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Frank Perry is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 21 august 1930 at New York City (USA)
Frank Joseph Perry, Jr. (August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995) was an American stage and film director, producer, and screenwriter. His 1962 film David and Lisa was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. The film was written by Perry's first wife, Eleanor Perry. They would go on to collaborate on five further films, before their divorce in 1971. His later films include the Joan Crawford bio drama Mommie Dearest and the documentary On The Bridge, about his struggle with prostate cancer.
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Frank Perry
Nationality USA
Birth 21 august 1930 at New York City (USA)
Death 29 august 1995 (at 65 years) at New York City (USA)
Birth 21 august 1930 at New York City (USA)
Death 29 august 1995 (at 65 years) at New York City (USA)
Frank Joseph Perry, Jr. (August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995) was an American stage and film director, producer, and screenwriter. His 1962 film David and Lisa was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. The film was written by Perry's first wife, Eleanor Perry. They would go on to collaborate on five further films, before their divorce in 1971. His later films include the Joan Crawford bio drama Mommie Dearest and the documentary On The Bridge, about his struggle with prostate cancer.
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Babar: The Movie (1989)
, 1h16Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Monde imaginaire, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Gordon Pinsent, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka, Bobby Becken, Sarah Polley, Stephen Ouimette
Roles Additional Voices
Rating62%
On the night of Elephantland's Victory Parade, Babar tells his four children the story of his first days as King of the elephants.
The Swimmer (1968)
, 1h34Directed by Sydney Pollack, Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Marge Champion, Kim Hunter, Bernie Hamilton, Charles Drake
Roles Man at Pool Party (uncredited)
Rating75%
On a sunny day in an affluent suburb in Connecticut, a fit and tanned middle-aged man in a bathing suit, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster), drops by a pool party being held by friends. They offer him a cocktail while nursing hangovers from the night before. As they share stories, Ned realizes that there is a series of swimming pools that form a "river" to his house, making it possible for him to "swim" his way home. Ned dives into the pool, emerging at the other end and beginning his journey. Ned's behavior perplexes his friends, who know things about his recent past he seems to have forgotten.
David and Lisa (1962)
, 1h33Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Lukas Haas, Karen Lynn Gorney, Neva Patterson
Roles Newsdealer (uncredited)
Rating71%
The film starts as David Clemens (Keir Dullea) is brought to a residential treatment center by his apparently caring mother. He becomes very upset when one of the inmates brushes his hand, as he believes touches can kill him. Cold and distant, he mainly concentrates on his studies, especially that of clocks, which he appears to be obsessed with. We later learn that he has a recurring dream in which he murders people by means of a giant clock.
Bush Pilot (1947)
, 1hDirected by Sterling Campbell
Origin Canada
Genres Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Rochelle Hudson, Jack La Rue, Frank Perry, Robert Christie, Eric Clavering
Roles Chuck Ward
Rating52%
Red North is a bush pilot in the village of Nouvelle, part of Canada's north. His half-brother, Paul Gerard decides to relocate his bush pilot business to the same lake, competing with Red's business and romantic interests.
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Hello Again (1987)
, 1h32Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Corbin Bernsen, Sela Ward, Austin Pendleton
Rating52%
Long Island housewife Lucy Chadman in the midst of a tarot card reading by her occult sister, Zelda. Just as Zelda exclaims something is going to happen, Lucy begins to choke to death on a South Korean Chicken Ball. The film shows the difficulty of Lucy's loved ones, including Zelda, had in coping with her death. But the grief turns to excitement when Zelda receives a book of spells called The Wisdom of Catagonia. Within the book Zelda finds a spell that requires perfect astronomical timing—the moon, the earth, and the dog star must form a perfect isosceles triangle. Zelda performs the spell and Lucy appears.
Compromising Positions (1985)
, 1h39Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Joe Mantegna, Mary Beth Hurt
Rating58%
Judith Singer is a former Newsday reporter who misses her old life, now that her husband Bob spends most of his time at work and her time at home on Long Island has become a bore.
