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The Outside Man
''The Outside Man'' (French: ''Un homme est mort'') is a 1972 French-Italian thriller set in Los Angeles, directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, and Angie Dickinson. Plot A contract on the life of Kovacs, a major California mobster, is given to Lucien, a hitman in France. Flying to Los Angeles, he checks into a hotel and drives out to the victim's luxurious home. Finding the man alone, he shoots him dead and makes his getaway. Back at the hotel, he discovers that his room has been stripped, including his passport and plane ticket. Emerging, he finds that he is being trailed by a hitman, who keeps trying to shoot him. To evade his pursuer, he takes a woman hostage and holes up in her apartment. On the TV news he sees the report of Kovacs's murder, but the description of the suspect does not fit him at all. With only a gun and some money, and being pursued, he cannot survive long. He calls up his boss in Paris, Antoine, who tells h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Deray
Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud, 19 February 1929 – 9 August 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime films, crime and thriller films. Biography Born Jacques Desrayaud in Lyon, France, in 1929 to a family of Lyon industrialists. At the age of 19 he went to Paris to study drama under René Simon. Deray played minor roles on the stage and in films from the age of 19. From 1952, Deray worked as assistant to a number of directors, including Luis Buñuel, Gilles Grangier, Jules Dassin, and Jean Boyer (director), Jean Boyer. Deray's first film was the drama ''The Gigolo (1960 film), The Gigolo'' released in 1960. Deray was fascinated by American film noir and began to focus on crime stories. Deray's early work includes ''Du rififi à Tokyo,'' an homage to Jules Dassin's ''Rififi.'' Deray's reputation was established with the 1969 film ''La Piscine (film), La Piscine'' which starred Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Engel
Georgia Bright Engel (July 28, 1948 – April 12, 2019) was an American actress. She is best known for having played Georgette Franklin Baxter in the sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' from 1972 to 1977, Pat MacDougall on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' from 2003 to 2005, and Mamie Sue on ''Hot in Cleveland'' from 2012 to 2015. She was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA award. Early life Georgia Engel was born in Washington, DC, the daughter of Ruth Caroline (née Hendron) and Benjamin Franklin Engel, who was a vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Engel attended the Kodiak Island Borough School District, Walter Johnson High School, and the Academy of the Washington Ballet from which she graduated. She earned her theater degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Career After college, Engel appeared in musical productions with Washington's American Light Opera Company. She moved to New York City in 1969, appearing off-Broadway in '' Lend an Ear'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures celebrated their 60th anniversaries and Motion Picture Association of America celebrated their 50th anniversary. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 films By country/region * List of American films of 1972 * List of Argentine films of 1972 * List of Australian films of 1972 * List of Bangladeshi films of 1972 * List of British films of 1972 * List of Canadian films of 1972 * List of French films of 1972 * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Films Of 1972
A list of films produced in France in 1972. See also * 1972 in France Notes References * External links French films of 1972at the Internet Movie DatabaseFrench films of 1972at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1972 1972 Films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ... French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talia Shire
Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress and member of the Coppola family. She is best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather (film series), ''The Godfather'' trilogy and Adrian Pennino, Adrian Pennino Balboa in the Rocky (film series), ''Rocky'' series. For her work in ''The Godfather Part II'' and ''Rocky'', Shire was nominated for Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, respectively, and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in ''Rocky''. Early life and family Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in the Woodhaven, Queens, Woodside section of Queens, New York, in 1946. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Bernalda, Basilicata. Her maternal grandfather, popular Italian composer Francesco Pennino, emigrated from Naples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Piazza
