The Viking (1928)
Synopsis: In Pre-Columbian times, Vikings enslave an English aristocrat, Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason), and take him to Norway. Alwin becomes the protegé of Viking Leif Ericsson (Donald Crisp, How Green […]
Tag Archives: Action & Adventure
Adventurous stories, which often offer spectacular, high-energy escapism
The 007 Series: The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Synopsis: James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Dante’s Peak) is assigned to protect an oil heiress (Sophie Marceau, Braveheart) from a madman (Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty) who had kidnapped her years […]
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer, Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din), recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935)
Synopsis: A Canadian vacationing in London, England, Richard Hannay (Robert Donat, Goodbye Mr. Chips), is drawn into a complicated web of international intrigue after he meets a mysterious woman at a […]
Abandon Ship (1957, aka Seven Waves Away)
Synopsis: After a shipwreck, 26 people in a lifeboat meant for 9 try to survive. The lifeboat’s Captain, played by Tyrone Power (Jesse James and The Black Swan), suddenly realizes […]
George Pal Presents: Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: A famed American adventurer, Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team of extraordinary men travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his […]
The Naked Prey (1965)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Africa, after insulting a local tribe, members of a safari are brutally killed by the offended party. The local natives do spare one person, […]
New World (2013, aka Sinsegye)
Synopsis: When the head of a powerful crime organization dies in a car accident, cops see a unique opportunity to influence the internal politics of the corrupt conglomerate. Police department […]
The 007 Series: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Synopsis: When China refuses to give him exclusive broadcasting rights, a media tycoon, Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce, Brazil), plots to manufacture a war between UK and China that he hopes […]
The 007 Series: GoldenEye (1995)
Synopsis: M16’s James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Robinson Crusoe) is assigned to stop an ex-colleague, Agent 006 (Sean Bean, Game of Thrones), who is helping the Russians develop a weapon. With […]
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Synopsis: Two young cousins survive a shipwreck with help of an old sailor. The castaways find a gorgeous island and the old man teaches the young kids survival techniques. After […]
The 007 Series: Licence to Kill (1989)
Synopsis: When his American pal, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison, The Fly), is maimed by a vicious kingpin, Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi, The Goonies), MIA agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton, […]
