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Robert Ryan is a Actor and Director American born on 11 november 1909 at Chicago (USA)

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan participated to 81 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 5 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Actor

The Longest Day, 2h51
Directed by Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck, Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Radio, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Patrick Barr, Richard Burton, Lyndon Brook, Robert Mitchum
Roles Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Rating76% 3.8488953.8488953.8488953.8488953.848895
The movie is filmed in the style of a docudrama. Beginning in the days leading up to D-Day, it concentrates on events on both sides of the channel, such as the Allies waiting for the break in the poor weather and anticipating the reaction of the Axis forces defending northern France. The film pays particular attention to the decision by Gen. Eisenhower, supreme commander of SHAEF, to go after reviewing the initial bad-weather reports as well as reports about the divisions within the German High Command as to where an invasion might happen or what the response to it should be.
The Professionals, 1h57
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Carlos Romero, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode
Roles Ehrengard
Rating72% 3.6479453.6479453.6479453.6479453.647945
In the latter period of the Mexican Revolution, Rancher and Oil Tycoon J.W. Grant (Ralph Bellamy) hires four men, who are all experts in their respective fields, to rescue his kidnapped wife, Maria (Claudia Cardinale) from Jesus Raza (Jack Palance), a former Mexican Revolutionary leader turned bandit.
King of Kings, 2h48
Directed by Nicholas Ray, Noël Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhán McKenna, Robert Ryan, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors
Roles John the Baptist
Rating69% 3.499993.499993.499993.499993.49999
In 63 BC, Pompey conquers Jerusalem and the city is sacked. He enters the Temple to seize the treasure of Solomon and massacres the priests there. He discovers that the treasure is only a collection of scrolls of the Torah. These he holds over a fire until an old priest reaches for them imploringly. Pompey relents and hands them to the old man.
Battle of the Bulge, 2h48
Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Ty Hardin, Pier Angeli
Roles General Grey
Rating68% 3.4002553.4002553.4002553.4002553.400255
Military Intelligence officer and former policeman Lt. Col. Daniel Kiley (Fonda) and his pilot, Joe, are flying a reconnaissance mission over the Ardennes forest, spotting a German staff car. Under the ground in a subterranean lair, German Col. Martin Hessler (Shaw), a fictional character loosely based on SS-Standartenführer Jochen Peiper, is briefed by his superior, Gen. Kohler (Werner Peters). Kohler points out a clock with a 50-hour countdown, which is the time allotted for the operation, beyond which Germany has no resources for full-scale attack. At the same time German soldiers disguised as American troops, led by Lt. Schumacher (Ty Hardin), are tasked with seizing vital bridges and sowing confusion behind the Allied lines.
And Hope to Die, 2h30
Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Aldo Ray, Jean Gaven, Tisa Farrow
Roles Charley
Rating66% 3.340743.340743.340743.340743.34074
Pour échapper aux gitans qui le traquent, Tony se réfugie à Montréal. Là, il est témoin d'un règlement de comptes entre truands. Ces derniers l'enlèvent dans l'intention de le supprimer, mais peu à peu, ils intègrent le jeune homme à leur bande.