Ely A. Landau

Nascimento : 1920-01-20, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 1993-11-04

História

Ely Abraham Landau (January 20, 1920 – November 4, 1993) was an American producer and production executive best remembered for films of plays in the American Film Theatre series.

Filmes

O Documento Holcroft
Producer
A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Producer
Towards the end of their lives, two old friends discover that one of them was in love with the other one's wife for more than thirty years.
Separate Tables
Producer
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.
The Chosen
Producer
In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families.
O Espião Trapalhão
Producer
Cansado das falcatruas de seus colegas de profissão, um agente da CIA se aposenta. Junto com a namorada, ele começa a escrever um livro de memórias sobre os anos de segredos obscuros e passa a ser perseguido pela agência. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
O Magnata Grego
Producer
A lusty Greek shipping magnate courts the widow of an assassinated U.S. president.
In Celebration
Producer
In a Yorkshire mining town, three educated brothers return to their blue-collar home to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of their parents, but dark secrets come to the fore.
The Man in the Glass Booth
Producer
Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished when, one day, Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being not a Jewish businessman but a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face not only his presumed guilt--but their own.
Lost in the Stars
Producer
A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.
Luther
Producer
One sixteenth-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.
Os Rinocerontes
Producer
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Butley
Producer
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.
Um Equilíbrio Delicado
Producer
Uma família abastada de Connecticut é derrubada quando os padrinhos da filha adulta, tomados por um terror inominável, decidem vir morar com eles. Em Connecticut, Agnes e Tobias são um casal de classe alta, cuja relação tem sido desconfortável por muitos anos, desde pelo menos o tempo em que seu filho morreu; mas eles conseguiram encontrar um certo padrão confortável de inquietação. A irmã de Agnes, Claire, mora com eles e insiste que seu costume de sempre beber não é alcoolismo, mas obstinação. Sua filha, Julia, prestes a ter seu quarto divórcio, voltou para casa. Inesperadamente, seu quarto foi tomado por Harry e Edna, melhores amigos de Tobias e Agnes que assolados por um terror sem nome que os expulsou de sua própria casa, decidiram ficar com os amigos. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
O Regresso
Producer
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Producer
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 Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
A Louca de Chaillot
Producer
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
The Three Sisters
Producer
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters and their brother live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.
O Homem do Prego
Producer
Único da família a escapar de um campo de concentração nazista, o judeu Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger) agora tenta reconstruir a vida nos EUA como comerciante. No entanto, mesmo 40 anos depois, as memórias traumáticas das atrocidades cometidas pelo regime nazista ainda o assombram. Dirigido por Sidney Lumet, o filme foi indicado ao Oscar de Melhor Ator e ao Urso de Ouro no Festival de Berlim.
Longa Jornada Noite Adentro
Producer
Acompanhe um dia completo da família Tyrone, marcada por diversos problemas: uma mãe viciada em morfina, um pai frustrado com a carreira, um filho desequilibrado emocionalmente e o outro sofrendo de tuberculose.