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Rod Steiger

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On the WaterfrontOn the Waterfront (1954) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Brooding tour–de–force with Marlon Brando in his prime as the square–jawed misfit entangled in corrupt union politics. Winner of 8…
Big Knife, TheBig Knife, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger
Lurid expose of the Hollywood 'studio system' from the melodramatic pen of playwright Clifford Odets. Palance shows a rare vulnerability as a…
Harder They Fall, TheHarder They Fall, The (1956)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger
A quality bow–out from the movies for Humphrey Bogart, playing a jaded sports press–agent in the hard world of professional boxing in a…
JubalJubal (1956) Recommended
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger
Vivid Western melodrama from visually gifted director Delmer Daves (3:10 TO YUMA), telling a Shakespearean tale of jealousy and betrayal between two…
Across the BridgeAcross the Bridge (1957)
Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Rod Steiger, Marla Landi, Noel Willman
An underrated and little–known thriller with Steiger playing a shady accountant on the run from the FBI and Scotland Yard, who tries to make…
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…
Cry Terror!Cry Terror! (1958)
Dir. Andrew L. Stone
Feat. James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger
Crime thriller with Rod Steiger as a mad extortionist who forces a New York shop owner (James Mason) to collect a ransom after threatening to blow up…
Al CaponeAl Capone (1959)
Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory
Rod Steiger is a belligerent Scarface in this throwback to the 30s gangster films.
Hands Over the CityHands Over the City (Le mani sulla città) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti
An astute and ever–pertinent story of political corruption in post–World War II Italy starring Rod Steiger as a ruthless developer and…
Pawnbroker, ThePawnbroker, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger gives a career–best performance as a Jewish pawnbroker whose new life in Spanish Harlem conjures haunting images of his Nazi prison…
Loved One, TheLoved One, The (1965)
Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer
Satirical take on the funeral business in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. Doing for funerals what that DR…
In the Heat of the NightIn the Heat of the Night (1967) Aro Favourite
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
Oscar winning thriller starring Sidney Poitier as an urban black detective brought in to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. Rod Steiger…
No Way to Treat a LadyNo Way to Treat a Lady (1968) Recommended
Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal
Macabre cat–and–mouse thriller from the pen of suspense–master William Goldman (MARATHON MAN), about a psychotic master of disguise…
Illustrated Man, TheIllustrated Man, The (1969)
Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom
Bizarrely conceived encounter with an embittered Rod Steiger, who tells a stranger of his all–over body tattoos, which then mysteriously induce…
WaterlooWaterloo (1970) Recommended
Dir. Sergei Bondarchuk
Feat. Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles
Napoleonic epic from the Russian director of WAR AND PEACE is dramatically woolly, but includes superb, sprawling battle–scenes. Rod Steiger…
A Fistful of DynamiteA Fistful of Dynamite (Duck, You Sucker!) (1971) Recommended
Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli
Leone’s final spaghetti–western is a sprawling adventure set in the Mexican revolution, with fistfuls of action and comedy aplenty to rival…
Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series)Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft
Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
F.I.S.T.F.I.S.T. (Fist) (1978)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle
Earnest union drama with Stallone as a Jimmy Hoffa type union leader whose idealism is gradually corrupted. Curious misfire is worth a watch with a…
Amityville Horror, TheAmityville Horror, The (1979)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger
James Brolin and Margot Kidder are convincingly spooked as happily marrieds who inherit a haunted house. Competently directed, but with the ghosts of…
Lion of the DesertLion of the Desert (1980)
Dir. Moustapha Akkad
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, John Gielgud
An epic account of the 'David and Goliath' battle on the Libyan desert between Mussolini's all–powerful army and the Bedouin, circa 1930. 
American GothicAmerican Gothic (1988)
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov
Creepy psychos living on a remote isle make life hell for holiday–making teens. Sound familiar? It is, but done with a certain inventive…
Ballad of the Sad CafeBallad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
Dir. Simon Callow
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger
Backwoods America sets the peculiar scene for an uneasy romance between Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine that evolves into a visceral…
Guilty As Charged (1992)
Dir. Sam Irvin
Feat. Rod Steiger, Isaac Hayes
Resourceful and 'well–executed' black comedy stars Rod Steiger as a religious zealot who fries sinners in his home–made electric chair.…
Last Tattoo, TheLast Tattoo, The (1995)
Dir. John Reid
Feat. Kerry Fox, Rod Steiger, Robert Loggia
Kerry Fox stars in this American–Kiwi co–produced WW2 drama as a public health nurse who uncovers a murder mystery and conspiracy…
Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage. This gleefully (though…
ShilohShiloh (1996)
Dir. Dale Rosenbloom
Feat. Blake Heron, Michael Moriaty, Scott Wilson
Pedigree version of the prize–winning book, has young laddie Blake Heron taking a runaway beagle in, then having a fight on his hands to keep…
Crazy in AlabamaCrazy in Alabama (1999)
Dir. Antonio Banderas
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffiths, Rod Steiger
Antonio Banderas' directorial debut is an amiable film of two halves, split between a dramatic re–telling of the civil rights struggle in 1960s…

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