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Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

American actor (1930-2012)
August 28, 1930 (February 3, 2012)
U.S. 2010. Thriller by Gela Babluani with Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Mickey Rourke. To pay his father's medical bills, an electrician poses as his dead boss in a Russian roulette tournament in suburban Chicago.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 2008. Dramatic comedy by Andrzej Krakowski with Ben Gazzara, David Moscow, Talia Shire.
Runtime: 115 min.
Dan. 2003. Mores drama by Lars von Trier with Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgard. During the Depression, a young runaway takes refuge in a Rocky Mountain village where the inhabitants end up exploiting her in exchange for their protection.
Runtime: 177 min.
Can. 2000. Thriller by Sylvain Guy with Mädchen Amick, Ben Gazzara, Ryan O'Neal. During her trial, a prostitute gives a judge a list of her clients, which includes senior judges.
U.S. 1999. Crime drama by John McTiernan with Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary. An insurance company investigator tries to trap a millionaire who stole a painting by one of the masters just for the fun of it.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1997. Mores drama by Sandy Whitelaw with Carolyn Lowery, Ben Gazzara, Paul Hipp. In Paris, a young American model agrees to join an underground prostitution ring to help her brother, who is in prison.
U.S. 1996. Crime drama by Terence H. Winkless with Ben Gazzara, Alex McArthur, Renee Ammann.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1995. Spy drama by Barry Zetlin with Robert Davi, Alexander Godunov, Ben Gazzara.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1995. Crime drama by Michael Seitzman with Todd Field, Ben Gazzara, Lara Flynn Boyle.

Nefertiti, the Daughter of the Sun

V.O.: Nefertiti, figlia del sole
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1994. Dramatic comedy by Linda Yellen with James Belushi, JoBeth Williams, Ben Gazzara.
U.S. 1993. Mores drama by John Patterson with Nancy McKeon, Eric Roberts, Ben Gazzara. Two mob bosses unite their families by marrying their children.
U.S. 1992. Crime drama by Tom Donnelly with Jeff Fahey, Mia Sara, Ben Gazzara. A former police officer is dragged into a shady business after meeting a woman with a mysterious past.
U.S. 1991. Sentimental drama by Lou Antonio with Jaclyn Smith, Ben Gazzara, Nick Mancuso. A young woman asks a journalist to investigate her husband's alleged relationship with a prostitute.
U.S. 1990. Drama by William Hale with Ben Gazzara, Connie Sellecca, Eva Marie Saint. Unatisfied with the sentence handed down to his daughter's killer, a writer is determined to get revenge.
U.S. 1989. Crime drama by Rowdy Herrington with Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch. The owner of a bar hires a young Tai Chi expert to restore some order in his establishment.
Runtime: 114 min.
Suis. 1988. Thriller by Nicolas Gessner with Ben Gazzara, Jean Yanne, Mary Crosby.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1987. Crime drama by Waris Hussein with Ben Gazzara, Connie Sellecca, G.W. Bailey. A violent entrepreneur tries to have his wife murdered but she asks for help from two police officers.

Le Maître de la Camorra

V.O.: Il Camorrista
It. 1986. Crime drama by Giuseppe Tornatore with Ben Gazzara, Laura Del Sol, Leo Guillotta. From his cell, a criminal sentenced to prison for murder manages to establish himself as the leader of the mafia.
Runtime: 171 min.
Fr. 1986. Psychological drama by Ridha Behi with Julie Christie, Ben Gazzara, Patrick Bruel. The son of a Tunisian peasant woman finds his French father in the capital who never recognized him.
Runtime: 86 min.

Control

V.O.: Il Giorno prima
Can. 1986. Psychological drama by Giuliano Montaldo with Burt Lancaster, Kate Nelligan, Ben Gazzara. Around fifteen people agree to experience a long stay in a nuclear shelter.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 1985. Dramatic comedy by Larry Elikann with Loni Anderson, Michele Lee, Ben Gazzara. A woman announces in a letter to three friends that she is leaving with one of their husbands.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1985. Mores drama by John Erman with Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Aidan Quinn. The struggles of a middle-aged couple whose son is diagnosed with AIDS.
Runtime: 100 min.

La Fille de Trieste

V.O.: La Ragazza di Trieste
It. 1982. Psychological drama by Pascale Festa Campanile with Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Mimsy Farmer. An artist falls in love with a patient in a psychiatric hospital who was saved from drowning.
Runtime: 105 min.
Cor.S. 1982. War drama by Terence Young with Laurence Olivier, Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset.
Runtime: 107 min.
U.S. 1982. Crime drama by Jud Taylor with Ben Gazzara, Paul Sorvino, Robert Vaughn. A cop gets into a bad situation when he goes after a drug dealer who is acting as an informant for federal agents.