Ben Piazza (July 30, 1933 – September 7, 1991) was an American actor. Life and career Piazza made his film debut in Sidney J. Furie's Canadian film '' A Dangerous Age'' (1959) followed by his Hollywood debut in '' The Hanging Tree'' (1959). Though he signed contracts with Warner Bros. and Gary Cooper's production companies for five years, he did not make another film until ''No Exit'' (1962). A prolific television and film character actor, Piazza is perhaps most widely recognized as the wealthy restaurant patron in John Landis' 1980 comedy hit ''The Blues Brothers'' from whom Jake (John Belushi) offers to purchase his wife and daughter. Prior to that, he also played the violent boyfriend who scars Liza Minnelli's character's face in Otto Preminger's '' Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon'' (1970). Piazza's other film appearances include '' The Candy Snatchers'' (1973); Piazza played a dramatic role in an episode of'' Barnaby Jones'', titled “Bond of Fear” (04/15/1975),'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award–winning role in '' The Famous Teddy Z''. Rocco did a significant amount of voice-over work later in his career. Early life Rocco was born as Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.,Obituary cbsnews.com; accessed July 20, 2015. in , in 1936, and raised in nearby Somerville, the son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Kreski
Connie Kreski (September 19, 1946 – March 21, 1995) was born Constance Joanne Kornacki. She was an American model and actress. In January 1968, Kreski posed in the centerfold as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month. She subsequently won Playmate of the Year honors for 1969. She was also Miss January 1969 in the Playboy calendar for that year and featured again in the 1970 calendar. Kreski briefly worked as a psychiatric care assistant at a hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan before being discovered at a University of Michigan football game by a Playboy scou Career In April 1969, Kreski was signed by Anthony Newley to play the female lead in the Universal Pictures film '' Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?'' The movie was shot in Malta and starred Milton Berle, Joan Collins, and George Jessel. She also appeared in ''The Trackers'', (1971), '' The Outside Man'' (1972), and ''The Black Bird'' (1975). In Europe, Kreski also got a name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Korkes
Jon Korkes (born December 4, 1945) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Korkes was born in Manhattan, New York Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg .... He first worked in the theater in Jules Feiffer's ''Little Murders'', directed by Alan Arkin, in 1968. Korkes later began acting in film and television, as his credits includes, ''All in the Family'' (and its spin-off ''Maude (TV series), Maude''), ''The Front Page (1974 film), The Front Page'', ''Dr. Vegas'', ''The Day of the Dolphin'', ''Two-Minute Warning'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Getting Away with Murder (film), Getting Away with Murder'', ''Starsky & Hutch'', ''Riding in Cars with Boys'', ''Catch-22 (film), Catch-22'', ''The Outside Man'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''The Out-of-Towners (1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hillerman
John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series '' Magnum, P.I.'' that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. He retired from acting in 1999. Early life and career Hillerman was born in Denison, Texas, the son of Christopher Benedict Hillerman, a gas station owner, and Lenora Joan (''née'' Medlinger). He was the middle child with two sisters. His father was the grandson of immigrants from Germany and Holland, and his mother the daughter of immigrants from Austria and Germany. He was a first cousin once removed of author Tony Hillerman. Hillerman developed an interest in opera at the age of ten, and traveled to Dallas to watch Metropolitan Opera productions. He attended St. Xavier's Academy, and after graduation, he attended the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Earle Haley
Jack Earle Haley (born July 14, 1961) is an American actor and director. His earliest roles included Moocher in '' Breaking Away'' (1979) and Kelly Leak in '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976), '' The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977) and '' The Bad News Bears Go to Japan'' (1978). After spending many years as a producer and director of television commercials, he revived his acting career with a supporting role in ''All the King's Men'' (2006). This was followed by his performance in '' Little Children'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent notable roles include the superhero Rorschach in ''Watchmen'' (2009), horror icon Freddy Krueger in the remake of ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010), and Grewishka, a cyborg criminal in '' Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019). He played Odin Quincannon in the first season (2016) of ''Preacher'' and The Terror in the first season (2016–18) of '' The Tick''. Early life Haley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted De Corsia
Edward Gildea De Corsia (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor, best remembered for his chilling debut in ''The Lady from Shanghai'' (1947), as the ex-wrestler murderer Willie Garzah in the film ''The Naked City'' (1948), and as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the film '' The Enforcer'' (1951). Early life Career Radio De Corsia was a member of the cast of '' Blackstone Plantation''. He starred in the title role on '' Mike Hammer'' and played Sergeant Velie on '' The Adventures of Ellery Queen''. He also voiced roles on '' Family Theater'', ''The March of Time'', ''Cavalcade of America'', ''Gang Busters'', and ''The Shadow''. Film He made his film debut in Orson Welles' ''The Lady from Shanghai'' (1947) and went on to make a career playing villains and gangsters in 1940s and 1950s films, including ''The Naked City'' (1948), '' The Enforcer'' (1951), '' Crime Wave'' (1954), ''The Big Combo'' (1955), '' The Kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
