John Korty

Filmography

John Korty - filmography

Shattered Promises (1992)
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Susan Ruttan
Director: John Korty
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When a powerful lawyer (Treat Williams) begins abusing his wife (Embeth Davidtz), a determined cop (Brian Dennehy) risks his life--and hers--to put him in jail. This made-for-TV drama is based on a true story.

62% from 94 members
Not currently released

Resting Place on DVD (1986)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, John Lithgow, C.C.H. Pounder
Director: John Korty
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When a black Army Lieutenant killed in Vietnam is prevented from being buried in his hometown's all-white cemetery, an Army Major investigates the situation. As he looks back upon the soldier's career, he discovers that he may not have been a victim of the war after all...

55% from 268 members

Second Sight - A Love Story on DVD (1984)
Starring: Barry Newman, Elizabeth Montgomery
Director: John Korty
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The tearjerking story of a young blind woman who, shaken by a narrow escape from a burglar, decides she must have a guide dog. After a new form of surgery restores her sight she is faced with the prospect of having to part with her canine friend...

59% from 30 members

Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures (1984)
Starring: Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Eric Walker
Director: John Korty
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Featuring the adventures: 'Caravan Of Courage' and 'The Battle For Endor'. A family is left stranded on the planet Endor when their shuttle crashes. The parents are captured by a monster and the children must enlist the help of Ewoks to get them back safely.

52% from 1,738 member
Not currently released

A Christmas Without Snow on DVD (1980)
Starring: Michael Lerner, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri
Director: John Korty
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A newly divorced and jobless woman in a strange city far from home joins a church choir and under the direction of a stern but gifted choir master, she becomes part of a group striving toward a common goal: to shape a ragtag assembly of amateurs into a chorus capable of performing Handel's "Messiah"..read more »

43% from 106 members

Oliver's Story on DVD (1978)
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett
Director: John Korty
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In this sequel to the immensely popular tearjerker LOVE STORY, Ryan O'Neal reprises his role as poor little rich boy Oliver Barrett. This time, Oliver's in love with someone every bit as wealthy as he is--the recently divorced career woman Marcie Bonwit (Candice Bergen). The two young professionals ..read more »

52% from 93 members

The White People's Fountain (1974)
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Odetta, Richard Dysart
Director: John Korty
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The story of a black woman who, at 110, tells a New York reporter about her life as a slave and how she became a member of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

58% from 29 members
Currently unavailable

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman on DVD (1974)
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Odetta
Director: John Korty
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This highly acclaimed drama, based on the epic novel by Ernest J. Gaines, eloquently covers the story of the Black Experience - from the Civil War to the civil rights movement - all told from the memories of a fictional 110 year-old slave played by Cicely Tyson. Ms.Tyson's tour-de-force performance,..read more »

61% from 47 members

Shattered Promises - 3.0 stars
Resting Place - 3.0 stars
Second Sight - A Love Story - 3.0 stars
Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures - 2.5 stars
A Christmas Without Snow - 2.0 stars

Shattered Promises - 3.0 stars
Resting Place - 3.0 stars
Oliver's Story - 2.5 stars
Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures - 2.5 stars
A Christmas Without Snow - 2.0 stars

Morgan Freeman - 2 times - show films
Odetta - 2 times - show films
Michael Lerner - 2 times - show films
C.C.H. Pounder - 2 times - show films
James Cromwell - 2 times - show films

Ada Johnson - 1 times - show films