Cast: Sam Jaffe

Direction John Huston

Cast Sterling Hayden · Louis Calhern · Sam Jaffe · Jean Hagen

Synopsis The Asphalt Jungle (1950) follows recently paroled Doc Erwin Riedenschneider as he assembles a crew for a meticulously planned jewelry store heist. The team includes Dix Handley, a rugged and tough individual, Gus, a bar owner, and Louis Ciavelli, a...

Direction William Wyler

Cast Charlton Heston · Jack Hawkins · Stephen Boyd · Haya Harareet

Synopsis Ben-Hur (1959) unfolds in the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's rule, in the Roman province of Judea, where Jews are returning to their birth city for the census. A radiant star illuminates the night sky over Bethlehem, signaling the birth...

Direction Josef von Sternberg

Cast Marlene Dietrich · John Lodge · Louise Dresser · C. Aubrey Smith

Synopsis The Scarlet Empress (1934) presents a vivid and imaginative retelling of Catherine the Great's life, directed by Josef von Sternberg and featuring Marlene Dietrich in a standout performance. The film introduces Dietrich as Princess Sophia, a young German princess who...

Direction Frank Capra

Cast Ronald Colman · Jane Wyatt · John Howard · Edward Everett Horton

Synopsis Lost Horizon (1937) begins in 1935, as the pacifist British diplomat Robert Conway, destined to become Foreign Secretary, aids a group of ninety Westerners in fleeing the Chinese city of Baskul amidst a revolution. Conway, along with his brother George,...

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Michael Rennie · Patricia Neal · Hugh Marlowe · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) begins with a mysterious spacecraft descending upon Washington D.C., carrying an extraterrestrial being named Klaatu and his formidable robot companion, Gort. Klaatu's mission is to deliver a critical message to Earth's global leaders,...

Direction George Stevens

Cast Cary Grant · Victor McLaglen · Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Joan Fontaine

Synopsis Gunga Din (1939) unfolds in the vibrant backdrop of British India during the tumultuous Thuggee rebellion. The narrative revolves around three jovial sergeants who find their camaraderie tested when one of them decides to tie the knot and retire from...

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Burt Lancaster · Paul Henreid · Claude Rains · Peter Lorre

Synopsis Rope of Sand (1949) follows the story of Mike Davis, a hunting guide who, two years prior, accompanied a client onto restricted diamond company territory and discovered a valuable diamond deposit. Paul Vogel, the ruthless head of the company's police...

Direction Robert Stevenson

Cast Angela Lansbury · David Tomlinson · Roddy McDowall · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971) follows the tale of a young apprentice witch, played by Angela Lansbury, who finds herself responsible for three London children evacuated during World War II. Initially, their situation seems bleak, but the children soon uncover her...

Direction H.G. Clouzot

Cast Curd Jürgens · Peter Ustinov · O.E. Hasse · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis The Spies (1957) follows a psychiatrist who, in a state of financial desperation, agrees to a clandestine arrangement with a spy. The deal involves concealing an enigmatic individual within his clinic in exchange for a substantial sum of one million...

Direction Harvey Hart

Cast Peter Falk · Janet Leigh · Maurice Evans · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis Columbo: Forgotten Lady (TV) (1975) follows the story of a former dance star, now a faded celebrity, who takes drastic measures to eliminate her husband. She meticulously stages his death to appear as a suicide, believing she has crafted an...

Direction Henry Hathaway

Cast James Cagney · Annabella · E.G. Marshall · Richard Conte

Synopsis 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) is a gripping World War II espionage film that capitalizes on the post-war trend of on-location shooting. Quebec stands in for occupied France, giving the spy thriller an authentic, open-air feel. James Cagney portrays an OSS...

Direction Boris Sagal · Barry Shear · Steven Spielberg

Cast Joan Crawford · Ossie Davis · Richard Kiley · Roddy McDowall

Synopsis Night Gallery (TV) (1969) presents a chilling anthology of three standalone tales, each centered around a painting that harbors a sinister narrative. The first segment revolves around a greedy nephew (Roddy McDowall) who plots to kill his wealthy uncle to...

Direction William Dieterle

Cast Loretta Young · Robert Cummings · Wendell Corey · Sam Jaffe

Direction Michael Gordon

Cast Susan Hayward · Dan Dailey · George Sanders · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) follows the story of a relentless fashion designer who will stop at nothing to ascend to the pinnacle of her industry. Her unyielding ambition leads her to trample over anyone who stands...

Direction Henri Verneuil

Cast Anthony Quinn · Charles Bronson · Anjanette Comer · Sam Jaffe

Synopsis Guns for San Sebastian (1968) follows the journey of Leon Alastray, portrayed by Anthony Quinn, an outlaw who finds refuge with Father John, played by Sam Jaffe. Alastray accompanies Father John to the isolated village of San Sebastian, where the...

Direction John Huston

Cast John Wayne · Eiko Ando · Sam Jaffe · Sô Yamamura

Synopsis The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) follows the journey of the inaugural American diplomat in Japan, who encounters a profound cultural clash and an intense romantic entanglement with a geisha during the year 1856.

Direction José Luis Borau

Cast David Carradine · Scott Wilson · Victoria Abril · Jeff Delger

Direction Hy Averback

Cast Kim Novak · Zero Mostel · Clint Walker · Claude Akins

Direction Jimmy T. Murakami

Cast Richard Thomas · Robert Vaughn · John Saxon · George Peppard

Synopsis Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) follows a group of unique heroes who come together in the vast expanse of outer space to safeguard a planet inhabited by peaceful settlers from an invading fleet. The film draws inspiration from the classic...

Direction Daniel Haller

Cast Dean Stockwell · Sandra Dee · Ed Begley · Lloyd Bochner