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Robert Evans is a Actor, Book and Producer American born on 29 june 1930 at New York City (USA)
Robert Evans (born June 29, 1930) is an American film producer and former studio executive, best known for his work on Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, and Chinatown.
(1972)
(Producer)
(2003)
(Producer)
(1970)
(Producer)
(1997)
(Producer)
(1993)
(Producer)
(1974)
(Executive Producer)
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Birth name Robert J. Shapera
Nationality USA
Birth 29 june 1930 at New York City (USA)
Death 26 october 2019 (at 89 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 29 june 1930 at New York City (USA)
Death 26 october 2019 (at 89 years)
Robert Evans (born June 29, 1930) is an American film producer and former studio executive, best known for his work on Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, and Chinatown.
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(1972)(Producer)
(2003)(Producer)
(1970)(Producer)
(1997)(Producer)
(1993)(Producer)
(1974)(Executive Producer)
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The Girl from Nagasaki (2013)
, 1h47Origin German
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Christopher Lee, Edoardo Ponti, Sasha Alexander, Michael Wincott, Michael Nyqvist, Robert Evans
Roles U.S. Consul
Rating69%
The film is a reworking of Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, in which the tragic heroine is obsessed with an American pilot.
The Last Shot (2004)
, 1h33Directed by Jeff Nathanson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tim Blake Nelson, Calista Flockhart, Ray Liotta
Roles Self (Uncredited)
Rating57%
FBI agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) has been assigned to coming up with an elaborate scheme to take down infamous mob boss John Gotti. He assumes the role of a Hollywood producer and tells all the right lies to enlist a stooge to help execute his sting. He finds unsuspecting wannabe writer/director Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick), who'd do just about everything to get the chance to direct a feature. Schats falls for the pitch, but what Devine doesn't tell Schats is that the movie will never be made.
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
, 1h33Directed by Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Robert Evans, Eddie Albert, Norma Shearer, Ali MacGraw, Francis Ford Coppola, Catherine Deneuve
Roles Narrator
Rating72%
The book chronicles Evans' rise from childhood to radio star to film star to production chief of Paramount Pictures to independent producer, his marriage to Ali MacGraw, his downfall including his 1980 cocaine bust and implication in the murder of Roy Radin, aka "The Cotton Club Murder", his banishment from Paramount Pictures, and his return to the studio in the early 1990s.
, 1h26Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Films about films, Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Eric Idle, Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Richard Jeni, Leslie Stefanson
Roles Robert Evans
Rating35%
A director by the name of Alan Smithee has been allowed to direct Trio, a big-budget action film starring Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg and Jackie Chan. The studio recuts the film, and when Smithee sees the results (which he describes as being "worse than Showgirls"), he wants to disown the film. However, since his name is also the pseudonym used by Hollywood when someone does not want to have their name attached to a bad film, he steals the film and flees, threatening to destroy the film by burning it.
Cannes Man (1996)
, 1h28Directed by Richard Martini
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes La provence
Actors Francesco Quinn, Seymour Cassel, Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, Jack Ong, Luana Anders
Roles Self
Rating51%
Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky (Quinn) is a dumb part-time cab driver in New York who wants to break into film business. He doesn't have anything to offer, and just thinks that he can start at the top, as a writer. Opportunity knocks on Frank's door when he goes to the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France to deliver some props to Troma, Inc.
The Best of Everything (1959)
, 2h1Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Hope Lange, Diane Baker, Suzy Parker, Joan Crawford, Robert Evans, Stephen Boyd
Roles Dexter Key
Rating65%
Caroline Bender (Lange) is an ambitious young secretary in a publishing firm who, when jilted, finds consolation in the arms of editor Mike Rice (Boyd). Gregg Adams (Parker) is a typist and an aspiring actress romantically involved with stage director David Savage (Jourdan). When the director dumps her, she is devastated, falls from a fire escape while lurking outside his apartment, and dies.
, 1h41Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Evans, Hugh O'Brian, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews
Roles Felix Griffin
Rating63%
Version Western du "Carrefour de la mort" (1947) d'Henry Hathaway servi par la musique de "Le jour où la Terre s’arrêta" (1951) de Robert Wise, ce film tant décrié a néanmoins de nombreux atouts. Synoptique: Daniel, un pilleur de banque, purge sa peine avec pour compagnon de cellule, Felix, criminel et psychopathe. Une fois libre, Felix entreprend de terroriser la famille de Dan et d'assassiner ses amis...
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
, 2h2Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Troy Donahue
Roles Irving Thalberg
Rating70%
In the early 1900s, actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney) is working in vaudeville with his wife Cleva (Dorothy Malone). Chaney quits the show and Cleva announces that she is pregnant. Lon is happy and tells Cleva that he has been hired by the famous comedy team Kolb and Dill for an upcoming show.
