Movies by Hal Holbrook

My Own Country

My Own Country

An East Indian physician works with AIDS patients as an epidemic of the disease hits in Tennessee.

The People Next Door

The People Next Door

A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

Hoffman, Redford, Bernstein, Woodward, Pakula and Bradlee. Creators and creatures involved in one way or another with 'All the President's Men', whether being the novel or the movie, appear in this documentary to talk about the challenge of both medias and how one was successfully transformed into another.

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog decides to save them.

Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

A newly divorced man finds it difficult to get used to the single world.

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, Amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in St. Louis during the Depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about the future.

The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun

In Kansas during the middle of the Civil War, John Golden is left for dead and his family has been killed by the ruthless Confederate outlaw William Quantrill. Rescued by runaway slave Joshua Brown, Golden is determined to get revenge. With the help of a legendary gunfighter and a special gun, Golden must not only deal with Quantrill and his men, but has to dodge General Custer and his army, as well.

That Certain Summer

That Certain Summer

The first US teleplay to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Divorced San Francisco contractor Doug Salter is looking forward to a summer visit from his fourteen-year-old son Nick, who lives in Los Angeles with his mother Janet. The boy does not know that his father is gay and committed to Gary McClain, his life partner of several years.

Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.

When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

This film describes Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's 7-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. Held in numerous, brutal POW camps, he faced starvation, torture and terrible living conditions brought on by his North Vietnamese captors in an effort to keep communication alive between the prisoners. His wife, Jane, is also arranging a POW wives league in the U.S. in order to popularize their plight.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality.

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War II.

Blackway

Blackway

A young woman newly returned to her hometown becomes the subject of harassment by a man named Blackway, an ex-cop turned violent crime lord who operates with impunity in this small community on the edge of the wilderness. Forsaken by the local townspeople—and advised by the Sheriff to leave town—Lillian decides instead to take a stand against her sociopathic stalker, and enlists the help of ex-logger Lester and his laconic young sidekick.

Savannah

Savannah

Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him...

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and John Badham.

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

A compassionate Hollywood screenwriter attempts to talk a troubled actress out of taking her own life.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and demanding sitcom star.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward changed American history through their dogged pursuit of the truth in uncovering the story of Watergate. Starting small and building step-by-step, they connected the dots that led from a third-rate burglary at the Watergate Office Building to the resignation of the President of the United States. This documentary asks the question: If two young reporters uncovered a national crime in the White House today, could they be as successful as Woodward and Bernstein were in the 1970s? Through interviews with prominen...

The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

This five principal original cast members (plus a handful of recurring guests) from the popular sitcom Designing Women (1986) reunite for the first time since 1991 to reminisce and discuss the show.