David Susskind Movies

  • 1970
    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

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    An extensive interview originally broadcast in Feb. 1979. Host David Susskind and Truman Capote discuss the icon's history, his writing, his social...

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
  • 1963
    David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

    David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

    David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

    01963HD

    The historic interview that stopped JFK in his tracks...

    David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
  • 2013
    The Trials of Muhammad Ali

    The Trials of Muhammad Ali

    The Trials of Muhammad Ali

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    Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into...

    The Trials of Muhammad Ali
  • 1976
    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    01976HD

    A biography of President Harry S. Truman.

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
  • 1972
    Harvey

    Harvey

    Harvey

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    Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her...

    Harvey
  • 1958
    Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

    Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

    Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

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    A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches", and "This Property Is...

    Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
  • 1959
    The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

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    A staid, dull Englishman abruptly deserts his wife and children to become a painter in the South Seas.

    The Moon and Sixpence
  • 1967
    Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

    01967HD

    In post-war Cape Breton, a doctor's efforts to tutor a deaf and mute woman are undermined when she is raped, and the resulting pregnancy causes...

    Johnny Belinda
  • 1980
    The Plutonium Incident

    The Plutonium Incident

    The Plutonium Incident

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    A plutonium plant employee becomes the target of management, as well as union harassment, when she tries to blow the whistle on the company for...

    The Plutonium Incident
  • 1978
    Tom and Joann

    Tom and Joann

    Tom and Joann

    01978HD

    The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their...

    Tom and Joann
  • 2020
    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

    02020HD

    The fascinating 1973 interview with a mid-level hitman named “Joey” who describes in detail his life in the mob that included the murder...

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia
  • 1975
    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    01975HD

    A cynical, self-hating, failed actor visits the gruff, earthy daughter of his scheming Irish tenant farmer and passes a soul-baring night of...

    A Moon for the Misbegotten
  • 1966
    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

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    Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's...

    Death of a Salesman
  • 1979
    Walking Through the Fire

    Walking Through the Fire

    Walking Through the Fire

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    A young wife discovers that she has Hodgkin's Disease. It can be treated, but complicating the situation is the fact that she is pregnant, and the...

    Walking Through the Fire
  • 1959
    Back to Back

    Back to Back

    Back to Back

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    These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when...

    Back to Back
  • 1978
    The World Beyond

    The World Beyond

    The World Beyond

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    A golem made of mud terrorizes a couple on a remote Maine island.

    The World Beyond
  • 1981
    Casey Stengel

    Casey Stengel

    Casey Stengel

    01981HD

    Charles Durning appears as the legendary baseball manager Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel in this one-man show presented before a live studio audience.

    Casey Stengel
  • 1978
    Home to Stay

    Home to Stay

    Home to Stay

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    A teenage girl sets off on an odyssey from her Illinois farming community with her free-spirited but frail grandfather to thwart her uncle's plans to...

    Home to Stay
  • 1973
    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    01973HD

    The 1973 program that explored Howard Hughes’ connection to Watergate and the alleged $100,000 bribe to Nixon that may have precipitated the...

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection
  • 1978
    Who'll Save Our Children?

    Who'll Save Our Children?

    Who'll Save Our Children?

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    A childless couple provide shelter for a pair of homeless children. When they try to adopt them the natural parents appear leading to the inevitable...

    Who'll Save Our Children?