Screenplay: William Sackheim

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


First Blood

1982 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Ted Kotcheff

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Richard Crenna · Brian Dennehy · David Caruso

Synopsis Sylvester Stallone stars as ex-Green Beret John Rambo, a shell-shocked Vietnam vet adrift in the Pacific Northwest. Harassment by an unsympathetic small-town sheriff brings on nasty flashbacks of torture at the hands of the Viet Cong; after busting out of...

6.6

72K votes

6.6

72K votes

Paula

1952 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Rudolph Maté

Cast Loretta Young · Alexander Knox · Tommy Rettig · Otto Hulett

Synopsis Distraught after her second miscarriage & learning definitively she could never have children Paula, while driving at night, accidentally injures a child. Confused and due to her commitment to attend a function that honors her husband she doesn't follow the...

6.4

48 votes

6.4

48 votes

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Richard L. Bare

Cast Virginia Mayo · Bruce Bennett · Robert Hutton · Tom D'Andrea

Synopsis Linda Vickers gets mixed up with gambler Marty Fain. One of Fain's henchmen uses her car in a killing, and the police come around asking questions. Linda decides to indulge in a bit of blackmail. Her brother, "Doc', comes to...

6.4

23 votes

6.4

23 votes

The Competition

1980 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Joel Oliansky

Cast Richard Dreyfuss · Amy Irving · Lee Remick · Sam Wanamaker

Synopsis The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the...

6.1

128 votes

6.1

128 votes

Forbidden

1953 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Rudolph Maté

Cast Tony Curtis · Joanne Dru · Lyle Bettger · Marvin Miller

Synopsis Eddie Darrow has been hired by Philadelphia mobster Barney Pendleton to locate Christine Lawrence (Eddie's ex-lover and widow of Barney's former associate) and bring her home. Eddie tracks her down in Macao, where he saves the life of casino owner...

6.0

22 votes

6.0

22 votes

Man in the Dark

1953 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Edmond O'Brien · Audrey Totter · Ted de Corsia · Horace McMahon

Synopsis A thug is convicted and undergoes experimental brain surgery to remove the criminal element in his brain. The operation wipes out all memories of his past life, including where he stashed the loot. He is abducted by his gang and...

5.7

39 votes

5.7

39 votes

Border River

1954 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction George Sherman

Cast Joel McCrea · Yvonne De Carlo · Pedro Armendáriz · Howard Petrie

Synopsis Zona Libre is a small enclave across the river from America. Despotically ruled by General Calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws, at a price. Newly arrived is Clete Mattson who has $2million in gold to buy guns for the Confederacy....

5.6

132 votes

5.6

132 votes

The Art of Love

1965 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Norman Jewison

Cast James Garner · Dick Van Dyke · Miiko Taka · Elke Sommer

Synopsis Painter Paul Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) feels he's a failure, since nobody will buy his paintings. His art dealer informs him, that the works of an artist become much more wanted and valuable if the artist is dead. Therefore, Paul,...

5.6

138 votes

5.6

138 votes

Column South

1953 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Frederick de Cordova

Cast Audie Murphy · Joan Evans · Robert Sterling · Ray Collins

Synopsis As Lt. Jed Sayre struggles to prevent pre-Civil War tensions and a racist commanding officer from triggering war between the U.S. Cavalry and Navajo Indians, he finds his efforts are being undermined by the machinations of Confederate sympathizers.

5.2

67 votes

5.2

67 votes

Tanganyika

1954 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction André De Toth

Cast Van Heflin · Ruth Roman · Howard Duff · Jeff Morrow

Synopsis In 1903 Kenya, tough colonist John Gale is leading a safari to bring in escaped murderer Abel McCracken, who is stirring up the Nukumbi tribe and endangering Gale's holdings. En route, he picks up four survivors of Nukumbi raids: hunter...

5.1

131 votes

5.1

131 votes

Chicago Syndicate

1955 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Fred F. Sears

Cast Dennis O'Keefe · Abbe Lane · Paul Stewart · Xavier Cugat

Synopsis An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.

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The Human Jungle

1954 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Joseph M. Newman

Cast Gary Merrill · Jan Sterling · Regis Toomey · Lamont Johnson

Synopsis Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he...

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Reunion in Reno

1951 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Kurt Neumann

Cast Mark Stevens · Peggy Dow · Gigi Perreau · Frances Dee

Synopsis A little girl enlists the aid of an attorney to obtain a divorce from her parents.

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The Law (TV)

1974 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction John Badham

Cast Judd Hirsch · John Beck · Bonnie Franklin · Barbara Baxley

Synopsis An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.

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Hawk

1966 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Sam Wanamaker · Richard Benedict · Paul Henreid · Leonard Horn

Cast Burt Reynolds · Wayne Grice · Leon Janney · John Marley

Synopsis The crime busting techniques of Iroquois detective John Hawk of the New York City District Attorney's office.

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Barricade

1950 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Dane Clark · Raymond Massey · Ruth Roman · Robert Douglas

Synopsis Jack London's "The Sea Wolf" is transported from sea to land in this intriguing western. The ruthless boss of a mining camp meets his match when fugitives from justice cross his path.

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Purple Heart Diary

1951 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Richard Quine

Cast Frances Langford · Judd Holdren · Ben Lessy · Tony Romano

Synopsis A trio of singers is entertaining wounded soldiers of WWII. They encourage a mutilated soldier in his love to a nurse.

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One Last Fling

1949 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Alexis Smith · Zachary Scott · Douglas Kennedy · Ann Doran

Synopsis Larry and Olivia Pearce have been married less than a year and Olivia is anxious to return to her old job at her father's music store, but macho-Larry believes that a woman's place in in the home. As the store...

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Homicide

1949 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Felix Jacoves

Cast Robert Douglas · Helen Westcott · Robert Alda · Monte Blue

Synopsis Detective Landers (Robert Douglas), of the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau, suspects murder when the body of a transient ranch hand is found in a sleazy Los Angeles hotel. Unable to be assigned officially to the case , Landers takes off...

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Sky Commando

1953 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction Fred F. Sears

Cast Dan Duryea · Frances Gifford · Mike Connors · Michael Fox

Synopsis Colonel Ed Wyatt (Dan Duryea) is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee (Mike Connors as Touch Connors), and Jo McWethy (Frances Gifford), a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become...

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