Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Nascimento : 1927-09-16, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 2011-06-23

História

Peter Michael Falk  (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo (1968–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes in films such as: Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode: Étude in Black (1972). Falk's other film roles include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007).

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Peter Falk
Peter Falk

Filmes

My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
For many, he is above all the fluffy and at the same time ingenious investigator who transfers the powerful to their luxury villas in a crumpled trench coat. But Peter Falk not only embodied Inspector Columbo, but also worked as an actor with directors such as Frank Capra, Sydney Pollack and Blake Edwards. And of course with his friend John Cassavetes, for whom he played alongside Cassavete's wife Gena Rowlands in the independent film "A Woman Under Influence" from 1975. The documentary gets to the bottom of the great success of the TV series character - and the legendary actor who embodied him.
Arthur Miller: Escritor
Self (archive footage)
A cineasta Rebecca Miller apresenta um retrato de seu pai, o dramaturgo americano Arthur Miller.
Ztracený případ
Columbo (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Char·ac·ter
Self
A raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and friends Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Mark Rydell, Harry Dean Stanton and Sydney Pollack. Drago Sumonja's document takes us into the hearts, minds, and living rooms of some of America's greatest storytellers.
Flor Americana
Father Randolph
Em Blythe, Califórnia, uma pequena cidade no remoto deserto da Califórnia, Ethan Inglebrink é um viciado em heroína excêntrico e agorafóbico, obcecado por seu jardim. Esta comédia sombria segue os últimos dias da vida de Ethan, enquanto ele luta para encontrar um objetivo em um momento em que talvez seja tarde demais para importar.
O Vidente
Irv
Um astro do cassino ganha a vida prevendo acontecimentos, mas sua vida muda quando a polícia de Los Angeles descobre seu dom e lhe pede ajuda para evitar que um ataque terrorista detone armas nucleares. Porém ele fica dividido entre salvar o mundo ou salvar a mulher que ama.
Three Days To Vegas
Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Four grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of Las Vegas in order to stop one of their daughters from marrying the wrong guy.
Edge of Outside
Self
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
Coisas de Família
Sam Kleinman
Uma trama familiar divertida que revela a crise em que pai (Peter Falk) e filho (Paul Reiser) vivem e as maneiras que encontram de sair dela e permanecerem juntos. O filho é um escritor beberrão que precisa partir, ao lado de seu pai, para uma viagem inesperada. Dessa forma, vários segredos de família antigos são revelados, assim ambos vão cada vez descobrindo mais um sobre o outro, e diminuindo o distanciamento que existia entre eles. Juntos, mais do que nunca, os dois se tornarão grandes amigos e vão se divertir muito nessa viagem.
Checking Out
Morris Applebaum
A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
When Angels Come to Town
Max
Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he meets a young woman without a family named Sally. As she struggles to get custody of her younger brother, Max immediately believes that his new mission is to help Sally. But Jo, a strict angel, is sent to explain to his colleague that this is not exactly what is expected of him. Indeed, Max's mission is not to help Sally, but Karl, the manager of a small factory of Christmas decorations. His business is barely surviving because its traditional products do not meet the success of yesteryear. First bored, Max notices that Karl knows Sally ...
O Espanta Tubarões
Don Feinberg
Oscar (Will Smith) é um pequeno peixe que tem sonhos grandes, que se torna um herói involuntário após pregar uma grande mentira. Após ser perseguido pelo filho do tubarão-chefe, Oscar presencia sua morte. Querendo bancar o herói, ele assume a autoria do assassinato e, com isso, se torna uma grande celebridade no mundo aquático. Porém a situação se complica quando ele é designado para repetir a façanha, eliminando outros tubarões.
Finding John Christmas
Max
When a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger John Christmas. After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is in fact her long-lost brother Hank. With the town's help, Kathleen and Noah set about to find the stranger's true identity with the help Max, a Christmas angel.
Wilder Days
James 'Pop Up' Morse
Quixotic old codger James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) enjoys spinning colorful yarns for his 11-year-old grandson, Chris (Josh Hutcherson). But the boy's uptight, no-nonsense dad, John (Tim Daly), disdains Pop Up's fantasy world. Believing that John is stifling his son's imagination, Pop Up bolts from his nursing home and sets out on an adventurous cross-country road trip with Chris (sans John's permission) in this made-for-TV family drama.
