Screenplay: David Karp

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by David Karp. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


The Brotherhood of the Bell (TV)

1970 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Paul Wendkos

Cast Glenn Ford · Rosemary Forsyth · Dean Jagger · Maurice Evans

Plot A successful professor has his life disrupted by a secret from his past - in his college days he became a member of a powerful secret society, and now the...

6.2

38 votes

6.2

38 votes

Cervantes, the young rebel from La Mancha

1967 · Movie · 90 min. · Spain

Direction Vincent Sherman

Cast Horst Buchholz · Gina Lollobrigida · José Ferrer · Louis Jourdan

Plot A highly fictionalized filming of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote".

5.2

51 votes

5.2

51 votes

Che!

1969 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Richard Fleischer

Cast Omar Sharif · Jack Palance · Cesare Danova · Robert Loggia

Plot The life of Latin American revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevera (1928-1967), an Argentinean doctor who led Fidel Castro's army in overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista. Che goes off to lead...

4.1

300 votes

4.1

300 votes

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Profiles in Courage (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Robert Gist · José Quintero · Lamont Johnson · Michael Ritchie

Cast Walter Matthau · Simon Oakland · Michael Constantine · Laurence Naismith

Plot TV Series (1964-1965). 26 episodes. This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.

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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

Plot 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...

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Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Mort Green · David Karp · Tom Gries · Sutton Roley

Cast Ron Harper · Cesare Danova · Brendon Boone · Christopher Cary

Plot TV Series (1967-1968). 1 season. 26 episodes. Inspired by the film "The Dirty Dozen", this series chronicles the adventures of a group of convicts recruited into the U.S. Army by...

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Kate McShane (TV Series)

1975 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Corey Allen · Bill Bixby · David Friedkin · John Peyser

Cast Anne Meara · Ed Lauter · John Aprea · Sandy Ward

Plot Kate McShane was a brash but successful criminal attorney from a blue-collar Irish background who often took on cases that seemed hopeless for her clients.

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Hunter (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction William Blinn · Gary Nelson · Barry Crane

Cast James Franciscus · Linda Evans · Ralph Bellamy · Jane Actman

Plot This series centered around the cases of US Government special agents James Hunter and Marty Shaw who cover the world of contemporary espionage. His cover was operating a Santa Monica...

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Nero Wolfe (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction George McCowan · Edward M. Abroms · Herbert Hirschman · Michael O'Herlihy

Cast William Conrad · Lee Horsley · George Voskovec · Robert Coote

Plot The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie...

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Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Alan Crosland Jr. · Bernard Girard · John Newland · Ted Post

Cast Fred Astaire · Keir Dullea · Paul Comi · Joan Staley

Plot TV Series (1961-1963). 2 seasons. 56 episodes. Hosted by famous dancer/actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series,...

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Cain's Hundred (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction John Peyser · Tom Gries · Boris Sagal · Robert Gist

Cast Peter Mark Richman · Gene Coogan · Eddie Hice · Gavin MacLeod

Plot A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring one hundred top criminals to justice.

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Sol Madrid

1968 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Brian G. Hutton

Cast David McCallum · Stella Stevens · Telly Savalas · Ricardo Montalban

Plot Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug kingpin Dietrich to justice.

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Hawkins (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Corey · Paul Wendkos · Jud Taylor · Robert Scheerer

Cast James Stewart · Strother Martin · Kate Reid · Bonnie Bedelia

Plot Billy Jim Hawkins was a very clever defense attorney, whose drawl and laid back manner often fooled his adversaries into underestimating his skills as an attorney. Billy Jim's office was...

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Q.E.D. (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Don Sharp · Roy Ward Baker · Henry Herbert

Cast Sam Waterston · A.C. Weary · George Innes · Caroline Langrishe

Plot In 1912, Quentin E. Deverill, an eccentric expatriate American professor, uses his unique skills to solve mysteries in London.

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The Family Rico (TV)

1972 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Paul Wendkos

Cast Ben Gazzara · Jack Carter · Dane Clark · Leif Erickson

Plot A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.

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