Joel Oliansky

American screenwriter

October 11, 1935 (July 29, 2002)

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In Defense of a Married Man

U.S. 1990. Court drama by Joel Oliansky with Judith Light, Michael Ontkean, Cynthia Sikes. A lawyer takes on the defence of her husband who is accused of killing his mistress.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Bird

U.S. 1988. Biography by Clint Eastwood with Forest Whitaker, Diane Verona, Michael Zelniker. The difficult life of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, nicknamed ""Bird.""

Runtime: 163 min.

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The Silence at Bethany

U.S. 1987. Mores drama by Joel Oliansky with Mark Moses, Susan Wilder, Tom Dahlgren. In 1939, a young man returns to Pennsylvania to build a new life in a small rural religious community.

Runtime: 90 min.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

U.S. 1985. Sketches by Joel Oliansky, Steve de Jarnatt, Randa Haines, Fred Walton with Ned Beatty, John Huston, Bianca Rose. New adaptations of stories from an old television series.

Runtime: 100 min.

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Masada

U.S. 1980. History by Boris Sagal with Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera.

Runtime: 394 min.

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The Competition

U.S. 1980. Sentimental drama by Joel Oliansky with Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick.

Runtime: 126 min.