On this day in movie history - Papillon (1973):

Papillon

directed by Franklin J. Schaffner,

written by Dalton Trumbo and Lorenzo Semple Jr.,

based on the book by Henri Charrière,

was released in the United States on December 16, 1973.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Ratna Assan, William Smithers, Val Avery, Gregory Sierra, Ron Soble.

On this day in movie history - Lenny (1974):

Lenny

directed by Bob Fosse,

written by Julian Barry,

based on the play by Julian Barry,

was released in the United States on November 10, 1974.
Music by Ralph Burns.

Cast:

Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Stanley Beck, Frankie Man, Rashel Novikoff, Gary Morton, Guy Rennie, Michele Yonge, Kathryn Witt, Monroe Myers, John DiSanti, Mickey Gatlin, Martin Begley, Mark Harris, Richard Friedman, Lee Sandman, Jack Nagle, Phil Philbin, Bruce McLaughlin, Ted Sorel, Clarence Thomas, Mike Murphy, Susan Malnik, George DeWitt, Judy LaScala, Don Newsome, Allison Goldstein, Winston Lee, Bridghid Glass, Joe Mencel, Richard O'Barry, Beth Challis, Robert Parsons, Cecil Seay, Bob Collins.

On this day in movie history - The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999):

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

directed by Luc Besson,

written by Luc Besson and Andrew Birkin,

was released in France on October 27, 1999.
Music by Éric Serra.

Cast:

Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Birkin, Jane Valentine, Vincent Cassel, Pascal Greggory, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Timothy West, Gina McKee, Tchéky Karyo, Joseph Malerba, Vincent Regan.

On this day in movie history - Marathon Man (1976):

Marathon Man

directed by John Schlesinger,

written by William Goldman,

based on the novel by William Goldman,

was released in the United States on October 8, 1976.
Music by Michael Small.

Cast:

Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Richard Bright, Marc Lawrence, Allen Joseph, Tito Goya, Ben Dova, Lou Gilbert, Jacques Marin, James Wing Woo, Nicole Deslauriers, Lotte Palfi Andor, Lionel Pina, Church Ortiz, Tricoche, Jamie Tirelli, Wilfredo Hernández, Harry Goz, Michael Vale, Fred Stuthman, Lee Steele, William Martel, Glenn Robards, Ric Carrott, Alma Beltran, Daniel Nunez, Anthony Pena, Chuy Franco, Billy Kearns, Sally Wilson, Tom Ellis, Bryant Fraser, Igor Dega, Gene Bori, Annette Claudier, Roger Etienne, Raymond Serra, John Garson, Charlott Thyssen, Estelle Omens, Madge Kennedy, Jeff Palladini, Scott Price, Abebe Bikila, S.C. Dacy, Bobra Harris, Robert Hitchcock, Shawn McAllister, Irving Metzman, Monty O'Grady, N.J. Osrag, Harrison Ressler, Louis Tanno, Mark L. Taylor, Treat Williams.

On this day in movie history - Straight Time (1978):

Straight Time,

directed by Ulu Grosbard and Dustin Hoffman,

written by Alvin Sargent, Edward Bunker and Jeffrey Boam,

based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker,

was released in the United States on March 17, 1978.
Music by David Shire.

Cast:
Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Rita Taggart, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Jake Busey, Tina Menard, Stephanie Ericsson, Dave Kelly, Don Sommese, Kit Jee Wong, Peter Kwong, Jane Howard, Ronald L. Mellinger, Michael Blakley, John Colton, Edward Bunker, Corey Rand, John Gilgreen, Mary Craven, Peter Jurasik, Enid Hendershot, James Ray, Stuart I. Berton, Barry Cahill, Susan Sherman, Francesca Drown, Emily Le Rue, Ernest Taylor III, Fran Ryan, Bob Jarvis, Mark F. Hill, Mags Kavanaugh, Daniel Nunez, John McKinley Robertson, Mary Margaret Robinson, Deborah Sahagun.