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William D. Wittliff has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.
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In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Dir. Edward Zwick · With Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
Dir. Carroll Ballard · With Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane
Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.
Dir. Gregg Champion · With Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott