The only directorial effort by william shatner, who also conceived the story of the crew of the enterprise meeting the almighty, star trek v was released in the hugelycompetitive summer of 1989 and ranked the lowestgrossing star trek film until star trek. The film sounds like sole survivor 1969 tv movie staring william shatner which used the wreck of a b25j mitchell bomber. What it turns out to be is a routine street drama, with faded color, grainy photography, and stereotypical characterizations. Sole survivor is a cbs friday night movie directed by paul stanley and starring richard basehart, william shatner, and vince edwards. Please also tell us as much as you can in the biography wiki below. Enter william shatner with basehart as a crash investigator investigating the crash of course they cant see the ghosts of the past clearly shades of twilight zone here. Soul survivor is the story of how the leiningers pieced together what their son was communicating and eventually discovered that he was reliving the past life of world war ii fighter pilot james huston. With vince edwards, richard basehart, william shatner, lou antonio.
This story is loosely based on the discovery of the b24 liberator bomber the lady be good that was found in the libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to italy. Sole survivor 1970 paul stanley, vince edwards, richard basehart, william shatner, drama, fantasy april 20, 2017 when a bomber believed to have crashed in the ocean 17 years ago is found in the libyan desert, a colonel and major accompany the only surviving member of the crew, who is now a general to figure out what happened. An oftoverlooked but aboveaverage little indie horror flick, sole survivor is notable for bucking the trend in the era when the slasher film reigned supreme in the horror genre. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best screen. A plane is damaged during a world war ii bombing mission. Kildare, sole survivor, the andersonville trial, hawaii fiveo, the hound of the baskervilles, the people, barnaby jones, the horror at. New western movie english 2019 full length movies action. In fact the classic twilight zone episode king nine will not return bears a strong resemblance to sole survivor. Sole survivor is one of those films i remember from my childhood where it. Soul survivors script, by guerdon trueblood, does not tell the story of lady be good. William shatner, who played captain kirk on tvs star trek, has filed for divorce from his wife of 18 years, elizabeth. Sole survivor is the cnn documentary of four people who are sole survivors and their life and effects after surviving their own crashes. Soul survivors, a 2001 film starring melissa sagemiller soul survivor, an episode in 2003 of the television series charmed.
Soul survivors 1995 after losing his job, a liverpool disc jockey ian mcshane heads to the states to find members of a longdefunct soul group. I thought it was a film or tv film adaptation of a play because it was quite talky and rather stagey as its one location only. A sole survivor is a person who is the only survivor of a deadly incident. Sole survivor brings four of them together george lamson, cecilia cichan, bahia bakari and jim polehinke to share their very complex, personal stories for the first time. They revisit the most harrowing moments of their lives in an effort to heal. Sole survivor is a 1984 american horror film written and directed by thom eberhardt, in his feature film debut. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all. As bruce leininger struggled to understand what was happening to his son, he also uncovered details of james hustons life and death as a. The planes navigator, russell hamner richard basehart, panics and bails out, causing the plane to crash in the libyan desert, killing. I thought this film was well done, compassionate, and educational, regarding the human psyche, soul, more.
From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. Sole survivor 1970 william shatner monologue youtube. I lost an acquaintance of over 12 yrs, a passenger on flight 255, the flight where cecilia cichan was the solesurvivor. Soul survivor, set in torontos jamaican community, could have been a revealing film with an unusual setting. The film, written by screenwriter guerdon trueblood, was first aired on television in 1970. So i posted something on facebook about how our future wouldnt be that way and told people they should watch sole survivor, which stars william shatner. This story is loosely based on the discovery of the b24. Sole survivor, an american television film based on a 1997 novel by dean koontz. William shatners divorce filed days after wifes brother. Starring the great william shatner, richard basehart, patrick wayne and vince edwards. The new york times panned the film saying yes, there is an explanation for everything, but it is a long time coming and not worth the wait.
Shatner plays a fairly small role, even if he does get second billing. William shatner filed for divorce from his fourth wife less than a week after her brother dropped dead from a heart attack, can reveal. One thread that struck me throughout watching this film. Congratulations to the festival favorites listed below for 2019. Vince edwards, richard basehart, william shatner, guerdon trueblood, paul stanley.
This is a documentary that switches off and on who they are following and because of that, the film is a little uneven at times. Sole survivor is a madefortelevision film from 1970. And i was worried about all the region 1 conversation. Over 32,500 attended the last soul survivor summer with five events in peterborough, stafford and scotland including naturally supernatural, an event for all the family. The canadian howdy doody show, encounter, studio one, one step beyond, naked city, route 66, the outer limits, the man from u.
My soul to keep like many 9yearold boys, eli braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. Medium soul survivor tv episode 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is the spirit of sean, her soul mate, who guides her to love, but it is her friends matt, annabel and annabels morose friend raven who try to draw her to. The news broke on tuesday but the divorce process has already been in the. Star treks william shatner, 88, to divorce wife of 18. In that regard, sole survivor should be considered a direct offspring of the cult horror classic carnival of souls 1962 rather than a progenitor of final destination. Along with a faulty premise that introduced spocks brother sybok. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and.
Sole survivor is a 1970 madefortelevision film based on the. Starring a post star trek william shatner in a major but fairly low key role and richard basehart as the cowardly captain of the illfated mission hiding a terrible secret, this is an intelligent script with a minimum of special effects and bluray extras but extremely high quality and interesting nonetheless. I am trying to name a film but no movie databases has the answer. Please write the details of william shatners obit here. When brian talks with his pathologist friend artie william snare who tells him about irregular happenings in dead bodies which include a. Sole survivor 1970 paul stanley, vince edwards, richard. Sole survivor 1970 drama, fantasy vince edwards, richard. Produced by paul brown, the film stars george harris, peter williams, and clark johnson and is set in torontos africancaribbean sector. This film had haunted me for years until i finally tracked. The closing credits show the name of the movie changing from sole survivor william shatner who bailed out to soul survivor the last remaing ghost from the crew. Sole survivor, an american television film starring vince edwards, richard basehart and william shatner. Following a horrible car accident, a beautiful college freshman finds herself trapped in a twilight world somewhere between life and death in this haunting supernatural thriller. I am trying to name a film but no movie databases has the. Obituary of william shatner wiki obits for everyone.
Includes karen blacks introduction of bernie taupin, and taupins introduction of. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. William shatner born on march 22nd, 1931 was a tvactor and filmactor who was best known for his starring role as captain james t. Years later, after hamner is promoted to general, an oil scout discovers the planes wreckage, which remains haunted by the ghosts of its former crew. Sole survivor, an american horror film by thom eberhardt. Two officers william shatner, vince edwards are tasked with investigating the wreckage while hamner covers his tracks.
From 1993 to 2019 thousands gathered each summer for soul survivor festivals, seeing god do incredible things. Only exceptional films are selected for screening at the film festival every year, every film selected is considered a winner. His film career may have stalled lately, but dan aykroyd still has his eyes on the stars. Soul survivor festivals ran from 1993 to 2019, gathering thousands of young people to worship jesus each summer. Soul survivor young jeezy song, 2005 soul survivor beverley knight song, 2010 soul survivor, a song by the rolling stones from the 1972 album exile on main st. The poor chap buried under the tail is never found so is in limbo for eternity.
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