Fred Zinnemann — Director (18)

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The Seventh Cross (1944)
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other title: La settima croce / Das siebte Kreuz …
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.

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Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
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other title: ...e venne il giorno della vendetta / Chegou a Hora da Vingança …
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.

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Act of Violence (1949)
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other title: Atto di violenza / Akt der Gewalt …
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

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The Sundowners (1960)
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other title: I nomadi / Três Vidas Errantes …
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.

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A Way in the Wilderness (1940)
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Fred Zinnemann actor: John Nesbitt / Shepperd Strudwick …
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical community believed that the condition was caused by a virus, Goldberger proved that a healthy diet was the cure.

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Redes (1936)
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Fred Zinnemann / Emilio Gómez Muriel actor: Silvio Hernández / Antonio Lara …
other title: Les Révoltés d'Alvarado / Netze
1936 film by Fred Zinnemann, Emilio Gómez Muriel

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The Nun's Story (1959)
The Nun's Story
Fred Zinnemann actor: Audrey Hepburn / Peter Finch …
other title: La storia di una monaca / Nonnen …
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

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Oklahoma! (1955)
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Fred Zinnemann actor: Gordon MacRae / Gloria Grahame …
other title: Oklahoma
In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.

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The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Day of the Jackal
★ 7.4 8 ratings
Fred Zinnemann actor: Edward Fox / Terence Alexander …
other title: Il giorno dello sciacallo / Sjakalen …
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

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High Noon (1952)
High Noon
★ 8.4 11 ratings
Fred Zinnemann actor: Gary Cooper / Thomas Mitchell …
other title: Mezzogiorno di Fuoco / Sheriffen …
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.