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Tag Archives: Richard Fleischer
Follow Me Quietly (1949) Richard Fleischer, William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey
For six months, a strangler has terrorized the city. Calling himself The Judge, he’s a self-appointed destroyer of ‘evil’ who only strikes on rainy nights. Read More »
Armored Car Robbery (1950) Richard Fleischer, Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman
Dave Purvis takes pride in being unknown to the law, though famed among fellow crooks Read More »
Mr. Majestyk (1974) Richard Fleischer, Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Al Lettieri
Vietnam veteran Vince Majestyk just wants to grow his watermelons and live in peace on his farm. Read More »
Crack in the Mirror (1960) Richard Fleischer, Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman
Three performers for six roles: this is the game of the film. A melodrama about two love triangles. Read More »
Bandido! (1956) Richard Fleischer, Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland
American arms dealer Kennedy hopes to make a killing by selling to the “regulares” in the 1916 Mexican revolution. Read More »
Barabbas (1961) Richard Fleischer, Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Read More »
The Happy Time (1952) Richard Fleischer, Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan, Marsha Hunt
Spring inspires lessons in love and life for a French family in 1920s Ottawa, especially for teenage Robert Read More »
The Vikings (1958) Richard Fleischer, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ex-slave, but neither knows the true identity of the other. Read More »
The New Centurions (1972) Richard Fleischer, George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of new police recruits takes to patrolling the streets of Los Angeles. Roy Fehler is a law student with a family and has joined the LAPD until he can complete his degree. Read More »
Tough Enough (1983) Richard Fleischer, Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
An aspiring country/western singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a “Tough Man” amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Read More »
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Richard Fleischer, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In 1866, Professor Pierre M. Aronnax (Paul Lukas) and his assistant Conseil (Peter Lorre), stranded in San Francisco by reports of a giant sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean, are invited to join an expedition to search for the creature. Read More »
His Kind of Woman (1951) John Farrow, Richard Fleischer, Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Action, Crime, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
Nick Ferraro, deported crime boss, needs to re-enter the USA. His plan involves “honest” gambler Dan Milner, who’s subjected to a series of “misfortunes,” then bribed to take a trip to Mexico. Read More »
Trapped (1949) Richard Fleischer, Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
With fake $20 bills flooding the system, U.S. Treasury agents seek the help of a jailed master counterfeiter (Bridges). Read More »
Arena (1953) Richard Fleischer, Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen, Drama, Sport, Western
M-G-M’s first 3-D production shot at a rodeo in Tucson, Arizona is a story surrounded by objects flying into the camera. Read More »