Direction: Elliot Silverstein
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Elliot Silverstein. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 29
The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Rod Serling · John Brahm · Douglas Heyes · Buzz Kulik
Cast Rod Serling · Burgess Meredith · Vaughn Taylor · Jack Klugman
Synopsis TV series (1959-1964). 5 Seasons. 156 Episodes. Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.
8.0
4K votes
8.0
4K votes
A Man Called Horse
1970 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Richard Harris · Judith Anderson · Jean Gascon · Manu Tupou
Synopsis Richard Harris stars as an English Lord in the American West in 1825. He is captured by the Sioux Indians where he is first humiliated, but learns the Indian way of life, participates in a painful ritual, finds love and...
6.9
5K votes
6.9
5K votes
The Twilight Zone: The Trade-Ins (TV)
1962 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Joseph Schildkraut · Noah Keen · Alma Platt · Sailor Vincent
Synopsis An elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies, then resort to desperate measures to cover the cost.
6.7
66 votes
6.7
66 votes
The Twilight Zone: The Obsolete Man (TV)
1961 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Burgess Meredith · Fritz Weaver · Josip Elic · Harry Fleer
Synopsis In a future totalitarian society, a librarian is declared obsolete and sentenced to death.
6.6
111 votes
6.6
111 votes
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
1989 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Steven Dodd · Russell Mulcahy · Elliot Silverstein · Robert Zemeckis
Cast John Kassir · Roy Brocksmith · Miguel Ferrer · Larry Drake
Synopsis TV Series (1989-1996). 7 Seasons. 93 Episodes. Based on the legendary and gruesome 1950's EC Comics from publisher, William M. Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, greed, lust, gore and the supernatural, with touches of humor sprinkled throughout,...
6.5
6K votes
6.5
6K votes
The Twilight Zone: The Passersby (TV)
1961 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast James Gregory · Joanne Linville · Rex Holman · David García
Synopsis While headed home a Confederate soldier meets an anguished woman at the end of the Civil War.
6.5
75 votes
6.5
75 votes
Route 66 (TV Series)
1960 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction David Lowell Rich · Arthur Hiller · Tom Gries · George Sherman
Cast Martin Milner · George Maharis · Glenn Corbett · Elizabeth MacRae
Synopsis Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for the...
6.3
25 votes
6.3
25 votes
The Twilight Zone: Spur of the Moment (TV)
1964 · Movie · 25 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Diana Hyland · Marsha Hunt · Philip Ober · Roger Davis
Synopsis An engaged heiress is terrorized by a middle-aged woman on a horse pleading with her not to go through with her impending marriage.
6.2
51 votes
6.2
51 votes
Cat Ballou
1965 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Lee Marvin · Jane Fonda · Michael Callan · Dwayne Hickman
Synopsis Cat(herine) Ballou's family farm is being threatened by the Rail Road. She sends for Kid Shelleen, finding him to be the drunkest gunfighter in the west. When her father is killed by the rail road magnate's gunman, she vowes to...
5.7
905 votes
5.7
905 votes
Tales from the Crypt: Well Cooked Hams (TV)
1993 · Movie · 27 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Martin Sheen · Billy Zane · Maryam d'Abo · John Kassir
Synopsis A ruthless young magician kills an elderly rival magician for his grand prop: the box of death.
5.7
25 votes
5.7
25 votes
The Car
1977 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast James Brolin · Kathleen Lloyd · John Marley · Ronny Cox
Synopsis While traveling through the desert nearby the small town of Santa Ynez on their bicycles to camp, two teenage bicyclers are murdered by a mysterious black car. Then the car hit-and-run a hitchhiker and the crime is witnessed by the...
5.7
592 votes
5.7
592 votes
Tales from the Crypt: The Reluctant Vampire (TV)
1991 · Movie · 29 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Malcolm McDowell · Sandra Dickinson · George Wendt · Michael Berryman
Synopsis A good natured vampire takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment.
5.5
53 votes
5.5
53 votes
Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein · Alf Kjellin · John Newland · Leo Penn
Cast Richard Chamberlain · Raymond Massey · Leslie Nielsen · Lee Meriwether
Synopsis TV Series (1961-1966). 5 Seasons. 191 episodes. The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his...
5.4
46 votes
5.4
46 votes
Tales from the Crypt: Curiosity Killed (TV)
1992 · Movie · 26 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Margot Kidder · Kevin McCarthy · J.A. Preston · Madge Sinclair
Synopsis A bitter elderly woman learns that her husband and a lay back couple are hiding a youth potion from her while camping in the wilderness.
5.0
29 votes
5.0
29 votes
Nightmare Honeymoon
1974 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Dack Rambo · Rebecca Dianna Smith · John Beck · Pat Hingle
Synopsis Sadistic low-budget thriller about newlyweds Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith who are pursued and terrorized by a pair of rural killer rapists.
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Flashfire
1994 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Billy Zane · Louis Gossett Jr. · Kristin Minter · Louis Giambalvo
Synopsis Police Detective Jack Flinder (Billy Zane) is already in trouble with the rest of his force for imprisoning a corrupt partner, but now he has a new problem with which to deal. Things get much worse from there.
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The Happening
1967 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Anthony Quinn · Michael Parks · George Maharis · Robert Walker Jr.
Synopsis A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with...
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The Defenders (TV Series)
1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Reginald Rose · Paul Bogart · Stuart Rosenberg · David Greene
Cast E.G. Marshall · Robert Reed · Joan Hackett · Ossie Davis
Synopsis TV Series (1961-965). 4 Seasons. 132 Episodes. Recent law school graduate (Robert Reed) joins his father (E.G. Marshall) as the pair tackle challenging legal cases, often involving issues which were highly touchy for the times (abortion, euthanasia, "un-American" activities, movie...
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Fight for Life (TV)
1987 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Elliot Silverstein
Cast Jerry Lewis · Morgan Freeman · Jaclyn Bernstein · Gerard Parkes
Synopsis Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S.
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Naked City (TV Series)
1958 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Stuart Rosenberg · John Brahm · William A. Graham · David Lowell Rich
Cast Paul Burke · Horace McMahon · Harry Bellaver · James Franciscus
Synopsis TV Series (1958-1963). 4 seasons. 138 episodes. A crime drama that focused on the lives of the detectives of New York's 65th Precinct. The emphasis in the stories was mostly on real-life crime and the human element. Season one stars...
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