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  • The Serpent's Egg
  • The Serpent's Egg review by A customer from London
    Rated - 3 stars Is It Really The Master's Mistake? 17 September 2004
    ...quently illogical, and the more interesting figures (such as a priest played by James Whitmore) are given too little screen time while the more frustrating characters are giv...  
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • The Shawshank Redemption review by James Hickie from Leicester, England
    Rated - 5 stars The Shawshank Redemption - Review 28 April 2006
    ... me. These two, however, are not the only stand-out performances in this movie; James Whitmore as Brooks is also worthy of particular mention in a magnificent supporting role...  

James Whitmore - filmography


  • The Relic on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Penelope Ann Miller,  Tom Sizemore,  Linda Hunt
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: 15
    Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled corpses that keep popping up around her museum during an opening night gala. When they investigate further ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 60% from 673 members
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  • Hail Columbia on DVD (1995)
    Starring: James Whitmore
    Director: Graeme Ferguson
    Certificate: U
    In 1981, the first space shuttle made her maiden voyage, capturing the imagination of the world. It was a technological feat which launched America back into the forefront of space exploration. Hail Columbia!, is produced by Graeme Ferguson and Roman Kroitor and portrays the story of the space ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 53% from 70 members
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  • The Serpent's Egg on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Liv Ullmann,  David Carradine,  Gert Frobe
    Director: Ingmar Bergman
    Certificate: 18
    This unusual political drama by Ingmar Bergman was filmed at Bavaria Film Studios in Munich during the director's exile from Sweden after encountering problems with tax officials back home. THE SERPENT'S EGG, a big-budget German-American coproduction, was Bergman's second work in English after THE ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 49% from 275 members
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  • The Harrad Experiment on DVD (1973)
    Starring: James Whitmore,  Tippi Hedren,  Don Johnson
    Director: Ted Post
    Certificate: 15
    A sensuous & appealing screen production of the best seller by Robert Rimmer. Two relationships are intimately explored in an experimental coed college which encourages sexual freedom. Actor Don Johnson was involved with co-star Tippi Hedren during filming, before marrying her daughter, Melanie ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 36% from 81 members
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  • Madigan on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Richard Widmark,  Henry Fonda,  Harry Guardino
    Director: Don Siegel
    Certificate: 12
    Adapted from Richard Dougherty's 'The Commissioner', 'Madigan' stars Richard Widmark as the eponymous New York detective in this warm-up for Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry'. Joined by his partner Rocco Bonaro, Madigan raids the apartment of criminal Barney Benesch, but when both cops are briefly frozen ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 81 members
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  • Them on DVD (1954)
    Starring: James Whitmore,  Edmund Gwenn,  Joan Weldon
    Director: Gordon Douglas
    Certificate: PG
    In THEM!, atomic radiation once again manages to transform tiny harmless creatures into gigantic holy terrors. Probably the best of the 1950s phenomenon, this top-notch thriller witnesses giant ants set loose on a small town in the Southwest desert region of the United States. Two doctors from the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 72% from 361 members
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  • Battle Cry on DVD (1954)
    Starring: Van Heflin,  Aldo Ray,  Mona Freeman
    Director: Raoul Walsh
    Certificate: PG
    Non-stop action characterises this World War II epic with an all-star cast. The heroic exploits of a Marine battalion are followed from basic training through the bloody invasion of Aaipan. Newsreel and 'Speedy Gonzales' cartoon are a part of this Leon Uris novel brought to the big screen. Academy ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 51% from 190 members
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James Whitmore facts

5 most recent films


The Relic - 3.0 stars
Hail Columbia - 2.5 stars
Shawshank Redemption, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
The Shawshank Redemption - 4.5 stars
The Serpent's Egg - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


Shawshank Redemption, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
The Shawshank Redemption - 4.5 stars
The Asphalt Jungle - 3.5 stars
Planet Of The Apes - 3.5 stars
Them - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films


High Crime: The Marseilles Connection - 3.0 stars
The Harrad Experiment - 2.0 stars
The Serpent's Egg - 2.5 stars
Battle Cry - 2.5 stars
Hail Columbia - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


James Whitmore Jr. - 3 times - show films
William Sadler - 2 times - show films
Tim Robbins - 2 times - show films
Gil Bellows - 2 times - show films
Robert Gunton - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors


Frank Darabont - 2 times - show films
Gordon Douglas - 1 times - show films
Michael Winner - 1 times - show films
Paul Wendkos - 1 times - show films
Franklin J. Schaffner - 1 times - show films