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Ben Maddow

Ben Maddow (1909–1992) was a prolific screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 70s. Educated at Columbia University, Maddow began his career working within the American documentary movement in the 30s. In 1936 he co-founded the short-lived left-wing newsreel The World Today. Under...
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The Wild One

The Wild One is a 1953 outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is famed for Marlon Brando's iconic portrayal of the gang leader Johnny Strabler. The Wild One was based on a short story, The Cyclists' Raid by...

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  • Dec 30, 1953

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  • 79 min (47 hs )

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The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) is an Academy Award nominated film noir directed by John Huston. The caper film is based on the novel of the same name by W.R. Burnett and stars an ensemble cast including Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Louis...

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  • 1950

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  • 112 min (67.2 hs )

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The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Peruvian cocoa plantation, it was based on the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by...

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  • Mar 3, 1954

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  • 95 min (57 hs )

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The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven is an American western film released in 1960. The film was directed by John Huston and starred Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford and Lillian Gish. The story was based upon a novel by Alan Le May. The film,...

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  • Apr 6, 1960

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  • 125 min (75 hs )

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God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was made into a film of the same name in 1958. The novel was so controversial that a literary board in New York attempted to censor it, leading to the author's arrest and trial for...

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  • Aug 13, 1958

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  • 110 min (66 hs )

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Framed

Framed (1947) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Richard Wallace and featuring Glenn Ford. The B-movie is generally praised by critics as an effective crime thriller despite its low budget. Mike Lambert takes to driving a truck when he falls...

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  • Mar 7, 1947

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  • 82 min (49 hs )

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The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado is a 1948 American western movie directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and William Holden. Near the end of the American Civil War, Union Colonel Owen Devereaux (Glenn Ford) orders his regiment to open fire on...

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  • 1948

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  • 100 min (60 hs )

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The Way West

The Way West is a 1967 epic western film based on the novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr.. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark, and features Sally Field in her first film role. The film was directed by veteran television...

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  • May 24, 1967

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  • 122 min (73.2 hs )

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a 1969 film made by Stanley Kramer Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was...

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  • 139 min (83.4 hs )
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