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Ben Barzman is a Scriptwriter and Additional Writing American born on 12 october 1910 at Toronto (Canada)

Ben Barzman

Ben Barzman
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Nationality USA
Birth 12 october 1910 at Toronto (Canada)
Death 15 december 1989 (at 79 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Ben Barzman est un scénariste canadien né le 19 octobre 1910 à Toronto (Canada), décédé le 15 décembre 1989 à Santa Monica (États-Unis). Suspecté de sympathies communistes, il fuit Hollywood et le maccarthysme pour se réfugier en Europe dès 1949, en compagnie de son épouse, Norma Barzman également écrivain et scénariste. Établi à Cannes, Ben va travailler sous pseudonyme sur de nombreux films, dont certains ne lui ont été crédités sous son vrai nom que récemment. Ben et Norma auront sept enfants dont le réalisateur Paolo Barzman, le scénariste Aaron Barzman, l'artiste plasticienne Luli Barzman et le professeur d'université français John Barzman.

Best films

El Cid
El Cid
(1961)
(Scriptwriter) The Blue Max
The Blue Max
(1966)
(Scriptwriter) 55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
(Scriptwriter) The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
(Ecrivain) The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark
(1965)
(Scriptwriter) Z
Z
(1969)
(Writer)

Usually with

Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
(5 films)
Samuel Bronston
Samuel Bronston
(3 films)
Veniero Colasanti
Veniero Colasanti
(3 films)
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
(1 films)
John Ireland
John Ireland
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ben Barzman (27 films)