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
This is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer, actors, composer and other contributors speak at length and in detail about how the award-winning film was devised, cast, filmed, scored and edited.
O Imbatível
Mendy Ripstein
Campeão mundial peso pesado de boxe é condenado por estupro e mandado para a prisão de segurança máxima, onde deverá enfrentar campeão da prisão em luta épica, defendendo não apenas seu título, mas seu futuro.
Three Days of Rain
Waldo
Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.
O Mundo Perdido
Theo Kerr
Misture uma parte de dinossauros animados com duas partes de aventura e acção e tem um novo clássico da BBC.Bob Hoskins lidera um elenco de estrelas neste filme cheio de acção adaptado do clássico conto de aventuras de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. No virar do século, uma expedição sob a liderança de um académico rebelde, Professor Challenger, troca a enevoada Londres pelas florestas húmidas e chuvosas da América do Sul em busca de uma terra lendária - onde se diz que o tempo parou... e onde dinossauros ainda habitam. Acompanhando o Professor Challenger estão um académico rival, Professor Summerlee, o famoso e pretendido caçador, Lord Roxton e um jovem repórter, Edward Malone. A eles se junta na selva Amazónica um colono, Theo, e a sua sobrinha, Agnes. Juntos, vão embarcar numa assustadora aventura. Aquilo que vão aprender na sua luta pela sobrevivência neste mundo perdido, vai mudar as suas vidas para sempre.
A Town Without Christmas
Max
In the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's attention. When the little boy, Chris, writes that he wishes to leave this world so he will no longer be a burden to his divorcing parents, a race begins to find him before he harms himself.
A Arma Secreta da Máfia
Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
O ingênuo e trapalhão Corky Romano, a ovelha negra de um chefão mafioso, é recrutado pela sua família para se infiltrar no FBI e roubar quaisquer, e todas as provas que podem colocar seu pai rabugento na cadeia.
Crime Desorganizado
Max
Bobby Ricigliano (Jon Favreau) é pugilista e também segurança de sua namorada, que trabalha como stripper. Ele odeia seu trabalho e sonha com o dia em que poderá largar tudo. Quando surge a oportunidade Bobby não pensa duas vezes e segue com seu chefe para Nova York, para ajudá-lo em um negócio. Ricky Slade (Vince Vaughn), o melhor amigo de Bobby e fanático por filmes de mafiosos, o acompanha nesta empreitada. Ao chegar à cidade a dupla decide ignorar as instruções que receberam e decidem frequentar todas as boates e bares que puderem.
Hubert's Brain
Bailey (voice)
It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar.
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Father
Nerdy-looking Paul (David Paymer) is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best pal (Judge Reinhold) has an idea that might turn things around when he decides to film Paul's life and turn his romantic disasters into a comedic documentary. When a beautiful young director (Rosalind Chao) decides to produce the real-life romantic comedy, Paul realizes that Cupid may be poised with his bow and arrow.
Homens à Deriva
Pierman
A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.
Tempestade de Verão
Abel Shaddick
Set in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in his upstate New York town of Fairview, particularly against his slacker nephew Stanley who lives behind the shop. Without telling his uncle, Stanley agrees to put up a needy city kid for the summer as part of a charity program run by rich debutante Gloria. Abel immediately vetoes the plan, but it is too late. The kid, young Herman Washington, is already on his way...
From Where I Sit
Abe
A Constant Forge
Self
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."
Money Kings
Vinnie
Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a local mobster. Vinnie's told to school the lad, use him for collections, and teach him some sense. What Vinnie doesn't know is that once Tony learns the ropes, Vinnie will be out. Tensions mount when Tony goes around Vinnie's paternalistic ways, takes a bet from an unemployed alcoholic, and demands that the loser's wife pay the vig in trade. Is there any way out for Vinnie - with or without his good name?
Ashes to Ashes
After a Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, proof must be found to arrest him.
