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Robert Mitchum
born 6 august, 1917 in bridgeport, connecticut; died 1 july, 1997 in montecito, california, of lung cancer and emphysema-related complications.
first achieved fame as a child poet in his native new england. he was a teenage hobo during the great depression and served time on a georgia chaingang for vagrancy.
began his hollywood career in the hopalong cassidy 'horse operas' before graduating to full features and howard hughes' rko studio. was infamously arrested for possession and use of illegal narcotics in 1948, although this was later expunged from his record and he was cleared of all charges.
although he had a reputation as a fighter, womaniser, drug-taker and drunkard, mitchum was highly regarded in hollywood, not least for his high level of professionalism on set, and for his willingness to stand up for his supporting cast and crew.
he appeared in approximately 120 movies, notably ' Out Of The Past' (1947), ' The Night Of The Hunter' (1955), 'heaven knows, mr allison' (1957), ' Thunder Road' (1958), ' The Sundowners' (1960), both versions of ' Cape Fear' (1962 and 1991), 'ryan's daughter' (1970), 'the friends of eddie coyle' (1973), and the tv miniseries 'north and south' (1985) and 'war and rememberance' (1988-89).
he never won an oscar but was nominated as best supporting actor in 1945 for his role in 'the story of g i joe'. shortly after his death, fellow actor Jack Nicholson dedicated his oscar to mitchum.
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War and Remembrance, Parts 1-7
(2004)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Victoria Tennant, Hart Bochner
Director: Dan Curtis
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The continuation of Herman Wouk's epochal saga that began with "The Winds of War" (1983). This sequel begins one week following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and recreates the events of World War II. The actions of real historical figures are intertwined with those of fictional characters who are ..read more »
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61%
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Dead Man
on DVD (1995)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Gabriel Byrne
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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William Blake (Johnny Depp) set out on an exciting journey to start his life over in a new town with a new job. He never could have prepared himself for what was to come. Through a mysterious chain of events, he becomes involved in a love triangle that ends in a double murder--with him as the ..read more »
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65%
from 2,023 members
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Cape Fear
(2 discs)
on DVD (1991)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information ..read more »
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70%
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Scrooged
on DVD (1988)
Starring: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane
Director: Richard Donner
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Frank (Bill Murray) is a network TV President and modern-day Scrooge. Always looking out for number one, the stingy, uncaring curmudgeon places everyone else's needs last. But his holiday spirit is about to get a rude awakening when he is visited by three zany ghosts, who force him to re-examine ..read more »
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70%
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Agency
on DVD (1981)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors, Valerie Perrine
Director: George Kaczender
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The world of advertising is the setting for a brilliant scheme to influence and control the minds of millions of people exposed to the media. Based on the novel by Paul Gotlieb.
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40%
from 20 members
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Nightkill
on DVD (1980)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jaclyn Smith, Mike Connors
Director: Ted Post
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Eternally cool Robert Mitchum plays a world-weary private investigator hired by a wealthy industrialist's wife (Jaclyn Smith) to locate her missing husband. The woman seems anxious about her husband's disappearance but in reality knows more than she is letting on about his whereabouts--it was she ..read more »
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42%
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The Amsterdam Kill
on DVD (1978)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Richard Egan, Leslie Nielsen
Director: Robert Clouse
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After being kicked off the force for stealing drug money, former DEA Agent Quinlan is hired by the leader of an Amsterdam drug cartel. Quinlan takes on the job to "do right" by the DEA, but when his first tip offs end up in the death of DEA agents, questions are asked about his trustworthiness.
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41%
from 42 members
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Matilda
on DVD (1978)
Starring: Elliott Gould, Robert Mitchum, Harry Guardino
Director: Daniel Mann
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Several enterprising fellows come up with the idea of training a kangaroo named Matilda to box in championship matches, and the marsupial pugilist turns out to throw a mean punch.
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52%
from 300 members
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The Big Sleep
on DVD (1977)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Harry Andrews, Richard Todd
Director: Michael Winner
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A faithful remake of the 1946 original in which private eye Philip Marlowe finds himself involved in murder, blackmail and violence when hired to protect a General's young daughter.
