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John Briley is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 25 june 1925 at Kalamazoo (USA)
John Briley (né le 25 juin 1925 à Kalamazoo, Michigan) est un scénariste américain.
(1982)
(Writer)
(1987)
(Scriptwriter)
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John Briley obtient l'Oscar du meilleur scénario original en 1983 pour Gandhi.Best films
(1982)(Writer)
(1987)(Scriptwriter)
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Salvage (2006)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Temporal paradox
Actors John P. Miller, John Briley, Wayne Morris (acteur britannique)
Roles Custodian
Rating52%
After a disturbing title sequence establishing dread and foreboding in a salvage yard, the film proper begins with Claire closing out her graveyard shift at the convenience store. She is to be picked up by her boyfriend and driven home but instead someone else, who identifies himself as "Duke" is driving her boyfriend's truck. After an unsettling ride home during which Duke makes increasingly overt sexual comments about her, Claire closes herself into the safety of her house, but Duke shows up at her door again, claiming she has dropped an earring. Claire refuses to let him in, and he drops the earring on her front porch and apparently leaves. Claire spends several agonizing moments crouched in the doorway retrieving the earring, but upon successfully recapturing it and pulling the door closed, finds her back door has swung open. Duke has entered the house from the rear and proceeds to brutally murder Claire.
, 1h37Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Alec Guinness, Mike Connors, Robert Redford, Frank Wolff, Paul Dahlke, Mady Rahl
Roles Sergeant (uncredited)
Rating59%
In World War II, two American fliers, Captain Hank Wilson (Robert Redford) and Sergeant Lucky Finder (Mike Connors), are forced to bail out over Germany. They encounter Wilhelm Frick (Alec Guinness), who hides them from the authorities in his cellar. He enjoys their company so much that he does not inform them when the war ends. Instead, he maintains a masquerade to convince his "guests" that Germany is still fighting. Eventually, after seven years, the Americans escape into a peaceful West Germany and find out the truth.
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, 2h2Directed by Paul Cox
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Derek Jacobi, Sam Neill, Jan Decleir, Kris Kristofferson
Roles Writer
Rating68%
En 1872, un jeune religieux belge, le père Damien, se rend volontaire pour partir assister les lépreux qu’on a parqué sur une île près de Hawaï, l’île de Molokaï, afin d’éviter la contagion. Découvrez l’histoire authentique et édifiante de l’apôtre des lépreux, saint Damien de Molokaï.
, 2hDirected by Brian W. Cook, John Glen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Marlon Brando, Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Robert Davi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Oliver Cotton
Rating44%
The titular Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the West Indies, which eventually leads to the discovery of the Americas.
Cry Freedom (1987)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally, Kate Hardie, John Thaw
Rating73%
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.
Tai-Pan (1986)
, 2h7Directed by Daryl Duke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Tim Guinee, Russell Wong, John Stanton, Kyra Sedgwick
Rating55%
The film begins following the British victory of the First Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Marie: A True Story (1985)
, 1h52Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman, Lisa Banes, Trey Wilson
Rating65%
La vie de Marie Ragghianti, une mère célibataire et de nomination politique, démise de ses fonctions et harcelée pour avoir refusé coopérer avec la corruption.
Gandhi (1982)
, 3h11Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism
Actors Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Edward Fox, Roshan Seth, John Gielgud
Roles Writer
Rating79%
The screenplay of Gandhi is available as a published book. The film opens with a statement from the filmmakers explaining their approach to the problem of filming Gandhi's complex life story:
Enigma (1982)
, 1h38Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Martin Sheen, Sam Neill, Brigitte Fossey, Derek Jacobi, Michael Lonsdale, Michel Auclair
Rating58%
Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) is recruited as a CIA agent. He is sent to East Berlin on a mission to steal an Enigma code scrambler. This is part of an attempt to stop the Russian assassination of five Soviet dissidents which is planned for Christmas Day. What Alex doesn't know is that the CIA already has a code scrambler. By stealing the scrambler in Berlin, they are trying to convince the Russians that they don't have it.
Eagle's Wing (1979)
, 1h51Directed by Anthony Harvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey Keitel, Stéphane Audran, John Castle, Caroline Langrishe
Rating58%
The story has three plot strands that run concurrently through the film: a stagecoach carrying a rich widow home to her family's hacienda, a war party of Indians returning to their village, and two fur traders waiting to meet a different group of Indians with whom they trade. The war party attacks the other Indians and kills their leader, who owns a magnificent white stallion. White Bull (Waterston) attempts to capture the horse, but it is too quick and makes off carrying the dead chief. Pike (Sheen) and Henry (Keitel) wait in vain for the traders and are then attacked themselves by the war party. Henry is killed, the Indians take the trader's horses, and Pike is left alone with only a mule.
The Medusa Touch (1978)
, 1h45Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about writers
Actors Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Marie-Christine Barrault, Alan Badel
Rating68%
Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital.
That Lucky Touch (1975)
, 1h29Directed by Christopher Miles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Roger Moore, Susannah York, Jamila Massey, Shelley Winters, Lee J. Cobb, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Rating48%
An international arms dealer, at a NATO meeting to sell weaponry, becomes entangled with a female journalist from the Washington Post whose worldview is very different to his.
Pope Joan (1972)
, 2h12Directed by Michael Anderson, Herbert Wise
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films set in the Viking Age, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Liv Ullmann, Olivia de Havilland, Franco Nero, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Magee, Nigel Havers
Rating55%
Nous sommes dans l’Empire franc au IXème siècle, Jeanne voyage de pays en pays avec sa mère et son père, un prédicateur itinérant anglais qui prêche toujours là où l’occasion se présente. Jeanne, à qui son père a appris très tôt à lire et à écrire est capable de lire dans les textes bibliques et aide son père dans les sermons. Quand elle lit des textes de la Bible, ceux qui l’écoutent sont stupéfaits, n’arrivant pas à croire qu’une fille si jeune en soit capable.
Hammerhead (1968)
, 1h39Directed by David Miller
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Spy, Horror
Themes Spy films
Actors Vince Edwards, Judy Geeson, Peter Vaughan, Diana Dors, Michael Bates, Beverly Adams
Roles Adaptation
Rating51%
British intelligence asks a soldier of fortune, Charles Hood, to go to Portugal and help stop an international criminal mastermind called Hammerhead who plans to steal a secret report on nuclear defense.
Children of the Damned (1964)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Mathews Allen, Sheila Allen
Rating61%
Six children are identified by a team of UNESCO researchers investigating child development. The children have extraordinary powers of intellect and are all able to complete a difficult brick puzzle in exactly the same amount of time.