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Jerrold Freedman is a Director and Writer American born on 29 october 1941

Jerrold Freedman

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Nationality USA
Birth 29 october 1941 (83 years)

Jerrold Freedman, né à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie (États-Unis), le 29 octobre 1941, est un réalisateur, scénariste, producteur américain.

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Filmography of Jerrold Freedman (8 films)

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Director

Native Son
Native Son (1986)
, 1h51
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Matt Dillon, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page, Akosua Busia, Carroll Baker
Rating59% 2.9989952.9989952.9989952.9989952.998995
Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Bigger Thomas, an African American who lives in an impoverished neighborhood, is employed by a prosperous white family who live in the suburbs of a major city. The money Bigger makes at his new job will be used to supplement his mother's income. As a chauffeur, he is directed by the father of the family to take Mary, the daughter, to the university. Instead, Mary decides to pick up her Socialist boyfriend, Jan, and to spend the time drinking and partying.
Legs
Legs (1983)
, 2h
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Maureen Teefy, Gwen Verdon, David Marshall Grant, John Heard
Rating63% 3.196023.196023.196023.196023.19602
The film follows three women, Lisa (Shanna Reed), Terry (Deborah Geffner), and Melissa (Maureen Teefy), who are auditioning in front of chroegrapher Maureen Comly (Gwen Verdon) hoping to fill the one open spot in the chorus line of the famous US precision dance company, The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
Victims
Victims (1982)
, 2h
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Kate Nelligan, Ken Howard, Madge Sinclair, Amy Madigan, Jonelle Allen, Sherry Hursey
Rating63% 3.1748853.1748853.1748853.1748853.174885
A serial rapist who gets released on a technicality cause of a mishandling of the investigation is pursued by his victims who stalk the man and want revenge for him raping them.
Borderline
Borderline (1980)
, 1h39
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Charles Bronson, Ed Harris, Bruno Kirby, Michael Lerner, Kenneth McMillan, Bert Remsen
Rating59% 2.9995352.9995352.9995352.9995352.999535
The film follows a United States Border Patrol Agent in Charge, Jeb Maynard (Bronson), who is forced to track down the killers of a young Mexican boy and his colleague and friend, a veteran Senior Patrol Agent, "Scooter" Jackson, portrayed by (Wilford Brimley). Jeb Maynard is the Patrol Agent in Charge of the "fictional" Otay Border Patrol Station, located in the hills east of San Diego, CA. Otay Station is a composite of the actual El Cajon, CA and Brown Field, CA Border Patrol Stations. He is helped by the young boy's mother, Elena Morales, (Karmin Murcelo) and a rookie Border Patrol Agent, Jimmy Fantes, (Kirby).
The Boy Who Drank Too Much, 1h39
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Scott Baio, Lance Kerwin, Ed Lauter, Toni Kalem, Dan Shor, Mariclare Costello
Rating66% 3.32843.32843.32843.32843.3284
Baio stars as Buff Saunders, a teen hockey player well-liked and respected among his coaches and teammates. He battles to hide the truth from his elders and peers that, like his father, he is an alcoholic. He struggles to remain clean and sober in order not to lose his position on the team and the respect of his friends.
A Cold Night's Death, 1h14
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Actors Robert Culp, Eli Wallach, Michael C. Gwynne, Vic Perrin
Rating65% 3.2884753.2884753.2884753.2884753.288475
Robert Jones et Frank Enari sont deux chercheurs de la station Tower Mountain qui essaient de démêler la mort mystérieuse d'un collègue.
Kansas City Bomber, 1h39
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Roller derby
Actors Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Helena Kallianiotes, Norman Alden, Jeanne Cooper, Richard Lane
Rating55% 2.754052.754052.754052.754052.75405
The film is an inside look at the world of co-ed Roller Derby, then a popular league sport.

Scriptwriter

Legs
Legs (1983)
, 2h
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Maureen Teefy, Gwen Verdon, David Marshall Grant, John Heard
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.196023.196023.196023.196023.19602
The film follows three women, Lisa (Shanna Reed), Terry (Deborah Geffner), and Melissa (Maureen Teefy), who are auditioning in front of chroegrapher Maureen Comly (Gwen Verdon) hoping to fill the one open spot in the chorus line of the famous US precision dance company, The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
Borderline
Borderline (1980)
, 1h39
Directed by Jerrold Freedman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Charles Bronson, Ed Harris, Bruno Kirby, Michael Lerner, Kenneth McMillan, Bert Remsen
Roles Ecrivain
Rating59% 2.9995352.9995352.9995352.9995352.999535
The film follows a United States Border Patrol Agent in Charge, Jeb Maynard (Bronson), who is forced to track down the killers of a young Mexican boy and his colleague and friend, a veteran Senior Patrol Agent, "Scooter" Jackson, portrayed by (Wilford Brimley). Jeb Maynard is the Patrol Agent in Charge of the "fictional" Otay Border Patrol Station, located in the hills east of San Diego, CA. Otay Station is a composite of the actual El Cajon, CA and Brown Field, CA Border Patrol Stations. He is helped by the young boy's mother, Elena Morales, (Karmin Murcelo) and a rookie Border Patrol Agent, Jimmy Fantes, (Kirby).
Betrayal
Betrayal (1978)
, 1h36
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lesley Ann Warren, Rip Torn, Richard Masur, Ron Silver, Bibi Besch, John Hillerman
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0893553.0893553.0893553.0893553.089355
Julie Roy, a young woman, approaches a maverick attorney, claiming that her psychoanalyst has raped her, and over a period of time used her for sex before discarding her.