1971) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Todd Killings
director: Barry Shear actor: Robert F. Lyons / Richard Thomas
other title: L'idolo / Los asesinatos de Todd
Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and are only too willing to accompany him to a nearby desert area to be his "girl for the night." Not all of them return, however. Featuring Richard Thomas as his loyal hanger-on and a colorful assortment of familiar actors in vivid character roles including Barbara Bel Geddes, Gloria Grahame, Edward Asner, Fay Spain, James Broderick and Michael Conrad.
Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
director: Robert Thom actor: Jennifer Jones / Jordan Christopher
The overweight debutante daughter of the world's wealthiest couple falls in with a gang of tripped out, skydiving pseudo-reactionary pop stars, who take their beliefs of the American ideal to profoundly impossible heights.
FTA (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
FTA
director: Francine Parker actor: Jane Fonda / Donald Sutherland
other title: F.T.A.
A documentary about a political troupe headed by actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland which traveled to towns near military bases in the US in the early 1970s. The group put on shows called "F.T.A.", which stood for "F**k the Army", and was aimed at convincing soldiers to voice their opposition to the Vietnam War, which was raging at the time. Various singers, actors and other entertainers performed antiwar songs and skits during the show.
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock (1983) [Movie] TMDB
Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock
director: Joseph Camp actor: Angela Davis / Alice Walker
This vibrant and engaging video profiles the a capella activist group, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Singing to end the oppression of Black people world wide, SWEET HONEY embraces musical styles from spirituals and blues to calypso, and concerns ranging from feminism to ecology, peace and justice. This dynamic video features individual portraits, powerful concert footage and commentary by Angela Davis, Alice Walker and Holly Near.
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Minnie and Moskowitz
director: John Cassavetes actor: Gena Rowlands / Seymour Cassel
other title: Minnie e Moskowitz / Minnie und Moskowitz
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.