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1. The Making of 'Street of No Return' (2002)
33 min | Crime, Short, Documentary
Film legend Samuel Fuller directs his final film, an adaptation of David Goodis' classic noir novel, on the dark streets of Lisbon in 1988.
Directors: Ian Hendrie, Derrick Scocchera | Stars: Samuel Fuller, Keith Carradine
Votes: 8
2. Cinéastes de notre temps (1964–1972)
Documentary
In-depth documentaries about the greatest filmmakers from around the world, all in the form of candid face-to-face interviews, conducted, created and produced by former critics for Les Cahiers du Cinéma, Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe.
Stars: André S. Labarthe, Georges Franju, Jean Renoir, Jacques Rivette
Votes: 94
3. Étoiles et toiles (1982–1986)
Documentary
Stars: Frédéric Mitterrand, Jean-Luc Godard, Clint Eastwood, Raoul Coutard
Votes: 106
4.
Cinéastes de notre temps (1964–1972)
Episode:
Samuel Fuller, Independant Filmmaker
(1967)
68 min | Documentary
One of the cinema's great raconteurs, Fuller here ranges over such topics as wartime combat, Communism, racism, and financial problems.
Director: André S. Labarthe | Star: Samuel Fuller
Votes: 7
5. All Star Revue (1950– )
60 min | Comedy
This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas
Votes: 169
6.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello; Guests: Errol Flynn, Rhonda Fleming, Bruce Cabot, Sid Fields, Joe Kirk, The Pied Pipers, cameo appearance by George Raft
(1952)
Comedy, Romance
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests actors Errol Flynn and Bruce Cabot, actress Rhonda Fleming, A & C stalwarts Sid Fields and Joe Kirk, The Pied Pipers, Al Goodman and his ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Friedman | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Errol Flynn, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 27
7.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Abbott & Costello; Guests: Lizabeth Scott, Gisele MacKenzie, The Four Pipers
(1952)
Comedy, Romance
Abbott & Costello train to Broadway from Hollywood with Lizabeth Scott to appear in her new play. En route Gisele McKenzie sings "Just One of Those Things." The Dassies perform a dazzling comedy acrobatic act.
Directors: Fred Hamilton, Ed Sobol | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bobby Barber, Milt Bronson
Votes: 15
8. Let Sleeping Guns Lie (2005)
20 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
A young man finds himself inside a crime fiction novel without the fiction.
Director: Robert Hague | Stars: Kelly Elson, Caleb Pass, J.J. Veshio
Votes: 14
9.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Abbott & Costello; Guests: Evelyn Knight, Hal Le Roy, Paul Remos & his Toy Boys, Jimmy Ford Four, Art & Mort Havel, Patricia Shea, Valerie de Cadenet, Al Goodman & his Orchestra
(1951)
Comedy, Romance
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests singer Evelyn Knight, dancer Hal Le Roy, specialty act Paul Remos and his Toy Boys, the Jimmy Ford Four, Art and Mort Havel, Patricia Shea, ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Friedman, Kingman T. Moore | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Evelyn Knight, Hal Le Roy
Votes: 20
10.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Abbott & Costello; guest stars: Lon Chaney, Jr., Jarmilla Novotna
(1951)
59 min | Comedy, Romance
Abbott and Costello recreate some of their most famous skits including "Who's on First?" and "The Haunted Candle" and do a burlesque on the opera "Carmen."
