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Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director.
Following World War II service in the United States Navy and his education at Columbia University on the GI Bill of Rights, Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953.
Wendkos' first feature film was The Burglar [1]. His fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, who not only wished to distribute the film but put Wendkos under contract.
A variety of films followed, beginning with the hard-hitting crime drama The Case Against Brooklyn, the suspenseful war dramas Tarawa Beachhead and Battle of the Coral Sea, the youth-oriented Gidget and two sequels, Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Gidget Goes to Rome, as well as Because They're Young.
Wendkos also worked extensively in television, directing many episodes of Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, The Rifleman, Mr. Novak, Honey West, The Big Valley, I Spy, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O. When Wendkos worked on I Spy, he was dismissed from the production when the producers deemed the episodes he had filmed to have been too "arty".
In 1968 Wendkos signed a five-picture contract with Mirisch Productions, beginning with the war films Attack on the Iron Coast and Hell Boats, followed by two westerns set in Mexico (but filmed in Spain), Guns of the Magnificent Seven and Cannon for Cordoba. He also made the first feature film for Quinn Martin, The Mephisto Waltz.
From 1970 until his retirement in 1999, Wendkos specialized in made-for-television movies—one of these was The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), based on a TWA hijacking in 1985. It picked up five Emmy nominations, including one for Wendkos.
Wendkos married Ruth Bernat on March 1, 1953, and had one son, Jordan Elkan Wendkos. Ruth died in June 1978. In 1983, Wendkos married Lin Bolen, former NBC VP and producer; they lived in Malibu, California, until his death.
Wendkos was ill for several years following a stroke. He died on November 12, 2009, in Malibu. He was survived by his son, Jordan, granddaughter, Justine Wendkos, and his wife, Lin Bolen Wendkos.
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Paul Wendkos
Nationality USA
Birth 20 september 1925 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 12 november 2009 (at 84 years) at Malibu (USA)
Birth 20 september 1925 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 12 november 2009 (at 84 years) at Malibu (USA)
Following World War II service in the United States Navy and his education at Columbia University on the GI Bill of Rights, Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953.
Wendkos' first feature film was The Burglar [1]. His fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, who not only wished to distribute the film but put Wendkos under contract.
A variety of films followed, beginning with the hard-hitting crime drama The Case Against Brooklyn, the suspenseful war dramas Tarawa Beachhead and Battle of the Coral Sea, the youth-oriented Gidget and two sequels, Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Gidget Goes to Rome, as well as Because They're Young.
Wendkos also worked extensively in television, directing many episodes of Playhouse 90, Alcoa Theatre, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, The Rifleman, Mr. Novak, Honey West, The Big Valley, I Spy, The Invaders and Hawaii Five-O. When Wendkos worked on I Spy, he was dismissed from the production when the producers deemed the episodes he had filmed to have been too "arty".
In 1968 Wendkos signed a five-picture contract with Mirisch Productions, beginning with the war films Attack on the Iron Coast and Hell Boats, followed by two westerns set in Mexico (but filmed in Spain), Guns of the Magnificent Seven and Cannon for Cordoba. He also made the first feature film for Quinn Martin, The Mephisto Waltz.
From 1970 until his retirement in 1999, Wendkos specialized in made-for-television movies—one of these was The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), based on a TWA hijacking in 1985. It picked up five Emmy nominations, including one for Wendkos.
Wendkos married Ruth Bernat on March 1, 1953, and had one son, Jordan Elkan Wendkos. Ruth died in June 1978. In 1983, Wendkos married Lin Bolen, former NBC VP and producer; they lived in Malibu, California, until his death.
Wendkos was ill for several years following a stroke. He died on November 12, 2009, in Malibu. He was survived by his son, Jordan, granddaughter, Justine Wendkos, and his wife, Lin Bolen Wendkos.
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, 1h33Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Joe Penny, Eileen Brennan, Anthony Franciosa, Talia Shire, Paul Wendkos
Rating64%
Marian is an up-and-coming fashion designer in New York. One morning, while on her way to work, Marian is mugged. She calls the police and they manage to catch the thief. While waiting at the police station, a handsome Italian attorney named Edward Moran offers to take her home in his limousine. They eventually fall in love and get married. During the wedding celebration, Edward offers to set up in business Marian and her friend Silvia. On their honeymoon, Edward gets gets called away in on business. While he is away, Marian becomes suspicious after several incidents, leading to being dragged off to the family compound for protection. Marian's sister-in-law Gina tells her that the family is part of the Italian Mafia. This is followed by an improbable gun battle between mafia factions, including men in a helicopter shooting up the family compound, killing Gina's husband. Later, Sylvia tells Marian and Edward of her discovery that the business she has with Marian is a front for importing cocaine. As Marian tells Silvia that she has decided leave Edward, Silvia is pushed in front of a car (murdered by the family). Marian goes to the police offering to testify against the family. Despite police protection, the family kidnaps her, and takes her back to Edward. After some soapy dialogue between them, Edward shoots and kills Marian for "breaking the rules".
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A Wing and a Prayer (1998)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Claudia Christian, Jeff Yagher, Jessica Tuck, Christopher Cousins, Leon Russom, Jim Metzler
Rating50%
Jack Lowe, contrôleur aérien, réagit moins bien au stress de sa profession, et décide de prendre un peu de temps de détente. À son retour, son avion est pris dans une tempête qui touche aussi les moyens de l'aéroport : son savoir-faire va contribuer à sauver l'avion de la catastrophe.
