Movies starring Richard Jaeckel

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

93 mins     Drama, War      

Watching old war movies such as "Guadalcanal Diary" now many years after they were made it is easy to spot various issues with them especially when it comes to their purposefully rousing nature. But some movies manage to rise...

Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

100 mins     Drama, War      

It's over 60 years since "Sands of Iwo Jima" was released and in that time it has been heralded as one of the best WWII movies ever made. Despite now watching it for the first time I find myself pretty much agreeing, there ar...

The Violent Men (1955)

96 mins     Western      

The Violent Men (1955) Glenn Ford is the rancher who ends up taking on a land baron who is forcing people off of their properties. But things are not all that they seem when it comes to who is pulling the strings...

Attack (1956)

107 mins     Action , Drama, War      

One of the problems with watching and reviewing lots of movies is that you can end up watching one movie which merges in to the next. This is particularly the case when it comes to watching old war movies from the 1950s as so...

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

92 mins     Western      

I suppose you could say I have double standards; if someone asked me about a recent movie which uses CG to create beautiful backdrops I am unlikely to be impressed but if you were to ask me about an older movie which features...

Cowboy (1958)

92 mins     Western      

I will be the first to admit that when you've seen a handful of westerns the chances are you will have watched the variety of cliche elements which make up the majority of storylines, especially when watching westerns from th...

When Hell Broke Loose (1958)

78 mins     Drama, War      

When Hell Broke Loose (1958) Charles Bronson stars as Steve Boland, a criminal forced to fight in WWII who finds himself facing arrest despite having crucial information on the enemies plans...

4 for Texas (1963)

124 mins     Comedy, Western      

"4 for Texas" is a comedy western which has something for everyone; fans of the Rat Pack will enjoy Frank and Deano as rival cowboys, those who like pretty women will enjoy Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress, there is also Charl...

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

149 mins     Action , Comedy, Drama, War      

Growing up there were those movies which would be shown again and again on TV such as "The Great Escape" and "The Magnificent Seven". One of those movies was the first "The Dirty Dozen" which I watched so often that at one ti...

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

130 mins     Action , War      

1967 saw Robert Aldrich giving us "The Dirty Dozen" which starred Richard Jaeckel as one of the men training a rabble bunch of criminal soldiers for a dangerous mission. The following year we had Andrew V. McLaglen giving us ...

Ulzana's Raid (1972)

103 mins     Adventure , Western      

Robert Aldrich's "Ulzana's Raid" shows that you can take an ordinary story, in this case a familiar western plot, and make it feel more through having the right actors and a fearless approach to directing. So whilst the story...

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

122 mins     Western      

"Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" is a surprisingly good movie which may sound a rather daft thing to say seeing that it is a Sam Peckinpah movie and with that come high expectations. But with a production which was dogged by Pec...

The Last Day (1975)

100 mins     TV Movie, Western      

Quick question for you? Do you watch a movie firstly to be entertained or firstly to be educated. There is of course no right or wrong answer but for me my preference is entertainment over education although I don't object to...

Grizzly (1976)

91 mins     Horror      

Did you enjoy "Jaws" and do you like movies which even now use a similar storyline with a killer animal on the prowl? Then the chances are you will enjoy "Grizzly" a b movie which got quickly made for less than a million foll...

Pacific Inferno (1979)

89 mins     War      

Fans of the "Dirty Dozen" do not be swayed by the fact that "Pacific Inferno" stars Jim Brown and Richard Jaeckel as this is extremely weak in comparison. In fact "Pacific Inferno" is weak compared to the majority of war movi...

Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)

100 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

12 years after we had the fun of "The Love Bug" we got the final sequel in the original series of Herbie movies with "Herbie Goes Bananas" although there was the 1997 TV movie and then the Lindsay Lohan lead "Herbie Fully Loa...

Starman (1984)

115 mins     Romance, Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - Starman (1984) Jeff Bridges stars as an alien who arrives on Earth after responding to a message sent up on Voyager II. But he finds Earth less than welcoming, with the exception of Jenny (Karen Allen) who find...

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)

111 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) Chuck Norris is back as Colonel Scott McCoy and is on a mission to bring in the evil Ramon Cota (Billy Drago)...