, 1h47 Directed byRichard Donner OriginUSA GenresDrama, Action, Historical ThemesTransport films, Aviation films ActorsDavid McLean, Charles Bronson, Stanley Livingston, Brad Dexter, Kenneth Tobey, Mary Tyler Moore Rating55% The experimental X-15 program at Edwards Air Force Base involves test pilots: civilian Matt Powell (David McLean), Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson) and Maj. Ernest Wilde (Ralph Taeger). The cutting edge high-speed program is ramrodded by project chief Tom Deparma (James Gregory) and US Air Force Col. Craig Brewster (Kenneth Tobey). As the test pilots prepare for the planned launch of the rocket plane from a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress mother ship, they experience emotional and physical problems, which they share with their wives and sweethearts.
Directed byKenji Misumi GenresDrama, Action, Historical ActorsIchikawa Raizō VIII, Shiho Fujimura, Shigeru Amachi, Eijirō Yanagi, Yoshio Inaba, Saburo Date Rating69% The film opens with Shiho Fujimura as a female assassin, seeking to kill her lord's mistress for what she sees as the good of her clan. She succeeds, but is punished for her act, sentenced to death, but it is her husband (Shigeru Amachi) who executes her. Attempting to deal with the guilt of his action, he becomes a monk and sends his son to be fostered by another family. The rest of the film follows the young boy as he grows to become a skilled swordsman (Raizo Ichikawa).