Screenplay: Roger O. Hirson

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Roger O. Hirson. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


A Christmas Carol (TV)

1984 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Clive Donner

Cast George C. Scott · Frank Finlay · Angela Pleasence · Edward Woodward

Plot Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who cares only about making money. He has no friends, has disowned his only living relative - his nephew Fred - and generally treats everyone...

6.4

381 votes

6.4

381 votes

The Old Man and the Sea (TV)

1990 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Anthony Quinn · Gary Cole · Patricia Clarkson · Alexis Cruz

Plot It takes courage for any actor to fill shoes previously worn by Spencer Tracy, but no one could accuse fellow two-time Oscar® winner Anthony Quinn of cowardice. It was, in...

6.1

444 votes

6.1

444 votes

Demon Seed

1977 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Donald Cammell

Cast Julie Christie · Fritz Weaver · Gerrit Graham · Berry Kroeger

Plot Set in the not-too-distant future, Demon Seed is about a self-thinking computer Proteus (voiced by Robert Vaughn) that takes drastic measures when he suspects that his creators want to shut...

5.9

1K votes

5.9

1K votes

Strike Force (TV)

1975 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Barry Shear

Cast Cliff Gorman · Don Blakely · Richard Gere · Ed Grover

Plot A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

3.9

21 votes

3.9

21 votes

Pieces of Dreams

1970 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Haller

Cast Robert Forster · Lauren Hutton · Will Geer · Ivor Francis

Plot Father Gregory Lind (Robert Forster) is the Catholic priest who questions his dedication to his parishioners. He becomes disenchanted with the church over the official stance on birth control, unwanted...

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A Woman Named Jackie (TV Miniseries)

1991 · Movie · 246 min. · United States

Direction Larry Peerce

Cast Roma Downey · Stephen Collins · William Devane · Joss Ackland

Plot This six-hour miniseries, based on C. David Heymann's 1989 best-seller, takes a very pro-Jackie look at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It offers Jackie as victim, Jackie as hero, Jackie as survivor....

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Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)

1950 · Series · 58 min. · United States

Direction William Corrigan · Paul Bogart · John Fitchen · Ted Post

Cast Nelson Case · Joe Ripley · Sandy Becker · Bob Sherry

Plot Running for almost thirteen years, this dramatic anthology series featured many well-know actors and actresses, as well as a number who would later go on to become stars. Originally, the...

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To Catch a King (TV)

1984 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Clive Donner

Cast Robert Wagner · Teri Garr · John Standing · Horst Janson

Plot Two Americans (Robert Wagner, Teri Garr) attempt to thwart a plot to kidnap the Duke of Windsor (John Standing) during a visit to Windsor.

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The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)

1961 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Franklin J. Schaffner · Fielder Cook · Jack Smight · Julian Claman

Cast Walter Matthau · Frank McGee · Art Carney · Dane Clark

Plot TV Series (1961-1964). 3 seasons. 71 episodes. This anthology series presents a panorama of programs, such as musical variety, dramatic shows, documentaries, and special projects.

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