Pronto
Harry Arno
Harry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons he can't quite figure out. When an assailant attempts to kill him, he decides that it's time to retire, so he relocates to Greece.
Frank Capra's American Dream
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Feitos Um Para o Outro
Willie Clark
Two aging comedians who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier must overcome their differences when they have the chance for a lucrative movie comeback.
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Himself
It’s tempting, when praising Cassavetes’s films, to resort to generalizations about the director’s admirable intentions; descriptions like “original,” “raw,” and “human,” while certainly true, need to be expanded upon in order to get at what makes Cassavetes’s work special, and the film’s interview subjects sometimes fall into the trap of leaving things at the level of simplification. But for those new to the director’s films, there’s still some good material here: the commentary from Cassavetes mainstays Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Al Ruban, Seymour Cassel, and (especially) Peter Falk is predictably engaging, and the selected footage from formative early works like Shadows and Faces is revealing of a filmmaker in the process of discovering his voice.
Dupla Sem Par
Rocky Holzeck
Aos 75 anos, o mal-humorado Rocky adota seu neto órfão. Agora, aos 100 anos de idade, ele volta a morar com seu neto, um cirurgião cardíaco de Ohio.
Cops n Roberts
Salvatore Santini
The World of Jim Henson
Tramp (archive footage)
Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson
Anything for John
Self
An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-depth, candid interviews with his wife and muse Gena Rowlands as well as his most trusted friends and co-workers like Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, etc. Clips from Cassavetes' greatest films, and many rare photos illustrate this touching documentary.
Tão Longe, Tão Perto
Peter Falk
Esta sequência de Asas do Desejo de Wenders acompanha novamente um grupo de anjos que observam saudosamente a vida humana. Feito seis anos mais tarde, Berlim é um lugar muito diferente do filme anterior: unificada no papel, mas governada pelo crime, pela corrupção e pelos americanos.
O Jogador
Peter Falk
Um executivo de estúdio pressionado por série de fracassos de bilheteria consecutivos começa a receber ameaças anônimas. Obcecado com as mensagens, ele mata o roteirista que acredita ser o responsável e tenta driblar as investigações policiais.
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage)
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Tune in Tomorrow...
Pedro Carmichael
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro finds out about this romance, he starts incorporating details of it into the script of his daily drama series. Soon, Martin and Julia are not only hearing about their fictional selves over the radio, but about what they are going to do next.
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Theatre. The Group Theatre, a cooperative theater ensemble, became a leading force in the theater world of the 30s. Meisner performed in many of the group’s most memorable productions.
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the best overall critique of his work that I have encountered anywhere. Paul Joyce, who directed it, has also made documentaries about Nicolas Roeg, David Cronenberg, Nagisa Oshima, and Dennis Hopper, and he knows the conventional format well enough to get the most out of it. There are good clips and interesting commentaries from the interviewed subjects, who include Wenders himself, cinematographer Robby Muller, filmmaker Sam Fuller, novelist Patricia Highsmith, musician Ry Cooder, actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler, and critic Kraft Wetzel, who is especially provocative. A must-see for Wenders fans, highly recommended for everyone else. –Jonathan Rosenbaum, 1989
In the Spirit
Roger Flan
A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in upstate New York to get away from a murderer who is pursuing them.
Cookie
Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.
Arena - John Cassavetes
Himself
Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.
Vibes: Boas Vibrações
Harry Buscafusco
Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum, de O Reencontro) e Sylvia Pickel (interpretada pela cantora Cyndi Lauper em seu primeiro papel no cinema) fazem parte de um pequeno grupo de paranormais que está sendo estudado pelo doutor Harrison Steele (Julian Sands, de Os Gritos do Silêncio). Ela é médium e vive recebendo recados do além de uma tal Louise. Ele pode tocar objetos e descobrir com quem eles estiveram antes e o que aconteceu. Ele é apaixonado pela noiva, que acaba de trai-lo. Ela quer um grande amor. O enigmático Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk, o detetive da famosa série de TV Columbo) pede a ajuda deles para encontrar o filho, misteriosamente desaparecido no Equador. Eles partem para lá e logo descobrem que o que Harry quer de verdade é achar a Cidade Perdida, onde supõe existe uma fortuna em ouro. Mas há mais gente interessada no ouro e nos poderes dos dois para localizá-lo. E acabam liberando a poderosa força escondida nas montanhas.
