Richard Quine — Director (15)
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Prisoner of Zenda
director: Richard Quine actor: Peter Sellers / Stuart Wilson …
other title: Il prigioniero di Zenda / Fangen på Zenda …
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.
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A Talent for Loving (1969) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
A Talent for Loving
director: Richard Quine actor: Richard Widmark / Chaim Topol …
other title: Sacré Far West / Talento por amor …
This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch from a cunning outlaw. At the ranch, the gambler discovers that his new lands have entangled him in an ancient Aztec curse. The ranch's patriarch tries to persuade the newcomer to marry his daughter and explains that the family's women are doomed to be especially fierce and prolific in their romantic encounters.
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Operation Mad Ball (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Operation Mad Ball
director: Richard Quine actor: Jack Lemmon / Ernie Kovacs …
other title: Off Limits - Proibito ai militari / Selten so gelacht …
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
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Hotel (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Hotel
director: Richard Quine actor: Rod Taylor / Catherine Spaak …
other title: Intrighi al Grand Hotel / Hotel de Luxo …
This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through the underground passages of the hotel. The big business power play for control of the hotel and the VIP diplomat guest with a secret add to the excitement.
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Sex and the Single Girl (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Sex and the Single Girl
director: Richard Quine actor: Tony Curtis / Natalie Wood …
other title: Donne, v'insegno come si seduce un uomo / Médica, Bonita e Solteira …
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
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My Sister Eileen (1955) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
My Sister Eileen
director: Richard Quine actor: Janet Leigh / Jack Lemmon …
other title: Mia sorella Evelina / Meine Schwester Ellen …
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
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The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Solid Gold Cadillac
director: Richard Quine actor: Judy Holliday / Paul Douglas …
other title: Una Cadillac tutta d'oro / Die Frau im goldenen Cadillac …
Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operations.
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It Happened to Jane (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
It Happened to Jane
director: Richard Quine actor: Doris Day / Jack Lemmon …
other title: Attenti alle vedove / A viuvinha indomável …
Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
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Paris When It Sizzles (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Paris When It Sizzles
director: Richard Quine actor: William Holden / Audrey Hepburn …
other title: Insieme a Parigi / Pigen der stjal Eiffeltårnet …
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.