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Scriptwriter

Normande
Normande (1975)
, 1h57
Directed by Gilles Carle
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Carole Laure, Raymond Cloutier, Renée Girard, Anne-Marie Ducharme, Denys Arcand, Yves Massicotte
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0947853.0947853.0947853.0947853.094785
Normande St-Onge habite un immeuble vétuste de trois étages : au rez-de-chaussée loge un artisan, au-dessus c'est elle en compagnie de Bouliane, son ami et au dernier étage, loge une vieille dame ("mégère") alcoolique, sourde et folle, en compagnie de son petit-fils adolescent, Jérémie. Normande poursuit des cours de danse avec l'intention de faire une carrière artistique, travaille comme commis dans une pharmacie pour vivre, supporte financièrement Pierrette, sa sœur qui est asthmatique et plus ou moins droguée, et enfin se débat avec l'asile afin d'y faire sortir sa mère qui y est internée. Un jour qu'elle est venue chercher de l'aide chez le frère de sa mère, riche avocat, elle fait la connaissance de Carol, jeune garçon un peu fou, mystérieux, illusionniste et magicien. Mis à la porte de chez lui, il ne sait où aller et Normande offre de l'héberger.
The Assassination
The Assassination (1972)
, 2h
Directed by Yves Boisset
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Spy films, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonté, Michel Piccoli, Jean Seberg, Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet
Roles Ecrivain
Rating69% 3.4864753.4864753.4864753.4864753.486475
Sadiel, dirigeant progressiste et membre de l'opposition dans un pays méditerranéen, est exilé en Suisse pour échapper au régime autoritaire de son pays. Une machination est montée pour le faire venir à Paris, afin de l'interroger et de l'éliminer. L'affaire est orchestrée par un membre important de la classe politique française. Les Services secrets coopèrent avec Kassar, Ministre de l'Intérieur du pays en question. Malgré la résistance tardive d'un des membres du complot et les efforts d'un policier intègre, l'affaire ira jusqu'à son terme.
Z
Z (1969)
, 2h7
Directed by Costa-Gavras
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Crime, Politic
Themes Assassinat, Politique, Political films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand, Irène Papas, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, François Périer
Roles Writer
Rating80% 4.047134.047134.047134.047134.04713
The story begins with the closing moments of a rather dull government lecture and slide show on agricultural policy, after which the leader of the security police of a right-wing military-dominated government (Dux) takes over the podium for an impassioned speech describing the government's program to combat leftism, using the metaphors of "a mildew of the mind", an infiltration of "isms", or "sunspots".
The Blue Max
The Blue Max (1966)
, 2h36
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp, Karl Michael Vogler, Harry Townes
Rating70% 3.546853.546853.546853.546853.54685
German Corporal Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) leaves the fighting in the trenches to become an officer and fighter pilot in the German Army Air Service. Joining a squadron in spring 1918, he sets his sights on winning Imperial Germany's highest military decoration for valor, the Pour le Mérite, nicknamed the "Blue Max", for which he must shoot down 20 aircraft.
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
, 2h11
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave, Roy Dotrice, John Golightly
Rating65% 3.2531353.2531353.2531353.2531353.253135
The Norwegian resistance sabotage the Vemork Norsk Hydro plant in the town of Rjukan in the county of Telemark, Norway, which the Nazis are using to produce heavy water, which could be used in the manufacture of an Atomic bomb.
The Visit
The Visit (1964)
, 1h42
Directed by Bernhard Wicki
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Irina Demick, Paolo Stoppa, Claude Dauphin, Hans Christian Blech
Rating73% 3.6918453.6918453.6918453.6918453.691845
Karla (Claire in the play) Zachanassian (Ingrid Bergman), a fabulously wealthy woman, returns to a decaying village she had been forced to leave years earlier in disgrace. She had a child by Serge Miller (Anthony Quinn), who denied paternity. Her purpose in this "visit" is to make a deal with the inhabitants — in exchange for a vast sum of money, she wants Miller killed.
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
, 3h8
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Mel Ferrer
Roles Ecrivain
Rating66% 3.3476553.3476553.3476553.3476553.347655
In the winter of 180 A.D., the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (Guinness) fights to keep Germanic barbarians from invading his northern territories on the Danube frontier. His deputies are the Greek ex-slave Timonides (Mason), a closet Christian, and the stern and honest general Gaius Livius (Boyd). Livius has close connections with the imperial family, being the lover of Aurelius' philosopher daughter Lucilla (Loren) and a friend of her brother Commodus (Plummer). Nevertheless, he is amazed to hear that Aurelius wants to make him his heir. Despite his military obligations the emperor has egalitarian ideals, dreaming of a day when Rome grants equal rights to men of all nations. He knows that he will not live to achieve this end, and trusts Livius to do so more than his charismatic but brutal son. The discovery that his father has effectively disinherited him hurts Commodus immensely, and damages the almost brotherly relationship he had enjoyed with Livius.
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking (1963)
, 2h34
Directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton, Guy Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, Burt Kwouk, John Ireland
Rating67% 3.3521953.3521953.3521953.3521953.352195
55 Days in Peking is a dramatization of the siege of the foreign legations' compounds in Peking (now known as Beijing) during the Boxer Rebellion which took place from 1898-1900 in China. It is based on the book by Noel Gerson.
The Damned
The Damned (1962)
, 1h26
Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Oliver Reed, Alexander Knox, Viveca Lindfors, Walter Gotell
Rating65% 3.2950153.2950153.2950153.2950153.295015
Simon Wells, a middle-aged tourist, is on a boating holiday off the southern coast of England. He has recently divorced, and left his career as an insurance executive. In Weymouth, he meets 20-year-old Joan, who lures him into a brutal mugging at the hands of her brother, King, and his motorbike gang. The next day Joan defies her overprotective brother and joins Simon on his boat.
El Cid
El Cid (1961)
, 3h4
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Hurd Hatfield
Rating71% 3.596483.596483.596483.596483.59648
General Ibn (pronounced Ben) Yusuf (Herbert Lom) of the Almoravid dynasty has summoned all the Emirs of Al-Andalus to North Africa and chastises them for their complacency in dealing with the infidels and reveals his plan for Islamic world domination.
Blind Date
Blind Date (1959)
, 1h35
Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Peinture
Actors Hardy Krüger, Stanley Baker, Micheline Presle, Gordon Jackson, John Van Eyssen, Jack MacGowran
Roles Ecrivain
Rating66% 3.3381953.3381953.3381953.3381953.338195
Jan Van Rooyer, a painter, has been art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, an older woman who becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to Morgan, a police detective.
Incognito
Incognito (1958)
, 1h40
Directed by Patrice Dally
Origin France
Genres Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Eddie Constantine, Gaby Andreu, Danielle Patisson, Tilda Thamar, Roger Carel, Moustache
Roles Adaptation
Rating52% 2.6392852.6392852.6392852.6392852.639285
Bob Stanley (Eddie Constantine) était un agent secret pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale en France. Après la guerre il retourne dans ce pays en tant que consultant : en réalité il travaille pour le FBI, à la recherche de faux-monnayeurs.
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)
, 1h25
Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays
Actors Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen, Lois Maxwell
Roles Ecrivain
Rating67% 3.395033.395033.395033.395033.39503
David Graham, a recovering alcoholic, returns to England with only 24 hours to save his son, Alec, from hanging for the murder of Alec's girlfriend, Jenny Cole. A neglectful, absentee father who has missed the entire trial while he was in rehab in Canada, Graham discovers his son, awaiting execution, at first refuses to even see him and when he does, to evince any hope for his case, let alone affection for his father.