A Princesa Prometida
The Grandfather / Narrator
A princesa Buttercup é raptada por uma bizarra gangue com um plano mirabolante para criar um incidente internacional. Seus membros logo descobrem que estão sendo perseguidos pelo pirata Roberts, que pode ser também Westley, o único - porém já esquecido - amor da princesa. Uma combinação bizarra de lutas de capa e espada, aventura, fantasia e comédia. Um divertidíssimo trabalho do diretor Rob Reiner.
Happy New Year
Nick
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated.
Asas do Desejo
The Filmstar
Um anjo que observa a cidade dividida de Berlim deseja se tornar um humano mortal quando se apaixona por uma bela trapezista francesa.
Um Grande Problema
Steve Rickey
Os três filhos do corretor de seguros Leonard foram aceitos na universidade. Sem dinheiro, ele topa participar de uma fraude fazendo um seguro milionário em nome do marido de Blanche, que segundo ela está à morte. Mas as coisas tomam outro rumo e ele fica numa enorme encrenca.
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work
Nick Longhetti
Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers payed up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Shoot Don't Shoot
host
An eye opening program to find out what its like to be a police officer facing the deadly force dilemma
A Grande Farra dos Muppets
Tramp
Nessa história, Caco e Fozzie são irmãos gêmeos (apesar de um ser um sapo e o outro um urso) que trabalham como jornalistas e Gonzo os acompanha como fotógrafo. Os três são mandados para a Inglaterra para investigar um roubo de um colar de diamantes e acabam se metendo em muitas encrencas. Todos os outros personagens do Muppet Show fazem aparições no filme, assim como Oscar, da Vila Sésamo.
Garotas Duras na Queda
Harry Sears
Harry é o empresário das California Dolls, uma equipe de wrestling feminino numa turnê sem fim pela América. Ele também está romanticamente envolvido com uma delas. Sua sorte parece ir cada vez pior (principalmente quando Harry arruma para suas atletas uma luta na lama) mas então surge em uma nova luta a chance de exorcizar todo o rancor.
The In-Laws
Vincent J. Ricardo
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.
Os Marretas em Hollywood
Self
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Um Golpe Muito Louco
Tony Pino
Depois de uma maré de má sorte, o criminoso Tony Pino (Peter Falk) e sua gangue roubam com sucesso um carro forte da Brink’s que continha US$30.000. Surpreendentemente, o roubo foi ignorado pela mídia. Curioso, Tony checa a sede do Brink’s e descobre que o nível de segurança de lá é baixo. Agora, um roubo de verdade é preparado…
Scared Straight!
Narration (voice)
The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.
O Detetive Desastrado
Lou Peckinpaugh
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Noite de Estréia
Self (uncredited)
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
Mikey e Nicky
Mikey
Na Filadélfia, o pequeno bookmaker Nicky, que roubou dinheiro da máfia, está se escondendo e implora a um amigo para ajudá-lo a fugir do assassino que está em seu encalço. Ele liga para Mikey, seu amigo desde a infância, mas quando Mikey chega, Nicky não o deixa entrar: seu humor mudou. Então começa uma longa noite enquanto Mikey tenta cuidar de Nicky, acalmá-lo e tirá-lo da cidade. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Assassinato Por Morte
Sam Diamond
Cinco detetives, incluindo Sam Diamond, Sidney Wange Jessica Marbles, são convidados para um jantar no castelo do misterioso Lionel Twain. Lá, eles são informados de que Twain planeja um assassinato no castelo e sem solução à meia-noite. Também, para aquele que decifrar o homicídio, haverá um pagamento de 1 milhão de dólares. Quando o mordomo cego de Twain morre bem antes da meia- noite, os riscos sobem para esses detetives famosos.
Griffin and Phoenix
Geoffrey Griffin
Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to have fun in the time remaining. At a college class on death, he meets Phoenix, who has terminal leukemia.
