Michael Wager
Actor · b. 1925
Movies8
Movie7.1DramaHistoryWho is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
King of Kings
1961 · 245 votes
Movie6.7DramaWarAri Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Exodus
1960 · 239 votes
Movie8.0TV MovieDramaA betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.
Medea
1959 · 1 votes
Movie7.7DocumentaryDocumentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have worked with him are featured.
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · 6 votes
Movie4.0DramaTV MovieCaptures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous New York City.
Paul's Case
1980 · 6 votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceTwo teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980 · 14 votes
Movie5.9WarDramaIn 1948, immediately before a ceasefire takes effect, four volunteers fighting for Israel are ordered to take Hill 24, overlooking the road to Jerusalem.
Movie10.0MusicTo play Beethoven's music is to give oneself over completely to the child-spirit which lived in that grim, awkward, violent man. Without that utter submission it is impossible to play the Adagio of the Ninth. Or, Heaven knows, the first movement. And the Finale? Most of all! It is simply unplayable unless we go all the way with him, as he cries out "Brüder!" - Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970 · 1 votes