TV Guide: Yul Brynner

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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 21 08:00 AM TCM

Video: Night Flight from Moscow (Le Serpent)

CinemaNow — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:09:31 -0400

Yul Brynner plays Vlassov, a senior Soviet spy who defects to the West and brings a "gift" for his American host, a list of several high-ranking Western officials who are Soviet double agents.

Video: The Magnificent Seven - (Movie Clip)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:01 -0400

Chris (Yul Brynner) and his men attack the bandit gang lead by Calvera (Eli Wallach) in The Magnificent Seven.

Video: The Magnificent Seven - (Movie Clip)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:00 -0400

The credit sequence and musical overture by Elmer Bernstein to The Magnificent Seven (1960) starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen.

Video: The Magnificent Seven - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:00 -0400

Seven American gunmen hire themselves out to protect a Mexican village from bandits in The Magnificent Seven (1960), with Yul Brynner & Steve McQueen.

Video: The Journey - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:44:23 -0400

A Communist officer (Yul Brynner) falls for a married woman (Deborah Kerr) during the 1956 Hungarian invasion in The Journey (1959).

Video: The Buccaneer (1958) - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:48:29 -0400

French pirate Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) tries to redeem his name helping the U.S. in the War of 1812 in Anthony Quinn's The Buccaneer (1958).

Video: Flight from Ayisha -- (Movie Clip) Stevenson

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:42:17 -0400

Col. Stevenson (Richard Widmark) volunteers to fly a rescue mission with Lt. Gregg (George Chakiris), who is then counseled by Sgt. Takashima (Yul Brynner) in Flight from Ashiya, 1964.

Video: Flight from Ashiya -- (Movie Clip) Apologize

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:42:16 -0400

Col. Stevenson (Richard Widmark) is persuaded by Lt. Gregg (George Chakiris) to attempt another rescue run then apologizes to Sgt. Takashima (Yul Brynner) for a racist comment in Flight from Ashiya, 1964.

Video: On This Day: July 11

iVillage — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:06:18 -0400

Babe Ruth's Red Sox debut 1914, Hollywood Bowl Amphitheatre opened 1922, NYC s Triborough Bridge opened 1936. Birthdays: Yul Brynner, Giorgio Armani, Justin Chambers, Lil Kim.

Video: Guns of the Magnficent Seven

iTunes — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:53:07 -0400

In the second sequel to The Magnificent Seven, George Kennedy takes over the role played by Yul Brynner as the head of the "Seven." Kennedy is approached by the young lieutenant (Reni Santoni) of an imprisoned Mexican rebel leader (Fernando Rey) and given money to raise a band of "killers" to fight against the evil dictator, Porfirio Diaz, and rescue Rey. The "Seven" free a group of prisoners and organize a training camp to make fighters of the campesinos. The force raids the prison fort and the battle against overwhelming odds begins... With Monte Markham, Joe Don Baker and James Whitmore. Directed by Paul Wendkos. Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Video: Fuzz

Hulu — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:22:26 -0400

The 87th Precinct contains some of Boston's most harassed policeman... and also some of its funniest in this irreverent action comedy that stars Burt Reynolds, Tom Skeritt, Yul Brynner and Raquel Welch.

Video: Cast a Giant Shadow

iTunes — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:23:57 -0400

This fact-based drama chronicles Israel's heroic struggle for independence under the leadership of the country's first general (Kirk Douglas). Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner and John Wayne co-star.

Video: Prince Of Egypt, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:00:56 -0400

Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Think of The Ten Commandments with songs and an all-star cast doing the voices. In the Charlton Heston role of Moses is Val Kilmer. Moses' brother Rameses, previously played by Yul Brynner, is now voiced by Ralph Fiennes. The story revolves around these two close brothers, Moses and Rameses. While Rameses is groomed to take over the land, his beloved brother Moses is a carefree prankster, until he learns the true secret of his past. His secret, of course, is that he is really a Jew and as a child was floated down the river to escape mass genocide. The pharaoh Seti (Patrick Stewart) raised Moses as his son. Upon learning the truth of his past from a burning bush, Moses returns to Egypt with God on his side and demands that the pharaoh (

Video: Ten Commandments, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:49:44 -0400

Based on the Holy Scriptures, with additional dialogue by several other hands, The Ten Commandments was the last film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The story relates the life of Moses, from the time he was discovered in the bullrushes as an infant by the pharoah's daughter, to his long, hard struggle to free the Hebrews from their slavery at the hands of the Egyptians. Moses (Charlton Heston) starts out in solid as Pharoah's adopted son (and a whiz at designing pyramids, dispensing such construction-site advice as Blood makes poor mortar), but when he discovers his true Hebrew heritage, he attempts to make life easier for his people. Banished by his jealous half-brother Rameses (Yul Brynner), Moses returns fully bearded to Pharoah's court, warning that he's had a message from God and that the Egyptians had better free the Hebrews post-haste if they know what's good for them. Only after the Deadly Plagues have decimated Egypt does Rameses give in. As the Hebrews reach the Red Sea, they discover that Rameses ha

Video: Brothers Karamazov, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:53:24 -0400