Monsignor (1982)
, 2h1Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about capital punishment, Children's films
Actors Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese, Adolfo Celi
Rating51%
With the Vatican having financial difficulties during World War II, a young priest from America is sent for, recommended because of his accounting skill.
Mommie Dearest (1981)
, 2h9Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about television, Films about child abuse
Actors Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva
Rating65%
Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) is a driven actress and compulsively clean housekeeper who tries to control the lives of those around her as tightly as she controls herself. To prepare for a work day at MGM Studios, she rises at 4:00 a.m. and engages in a strict morning ritual: scrubbing her face and arms with soap and boiling hot water, then plunging her face into a bowl of rubbing alcohol and ice to close the pores. When Helga (Alice Nunn), a new maid, thinks she has Joan's living room in spotless condition, Joan finds one minor detail that she overlooked and loses her temper.
Rancho Deluxe (1975)
, 1h33Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton
Rating62%
Jack McKee and Cecil Colson are a couple of young, restless rustlers. Jack has turned his back on his wealthy family and his wife. Cecil is a Native American. Together, more out of boredom than anything else, they have begun rustling cattle, cutting them up with a chainsaw and paying bills with fresh meat in lieu of cash.
Man on a Swing (1974)
, 1h50Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Elizabeth Wilson, Jiří Voskovec, Peter Masterson, Lane Smith
Rating65%
Un chef de police d'une petite ville enquêtant sur un meurtre se voit offrir l'aide d'un médium. Cependant, lorsque le chef découvre que le "voyant" est en possession d'informations connues uniquement de la police, il soupçonne que l'homme peut être plus impliqué dans l'affaire qu'il ne le laisse entendre.
Man on a Swing (1974)
, 1h50Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Elizabeth Wilson, Jiří Voskovec, Peter Masterson, Lane Smith
Rating65%
Police detective Lee Tucker is investigating the murder of a woman. He has little evidence until factory worker Franklin Wills approaches him, identifying himself as a clairvoyant. Wills goes into trances during which he says that he can see the murder taking place. The whole time, Tucker wonders if Wills is authentically clairvoyant, or if he has an ulterior motive.
Play It as It Lays (1972)
, 1h39Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Norman Foster, Adam Roarke, Tammy Grimes, Ruth Ford
Rating63%
Maria Wyeth, who comes from a Nevada town with a population of 28, is now a successful actress. But she is unhappily married to, and separated from, temperamental producer Carter Lang and also chronically depressed and institutionalized.
Doc (1971)
, 1h31Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney, Bruce Fischer, Richard McKenzie
Rating61%
Doc Holliday (Stacy Keach) and Kate Elder (Faye Dunaway) spend time at the Continental Hotel in Tombstone, Arizona, hoping to find his old friend Wyatt Earp (Harris Yulin), deputy marshal of Cochise County, who is striving to become the town's new sheriff in the election campaign.
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films
Actors Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Alice Cooper, Alley Mills, Peter Boyle
Rating69%
Tina Balser, an educated, frustrated housewife and mother, is in a loveless marriage with Jonathan, an insufferable, controlling, emotionally abusive, social-climbing lawyer in New York City. He treats her like a servant, undermines her with insults, and belittles her appearance, abilities and the raising of their two girls, who treat their mother with the same rudeness as their father. Searching for relief, she begins a sexually fulfilling affair with a cruel and coarse writer, George Prager, who treats her with similar brusqueness and contempt, which only drives her deeper into despair. She then tries group therapy, but this also proves fruitless when she finds her male psychiatrist, Dr. Linstrom, as well as the other participants, equally shallow and abusive.
Last Summer (1969)
, 1h35Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Catherine Burns, Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Conrad Bain
Rating68%
While spending the summer on Fire Island, Peter (Richard Thomas) and Dan (Bruce Davison), two adolescent boys from upper-middle-class families, meet Sandy (Barbara Hershey), a young girl who has found a wounded seagull on the beach. After the boys remove a fishhook from the bird's throat, the three youngsters become fast friends and spend all their time together, swimming, boating, smoking marijuana and cautiously experimenting with their awakening sexual impulses during visits to a movie house on the mainland.