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Olympia Dukakis, John Stamos, Kelly Rowan, Della Reese, Mitchell Whitfield, Estelle Getty
Rating56%
Thomas "Tom" Rosner (Stamos) is a successful lawyer and happens to be a good catch. However, his unmarried state is the greatest sorrow of his mother, Helen (Dukakis), who is a cancer patient.
Message from Nam (1993)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jenny Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Ed Flanders, Hope Lange, Kenneth Marshall, Vivian Wu
Rating61%
Journalisme Le major Paxton Andrews perd l'homme qu'elle aime pendant la guerre du Vietnam. Ayant toujours suivi le rythme d'un tambour différent, elle décide de régler son chagrin en se rendant au Vietnam et ... Voir le résumé complet
, 1h34Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Actors Loni Anderson, Maryedith Burrell, Robert Davi, Paul Dooley, Linda Kelsey, John O'Hurley
Rating58%
Blind Faith (1990)
, 3h10Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, Jay Underwood, Johnny Galecki, Dennis Farina, Joe Spano
Rating70%
In Toms River, New Jersey, in 1982, the Marshalls are an apparently happy family living the American Dream. Rob Marshall has been recognized as one of the 50 best insurance salesmen in the United States, and is supported by his wife Maria and three sons, 18-year-old Roby, 17-year-old Chris and 12-year-old John.
Cross of Fire (1989)
, 3h20Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, George Dzundza, Donald Moffat, Stephen Root
Rating68%
, 1h40Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Eli Danker, Ray Wise, Leslie Easterbrook, Laurie Walters, Barry Jenner
Rating61%
The movie showcases the first 48 hours of the hijacking, until Derickson's liberation. After the aircraft leaves Athens, Derickson is forced at gunpoint to the flight deck door by "Castro", one of the terrorists. She is able to defuse the situation by communicating with him in German, convincing him to release hostages upon landing in Beirut and Algiers and pleading for the other hijacker to stop harming the passengers. Her efforts are shown to save the lives of all but one hostage, Robert Stethem, whose body was thrown on the tarmac in Beirut.
, 2h58Directed by Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony Denison, Charles Haid, Michael Nader, Ian McShane
Rating55%
Le major Dodge,évadé du Stalag III,obtient l'appui de son cousin Winston Churchill pour retourner en Allemagne trouver les auteurs de ce crime. Deux hommes sont volontaires pour l'accompagner : Corey, dont l'amie française a été capturée par la Gestapo,et un Américain,le capitaine Matthews.....Un patient jeu de pistes commence !!!
Right to Die (1987)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about euthanasia
Actors Raquel Welch, Michael Gross, Ed O'Neill, Bonnie Bartlett, Peter Michael Goetz, Joanna Miles
Rating67%
, 1h33Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Joe Penny, Eileen Brennan, Anthony Franciosa, Talia Shire, Paul Wendkos
Rating64%
Marian is an up-and-coming fashion designer in New York. One morning, while on her way to work, Marian is mugged. She calls the police and they manage to catch the thief. While waiting at the police station, a handsome Italian attorney named Edward Moran offers to take her home in his limousine. They eventually fall in love and get married. During the wedding celebration, Edward offers to set up in business Marian and her friend Silvia. On their honeymoon, Edward gets gets called away in on business. While he is away, Marian becomes suspicious after several incidents, leading to being dragged off to the family compound for protection. Marian's sister-in-law Gina tells her that the family is part of the Italian Mafia. This is followed by an improbable gun battle between mafia factions, including men in a helicopter shooting up the family compound, killing Gina's husband. Later, Sylvia tells Marian and Edward of her discovery that the business she has with Marian is a front for importing cocaine. As Marian tells Silvia that she has decided leave Edward, Silvia is pushed in front of a car (murdered by the family). Marian goes to the police offering to testify against the family. Despite police protection, the family kidnaps her, and takes her back to Edward. After some soapy dialogue between them, Edward shoots and kills Marian for "breaking the rules".
The Bad Seed (1985)
, 1h34Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Blair Brown, Michael Beck, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine, Richard Kiley, Chad Allen
Rating55%
Freak fatal accidents force a widow to realize her precocious 9-year-old daughter was born to kill.
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
, 1h37Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Dennis Weaver, Karen Grassle, Pamela Bellwood, James Spader, Jeffrey Tambor, Denise Crosby
Rating69%
Eddie Gant (Weaver) was once a highly successful real estate agent, the number one for over ten years, but is now struggling to sell houses, and is frustrated that the company’s top salesman is now Tad Voss (Le Plat), a young snob. He is pressured into selling family houses, considered a dead market, and wants to break out but does not know how. When his boss Dan Hatten (Venture) does not make him partner even though he promised him, Eddie suffers a major setback, and finds solace with cocaine, arranged through his business friends Robin Barstowe (Bellwood) and Bruce Neumann (Ackroyd).
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
, 4hDirected by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Cicely Tyson, Orson Welles, Will Geer, Robert Hooks, Jason Bernard, Clifford David
Rating80%
Betrayal (1978)
, 1h36Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lesley Ann Warren, Rip Torn, Richard Masur, Ron Silver, Bibi Besch, John Hillerman
Rating61%
Julie Roy, a young woman, approaches a maverick attorney, claiming that her psychoanalyst has raped her, and over a period of time used her for sex before discarding her.