Peter Ford Movies

Xena (Lucy Lawless) and a small band of Greek soldiers have sworn to make a stand against rival Roman warriors Caesar (Karl Urban) and Pompey (Jeremy Callaghan). It is not that the two "noble" Romans have buried their own hatchet; it is simply that their civil war threatens to spill over into, and ultimately destroy, Greece. Meanwhile, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) is ridden with guilt over her participation in a battle that will cost thousands of lives for the sake of a single village. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Xena (Lucy Lawless) once again faces destruction at the hands of war god Ares (Kevin Smith), who has formed a new and powerful army under warlord, Agathon (Jonno Roberts). With no other options, Xena and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) must forge their own ragtag army, consisting of four condemned prisoners. Unfortunately, Ares has a distinct and dangerous advantage: newly forged armor and weapons that render Ares and his minions all but invulnerable. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) appoint themselves protectors of a 12-year-old runaway named Icus (David de Latour). The boy has been slated to be sacrificed to a new God -- and, much to Xena's surprise, Icus' father and brother are determined to kill the youngster. Things become even dicier when Gabrielle is drugged and the religious zealots recapture Icus. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The frontier of the title is Australia, the locale for this sprawling four-hour TV movie. Linda Evans stars as an American divorcee who marries an Australian cattleman (Tony Bonner). He dies in a plane crash, leaving Evans and her two teenaged stepchildren stranded on a drought- and debt-ridden ranch. She finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a feud between a covetous land baron (Jason Robards) and his idealistic son (Jack Thompson). With problems of her own, Evans refuses to take sides...until she falls in love with the son. The Last Frontier was filmed on location in Australia's Northern Territory and Barossa Valley. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

An Australian wildlife sanctuary is violated by low-life poachers intent on destruction. The attractive female director of the sanctuary (Cassandra Delaney) becomes their intended prey, as she struggles to avoid falling into their clutches. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

Venerable movie star Glenn Ford (Torpedo Run) made a brief leap into television for this one-season drama on CBS - a hybrid contemporary western-police drama that debuted in late September 1971. The action unfurled in picturesque Madrid County, California, where dependable sheriff Sam Cade (Ford) reigned. Four additional officers supported Sam in the line of duty: the weathered and seasoned deputy J.J. Jackson (Edgar Buchanan), plus three less-experienced deputies - Arlo Pritchard (Taylor Lacher), Rudy Davillo (Victor Campos) and Pete (Peter Ford, Glenn's son). The sheriff's office benefited from the presence of a Native American female police dispatcher. Actress Sandra Ego (as Joannie Little Bird) initially occupied the role, but producers replaced her with Betty Ann Carr (as Betty Ann Sundown) early in the course of the run. Cade and co. spent episodes pursuing criminals and wielding the long arm of the law in Madrid. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, this failed to connect with viewers, and following a single scheduling shift in the late summer of 1972 that did nothing to boost ratings, the program folded in early September of that year, not quite twelve months after it premiered. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Union Colonel Brackenby (Melvyn Douglas) and his second-in-command, Captain Heath (Glenn Ford), attempt to command a rather inept cavalry unit during the Civil War. General Willoughby (Jim Backus) heads them out West on assignment rather than allowing them to foul things up where it counts. They soon get involved with Martha Lou, a confederate spy (Stella Stevens) posing as a prostitute, and her boss, Jenny (Joan Blondell) as well as a group of renegades and an Indian chief. In spite of their ridiculous slapstick antics, they manage to carry out their mission. This comedy was based on Company of Cowards, a novel by Jack Schaefer. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

Based on a true story, Ti Ritrovera is set in postwar Naples. Newlywed Maria (Delia Scala) can't understand why her husband disappeared without a trace during their honeymoon. What the audience knows, but Maria doesn't, is that hubby is a British intelligence agent on a top-secret mission. Maria finally locates her husband with the help of sympathetic village priest Don Giuseppe (Enrico Viarisio). Featured as an American MP is John Kitzmiller, whom most filmgoers will remember as "Quarrel" in the inaugural James Bond entry Doctor No (1962). Though its story has dramatic potential, director Giacomo Gentilomo chooses to play most of Ti Ritrovera for laughs, and very effectively. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi