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John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He appeared in many Hollywood films. He is most notable as an influential pioneer of independent film. He used handheld cameras and cinéma vérité style techniques in his films, but they...
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Shadows

Shadows

Shadows (1959) is an improvisational film about interracial relations during the Beat Generation years in New York City, and was written and directed by John Cassavetes. The film stars Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, and Anthony Ray. Many...

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  • 1959

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  • 87 min (52 hs )

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A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 American drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It focuses on a woman whose psychotic behavior leads her confused husband to commit her for psychiatric treatment, leaving the family even more...

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  • 1974

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  • 155 min (93 hs )

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Gloria

Gloria

Gloria is a 1980 film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a gangster's girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy who is being hunted by the mob for information he may or may not have. It stars Gena Rowlands and John...

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  • 1980

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  • 123 min (73.8 hs )

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Faces

Faces

Faces was a 1968 movie, directed by John Cassavetes and starring John Marley, Cassavetes' wife Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin, who both received Academy Award nominations for this film. The movie, shot in cinéma vérité-style, depicts...

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  • 1968

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  • 130 min (78 hs )

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

For the 1974 film of the same name see Dynamite Brothers The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 gangster film directed and written by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara. A rough and gritty film, it is comparable in form to Martin Scorsese's...

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  • 1976

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  • 135 min (81 hs )

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Opening Night

Opening Night

Opening Night is a (1977) drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes. The film stars Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, and Zohra Lampert. The film was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. In...

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  • Dec 22, 1977

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  • 144 min (86.4 hs )

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Love Streams

Love Streams

Love Streams is an 1984 American film by John Cassavetes that tells the story of a middle-aged brother and sister who find themselves caring for one another after the other loves in their lives abandon them. The visual style of the film is decidedly...

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  • 1984

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  • 141 min (84.6 hs )

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Husbands

Husbands

Husbands is a 1970 film written and directed by John Cassavetes. This ensemble film, which describes three middle class men in the throes of a midlife crisis, stars Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk and Cassavetes. The film, in cinéma vérité style, was...

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  • 1970

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  • 138 min (82.8 hs )

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Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz is a film by John Cassavetes, starring his wife, Gena Rowlands, and actor Seymour Cassel in the title roles of Minnie and Moskowitz, respectively. Following a break-up, Minnie Moore, a museum curator, becomes disillusioned by...

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  • 1971

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  • 114 min (68.4 hs )

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A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

A Child is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, and Judy Garland is a new...

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  • Jan 1963

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  • 104 min (62.4 hs )

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Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues is a 1962 John Cassavetes film that stars Bobby Darin, Stella Stevens, Vince Edwards, Seymour Cassel, and Everette Chambers. It is the story of jazz musician "Ghost" Wakefield (Darin), and his relationship between both his fellow band...

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  • 1962

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  • 96 min (58 hs )
A Child is Waiting

A Child is Waiting

A Child is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, and Judy Garland is a new...

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  • Feb 13, 1963

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  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

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