Richard Fleischer
Nascimento : 1916-12-08, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Morte : 2006-03-25
História
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Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director.
Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson.
His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features.
Fleischer moved to Los Angeles and was assigned his first feature, Child of Divorce (1946). In 1954, he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas. In 1955 Fox signed Fleischer to a long term contract. He would work for that studio for the next fifteen years. His first film under his new contract with Fox was The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955). Kirk Douglas hired Fleischer to make The Vikings (1958), which was another big hit. He then moved to Paris where he directed two stories for Darryl F. Zanuck starring Greco. Fleischer then signed a contract with Dino de Laurentiis to make Barabbas (1962). Back in Hollywood, Richard Zanuck had become head of production at Fox and offered Fleischer Fantastic Voyage (1966). It was a success and resurrected his Hollywood career. Che! (1969), a biopic of Che Guevera that starred Omar Sharif, was an expensive flop, as was an account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). This was his last film for 20th Century Fox.
Fleischer travelled to England, where he directed an acclaimed thriller, 10 Rillington Place. See No Evil (1971) with Mia Farrow was another thriller. In Hollywood, he made The New Centurions (1972). At MGM, he made a science-fiction film, Soylent Green (1973), with Charlton Heston.
He was reunited with De Laurentiis for the popular, if controversial, Mandingo (1975). The Prince and the Pauper (1977) was a version of the Mark Twain novel that featured Heston, Harrison and Scott in its cast. Fleischer was then hired on Ashanti (1979), starring Michael Caine, which turned out to be a flop. Tough Enough (1983) was about the Toughman Contest starring Dennis Quaid. He made three more for de Laurentiis. His final theatrical feature was Million Dollar Mystery (1987).
Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. In June 2005, he released his memoirs of his father's career in Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution.
Fleischer's 1993 autobiography, Just Tell Me When to Cry, described his many difficulties with actors, writers and producers.
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Ser o primeiro em alguma coisa é uma honra poucas vezes alcançada, e irá colocá-lo nos livros de História para sempre. O Eurochannel convida-os a conhecer uma impressionante lenda, um dos maiores cineastas da Grã-Bretanha, em Jack Cardiff: Vida e obra de um Cameraman.
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How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)
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A documentary on serial killer films.
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With rare behind-the-scenes footage, a detailed look at the making of Walt Disney’s adaptation of the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
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From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a popular icon since the 1930s.
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A movie director and his wanna-be actor/eccentric inventor nephew are filming a low-budget sci-fi movie. Things get interesting when the nephews' bizarro invention starts bringing visitors from other times, including Napoleon, Archimedes, and people from the future and cavemen from the past. Just when they are filming what they are convinced will be one of the greatest movies ever, the same machine sends an alien visitor to their set. Also includes a last-minute cameo from James Coburn, as the infuriated head of the studio.
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A dying man in a roadside diner tells the other patrons about money he has hidden in four places. But instead of directions, he leaves them only with clues they must solve in order to claim the loot. Released with a promotional tie-in for Glad-Lock brand bags.
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Em um mundo de barbárie, a rainha Gedren deseja o poder absoluto. Ela invade a cidade de Hablac e mata o guardião de um talismã que lhe dará esse poder. É quando Red Sonja, a irmã do guardião, decide derrubar a rainha com sua espada mágica e com a ajuda de Kalidor, por quem se apaixona. Mas a sua força depende de uma condição: Que nunca se entregue para nenhum homem.
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Para que a rainha Taramis cumpra a promessa de trazer a amada de Conan do mundo dos mortos, ele terá de cumprir uma perigosa missão da qual faz parte a princesa Jehnna. Mas o que ele desconhece é que Taramis ordenou que, cumprida a missão, Conan seja morto, e a princesa seja encaminhada de voltar para ser sacrificada ao diabólico deus Dagoth.
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Após se divorciar de Nancy (Tess Harper), um cético repórter, John Baxter (Tony Roberts), compra por um preço bem baixo, já que ninguém queria o imóvel, a assustadora casa de Long Island, onde já tinham havido várias mortes. Logo John constata que a razão deste temor não eram tolas superstições e sim algo bem terrível.
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Art Long é um jovem cantor de música country que se muda para a cidade perseguindo o sonho da carreira artística. Mas ele acaba sem dinheiro e sem contrato, e vê-se obrigado a participar de um torneio de boxe amador para poder pagar as dívidas.
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Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it, insisting Jess live as a traditional Jew and inherit his position at the synagogue. With the help of friend and professional musician Bubba, Jess gets a chance to go to Los Angeles and have famous singer Keith Lennox record one of his songs. Defying both his father and his wife, Jess leaves New York to pursue his dreams.
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Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
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Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they are separated and each must live the other's life.
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The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt proclaims herself the greatest actress of her time. Her career blossoms, as does her private life. But art and life don't stay balanced, much to the frustration of her lovers. The eccentric Bernhardt eventually does marry another actor, but it's her life on stage that ultimately gives her the most satisfaction.
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Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. Meanwhile, Warren buys a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and to earn money as a prize-fighter.
