Search Results For : joseph l mankiewicz

House of Strangers (

House of Strangers (1949)

IMDb: 7.4
1949

After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective

Carol for Another Ch

Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

IMDb: 6.5
1964

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 him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man

The Barefoot Contess

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

IMDb: 7.0
1954

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writerdirector Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy

The Ghost and Mrs. M

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

IMDb: 7.9
1947

In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost

Dragonwyck (1946)

Dragonwyck (1946)

IMDb: 7.0
1946

A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion

The Quiet American (

The Quiet American (1958)

IMDb: 6.8
1958

A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl

No Way Out (1950)

No Way Out (1950)

IMDb: 7.4
1950

Two hoodlum brothers are shot and wounded during an attempted robbery Theyre taken to a nearby hospital where one brother dies The surviving brother, a rabid racist, blames the Black doctor for his brothers death

Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

IMDb: 7.0
1963

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome

A Letter to Three Wi

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

IMDb: 7.7
1949

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 which one

There Was a Crooked

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

IMDb: 6.9
1970

A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot

King A Filmed Record

King A Filmed Record Montgomery to Memph

IMDb: 8.2
1969

Follows Martin Luther Kings life and decades long civil rights activism

The Fly (1958)

The Fly (1958)

IMDb: 7.6
1959

A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret

The Honey Pot (1967)

The Honey Pot (1967)

IMDb: 6.9
1967

In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex girlfriends into thinking hes dying and leaving his fortune to one of them

All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve (1950)

IMDb: 8.2
1950

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingenue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends

Somewhere in the Nig

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

IMDb: 7.1
1946

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3 year old murder case and a hunt for a missing 2 million

Julius Caesar (1953)

Julius Caesar (1953)

IMDb: 7.3
1953

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony

People Will Talk (19

People Will Talk (1951)

IMDb: 7.4
1951

Dr Noah Praetorius falls in love with Debra, a student who finds out that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend

Guys and Dolls (1955

Guys and Dolls (1955)

IMDb: 7.2
1955

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game