Movies by Rock Hudson
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Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Cast: Rock Hudson
Directed by: Mark Rappaport
When revelations surfaced that silver-screen matinee idol Rock Hudson was gay, the world was stunned. This hilarious documentary explores Hudson's filmography, searching for veiled…
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The Vegas Casino War (1984)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Sharon Stone, Tony Russel …
Directed by: George Englund
In one of his final on-screen appearances before his death in 1985, Rock Hudson stars as charming Las Vegas casino owner Neil Chaine, who decides to rehab the crumbling casino across from his…
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Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Jane Marple (Angela Lansbury) is thrilled when two glamorous Hollywood actresses, Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster, arrive in her quaint English village to shoot a movie. It's soon…
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Avalanche (1978)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Corey Allen
Producer Roger Corman's addition to the disaster epics of the 1970s features Rock Hudson as the owner of a ski resort that's in big trouble when a plane crash sets off a massive…
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Embryo (1976)
Cast: Barbara Carrera, Ralph Nelson, Rock Hudson …
In this sci-fi thriller, Rock Hudson plays insular scientist Paul Holliston, who discovers a way to hasten the human growth process, allowing embryos to mature to adulthood in scant days.…
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James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
Cast: Stacy Keach, James Dean, Carroll Baker …
Directed by: Ray Connolly
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to…
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Showdown (1973)
Cast: Dean Martin, Rock Hudson, Susan Clark …
Directed by: George Seaton
Dean Martin and Rock Hudson star in this 1970s Western as childhood friends who live their lives as polar opposites: While one slings a gun to uphold the law, the other carries a weapon with…
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The Doris Day Special (1971)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Perry Como, Doris Day …
Starring in her first TV special, America's sweetheart sings a selection of her biggest hits ("Sentimental Journey," "Secret Love") along with show tunes ("Hurry, It's Lovely Up…
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Darling Lili (1970)
Cast: Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards, Rock Hudson …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
During World War I, British-born Lili Schmidt agrees to go undercover and spy for the Germans but soon falls head over heels for one of the enemy, the dashing Maj. William Larrabee, an…
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Hornet's Nest (1970)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni …
Directed by: Phil Karlson, Franco Cirino
In World War II Italy, a U.S. unit is wiped out while trying to blow up a dam. Sole survivor Capt. Turner (Rock Hudson) is rescued by some local boys, who pledge to help him finish the…
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The Undefeated (1969)
Cast: John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Antonio Aguilar …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
The Civil War is over, and Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) of the Union Army is bound for Mexico to trade horses; his opponent, Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson), is…
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Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan …
Directed by: John Sturges
American sub commander Ferraday (Rock Hudson) and his crew navigate dangerous waters in this Cold War nail-biter. Sent under false pretenses to the North Pole, Ferraday and his eclectic crew…
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Tobruk (1967)
Cast: Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Three teams of troops -- British, German-Jewish and American commandos -- engage in battle against German forces led by Erwin Rommel. They trek across the Sahara to assist in an amphibous…
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Seconds (1966)
Cast: Rock Hudson, John Randolph, Salome Jens …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
In director John Frankenheimer's chilling exploration of midlife malaise, aging Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) feels stuck in a dead-end existence until he discovers a mysterious…
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Strange Bedfellows (1965)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young …
Directed by: Melvin Frank
Sullen businessman Carter wants to become a real company leader, but his rocky marriage is a blemish on his résumé. So, public relations guru Richard convinces Carter's brassy wife to…
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Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy …
Directed by: Howard Hawks
In this entertaining 1960s comedy, Rock Hudson plays Roger Willoughby, a fishing gear salesman for Abercrombie & Fitch who's ordered by his boss to participate in a fishing competition.…
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Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
George Kimball. George's error leads to a whole sequence of hilarious mix-ups. Doris Day sings the title song in this Hudson-Day comedy classic.