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51%
from 629 members
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The Last Tycoon
on DVD (1977)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Jeanne Moreau
Director: Elia Kazan
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The seedy underbelly of the Hollywood film industry is brought to light in Elia Kazan's powerful adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's last, unfinished novel. Robert DeNiro anchors the film with his commanding portrayal of 1930s movie mogul Monroe Stahr (modelled after MGM's studio head Irving ..read more »
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52%
from 166 members
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The Yakuza
on DVD (1975)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Sydney Pollack directed this action drama in which a Yakuza boss has kidnapped the daughter of a shipping executive named George Tanner, believing that he has cheated him in a gun deal. Tanner (Brian Keith) enlists the aid of his old army buddy, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum), to go to Japan and ..read more »
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74%
from 80 members
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Young Billy Young
on DVD (1969)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker Jr.
Director: Burt Kennedy
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Ben Kane is a peace-loving man, but he takes the job of Deputy Marshall in order to settle a score with the chief trouble-maker. He soon has to deal with others in the town who are looking to create trouble for him, like Billy, a young sharpshooter, and Lily, a saloon dancer.
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45%
from 6 members
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Five Card Stud
on DVD (1968)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Inger Stevens
Director: Henry Hathaway
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A stranger is caught cheating in a game of five card stud in a Rincon, Colorado saloon in 1880. Van Moran (Dean Martin) unsuccessfully tries to save the gambler's life as the other five players lynch the cheat. Meanwhile, a gold rush has brought a group of outsiders to Rincon, like gun-toting ..read more »
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60%
from 232 members
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Anzio
on DVD (1968)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy
Director: Edward Dmytryk
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Classic World War II story of the Allied landing at Anzio Beach in Italy, the first and most costly battle of the Italian Campaign. Robert Mitchum stars as an American news correspondent covering the landing, under fire, of British and American troops. Based on a novel by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas.
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63%
from 201 members
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El Dorado
on DVD (1966)
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan
Director: Howard Hawks
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In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) to scare the MacDonalds in hope that they'll back down. Cole is pleased to ..read more »
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73%
from 433 members
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The List of Adrian Messenger
on DVD (1963)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter
Director: John Huston
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Messenger asks a friend to check into a list of names before leaving on a trip. When his plane is blown out of the sky, the matter becomes more serious. As his friend checks into the list, each seems to have died in mysterious circumstances. As he goes down the list, the deaths become more recent ..read more »
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67%
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The Sundowners
(1960)
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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Garnering an impressive five Oscar nominations and containing a starring role for Robert Mitchum, THE SUNDOWNERS is a drama weaved around the daily lives of the Carmody family. The family members work together as sheep herders and find themselves constantly travelling in order to find further ..read more »
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The Grass Is Greener
on DVD (1960)
Starring: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons
Director: Stanley Donen
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When American millionaire Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum) stumbles into the private quarters of Victor (Cary Grant) and Hilary (Deborah Kerr), an English aristocratic couple who allow public tours through their stately mansion, he brings a whirlwind of trouble with him. Hilary's dissatisfaction ..read more »
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The Hunters
on DVD (1958)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner
Director: Dick Powell
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This classic war film features the talents of Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner. Mitchum is Major Cleve Saville and Wagner is Lt. Ed Pell, two pilots with differing demeanours. Mitchum is more reserved, while Wagner is cockier. Amidst the drama of war, romance rears its head, giving the soldiers ..read more »
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58%
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Heaven Knows Mr Allison
on DVD (1957)
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum
Director: John Huston
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A nun who has yet to take her vows and a Marine are stranded together on a remote South Pacific island controlled by Japanese troops. As time passes they learn to survive together and grow closer in understa ding for one another as they await rescue by Ameriacn troops.
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64%
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The Night Of The Hunter
on DVD (1955)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Director: Charles Laughton
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In this eerie meditation on good and evil, a schizophrenic preacher--possibly the devil himself--relentlessly hunts two small children (Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce) across the Depression-era Bible Belt to get at their dead father's stolen fortune. In Robert Mitchum's career-defining role as ..read more »
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76%
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Track Of The Cat
on DVD (1954)
Starring: Robert Mitchum
Director: William A. Wellman
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Set in the vast wilderness of northern California during the late 19th century, TRACK OF THE CAT centres on the Bridges family, who live out in the middle of nowhere. When a mountain cat attacks and kills one of the boys, older brother Curt (Robert Mitchum) vows to seek out the beast and avenge his ..read more »
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Good 24 July 2004
...This one is a much better film than 'The Big Sleep' the other remake with Robert Mitchum, and is well worth a look, but the Dick Powell version is 2 stars better....
Gripping 27 February 2005
A descent ripoff of Rio Bravo 8 July 2004