Uma Mulher Sob Influência
Nick Longhetti
Peter Falk é Nick Longhetti, chefe de família que precisa lidar com a instabilidade mental de sua esposa Mabel (Gena Rowlands). Ele luta de todas as formas para manter uma aparente normalidade diante do comportamento bizarro da mulher. Mas quando as ações de Mabel começam a afetar os próprios filhos, Nick é obrigado a tomar medidas drásticas.
The Most Crucial Game
Columbo
The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
Ransom for a Dead Man
Columbo
A brilliant tort attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
A Step Out of Line
Harry Connors
Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.
Os Maridos
Archie Black
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Operation Snafu
Peter Pawney
In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them.
A Defesa do Castelo
Sgt. Rossi
During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans.
A Fúria dos Intocáveis
Charlie Adamo
Hank McCain acaba de deixar a prisão e encontra seu filho, que cresceu e entrou para o mundo do crime há pouco tempo. Chamado para planejar um assalto a um cassino em Vegas, McCain logo descobre ter sido traído por bandidos que subestimaram sua capacidade de vingança sangrenta.
A Batalha de Anzio
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
Um das batalhas mais sangrentas da WW2 com os Aliados rompendo as linhas alemãs que tinham se fechado na cabeça de peaia de Anzio. Quatro meses e 30.000 mortes depois os Aliados finalmente marcham para Roma. As Forças Aliadas desembarcam em Anzio sem oposição, mas em vez de avançar em linha reta para o interior seu comandante decide cavar, se entrincheirar. Um correspondente de guerra aguerrido pega emprestado um jipe, vai até Roma e volta sem encontrar quaisquer forças alemãs, mas o seu relatório sobre esta ausência do inimigo é desconsiderado. No momento em que os generais finalmente resolvem fazer algum movimento de avanço os alemães já tinham conseguido montar a sua defesa e uma luta prolongada e sangrenta se inicia.
A Hatful of Rain
Polo Pope
A 1968 made-for-television remake of the 1957 film, based on the disturbing 1956 Michael V. Gazzo play, as performed by members of The Actors' Studio on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) television.
Prescription: Murder
Columbo
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Luv
Milt Manville
Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his wife away from him so that Milt can be with his girlfriend. Ellen and Harry have an instant attraction and in a short while Harry is wearing Milt's suits and Milt is free. But, Ellen soon discovers that Harry is the world's worst roommate.
Penelope
Lt. Horatio Bixbee
When James met Penelope at a club, it took all of three weeks before they were married. But after the marriage, other women became attracted to James and he kept getting promoted, which took him away from Penelope. So Penelope puts on a disguise and robs her husband's bank. Her psychiatrist, Greg, believes that this condition is caused by James being over worked and under romantic with Penelope. She also tells Greg that she robs the business associates of James. But Greg is in love with Penelope - in fact everyone likes her. The problem is when she confesses to her crimes, no one believes her.
Brigadoon
Jeff Douglas
Every 100 years people stumble upon the Scottish village of Brigadoon, which will never be found on a map. A wonderful, fun filled day will be had by all who find it.
Too Many Thieves
Danny
When some priceless Macedonian treasures are swiped, lawyer Falk arrives to get to the bottom of things.
A Corrida do Século
Max
O audacioso profissional Professor Fate e o herói branco Great Leslie convencem os fabricantes de automóveis do início do século de que uma corrida de Nova York a Paris (pelo oeste por todo os EUA, estreito de Bering. Rússia, Alemanha e França) ajudará a promover as vendas de automóveis. O arquirrival de Leslie, o professor Fate, amarfanhado e vestido de preto, prometeu chegar antes de Leslie na linha de chegada em um carro da própria invenção. Vão percorrer vários quilômetros, encarar muitas desavenças e enfrentar um imenso iceberg na corrida mais divertida de todos os tempos.
Attack and Retreat
lieutenant Mario
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.
