Jason Robards Movie Trailers

Mr. Sycamore Trailer (1975)

12 December 1975

Jason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.

Act One Trailer (1963)

26 December 1963

This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy.

Operation Snafu Trailer (1970)

03 March 1970

World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun in sight.

Hurricane Trailer (1979)

12 April 1979

The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island.

Isadora Trailer (1968)

14 September 1968

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet.

Heidi Trailer (1993)

18 July 1993

Heidi, the dispossessed orphan who wants only to love and be loved, ends up charming her embittered grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home.

The House Without a Christmas Tree Trailer (1972)

03 December 1972

A young girl named Addie, living in Nebraska in 1946 wants nothing more for the holidays than a Christmas tree, but her widowed father, is bitter and refuses due to events from the family's past.

Breaking Home Ties Trailer (1987)

26 November 1987

Inspired by a Norman Rockwell painting, this 1950s coming of age drama centers on a young man leaving home to attend college, where he will learn the lessons in becoming a man.

Square Dance Trailer (1987)

01 March 1987

An awkward 13-year-old leaves her cranky grandfather in rural Texas, to live with her mother in Fort Worth.

The Country Girl Trailer (1974)

05 February 1974

Frank Elgin's career in the theater is all washed up — but his friend Bernie thinks he can make a comeback, as long as his wife Georgie doesn't interfere.

Max Dugan Returns Trailer (1983)

25 March 1983

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron Trailer (1993)

29 June 1993

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s.

Tender Is the Night Trailer (1962)

19 January 1962

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick.

The War Between Men and Women Trailer (1972)

01 June 1972

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions.

Inherit the Wind Trailer (1988)

20 March 1988

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

Burden of Dreams Trailer (1982)

01 October 1982

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Over Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital, narrated by 2-time Academy Award-winning actor Jason Robards and previously seen on public television, beautifully captures the U.

Noon Wine Trailer (1966)

23 November 1966

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s.

Roots of Roe Trailer (1993)

29 November 1993

Abortion and contraception go back thousands of years. So does the question of who should control them.

My Antonia Trailer (1995)

29 March 1995

After the death of his parents, Jimmy uproots his life to live with his grandparents in Black Hawk, Nebraska.

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Trailer (2004)

25 July 2004

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.

Murders in the Rue Morgue Trailer (1971)

21 July 1971

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine Charron, who has dreadful nightmares.

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a Time in America.

The Bat Trailer (1960)

29 March 1960

A sinister criminal known only as "The Bat" attempts to locate a fortune in stolen securities supposedly hidden in the rambling mansion owned by spinster Cornelia Van Gorde.

Reunion Trailer (1989)

17 May 1989

Attorney Henry Strauss grew up in Germany, but left the country with his Jewish family during the rise of the Third Reich.

Portrait: Werner Herzog Trailer (1986)

27 March 1986

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career.

For Whom the Bell Tolls Trailer (1959)

12 March 1959

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Storyville Trailer (1992)

26 August 1992

While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

Addie and the King of Hearts Trailer (1976)

25 January 1976

Addie becomes jealous when her widowed father starts to woo a beautician.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Trailer (1964)

02 February 1964

The life of Abraham Lincoln is traced from the 1830s when he was a struggling backwoods lawyer to winning the Presidency in 1860.

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 Trailer (2006)

04 December 2006

This is a collection of Metallica's videos ending with those shot for St. Anger.

The Belle of 14th Street Trailer (1967)

11 October 1967

Her first television special to feature guest-stars, The Belle of 14th Street celebrates, in ways both comedic and heartfelt, "The Golden Age of Song".

Journey Trailer (1995)

10 December 1995

Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while living with their grandfather.

The Thanksgiving Treasure Trailer (1973)

18 November 1973

Addie tries to invite her father's sworn enemy over for Thanksgiving dinner in the hopes of ending their long-standing feud.

The Spy Who Never Was Trailer (1976)

01 June 1976

A diabolical tale of romance, murder, and mistaken identity as a treacherous terrorist organization hunts an enemy agent with the intention of killing him, but instead they set their sights on the wrong man.

Any Wednesday Trailer (1966)

13 October 1966

Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate when the young man is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and his mistress get together every Wednesday.

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Trailer (2016)

04 November 2016

Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.

Chernobyl: The Final Warning Trailer (1991)

22 April 1991

True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.

Thomas Hart Benton Trailer (1989)

31 October 1989

Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.

Truman Trailer (1997)

05 October 1997

He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise.

Divorce American Style Trailer (1967)

21 June 1967

After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.

A Doll's House Trailer (1959)

15 November 1959

A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt Trailer (1996)

06 October 1996

A champion of the strenuous life, Teddy Roosevelt embodied the notion of an expanded presidency. Stamping the presidency with his own colorful personality, Roosevelt's enormous popularity gave him political clout that matched his celebrity status.

The Time of Our Lives: The Most Amazing 60 Years in History Trailer (1983)

10 October 1983

Retrospective of TIME's reporting of the personalities and events of the past six decades. Made in collaboration with TIME editors and representatives of the publisher's office, and checked for accuracy by reporter-researchers in the manner of TIME stories.

Haywire Trailer (1980)

14 May 1980

Based on the autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan, who grows up in the glamorous, cruel and emotionally unstable world of her parents.

The World of Tomorrow Trailer (1984)

31 December 1984

Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards Jr.

Arthur Miller: Writer Trailer (2017)

08 December 2017

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today.

Laguna Heat Trailer (1987)

15 November 1987

Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio Trailer (1991)

01 October 1991

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.

When It Was a Game Trailer (1991)

08 July 1991

As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players.

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Trailer (2006)

27 March 2006

Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art.

A Plague on Our Children Trailer (1979)

02 October 1979

Dioxins, PCBs and profit v. public health. A hard-hitting investigation of dioxins and PCBs, with a clear scientific explanation of why they are the most poisonous man-made substances in existence, and the disturbing human consequences of exposure to them.

Fools Trailer (1970)

23 December 1970

A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.

A Moon for the Misbegotten Trailer (1975)

27 May 1975

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

The Face of Genius Trailer (1966)

21 March 1966

The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R.

You Can't Take it With You Trailer (1984)

21 November 1984

A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.

Empire City Trailer (1985)

01 July 1985

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political and cultural figures.

America and Lewis Hine Trailer (1984)

29 September 1984

Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working conditions in American factories and mines, especially the abuse and exploitation of children by their employers.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

Unfinished version of the immortal story with Jason Robards in the lead role, who was replaced by Jack Palance and the resultant film was released one year later as The Strange Case of Dr.