Directors: Charles Friedman, Kingman T. Moore | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Jarmila Novotna, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 38
11.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Ikuinen aika
(2010)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Robert Parrish, Luc Dardenne
Votes: 9
12.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Valon draama
(2010)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Ettore Scola, Bob Rafelson, Robert Parrish
Votes: 8
13. The Roaring 20's (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s New York.
Stars: Dorothy Provine, Donald May, Gary Vinson, Mike Road
Votes: 184
14. The Big Red One: The Reconstruction (2005 Video)
R | 316 min | Documentary, War
The 'reconstruction' the title refers to is the re-working, re-editing, restructuring of Sam Fuller's The Big Red One brining it closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned It ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Fuller
Votes: 152
15. Falkenau, the Impossible (1988)
52 min | Documentary
Documentary stems from 1945, when infantryman Sam Fuller, member of the U.S. Army's "Big Red One," helped liberate the Nazis' Falkenau death camp. Fuller shot footage of his commanding ... See full summary »
Directors: Emil Weiss, Samuel Fuller | Star: Samuel Fuller
Votes: 118
16.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Elokuvan vuosisata
(2010)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Milos Forman, Marlen Khutsiev, Robert Parrish
Votes: 19
17. The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Simon | Stars: Samuel Fuller, Tim Robbins, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 401
18.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Dorothy Dandridge, Danny Arnold, Bob & Eddie Mayo, Donald MacBride, Marion Marshall, Jimmy Wallington, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra
(1951)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
Jerry plays Dean's life-sized dummy as they pass themselves off as a ventriloquism act for a talent agent. Dean sings "Solitaire" and Jerry lip-syncs to "Be My Love." Jerry goes undercover ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest D. Glucksman | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Dorothy Dandridge, Danny Arnold
Votes: 23
19. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor
Votes: 588
20. Anything for John (1993 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-depth, candid interviews with his wife ... See full summary »
Directors: Dominique Cazenave, Doug Headline | Stars: John Cassavetes, Seymour Cassel, Peter Falk, Samuel Fuller
Votes: 69
21.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho
(2010)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Jean-Marie Sénia, Maud Linder, Jean Dréville
Votes: 11
22. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,159
23. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance
Alex, who's homeless and addicted to alcohol, and Michèle, who's losing her sight, form a relationship while sleeping rough on Paris's Pont-Neuf bridge.
Director: Leos Carax | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Klaus-Michael Grüber, Marion Stalens
Votes: 15,434 | Gross: $0.12M
24. Pickup on South Street (1953)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 16,148
25. The Bohemian Life (1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 6,422
26. Cinématon (1972– )
Documentary
Stars: Gérard Courant, Diana Lui, Joseph Morder, Célestine Roussel
Votes: 14
27. Sodankylä Forever (2010)
270 min | Documentary
Sodankyla film festival started at 1986 and was created by Finnish directors Anssi Manttari, Aki and Mika Kaurismaki, along with Peter Von Bagh.
Sodankyla Forever is a great documentary ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Peter von Bagh, Robert Parrish, Roy Ward Baker, Víctor Erice
Votes: 73
28.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen, The Four Step Brothers, Danny Arnold
(1952)
Comedy, Romance
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests singer Kitty Kallen, dancers The Four Step Brothers, Danny Arnold, Harvey Wheelwick, with announcer Hal Sawyer. Jerry tries to get a part in the... See full summary »
Director: Ernest D. Glucksman | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Kitty Kallen, The Four Step Brothers
Votes: 15
29. Jackie Brown (1997)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda
Votes: 374,887 | Gross: $39.67M
30. Talking Film (1978–1984)
Documentary series on the golden age of Hollywood including interviews with Lee Garmes, Robert Altman, Henry King, George Cukor, King Vidor, Henry Hathaway, Phillip Dunne, Nunnally Johnson and Frank Capra.
Stars: Elwy Yost, Roger Corman, John Milius, Henry King
Votes: 29
31.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
It Tolls for Thee
(1962)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
The Judge, believing violence in the West is disappearing, creates a rift with the Virginian when he stops a violent fight involving the Virginian. When the Judge is kidnapped, the Virginian goes to his rescue from violent captors anyway.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 126
32. The American Friend (1977)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain
Votes: 18,556
33. Pierrot the Fool (1965)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir
Votes: 36,933
34. Scandal Sheet (1952)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The editor of an exploitation newspaper commits a murder and assigns his protégé to investigate hoping to divert attention away from himself.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 3,476
35. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').
