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Ben Gazzara

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Anatomy of a MurderAnatomy of a Murder (1959) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
Smalltown lawyer James Stewart defends a man accused of murdering a suspected rapist. The shifting ambiguities of the case make this more a…
Bridge at Remagen, TheBridge at Remagen, The (1969)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara
One of the tougher, smaller 60s Hollywood depictions of war in a period otherwise dominated by epic clunkers. In the later stages of WW2, George…
QB VII (TV Mini-Series)QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron
A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, TheKilling of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976) Recommended
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Ben Gazzara
Cassavetes' most personal film concerns a strip–club owner (Ben Gazzara) who becomes indebted to the mob. An acquired taste for this one as…
Opening NightOpening Night (1977)
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara
Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Saint JackSaint Jack (1979) Recommended
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott
Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
BloodlineBloodline (1979)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason
Suspense–lite, Sidney Sheldon–based outing for Audrey Hepburn, with the ageless movie icon battling hostile takeovers from within a newly…
Tales of Ordinary MadnessTales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
Dir. Marco Ferreri
Feat. Ben Gazzara
A whiskey–swilling, anarchist poet (Ben Gazzara) searches in vain for redemptive power and inspiration through his self–destructive…
Spanish Prisoner, TheSpanish Prisoner, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Campbell Scott, Ben Gazzara, Steve Martin
Brain–teasing thriller of the highest order from renowned playwright/auteur David Mamet (HOUSE OF GAMES, OLEANNA), vaunts a Chinese Box…
Buffalo 66Buffalo 66 (1998) Recommended
Dir. Vincent Gallo
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara
Released from prison after doing someone else's time, an embittered yet benign loner sets about evening the score, but not before kidnapping a sweet…
HappinessHappiness (1998)
Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Controversial is the byword for this disturbing trawl through the sad–case lives of various American suburbanites and their families (Lara…
Summer of SamSummer of Sam (1999) Recommended
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino
Getting some distance from his usual street–scene, Spike Lee lets off a real firecracker of a film, set during the heatwave summer of 1977,…
DogvilleDogville (2003) Recommended
Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall
This fierce parable of hypocrisy, exploitation and revenge set on a “soundstage” version of 1930s America is a brilliant conception of dir. Lars…
Broadway: The Golden AgeBroadway: The Golden Age (2003)
Dir. Rick McKay
Feat. Bob Fosse, Carol Channing, Carol Burnett
Comprehensive documentary about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway theatre, covering an entire century of New York theatre, and…
Paris, Je T'aimeParis, Je T'aime (Paris, I Love You) (2006) Recommended
Dir. Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi
A prestige line–up of actors and filmmakers converge in this grand anthology of love letters to the city of romance. With each vignette…
ThirteenThirteen (13) (2010)
Dir. Géla Babluani
Feat. Jason Statham, Sam Riley, Alexander Skarsgard
A young opportunist (Riley) steps into the shoes of a dead man whose lucrative assignment turns out to be a competitor in a deadly underground…

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