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James Caan

About: The son of a kosher meat salesman, James Caan was born March 26, 1939, in the Bronx, N.Y., and was raised in Queens. A former lifeguard, he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and made a 1960 off-Broadway debut in "La Ronde."Television roles led to a bit part in Irma La Douce (1963), followed by a startling lead role as a young psycho in Lady in a Cage. Several routine films later, Caan scored in the TV movie Brian's Song and as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Now an established screen tough guy, Caan went on to Cinderella Liberty, The Gambler, Rollerball, A Bridge Too Far, Comes a Horseman, Hide in Plain Sight (which he also directed) and many more. He reemerged in the '90s as a character actor in both major and independent films (such as Bottle Rocket and Elf), and in 2003, he headlined his first TV series, "Vegas."

New York, I Love You

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2008

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About: A companion piece to Paris, Je T'aime, this valentine to New York is a tapestry of 12 love stories, each by a different filmmaker. From the Village to Brooklyn and Central Park to Queens, each tale features the Big Apple as a central character. The writer-directors include Natalie Portman and Brett Ratner, with an equally eclectic cast of Shia LaBeouf, James Caan, Julie Christie, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke and dozens more.
URL: New York, I Love You

A Bridge Too Far

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1977

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About: Directed by Richard Attenborough, A Bridge Too Far details a pivotal day during World War II when an Allied task force tried -- and failed -- to win the war by seizing key bridges in Holland. The film boasts a cast of thousands (including Sean Connery, Robert Redford, James Caan, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier) and some of the biggest battle sequences ever filmed.
URL: A Bridge Too Far

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2009

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About: Every day, the lucky people of Chewandswallow step outdoors to get their meals from the food that falls from the sky: hamburgers, mashed potatoes, soup and more. Everybody is happy -- until the food that rains down swells to gargantuan proportions. Now the residents of Chewandswallow must put an end to the wild weather before their homes and town are pummeled into destruction. This animated adventure features the vocal talent of Anna Faris.
URL: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Lady in a Cage

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1964

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About: Affluent widow Mrs. Hilyard (Olivia de Havilland) gets trapped inside her home elevator after her power goes out on a sizzling summer day. Her continued shouts and pressing of an alarm button ultimately attract some opportunistic thugs (led by a young James Caan) who loot her house and play sadistic mind games with their caged quarry. Ann Sothern and Jeff Corey costar in this psychological shocker directed by Walter Grauman.
URL: Lady in a Cage

A Glimpse of Hell

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Based on the book by Charles Thompson, this docudrama follows the aftermath of an explosion on Naval ship U.S.S. Iowa that caused the deaths of 47 officers. Upon investigating, Capt. Fred Moosally (James Caan) fingers one dead officer, Clay Hartwig (Dashiell Eaves), rumored to have been in a homosexual relationship with fellow officer GMG2 Kendall Truitt (Jamie Harrold). But Lt. Dan Meyer (Robert Sean Leonard) searches harder for the truth.
URL: A Glimpse of Hell

Comes a Horseman

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1978

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About: When widowed Ella Connors (Jane Fonda) gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover, Jacob Ewing (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of her antagonistic neighbor, Frank Athearn (James Caan). As Ella and Frank fight stampedes, betrayal and sabotage to rope enough livestock to pay the ranch's debts, they begin feeling a growing affection for each other in this gritty Western directed by Alan J. Pakula.
URL: Comes a Horseman

The Godfather

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1972

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About: Director Francis Ford Coppola brings Mario Puzo's multigenerational crime saga to life in this Oscar-winning epic. When an organized crime family patriarch (Marlon Brando) barely survives an attempt on his life, his son Michael (Al Pacino) convinces his brother Sonny (James Caan) to let him take care of the would-be killers. Amid betrayals and corruption, Michael launches a campaign of bloody revenge that continues through the film's two sequels.
URL: The Godfather

Submarine X-1

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1969

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About: Based on a true story from the files of the British War Office, this taut World War II drama follows the top secret mission of submarine commander Richard Bolton (James Caan). After Nazis sink his sub, The Gauntlet, Bolton is assigned to head up a plan to destroy the same warship that downed his vessel. Bolton's men will use tiny subs to plant explosives on the German ship as it undergoes repairs. David Sumner and Rupert Davies costar.
URL: Submarine X-1

Night at the Golden Eagle

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2002

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About: Tommy (Donnie Montemarano) is a lowly thug who's facing his not-so-golden years (he's about to turn 60!) with no decent prospects. Just released from jail, Tommy heads for the Golden Eagle with Mic, an old compatriot, deciding it's time to toe the straight-and-narrow ... but a murderous fit puts him right back in the center of trouble. Vinny Argiro and Natasha Lyonne also star.
URL: Night at the Golden Eagle

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1976

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About: James Caan and Elliott Gould are disgruntled turn-of-the-century vaudevillians who decide to become New York City safecrackers -- but making a killing in their new career turns out to be far funnier than their old act. In short order, they earn the hatred of the city's best safecracker and the devotion of one of its leading citizens (Diane Keaton). Can't you just hear those tumblers falling into place?
URL: Harry and Walter Go to New York

Kiss Me Goodbye

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1982

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About: A mischievous ghost tries to stop his widow from marrying a stuffy bore in this supernatural comedy. Widowed three years, Kay (Sally Field) still misses her Broadway choreographer husband, Jolly (James Caan), but she's ready to start anew by marrying Dr. Rupert Baines (Jeff Bridges). But her plans don't go smoothly; a week before the wedding, Jolly's spirit dances onto the scene and wreaks havoc by taunting Kay for loving such a stiff shirt.
URL: Kiss Me Goodbye

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