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Avenging Angelo |
(2002) | | [ Raoul Bova ][ Sylvester Stallone ][ Andrew Stevens ] |
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Oriundi |
(1999) |
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Tierra de cañones |
(1999) |
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Seven Servants |
(1996) | | [ David Warner ] |
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Gotti |
(1996) | | [ Armand Assante ][ Vincent Pastore ][ Frank Vincent ][ Dominic Chianese ][ Scott Cohen ] |
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Sindaco, Il |
(1996) | | [ Raoul Bova ] |
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A Walk in the Clouds |
(1995) | | [ Keanu Reeves ][ David Zucker ][ Giancarlo Giannini ] |
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Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur |
(1994) | | [ Kevin Sorbo ][ Sam Raimi ] |
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Hercules in the Underworld |
(1994) | | [ Kevin Sorbo ][ Sam Raimi ][ Cliff Curtis ] |
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Circle of Fire |
(1994) | | [ Kevin Sorbo ][ Sam Raimi ] |
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Somebody to Love |
(1994) | | [ Steve Buscemi ][ Harvey Keitel ][ Sam Rockwell ][ Quentin Tarantino ][ Stanley Tucci ] |
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom |
(1994) | | [ Eric Close ][ Kevin Sorbo ][ Sam Raimi ] |
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Hercules and the Amazon Women |
(1994) | | [ Kevin Sorbo ][ Sam Raimi ] |
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This Can't Be Love |
(1994) | | [ Jason Bateman ][ Katharine Hepburn ] |
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Last Action Hero |
(1993) | | [ James Belushi ][ Chevy Chase ][ Charles Dance ][ Ian McKellen ][ Robert Patrick ] |
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her |
(1993) |
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Mobsters |
(1991) | | [ Patrick Dempsey ][ Richard Grieco ][ Costas Mandylor ][ Christian Slater ][ Michael Gambon ] |
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Jungle Fever |
(1991) | | [ Brad Dourif ][ Tim Robbins ][ Wesley Snipes ][ John Turturro ][ Samuel L. Jackson ] |
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Only the Lonely |
(1991) | | [ James Belushi ][ Maureen O'Hara ][ Macaulay Culkin ][ John Candy ][ Kieran Culkin ] |
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A Star for Two |
(1991) |
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Ghosts Can't Do It |
(1990) | | [ Don Murray ] |
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The Old Man and the Sea |
(1990) | | [ Ernest Hemingway ][ Francesco Quinn ][ Gary Cole ] |
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Revenge |
(1990) | | [ Kevin Costner ][ John Leguizamo ][ Tomas Milian ][ Miguel Ferrer ][ James Gammon ] |
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Mago, Il |
(1990) |
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Pasión de hombre |
(1989) | | [ Ray Walston ] |
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Stradivari |
(1989) | | [ Francesco Quinn ] |
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World |
(1988) | | [ Raul Julia ][ Elias Koteas ][ John Kapelos ] |
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Valentina |
(1982) | | [ Eusebio Poncela ][ Jorge Sanz ] |
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Regina Roma |
(1982) |
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The Salamander |
(1981) | | [ Martin Balsam ][ Franco Nero ][ Eli Wallach ][ Christopher Lee ][ Cleavon Little ] |
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Crosscurrent |
(1981) |
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High Risk |
(1981) | | [ James Brolin ][ Bruce Davison ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Cleavon Little ] |
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Lion of the Desert |
(1981) | | [ Oliver Reed ][ Rod Steiger ][ John Gielgud ] |
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The Passage |
(1979) | | [ Malcolm McDowell ][ Christopher Lee ][ Jim Broadbent ][ James Mason ] |
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The Children of Sanchez |
(1978) |
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Caravans |
(1978) | | [ Christopher Lee ][ Joseph Cotten ] |
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The Greek Tycoon |
(1978) | | [ Tony Jay ][ Charles Durning ][ Joss Ackland ] |
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Eredità Ferramonti, L' |
(1976) | | [ Fabio Testi ] |
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Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni |
(1976) |
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Target of an Assassin |
(1976) |
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The Message |
(1976) |
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The Marseille Contract |
(1974) | | [ Michael Caine ][ James Mason ] |
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The Don Is Dead |
(1973) | | [ Robert Forster ][ Sid Haig ][ Frederic Forrest ][ Abe Vigoda ] |
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Across 110th Street |
