Search results for "Nicholas Ray"

Lightning Over Water (1980)

Lightning Over Water (1980)

Lightning Over Water (1980)
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Director ‘Nicholas Ray’ is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983) in Hollywood, but flies…

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Genre: Documentary
55 Days at Peking (1963)

55 Days at Peking (1963)

55 Days at Peking (1963)
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154

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival…

Genre: Drama, History, War
King of Kings (1961)

King of Kings (1961)

King of Kings (1961)
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171

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not…

Genre: Drama, History
The Savage Innocents (1960)

The Savage Innocents (1960)

The Savage Innocents (1960)
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110

An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Party Girl (1958)

Party Girl (1958)

Party Girl (1958)
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99

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It’s not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there’s…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)

Wind Across the Everglades (1958)

Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
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94

Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Bitter Victory (1957)

Bitter Victory (1957)

Bitter Victory (1957)
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102

During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the…

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Genre: Drama, War
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
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92

Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang…

Genre: Western
Bigger Than Life (1956)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Bigger Than Life (1956)
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A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

Genre: Drama
Hot Blood (1956)

Hot Blood (1956)

Hot Blood (1956)
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85

Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching…

Genre: Drama
Run for Cover (1955)

Run for Cover (1955)

Run for Cover (1955)
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93

An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.

Genre: Drama, Western
Johnny Guitar (1954)

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Johnny Guitar (1954)
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110

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin’ Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna’s establishment is…

The Lusty Men (1952)

The Lusty Men (1952)

The Lusty Men (1952)
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113

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt’s wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Genre: Drama, Western
On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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82

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Born to Be Bad (1950)

Born to Be Bad (1950)

Born to Be Bad (1950)
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94

Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She’ll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of…

Genre: Drama
In a Lonely Place (1950)

In a Lonely Place (1950)

In a Lonely Place (1950)
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93

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

They Live by Night (1949)

They Live by Night (1949)

They Live by Night (1949)
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96

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door (1949)
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100

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Genre: Crime, Drama
A Woman’s Secret (1949)

A Woman’s Secret (1949)

A Woman’s Secret (1949)
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84

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to…

Genre: Drama, Mystery