Harold Michelson is a Actor, Storyboard, Continuity, Production Design and Art Direction American born on 15 february 1920 at New York City (USA)
Harold Michelson
Harold Michelson participated to
27 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
9 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Scriptwriter
, 3h34
Directed by William WylerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
PeplumThemes Films set in Africa,
Seafaring films,
Christmas films,
Films about religion,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
Films based on the Bible,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
Road movies,
Portrayals of Jesus in film,
Chase films,
Films about virginityActors Charlton Heston,
Jack Hawkins,
Haya Harareet,
Stephen Boyd,
Hugh Griffith,
Martha ScottRoles Storyboard
Rating80%
In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet), who loves Ben-Hur but is betrothed to another. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people.Director
, 1h54
Directed by John BadhamOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about computing,
Jeu,
Politique,
Sécurité informatique,
Films about video games,
Political films,
Arme nucléaireActors Matthew Broderick,
Dabney Coleman,
John Wood,
Ally Sheedy,
Barry Corbin,
Michael MadsenRoles Continuity
Rating70%
During a surprise drill of a nuclear attack, many United States Air Force Strategic Missile Wing missileers prove unwilling to turn a required key to launch a missile strike. Such refusals convince John McKittrick (Dabney Coleman) and other systems engineers at NORAD that missile launch control centers must be automated, without human intervention. Control is given to a NORAD supercomputer, WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), programmed to continuously run military simulations and learn over time.Art
, 2h12
Directed by James L. BrooksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about sexuality,
Films about cancerActors Shirley MacLaine,
Debra Winger,
Jack Nicholson,
Danny DeVito,
Jeff Daniels,
John LithgowRoles Art Direction
Rating73%
Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger) are both searching for deep romantic love. Beginning with Emma's early childhood, Aurora reveals how difficult and caring she can be by nearly climbing into Emma's crib in order to make sure her daughter is breathing—only to be reassured when Emma starts crying (after being woken up). After the death of Aurora's husband and Emma's father Rudyard (A. Brooks), Aurora and Emma develop an extremely close love-hate mother/daughter relationship as Emma grows up., 1h45
Directed by Warren Beatty,
Hayao Miyazaki,
Robert ZemeckisOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Gangster filmsActors Warren Beatty,
Madonna,
Al Pacino,
Dustin Hoffman,
James Caan,
Glenne HeadlyRoles Art Direction
Rating61%
At an illegal card game, a young street urchin (Charlie Korsmo) witnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters named Shoulders (Stig Eldred), Stooge (Jim Wilkey), the Rodent (Neil Summers), the Brow (Chuck Hicks) and Little Face (Lawrence Steven Meyers) at the hands of Flattop (William Forsythe) and Itchy (Ed O'Ross), two of the hoods on the payroll of Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice (Al Pacino). Big Boy's crime syndicate is aggressively taking over small businesses in the city. Detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) catches the urchin (who calls himself "Kid") in an act of petty theft. After rescuing him from a ruthless host, Tracy temporarily adopts him with the help of his girlfriend, Tess Truehart (Glenne Headly)., 2h52
Directed by Norman JewisonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about religion,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Chaim Topol,
Norma Crane,
Leonard Frey,
Molly Picon,
Paul Mann,
Paul Michael GlaserRoles Production Illustrator
Rating79%
In 1905, Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman living in the Russian village of Anatevka, explains to the audience what keeps the Jews of Anatevka going is the balance they achieve through following their ancient traditions, comparing their precarious circumstance to a fiddler on a roof: trying to scratch out a pleasant tune, while not breaking their necks. The fiddler appears throughout the film as a metaphoric reminder of the Jews' ever-present fears and danger, and also as a symbol of the traditions Tevye is trying to hold on to as his world changes around him. While in town, Tevye meets Perchik, a radical Marxist from Kiev. Tevye invites Perchik to stay with him and his family, and as a deal, offers him food, in exchange for Perchik tutoring his daughters.Director
, 2h16
Directed by Taylor HackfordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ThrillerThemes Dance films,
Political filmsActors Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Gregory Hines,
Jerzy Skolimowski,
Helen Mirren,
Geraldine Page,
Isabella RosselliniRoles Continuity
Rating66%
Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko (Baryshnikov) is a Soviet ballet dancer who had defected from the Soviet Union. The plane carrying him to a next performance in Tokyo has engine trouble and crashes in Siberia. He is hurt and is soon recognized by KGB officer Colonel Chaiko (Jerzy Skolimowski). Chaiko then contacts African-American tap dancer, Raymond Greenwood (Hines), who has defected to the Soviet Union, and gets them both to Leningrad. Chaiko wants Rodchenko to dance at the season's opening night at the Kirov, and Greenwood to babysit Rodchenko. To convince Rodchenko, Chaiko uses Galina Ivanova (Mirren), a former ballerina who never left the Soviet Union and is an old flame of Rodchenko. After an initial period of racial and artistic friction, the two dancers (and defectors in opposite directions) become strong friends. When Raymond finds that his wife Darya Greenwood (Rossellini) is pregnant, he decides he doesn't want his son to grow up in the Soviet Union, and together with Rodchenko they plan an escape, with the help from Galina, who still has feelings for Rodchenko. While the escape plan is going on, Raymond chooses to stay behind to delay Chaiko, gaining time for Nikolai and Darya to get to the American Consulate at Leningrad. Even though Raymond is incarcerated when the whole plan is revealed, he is finally traded by the Soviets for a political prisoner from America, and reunites with his wife and Nikolai.Scriptwriter
, 2h11
Directed by Mike NicholsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ComedyThemes Films about alcoholism,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Elizabeth Taylor,
Richard Burton,
George Segal,
Sandy DennisRoles Storyboard
Rating79%
Set on the campus of a small New England college, the film focuses on the volatile relationship of associate history professor George and his hard-drinking wife Martha, the daughter of the college president. George and Martha engage in dangerous emotional games with one another. After they return home drunk from a party, Martha reveals she has invited a young married couple, whom she met at the party, for a drink. The guests arrive – Nick, a biology professor (who Martha thinks teaches math), and his wife, Honey. As the four drink, Martha and George engage in scathing verbal abuse in front of Nick and Honey. The younger couple is first embarrassed and later enmeshed. They stay.Art
, 1h32
Directed by Mel Brooks,
Brian W. CookOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
MusicalThemes Films set in Africa,
La préhistoire,
Films about religion,
Musical films,
Portrayals of Jesus in film,
Children's films,
Histoire de France,
French Revolution filmsActors Dom DeLuise,
Madeline Kahn,
Cloris Leachman,
Mel Brooks,
Harvey Korman,
Gregory HinesRoles Production Design
Rating67%
The film is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Other intermediate skits include reenactments of the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Last Supper.Team
, 2h5
Directed by Billy WilderOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about the labor movement,
Musical filmsActors Jack Lemmon,
Shirley MacLaine,
Fred MacMurray,
Ray Walston,
David Lewis,
Jack KruschenRoles Art Direction
Rating82%
Calvin Clifford (C. C.) "Bud" Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a lonely office drudge at a national insurance corporation in a high-rise building in New York City. In order to climb the corporate ladder, Bud allows four company managers, who reinforce their position over him by regularly calling him "Buddy Boy", to take turns borrowing his Upper West Side apartment for their various extramarital liaisons, which are so noisy that his neighbors assume that he is bringing home different women every night.