Stars: Dick Powell, David Niven, June Allyson, Oscar Beregi Jr.
Votes: 210
36. The Steel Helmet (1951)
Approved | 85 min | Action, Drama, War
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards
Votes: 4,734
37. The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Samuel Fuller, Sydney Pollack, Reed Hadley, John Ireland
Votes: 160
38.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Danny Arnold, Sara Berner, Harvey Birdbox, Harry Lang, Elsie Baker, Joseph Waring, George Milan, Byron Kane, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra
(1952)
Comedy, Romance
Directors: Ernest D. Glucksman, Fred Hamilton, Bud Yorkin | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Arnold
Votes: 17
39.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen; The Skylarks; Mayor Ralph Villani of Newark, N.J.; Mayor Walter Sterling of Steubenville, Ohio, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra
(1950)
Comedy, Romance
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis serve as the Colgate show's hosts for a second time and invite the mayors of their hometowns to appear on the show.
Directors: Fred Hamilton, Kingman T. Moore | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Kitty Kallen, The Skylarks
Votes: 22
40. I Stand Alone (1998)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A horse butcher's life and mind begin to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Martine Audrain
Votes: 25,796 | Gross: $0.05M
41. Targets (1968)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aging horror star questions his place in modern Hollywood, while a disturbed young man goes on a killing spree.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown
Votes: 11,370
42. Shock Corridor (1963)
Approved | 101 min | Drama, Mystery
Bent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best
Votes: 13,054
43. Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who witnesses the murder of his father vows to exact revenge on the four mobsters involved in the killing.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice Kay, Paul Dubov
Votes: 3,920
44.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #4.1
(1953)
Comedy, Romance
Dean and Jerry return from overseas, singing their way thru customs. A crazed Burt Lancaster hides out in the men's bedroom. Dean croons "That's Amore" and, "You're the Right one."
Directors: Fred Hamilton, Bud Yorkin | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Suzanne Ames, Frankie Branda
Votes: 20
45.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Abbott & Costello; Guests: Charles Laughton, Isabel Bigley, Johnny Conrad, Sid Fields, Joe Kirk, Milton Frome, Bobby Barber, Jill Kraft, Anita Anton, Alex Fossell, Helen Donaldson, Three Beaus & a Peep, Al Goodman & his Orchestra
(1952)
Not Rated | 58 min | Comedy, Romance
Abbott Costello do several of their burlesque routines with their usual supporting players and play host to screen great Chales Laughton.
Directors: Charles Friedman, Fred Hamilton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Isabel Bigley
Votes: 14
46. The Naked Kiss (1964)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey
Votes: 8,750
47. Park Row (1952)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
The Globe is a small, but visionary newspaper started by Phineas Mitchell, an editor recently fired by The Star. The two newspapers become enemies, and the Star's ruthless heiress Charity Hackett decides to eliminate the competition.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Bela Kovacs, Herbert Heyes, Tina Pine, George O'Hanlon
Votes: 2,013
48.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Guest: Janis Paige, The Johnny Conrad Dancers, Danny Arnold, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; cameos by Tony Martin and Joe Louis
(1951)
Comedy, Romance
Directors: Ernest D. Glucksman, Kingman T. Moore | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janis Paige, The Johnny Conrad Dancers
Votes: 15
49.
Femme Fatales (2011–2012)
Episode:
Angel & Demons
(2011)
TV-MA | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two police detectives desperately search for a serial killer known as the Grim Reaper who stalks another victim on the mean streets of Cuesta Verde - but the killer's identity is not what it seems.
Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Neil Hopkins, Ellie Cornell, Iseluleko Ma'at El 0, Makinna Ridgway
Votes: 96
50. The Dreamers (2003)
NC-17 | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 131,528 | Gross: $2.53M