Movies by Ben Gazzara
As part of the cast:
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Marilyn in Manhattan (2012)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Cynthia Adler, Ellen Burstyn …
Directed by: John Parsons Peditto
This documentary provides an exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe's life just before her tragic end. It's also filled with stories told by people who've spoken for the first time…
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13 (2010)
Cast: Sam Riley, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham …
Directed by: Géla Babluani
After assuming the identity of a dead person, a callow young man is quickly sucked into a violent underworld where powerful men gamble on human lives in high-stakes games of Russian roulette.…
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Wholphin: Issue 10 (2010)
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Ben Gazzara, Olivia Thirlby …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme, Natalie Portman, Spencer Susser …
Wholphin, the innovative DVD magazine, presents another collection of must-see shorts. Among the 11 films are director Jonathan Demme's "Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross" and…
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Looking for Palladin (2008)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, David Moscow, Talia Shire …
Directed by: Andrzej Krakowski
Smug Hollywood agent Joshua Ross (David Moscow) searches for retired actor Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara) and desperately tries convincing the reclusive star to appear in a new film. The…
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Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Gérard Depardieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal …
Directed by: Frederic Auburtin, Alfonso Cuarón, Emmanuel Benbihy …
Paris comes to life in this whimsical patchwork of 18 five-minute shorts united by a common theme -- love in the City of Lights -- and helmed by an international cast of filmmakers, including…
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The Shore (2005)
Cast: Izabella Miko, Lesley Ann Warren, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Dionysius Zervos
Looking forward to spending some time with her new boyfriend (Costas Mandylor), self-absorbed single mother Kaliope Harris (Izabella Miko) leaves her daughter Anna (Erika Shasho) in her…
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Pope John Paul II (2005)
Cast: Jon Voight, Cary Elwes, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: John Kent Harrison
Oscar winner Jon Voight racks up his second Emmy nomination playing an aging Karol Wojtyla (aka Pope John Paul II) in this elaborate television biopic filmed on location in Krakow, Poland,…
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Dogville (2004)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall …
Directed by: Lars von Trier
When a mysterious woman claims she's being chased by hoodlums and needs a place to hide out, the residents of Dogville come to her rescue. But she must prove herself worthy of the…
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Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe for her searing performance as Debby in this Mira Nair film. Debby's a New Jersey woman longing to find someone who'll see how special she truly is,…
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Brian's Song (2001)
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: John Gray
In this remake of the Emmy-winning 1971 tearjerker, the friendship of Chicago Bears running backs Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers gets them through difficult times -- especially when Piccolo is…
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Believe (2000)
Cast: Jan Rubes, Mario Boni, Ricky Mabe …
Directed by: Robert Tinnell
Ben Stiles loves to scare people. But he's about to get the fright of his life when the mysterious wailing ghost of Wickwire House beckons Ben and his friend Katherine into the eerie…
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The List (2000)
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Roc LaFortune, Mädchen Amick …
High-priced hooker Gabrielle Mitchell (Mädchen Amick) orchestrates her arrest as part of an extortion scheme. When she presents a list of her famous johns -- including esteemed attorneys…
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Blue Moon (2000)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Rita Moreno, Alanna Ubach …
Directed by: John A. Gallagher
Longtime lovers Frank (Ben Gazzara) and Maggie (Rita Moreno) hope to rekindle the romantic passion of their youth on a trip to the Catskill Mountains. According to local legend, their wishes…
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Jack of Hearts (2000)
Cast: Nick Mancuso, Louis Mandylor, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Serge Rodnunsky
Disgraced Florida cop Jack Newland (Louis Mandylor) hopes to get a fresh start by joining the Las Vegas police force, and sets his sights on bringing down corrupt businessman Roy Murcant…
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The List (2000)
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Roc LaFortune, Mädchen Amick …
Directed by: Sylvain Guy
When a high-class call girl is arrested and her high-profile client list threatens to go public, someone resorts to murder to keep the list a secret. Meanwhile, the judge on the case…
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Summer of Sam (1999)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino …
Directed by: Spike Lee
During the sweltering summer of 1977, the notorious killer Son of Sam sent New York City into a panic, and a chance encounter with the homicidal maniac sends the life of a philandering Bronx…
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary …
Directed by: John McTiernan
This 1999 remake of the 1968 classic showcases debonair Pierce Brosnan as the titular billionaire who, for kicks, would rather steal works of art than buy them. Charged with investigating his…
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Joel Coen
Slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski, whose wife has been kidnapped and is being held for…
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Buffalo '66 (1998)
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston …
Directed by: Vincent Gallo
Writer-director Vincent Gallo stars as Billy Brown, who -- fresh from a five-year stint in jail -- heads home to Buffalo, N.Y., to visit his kin. Eager to impress his insouciant parents,…
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Happiness (1998)
Cast: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Todd Solondz
A bittersweet film that belies its title, Happiness is not for the squeamish, drawing a dark portrait of a supremely dysfunctional family in which each member battles personal demons amid…
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Protector (1998)
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong …
Directed by: D. B. Clark
Undercover cop Jack Valentine (Mario Van Peebles) and his partner, Phil Kelly (Randy Quaid), are on the most dangerous assignment of their careers. The D.A. (Rae Dawn Chong) needs Jack's…
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Shark in a Bottle (1998)
Cast: Danny Nucci, Ben Gazzara, Hiep Thi Le …
Directed by: Mark Anthony Little
Mailman Guy Normal (Danny Nucci) goes postal and ends up accused of a crime he didn't commit. A security company bails him out and gives him another chance, but when he discovers that…
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Illuminata: Special Edition (1998)
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: John Turturro
Tuccio (director John Turturro), resident playwright for a theater company, has offered up his latest play, "Illuminata," for production, hoping that his actress girlfriend (Katherine…
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Too Tired to Die (1998)
Cast: Bill Sage, David Thornton, Mira Sorvino …
Directed by: Wonsuk Chin
Takeshi Kaneshiro (Chungking Express) is Kenji, an aimless Japanese man living in New York City who has a chance meeting with Death (Mira Sorvino), who tells him that he has 12 hours to live.…
