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William Ferrari is a Assistant Art Director and Art Direction American born on 21 april 1901

William Ferrari

William Ferrari
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 april 1901
Death 10 september 1962 (at 61 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

William Ferrari (21 April 1901 – 10 September 1962) was an American art director. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.

Best films

How the West Was Won (1962)
(Art Direction)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
(Art Direction)
Gaslight (1944)
(Assistant Art Director)
The Time Machine (1960)
(Art Direction)
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Filmography of William Ferrari (25 films)

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Art

How the West Was Won, 2h35
Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Stewart, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Carolyn Jones
Roles Art Direction
Rating70% 3.548513.548513.548513.548513.54851
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down.
Atlantis: The Lost Continent, 1h31
Directed by George Pal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Films based on plays, Films set in Atlantis
Actors John Dall, Frank DeKova, Edward Platt, Berry Kroeger, William Smith, Edgar Stehli
Roles Art Direction
Rating55% 2.7500752.7500752.7500752.7500752.750075
A Greek fisherman named Demetrios (Sal Ponti, under the screen name of Anthony Hall) and his father rescue Princess Antillia (Joyce Taylor) from a shipwreck without knowing that she is from the technologically advanced civilization of Atlantis. After rescuing the Atlantean princess, Demetrios must travel beyond the Pillars of Hercules to take her home. Upon returning her to her civilization, Demetrios, expecting to receive a reward, is instead enslaved and forced to work in the crater of the volcano which dominates the island.
The Time Machine, 1h43
Directed by George Pal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Whit Bissell, Tom Helmore
Roles Art Direction
Rating74% 3.7483353.7483353.7483353.7483353.748335
On January 5, 1900, four friends arrive for a dinner at the house of H. George Wells (Rod Taylor), an inventor. Their host is late and his housekeeper, Mrs. Watchet, has served dinner in his absence. Bedraggled and exhausted, George staggers in. He takes brief refreshment and begins to describe the strange experiences he has had since the last time the group met.
Terror in a Texas Town, 1h20
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Nedrick Young, Victor Millan, Hank Patterson, Frank Ferguson
Roles Art Direction
Rating67% 3.3966653.3966653.3966653.3966653.396665
The wealthy McNeil wants to control Prairie City and the land around it. He tries to burn out small ranchers and then hires gunfighter Johnny Crale to run them off.
Battle Taxi, 1h22
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Marshall Thompson, Arthur Franz, Jay Barney, Michael Colgan
Roles Art Direction
Rating53% 2.6714652.6714652.6714652.6714652.671465
In the Korean War, Capt. Russ Edwards (Sterling Hayden), the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show Lt. Pete Stacy (Arthur Franz), a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player.
Gog
Gog (1954)
, 1h25
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall, Philip Van Zandt, Michael Fox, William Schallert
Roles Art Direction
Rating54% 2.7051152.7051152.7051152.7051152.705115
Unaccountable, deadly malfunctions begin occurring at a top-secret government facility under the New Mexico desert where a space station is being constructed. Agents from the Office of Scientific Investigation (OSI) in Washington, D.C. are called in to investigate.
Jeopardy
Jeopardy (1953)
, 1h9
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Lee Aaker, Juan Torena, Sol Gorss
Roles Art Direction
Rating66% 3.3471053.3471053.3471053.3471053.347105
Doug and Helen Stilwin (Barry Sullivan and Barbara Stanwyck) along with their son Bobby (Lee Aaker) embark on a vacation into desolate Baja California in Mexico to a remote, deserted fishing spot along the coast that her father used to frequent with his old military buddies. At a roadside barricade heading into the Baja outback, they are inspected by police but are not told about an American killer who has escaped from prison and is at large in the area.
Rogue's March
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Actors Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, Janice Rule, Jack Raine, Patrick Aherne, John Abbott
Roles Art Direction
Rating60% 3.001173.001173.001173.001173.00117
A British officer is falsely accused of treason and drummed out of his regiment. He re-enlists as a private under an assumed name and tries to prove his innocence.
Texas Carnival, 1h17
Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Carnaval, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, Hans Conried, Thurston Hall, Ann Miller
Roles Art Direction
Rating55% 2.754772.754772.754772.754772.75477
A dunk tank at a Texas carnival is operated by Debbie Telford and partner Cornie Quinell. An honest man, Cornie helps the inebriated Dan Sabinas, a millionaire rancher, who is being taken advantage of at another carny booth.
Kind Lady
Kind Lady (1951)
, 1h18
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Betsy Blair, John Williams
Roles Art Direction
Rating70% 3.543383.543383.543383.543383.54338
A seemingly kind painter, Henry Elcott, tricks wealthy art collector Mary Herries into letting him, his wife Ada and their baby live in her London home. Ada has collapsed and a doctor claims it is best she not be moved. It turns out to be a diabolical scheme by Elcott to sell off the artwork of Mrs. Herries and everything else of value she owns while holding her and her housemaid Rose captive in their bedrooms. Elcott's accomplices, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, take over as the butler and maid. Elcott masquerades as the lady's nephew, come to take care of her affairs due to a sudden mental breakdown.
Three Guys Named Mike
Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry Sullivan, Phyllis Kirk, Jeff Donnell
Roles Art Direction
Rating61% 3.0960353.0960353.0960353.0960353.096035
Marcy Lewis is a young woman from Indiana with an ambition to become an airline stewardess and see the world. She takes an American Airlines training course and passes. Her first flight is nearly her last when, after inadvertently offending the pilot, Mike Jamison, she forgets the passengers' food. Mike's intervention earns Marcy a second chance.
Dial 1119
Dial 1119 (1950)
, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, Leon Ames, Keefe Brasselle
Roles Art Direction
Rating66% 3.339753.339753.339753.339753.33975
Homicidal escaped mental patient Gunther Wyckoff (Marshall Thompson) arrives by bus in Terminal City. As he leaves the bus, he is confronted by the bus driver for stealing the driver's Colt pistol. Rather than surrender the weapon Wyckoff kills the bus driver with it.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1949)
, 1h41
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Political films, Films about marriage
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen
Roles Art Direction
Rating73% 3.6975753.6975753.6975753.6975753.697575
Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) follows her husband (Tom Ewell) with a gun one day after suspecting he is having an affair with another woman (Jean Hagen). In her rage, she fires at the couple multiple times. One of the bullets hits her husband in the shoulder.
Sleep, My Love, 1h37
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche, Rita Johnson, George Coulouris, Ralph Morgan
Roles Art Direction
Rating67% 3.393543.393543.393543.393543.39354
Alison Courtland, a wealthy New Yorker, hasn't a clue how she ended up on a train bound for Boston. When she phones her husband, Richard, the police listen in and learn from Richard that his wife has threatened him with a gun. On a flight home, fellow passenger Bruce Elcott falls in love with the married but unhappy Alison. Her husband makes Alison begin seeing Dr. Rhinehart, a psychiatrist. But it turns out that Rhinehart is a fake. He is actually Charles Vernay, a photographer hired by Richard Courtland, who is having an affair with another woman and hopes to get rid of Alison for good.