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Samuel Fuller

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First Films of Samuel Fuller, TheFirst Films of Samuel Fuller, The (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Steel Helmet) (1949-1951)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. John Ireland, Vincent Price, Gene Evans
Sam Fuller's directorial debut is I Shot Jesse James (1949), the tale of Robert Ford (John Ireland), a member of the James gang who shot their leader…
Fixed BayonetsFixed Bayonets (1951)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea
Brassy Korean War flick with a diminished platoon struggling for survival, and Basehart as the soldier terrified of having leadership thrust upon…
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…
Samuel Fuller BoxsetSamuel Fuller Boxset (Pickup on South Street, Forty Guns, Shock Corridor, The Naked Kiss) (1953-1964)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller’s quartet of sizzling B–picture masterpieces.
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…
House Of BambooHouse Of Bamboo (1955)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi
Samuel Fuller directs this exciting Tokyo–set noir, about an American army cop who goes undercover to take down an organised crime ring lead by…
Forty GunsForty Guns (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger
A surreal, somewhat lurid Western set in Tombstone, Arizona pits voluptuous land–baroness Stanwyck against the new, world–weary marshall…
Run of the ArrowRun of the Arrow (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Charles Bronson
Technicolour western set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, with Confederate veteran Rod Steiger going rogue and joining the Sioux, but…
China GateChina Gate (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson
In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy…
Shock CorridorShock Corridor (1963) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Peter Breck, Constance Towers
An unsolved slaying in a mental hospital prompts over–ambitious journalist Peter Breck to pose as a 'lunatic', so as to find the killer. Alas,…
Naked Kiss, TheNaked Kiss, The (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley
Redemptive prostitute Constance Towers assimilates into smalltown USA, only to unwittingly bait trouble and dredge up unspeakable secrets. This…
American Friend, TheAmerican Friend, The (1976)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Samuel Fuller, Nicholas Ray
Twisting thriller stars Bruno Ganz as an apparently terminally–ill man duped into murder. Dennis Hopper plays the American 'friend', while…
Big Red One, TheBig Red One, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Lee Marvin
The best role in years for Lee Marvin, who plays the intrepid squadron leader of director Sam Fuller's WWII memoirs. Distinctive war film is…
State of Things, TheState of Things, The (1982)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Patrick Bauchau, Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman
Reliving the personal turmoil of his first American production (HAMMETT), Wenders fashions a scathing yet oddly comedic…
White DogWhite Dog (1982) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives
A little–seen but widely heralded drama from cult director Samuel Fuller about the struggle of an African–American dog trainer to retrain…
Return to Salem's Lot, AReturn to Salem's Lot, A (1987)
Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan
Notably weird and disimiliar sequel to SALEM'S LOT is blessed with the talents of writer/director Larry Cohen. Anthropologist Moriarty is lured…

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