Jane Alexander

Show Boat

Andrew Carl Wilk

Fred Willard, Norm Lewis

The landmark musical brought vividly to life by the New York Philharmonic, with an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden, Lauren Worsham, Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander and Fred Willard.

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Daniel Petrie

Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann

The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.

All the President's Men

Alan J. Pakula

Martin Balsam, Jack Warden

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

Kramer vs. Kramer

Robert Benton

Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda, Jane Alexander

Henry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

George McCowan

Martin Landau, Jane Alexander

An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the memories of life in his home town. When he is finally released from the camp, and is discharged from the military, he goes back to his town - but he can find no trace whatsoever of it.

Glory

Edward Zwick

Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Death Be Not Proud

Donald Wrye

Robby Benson, Arthur Hill

Based on the book by famed author John Gunther about the life and early death of his teenage son Johnny, who died from a brain tumor.

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

Nancy Porter

Elizabeth Marvel, Daniel Gerroll

Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s.

Warm Springs

Joseph Sargent

Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon

Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.

The Cider House Rules

Lasse Hallström

Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron

Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Matthew Miele

Alan Alda, Jane Alexander

"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was unflinching in his commitment to bringing some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen.

A Question of Love

Jerry Thorpe

Gena Rowlands, Jane Alexander

A lesbian mother fights to keep her son when a custody suit is brought by her ex-husband.

Playing for Time

Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent

Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.

The Powder & the Glory

Ann Carol Grossman, Arnie Reisman

Jane Alexander, Elizabeth Arden

The story of pioneering entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, who built cosmetics empires and competed against each other for more than fifty years. Starting from nothing, they became household names and business icons.

Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

Michael Arick

Stanley R. Jaffe, Robert Benton

A behind-the-scenes look at this Oscar-winning classic about a man who finds himself a single parent after his wife walks out on him, then is forced to fight for custody of his child in court. Includes interviews with the stars of the film, including Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, giving their views of what it was like to make this picture.