Search results for "Joseph L. Mankiewicz"
King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis
IMDb: 8.2
185

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the…

Genre: Documentary
A Carol for Another Christmas

A Carol for Another Christmas

A Carol for Another Christmas
IMDb: 6.5
84

Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead…

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls
IMDb: 7.2
150

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
There Was a Crooked Man…

There Was a Crooked Man…

There Was a Crooked Man…
IMDb: 6.9
123

Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a…

Genre: Western
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot
IMDb: 6.9
125

A millionaire fakes a terminal illness to fleece his former girlfriends.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
All About Eve

All About Eve

All About Eve
IMDb: 8.2
139

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers…

Genre: Drama
The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa
IMDb: 7
128

Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find…

Genre: Drama
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
IMDb: 7.3
120

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

Genre: Drama, History
No Way Out

No Way Out

No Way Out
IMDb: 7.4
106

The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle, a rabid racist, wants no treatment from black resident…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck
IMDb: 7
103

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas’…

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night
IMDb: 7.1
110

George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a…

House of Strangers

House of Strangers

House of Strangers
IMDb: 7.4
101

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons, refuse to help their father stay out of prison…

Genre: Crime, Drama
5 Fingers

5 Fingers

5 Fingers
IMDb: 7.7
108

During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Cleopatra
IMDb: 7
248

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to…

Sleuth

Sleuth

Sleuth
IMDb: 8
138

A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover – but things aren’t exactly as they seem.

The Quiet American

The Quiet American

The Quiet American
IMDb: 6.8
120

Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman, but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for the girl’s attention. In retaliation, Fowler…

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives
IMDb: 7.7
103

Lora May Hollingsway, who grew up next to the wrong side of the tracks, married her boss who thinks she is just a gold digger. Rita Phipps makes as much…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer
IMDb: 7.6
114

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable…

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
IMDb: 7.9
104

In 1900, strong-willed widow Lucy Muir goes to live in Gull Cottage by the British seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. On her very first night she meets…