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2:00 PM The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1974)
A suddenly unemployed executive and his understanding wife must adapt to their new life.
Dir: Melvin Frank Cast: Jack Lemmon, Elizabeth Wilson, Anne Bancroft
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:00 PM The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
A woman drifts through multiple marriages in search of stability.
Dir: Jack Clayton Cast: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 PM The Graduate (1967)
Benjamin Braddock, adrift after college, is seduced by a woman twice his age: icily-assured friend of the family, Mrs. Robinson. So it's understandable that Benjamin's dream girl is aghast when she finds out he's been sleeping with... her mother.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
0:00 PM The Miracle Worker (1962)
True story of the determined teacher who helped Helen Keller overcome deafness and blindness to learn to communicate.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 AM 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
A shut-in's correspondence with a London book dealer leads to a close friendship.
Dir: David Jones Cast: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:00 AM Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
A drag queen's affair with a bisexual throws his life into turmoil.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
HeartsCanHope
(493 posts)My favorite two mentioned are Charing Cross Road and the Miracle Worker. She was also wonderful in The Turning Point.
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(134,770 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(9,720 posts)Superb film.