Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-12 of 12
- Director
- Production Designer
- Writer
Well regarded for his stylish genre work of the 1970s, Robert Fuest may not have a very extensive list of feature film credits, but the quality of his output is what matters, not the quantity.
He certainly came to the business with a real talent for art. Born in London in 1927, he would spend some time serving in the Royal Air Force. After his service he would teach art as well as turning out his own paintings, which would be displayed at the Royal Academy. He moved into copywriting, with an eye towards getting into the movie business. In the late 1950s he joined the art department of Associated British Television, and became the art director for the legendary TV series The Avengers (1961). His first feature film was a low-budget production titled Just Like a Woman (1967), which got him some good notices, but other directorial offers did not start flooding in. At that point he went back to "The Avengers", albeit in the new capacity of a director. Two producers of the series, Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell, wanted to move into movies themselves, and chose Fuest to direct their debut effort, the incredible, chilling, rural thriller And Soon the Darkness (1970), which proved to be a success. After that came the literary adaptation Wuthering Heights (1970), made for American-International Pictures; the studio would cut a lot from the picture, only concerned with how much money it made, and it made enough to keep them happy. This would lead to Fuest's directing the revered Vincent Price vehicle The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), which critics admired for its dark humor, sets and nasty but inventive murder sequences. A sequel proved to be inevitable, and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) followed two years later. It was intended to be more blatantly comedic and a send-up the original, but the studio reduced the comedy content and, unfortunately, it was not so successful.
Next for Fuest came the cult favorite The Final Programme (1973), for which he himself wrote the script and convinced investors he could make it for 600,000 pounds or less. It would be a critical but not commercial success. The Devil's Rain (1975) was offered to him by producer Sandy Howard. Filmed in Mexico, it cost approximately $1.5 million to make and took about 29 days to shoot. However, the resources available weren't really enough, and it became quite a difficult shoot for the director, who says he nearly suffered a nervous breakdown. He would then return to TV for The New Avengers (1976) and spent three years in America shooting such TV movies as Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980). His last theatrical movie to date was the 1982 French-made Aphrodite (1982). After more TV work, he became semi-retired, returning to painting and also lecturing at the London International Film School.
Years later, his movies continue to earn their share of admirers.- Writer
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Legendary Italian screenwriter was born Antonio Guerra on the 16th of March 1920 in Sant'Arcangelo, Italy, south of Ravenna. He wrote several short stories, poetry and novels and in 1956 his first screenplay "Man and Wolves" (co-written by Elio Petri) was directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Three years later he wrote the masterpiece, "L'Avventura", which began his long collaboration with one of the greatest directors of all time Michelangelo Antonioni. Tonino Guerra earned Oscar nominations 3 times: for the Casanova 70 (1965), for Blow-Up (1966) by Antonioni and for Amarcord (1973) directed by Federico Fellini. He has worked with many other masters such as Francesco Rosi on _Lucky Luciano (1974)_ and and Andrei Tarkovsky on Nostalghia (1983). Tonino Guerra is a poet and one of busiest and the most important screenwriters of cinema who won Cannes Film Festival's Best Screenplay award for the "Voyage to Cythera" by Theo Angelopoulos and received an honorary award of the Venice Film Festival. Tonino Guerra is a great fan of two persecuted film geniuses Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Parajanov.- Actor
- Writer
Claude Duneton was born on 21 April 1935 in Lagleygeolle, Corrèze, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Three Colors: Blue (1993), The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and Betty Blue (1986). He died on 21 March 2012 in Lille, Nord, France.- Additional Crew
Ronald S. Rosen was born on 22 July 1932 in the USA. Ronald S. is known for Stateside (2004). Ronald S. was married to Judith. Ronald S. died on 21 March 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
Peter Saberton was born on 9 July 1950 in Sheffield, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Capone's Boys (2002) and Love for Sale (2006). He died on 21 March 2012 in England, UK.- Gregory Houston was born on 28 April 1946 in Lakawana, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Fear No Evil (1981). He was married to Catherine Boudreau. He died on 21 March 2012 in Queens, New York, USA.
- Bruno Giacometti was born on 24 August 1907 in Borgonovo, Graubünden, Switzerland. He died on 21 March 2012 in Zollikon, Switzerland.
- Maarten de Vos (70), Producer of the film number 14. A film about the life of Johan Cruijff. Writer of the book; De Ajacieden.
One of the best Sportsjournalists the Netherlands ever knew.
Sportsjournalist, writer, marketeer, producer, passed away on 22th March, 2012 at the age of 70. Rest in Peace Maarten. - Erdogan Özeren was born on 1 January 1938. He was an actor, known for Leyla and Mecnun (2011), Bizim Sokak (1999) and Back Streets (2006). He died on 21 March 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Nikolai Nekrasov was born on 30 June 1932 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Concert for a Rat (1995) and Vzlomshchik (1987). He was married to Lyudmila Nekrasov. He died on 21 March 2012 in Moscow, Russia.
- Adam Briesemeister was born on 14 May 1986 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Pinmonkey (2007), Forfeit (2006) and Cross-Hatch (2008). He died on 21 March 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Ron Erhardt was born on 27 February 1932 in Mandan, North Dakota, USA. He died on 21 March 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.