On this day in movie history - Gladiator (2000)

Gladiator

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson,

based on a story by David Franzoni,

was released in the United States on May 5, 2000.

Inspired by the book Those About to Die (The Way of the Gladiator) by Daniel P. Mannix.

Music by Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, Ralf Möller, Tommy Flanagan, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Omid Djalili, Giannina Facio, Giorgio Cantarini, Adam Levy, Nicholas McGaughey, Chris Kell, Tony Curran, Mark Lewis, John Quinn, Alun Raglan, David Bailie, Chick Allan, David J. Nicholls, Al Ashton, Billy Dowd, Ray Calleja, Allan Corduner, Michael Mellinger, Said Amel, Gilly Gilchrist, Paul Bateman, Nick Beardshaw, Corey Booth, Michael Dickins, Malcolm Ellul, Simon Faulkner, James Fiddy, Peter Francis-Wemyss, Ruth Frendo, Kjeld Gogosha-Clark, Cara Higgins, Earl Hundt, Brad Jacobowitz, Mehdi Kashani, Tom Kay, Phil Lowes, Nic Main, Ray Mangion, Antonio Meitin, João Costa Menezes, Mike Mitchell, Arnold Montey, Antone Pagán, Norman Campbell Rees, Neil Roche, Paul Sacks, Steve Saunders, Christopher Say, Christian Simpson, Brian Smyj, Richard Stride, Tony Tomlinson, Paul Woodadge, Michael Yale.

On this day in movie history - Moonshine Highway (1996)

Moonshine Highway

directed and written by Andy Armstrong,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1996.

Music by Steve Dorff.

Cast:

Kyle MacLachlan, Randy Quaid, Maria del Mar, Alex Carter, Gary Farmer, Jeremy Ratchford, Leslie Carlson, Dennis Fitzgerald, Raliegh Wilson, Michael Copeman, Jody Racicot, Rick Roberts, Lori Hallier, Eleanor Joy Lind, Dick Callahan, Doug Lennox, David Cronenberg, Beau Starr, Andy Armstrong, Stuart Hughes, J. Winston Carroll, Todd Schroeder, Mike Lee, Jason Deline.

On this day in movie history - Anne Frank Remembered (1995)

Anne Frank Remembered,

directed and written by Jon Blair,

based on the diary of Anne Frank,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1995.

Music by Carl Davis.

Narrated by Kenneth Branagh.

 

Cast:

Isa Baschwitz, Mary Bos, Kenneth Branagh, Janny Brandes-Brilslijper, Glenn Close, Rose De Liema, Sal De Liema, Buddy Elias, Bloeme Evers, Alice Frank, Anne Frank, Helene Frank, Margot Frank, Otto Frank, Robert Frank, Miep Gies, Kitty Gokkel-Egyedi, Hanneli Goslar, Abraham Holländer, Charlotte Kaletta, Juultje Ketellapper, Nelson Mandela, Frieda Menco, Laureen Nussbaum, Peter Pepper, Werner Peter Pfeffer, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Joely Richardson, Rosa Stern, Rie Swillens, Rachel Van Amerongen-Frankfoorder, Henk van Beersekamp, Martha van den Berg, Lucie van Dijk, Jacqueline van Maarsen, Elisabeth van Wijk-Voskuijl, Hans Wijnberg, Edith Frank, Jan Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, Fritz Pfeffer, Auguste van Pels, Herman van Pels, Peter van Pels. 

On this day in movie history - Field of Dreams (1989)

Field of Dreams

directed and written by Phil Alden Robinson,

based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1989.

Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Fern Persons, Kelly Coffield Park, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin, Charles Hoyes, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Mary McDonald Gershon, Robert Kurcz, Don John Ross, Beatrice Fredman, Geoffrey Nauffts, Anne Seymour, C. George Biasi, Howard Sherf, Joseph R. Ryan, Joe Glasberg, Mark Danker, Frank Dardis, Jim Doty, Mike Goad, Jay Hemond, Mike Hodge, Steve Jenkins, Terry Kelleher, Ron Lucas, Fred Martin, Curt McWilliams, Jude Milbert, Steve Olberding, Gene Potts, James Roth, Paul Scherrman, Dale Till, Brian Waldvogel, Brian E. Frankish, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Don Alliss, Matt Damon, Robin Eddins, Stephen Emirzian, Kevin Fennessy, Dan Rohner, Mark Vafiades.

