Search results for "Joseph L. Mankiewicz"

Sleuth (1972)

Sleuth (1972)

Sleuth (1972)
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138

A man who loves games and theater invites his wife’s lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

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There Was a Crooked Man… (1970)

There Was a Crooked Man… (1970)

There Was a Crooked Man… (1970)
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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 (1967)

The Honey Pot (1967)

The Honey Pot (1967)
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125

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

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
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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…

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)
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251

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…

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The Quiet American (1958)

The Quiet American (1958)

The Quiet American (1958)
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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 her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Guys and Dolls (1955)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

Guys and Dolls (1955)
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149

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
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
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128

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

Genre: Drama
Julius Caesar (1953)

Julius Caesar (1953)

Julius Caesar (1953)
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120

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

Genre: Drama, History
5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)
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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
All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve (1950)
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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
No Way Out (1950)

No Way Out (1950)

No Way Out (1950)
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106

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
House of Strangers (1949)

House of Strangers (1949)

House of Strangers (1949)
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101

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

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
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103

A letter is addressed to three wives from their “best friend” Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands – but she does not say…

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
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105

A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Somewhere in the Night (1946)
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110

George Taylor returns from 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 hunt…

Dragonwyck (1946)

Dragonwyck (1946)

Dragonwyck (1946)
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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’…