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Movies released in 1997

Rating: 76 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 80 mins
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)

  • February 1st, 1966, Dieter Dengler is shot down and crash lands in Laos

  • February 7th, 2001, Dieter Dengler dies

  • June 29th, 1966, Dieter Dengler escapes from the Pathet Lao

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 90 mins
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An Act of Conscience (1997)

  • February 12th, 1992, Randy Kehler's house is sold at auction to Danny Franklin and Terry Charnesky

  • April 15th, 1992, Randy Kehler's supporters move in and occupy the contested house

  • May 28th, 1993, an injunction is issued against the Kehler-Corner protests

  • December 3rd, 1991, Randy Kehler is arrested

  • December 31st, 1993, an out of court settlement is reached

Rating: 66 %
Length: 106 mins
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Prefontaine (1997)

  • May 30th, 1975, Steve Prefontaine dies in a car crash

Rating: 59 %
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 100 mins
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

  • July 4th, 1996, David Egan is murdered, and his killer Ben Willis is hit by a passing car

Rating: 67 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations.
Length: 116 mins
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Con Air (1997)

  • July 14th, Cameron Poe returns home from prison to meet his daughter

Rating: 75 %
Length: 68 mins
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The Sanguinaires (1997)

  • December 31st, 1999, a group of friends retreat to an uninhabited island in preparation for the new millennium

Rating: 60 %
Awards: 1 win.
Length: 70 mins
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Tamas and Juli (1997)

  • December 31st, 1999, Tamas and Juli go on a date