(1972) | | [ Burt Young ][ Yaphet Kotto ] |
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Amigos, Los |
(1972) | | [ Franco Nero ] |
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Asesinato de Julio César, El |
(1972) |
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The Voice of La Raza |
(1972) |
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The City |
(1971) | | [ Pat Hingle ][ Robert Reed ] |
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Flap |
(1970) | | [ Claude Akins ] |
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R.P.M. |
(1970) | | [ Paul Winfield ] |
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Walk in the Spring Rain |
(1970) |
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A Dream of Kings |
(1969) |
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria |
(1969) | | [ Giancarlo Giannini ] |
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The Magus |
(1968) | | [ Michael Caine ][ Julian Glover ] |
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The Shoes of the Fisherman |
(1968) | | [ Laurence Olivier ][ John Gielgud ] |
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Bataille de San Sebastian, La |
(1968) | | [ Charles Bronson ] |
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The Happening |
(1967) | | [ George Maharis ] |
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Vingt-cinquième heure, La |
(1967) |
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Avventuriero, L' |
(1967) |
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Lost Command |
(1966) | | [ Alain Delon ][ George Segal ] |
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Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La |
(1965) | | [ Omar Sharif ][ Orson Welles ] |
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A High Wind in Jamaica |
(1965) |
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The Visit |
(1964) |
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Behold a Pale Horse |
(1964) | | [ Omar Sharif ][ Gregory Peck ] |
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Alexis Zorbas |
(1964) | | [ Alan Bates ] |
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Lawrence of Arabia |
(1962) | | [ Peter O'Toole ][ Omar Sharif ][ Alec Guinness ][ Claude Rains ] |
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Requiem for a Heavyweight |
(1962) | | [ Mickey Rooney ][ Jackie Gleason ] |
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Barabbas |
(1962) | | [ Jack Palance ][ Ernest Borgnine ] |
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The Guns of Navarone |
(1961) | | [ Richard Harris ][ Gregory Peck ][ David Niven ] |
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Portrait in Black |
(1960) | | [ John Saxon ][ Ray Walston ] |
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Heller in Pink Tights |
(1960) | | [ Bobby Darin ][ Ramon Novarro ] |
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Last Train from Gun Hill |
(1959) | | [ Kirk Douglas ][ Dabbs Greer ] |
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Warlock |
(1959) | | [ Henry Fonda ][ Richard Widmark ][ DeForest Kelley ] |
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The Savage Innocents |
(1959) | | [ Peter O'Toole ] |
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The Black Orchid |
(1958) |
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Hot Spell |
(1958) |
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Wild Is the Wind |
(1957) |
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The Ride Back |
(1957) |
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The River's Edge |
(1957) | | [ Ray Milland ][ Harry Carey Jr. ] |
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The Wild Party |
(1956) |
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Notre Dame de Paris |
(1956) |
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Man from Del Rio |
(1956) |
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Lust for Life |
(1956) | | [ Kirk Douglas ] |
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Seven Cities of Gold |
(1955) | | [ Richard Egan ][ Jeffrey Hunter ] |
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The Naked Street |
(1955) | | [ Farley Granger ][ Peter Graves ][ Lee Van Cleef ] |
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The Magnificent Matador |
(1955) | | [ Maureen O'Hara ] |
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Ulisse |
(1955) | | [ Kirk Douglas ] |
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The Long Trail |
(1954) |
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Attila |
(1954) | | [ Henri Vidal ] |
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Strada, La |
(1954) | | [ Federico Fellini ] |
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The Long Wait |
(1954) |
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Donne proibite |
(1954) |
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Ride, Vaquero! |
(1953) | | [ Robert Taylor ][ Howard Keel ][ Jack Elam ] |
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Seminole |
(1953) | | [ Lee Marvin ][ Rock Hudson ][ James Best ] |
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City Beneath the Sea |
(1953) | | [ Robert Ryan ] |
