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Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent (born on April 12, 1927 in Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter. Sargent graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1945. As of 2006, he is one of 35 alums to be on the school's Wall of Fame. Sargent began writing for television in 1953 and through the 1960s he scripted episodes...
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Anywhere But Here

Anywhere but Here is a 1999 drama film. The film is based on the novel by Mona Simpson, the screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent and directed by Wayne Wang. It was produced by Laurence Mark, Petra Alexandria and Ginny Nugent. It stars Susan...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 12, 1999

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Runtime:

  • 109 min (65.4 hs )

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Ordinary People

Ordinary People is a 1980 American film drama that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper-middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of the older son in a boating...

Initial release date:

  • 1980

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 6,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The first installment in the Spider-Man series, the film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst,...

Initial release date:

  • May 3, 2002

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 121 min (72.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 139,000,000 (US$)

Julia

Julia is a 1977 film made by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Lillian Hellman's book Pentimento, a portion of which purports to tell the story of her relationship with her lifelong friend, "Julia," who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 2, 1977

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Runtime:

  • 118 min (70.8 hs )

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The Sterile Cuckoo

The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) released in the UK as Pookie, is a theatrical release feature film released by Paramount Pictures. It tells the story of an eccentric young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences and inadequacies, and...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 22, 1969

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Runtime:

  • 107 min (64.2 hs )

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 30, 2004

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 128 min (76.8 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 200,000,000 (US$)

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The film...

Initial release date:

  • May 1, 2007

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 139 min (83.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 250,000,000 (US$)

White Palace

White Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. It is a romantic drama about the unlikely relationship between a young middle class widower (Spader) who falls in love with a middle-aged working class waitress (Sarandon) in St....

Initial release date:

  • Oct 19, 1990

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Runtime:

  • 103 min (61.8 hs )

What About Bob?

What About Bob? is a 1991 comedy film directed by Frank Oz, and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray plays Bob Wiley, a multiphobic psychiatric patient who follows his successful and (beyond) egotistical psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin ...

Initial release date:

  • 1991

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 99 min (59 hs )

Paper Moon

Paper Moon is a 1973 American motion picture comedy directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The screenplay was adapted from the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown, and the film was shot in black-and-white. The film is set during the Great Depression in the...

Initial release date:

  • May 9, 1973

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Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

Unfaithful

Unfaithful is a 2002 American erotic drama film starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane and Olivier Martinez, directed by Adrian Lyne, and adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the French film The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme infidèle) by...

Initial release date:

  • May 10, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 50,000,000 (US$)

Hero

Hero (also known as Accidental Hero) is a comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Chevy Chase, and Joan Cusack. It was released in the United States on 20 October 1992. Hero is the story of...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 2, 1992

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 117 min (70.2 hs )

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Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

Love and Pain And The Whole Damn Thing is a 1973 American film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It is often categorized as a drama, but contains many comic elements. Walter Elbertson is a young, shy asthmatic who lacks direction in his life and the...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 19, 1973

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Runtime:

  • 110 min (66 hs )

Produced by:

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Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 film based on the novel Heaven Has No Favorites ("Der Himmel kennt keine Günstlinge) by Erich Maria Remarque, and stars Al Pacino as the title character. Formula One auto racer Bobby Deerfield is a calculating, control...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 29, 1977

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 6,400,000 (US$)

Produced by:

I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line is a 1970 film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld. The film is the story of Sheriff Henry Tawes (Peck) who begins to have a relationship with town girl Alma McCain (Weld). The soundtrack, I Walk...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 18, 1970

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 95 min (57 hs )

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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

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Runtime:

  • 100 min (60 hs )

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