Cast: Ben Gazzara

Direction Otto Preminger

Cast James Stewart · Lee Remick · Ben Gazzara · Arthur O'Connell

Synopsis Anatomy of a Murder (1959) follows small-town lawyer Paul Biegler as he takes on the defense of Army Lieutenant Frederick Manion, who is accused of murdering a local bar owner after his wife claims she was raped. As Biegler delves...

Direction John Cassavetes

Cast Gena Rowlands · Ben Gazzara · John Cassavetes · Joan Blondell

Synopsis A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress Myrtle Gordon after a play. Then Myrtle Gordon felt responsible for the killing leading her down to an emotional crisis that interferes with her professional work...

Direction Joel Coen

Cast Jeff Bridges · John Goodman · Julianne Moore · Steve Buscemi

Synopsis The Big Lebowski (1998) follows Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, a laid-back slacker, who becomes entangled in a bizarre case of mistaken identity. After thugs attack him, thinking he's a millionaire with the same name, The Dude seeks restitution. This leads...

Direction Lars von Trier

Cast Nicole Kidman · Paul Bettany · Lauren Bacall · Stellan Skarsgard

Synopsis Dogville (2003) follows Grace, a mysterious woman on the run, who seeks refuge in the isolated town of Dogville. The townsfolk, initially wary, agree to shelter her in exchange for her labor. As Grace integrates into the community, she earns...

Direction Todd Solondz

Cast Jane Adams · Lara Flynn Boyle · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Cynthia Stevenson

Synopsis Happiness (1998) is a darkly comedic and provocative drama that interweaves the lives of several suburban characters, each grappling with their own secrets, desires, and struggles. The film explores themes of loneliness, obsession, and the pursuit of happiness in ways...

Direction Charles Kiselyak

Cast Gena Rowlands · Peter Falk · Ben Gazzara · Seymour Cassel

Synopsis A look at the life, times, and art of independent film pioneer John Cassavetes through interviews with his family, friends, and admirers of his work.

Direction Vincent Gallo

Cast Vincent Gallo · Christina Ricci · Ben Gazzara · Mickey Rourke

Synopsis In Buffalo '66 (1998), Billy Brown, a recently released ex-convict, kidnaps a naive tap dancer, Layla, to pose as his wife and impress his neglectful parents. As they spend a surreal day together in Buffalo, New York, Billy's abrasive demeanor...

Direction Mario Monicelli

Cast Anna Magnani · Totò · Ben Gazzara · Fred Clark

Synopsis On New Year's Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. When a colleague invites her to a New Year's party, she jumps at the opportunity. Accidentally she runs into an old acting acquaintance (Toto), who is...

Direction Bill Teck

Cast Wes Anderson · Noah Baumbach · Anna Thea Bogdanovich · Antonia Bogdanovich

Synopsis The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."

Direction John Cassavetes

Cast Ben Gazzara · Timothy Carey · Seymour Cassel · Azizi Johari

Synopsis Cosmo Vitelli owns the Crazy Horse West, a strip joint in California. He's laconic, a Korean War vet, and a gambler. When we meet him, he's making his last payment on a gambling debt. Then, he promptly loses $23,000 playing...

Direction John Cassavetes

Cast Ben Gazzara · Peter Falk · John Cassavetes · Jenny Runacre

Synopsis A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.

Direction Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast Ben Gazzara · Laura del Sol · Lino Troisi · Leo Gullotta

Synopsis Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step...

Direction Olivier Assayas · Frédéric Auburtin · Gérard Depardieu · Gurinder Chadha

Cast Natalie Portman · Fanny Ardant · Elijah Wood · Nick Nolte

Synopsis Paris, je t'aime (2006) is a unique anthology film that weaves together 18 short stories, each set in a different arrondissement of Paris. Directed by various acclaimed filmmakers, the film explores themes of love, loss, and human connection through diverse...

Direction Roberto Rocco

Cast Giuliana de Sio · Ben Gazzara · Massimo Ranieri · Maria Schneider

Direction Tom Gries

Cast Ben Gazzara · Anthony Hopkins · Leslie Caron · Dan O'Herlihy

Synopsis A physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.

Direction David Mamet

Cast Campbell Scott · Steve Martin · Rebecca Pidgeon · Ben Gazzara

Synopsis Joe Ross, a naive employee of a corporation with a lucrative secret process, is tempted to betray it. But there's more to it than that.

Direction Jack Garfein

Cast Ben Gazzara · Pat Hingle · Peter Mark Richman · Arthur Storch

Synopsis Jocko De Paris, cadet leader in a Southern military academy, so manipulates events that George Avery, Jr., son of the school's executive officer, is found drunk and expelled. Through various pressures, Jocko silences such involuntary accomplices as his roommate Harold...

Direction Peter Bogdanovich

Cast Ben Gazzara · Denholm Elliott · James Villiers · Joss Ackland

Synopsis An ordinary businessman is driven into the mainstream of Singapore's political corruption when he becomes the operator of the classiest whorehouse in the world. However, the Chinese competition soon decide that the last thing it needs is more competition.

Direction Ferdinando Baldi

Cast Ben Gazzara · Silvia Monti · Fausto Tozzi · Jess Hahn

Direction Spike Lee

Cast John Leguizamo · Adrien Brody · Mira Sorvino · Jennifer Esposito

Synopsis Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.