Search results for "Paul Wendkos"

A Wing and a Prayer (1998)

A Wing and a Prayer (1998)

A Wing and a Prayer (1998)
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92

An air-traffic controller faces the challenge of her career when she is forced to guide a disabled airplane to safety, unaware that her husband is aboard.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)

Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)

Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
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98

A teenage high school drop-out Bobby McLaughlin is accused of the murder of a local drug dealer he says he didn’t commit. When he is convicted with little evidence, his…

Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
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94

When ’30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
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178

Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie, War
Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983)

Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983)

Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983)
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97

A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Good Against Evil (1977)

Good Against Evil (1977)

Good Against Evil (1977)
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84

Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true love is messed up when Satan claims Jessica as his own personal property….

Genre: Horror, TV Movie
The Death of Richie (1977)

The Death of Richie (1977)

The Death of Richie (1977)
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A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Special Delivery (1976)

Special Delivery (1976)

Special Delivery (1976)
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99

A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)

The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)

The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
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A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.

Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Terror on the Beach (1973)

Terror on the Beach (1973)

Terror on the Beach (1973)
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74

When their campsite is vandalized by troublemakers, a family fights fire with fire.

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
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A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles’…

Genre: Horror
Hell Boats (1970)

Hell Boats (1970)

Hell Boats (1970)
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95

A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic…

Genre: Drama, War
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
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105

When Quintero, a Mexican revolutionary leader, is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Diaz, it’s up to his subordinate, Max, to bust him out. With $600…

Genre: Western
Fear No Evil (1969)

Fear No Evil (1969)

Fear No Evil (1969)
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98

A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man’s fiance discovers that the…

Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)

Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
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89

The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during the Second World War. The story is based on…

Genre: War
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
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104

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
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101

Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii – just during the two weeks when her beloved “Moondoggy” is home from…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Because They’re Young (1960)

Because They’re Young (1960)

Because They’re Young (1960)
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102

Director Paul Wendkos’ 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel “Harrison High”, about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for its casting of…

Genre: Drama
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
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86

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Face of a Fugitive (1959)

Face of a Fugitive (1959)

Face of a Fugitive (1959)
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81

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot…

Genre: Drama, Western
Gidget (1959)

Gidget (1959)

Gidget (1959)
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95

Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She’s fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
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77

A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma…

Genre: Drama, War
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
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82

A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Burglar (1957)

The Burglar (1957)

The Burglar (1957)
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90

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller