Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Nascimento : 1919-06-14, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Morte : 1993-12-18

História

Was an American film director and actor and is credited as the person most responsible for the modern recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. He is father to actress Zoë Wanamaker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel Wanamaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Perfil

Sam Wanamaker

Filmes

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Gerald Woodman
Stewart and Neil Woodman plot to have their parents murdered.
Killer Rules
Joe Gambon
Two adoptive brothers -- one a mob hit man, the other a Department of Justice investigator -- who are unaware of each other's existence until they become involved with the same woman, end up in a deadly triangle in this thriller.
Wild Justice
Kingston Parker
Colonel Peter Stride is on the trail of a mysterious international criminal known only as Caliph.
Correndo Contra o Tempo
Doctor Koopman
Um físico professor de faculdade constrói uma máquina do tempo e em meios os acontecimentos, um professor se candidata a ajudá-lo, e resolve voltar no tempo para evitar o assassinato de Kennedy, achando que assim impediria a Guerra do Vietnã - e consequentemente a morte de seu irmão, um dos soldados americanos.
É Pura Sorte
Highsmith
Filha de milionário desaparece em viagem ao México. O ricaço arruma um sujeito estranhamente sem sorte para viver os mesmos passos da filha e tentar reencontrá-la.
Culpado Por Suspeita
Felix Graff
Nos anos 50, David Merrill é um cineasta chamado a prestar depoimento para um comitê que investiga atividades ligadas ao regime comunista, mas se nega a cooperar porque não quer prejudicar um amigo. Ele é incluído na lista que circula em Hollywood e que cita nomes de profissionais suspeitos de ter relações com o comunismo e não devem ser contratados. Surge o dilema: ajudar o amigo ou retomar sua carreira?
Lembre-se de que Te Amo
Grandfather Mendham
Só depois dos dezasseis anos, Robert descobre que é adotado. Os pais adotivos dele contam que ele foi raptado de seus pais verdadeiros. Então Robert começa a procurar seus pais verdadeiros.
The Shell Seekers
Richard
After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her children's attempts to take control of her life. She's given them everything she could over the years, but now they want Penelope to sell her most prized possession. Torn between the selfish demands of her children and her desire to hold onto cherished mementos of the past, Penelope must learn what is really important to her. She returns to the seashore, the only place she was ever truly free, in an unforgettable odyssey that will take her back to her home, her heart and another chance for happiness.
Cognac
Ambassador Morley
A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul of petty criminal monks and falls in love with an impostor.
Julgamento em Berlim
Bernard Hellring
Juiz norte-americano que mora na Alemanha deve decidir se o sequestro de um avião na antiga Alemanha Ocidental é justificado. Com um elenco estrelado!
Sadie and Son
Marty Goldstein
It's a family affair when a 50-ish police officer is joined by her son on the force.
Presente de Grego
Fritz Curtis
Em Manhattan J.C. Wiatt (Diane Keaton), uma executiva de meia-idade que está prestes a atingir um dos postos mais altos da empresa na qual trabalha, tem sua vida profissional e pessoal totalmente alterada quando "herda" a guarda de Elizabeth, uma menina que é filha de um parente distante que morreu. Gradativamente J.C. se envolve com a criança e resolve assumir sua educação, mas acaba perdendo o emprego. Ela então se muda com a filha para o interior, disposta a recomeçar do zero e compra uma casa com diversos problemas. Aos poucos ela contorna as dificuldades e se envolve com Fritz Curtis (Sam Wanamaker), um veterinário da região. Mas o que J.C. não poderia imaginaré que indiretamente a criança seria responsável por um sucesso que ela nunca tinha alcançado.
Superman IV: Em Busca da Paz
David Warfield
Após o Super-Homem acabar com todas as armas nucleares do mundo atirando-as contra o Sol, Lex Luthor consegue fabricar um vilão com a mesma estrutura molecular do nosso herói, e os mesmos poderes: o Homem Nuclear. A criatura está programada para destruir o Homem de Aço e, quando o duelo tem início, o confronto torna-se numa grande ameaça à paz mundial.
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Thanks
Documentary - She came from a wealthy and competitive Philadelphia family, but the life of well-brought up society held little appeal for this acclaimed beauty. She left for New York City and worked hard as a model, stage actor and TV player. And then she was discovered by Hollywood. In less than four years she was acknowledged as one of movie's most sought after stars and an Academy-Award winner, playing opposite some of the greatest leading men of her time. Suddenly, like a modern-day fairy tale, Grace Kelly turned her back on it all - to become Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.
Jogo Bruto
Luigi Patrovita
Um agente do FBI quer ter uma revanche com a organização da Máfia e envia um antigo agente do FBI (Arnold Schwarzenegger) para destruir a organização por dentro dela.
Espelho da Vida
Jim Nolan
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Embassy
Ambassador Arthur Ingram
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
O Aviador
Bruno Hansen
Na deprimente década de 1920, um piloto dos correios sofre um acidente de avião e se apaixona pela garota dos seus sonhos.
S.O.S. Coração
Moe Silverman
New York urologist Harold Lear gets a taste of his own medicine when he suffers a heart attack and is confronted with a medical institution which doesn't seem equipped to help. Wife Martha steps in to fight the system and get a measure of service and compassion. Ultimately the greatest battle is not waged against the medical profession, however, but against Lear's own failing body and his own mortal fears.
Diferenças Irreconciliáveis
David Kessler
Albert (Ryan O’Neal) e Lucy (Shelley Long), moradores da badalada Beverly Hills, são um casal que dedica a maior parte de seu tempo ao trabalho. Ele é um professor que está iniciando uma carreira de diretor em Hollywood. Ela é uma escritora que fica enciumada com o sucesso repentino do marido. Tentando conseguir mais atenção dele, Lucy publica um livro, o qual é bem recebido e acaba despertando o interesse de Albert. No meio desse jogo está a pequena Casey (Drew Barrymore), a filha de nove anos do casal. Cansada de ser sempre jogada para escanteio, a menina decide procurar um advogado para pedir o divórcio. Ela não quer mais viver com seus pais e suas vidas lotadas de trabalho. A garota diz preferir morar com a empregada a permanecer sem receber um carinho ou um abraço de seus progenitores. A iniciativa de Casey desperta o interesse da imprensa e, em pouco tempo, a vida da família fica de pernas para o ar.
The Ghost Writer
E.I. Lonoff
Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Frank Tosconi
On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.
Aida - San Francisco Opera
Director
tt0255782. Aida (1981) San Francisco. Verdi / Italian. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for the enslaved Ethiopian princess Aida, and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
Our Family Business
Ralph
A syndicate mob boss doesn't realize that his eldest son, Gep, has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection, while Gep's younger brother, Phil, a bank vice president, tries to separate himself from the family's business.
O Assassinato de Randy Webster
Director
When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.
My Kidnapper, My Love
Director
Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealthy, emotionally-disturbed runaway to extort money from her parents, but the brother throws the get-rich-quick scheme awry by falling in love with her.
A Competição
Andrew Erskine
The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the pressure to win from her teacher, Greta, or will she condemn Paul to obscurity?
A Recruta Benjamin
Teddy Benjamin
A Recruta Benjamin, traz a consagrada comediante Goldie Hawn no filme que lhe deu uma indicação ao OSCAR de melhor atriz de 1980. Ela é a jovem e bela viúva Judy Benjamin, que responde a um sedutor anúncio alistando-se no exército americano. O difícil treinamento, seus problemas de adaptação e seus conflitos com a inflexível Capitã Lewis (Eileen Breenan, indicada ao OSCAR de Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante por esta personagem), retratados com muito humor em um filme verdadeiramente hilariante.
Charlie Muffin
Ruttgers
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But then a high-ranking Soviet spy-master hints that he wants to defect, and both British Intelligence and the CIA want him and will do anything to get him. Charlie may be the only man who can bring the defection off successfully, but is the whole thing an elaborate set-up? And when your so-called allies are stabbing each other and you in the back to get this prize, whom can Charlie trust on either side?
From Hell to Victory
Ray MacDonald
In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.
Morte Sobre o Nilo
Rockford
Como Hercule Poirot desfruta de um luxuoso cruzeiro pelo Nilo, uma herdeira de recém-casado é encontrada morto a bordo. Poirot pode identificar o assassino, antes que o navio chega ao fim da sua viagem?
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Stanley Goldblum
The Billion Dollar Bubble is a 1976 film made for the BBC series Horizon and directed by Brian Gibson about the story of the two billion dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding Corporation of America. The movie stars James Woods in the role of the actuary.
Simbad Contra o Olho do Tigre
Director
Simbad, corajoso marinheiro e Príncipe de Bagdá, sai em direção a Charnak com intenção de pedir ao Príncipe Kassim para se casar com sua irmã, Farah. Mas Simbad descobre que Kassim está possuído por um feitiço de sua maligna madrasta, Zenobia. Para quebrar a magia, Simbad tem que sair em uma jornada nunca antes realizada. Esperando por eles nesta perigosa viagem estão uma variedade de bestas que vão além da mais delirante imaginação. Entre as criaturas estão o Minoton, um colosso de bronze, um gigante troglodita, um tigre com dentes de sabre e um babuíno "quase humano".
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Bailey
After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining senator and the state governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any problems. They decide on Billy Jack, currently sitting in prison after being sent to jail at the end of his previous film, as they don't expect him to be capable of much, and they think he will attract young voters to the party.
