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Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

American actor (1925-1989)
January 9, 1925 (December 16, 1989)
U.S. 1989. Adventures by Michael McCarthy with Michael Nouri, Shawn Weatherly, Lee Van Cleef. Two cousins, one of whom is actually a woman, face three tests at the end of which the winner will receive a large inheritance.
Runtime: 100 min.
Can. 1989. Comedy by Jim Drake with John Candy, Donna Dixon, Peter Boyle. The trials and tribulations of various ace drivers engaged in an illegal race across the United States.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1986. Crime drama by Fred Olen Ray with David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako. A Vietnam veteran stands up for his family when they are threatened by a Japanese gangster.
Runtime: 86 min.

Les Aventuriers de l'enfer

V.O.: La Leggenda del Rubino Malese
Runtime: 90 min.

Code Name: Wild Geese

V.O.: Geheimcode: Wildgänse
All. 1984. Adventures by Anthony M. Dawson with Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Mimsy Farmer. A small group of mercenaries is sent to Thailand to wipe out poppy processing laboratories.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1981. Science-fiction by John Carpenter with Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1980. Crime drama by Eric Karson with Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef.
Runtime: 103 min.
G.-B. 1980. Crime drama by Michael Dryhurst with Patrick McGoohan, Lee Van Cleef, Edna O'Brien.

Le Parfait Tueur

V.O.: Quel pomeriggio maledetto
It. 1979. Crime drama by Marlon Sirko with Lee Van Cleef, Tita Barker, Robert Widmark.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Rip-Off

V.O.: Ho tentato de vivere
It. 1978. Crime drama by Anthony M. Dawson with Lee Van Cleef, Karen Black, Edward Albert. A wounded safecracker finds refuge in a dorm room and gets help from a neighbor.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1977. Crime drama by Jack Starrett with Tony Musante, Lee Van Cleef, Edward Anhalt. A group of police officers are assigned to ensure the safety of a mobster who must testify against a mob boss.

God's Gun

V.O.: Diamante Lobo
It. 1976. Western by Frank Kramer with Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Leif Garrett. The brother of a priest killed by a bandit pretends to be his ghost to confuse the murderer.
Runtime: 97 min.
Isr. 1976. Western by Joseph Manduke with Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, Leif Garrett. A teenager goes after outlaws who killed his parents.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1975. Western by Anthony M. Dawson with Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Catherine Spaak. The difficulties encountered by a cowboy who brings his boss's wife a large sum of money.
Runtime: 103 min.

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

V.O.: El Karate, el Colt y el Impostor
It. 1974. Western by Anthony M. Dawson with Lee Van Cleef, Lo Lieh, Julian Ugarte. A Chinese man solicits the help of an adventurer to search for his deceased uncle's mistresses who have a treasure map tattooed on their skin.
Runtime: 107 min.

Mean Frank & Crazy Tony

V.O.: Dio, sei proprio un padreterno!
It. 1973. Crime drama by Michele Lupo with Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco, Edwige Fenech. A small-time crook follows in the footsteps of an underworld kingpin whom he idolizes, without knowing that he has scores to settle with rivals.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1972. Western by George McCowan with Lee Van Cleef, Michael Callan, Stefanie Powers. An Arizona police officer chases after young men who robbed a bank and killed his wife.
Runtime: 100 min.

Grand Duel

V.O.: Il Grande Duello
It. 1972. Western by Giancarlo Santi with Lee Van Cleef, Peter O'Brien, Frank Horst. A former sheriff stands up for a young man being chased by bounty hunters.
Runtime: 91 min.

The Return of Sabata

V.O.: È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta
It. 1971. Western by Frank Kramer with Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giampiero Albertini. A former officer teams up with a friend to fight an Irish man who dominates a small area.
Runtime: 110 min.

Bad Man's River

V.O.: El Hombre de Rio Malo
Esp. 1971. Western by Eugenio Martin with Lee Van Cleef, Gina Lollobrigida, James Mason. Four bandits are hired by an adventurer to blow up an arsenal in Mexico.
Runtime: 82 min.
G.-B. 1971. Western by Alexander Singer with Lee Van Cleef, Stuart Whitman, Carroll Baker. While investigating the murder of a Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a cavalry officer uncovers a vast conspiracy.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1970. Western by John Guillermin with Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Patrick O'Neal. An escaped prisoner enlists the help of an adventurer to seize an important gold deposit being kept in a Mexican fortress.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1970. Western by Gordon Douglas with Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker. A smuggler stands up to bandits who want to use his ferry to escape with their loot.
Runtime: 108 min.

Sabata

V.O.: Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!
It. 1969. Western by Frank Kramer with Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Franco Ressel. An adventurer recovers the loot from a robbery and exposes the perpetrators.
Runtime: 108 min.

