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The Godfather Part II (1974)
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Director Francis Ford Coppola
Writer Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Cast Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
Plot The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Director Francis Ford Coppola
Writer John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Cast Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Plot A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
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Lonesome Dove (1989)
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Cast Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover
Plot Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
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Falling Down (1993)
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Director Joel Schumacher
Writer Ebbe Roe Smith
Cast Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
Plot An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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The Natural (1984)
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Director Barry Levinson
Writer Bernard Malamud, Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry
Cast Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close
Plot A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
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The Godfather: A Novel for Television aka The Godfather Saga (1977)
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Cast Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall
Plot The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.
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The Judge (2014)
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Director David Dobkin
Writer Nick Schenk, Bill Dubuque, David Dobkin
Cast Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga
Plot Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
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THX 1138 (1971)
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Director George Lucas
Writer George Lucas, Walter Murch
Cast Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
Plot In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
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Open Range (2003)
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Director Kevin Costner
Writer Lauran Paine, Craig Storper
Cast Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Diego Luna
Plot A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt landowner.
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John Q (2002)
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Director Nick Cassavetes
Writer James Kearns
Cast Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Gabriela Oltean
Plot John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
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Secondhand Lions (2003)
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Director Tim McCanlies
Writer Tim McCanlies
Cast Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall
Plot Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.
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Colors (1988)
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Director Dennis Hopper
Writer Michael Schiffer, Richard Di Lello
Cast Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso
Plot An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
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The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
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Director John Sturges
Writer Tom Mankiewicz, Jack Higgins
Cast Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall
Plot A German plot to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.
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Tender Mercies (1983)
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Director Bruce Beresford
Writer Horton Foote
Cast Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley
Plot A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
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Joe Kidd (1972)
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Director John Sturges
Writer Elmore Leonard
Cast Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon
Plot An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
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The Rain People (1969)
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Director Francis Ford Coppola
Writer Francis Ford Coppola
Cast James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall
Plot When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
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Deep Impact (1998)
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Director Mimi Leder
Writer Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
Cast Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood
Plot A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.
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The Great Santini (1979)
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Director Lewis John Carlino
Writer Pat Conroy, Lewis John Carlino, Herman Raucher
Cast Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe
Plot As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated Marine pilot.
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Days of Thunder (1990)
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Director Tony Scott
Writer Robert Towne, Tom Cruise
Cast Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall
Plot A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
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Get Low (2009)
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Director Aaron Schneider
Writer Chris Provenzano, C. Gaby Mitchell, Scott Seeke
Cast Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek
Plot A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
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The Outfit (1973)
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Director John Flynn
Writer Donald E. Westlake, John Flynn
Cast Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker
Plot Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
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True Confessions (1981)
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Director Ulu Grosbard
Writer John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Gary S. Hall
Cast Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning
Plot A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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The Apostle (1997)
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Director Robert Duvall
Writer Robert Duvall
Cast Robert Duvall, Todd Allen, Paul Bagget
Plot After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
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A Civil Action (1998)
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Director Steven Zaillian
Writer Jonathan Harr, Steven Zaillian
Cast John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan
Plot At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's contaminated water supply.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
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Director Herbert Ross
Writer Nicholas Meyer, Arthur Conan Doyle
Cast Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall
Plot To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
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The Killer Elite (1975)
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Director Sam Peckinpah
Writer Marc Norman, Stirling Silliphant, Robert Syd Hopkins
Cast James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill
Plot Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.
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Newsies (1992)
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Director Kenny Ortega
Writer Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Cast Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall
Plot A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
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Countdown (1967)
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Director Robert Altman
Writer Loring Mandel, Hank Searls
Cast James Caan, Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore
Plot Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.
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The Paper (1994)
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Director Ron Howard
Writer David Koepp, Stephen Koepp
Cast Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall
Plot New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.
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Broken Trail (2006)
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Cast Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi
Plot A veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.
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Breakout (1975)
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Director Tom Gries
Writer Howard B. Kreitsek, Marc Norman, Elliott Baker
Cast Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland
Plot A bush pilot is hired for fifty thousand dollars to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.
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Kicking & Screaming (2005)
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Director Jesse Dylan
Writer Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Cast Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Josh Hutcherson
Plot Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.