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Più comico spettacolo del mondo, Il |
(1953) |
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Cavalleria rusticana |
(1953) |
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Blowing Wild |
(1953) | | [ Gary Cooper ][ Ward Bond ] |
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East of Sumatra |
(1953) | | [ Scatman Crothers ][ Peter Graves ] |
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Against All Flags |
(1952) | | [ Maureen O'Hara ][ Errol Flynn ] |
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The World in His Arms |
(1952) | | [ Gregory Peck ] |
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The Brigand |
(1952) |
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Viva Zapata! |
(1952) | | [ Marlon Brando ] |
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Dark Fleece |
(1951) |
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Mask of the Avenger |
(1951) | | [ John Derek ] |
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The Brave Bulls |
(1951) | | [ Mel Ferrer ] |
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Tycoon |
(1947) | | [ John Wayne ] |
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Black Gold |
(1947) |
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The Imperfect Lady |
(1947) | | [ Ray Milland ] |
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Sinbad the Sailor |
(1947) | | [ Maureen O'Hara ] |
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California |
(1946) | | [ Ray Milland ] |
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Back to Bataan |
(1945) | | [ John Wayne ][ Lawrence Tierney ] |
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Where Do We Go from Here? |
(1945) | | [ Fred MacMurray ] |
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China Sky |
(1945) | | [ Randolph Scott ] |
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
(1944) |
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Roger Touhy, Gangster |
(1944) | | [ Harry Morgan ] |
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Ladies of Washington |
(1944) |
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Buffalo Bill |
(1944) | | [ Joel McCrea ][ Maureen O'Hara ] |
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Guadalcanal Diary |
(1943) | | [ William Bendix ] |
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The Ox-Bow Incident |
(1943) | | [ Henry Fonda ][ Harry Morgan ][ Dana Andrews ] |
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The Black Swan |
(1942) | | [ Maureen O'Hara ][ Tyrone Power ][ George Sanders ] |
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Road to Morocco |
(1942) | | [ Bing Crosby ][ Bob Hope ] |
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Larceny, Inc. |
(1942) | | [ Jackie Gleason ] |
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Thieves Fall Out |
(1941) | | [ Edward Albert ][ Eddie Albert ] |
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Knockout |
(1941) |
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The Perfect Snob |
(1941) |
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They Died with Their Boots On |
(1941) | | [ Errol Flynn ] |
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Bullets for O'Hara |
(1941) |
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Blood and Sand |
(1941) | | [ George Reeves ][ Tyrone Power ] |
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The Texas Rangers Ride Again |
(1940) | | [ Robert Ryan ] |
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City for Conquest |
(1940) | | [ Ward Bond ] |
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The Ghost Breakers |
(1940) | | [ Robert Ryan ][ Bob Hope ] |
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Parole Fixer |
(1940) |
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Road to Singapore |
(1940) | | [ Bing Crosby ][ Bob Hope ] |
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Emergency Squad |
(1940) |
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Television Spy |
(1939) |
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Island of Lost Men |
(1939) |
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Union Pacific |
(1939) | | [ Joel McCrea ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Ward Bond ] |
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King of Chinatown |
(1939) |
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Dangerous to Know |
(1938) |
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The Buccaneer |
(1938) | | [ Walter Brennan ] |
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King of Alcatraz |
(1938) |
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Bulldog Drummond in Africa |
(1938) |
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Hunted Men |
(1938) |
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Tip-Off Girls |
(1938) |
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Daughter of Shanghai |
(1937) |
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Partners in Crime |
(1937) |
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The Last Train from Madrid |
(1937) | | [ Alan Ladd ] |
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Under Strange Flags |
(1937) |
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Waikiki Wedding |
