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Henry Levin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 5 june 1909 at Trenton (USA)

Henry Levin

Henry Levin
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 june 1909 at Trenton (USA)
Death 1 may 1980 (at 70 years)

Henry Levin (5 June 1909 – 1 May 1980) began as a stage actor and director but was most notable as an American film director of over fifty feature films. He broke into film in 1943 as a dialogue director for the films Dangerous Blondes and Appointment in Berlin for Columbia Pictures. He then was contracted to Columbia Pictures as a director along with several other "potentials" who began as dialogue directors: Fred Sears, William Castle, Mel Ferrer and Robert Gordon.

At the end of his career, he finally did some television work, directing some episodes of Knots Landing in 1979 and his last work, the television movie Scout's Honor where he died on the last day of production. Despite having been a stage actor, his only screen acting credit was in an episode of the 1974 television series Planet of the Apes.

Biography

Cet acteur de théâtre accède à la célébrité comme dialoguiste pour Columbia Pictures dans Dangerous Blondes (1943) et Rendez-vous à Berlin. Comme Fred Sears, William Castle, Mel Ferrer ou Robert Gordon, il est embauché comme réalisateur par Columbia Pictures. Il réalise quelques chefs-d’œuvre, comme Voyage au centre de la Terre en 1959 ou Les Amours enchantées en 1962.

Vers la fin de sa carrière, il travaille pour la télévision, comme réalisateur de certains épisodes de Côte Ouest (1979). Il meurt au dernier jour du tournage d'un téléfilm, Scout's Honor. Quoique acteur, il n'a jamais été crédité à ce titre que dans un épisode de La Planète des singes (1974).

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Filmography of Henry Levin (52 films)

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Actor

Cinerama Adventure, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Carroll Baker, Merian C. Cooper, Joe Dante, Russ Tamblyn, Kevin Brownlow, Mike Todd Jr.
Roles Self
Rating76% 3.815613.815613.815613.815613.81561
Documentaire à propos du parcours du Cinérama entre 1952 et 1962, procédé technique permettant de tourner des films dans un format très large à l'aide de trois caméras. Le Cinérama est à l'origine du cinémascope que nous connaissons bien aujourd'hui.