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
, 2h10Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Sports films, Bullfighting films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Errol Flynn, Eddie Albert, Gregory Ratoff
Roles Pedro Romero
Rating61%
Paris, 1922. Jake Barnes vit à Paris depuis sa démobilisation de la guerre 14/18 et il est journaliste au « New York Herald ». Un soir, il se rend à un bal musette où il retrouve des amis dont le romancier Robert Cohn. Arrive Lady Brett Ashley qui n’est pas une inconnue pour Jake. Elle fut son infirmière à l’hôpital pendant la guerre où ils tombèrent amoureux mais à la suite de sa blessure contractée sur le champ de bataille, Jake est devenu impuissant. Depuis, ils entretiennent une amitié amoureuse. Pour tenter d’oublier cette déconvenue Brett multiplie les aventures. Elle a promis d’épouser un Écossais Mike Campbell, joyeux drille plutôt porté sur la bouteille, tout en étant très courtisée notamment par Robert Cohn qui tombe immédiatement fou d’elle. En compagnie de son ancien compagnon d’armes, Bill Gorton, Jake part à Pampelune en Espagne assister aux corridas. À peine arrivé aux fêtes de la San Fermin, Jake a la surprise de retrouver Brett entourée de tous ses prétendants. Le groupe ne se quitte plus, et participe à toutes les festivités : débarquement des taureaux, encierro à travers les rues, corrida… Brett se laisse courtiser par un jeune torero, Pedro Romero, sous le regard furieux de Robert qui finit par agresser le jeune homme. Le lendemain, Pedro triomphe aux arènes et Jake apprend que Brett s’est enfuie en compagnie du torero. Pour Robert et Mike, la fête est finie. C’est à Biarritz que Jake reçoit des nouvelles de Brett, elle lui lance un appel de détresse espérant démarrer une nouvelle vie avec lui.
Lydia Bailey (1952)
, 1h29Directed by Jean Negulesco, Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin, William Horace Marshall, Luis van Rooten, Robert Evans
Roles Soldier
Rating63%
Albion Hamlin, a farmer and lawyer from Maine, defends a Boston publisher from prosecution under the Alien and Sedition Acts and falls in love with his daughter Lydia after seeing a painting of her. He looks for her in revolution-torn Haiti and the two eventually become involved in the American action against the Barbary pirates.
Scriptwriter
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
, 1h33Directed by Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Robert Evans, Eddie Albert, Norma Shearer, Ali MacGraw, Francis Ford Coppola, Catherine Deneuve
Roles Book
Rating72%
The book chronicles Evans' rise from childhood to radio star to film star to production chief of Paramount Pictures to independent producer, his marriage to Ali MacGraw, his downfall including his 1980 cocaine bust and implication in the murder of Roy Radin, aka "The Cotton Club Murder", his banishment from Paramount Pictures, and his return to the studio in the early 1990s.
Producer
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
, 1h56Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Bebe Neuwirth, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Parisse
Roles Producer
Rating65%
Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) is a writer who works for a magazine called Composure as the "How to..." girl. She is bored and wishes she could write more about important things, such as politics, economics, religion, poverty; stuff she actually cares about. She soon finds herself writing an article called "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". The idea comes about when Andie's friend, Michelle (Kathryn Hahn), experiences a minor breakdown after yet another break-up. Using her friend as inspiration, Andie reveals how she will actually start dating a guy and drive him away but "only using the classic mistakes women make".
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
, 1h30Directed by Sam Weisman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney, Oliver Hudson, William Duell
Roles Producer
Rating55%
Henry and Nancy Clark are a couple living in a quiet Ohio town. Married for 27 years, their last child has left home and Nancy is suffering from empty nest syndrome. Unbeknownst to her, Henry has lost his job due to corporate downsizing and has an interview in New York. Nancy sneaks on the plane with him and they begin a disastrous series of misadventures. Their plane is rerouted to Boston, their luggage is lost, they are mugged at gunpoint and their daughter has used their credit card to the point where it has reached its limit. They are thrown out of their hotel by a pompous manager (John Cleese) who also indulges in cross dressing. Forced to live by their wits on the street, the couple find themselves caught up in a robbery, chased by the police through Central Park and also finding renewed love between them. In the end, Henry aces his job interview and the two begin a new life together in "The Big Apple".
The Saint (1997)
, 1h56Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films
Actors Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Šerbedžija, Alun Armstrong, Henry Goodman, Michael Byrne
Roles Producer
Rating61%
At the Saint Ignatius Orphanage, a rebellious boy named John Rossi refers to himself as "Simon Templar" and leads a group of fellow orphans as they attempt to run away to escape their harsh treatment. When Simon is caught by the head priest, he witnesses the tragic death of a girl he had taken a liking to when she accidentally falls from a balcony.
The Phantom (1996)
, 1h40Directed by Simon Wincer
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Patrick McGoohan
Roles Producer
Rating50%
In the early 16th century, a young boy witnesses his father's death at the hands of Kabai Sengh during an attack on their ship by the ruthless Sengh Brotherhood. He is washed ashore on an island called Bengalla and found on the beach by tribesman who take him to their village. There he is given the Skull Ring and swears to devote his life to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. In adulthood, he adopts the identity of "The Phantom", a masked avenger. The role of The Phantom is passed on from father to son through centuries, leading people to believe in a single, immortal figure and accordingly to nickname him "The Ghost Who Walks" and "The Man Who Never Dies".