(1937) | | [ Bing Crosby ] |
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Swing High, Swing Low |
(1937) | | [ Fred MacMurray ] |
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Night Waitress |
(1936) |
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The Plainsman |
(1936) | | [ Gary Cooper ] |
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Sworn Enemy |
(1936) |
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Parole |
(1936) |
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The Milky Way |
(1936) |
Earthy and at times exuberant, Anthony Quinn was one of Hollywood's more colorful personalities. Though he played many important roles over the course of his 60-year career, Quinn's signature character was Zorba, a zesty Greek peasant who teaches a stuffy British writer to find joy in the subtle intricacies of everyday life in Zorba the Greek (1964), which Quinn also produced. The role won him an Oscar nomination and he reprised variations of Zorba in several subsequent roles. Although he made a convincing Greek, Quinn was actually of Irish-Mexican extraction. He was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn in Chihuahua, Mexico, on April 21, 1915, but raised in the U.S. Before becoming an actor, Quinn had been a prizefighter and a painter. He launched his film career playing character roles in several 1936 films, including Parole (his debut) and The Milky Way, after a brief stint in the theater. In 1937, he married director Cecil B. DeMille's daughter Katherine De Mille, but this did nothing to further his career and Quinn remained relegated to playing "ethnic" villains in Paramount films through the 1940s. By 1947, he was a veteran of over 50 films and had played everything from Indians, Mafia dons, Hawaiian chiefs, Chinese guerrillas, and comical Arab sheiks, but he was still not a major star. So he returned to the theater, where for three years he found success on Broadway in such roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Upon his return to the screen in the early '50s, Quinn was cast in a series of B-adventures like Mask of the Avenger (1951). He got one of his big breaks playing opposite Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan's Viva Zapata! (1952). His supporting role as Zapata's brother won Quinn his first Oscar and after that, Quinn was given larger roles in a variety of features. He went to Italy in 1953 and appeared in several films, turning in one of his best performances as a dim-witted, thuggish, and volatile strongman in Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954). Quinn won his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar portraying the painter Gaugin in Vincente Minnelli's Lust for Life (1956). The following year, he received another Oscar nomination for George Cukor's Wild Is the Wind. During the '50s, Quinn specialized in tough, macho roles, but as the decade ended, he allowed his age to show. His formerly trim physique filled out, his hair grayed, and his once smooth, swarthy face weathered into an appealing series of crags and crinkles. His careworn demeanor made him an ideal ex-boxer in Requiem for a Heavyweight and a natural for the villainous Bedouin he played in Lawrence of Arabia (both 1962). The success of Zorba the Greek in 1964 was the highwater mark of Quinn's career during the '60s — it offered him another Oscar nomination — and as the decade progressed, the quality of his film work noticeably diminished. The 1970s offered little change and Quinn became known as a ham, albeit a well-respected one. In 1971, he starred in the short-lived television drama Man in the City. His subsequent television appearances were sporadic, though in 1994, he became a semi-regular guest (playing Zeus) on the syndicated Hercules series. Though his film career slowed considerably during the 1990s, Quinn continued to work steadily, appearing in films as diverse as Jungle Fever (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and A Walk in the Clouds (1995). In his personal life, Quinn proved as volatile and passionate as his screen persona. He divorced his wife Katherine, with whom he had three children, in 1956. The following year he embarked on a tempestuous 31-year marriage to costume designer Iolanda Quinn. The union crumbled in 1993 when Quinn had an affair with his secretary that resulted in a baby; the two shared a second child in 1996. In total, Quinn has fathered 13 children and has had three known mistresses. He and Iolanda engaged in a public and very bitter divorce in 1997 in which she and one of Quinn's sons, Danny Quinn, alleged that the actor had severely beaten and abused Iolanda for many years. Quinn denied the allegations, claiming that his ex-wife was lying in order to win a larger settlement and part of Quinn's priceless art collection. When not acting or engaging in well-publicized court battles, Quinn continued to paint and became a well-known artist. He also wrote and co-wrote two memoirs, The Original Sin (1972) and One Man Tango (1997). In the latter, Quinn is candid and apologetic about some of his past's darker moments. Shortly after completing his final film role in Avenging Angelo (2001), Anthony Quinn died of respiratory failure in Boston, MA. He was 86. |
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