Director

Jamaican Gold
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films
Actors Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Jeremy Kemp, Keenan Wynn
Rating54% 2.7276552.7276552.7276552.7276552.727655
Two former football players re-unite to search for the lost treasures of the Seventeenth century pirate Henry Morgan...
Run for the Roses
Directed by Henry Levin
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Vera Miles, Stuart Whitman, Henry Brandon, Lisa Eilbacher, Terry Wilson, Theodore Wilson
Rating57% 2.8627652.8627652.8627652.8627652.862765
A young boy named Juanito Hernandez befriends and nurses back to health a horse that undergoes an operation. When the horse recovers, owner Clarissa Stewart and her trainer, Charlie, come to believe Juanito's hunch that the recovered horse now has a good chance to win the Kentucky Derby.
That Man Bolt, 1h43
Directed by Henry Levin, David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Fred Williamson, Teresa Graves, Masatoshi Nakamura, John Orchard, Jack Ging, Kenji Kazama
Rating57% 2.899582.899582.899582.899582.89958
Courier Jefferson Bolt is asked to take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, but he is not told what is in it or the identity of the man who asks him, a man named Griffiths. Convinced he will get good pay and see a few good places, Bolt takes on the job, while looking out for anything suspicious. Soon he does find exotic places, beautiful women, and ruthless gunmen interested in the briefcase.
The Desperados, 1h31
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Political films
Actors Jack Palance, Vince Edwards, Neville Brand, George Maharis, Sylvia Syms, Sheila Burrell
Rating48% 2.4099252.4099252.4099252.4099252.409925
A ruthless preacher, Parson Josiah Galt, leads a band of Southern marauders during the Civil War that includes his sons, David, Adam and Jacob. The parson has turned vengeful and sadistic since the death of his wife.
The Ambushers, 1h42
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy, Comic science fiction
Themes Spy films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, Kurt Kasznar, Beverly Adams, John Brascia
Rating53% 2.651242.651242.651242.651242.65124
Helm is sent to the ICE (Intelligence and Counter Espionage) Training Headquarters to uncover a traitor in the organisation. Whilst there he meets ICE agent Sheila Sommers, the pilot of the saucer who has been recovered from a Central American jungle with no memory of what happened to the saucer she flew. Due to the electo-magnetic power of the saucer, only a woman is able to fly it, males of the species are killed by the energy.
Murderers' Row, 1h45
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Comic science fiction
Themes Spy films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Camilla Sparv, James Gregory, Beverly Adams
Rating58% 2.900372.900372.900372.900372.90037
The film begins with a shot of the United States Capitol being destroyed. It is actually a scale model being used in the demonstration of a heliobeam weapon in the headquarters of the Bureau of International Government and Order ("BIG O"). BIG O is a secret organisation with the goal of world domination that previously appeared in The Silencers.
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die, 1h46
Directed by Henry Levin, Dino Maiuri
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Mike Connors, Dorothy Provine, Terry-Thomas, Jack Gwillim, Raf Vallone, Edith Peters
Rating61% 3.055873.055873.055873.055873.05587
A Brazilian industrialist (Raf Vallone) plans to sterilize the human race through the use of his satellite and to personally repopulate the planet with beautiful women he has kidnapped and is holding in suspended animation. A down-to-earth CIA agent (Michael Connors), an aristocratic female MI-6 agent (Dorothy Provine), and her chauffeur (Terry-Thomas), driving a Rolls-Royce car filled with spy gadgets, team up to stop the madman.
Murderers' Row, 1h45
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Dean Martin, Karl Malden, Ann-Margret, Camilla Sparv, James Gregory, Camilla Sparv
Rating58% 2.900372.900372.900372.900372.90037
L'agent secret et séducteur Matt Helm simule sa mort afin de tromper la vigilance du Docteur Solaris, un savant dont l'invention pourrait détruire le monde. Ce dernier a été enlevé par une organisatioh criminelle. Son enquête conduit Helm sur la Côté D'Azur...
Genghis Khan, 2h7
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Omar Sharif, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Françoise Dorléac, Eli Wallach, Telly Savalas
Rating58% 2.901742.901742.901742.901742.90174
De son enfance à sa vie d’adulte, l’histoire (romancée) de Temüjin qui deviendra le premier empereur mongol sous le nom de Genghis Khan. Très jeune, il est réduit en esclavage par le chef de tribu Djamuqa. Devenu adulte et libre, Temüjin n’aspirera qu’à se venger de son ancien ravisseur...
Come Fly with Me, 1h49
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Dolores Hart, Hugh O'Brian, Karlheinz Böhm, Pamela Tiffin, Lois Nettleton, Dawn Addams
Rating61% 3.0929153.0929153.0929153.0929153.092915
Three air hostesses, based in New York City, are working for the fictional airline Polar Atlantic Airways. The three serve on a Boeing 707 making regular flights between New York, Paris and Vienna. Along the way, air hostess Donna Stuart (Dolores Hart), meets Baron Franz Von Elzingen (Karlheinz Böhm), an impoverished Austrian baron who turns out to be a diamond smuggler. "Southern belle" Carol Brewster (Pamela Tiffin) develops a crush on the plane's First Officer, Ray Winsley (Hugh O'Brian), who himself is having an affair with a married woman (Dawn Addams). The third air hostess, Hilda "Bergie" Bergstrom, (Lois Nettleton) gets noticed by a multi-millionaire widower from Texas named Walter Lucas (Karl Malden).
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, 2h15
Directed by Henry Levin, George Pal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Biography, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about writers, Films about magic and magicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karlheinz Böhm, Barbara Eden, Walter Slezak, Oskar Homolka
Rating63% 3.195853.195853.195853.195853.19585
The story focuses on the Grimm brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) and Jacob (Karlheinz Böhm), and is biographical and fantastical at the same time. They are working to finish a history for a local Duke (Oscar Homolka), though Wilhelm is more interested in collecting fairy tales and often spends their money to hear them from locals. Tales such as "The Dancing Princess" and "The Cobbler and the Elves" are integrated into the main plot. One of the tales is told as an experiment to three children in a book store to see if publishing a collection of fairytales has any merit. Another tale, "The Singing Bone", is told by an old woman (Martita Hunt) in the forest who tells stories to children, while the uninvited Wilhelm secretly listens through an open window. The culmination of this tale involves a jeweled dragon and features the most involved usage of the film's special effects.
If a Man Answers, 1h42
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle, John Lund, Cesar Romero, Stefanie Powers
Rating67% 3.3887153.3887153.3887153.3887153.388715
Chantal Stacy (Sandra Dee) is the daughter of Germaine Stacy (Micheline Presle), a former French showgirl, and John Stacy (John Lund), a conservative, Boston antiques dealer, who met in Paris. Chantal was the product of their “soufflé-and-beans romance". Her father worries about her French part getting pregnant, before her Boston part gets married; but, a Boston foghorn sounds every time she gets close to a man.