Known for Writing
Born
July 22, 1918
Died
March 28, 1992 (age 73)
Birthplace
Hayti, Missouri, USA
Filmography
25 films


Death Wish
2018 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.


Monsignor
1982 · 2h 1m
country: United States
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.


Go Tell the Spartans
1978 · 1h 54m
country: United States
A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement finds similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before.


Death Wish
1974 · 1h 33m
country: United States
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.


The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · 1h 57m
country: United States
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.


The Revengers
1972 · 1h 46m
country: Mexico
The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he pursues the gang responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.


Von Ryan's Express
1965 · 1h 57m
country: United States
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.


In Harm's Way
1965 · 2h 45m
country: United States
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.


Advise & Consent
1962 · 2h 19m
country: United States
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.


North to Alaska
1960 · 2h 2m
country: United States
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.


Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · 2h 41m
country: United States
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.


The Hanging Tree
1959 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.


The Hunters
1958 · 1h 48m
country: United States
With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of the Korean War, the story centers on Major Cleve Saville (Robert Mitchum), a master of the newly operational F-86 Sabre fighter jets. But adept as he is at flying, Saville¹s personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingman¹s (Lee Philips) beautiful wife (May Britt). To make matters worse, Saville must cope with a loud-mouthed rookie (Robert Wagner) in a daring rescue mission that threatens all their lives in this well-crafted war drama.


From Hell to Texas
1958 · 1h 40m
country: United States
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. However, Tod is concerned that he'll eventually have to leave when his pursuers catch up with him.


The Enemy Below
1957 · 1h 37m
country: United States
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.


The Way to the Gold
1957 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Following his release from prison, an ex-con heads straight for a cache of gold buried somewhere in a small village.


The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · 2h 15m
country: United States
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.