Beyond the Law

V.O.: Al di là della legge
It. 1968. Western by Giorgio Stegani with Lee Van Cleef, Antonio Sabato, Lionel Stander. Unknowingly, a young engineer on his way to work in a western mining village becomes friends with the brigand who stole the workers' pay.
Runtime: 85 min.
It. 1968. War drama by Armando Crispino with Lee Van Cleef, Jack Kelly, Joachim Fuchsberger. In 1942, a commando group of American soldiers is assigned to take over an oasis held by the Italians and stay there until the next invasion.
Runtime: 101 min.

Day of Anger

V.O.: I Giorni dell'Ira
It. 1967. Western by Tonino Valerii with Giuliano Gemma, Lee Van Cleef, Walter Rilla. A young man treated as an outcast by his fellow citizens believes that he can gain value by becoming the sidekick of a skilled shooter.
Runtime: 97 min.

Death Rides a Horse

V.O.: Da uomo a uomo
It. 1967. Western by Giulio Petroni with Lee Van Cleef, John Philip Law, Luigi Pistilli. Two men are rivals in the pursuit of revenge against common enemies.
Runtime: 114 min.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

V.O.: Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo
It. 1967. Western by Sergio Leone with Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef. During the Civil War, three adventurers fight over the secret of a stolen treasure from the Confederate army.
Runtime: 161 min.

The Big Gundown

V.O.: La Resa dei conti
It. 1966. Western by Sergio Sollima with Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes. A Texan is hired to find a Mexican accused of raping and murdering a young girl.
Runtime: 90 min.

For a Few Dollars More

V.O.: Per qualche dollaro in più
It. 1965. Western by Sergio Leone with Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté. Two bounty hunters set out to find a criminal who escaped from prison.
Runtime: 132 min.
U.S. 1962. Western by John Ford with James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles. A young lawyer tries to rid a town of a bandit who is terrorizing it.
Runtime: 123 min.
U.S. 1961. Western by Herbert Coleman with Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Zohra Lampert. An expedition is organized to capture four bandits who have attacked a village.
Runtime: 89 min.
U.S. 1959. Western by Budd Boetticher with Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts. A sheriff tries to avenge the murder of his wife.
Runtime: 72 min.
U.S. 1959. Crime drama by Edward L. Cahn with Gerald Mohr, Mamie Van Doren, Grant Richards. An ex-convict sets up a daring theft.
Runtime: 68 min.
U.S. 1958. Western by Henry King with Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Henry Silva. A rancher tracks down outlaws he believes are guilty of murdering his wife.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1958. Drama by Kurt Neumann with Mari Blanchard, Albert Dekker, Carlos Rivas. The young wife of a sugarcane plantation owner falls in love with one of her husband's employees.
Runtime: 75 min.
U.S. 1957. Western by John Sturges with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming. The sheriff of Dodge City teams up with a former dentist-turned-adventurer to fight a gang of killers.
Runtime: 122 min.
U.S. 1956. Science-fiction by Roger Corman with Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef. A monster from another planet jeopardizes the safety of earthlings.
Runtime: 88 min.
U.S. 1956. Western by Albert C. Gannaway with Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, Lee Van Cleef. A man unjustly accused of murder escapes justice by assuming the identity of a dead sheriff.
Runtime: 72 min.
U.S. 1954. Western by H. Bruce Humberstone with Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Jocelyn Brando. Two powerful landowners clash after the nephew of the former falls in love with the adopted daughter of the latter.
Runtime: 78 min.
U.S. 1953. Western by Lesley Selander with Rory Calhoun, Peggie Castle, Lee Van Cleef. A trapper, who is friends with Native Americans, tries in vain to prevent a war.
U.S. 1953. Horror by Eugene Lourie with Paul Hubschmid, Ross Elliott, Paula Raymond. Released from its ice prison, a prehistoric monster advances towards New York.
Runtime: 80 min.
U.S. 1952. Western by Hugo Fregonese with Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady. To save his head, the heir of a cattle ranch marries the witness of his crime.
Runtime: 78 min.
U.S. 1952. Crime drama by Phil Karlson with John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster. Wrongly suspected of being an accomplice in a robbery, a man sets out to unmask the real culprits.
Runtime: 99 min.
U.S. 1952. Western by Raoul Walsh with Rock Hudson, Julia Adams, Mary Castle. Upon his release from prison, a former outlaw entrusts his memoirs to a publisher to be used as a lesson to youth.
U.S. 1952. Western by Fred Zinnemann with Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado. The sheriff of a small western town has to face alone a bandit who comes back for revenge with accomplices.
Runtime: 85 min.

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