Ed Asner Movies

  • 1977
    The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

    The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

    The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

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    A dramatization of the events leading up to the 1935 assassination of Huey Long, the flamboyant and controversial governor of Louisiana.

    The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

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    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
  • 1995
    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

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    An urgent plea to protect creatures from man's insensitivity and greed. The program offers clear explanations of why the survival of sea turtles,...

    Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
  • 1970
    Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

    Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

    Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

    01970HD

    Tracks the evolution of the union between 2008 and 2024, a time that saw a failed strike authorization, a merger and the 2023 work stoppage.

    Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
  • 1986
    Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

    01986HD

    Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the abuse of those substances that exist in the medical...

    Vital Signs
  • 2005
    Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

    Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

    Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

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    Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American...

    Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class
  • 2012
    Autism and Cake

    Autism and Cake

    Autism and Cake

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    A grandfather struggles with the acceptance of his autistic grandson.

    Autism and Cake
  • 1994
    Down on the Waterfront

    Down on the Waterfront

    Down on the Waterfront

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    Two filmmakers, eager to make a feature film that will improve the tarnished reputation of the longshoreman's union, meet with union officials. The...

    Down on the Waterfront
  • 2003
    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure

    02003HD

    Ed Asner narrates this documentary about U.S. involvement in Colombia's drug trafficking and civil unrest. The film examines the impact of chemical...

    Plan Colombia: Cashing In on the Drug War Failure
  • 1960
    J-24

    J-24

    J-24

    01960HD

    A woman leaves her husband (or is it her lover?) and goes home to check her messages.

    J-24
  • 1996
    Hanged on a Twisted Cross

    Hanged on a Twisted Cross

    Hanged on a Twisted Cross

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    Biblical theologian Dietrich Bonheoffer was executed by the Nazis just days before the Allies defeated Germany in World War II. This gripping...

    Hanged on a Twisted Cross
  • 2020
    Bury Me in Armor

    Bury Me in Armor

    Bury Me in Armor

    02020HD

    A Journalist decodes the cryptic murmurings left behind from a famed and now deceased Senator through a series of audio cassettes in 1987 Virginia

    Bury Me in Armor
  • 1999
    Love and Action in Chicago

    Love and Action in Chicago

    Love and Action in Chicago

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    Just when covert assassin Eddie Jones decides to ditch his dangerous job to settle down with his girlfriend, his superiors convince him to kill a...

    Love and Action in Chicago
  • 1991
    The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You

    The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You

    The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You

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    Olivia's only friends at Orderly Mansion are Charlie the Horse and Barnaby the Stablehand. When Olivia wants her own special birthday song, Barnaby...

    The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
  • 1975
    The Impersonation Murder Case

    The Impersonation Murder Case

    The Impersonation Murder Case

    01975HD

    A woman's husband is shot to death by her long-lost stepson who has assumed another identity.

    The Impersonation Murder Case
  • 1982
    Americas in Transition

    Americas in Transition

    Americas in Transition

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    Americas in Transition provides a concise and fast-paced history of the volatile forces that rocked Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in...

    Americas in Transition
  • 2021
    Blood

    Blood

    Blood

    02021HD

    When a down-on-his-luck 20-something discovers his blood cures cancer, he finds himself dangerously poised between the rush of fame and fortune and...

    Blood
  • 1970
    A Man and His Prostate

    A Man and His Prostate

    A Man and His Prostate

    01970HD

    A man discovers his inner self in more ways than one. A near tragedy is masterfully transformed into a one-man comedy, perfectly portrayed by Ed...

    A Man and His Prostate
  • 2002
    The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It

    The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It

    The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It

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    A documentary focusing on American conscientious objectors during WWII.

    The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
  • 2010
    The Triumph of William Henry Harrison

    The Triumph of William Henry Harrison

    The Triumph of William Henry Harrison

    02010HD

    Ask any American worth their salt what they know about William Henry Harrison, and they'll probably say, "Well, I think he was that president who...

    The Triumph of William Henry Harrison