On this day in movie history - Chasing Danger (1939)

 

Chasing Danger

directed by Ricardo Cortez,

written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan,

based on the story by Leonardo Bercovici,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1939.

Music by Samuel Kaylin.

 
Cast:

Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon, Joan Woodbury, Harold Huber, Jody Gilbert, Pedro de Cordoba, Stanley Fields, Roy D'Arcy, Carol Adams, Richard Alexander, Sam Ash, Eugene Borden, Egon Brecher, Don Brodie, Charles Brokaw, Harry Burns, Gino Corrado, Jean De Briac, Jimmie Dundee, Art Dupuis, Constant Franke, Robert Graves, Jamiel Hasson, Armand Kaliz, Arthur Loft, George Magrill, Francis McDonald, Louis Mercier, Tony Merlo, Leonard Mudie, Ruth Peterson, Arthur Rankin, Georges Renavent, Dick Rich, Jack Stoney, Paul Sutton, Harland Tucker, Michael Visaroff, Harry Worth.

Born on this day – Phillip Borsos:

 

Director

Producer

Writer

May 5, 1953 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Cooperage (1976); Do It with Joy (1977); Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995); Highway Heartbreaker (1992); Hollywood North (2003); Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003); Nails (1979); One Magic Christmas (1985); Spartree (1978); The Cider House Rules (1999); The Grey Fox (1982); The Mean Season (1985); The Night Before the Morning After (1980); The Shadow (1994); Tootsie (1982); Weird Science (1985); We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992).

Born on this day – Sandy Baron:

 

Actor

Comedian

May 5, 1936 – January 21, 2001

Credits:

An Evening at the Improv (1981); Anatomy of a Seduction (1979); Birdy (1984); Broadway Danny Rose (1984); Cassie & Co. (1982); Celebrity Revue (1976); Crime Story (1986); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Della (1969–1970); Ed Sullivan's Comedy Legends (2022); FBI: The Untold Stories (1991); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Get the Message (1964); Girls in the Saddle (1969); Gypsy (1966–1967); Hey, Landlord (1966–1967); How's Your Mother-in-Law? (1968); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Ironside (1973); It Takes Two (1970); It's Your Bet (1970–1971); Juke Box Jury (1963); Law & Order (1991); Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste (1998); Leprechaun 2 (1994); Life Goes On (1992); Lonely Hearts (1991); Love, American Style / Love and the Guilty Conscience / Love and the Good Samaritan (1970–1971); Mission Kill (1985); Motorama (1991); Naked City (1962); Name Droppers (1969–1970); P.D.Q. (1967); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Police Story (1973); Sammy and Company (1976); Seinfeld (1991–1997); Seinfeld: Inside Look (2006–2007); Sid and Nancy (1986); Starsky and Hutch (1979); Straight Time (1978); Sweet November (1968); Targets (1968); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); That Was the Week That Was (1964); The Barbara McNair Show (1970–1971); The Comedy Shop (1978); The Dating Game (1969); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Dean Martin Summer Show (1967); The Ed Sullivan Show (1966); The Game Game (1969–1970); The Grifters (1990); The Hi-Lo Country (1998); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime);  (1966–1970); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The John Gary Show (1967); The Laughmakers (1962); The Match Game (1967); The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1975); The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996); The Munsters Today (1990–1991); The Out of Towners (1970); The Pat Boone Show (1966); The Perils of P.K. (1986); The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970); The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour (1970); The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour (1970); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966–1972); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967–1968); Today (1966); Tracey Takes On... (1996); Twilight Highway (1995); Vamp (1986); Walter & Emily (1992); What's My Line? (1973).