On this day in movie history - Diva (1981):

Diva

directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix,

written by Jean-Jacques Beineix and Jean Van Hamme,

based on the novel by Delacorta,

was released in France on March 11, 1981.
Music by Vladimir Cosma.

Cast:

Frédéric Andréi, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Roland Bertin, Richard Bohringer, Gérard Darmon, Chantal Deruaz, Jacques Fabbri, Patrick Floersheim, Thuy An Luu, Jean-Luc Porraz, Laure Duthilleul, Dominique Pinon, Dominique Besnehard, Isabelle Mergault, Anny Romand, Jean-Jacques Moreau, Raymond Aquilon, Eugène Berthier, Gérard Chaillou, Andrée Champeaux, Nathalie Dalyan, Laurence Darpy, Michel Debrane, Etienne Draber, Nane Germon, Gabriel Gobin, Jim Adhi Limas, Louise Malapert, Dimo Mally, Vaneta Mally, Alain Marcel, Marthe Moudiki-Moreau, Robyn Bernard, Yann Roussel, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Louis Vitrac, Tania Zabaloieff, Vladimir Cosma.

On this day in movie history - THX 1138 (1971):

THX 1138

directed by George Lucas,

written by George Lucas and Walter Murch,

based the 1967 short film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB by George Lucas,

was released in the United States on March 11, 1971.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Painting shown on the Unit Chapel booth screens:
Christ Giving His Blessing, by Hans Memling (1478).

Cast:

Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe, Marshall Efron, Sid Haig, John Pearce, James Wheaton, Irene Cagen, Gary Alan Marsh, John Seaton, Eugene I. Stillman, Jack Walsh, Mark Lawhead, Robert Feero, Johnny Weissmuller Jr., Claudette Bessing, Susan Stroh, Henry Jacobs, Bill Love, Doc Scortt, Gary Austin, Scott L. Menges, Toby L. Stearns, Paul K. Haje, Ralph Chesse, Dion M. Chesse, Bruce Chesse, Mello Alexandria, Brandyn Barbara Artis, Morris D. Erby, Willie C. Barnes, Richard Quinnell, Jean M. Durand, Scott Beach, Neva Beach, Terence McGovern, Julie Payne, James Cranna, Ruth Silveira, Bruce Mackey, David Ogden Stiers, Bart Patton, Dennis Falt, Jack Rigg, Matthew Robbins.

Born on this day – Angelique Pettyjohn:

Angelique Pettyjohn

Actress

March 11, 1943 – February 14, 1992

Credits:

A Guide for the Married Man (1967); Batman (1967); Biohazard (1985); Body Talk (1982); Bracken's World (1969); Cargo of Love (1968); Childish Things (1969); Clambake (1967); For Singles Only (1968); Get Smart (1967); Going in Style (1979); Good Morning World (1968); Good-bye Cruel World (1982); Heaven with a Gun (1969); Hell's Belles (1969); Hotel (1967); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Modern Wife (1969); Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968); Mr. Terrific (1967); Professor Lust (1967); Repo Man (1984); Rough Night in Jericho (1967); Stalag 69 (1982); Star Trek (1968); Takin' It Off (1985); Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); The Cool Ones (1967); The Curious Female (1969); The Curse of Her Flesh (1968); The Felony Squad (1967); The G.I. Executioner (1971); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Green Hornet (1967); The Lost Empire (1984); The Love God? (1969); The Love Rebellion (1967); The Monkees (1968); The Odd Couple (1968); The Touch of Her Flesh (1967); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988); Up Your Teddy Bear (1970); Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968).

Born on this day – Janet Lake:

Janet Lake

Actress

March 11, 1936 – December 21, 2025

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959–1961); Bachelor Father (1961); Bonanza (1961); Bringing Up Buddy (1961); Cain's Hundred (1961); Checkmate (1961); Colt .45 (1960); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959–1961); Hawaiian Eye (1960–1962); Here's Hollywood (1961); Johnny Staccato (1959); Manhunt (1960); Maverick (1960–1962); MGM Parade (1956); Perry Mason (1964); Raintree County (1957); Ripcord (1961); Sugarfoot (1960); Surfside 6 (1960–1962); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1958–1961); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960); The Fastest Gun Alive (1956); The John Forsythe Show (1965); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1961); The Opposite Sex (1956); The Tycoon (1964); The Wings of Eagles (1957); These Wilder Years (1956); Thriller (1962); Tombstone Territory (1960); Two Weeks in Another Town (1962).

Born on this day – Lis Verhoeven:

Lis Verhoeven

Actress

Theater director

March 11, 1931 – July 2, 2019

Credits:

100 000 Dollar Belohnung (1961); A Case for Two (1982–1983); Alle meine Töchter (1997); Anwalt Abel (1992); Beaumarchais (1969); Bedaure, falsch verbunden (1962); Berlin, Keithstrasse 30 (1972); Bestseller (1956); Bethanien (1966); Campingplatz (1964); Cecile (1977); Coiffeur (1973); Crumbles letzte Chance (1967); Das Bild des Menschen. Gespräche einer letzten Nacht (1964); Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972); Das Männerquartett (1978); Das Mietshaus (1964); Den Tod in der Hand (1963); Der Anwalt (1977–1978); Der Bulle von Tölz (2003); Der Geisterzug (1963); Der Kommissar (1972–1975); Der selige Christopher Bohn (1955); Derrick (1985–1996); Die Magermilchbande (1979); Die Zeit und die Conways (1960); Die Zeiten ändern sich (1983); Ein langer Tag (1964); Eine Frau von heute (1954); Eine Gefangene bei Stalin und Hitler (1968); Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - Stunde der Entscheidung (1970); Froher Herbst des Lebens (1961); Hafenpolizei (1964); Im Schillingshof (1973); Kläger und Beklagte (1979); Krempoli - Ein Platz für wilde Kinder (1975); Kreuzfahrten eines Globetrotters (1981); Lady Cop (1994); Lilli Lottofee (1992); Machenschaften (1965); Macht der Finsternis (1959); Mammis Wanderjahre (1957); Marie (1972); Mauern (1963); Nachtasyl (1959); NET Playhouse (1970); Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988); Ornifle oder Der erzürnte Himmel (1972); Pulle + Pummi (1972); Rosamunde Pilcher (1998); Schatten in der 3. Avenue (1956); Seit Adam und Eva (1955); SOKO München (2005); Sonntagsgeschichten (1976); Tag für Tag (1969); Tatort (1978); The Black Forest Hospital (1987); The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968); The Eternal Waltz (1954); The Grapes Are Ripe (1952); The Taming of the Shrew (1962); The White Rose (1982); Turandot (Prinzessin von China) (1959); Um die 30 (1995); Unsere Besten (2006); Unter einem Dach (1975); Verdacht gegen Barry Croft (1972); Vergiß die Liebe nicht (1953); Vorsicht! Frisch gewachst! (1978); Zum blauen Bock (1981); Zum kleinen Fisch (1977); Zwei Briefe an Pospischiel (1971).