Direction: Dan Curtis

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Dan Curtis. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Dark Shadows (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis · Lela Swift · Henry Kaplan · John Sedwick

Cast Jonathan Frid · Grayson Hall · Nancy Barrett · Joan Bennett

Synopsis Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis, who tells of a dream he had in which...

7.1

56 votes

7.1

56 votes

The Winds of War (TV Miniseries)

1983 · Series · 883 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Robert Mitchum · Ali MacGraw · Jan-Michael Vincent · John Houseman

Synopsis An engrossing, 1983 television miniseries based on a bestselling work of historical fiction by Herman Wouk, The Winds of War is an admirable production reminiscent of the era of Hollywood's epic features. At the center of the globe-trotting story is...

7.0

191 votes

7.0

191 votes

War and Remembrance (TV Miniseries)

1988 · Series · 1620 min. · United States

Direction Herman Wouk · Dan Curtis

Cast Robert Mitchum · John Gielgud · Jane Seymour · Hart Bochner

Synopsis The saga of the Henry family, begun in "The Winds of War" continues as America is attacked by Japan and enters World War II. For Victor Henry, an upwardly mobile naval career sets him in command of a cruiser with...

6.9

85 votes

6.9

85 votes

The Night Strangler (TV)

1973 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Darren McGavin · Jo Ann Pflug · Simon Oakland · Scott Brady

Synopsis A reporter hunts down a 100-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.

6.1

132 votes

6.1

132 votes

Burnt Offerings

1976 · Movie · 116 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Karen Black · Oliver Reed · Bette Davis · Burgess Meredith

Synopsis Ben and Marian Roth find a large old rundown country house being offered incredibly cheaply and take a summer lease. But once they move in Ben finds himself prone to strange outbursts of violence while Marian spends all her time...

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

The Love Letter (TV)

1998 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Campbell Scott · Jennifer Jason Leigh · David Dukes · Estelle Parsons

Synopsis Scotty Corrigan buys an antique desk and finds a Civil War-era letter inside it, written by a woman who died over a hundred years ago. Fancifully, he writes and mails a reply...only to have it reach its destination in the...

5.7

79 votes

5.7

79 votes

Dracula (TV)

1973 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Jack Palance · Simon Ward · Nigel Davenport · Pamela Brown

Synopsis A version of Dracula in many ways relatively faithful to the novel.

5.6

177 votes

5.6

177 votes

Dead of Night (TV)

1977 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Ed Begley Jr. · Elisha Cook Jr. · Joan Hackett · Patrick MacNee

Synopsis This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than...

5.4

76 votes

5.4

76 votes

House Of Dark Shadows

1970 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Jonathan Frid · Grayson Hall · Joan Bennett · Kathryn Leigh Scott

Synopsis House Of Dark Shadows, based on the very popular TV Gothic soap opera, follows the life (or is that AFTERlife) of Barnabas Collins. Recently unleashed from his coffin by a local drunk, the vampire Barnabas goes on a killing spree,...

5.4

153 votes

5.4

153 votes

The Norliss Tapes (TV)

1973 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Roy Thinnes · Don Porter · Angie Dickinson · Claude Akins

Synopsis A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his...

5.4

64 votes

5.4

64 votes

Our Fathers (TV)

2005 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Ted Danson · Christopher Plummer · Brian Dennehy · Daniel Baldwin

Synopsis A dramatized account of the hidden sexual abuse and scandal that shook the foundation of the Catholic Church, and the characters, events, and policies that brought the abuse and scandal into existence.

5.4

90 votes

5.4

90 votes

Trilogy of Terror (TV)

1975 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Karen Black · Robert Burton · John Karlen · George Gaynes

Synopsis Three bizarre horror stories all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing tormented women.

5.2

284 votes

5.2

284 votes

Intruders (TV)

1992 · Movie · 163 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Richard Crenna · Mare Winningham · Susan Blakely · Daphne Ashbrook

Synopsis All over the world, people report they've been visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and medically examined. The authorities appear to know all about these visits but won't acknowledge it publicly. This film focuses on two 'victims' who struggle to...

5.0

120 votes

5.0

120 votes

Trilogy of Terror II (TV)

1996 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Lysette Anthony · Geraint Wyn Davies · Matt Clark · Geoffrey Lewis

Synopsis Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and...

5.0

42 votes

5.0

42 votes

Night of Dark Shadows

1971 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast David Selby · Grayson Hall · Kate Jackson · Lara Parker

Synopsis A painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.

4.5

56 votes

4.5

56 votes

The Great Ice Rip-Off (TV)

1974 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Lee J. Cobb · Gig Young · Matt Clark · Robert Walden

Synopsis A retired cop goes up against a slick jewel thief and his gang, who have pulled a diamond heist and are trying to smuggle the diamonds cross-country.

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The Turn of the Screw (TV)

1974 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Lynn Redgrave · John Barron · Eva Griffiths · Megs Jenkins

Synopsis An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly what they seem to be.

Not rated

Not rated

Me and the Kid

1993 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Danny Aiello · Alex Zuckerman · Joe Pantoliano · Cathy Moriarty

Synopsis A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.

Not rated

Not rated

Scream of the Wolf (TV)

1974 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Dan Curtis

Cast Peter Graves · Clint Walker · Jo Ann Pflug · Phil Carey

Synopsis A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take human form.

Not rated

Not rated