Movies by Jacques Tourneur
As part of the cast:
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Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007)
Cast: Martin Scorsese, Elias Koteas, Roger Corman …
Directed by: Kent Jones
Hollywood producer Val Lewton managed to take low-rent B-movie projects assigned to him by the studios and crank out expertly crafted atmospherically charged fare, such as Jacques…
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War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
Cast: Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
In 1903, the ruler of an undersea kingdom of humanlike creatures who never age sees a woman on land who looks like the reincarnation of the his deceased wife. This traumatic sighting is the…
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The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
A financial crisis forces undertaker Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) to start taking extreme measures. Rather than waiting for new clients to show up naturally, Waldo and his assistant (Peter…
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Giant of Marathon (1960)
Cast: Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Muscleman Steve Reeves stars as Phillipides, a Greek hero who undertakes a risky journey to Sparta to seek help against a huge Persian army poised to invade Athens, in this swords-and-sandals…
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Gods of War: The Giant of Marathon / The Last Glory of Troy (1960)
Cast: Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio Fantoni …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur, Giorgio Rivalta
In the first of these two action spectacles starring supersized bodybuilder Steve Reeves, Greek soldier Philippides leads the charge to defend Athens against the Persian army. To rescue his…
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Ultimate Hero (1959)
Cast: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Sylvia Lopez …
Directed by: Pietro Francisci, Jacques Tourneur, Riccardo Freda …
Steve Reeves plays the mythological and mighty Hercules in this thrilling compilation of three adventures featuring the powerful hero of lore. The trio of films, which also stars Gordon…
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Timbuktu (1959)
Cast: Victor Mature, Yvonne De Carlo, George Dolenz …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
In this African adventure, French Col. Dufort (George Dolenz) and American Mike Conway (Victor Mature) must team up to lead a Muslim leader to Timbuktu to bring an end to a Tuareg rebellion.…
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Northwest Passage: Vol. 1 (1958)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen …
Directed by: Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner …
In colonial America during the French and Indian War, Maj. Robert Rogers (Keith Larsen) and his rangers investigate a counterfeiting operation, search for a local trapper's killer and…
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Northwest Passage: Vol. 2 (1958)
Cast: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Jacques Aubuchon …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
With help from his trusty rangers Hunk (Buddy Ebsen) and Langdon (Don Burnett), colonial American hero Maj. Robert Rogers (Keith Larsen) attempts to rescue a high-ranking English officer,…
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Northwest Passage: Vol. 3 (1958)
Cast: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett …
Directed by: George Waggner, Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur …
Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett and Keith Larsen star as colonial rangers defending the New England frontier in these episodes from the 1950s television show, including "Surprise Attack" in which…
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The Fearmakers (1958)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Dick Foran, Marilee Earle …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
After returning home from the Korean War and discovering that his public relations firm was sold, traumatized ex-POW Alan (Dana Andrews) goes to work for his old company and attempts to prove…
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Nightfall (1957)
Cast: Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Friends James Vanning (Aldo Ray) and Edward Gurston (Frank Albertson) offer aid to two stranded motorists (Brian Keith and Rudy Bond) -- bank robbers on the run -- who repay their kindness…
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Stranger on Horseback (1955)
Cast: Joel McCrea, Kevin McCarthy, Miroslava …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Traveling judge Richard Thorne (Joel McCrea) arrives in a small Western town determined to clean it up -- in spite of the power wielded by land baron Josiah Bannerman (John McIntire). But…
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Wichita (1955)
Cast: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Gunman Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) tries his hand at law and order in a booming cow town in director Jacques Tourneur's intriguing take on a slice of Wild West history. When Wichita's…
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Appointment in Honduras / Escape to Burma: Double Feature (1953)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Zachary Scott, Barbara Stanwyck …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur, Allan Dwan
Barbara Stanwyck, Glenn Ford and Ann Sheridan star in this double feature of classic 1950s jungle adventures from RKO. In Appointment in Honduras, Sylvia Sheppard (Sheridan) and a shady…
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The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
In medieval Italy, mercenary Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster) rebels against the Hessian occupation. When his ex-wife (Lynne Baggett) takes up with an enemy leader (Robert Douglas), Dardo…
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Out of the Past (1947)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Jacques Tourneur directs this definitive noir classic (remade in 1984 as Against All Odds) about a trio to reckon with -- troubled private investigator Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum), drop-dead…
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Val Lewton: I Walked with a Zombie / The Body Snatcher (1943)
Cast: James Ellison, Boris Karloff, Frances Dee …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise
Famed RKO Radio Pictures producer Val Lewton managed to single-handedly redefine the horror genre in the 1940s, cranking out low-budget, high-volume box office hits that rarely disappointed…
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Val Lewton: The Leopard Man / The Ghost Ship (1943)
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Richard Dix, Margo …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur, Mark Robson
In The Leopard Man, a series of maulings are blamed on a nightclub singer's runaway leopard -- but is the beast really the culprit? In The Ghost Ship, a sailor tries to warn his…
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Val Lewton: Cat People / The Curse of the Cat People (1942)
Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph …
Directed by: Gunther v. Fritsch, Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise …
Famed RKO Radio Pictures producer Val Lewton managed to single-handedly redefine the horror genre in the 1940s, cranking out low-budget, high-volume box office hits that rarely disappointed…
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The Texas Rangers / Canyon Passage (1936)
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker …
Directed by: King Vidor, Jacques Tourneur
Love is in the air in this pair of Westerns. The Texas Rangers follows bandits on the run. Two (Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie) hide out by joining the famous lawmen, hoping to use their…