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Paul Wendkos
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Paul Wendkos

American film director (1925-2009)
September 20, 1925 (November 12, 2009)
U.S. 1999. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Annabeth Gish, Lynn Redgrave, Cecilley Carroll. A woman who became mentally handicapped at age eleven is rejected by her mother and misunderstood by her daughter.
U.S. 1997. Mores comedy by Paul Wendkos with Olympia Dukakis, John Stamos, Della Reese.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1996. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Greg Evigan, Alexandra Powers, Brenda Bakke.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1993. Melodrama by Paul Wendkos with Jenny Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Esther Rolle. After losing her fianc
U.S. 1993. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Mimi Rogers, Elliott Gould, Clancy Brown. After her husband is arrested for the murder of his parents, a submissive woman slowly becomes liberated.
U.S. 1992. Court drama by Paul Wendkos with Peter Strauss, Beverly d'Angelo, Ned Beatty. Returning from a suspension, a lawyer takes on two murder cases that seem to have similarities .
Runtime: 182 min.
U.S. 1991. Biography by Paul Wendkos with Loni Anderson, Maryedith Burrell, Robert Davi. In 1935, a prosecutor investigates the suspicious death of a Hollywood actress.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 1991. Court drama by Paul Wendkos with Martin Sheen, Caroline Kava, Brendan Fraser. Their son having been convicted of murder, parents conduct their own investigation, convinced of his innocence.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1990. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Edward Asner, Ray Sharkey, Steve Railsback. A Boston police officer conducts an internal investigation to indict corrupt colleagues.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1990. Thriller by Paul Wendkos with Casey Siemaszko, Gerry Bamman, Robert Beltran. An escaped convict is chased by a helicopter pilot working for a television station.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1989. Fantasy by Paul Wendkos with Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner, Robin Thomas. Since losing her mother and almost drowning, a fashion designer has been confronted with strange paranormal phenomena.
Runtime: 192 min.
U.S. 1989. Court drama by Paul Wendkos with John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse. In Indiana in the 1920s, a Ku Klux Klan leader goes on trial for kidnapping and causing the death of a pro-Black rights teacher.
Runtime: 200 min.
U.S. 1989. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, David Barry Gray. An insurance broker is suspected of his wife
U.S. 1988. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Lindsay Wagner, Eli Danker, Sandy McPeak. The courage of a stewardess during the hijacking of an American airliner from Athens to Beirut in the summer of 1985.
U.S. 1988. War drama by Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos with Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony John Denison. Allied soldiers who escaped from a prison camp return to Germany after the war to avenge their fellow victims of the Gestapo.
Runtime: 178 min.
U.S. 1987. Social drama by Paul Wendkos with Bonnie Franklin, Jeannetta Arnette, Trazana Beverley. The difficulties faced by a nun who wants to create a rehabilitation centre for female offenders.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1987. Social drama by Paul Wendkos with David Carradine, Richard Dysart, Dennis Farina. An escape attempt goes wrong because of insignificant events.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1987. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Raquel Welch, Michael Gross, Bonnie Bartlett. A psychologist suffering from a fatal disease asks her husband to help her die.
Runtime: 90 min.

