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Paul Birch is a Actor American born on 13 january 1912 at Atmore (USA)
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A Covenant with Death (1967)
, 1h37Directed by Lamont Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Gene Hackman, Earl Holliman, Arthur O'Connell
Roles Governor
Rating59%
A convicted murderer kills his hangman. Then it is discovered that he actually didn't commit the murder he was convicted for.
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
, 1h43Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige, John Anderson, Aldo Ray
Roles Mr. Fee
Rating57%
A vicious stranger, the "Man from Bodie" (Aldo Ray), terrorizes the small settlement of Hard Times. (In Doctorow's book, the town is in the Dakota territory. In the movie, it is assumed to be in western Nevada.) He kills the only men who stand up to him, town founder Mr. Fee (Paul Birch) and town undertaker Mr. Hanson (Elisha Cook, Jr.), as well as raping and killing Fee's girlfriend Flo (Ann McCrea). Before he leaves, he burns down the handful of buildings.
Counterpoint (1967)
, 1h44Directed by Ralph Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Political films
Actors Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Leslie Nielsen, Kathryn Hays, Anton Diffring, Ralph Nelson
Rating62%
Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston) is the director of a well-respected symphony orchestra touring European concert halls around 1944 in WW2. In the midst of one concert, the city where they are playing is attacked by German troops, and when Evans and his musicians try to escape, they are captured by Nazi soldiers led by Col. Arndt (Anton Diffring). Evans and the orchestra are taken to a castle where they are to bide their time before being executed; but it turns out that Arndt's superior, Gen. Schiller (Maximilian Schell), is a big classical music fan. Schiller commands Evans and his symphony to prepare a special concert for the Nazis, but Evans realizes that the moment the concert is over, he and his musicians will be killed.
, 1h44Directed by Bernard Girard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Robert Webber
Roles Bill Simpson (uncredited)
Rating59%
Con man Eli Kotch (James Coburn) charms his way into a parole by playing on the emotions of a pretty psychologist (Marian McCargo), but drops her at the first opportunity to move around the country, romancing women and then stealing their possessions, or those of their employers. He's made a down payment on the blueprints to a bank at Los Angeles International Airport, but needs to raise $85,000 to complete the purchase.
The Glory Guys (1965)
, 1h52Directed by Sam Peckinpah, Arnold Laven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan, Michael Anderson Jr., Andrew Duggan
Roles Commanding General
Rating61%
Les compagnons de la gloire est un film d'United Artists, de 1965, d'après un roman de Hoffman Birney : The Dice of God. Le scénario a été écrit bien avant le tournage par Sam Peckinpah, mais le film a été réalisé par Arnold Laven.
, 2h34Directed by Stanley Kramer, Carey Loftin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Moe Howard
Roles a Santa Rosita Police Department officer at the intersection
Rating74%
"Smiler" Grogan (Jimmy Durante), wanted by police in a tuna factory robbery fifteen years ago and on the run from the police, careens his 1957 Ford Victoria off twisting, mountainous State Highway 74 near Palm Springs in Southern California and crashes. Five motorists stop to help him - Melville Crump (Sid Caesar), a dentist, Lennie Pike (Jonathan Winters), a furniture mover, Dingy Bell (Mickey Rooney) and Benjy Benjamin (Buddy Hackett), two friends on their way to Las Vegas, and J. Russell Finch (Milton Berle), who owns Pacific Edible Seaweed Company in Fresno. Just before he dies, Grogan tells the five about $350,000 buried in Santa Rosita State Park near the Mexican border under a mysterious "big W".
, 2h3Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Woody Strode
Roles Mayor Winder
Rating80%
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher.
Two Rode Together (1961)
, 1h49Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones, Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, John McIntire
Roles Judge Edward Purcell
Rating66%
In the 1880s, Marshal Guthrie McCabe (James Stewart) is content to be the business and personal partner of attractive saloon owner Belle Aragon (Annelle Hayes), receiving ten percent of the profits. When relatives of Comanche captives demand that Army Major Fraser (John McIntire) free them, he uses a combination of army pressure and high pay to get the reluctant McCabe to take on the job of ransoming any he can find. He assigns Lieutenant Jim Gary (Richard Widmark) to accompany McCabe.