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Bronson interpreta Majestyk, um ex-presidiário e veterano da Guerra do Vietnã, cujo esforço para tocar uma fazenda é perturbado por alguns cidadãos de mente estreita e por policiais corruptos. Mas quando um capanga da Máfia (Al Lettieri) destrói a colheita de Majestyk, o pavio do fazendeiro finalmente se incendeia. Com o rifle na mão e a namorada a tiracolo (Linda Cristal), ele parte em busca do bando de assassinos. Em caçadas em alta velocidade pelas estradas vicinais e explosivos confrontos, os bandidos e o rebelde se enfrentam em uma luta de igual para igual: inimigos até à morte.
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After escaping home, three young friends form a dynamic alliance of untamed youth. They meet an old man named Spikes with the experience only a master gunfighter can offer. The gang of men go on a crime spree and are converted to outlaws with a price on their heads.
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After escaping home, three young friends form a dynamic alliance of untamed youth. They meet an old man named Spikes with the experience only a master gunfighter can offer. The gang of men go on a crime spree and are converted to outlaws with a price on their heads.
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After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
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Em uma Terra futurista superpopulosa, um detetive da polícia de Nova York se vê marcado por assassinatos pelos agentes do governo quando ele fica muito perto de um estranho segredo de estado envolvendo as origens de um revolucionário e necessário novo alimento.
This promotional short film for Soylent Green (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth (click the "movie connections" link for the short list). The narrator then discusses the origin of the idea depicted in "Soylent Green": some time in the future, there will be too many people and not enough food to feed them. Director Richard Fleischer and star Charlton Heston discuss how an upcoming crowd scene will be filmed. Then we see what happens when the crowd riots because there is not enough food available to be distributed to everyone. "Soylent Green" was Edward G. Robinson's 101st (and, as it turned out, his last) feature film. During a break in filming, the cast and crew hold a ceremony celebrating the first film of his "second hundred", and Robinson makes appreciative remarks to the crowd. Studio head Jack L. Warner and friend George Burns are among those in attendance.
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An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.
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Uma bonita e jovem mulher (Mia Farrow) fica cega numa queda de cavalo e é levada pelos tios a viver com eles, em uma maravilhosa casa de fazenda no campo. Mas, em vez de tranquilidade, ela encontra um inferno de horror quando presencia a brutalidade do assassinato de seu tio, tia e prima. Quando ela descobre acidentalmente um bracelete de prata deixado pelo assassino, sua sobrevivência passa a estar por um fio.
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A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.
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Baseado no caso da vida real do assassino em série britânico John Christie, e o que aconteceu com seus vizinhos Tim e Beryl Evans. Londres, 1949. John Christie é um homem modesto, de meia-idade que, junto com sua esposa Ethel, vive no apartamento térreo no 10 Rillington Place. Seu comportamento mascara o fato de ser um assassino em série. Seu modus operandi é agir como uma pessoa com algum conhecimento médico, atraindo mulheres inocentes para seu apartamento para cura-los de alguma doença, deixa-los inconscientes com o gás monóxido de carbono, se satisfazer sexualmente com o corpo inconsciente, e em seguida estrangular a vítima e descartar o corpo em algum lugar. e 16.
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Retrata de forma realista, quase documental, tanto do ponto de vista japonês como do norte americano, mostrando a preparação, os eventos e os erros que possibilitaram o ataque a Pearl Harbor em 7 de Dezembro de 1941, fato que forçou a entrada dos Estados Unidos da América na Segunda Guerra Mundial. O título do filme é o código utilizado em caso de sucesso do ataque japonês, que traduzido para o português significa 'Tigre! Tigre! Tigre!'. A versão Americana tem 02:25. A versão Japonesa é mais longa, com 02:29.
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Biografia do revolucionário argentino Ernesto "Che" Guevara, que ajudou Fidel Castro em sua luta contra o corrupto regime de Batista, resultando na derrubada do governo e na tomada de Cuba por Castro. O filme conta a vida de Guevara desde que ele desembarcou em Cuba pela primeira vez, em 1956, até sua morte, numa emboscada preparada pelas tropas do governo nas montanhas da Bolívia, em 1967.
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Por que 13 mulheres voluntariamente abrem suas portas para o Estrangulador de Boston? Boston está sendo atacada por um serial-killer que já matou 13 mulheres. Até que a polícia captura Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis), um encanador que por não lembrar dos acontecimentos, dificulta as investigações da polícia. Baseado em fatos reais.
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John Dolittle é um veterinário consagrado e mundialmente famoso. Seu sucesso é por um detalhe especialmente peculiar: ele tem o dom de poder conversar com os animais. Primeira versão para o cinema das histórias criadas pelo escritor Hugh Lofting. A história ganhou uma nova versão em 1998, estrelada por Eddie Murphy, e mais duas continuações.
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A ciência da miniaturização foi desvendada, e o exército tem grandes planos. Mas quando um cientista que transporta o segredo do processo é ferido em um ataque surpresa, um coágulo sanguíneo que ameaça sua vida o coloca em coma. Agora, uma equipe de aventureiros terá que usar essa mesma tecnologia para viajar para dentro de seu corpo e destruir o coágulo.