Blood Vows: The Story of aa Mafia Wife

V.O.: Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
U.S. 1987. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Melissa Gilbert, Joe Penny, Eileen Brennan. A conventional young woman marries the son of a wealthy Italian family, without immediately realizing that the family is part of the mafia.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1986. Melodrama by Paul Wendkos with Jaclyn Smith, Ken Howard, Michael Nouri. A renowned lawyer's life is disrupted when the mob blackmails the father of her illegitimate child, the Vice President of the United States.
Runtime: 190 min.
U.S. 1985. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Margot Kidder, David Ackroyd, Ari Meyers. The troubles of a woman abandoned without financial means by her husband when she asks for a divorce.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1985. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Loretta Swit, Valerie Harper, Rip Torn. Four women who experienced the death camps find one of their opressors in California and decide to kill him.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1985. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Blair Brown, Carrie Wells, David Carradine. A woman believes she recognizes hereditary murderous instincts in her daughter.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1984. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Tuesday Weld, Peter Coyote, Keith Carradine. Deceived by a marriage scammer, a woman forms an alliance with another victim to get revenge.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1984. Mores drama by Paul Wendkos with Michael Beck, Joseph Bottoms, Ben Masters. An evangelist, an actor and a journalist who knew each other in their youth are bound by a terrible secret.
Runtime: 313 min.
U.S. 1983. Mores drama by Paul Wendkos with Anthony Geary, Judith Light, Mark Harmon. A young doctor on an internship at a seaside resort is concerned about a sharp increase in venereal diseases.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1982. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Valerie Harper, Steve Inwood, Gregory Sierra. A lawyer is assigned to prosecute a rape case and a murder trial.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1981. Melodrama by Paul Wendkos with Perry King, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1981. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with David Birney, Dee Wallace, Mitchell Ryan.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1981. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Blanche Baker, Cliff De Young, Richard Jaeckel.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1980. History by Paul Wendkos with Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Arthur Hill.
Runtime: 145 min.
U.S. 1980. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Susan Blakely, Powers Boothe, Gene Barry.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1979. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Dennis Weaver, Lisa Eilbacher, David Haskell.
Runtime: 139 min.
U.S. 1979. Social drama by Paul Wendkos with Elizabeth Montgomery, James Sloyan, Sean Frye.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1978. Biography by Paul Wendkos with Cicely Tyson, Dick Anthony Williams, Will Geer.
U.S. 1978. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Lesley Ann Warren, Rip Torn, Richard Masur. A young woman sues the psychiatrist who abused her.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1978. Mores drama by Paul Wendkos with Lesley Ann Warren, Marc Singer, David Dukes.
Runtime: 360 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. Fantasy by Paul Wendkos with Dack Rambo, Elyssa Davalos, Dan O'Herlihy. A writer strives to protect a young woman from a satanic cult.
Runtime: 84 min.
U.S. 1977. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Susan Blakely, Roy Thinnes, Joanne Linville. After the death of her mother, a young woman begins to have extramarital affairs.
U.S. 1976. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Bo Svenson, Cybill Shepherd, Michael C. Gwynne. A bank robber hides his loot in a mailbox and has trouble getting it back.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1975. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Meredith Baxter Birney, Donna Mills, Christine Belford. The experiences of three medical students doing their internship in a large hospital.
Runtime: 60 min.
U.S. 1975. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Kate Reid, Martin Balsam, Paul Henreid. A female detective investigates criminal activity in a millionaire's home.
Runtime: 78 min.
U.S. 1975. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Elizabeth Montgomery, Fritz Weaver, Katherine Helmond. In 1892, a Massachusetts spinster is accused of murdering her father and stepmother.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1975. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Kate Reid, Martin Balsam, Paul Henreid. A female detective investigates criminal activity in a millionaire's home.
Runtime: n/d
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Peter Graves, Jack Klugman, Judith Anderson. A detective searches for an old friend
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with James Stewart, Ellen Weston, Peter Mark Richman. A famous lawyer agrees to defend a professional football player accused of killing a sports magnate.
Runtime: 73 min.
U.S. 1973. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Dennis Weaver, Estelle Parsons, Scott Hylands. A family camping near a beach is terrorized by a gang of thugs.
U.S. 1973. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Joseph Bologna, Raf Vallone, Brenda Vaccaro. In 1967 in New York, two Mafia clans go to war with each other.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1973. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with James Stewart, Julie Harris, Murray Hamilton. A prominent lawyer agrees to take on the defense of a woman accused of killing her sick husband.
Runtime: 75 min.
U.S. 1973. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Strother Martin. A prominent lawyer is involved in a murder case within his own family.
Runtime: 73 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.
U.S. 1972. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Andy Griffith, Ida Lupino, Michael Brandon. Young people want to use the apartment of a building
U.S. 1972. Sports drama by Paul Wendkos with Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Forrest Tucker. The problems of a football coach in search of glory before his retirement.
Runtime: 74 min.
U.S. 1972. Fantasy by Paul Wendkos with Cloris Leachman, Lloyd Bridges, Moses Gunn. Various people are brought to stay in a strange mansion.
Runtime: 75 min.
U.S. 1972. Spy drama by Paul Wendkos with Laurence Luckinbill, Joanna Pettet, Bob Crane. A secret agent is in charge of finding missing planes.
Runtime: 78 min.
U.S. 1971. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Vic Morrow, Hal Holbrook, George Grizzard. A prosecutor manages to break down the defense of a man accused of murder.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1971. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Lloyd Bridges, Frank Converse, Broderick Crawford. A detective who is guilty of homicide tries to frame someone else in his place.
Runtime: 74 min.
U.S. 1971. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Ed Nelson, Diane Baker, Mark Gruner. After marrying a widow, a man discovers that his young stepson is psychologically unbalanced.
Runtime: 73 min.
U.S. 1971. Fantasy by Paul Wendkos with Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Curd Jürgens. A pianist adept at Satanism transfers his soul into the body of a young man to ensure his survival.
Runtime: 115 min.

