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James Caan Fact File : |
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Birth Name: James Caan
Date Of Birth: 26th March 1939
Place Of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Height: 5’ 11”
Spouses: Linda Stokes (1995 - Present) Ingrid Hayjek (1990 - 1994) Sheila Ryan (1976 - 1977) Dee Jay Mathis (1960 - 1966)
Film Debut: “Irma La Douce” (1963 - Uncredited)
Academy Award: In 1973 Caan was nominated for a “Best Supporting Actor” Oscar for his performance in “The Godfather”.
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James Caan’s Top 10 Movies on DVD : |
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The Godfather [DVD](1972) DVD Mario Puzo's brutal novel of Mafia life was brilliantly brought to the screen by director Francis Ford Coppola in this landmark drama that redefined the gangster film genre and earned Academy Awards for Best Picture, Screenplay and an (unaccepted) Best Actor Oscar for Marlon Brando as aging mob boss Don Vito Corleone. James Caan, John Cazale, Al Pacino, and Robert Duvall co-star as Corleone's sons, who try to keep the family "business" going in the midst of a mob war; with Diane Keaton, Talia Shire. 175 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Coppola.
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The Gambler [DVD](1974) DVD James Caan is a gambling-obsessed college professor who tries to elude bookies on his trail with a big win in Las Vegas. But Caan takes his winnings and places them on sports bets that get him into deeper trouble. Lauren Hutton, Paul Sorvino and James Woods also star in this moody drama. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono, French mono; Subtitles: English; scene access.
Rollerball [DVD](1975) DVD The most popular sport in the 21st century is Rollerball--a gory combination of roller derby and gladiator combat played with motorcycles. James Caan stars as the battle-scarred veteran. Ralph Richardson, Maud Adams; directed by Norman Jewison. 123 min. Widescreen and Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Jewison; "making of" featurette; scene access.
Funny Lady [DVD](1975) DVD Streisand returns to the role that put her on the map, Ziegfeld superstar Fanny Brice. James Caan is sly and sexy as Fanny's second husband, composer/entrepreneur Billy Rose. Fine musical score belted out in the inimitable Streisand manner; Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall, Ben Vereen also star. 137 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo, Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; theatrical trailers; filmographies; interactive menus; scene access.
Harry And Walter Go To New York [DVD](1976) DVD James Caan and Elliott Gould are a pair of less-than-successful song-and-dance men in Gay '90s New York who wind up teaming with international safecracker Michael Caine and radical newspaperwoman Diane Keaton to rob a bank in this fast-paced caper comedy. With Charles Durning, Leslie Ann Warren, Carol Kane. 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; trailer.
Comes A Horseman [DVD](1978) DVD Set in Montana shortly after World War II, director Alan Pakula's lavishly photographed drama of the "new West" stars Jane Fonda as a rancher who joins with veteran James Caan to fend off a takeover of her spread by land baron Jason Robards. With Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; trailer.
Thief [DVD](1981) DVD James Caan is a tough crook trying to go straight, but forced back into a dangerous fold of house-thievery, in director Michael Mann's intense look at crime from both sides of the track. Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi also star. Outstanding Tangerine Dream score. 123 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Mann and Caan; deleted scenes; production notes; scene access; theatrical trailer; trivia.
Alien Nation [DVD](1988) DVD In 1990s Los Angeles, where friendly extraterrestrial refugees groom leopard-spotted scalps and spotless suburban lawns, the city's first "newcomer" detective and his gruff human partner pursue a series of alien-related killings. Mandy Patinkin and James Caan star in this imaginative, future-cop thriller. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 4.0, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailer; TV spots; bonus short; scene access.
Misery [DVD](1990) DVD Nail-biting thriller from Stephen King's best-selling novel, as a successful author (James Caan) is rescued from a car crash in the woods by his number-one fan, a whacked-out nurse (Oscar-winner Kathy Bates) with a strange take on hero worship. Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall also star; directed by Rob Reiner and scripted by William Goldman. 104 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailers.
Honeymoon In Vegas [DVD](1992) DVD Quirky, romantic farce about a private detective (Nicolas Cage) who heads to Las Vegas to marry his girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker). While there he gets into a card game with gambler James Caan and loses his fiancee on a bet. Now he must go through all sorts of hurdles to get her back, including parachuting with the "Flying Elvises." With Pat Morita and Jerry Tarkanian. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access.
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