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The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
Cast: Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon …
Directed by: David Mamet
When a naïve inventor (Campbell Scott) develops "The Process," a top-secret program guaranteed to make billions for his company, the wolves come out to fleece him in this cunning mystery…
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Stag (1997)
Cast: John Stockwell, Mario Van Peebles, Jerry Stiller …
Directed by: Gavin Wilding
Michael throws his friend Victor an epic bachelor party -- a bonanza of strippers, booze and drugs with their pals Daniel, Timan and drug dealer Pete. But after one of the strippers ends up…
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Convict Cowboy (1995)
Cast: Jon Voight, Kyle Chandler, Marcia Gay Harden …
Directed by: Rod Holcomb
Sentenced to prison in Montana, Clay Treyton (Kyle Chandler) winds up living at a convict ranch operated by an enterprising warden (Ben Gazzara). Here, Clay gets a chance to learn about rodeo…
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Road House (1989)
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch …
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Never underestimate Dalton, a brawny bouncer who also happens to hold an NYU degree in philosophy. When he's hired to police a rowdy bar in the Midwest and falls in love with Doc, he…
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Secret Obsession (1986)
Cast: Patrick Bruel, Julie Christie, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Ridha Behi, Henri Vart
This drama set in 1950s North Africa centers on Wanis (Patrick Bruel), a young man who's grown up not knowing his father, Paul (Ben Gazzara). Wanis befriends and falls in love with an…
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An Early Frost (1985)
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: John Erman
Aidan Quinn stars as a gay lawyer diagnosed with AIDS in this pioneering made-for-television drama, which stirred up controversy in 1985 as the first major film to deal with the newly…
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The Girl from Trieste (1982)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Mimsy Farmer …
Directed by: Pasquale Festa Campanile
In this off-the-wall Italian import, middle-aged Dino Romani (Ben Gazzara) -- an American expatriate -- falls in love with a mysterious and mentally unstable young beauty named Nicole…
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Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrrel …
Directed by: Marco Ferreri
Poet Charles Serking (Ben Gazarra) rejects conventions, taking a journey through the underbelly of Los Angeles. Along the way, he meets unstable teenagers, nymphomaniacs and a…
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Inchon (1981)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, Omar Sharif …
Directed by: Terence Young
Best known as the movie produced by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, this searing war drama tells the story of the 1950 invasion of Inchon during the Korean War, led by Gen.…
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They All Laughed (1981)
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Enlisted to track down two women suspected of infidelity, the private eye team of John (Ben Gazzara) and Charles (John Ritter) from New York's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to…
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Saint Jack (1979)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Bogdanovich, Joss Ackland …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich directs and co-stars in this engrossing character study about an American pimp in 1970s Singapore. Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara) makes a tidy profit pandering to businessmen,…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: Director's Cut (1978)
Cast: Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Strip club owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) loses $23,000 in a mob-run private gambling club and can't repay the money. So, the gangsters make him an offer: Bump off a Chinese bookie…
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Opening Night (1977)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, wife Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown -- just as her latest show is…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Cast: Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Strip club owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) loses $23,000 in a mob-run private gambling club and can't repay the money. So, the gangsters make him an offer: Bump off a Chinese bookie…
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Capone (1975)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely …
Directed by: Steve Carver
Prohibition-era mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) rises from the streets of Brooklyn in this gritty biopic, learning his trade from gangland czar Frank Torrio (Harry Guardino) and then moving…
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The Neptune Factor (1973)
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
After an earthquake tears their aquatic research lab from its moorings and hurls it into a trench, a team of scientists realizes they're caught in a death trap -- unless an experimental…
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Pursuit (1972)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Michael Crichton
This suspenseful thriller pits a veteran government spy, Steven Grave (Ben Gazzara), against a domestic terrorist, James Wright (E.G. Marshall), who wants to unleash biological weapons in the…
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Shattered Silence (1972)
Cast: Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara, Michael Douglas …
Directed by: Philip Leacock
When Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) begins receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be her dead nephew, she assumes it's just a prank. But when people around her start to drop like…
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Husbands (1970)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Spurred by the surprising death of one of their closest friends, middle-aged pals Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk) and Gus (John Cassavetes) decide to leave their ordinary lives --…
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The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Cast: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, E.G. Marshall …
Directed by: John Guillermin
At the close of World War II, the Germans are in retreat -- and just one bridge over the Rhine River stands between them and the Allies. If the Nazis destroy it, they'll prevent an…
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Michael Constantine …
Directed by: Mel Stuart
In this farcical look at Americans abroad, vacationing Samantha Perkins (Suzanne Pleshette) finds herself wooed by tour guide Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane). As the busload of travelers…
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A Rage to Live (1965)
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Walter Grauman
When the perfect suitor (Bradford Dillman) proposes marriage, a young heiress (Suzanne Pleshette) tries her best to keep her insatiable sexual compulsions at bay. But her will power is put to…
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Nominated for seven Oscars, this legal thriller profiles the attempts of country lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) to exonerate Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), who's charged with a…
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The Strange One (1957)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman …
Directed by: Jack Garfein
Abetted by his flunkies Harold (Pat Hingle) and Roger (James Olson), sadistic bully Jocko (Ben Gazzara) harasses and manipulates lowerclassmen while trying to wreck the life of Maj. Avery…