Dostoyevsky's novel {-The Brothers Karamazov} is given a Hollywood screen treatment by producer Pandro S. Berman and director Richard Brooks. Yul Brynner plays Dmitri Karamazov, a callous Russian officer who cuckolds his domineering father (Lee J. Cobb) with the old man's mistress Grushenka (Maria Schell). Richard Basehart is Dmitri's intellectual brother Ivan, while William Shatner is the pious Alexey Karamazov; both men eventually enjoy the attentions of the willing Grushenka. The Karamazovs' half-brother is Smedyakov (Albert Salmi), an epileptic whose purpose in the story is clarified after the family patriarch's murder. It is now part of Hollywood folklore that Marilyn Monroe fought long and hard to be cast as the enigmatic Grushenka. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Broadway's Lost Treasures

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:31:54 -0400

Broadway's Lost Treasures is a two-hour collection of musical highlights, culled from 19 years (1967-1986) of Tony Awards telecasts by Christopher A. Cohen, son of the original telecasts' producers, Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks. The program is divided into four self-explanatory segments -- Broadway Divas, Leading Men, Dancin', and Record Breakers -- and presented by hosts Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, and Chita Rivera. Musical numbers include the Broadway Divas: Vivian Blaine (Adelaide's Lament from {+Guys and Dolls}), Patti LuPone(A New Argentina from {+Evita}), Angela Lansbury (The Worst Pies in London from {+Sweeney Todd}), Carol Channing (Before the Parade Passes By from {+Hello Dolly}), and Julie Andrews (Send in the Clowns from {+A Little Night Music}). Next up are the Leading Men: Zero Mostel (If I Were a Rich Man from {+Fiddler on the Roof}), Yul Brynner (Shall We Dance? from {+The King and I}), John Raitt (Hey There from {+The Pajama Game}), Robert Preston (Trouble from {+The Music Man}), and

Video: King And I, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:28:18 -0400

The King and I, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's 1951Broadway musical hit, was based on Margaret Landon's book {-Anna and the King of Siam}. Since 20th-Century-Fox had made a film version of the Landon book in 1946, that studio had first dibs on the movie adaptation of King and I. Deborah Kerr plays English widow Anna Leonowens, who comes to Siam in the 1860s to tutor the many wives and children of the country's progressive King (Yul Brynner, recreating his Broadway role-and winning an Oscar in the process). The culture clash between Anna and the King is but one aspect of their multilayered relationship. Through Anna, the King learns the refineries and responsibilities of modern western civilization; Anna meanwhile comes to realize how important it is for an Oriental ruler to maintain his pride and to uphold the customs of his people. After a successful evening entertaining foreign dignitaries, Anna and the King celebrate with an energetic dance, but this is cut short by a bitter quarrel over the cruel

Video: Return Of The Seven

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:39:13 -0400

The first of two sequels to The Magnificent Seven (1960), this bloody western featured only Yul Brynner from the original picture's all-star cast. Once again, the residents of a pastoral Mexican village become enslaved by a maniacal brute, this time the insane rancher Lorca (Emilio Fernandez), who has corralled a small army of 50 gunmen to intimidate the citizenry into building a church in memory of his son. Chico (now played by Julian Mateos), an original member of the seven gunslingers from the first film, hears of the villagers' plight and sends for Chris Adams (Brynner), who rounds up another lucky seven shootists from various places of ill-repute (including prison). The new bunch, which now includes Warren Oates and Claude Akins, storms the storm, intending to restore order. This film was, in turn, followed by a pair of further sequels, Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide.

Video: Light At The Edge Of The World, The

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:35:08 -0400

This action adventure is based on Jules Verne's The Light at the Edge of the World. It takes place in 1865 on the chilly tip of Argentina in a lighthouse set up to guide ships around the extremely dangerous and turbulent waters of Cape Horn. The lighthouse keeper (Fernando Rey) and his assistant go out to investigate when a strange sailing ship comes too near to the island the lighthouse is on. Denton (Kirk Douglas), the lighthouse keeper's North American apprentice, is left behind. For their pains, the lighthouse keeper and his assistant are killed, and Kongre (Yul Brynner), the ship's pirate captain, goes to the lighthouse and captures Denton. Kongre shuts down the real lighthouse and sets up a false one so that his pirates can prey on the busy ships that must pass nearby. Denton, set loose by his captors on a nearby island, eventually begins to fight back. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide.

Video: Queen Of Sheba, The

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:03:30 -0400

Leonora Ruffo is the exotically garbed title character in the Italian costume spectacle The Queen of Sheba. In the original Scriptures, Sheba and Israel's King Solomon merely exchanged gifts and parted company. Naturally, the filmmakers improve upon the story, with Prince Rehoboam (Gino Leurini), the handsome son of the ageing Solomon (Gino Cervi), falling in love with the Queen while he tries to ferret out Sheba's war plans. This results in a hot-and-heavy romantic triangle involving the Prince, the Queen, and someone named Princess Zymira (Marina Berti). All the usual Biblical-epic cliches are in attendance, including the heroine's obligatory milk bath. At one time a staple of American television Late Late Shows, The Queen of Sheba was temporarily withdrawn from circulation in 1959 to avoid competition with the Yul Brynner-Gina Lollobrigida starrer Solomon and Sheba. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.