A Death of innocence

V.O.: A Death of Innocence
U.S. 1971. Psychological drama by Paul Wendkos with Shelley Winters, Arthur Kennedy, Tisha Sterling. An Idaho woman travels to New York, where her daughter has been charged with murder.
U.S. 1970. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Glenn Ford, Rosemary Forsyth, Dean Jagger. One man's struggle against a secret organization that he joined as a student.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1970. Adventures by Paul Wendkos with George Peppard, Raf Vallone, Giovanna Ralli. An American captain stops the assault of a Mexican general who is supported by bandits.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1969. Western by Paul Wendkos with George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni. Seven adventurers set out to free a Mexican revolutionary leader.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1969. War drama by Paul Wendkos with James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ronald Allen. An American officer leading a team of British sailors is assigned to destroy a German base in Sicily.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1969. Fantasy by Paul Wendkos with Louis Jourdan, Lynda Day, Bradford Dillman. A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a young girl who claims to be haunted by the ghost of her fianc
U.S. 1968. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Jack Lord, Nancy Kwan, Andrew Duggan. A police officer tries to detect a secret weapon hidden on a cargo ship.
G.-B. 1967. War drama by Paul Wendkos with Lloyd Bridges, Andrew Keir, Mark Eden. Commandos must deliver a ship loaded with explosives to German port facilities.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1966. Social drama by Paul Wendkos with Robert Taylor, Geraldine Brooks, Chad Everett. The schoolmaster of an Indigenous community wants to motivate the chief's grandson in studying.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1963. Sentimental comedy by Paul Wendkos with Cindy Carol, James Darren, Cesare Danova. A teenage girl on a trip falls in love with a middle-aged man, unaware that he is in charge of watching over her.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1961. Sentimental comedy by Paul Wendkos with Deborah Walley, James Darren, Michael Callan. A teenager is sad to leave her friends to accompany her parents to Hawaii.
U.S. 1961. Drama by Paul Wendkos with Salome Jens, George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge. Healed during a religious meeting, a young woman devotes herself to preaching and falls into the hands of an exploiter.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1960. Social drama by Paul Wendkos with Dick Clark, Michael Callan, Victoria Shaw. The difficulties of a teacher dealing with rebellious students.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1959. Western by Paul Wendkos with Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green. Falsely accused of murder, a thief helps the police bring a greedy man to justice.
Runtime: 81 min.
U.S. 1959. Sentimental comedy by Paul Wendkos with Sandra Dee, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell. A teenager falls in love with the young man who saved her from drowning.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1959. War drama by Paul Wendkos with Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada. During a mission, an American submarine is captured by the Japanese.
Runtime: 89 min.
U.S. 1958. War drama by Paul Wendkos with Kerwin Mathews, Julie Adams, Ray Danton. A lieutenant holds his captain responsible for the death of his men.
Runtime: 77 min.
U.S. 1957. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Darren McGavin, Maggie Hayes, Peggy McCay. A prosecutor hires young cops to uncover a crime syndicate.
Runtime: 81 min.
U.S. 1956. Crime drama by Paul Wendkos with Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers. A burglar and his accomplices decide to steal a valuable necklace.
Runtime: 90 min.

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