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Dan Curtis is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 12 august 1927 at Bridgeport (USA)
Dan Curtis (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, best known among fans of horror films for his afternoon TV series Dark Shadows and TV movies such as Trilogy of Terror. Dark Shadows originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for nearly 40 years. Curtis was responsible for the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows, which was canceled due to low ratings.
For the general audience, Curtis is best known as the director and producer of the two epic 1980s miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, based on two novels by Herman Wouk, which follow the lives of two American families through the whole Second World War.
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Dan Curtis
Birth name Daniel Mayer Cherkoss
Nationality USA
Birth 12 august 1927 at Bridgeport (USA)
Death 27 march 2006 (at 78 years) at Brentwood (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 august 1927 at Bridgeport (USA)
Death 27 march 2006 (at 78 years) at Brentwood (USA)
For the general audience, Curtis is best known as the director and producer of the two epic 1980s miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, based on two novels by Herman Wouk, which follow the lives of two American families through the whole Second World War.
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Filmography of Dan Curtis (32 films)
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, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Documentary films about World War II, Documentary films about films
Actors Gene Hackman, Robert Clary, Dan Curtis, Ralph Edwards, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley
Roles Self
Rating74%
Director
Our Fathers (2005)
, 2h9Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy, Daniel Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, Kenneth Welsh
Rating71%
Dans les années 1980, des prêtres et notamment le Père Geoghan, sont arrêtés pour des actes d'abus sexuels sur des enfants mineurs. Le Cardinal Law, fut lui aussi accusé ainsi que le diocèse. Le Cardinal Law était au courant des agissements de ces hommes d'église, mais il garda le secret pendant des années, jusqu'à ce qu'un petit groupe de victimes décident de demander justice et réparation, lançant ainsi une spirale de plaintes de victimes alors inconnues. Mitchell Garabedian, un avocat obstiné et tenace, décide de les aider à demander justice envers et contre tous, révélant ainsi aux médias et au monde le plus gros scandale impliquant l'église.
Saving Milly (2005)
, 1h27Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Bruce Greenwood, Michael J. Fox, Madeleine Stowe, Robert Wisden, Rob LaBelle, Claudia Ferri
Rating60%
Madeleine Stowe and Bruce Greenwood star in this drama based on the best-selling book and real-life journey of political journalist Mort Kondracke. The movie recounts his inspiring love story with his activist wife, Milly, and the dramatic change in their lives in the years after she is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The Love Letter (1998)
, 1h39Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons, Daphne Ashbrook, Gerrit Graham
Rating71%
Scotty est sur le point de se marier. Avec sa future épouse, il achète chez un antiquaire un secrétaire du XIX siècle. Scotty travaille à sa restauration lorsqu'il y découvre un compartiment secret renfermant des lettres vieilles de 134 ans. L'auteur est Elizabeth Worley, une jeune femme romantique de la région qui écrit à l'homme de ses rêves : elle fait part de sa tristesse de devoir épouser un homme qu'elle n'aime pas, et confie qu'elle aimerait connaître l'amour passionné.
Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
, 1h30Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark, Geoffrey Lewis, Blake Heron, Alex Carter
Rating55%
Des amants tuent le mari âgé de la femme et tentent de voler un objet de valeur dans sa tombe et vont être confrontés à l'horreur.
Me and the Kid (1993)
, 1h34Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Danny Aiello, Joe Pantoliano, Ben Stein, Anita Morris, Demond Wilson, Cathy Moriarty
Rating54%
A couple of ex-cons, Harry and Roy, break into a home expecting to find $250,000 in a safe, but come away empty-handed. They do, however, take 8-year-old Gary with them, hoping that the boy's father will pay a ransom.
Intruders (miniseries) (1992)
, 2h41Directed by Dan Curtis
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Crenna, Mare Winningham, Daphne Ashbrook, Susan Blakely, Jason Beghe, Ben Vereen
Rating63%
Lesley Hahn lives in California, and is plagued by nightmares about faceless telephone repairmen entering her house and taking her. She contacts psychiatrist Dr Neil Chase in hope of receiving treatment for her nightmares.
The Long Days of Summer (1980)
, 1h40Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dean Jones, Joan Hackett, Ronnie Scribner, Louanne Sirota, Donald Moffat, Andrew Duggan
Rating61%
It's the summer of 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Jewish 13-year-old, Daniel Cooper (now portrayed by Ronnie Scribner) finds himself tangling with the bigoted playground bully, Freddy Landauer (David Baron). As the talk of Bridgeport centers around the pending rematch between boxing heavyweight champ Joe Louis and his German challenger, Danny is challenged to a boxing match with the Landauer boy, to which he feels he has no choice but to accept. Paralleling his plight, Danny's father (Dean Jones) also begins to experience antisemitism when he takes in a Jewish boarder from Germany (Donald Moffat) who has come to the United States to warn of the increasing menace overseas in the form of Adolf Hitler. As Danny and his family are faced with their own pressures from within their small-town community, they must each make difficult decisions about standing up for what is right in the face of discrimination and intimidation.