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The Spiral Road (1962)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
An opportunistic MD (Rock Hudson) travels to the jungles of Indonesia to work with a legendary humanist doctor (Burl Ives) who's been doing groundbreaking work with lepers. Unlike the…
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Lover Come Back (1961)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall …
Directed by: Delbert Mann
Jerry (Rock Hudson) is an advertising executive who's gleaned success through his smarmy actions. His rival Carol (Doris Day) can't stand Jerry's immoral tactics and tells the…
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Come September (1961)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Millionaire Robert Talbot arrives at his posh Italian villa for a vacation, but there are a few unwelcome surprises in store for him. The villa's manager has rented the place out as a…
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The Last Sunset (1961)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Pursued by flinty lawman Dana Stribling (Rock Hudson), philosophical fugitive outlaw Brendan O'Malley (Kirk Douglas) drops in on old flame Belle (Dorothy Malone). O'Malley finds her…
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Pillow Talk (1959)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall …
Directed by: Michael Gordon
Womanizing songwriter Brad Allen (Rock Hudson) spends hours on the phone wooing his many women. Problem is, he shares a party line with prim interior decorator Jan Morrow (Doris Day),…
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A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Rock Hudson, Vittorio De Sica …
Directed by: Charles Vidor
Adapted from Ernest Hemingway's World War I novel, this drama centers on American soldier Lt. Frederick Henry (Rock Hudson). While serving in the Italian Army, Henry has an affair with…
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Battle Hymn (1957)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk's brilliant movie is an ode to the kind-hearted souls who join the military. The film follows the travails of a minister, Dean Hess (Rock Hudson), who served as a colonel…
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Something of Value (1957)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Sidney Poitier, Dana Wynter …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite…
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Written on the Wind (1956)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Self-pitying Texas oil millionaire Kyle Hadley (Robert Stack) tries to cure his alcoholic ills by stealing the virtuous Lucy Moore (Lauren Bacall) from best friend Mitch Wayne (Rock Hudson).…
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Giant (1956)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean …
Directed by: George Stevens
In Oscar-winning director George Stevens's sprawling epic, Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) journeys to Virginia in the early 1920s, falls in love with aristocratic,…
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson star in this supreme example of the glossy Technicolor melodramas of director Douglas Sirk, which were the inspiration for 2002's art-house hit Far from…
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Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, Barbara Rush …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
When careless philanderer Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson) wrecks his boat and indirectly causes the death of a beloved local doctor, he tries to make amends to the man's widow, Helen (Jane…
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Gun Fury (1953)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Ben Warren (Rock Hudson) and his fiancée, Jennifer Ballard (Donna Reed), meet with trouble aboard their California-bound stagecoach when outlaw Frank Slayton (Philip Carey) and his…
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The Golden Blade / The Last Sunset (1953)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Gene Evans …
Directed by: Nathan Juran, Robert Aldrich
Rock Hudson's all-American good looks stand up equally well on foreign shores as the star travels to Arabia for The Golden Blade and then heads south of the border to Mexico in The Last…
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Sea Devils (1953)
Cast: Yvonne De Carlo, Rock Hudson, Maxwell Reed …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
The high seas seize with passion in this swashbuckling period adventure when a handsome smuggler (Rock Hudson) welcomes an alluring countess (Yvonne De Carlo) with murky loyalties aboard his…
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The Lawless Breed (1953)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
After serving 16 years in prison for murder, notorious gunman John Wesley Hardin (Rock Hudson) is determined to go straight and relates his story to a local publisher in this loosely…
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Bend of the River (1952)
Cast: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Once a vicious Missouri bushwhacker, Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) now leads a wagon train through Indian raids and hijackings to the new boom town of Portland, Ore., where he becomes…
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? / A Very Special Favor (1952)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk, Michael Gordon
In the 13 years between the two romantic comedies collected here, Rock Hudson matures from a sweet soda jerk (in the Douglas Sirk musical Has Anybody Seen My Gal?) to a notorious Romeo (in A…
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Horizons West (1952)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Robert Ryan, Julie Adams …
Directed by: Budd Boetticher
Artful director Budd Boetticher combines the action of a Western with the tension of an epic family drama with this tale of the Hammond brothers -- Neal (Rock Hudson) and Dan (Robert Ryan) --…
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Winchester '73 (1950)
Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Perhaps the pinnacle in the series of Anthony Mann/Jimmy Stewart Westerns, Winchester '73 stars Stewart as obsessed cowhand Lin McAdam. The trouble starts when McAdam wins a valuable…
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Kansas Raiders / The Lawless Breed (1950)
Cast: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman …
Directed by: Ray Enright, Raoul Walsh
Two classic Westerns take a trip to the wrong side of the law. In Kansas Raiders, Jesse James (Audie Murphy) falls in with a band of outlaws but is repelled by the violence that comes with a…