Akim Tamiroff — Actor (29)
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The Dolls (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Le Bambole
director: Franco Rossi / Mauro Bolognini … actor: Gina Lollobrigida / Nino Manfredi …
other title: Le Bambole / As Bonecas …
This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise on Eugenics", written by Tullio Pinelli from a story by Luciano Salce and Steno, directed by Luigi Comencini. "The Soup", written by Rodolfo Sonego and Luigi Magni, directed by Franco Rossi. "Monsignor Cupid", written by Leo Benvenuti and Piero de Bernardi from a story by Boccaccio, directed by Mauro Bolognini.
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
director: Michael Anderson actor: Richard Todd / William Hartnell …
other title: Fuoco sullo Yangtse / Yangtse-Zwischenfall …
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
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The Liquidator (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Liquidator
director: Jack Cardiff actor: Rod Taylor / Trevor Howard …
other title: S.S.S. sicario servizio speciale / Assassino de Encomenda …
Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enjoys all the perks, and signs all the forms before learning that his job depends on murdering people, and not romancing all the beautiful civilian staff in Whitehall.
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The Great Bank Robbery (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Great Bank Robbery
director: Hy Averback actor: Zero Mostel / Kim Novak …
other title: Quel fantastico assalto alla banca / Hochwürden dreht sein größtes Ding …
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
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They Who Dare (1954) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
They Who Dare
director: Lewis Milestone actor: Dirk Bogarde / Denholm Elliott …
other title: Operazione commandos / Commando sur Rhodes …
In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.
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Romanoff and Juliet (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Romanoff and Juliet
director: Peter Ustinov actor: Peter Ustinov / Sandra Dee …
other title: Giulietta e Romanoff / Romanoff und Julia …
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.
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Then Came Bronson (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Then Came Bronson
director: William A. Graham actor: Michael Parks / Bonnie Bedelia …
Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend, and sets out on a cross-country trip on his motorcycle in his quest for the meaning of life in which he befriends a runway bride, another searching soul, in this pilot for the TV series of the same name, and theatrically released in some parts of the world including Spain.
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The Gangster (1947) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Gangster
director: Gordon Wiles actor: Barry Sullivan / Belita …
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
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Dangerous to Know (1938) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Dangerous to Know
director: Robert Florey actor: Gail Patrick / Akim Tamiroff …
other title: Gefährliche Mitwisser
Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand. He meets Margaret Van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, having no money herself, and Steve makes frantic efforts to win her and turns away from the loyal Lin Yang.
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Desire (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Desire
director: Frank Borzage actor: Marlene Dietrich / Gary Cooper …
other title: Desiderio / Desejo …
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
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Union Pacific (1939) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Union Pacific
director: Cecil B. DeMille actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Joel McCrea …
other title: La via dei giganti / Pacific Express …
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?