, 3hDirected by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox, Royal Dano, Mills Watson, Sharon Farrell
Rating56%
À la suite de l'assassinat de leur frère aîné, Frank, les Dalton commencent une nouvelle vie tout en poursuivant leur quête de fortune qui finira par le raid de la ville de Coffeyville dans le Kansas. Avec à leur poursuite le détective Will Smith.
Mrs. R's Daughter (1979)
, 1h40Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Season Hubley, Belinda Balaski, Cloris Leachman, Nan Martin, John McIntire, Donald Moffat
Rating65%
Ellie Pruitt, une adolescente naïve est violée par un homme qui avait trop bu. L'avocate de l'individu, Lynn Hollister parvient à modifier le témoignage de la jeune fille de telle façon que les jurés acquittent le violeur. La mère décide de faire justice elle-même malgré le désaccord de son nouveau mari. L'adolescente se retrouve prise entre diverses attitudes : la colère de ses parents, l'indifférence du système judiciaire et son propre sentiment de culpabilité
, 1h40Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dean Jones, Andrew Duggan, Louise Sorel, Chris Petersen, Katy Kurtzman, Harris Yulin
Rating72%
It's the summer of 1937 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and 12-year-old Daniel Cooper (Chris Petersen) along with his 10-year-old sister Sarah (Katy Kurtzman) are looking forward to summer vacation, most particularly, the annual 4th of July festivities. Sarah soon befriends the town's gentle misfit, Albert Cavanaugh, known by the town's children as "Snowman" (Geoffrey Lewis), a highly decorated and now brain-damaged World War I veteran, after she defends him from the town's resident bully, "Red" Doyle (Eric Shea). When Snowman finds himself accused of a terrible murder, Sarah, believing him to be innocent, convinces her successful attorney father, Ed Cooper (Dean Jones) to defend him. Amid courtroom allegations of communism and insinuations of a potentially inappropriate relationship with Sarah, Ed Cooper and the town's children must try to prove Snowman's innocence, before he can be sentenced to jail for the murder.
Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Actors Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills, June Allyson, June Lockhart, Vic Morrow, Patty Duke
Rating56%
For the past four years, Los Angeles has been terrorized by a series of mysterious murders, in which several men have been found dead with huge puncture wounds in their chests. The latest happens when private detective Mark Higbie (Franciosa) is visiting a bar. A dark-haired woman with a German accent needs help with her car, and one of Higbie's friends goes out to help her. The woman makes a pass at him, but is turned down. Minutes later, the man is found dead.
Dead of Night (1977)
, 1h16Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Ed Begley Jr., Patrick Macnee, Horst Buchholz, Ann Doran, Christina Hart Doubleday, Anjanette Comer
Rating62%
Trois histoires, trois différents concepts sur le fantastique : une histoire de voyage dans le temps, une de vampires et une sur le retour à la vie d'un défunt.
Burnt Offerings (1976)
, 1h56Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Lee Montgomery, Anthony James, Eileen Heckart
Rating64%
The Rolf family takes a summer-long vacation at a large, shabby neo-classical 19th-century mansion in the California countryside. The family consists of Marian (Karen Black), her husband Ben (Oliver Reed), their twelve-year-old son Davey (Lee H. Montgomery), and Ben's elderly Aunt Elizabeth (Bette Davis). The owners of the house are the Allardyce siblings, Arnold and Roz (Burgess Meredith and Eileen Heckart); there is also a caretaker called Walker. The Allardyces inform the Rolfs of a particularly odd requirement for their rental: their mother will continue to live in her upstairs room, and the Rolfs are to provide her with meals during their stay. The siblings explain that the old woman is obsessed with privacy and will not interact with them, so meals are to be left outside her door. Marian eagerly accepts this task, having already succumbed to the allure of the ornate house and its period decor. She becomes obsessed with caring for the home, begins to dress as if she is from the Victorian age, and distances herself from her family. Of particular interest to her is a room near the bedroom of Mrs. Allardyce, which contains collections of framed portraits of people from different eras and a music box.
The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
, 1h39Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Dale Robertson, Bo Hopkins, Scott Brady, John Karlen, Matt Clark, Lynn Loring
Rating59%
Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.