Too Soon to Love (1960)
, 1h25Directed by Richard Rush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs
Actors Merle Oberon, Curd Jürgens, Richard Evans, Richard Evans, Jack Nicholson, Ralph Manza
Rating51%
Cathy Taylor et Jim Mills, deux adolescents, voient leur amour contrarié par l'attitude du père de Cathy. Ils continuent cependant à se voir à son insu mais bientôt Cathy tombe enceinte. Ils décident ensemble qu'il vaudrait mieux qu'elle avorte, mais ils n'ont pas l'argent pour payer le médecin...
Portrait in Black (1960)
, 1h52Directed by David Lowell Rich, Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, John Forsythe, Sandra Dee, John Saxon
Roles Detective lieutenant
Rating62%
Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) becomes increasingly disturbed as she cares for her ailing, disagreeable husband (Lloyd Nolan). Along the way, she falls in love with Dr. David Rivera (Anthony Quinn), who is tending her husband. This leads to a series of unfortunate events, resulting in the death of the husband and an ensuing murder investigation.
Wild Heritage (1958)
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Troy Donahue, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Birch, Gigi Perreau
Roles Jake Breslin
Rating56%
The film tells the story of Emma Breslin (Maureen O'Sullivan) and her family, who cross the plains in a covered wagon. They make the fateful decision to pause in a lawless western town where Emma's husband, Jake (Paul Birch), is shot by rustlers Arn (John Beradino)and Jud. But folksy Judge Copeland (Will Rogers, Jr.) persuades them to go on. At Break Wagon Hill, their wagon does just that and they decide to homestead on the spot.
The Gun Runners (1958)
, 1h23Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane, Jack Elam, Carlos Romero
Roles Sy Phillips
Rating62%
Sam Martin (Audie Murphy) runs a charter boat with his alcoholic first mate Harvey (Everett Sloane). He is forced by financial necessity to run guns for some revolutionaries.
Gunman's Walk (1958)
, 1h37Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Crosby, James Darren, Mickey Shaughnessy, Robert F. Simon
Roles Bob Selkirk
Rating69%
Davy Hackett (James Darren) and his hot-tempered, arrogant older brother Ed (Tab Hunter) are about to assist their rancher father Lee (Van Heflin) on a cattle drive to Wyoming. The brothers meet Cecily "Clee" Chouard (Kathryn Grant), a beautiful half-French, half-Sioux woman, and when Ed makes unwanted advances toward her, Davy intervenes.
Queen of Outer Space (1958)
, 1h20Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Venus in film, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Joi Lansing, Dave Willock, Lisa Davis Waltz, Paul Birch
Roles Prof. Konrad
Rating46%
Capt. Patterson (Eric Fleming) and his space crew (Dave Willock, Patrick Waltz and Paul Birch) crash land on Venus and are captured. They learn the planet is under the dictatorship of cruel Queen Yllana (Laurie Mitchell), a masked woman who has banished men from the planet. In the palace the astronauts are aided by a beautiful courtier named Talleah (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and her friends (Lisa Davis, Barbara Darrow and Marilyn Buferd). The women long for the love of men again and plot to overthrow the evil queen. When Patterson has the opportunity to remove the Queen's mask, he discovers she has been horribly disfigured by radiation burns caused by men and their wars. In a fury, the Queen decides to destroy Earth and its warlike peoples but she dies in the attempt. The Venusians are free again to enjoy the love of men.
Not of This Earth (1957)
, 1h7Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about extraterrestrial life, Vampires in film, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones, Dick Miller, Roy Engel, Jonathan Haze
Roles Paul Johnson
Rating60%
After a nuclear war, the people of the planet Davanna developed an incurable blood disease. One of its citizens is sent to Earth to examine the blood of the humans for its usefulness in curing Davanna's dying race. The intruder (Paul Birch) has adopted the name Mr. Johnson, conspicuous only for his oversensitive ears and his sunglasses, which he wears even in the dark. The sunglasses hide his blank, white-eyed stare which kills his victims by burning through their eyes and into their brains.