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Roy Scheider

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French Connection, TheFrench Connection, The (1971) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
KluteKlute (1971) Recommended
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi
A genuine psychological thriller that won Jane Fonda an Oscar for her brilliant portrayal of a New York call–girl who is the focus of a missing…
Seven-Ups, TheSeven-Ups, The (1973)
Dir. Philip D' Antoni
Feat. Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold
Underrated action flick with Roy Scheider on as a tough NYC cop on the trail of his partner's killers. Salty thriller has atmosphere to spare and…
JawsJaws (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
Brilliantly executed, famously scary Spielberg pic about a killer fish. Spawned three forgettable sequels (also available!) and dozens of imitations.
Marathon ManMarathon Man (1976)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider
Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman display their thespian prowess in this dark tale of a marathon runner entangled in international espionage. One…
SorcererSorcerer (1977)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal
Second film adaptation of the French novel WAGES OF FEAR, following the fates of four outcasts who take on a job transporting a cargo of unstable…
All That JazzAll That Jazz (1979) Recommended
Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Roy Scheider
Audacious, some would say self–indulgent, musical–comedy – a semi–autobiography of celebrated New York choreographer and…
Still of the NightStill of the Night (1982)
Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roy Scheider
Hitchcock–style thriller about a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman who may have brutally murdered one of his patients.
Blue ThunderBlue Thunder (1983)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark
Cartoonish action flick with Roy Scheider as a test pilot selected to fly the world's most high–tech helicopter pilot who uncovers a…
2010: The Year We Make Contact2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren
Belated sequel jettisons the metaphysics of 2001 for more traditional sci–fi explanations, bolstered by excellent special f/x. Roy Scheider…
52 Pick Up52 Pick Up (1986)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret
A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…
Cohen and TateCohen and Tate (1988) Recommended
Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin
A nine–year–old witness to a gangland murder is kidnapped by two neurotic thugs who can't bear each other. Inventive road–movie…
Fourth War, TheFourth War, The (1990)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow, Harry Dean Stanton
Cold War thriller set during the early days of detente has Scheider and Prochnow as two border commanders whose friendly rivalry on the…
Seaquest DSV (TV Series)Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993)
Feat. Roy Scheider
Deep sea is the final frontier in this popular mid–nineties riff on STAR TREK, logging the oceanic adventures of an advanced submersible vessel…
Myth of Fingerprints, TheMyth of Fingerprints, The (1997)
Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Roy Scheider, Julianne Moore
A bittersweet backhander across the cheek of that American family institution: Thanksgiving Dinner, in this case not the venue for amicable…

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