Direction: Dan Curtis
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Dan Curtis. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 29
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
Curse of the Black Widow (TV)
1977 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Dan Curtis
Cast Anthony Franciosa · Donna Mills · Patty Duke · June Lockhart
4.3
27 votes
4.3
27 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.
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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.
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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.
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