Robin Hood de Chicago
Guy Gisborne
Big Jim é morto durante a festa de seu aniversário. Imediatamente, o rival Guy Gisbourne declara-se chefe dos gângsteres. Robbo, chefe da gangue do outro lado da cidade, está disposto a apoiar Guy, desde que este abandone seu território. Guy não aceita e quando Little John junta-se a Robbo, explode a guerra entre os dois bandos, o que resulta na destruição dos nightclubs de ambos os lados. Ao mesmo tempo, Marian, filha de Big Jim, oferece 50 mil dólares a Robbo para que ele encontre quem matou seu pai. Robbo pede ao capanga Will que se livre do dinheiro, então Will o repassa a Allen A. Dale, diretor de um orfanato. Allen chama a imprensa e transforma Robbo em celebridade, o Robin Hood de Chicago. Robbo, apaixonado por Marian, manda ela abandonar a cidade depois que descobre que ela e Little John usam uma entidade filantrópica como fachada para falsificações. Marian, ao invés de cair fora, junta-se a Guy e propõe a ele liquidar tanto Robbo quanto Little Joe.
Deu a Louca no Mundo
Third Cab Driver
Após um longo tempo na prisão, homem cai de carro num precipício. Antes de morrer, ele conta às pessoas que tentam socorrê-lo onde escondera uma grande fortuna. Inicia-se então uma louca corrida ao tesouro. Oscar de Efeitos Sonoros.
The Balcony
Police Chief
Shelley Winters is the madam of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution that is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop, and chief justice, all of whom have died in the revolution.
Tormentos D'Alma
Young Psychiatrist
Num presídio, o chefe de psiquiatria ouve as reclamações de um auxiliar seu querendo desistir do caso de um garoto negro. Ele acha que o chefe, por ser negro, poderá cuidar melhor desse cliente. O chefe então lhe conta sobre um dos seus primeiros pacientes, que conhecera no início da carreira em 1942 (mostrado em flashback). Esse paciente fora condenado a três anos por rebelião, por ser um admirador de Hitler e seguidor da ideologia nazista. Além disso, tem sérios problemas psicológicos por causa de uma infância problemática, sofre de insônia, ataques e alucinações. O doutor o ajuda a melhorar de seus vários problemas e ele se torna um prisioneiro exemplar. As autoridades do presídio querem dar a condicional ao prisioneiro, mas o doutor se nega, pois acha que ele é um homem "perigoso". As autoridades desconfiam de que o médico está tomando uma atitude "parcial", devido o prisioneiro ser abertamente racista e detestava negros e judeus). (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Dama por Um Dia
Joy Boy
Conto de fadas de Damon Runyon, carinhoso e engraçado, contado pelo diretor Frank Capra. A preciosa Annie das Maçãs, uma mendiga com uma cesta de maçãs, é tão parte do centro de Nova York quanto a própria Broadway. O contrabandista Dave Dude é um fã das suas maçãs, ele acha que elas dão sorte. Mas Dave e sua namorada Queenie Martin precisam de muito mais do que sorte quando se descobre que Annie está em uma enrascada e só eles podem ajudar: a filha de Annie, Louise, que viveu toda sua vida em um convento espanhol pago pela pobre Annie, está vindo para a América com um Conde e seu filho. O filho do conde quer se casar com Louise, que acha que sua mãe faz parte da alta sociedade de Nova York. Cabe a Dave e Queenie e seus peculiares companheiros transformar Annie em uma dama e convencer o conde e seu filho que eles estão se unindo a elite de Nova York.
The Secret Of The Purple Reef
Tom Weber
When a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to investigate his disappearance.
Assassinato S.A.
Abe Reles
Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.
Pretty Boy Floyd
Shorty Walters
Trying to shake his troubled past and start a new honest life, Floyd loses his job because of that past. With nowhere to go but back home in Oklahoma he gets news that his father's been murdered and the local sheriff lets the killer off with a self-defense plea. Bent on revenge, Floyd does what he must which leads him down a dark road littered with robbing banks and loose women. Floyd's final days are anything BUT pretty!
The Bloody Brood
Nico
Two beatniks get their kicks by dealing drugs and violence.
Jornada Tétrica
Writer
An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
Étude in Black
Columbo
Young and talented concert pianist Jenifer Welles is threatening to go public with details of her affair with brilliant symphony orchestra conductor Alex Benedict. Since Alex's strong-willed mother-in-law, Lizzi Fielding, is the chairman of the symphony board, he cannot risk the scandal.