A Viagem dos Condenados
Carl Rosen
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
The Sell Out
Harry Sickles
This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and oout of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their mos able hit men to do it.
The Spiral Staircase
Lieut. Fields
A mute young woman is stalked by a serial killer at her uncle's mansion.
The Law
Jules Benson
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
Mousey
Inspector
A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
O'Casey
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
No Rastro da Morte
Director
Cowan procura pelo seu amigo de infância Catlow, mas revela-se que Cowan é um oficial de polícia e a relação entre ambos não será nada fácil. Catlow é um ladrão, que junto com seus homens, reuniu gado sem marcar e planeja vendê-lo em Abilene. As intenções de Catlow podem gerar sérios conflitos para os fazendeiros, que se veriam obrigados a subir os salários de seus empregados para que não imitem a estratégia.
Julgamento de um Traidor
Director
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
Dólares de Sangue
Director
U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Golden Goose. Although Peter is unsure about John's loyalties, the two infiltrate the gang and win the trust of thug Nick "The Owl" Harrison before enduring a series of double-crosses.
The Legend of Custer
Director
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.
Danger Route
Lucinda
Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, he discovers a mole has infiltrated British intelligence.
The Day the Fish Came Out
Elias
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.
O Agente 711 Pede Socorro
Frank Sanderman
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman (David Janssen) works his own case.
O Espião que Veio do Frio
Peters
Alec Leamas, um espião britânico vai para a Alemanha Oriental supostamente para desertar, mas na verdade, vai para semear a desinformação. À medida que surgem mais reviravoltas na trama, Leamas fica mais convencido de que seu próprio lado o vê apenas como mais uma engrenagem. Sua luta contra a desumanização torna-se o foco final da história.
Esses Maravilhosos Homens e suas Máquinas Voadoras
George Gruber
Uma corrida aérea internacional é sinônimo de aventura nas alturas e fantástica diversão! Esta versão extraordinariamente hilária da histórica corrida aérea Londres-Paris de 1910 apresenta os maiores aviadores de todo o mundo. Eles se reúnem quando um editor jornalístico pedante, mas muito rico, decide patrocinar uma corrida aérea através do Canal da Mancha, oferecendo o prêmio de 10 mil libras ao vencedor. As proezas das equipes americana, britânica, francesa, alemã, italiana e japonesa dão origem às mais ousadas e hilárias acrobacias aéreas já registradas em filme.
As Duas Faces da Lei
Major Kaufman
In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.
The Paradise Suite
Frank Engel
A troubled actress has conversations with a range of different people.
Taras Bulba
Filipenko
Ucrânia, século 16. Taras se estabeleceu confortável vida em fazenda depois de anos de aventuras de capa e espada com seus companheiros cossacos. Apesar de não ser rico, ele é capaz de enviar seu filho Andrei longe para uma escola polaca. Neste momento os poloneses são os Senhores da Ucrânia e a origem dos cossacos é a luta dos servos ucranianas para libertar-se e as suas terras de dominação polonesa. Para este fim Taras espera que seu filho seja educado como o inimigo. Em vez disso, Andrei se apaixona pela filha de um nobre polonês, criando o palco para um confronto entre o amor, a honra da família, e uma luta pela identidade nacional.
Armadilha a Sangue Frio
Mike Carter
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.
A Batalha dos Sexos
Commentary spoken
Angela Barrows é uma mulher de negócios comedora de homens, enviada por seu empregador americano para investigar suas oportunidades de exportação em Edimburgo. No caminho, ela conhece Robert MacPherson, um empresário que pede sua ajuda para trazer sua empresa para o século XX. A equipe, liderada por Martin, tem outras ideias - e uma batalha entre os antigos e os novos métodos de negócios logo começa. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
The Secret
Nick Delaney
An American loses all his money and finds himself stranded in England. He finds hope when he meets a female smuggler who has brought jewels into the country inside a teddy bear, but unfortunately, things quickly get out of hand.
Direção Norte
Chick Eddowes
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
Give Us This Day
Geremio
Exiled from Hollywood due to the blacklist, director Edward Dmytryk briefly operated in England in the late 1940s. Though filmed in its entirety in London, Dmytryk's Give Us This Day is set in New York during the depression. Fellow blacklistee Sam Wanamaker is starred as the head of an Italian immigrant family struggling to survive the economic crisis.
My Girl Tisa
Mark Denek
1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has been in America only four months, yet she is holding four jobs to save enough money to pay for her father's boat passage to America. She works in a garment factory in Greenwich Village owned by Mr. Grumbach, who is studying to pass his citizenship test. Denek, a brash young man, tries to help her but gets her into trouble and her deportation is ordered by an immigration judge.