Conte de la folie ordinaire

V.O.: Storie di ordinaria follia
It. 1981. Mores drama by Marco Ferreri with Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Tanya Lopert.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1981. Mores comedy by Peter Bogdanovich with Ben Gazzara, Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter.
Runtime: 115 min.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1979. Crime drama by Terence Young with Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason.
Runtime: 116 min.
U.S. 1977. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Ben Gazzara, Robby Benson, Eileen Brennan. A man comes to kill his son who is involved in drug use.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1977. Court drama by David Greene with John Pleshette, Mo Malone, Ben Gazzara. Simulation of the trial that the assassin of J.F. Kennedy would have undergone if he had not been shot in his turn.
U.S. 1977. Psychological drama by John Cassavetes with Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell. Upset by the death of a fan, an aging actress struggles to rehearse a new play.
Runtime: 144 min.
U.S. 1976. Adventures drama by Remi Kramer with Ben Gazzara, Paul Winfield, Alejandro Rey.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 1976. Social drama by John Cassavetes with Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel. An inveterate gambler must kill a Chinese man to pay off a debt he owes to gangsters.
Runtime: 109 min.
U.S. 1975. Crime drama by Ben Gazzara with Peter Falk, Robert Vaughn, Dean Stockwell. A police lieutenant must solve a murder case while on a cruise ship.
U.S. 1975. Biography by Steve Carver with Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry Guardino. In the 1920s, the career of the famous gangster Alfonso Capone in Chicago.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1974. Drama by Tom Gries with Anthony Hopkins, Ben Gazzara, Leslie Caron. A Polish doctor files a defamation lawsuit against an American writer.
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Ben Gazzara with Peter Falk, Richard Kiley, Michael McGuire. A police commissioner kills his wife and puts the guilt on a burglar.
Can. 1973. Science-fiction by Daniel Petrie with Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux. A rescue mission is organized to save scientists in danger in an underwater laboratory.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1973. Drama by Vince Edwards with Ben Gazzara, Sheree North, Richard Basehart. Travelers stranded in the Nevada desert come face to face with hungry tigers from a seedy menagerie.
Runtime: 74 min.
U.S. 1972. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Ben Gazzara, James Farentino, Sal Mineo. A former member of the underworld must sacrifice his younger brother to the organization.

The Sicilian Connection

V.O.: Afyon Oppio
It. 1972. Crime drama by Ferdinando Baldi with Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi. A police officer poses as a drug dealer in order to uncover a heroin smuggling ring.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1972. Crime drama by Michael Crichton with Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall, William Windom. A terrorist threatens to set off a deadly device during a political convention.
Runtime: 73 min.
U.S. 1971. Drama by Philip Leacock with Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara, Michael Douglas. A woman receives phone calls from her deceased son.
U.S. 1971. War drama by Marvin J. Chomsky with Ben Gazzara, Eddie Albert, Ricardo Montalban. During the French campaign, a major general uncovers a spy in his staff.
U.S. 1970. Psychological drama by John Cassavetes with John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk. Following the funeral of a mutual friend, three old middle-aged buddies take a walk on the wild side.
Runtime: 138 min.
U.S. 1969. War drama by John Guillermin with George Segal, Ben Gazzara, Robert Vaughn. At the end of 1944, an American battalion is assigned to capture the last bridge over the Rhine before the Germans blow it up.
Runtime: 116 min.
U.S. 1965. Melodrama by Walter Grauman with Bradford Dillman, Suzanne Pleshette, Ben Gazzara. The stormy marital adventures of a young woman, victim of nymphomania.
Runtime: 101 min.

Conquered City

V.O.: La Città prigioniera
It. 1963. War drama by Joseph Anthony with David Niven, Lea Massari, Ben Gazzara. In Athens, in 1944, members of the British Information Service must confront Greek snipers.
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1962. Social drama by Millard Kaufman with Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Rod Steiger. His painting skills earn a criminal sentenced to a life of imprisonment to be released on parole.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1961. Psychological drama by Phil Karlson with Fredric March, Ben Gazzara, Ina Balin. In a hospital, a young doctor comes into conflict with an older colleague.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Passionate Thief

V.O.: Risate di gioia
It. 1960. Dramatic comedy by Mario Monicelli with Anna Magnani, Toto, Ben Gazzara. Instead of celebrating New Year's Eve with her wealthy friends, a woman spends the day with a declining actor and a pickpocket.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 1959. Court drama by Otto Preminger with James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara. A lawyer defends a lieutenant accused of committing a murder out of jealousy.
Runtime: 159 min.
U.S. 1956. Drama by Jack Garfein with Ben Gazzara, George Peppard, Pat Hingle. In a military school, a sadistic cadet terrorizes his fellow students.
Runtime: 99 min.

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