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Richard Widmark

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Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1947) Recommended
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray
Fantastic film noir about a career criminal whose attempts to start a new life entangle him with a psychopathic murderer bent on revenge. Richard…
Road House (1948)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Richard Widmark
Engrossing melodrama exploring the dark side of human emotion. Psychotic club owner Richard Widmark goes into a jealous rampage when his girl decides…
Street With No Name, TheStreet With No Name, The (1948) Recommended
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan
One of the grittier film noirs of the 1940s, evokes its tale of corruption, mob violence and FBI infiltration with a semi–documentary surface.…
Yellow SkyYellow Sky (1948)
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark
Tough–minded western shot largely in Death Valley has Anne Baxter coming across a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in a neighboring…
Halls of MontezumaHalls of Montezuma (1950)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Karl Malden
Unflashy and well–cast war film, that follows the US Marines into action on a Pacific island. Makes a fairly gung–ho contrast to dir.…
Panic in the StreetsPanic in the Streets (1950) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes
Early New Orleans–set Kazan noir, follows the hunt for a killer who may be spreading a bubonic plague. Tense, detailed examination of morality…
Night and the CityNight and the City (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers
An overlooked film noir gem that fires on all cylinders, marked above all by a sensationally giddy performance by Richard Widmark as a two–bit…
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock (1952)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
Marilyn Monroe in her first leading role plays a psychotic babysitter who lures an unwitting Richard Widmark into her world of delusion.
Pickup On South StreetPickup On South Street (1953) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark
Pick–pocket Richard Widmark inadvertently steals a micro–film and becomes a fugitive from both police and spies. Vivid espionage thriller…
Broken LanceBroken Lance (1954)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters
King Lear loosely transposed as a gripping Western melodrama with proud yet stubborn patriarch Spencer Tracy at odds with his ungrateful sons over…
Garden of EvilGarden of Evil (1954)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark, Susan Hayward
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches. In Cinemascope.
Hell and High WaterHell and High Water (1954)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen
Cold war thriller with Widmark helming a submarine in pursuit of a Red freighter. Unexceptional by Samuel Fuller's usual standards – he was…
BacklashBacklash (1956)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell
Richard Widmark and Donna Reed play the tough–talkin', rootin–tootin leads in this gritty horse opera, as they both seek vengeance for…
Run for the SunRun for the Sun (1956)
Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer
Righteous remake of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME has Widmark and Greer running through some almighty foliage desperate to evade smarmy baddie…
Last Wagon, TheLast Wagon, The (1956)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner
Racially charged western with a vengeful Widmark and a wagon full of bigots under siege from Indians.
Saint JoanSaint Joan (1957)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Jean Seberg, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud
Colourized version of the Joan of Arc story with Jean Seberg in her acting debut.
Law and Jake Wade, TheLaw and Jake Wade, The (1958)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens
Western from director John Sturges (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN) about a reformed town marshal whose old criminal partner starts stalking him while he's on…
WarlockWarlock (1959) Recommended
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn
A–grade western set in the lawless town of Warlock where the citizens hire a notorious gunman to keep the peace who brings with him his own set…
Two Rode Together (1961)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones
Overlooked Jimmy Stewart and Richard Widmark starrer with the master of the genre at the helm.
Judgement at NurembergJudgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell
Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
How the West Was WonHow the West Was Won (1962)
Dir. Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Fonda
The history of the West through three generations, with three directors each contributing an instalment. Headed by a cast to match its ambitions and…
Long Ships, TheLong Ships, The (1963)
Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn
Expensively produced Viking epic has the Nordic warrior Widmark clash with Moorish general Poitier over a mythical treasure, the 'Golden Bell of St…
Bedford Incident, TheBedford Incident, The (1965)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier
Excellent Cold war navy thriller in which an US captain (Richard Widmark) treads the nuclear tightrope in obsessive pursuit of a Russian sub.
Alvarez KellyAlvarez Kelly (1966)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. William Holden, Richard Widmark
Set during the American Civil War, this violent western concerns a running feud between the leads over cattle–rustling activities.
MadiganMadigan (1967)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Possibly the last film in which cops and crooks dress in snappy fedora hats and dark coats, a craggy Richard Widmark plays the addled NY Inspector…
Death of a GunfighterDeath of a Gunfighter (1969)
Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor
The first Alan Smithee film is a hard–bitten western with Widmark as an old–fashioned lawman in a town determined to modernise. The title…
To the Devil...a DaughterTo the Devil...a Daughter (1976)
Dir. Peter Sykes
Feat. Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Nastassja Kinski
A kinky occult thriller, produced in Hammer's twilight years, in which Kinski is prepared as a Satanic vessel.
RollercoasterRollercoaster (1977)
Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, George Segal, Henry Fonda
Star–studded ‘disaster’ thriller set around an amusement–park saboteur Timothy Bottoms who’s being hunted by George Segal. Neat…
Domino Principle, TheDomino Principle, The (1977)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark
A thoroughly minor entry in the 1970s cycle of 'conspiracy thrillers', with Hackman playing an ex–Army marksman who is, sprung from prison by…
Twilight's Last GleamingTwilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning
A powerful political thriller following an American Air Force pilot (Burt Lancaster) who goes renegade, escaping from military prison and taking…
ComaComa (1978) Recommended
Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley
Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…
Swarm, TheSwarm, The (1978)
Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Henry Fonda
The 70s Disaster Movie rarely got this far–out, with Michael Caine trying to swat a cloud of killer bumble–bees. Many other…
Who Dares WinsWho Dares Wins (1982)
Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Lewis Collins, Edward Woodward, Judy Davis
An SAS agent infiltrates a radical anti–nuclear group when they are held responsible for the assassination of a British undercover agent. Loopy…
BlackoutBlackout (1985) Recommended
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Richard Widmark, Keith Carradine
Above–average stalker whodunit.
Gathering of Old MenGathering of Old Men (1987)
Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Holly Hunter, Louis Jr. Gossett, Richard Widmark
Racial tensions overboil in the Deep South when a white man is killed in a black man's yard. Holly Hunter and a group of white elders emerge in…
True ColoursTrue Colours (1991)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs
Political drama in which John Cusack and James Spader's law school friendship turns to sour grapes when they graduate to Washington's corridors of…

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