Movies by Luther Adler
As part of the cast:
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Absence of Malice (1981)
Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Sally Field stars as a novice reporter at a Miami newspaper, who becomes a pawn in the investigation of a liquor distributor suspected of being involved in a mob murder. Scandal and tragedy…
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The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence Pressman …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Arthur Goldman (Maximillian Schell), a Jewish businessman living in 1965 Manhattan, is kidnapped by a group of Israeli underground agents who put him on trial as a Nazi war criminal. Goldman…
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Murph the Surf (1975)
Cast: Robert Conrad, Donna Mills, Don Stroud …
Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky
While chasing women and trying to live the good life, South Florida beach bums Jack (Don Stroud) and Allan (Robert Conrad) prepare to pull off the ultimate heist -- stealing the valuable Star…
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The Brotherhood (1968)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
It might be best to view this 1968 Martin Ritt-directed movie about the Cosa Nostra as a slightly less effective precursor to Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy. Kirk Douglas is…
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Cast: Joan Collins, Ray Milland, Farley Granger …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She…
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The Tall Texan (1953)
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, Marie Windsor …
Directed by: Elmo Williams
After telling his captors about a gold-digging hot spot where prospectors are swarming like flies, convicted murder Ben Trask (Lloyd Bridges) convinces them to release him so they all can…
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The Desert Fox (1951)
Cast: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (convincingly portrayed by James Mason) was known for his exploits in the Afrika Korps. This classic film, directed by Henry Hathaway, chronicles Rommel's life…
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Film Noir Collection: D.O.A. (1950)
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
While on vacation in San Francisco, an accountant named Frank Bigelow ingests a dose of lethal, slow-acting poison and begins a desperate search for the individual responsible for his…
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Wake of the Red Witch (1949)
Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young …
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
This sprawling epic adventure pits the tough-minded Captain Ralls (John Wayne) against the treacherous Captain Sidneye in a bitter rivalry on a South Seas isle. At stake is a fortune in…
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House of Strangers (1949)
Cast: Richard Conte, Susan Hayward, Luther Adler …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
After his illegal practices land corrupt banker Gino Monetti (Edward G. Robinson) in jail, three of his sons -- Joe (Luther Adler), Pietro (Paul Valentine) and Tony (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) --…
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The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Luther Adler …
Directed by: Charles Vidor
Don José (Glenn Ford) is an upstanding soldier who falls fast and hard for the treacherous Gypsy beauty Carmen (Rita Hayworth). He leaves the army, descends into a life of crime and…