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Criminoso é escolhido pelo povo para ser perdoado e solto por Pôncio Pilatos ao invés de Jesus antes da Crucificação. Este conto épico-bíblico reconta as provações pelas quais ele passa para conquistar a liberdade, enfrentando seus demônios internos
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Três aventureiros sem nada a perder resolvem transportar uma carga de cerveja até a costa da África. Cruzando o continente africano de caminhão, eles enfrentam a natureza e todo tipo de perigos e obstáculos.
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A Story of two love triangles...
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Vaqueiro, tem rápida ascensão, política e social, e se esquece daqueles que lhe foram fiéis no passado.
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Na Chicago da década de 20, dois ricos e arrogantes universitários pensam ter cometido o crime perfeito após o assassinato de um rapaz. Porém, um detalhe faz o plano ir por água abaixo.
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Einar e Eric são meio-irmãos, um é o príncipe e herdeiro do trono inglês; o outro é o filho bastardo de um selvagem viking. Até que em um ataque surpresa, os Vikings sequestram a princesa Morgana, o que faz Einar e Eric tentarem recuperá-la.
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Sam Gifford é um jovem fazendeiro que trata muito mal seus meeiros. Convocado para lutar no Pacífico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, ele encontra o psicopata Capitão Waco Grimes, que quase o faz desistir de tudo. No entanto, ao salvar a vida do colega Willie e tornar-se um herói, Sam recobra a confiança e descobre em si mesmo as forças que lhe permitirão enfrentar o comandante. A experiência acaba também por fazê-lo mudar a maneira de levar a vida.
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American arms dealer Kennedy hopes to make a killing by selling to the "regulares" in the 1916 Mexican revolution. American mercenary Wilson favors the rebel faction headed by Escobar, and they plot to hijack Kennedy's arms; but Wilson also has his eye on Kennedy's wife. Raids, counter-raids, and escapes follow in a veritable hail of bullets.
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Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. Inspired by true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
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Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
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Quando vários navios são abalroados e afundados por um misterioso monstro marinho nas águas do Pacífico, um professor de biologia marinha francês é convidado pelo governo americano a integrar a tripulação de um navio que irá tentar caçá-lo. Mas o que ninguém sabe é que o monstro é um submarino com um misterioso capitão, senhor de um notável saber que não está disposto a partilhar.
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Left by his wife, a vain rodeo star picks up a floozy and rides a bad Brahman bull.
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A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
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Uma mulher que vai testemunhar contra um chefão da Máfia deve ser protegida contra seus assassinos na viagem de trem de Chicago para Los Angeles.
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In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort in exchange for $50,000. Upon arriving, Milner meets his fellow guests, including a plastic surgeon, a philandering movie star and his beautiful girlfriend. Soon Milner discovers that the man who hired him may be the ruthless gangster Nick Ferraro -- a deported crime boss looking to re-enter the USA.
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The film tells the story of a well-planned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Yet, the heist goes awry, and a tough Los Angeles cop is in hot pursuit.
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U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters.
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A kind of filmed vaudeville show, using old material from RKO films and some new.
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1949 thriller about the hunt for a serial killer known as "the Judge" who kills his victims on rainy nights.
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Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
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A cop on suspension is framed for murder when he noses in on a murder investigation.
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A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon they are continually shocked at the alien culture of the Big Apple.
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Family drama about a young farm girl, suddenly orphaned, who must give up her beloved dog when she's sent to live with her aunt in Boston.
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This is 1947 biography movie about how Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Augustus Watson invented the first discernible speech, transmitted over a telephone.
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Documentary Feature winner "Design for Death" (1947) examines Japanese culture and how it led to Japan's role in WWII.
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An eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with her mother for eight months and her father the other four months. The divided life affects her both mentally and physically.
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Richard Fleischer provides a funny twist and amusing narrative commentary by Ward Wilson on two re-edited silent films in this RKO short film.
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Richard Fleischer provides a funny twist and amusing narrative commentary by Ward Wilson on two re-edited silent films in this RKO short film.
Director
Richard Fleischer provides a funny twist and amusing narrative commentary by Ward Wilson on two re-edited silent films in this RKO short film.
Director
Richard Fleischer provides a funny twist and amusing narrative commentary by Ward Wilson on two re-edited silent films in this RKO short film.
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Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its value to the Allied war effort.
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A collection of old-time silent movies, re-scored and narrated, featuring the most popular silent film stars. Includes:
1. Pathé 1900 Bathing Beauties fron Venice, California
2. Goodness Gracious with Clara Kimball Young and Sidney Drew
3. A Drunkard's Reformation Directed by D.W. Griffith
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A collection of old-time silent movies, re-scored and narrated, featuring the most popular silent film stars. Includes:
1. Pathé 1900 Bathing Beauties fron Venice, California
2. Goodness Gracious with Clara Kimball Young and Sidney Drew
3. A Drunkard's Reformation Directed by D.W. Griffith
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