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Richard Conte
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Richard Conte - what members say
review by A customer from Middlesbrough, England
The Fighter is a knock out 6 May 2005
review by from London
Glossy Noir 7 May 2005
review by ChesterDent from London, England
In about two minutes, a bouncer's coming back in here with no sense of humor; he's a foot bigger than you in all directions. 29 September 2006
Richard Conte - filmography
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The Violent Professionals
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Luciano Rossi
Director: Sergio Martino
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A cult classic of the Italian police genre, VIOLENT PROFESSIONALS stars Luc Merenda as an uncompromising detective who pursues criminals with a vengeance bordering on sadism. When the police commissioner is gunned down in broad daylight on the streets of Milan, Merenda dives into the sleazy Italian ..read more »
 
48%
from 188 members
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The Godfather
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Richard Conte, James Caan
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's ..read more »
81%
from 72,401 members
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Lady In Cement
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard Conte
Director: Gordon Douglas
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Private eye Tony Rome is assigned the task of finding the missing girlfriend of a small-time hood. As his investigations progress, however, the tables are turned as Rome finds himself accused of murder...
55%
from 177 members
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Tony Rome
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Gena Rowlands
Director: Gordon Douglas
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The tough, dashing private eye who lives on a boat finds his troubles beginning when, after being hired to escort the daughter of a wealthy businessman, the girl's diamond pin is mysteriously missing. The trail leads him to guns, bullets and love.
60%
from 105 members
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Ocean's 11
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Patrice Wymore, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford
Director: Lewis Milestone
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This caper comedy, perhaps the most uncharacteristic film of director Lewis Milestone's career, stars Frank Sinatra as Danny Ocean. He pulls together a collection of ten old war buddies to pull a heist of five casinos on the same night. Not surprisingly, the characters happen to be members of the ..read more »
63%
from 4,172 members
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They Came To Cordura
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin
Director: Robert Rossen
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In 1916, as U.S. soldiers waged war against Pancho Villa's Mexican troops, Army Major Thomas Thorn (Gary Cooper) is assigned to lead five soldiers and a traitorous female prisoner (Rita Hayworth) to safety in the Texas town of Cordura. This seemingly simple task becomes increasingly complex , ..read more »
54%
from 113 members
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The Big Combo
(1955)
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy
Director: Joseph H Lewis
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Shocking cruelty and explosive performances by Wilde and Conte make this a favorite of film-noir cultists. The plot revolves around Wilde's determination to smash the rackets with the help of the gang boss' ex-girlfriend. As in this outing, director Lewis's deft use of low budgets made him a ..read more »
69%
from 47 members
Due for release on 22nd October 2012
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The Blue Gardenia
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Anne Sothern
Director: Fritz Lang
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In the first of Fritz Lang's trio of newspaper films, Norah, a telephone operator, suspects that she may have committed a murder but is unable to remember. After receiving a "Dear Jane" letter from her boyfriend in the Korean War, Norah impetuously accepts a blind date with lecherous artist, Harry ..read more »
63%
from 184 members
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The Fighter
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Richard Conte, Vanessa Brown, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Herbert Kline
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Based on Jack London's novel "The Mexican," the story follows that of a Mexican fisherman who seeks revenge against the government for the murder of his family. He must overthrow the dictator and decides he must compete as a prize fighter to win enough money to pay the rebels who will help in his cause.
45%
from 93 members
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House of Strangers
(1949)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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A ruthless banker uses his four sons in any way necessary to build his empire in HOUSE OF STRANGERS. However, when the favorite goes to prison for his father's sins, the other three stage a coup and drive the older man to his death, prompting the incarcerated brother to swear an oath of vengeance ..read more »
57%
from 11 members
Currently unavailable
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Whirlpool
on DVD
(1949)
Starring: Gene Tierney, Jose Ferrer, Richard Conte
Director: Otto Preminger
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In this intriguing 1950 film noir, Gene Tierney plays Ann Sutton, the wife of a successful psychoanalyst, who is arrested for shoplifting. Scandal is averted due to the intervention of hypnotist David Korvo (Jose Ferrer) but he manipulates Ann as he knows she really is a shoplifter. This ..read more »
62%
from 451 members
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Cry Of The City
(1948)
Starring: Victor Mature, Shelley Winters, Richard Conte
Director: Robert Sidomak
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Two boyhood pals from New York's Lower East side diverge in their paths through life - Marty becomes a criminal, a killer without remorse, while Candella rises to chief of the homicide bureau. Richard Conte and Victor Mature take the leads in this film noir that is perhaps the most perfectly ..read more »
66%
from 154 members
Currently unavailable
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Call Northside 777
(1948)
Starring: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Henry Hathaway
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When a cop is murdered on patrol small-time crook Frank Wiecke takes the rap and is sentenced to life. Eleven years later, hard-boiled reporter PJ O'Neal is assigned to look into the case but finds the authorities unwilling to co-operate...
70%
from 451 members
Not currently released
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13 Rue Madeleine
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: Frank Latimore, Richard Conte, James Cagney
Director: Henry Hathaway
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As the U.S. prepares for D-Day, a secret branch of the Allied military begins its disinformation campaign. U.S. Military Intelligence does not know that a Nazi mole has infiltrated its ranks. Novice American spy Jeff Lassiter inadvertently tells the mole, who uses the alias "Bill O'Connell," that ..read more »
60%
from 257 members
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A Walk In The Sun
on DVD
(1945)
Starring: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne
Director: Lewis Milestone
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The setting is WWII Italy, with Dana Andrews starring as Sgt. Tyne, one of the officers leading a platoon in an attempt to take a farmhouse in the Italian countryside, which is now a German stronghold. As the troops prepare to attack, they contemplate the lives that have led them to this place and ..read more »
57%
from 120 members
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The Purple Heart
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger
Director: Lewis Milestone
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One of Hollywood's most striking films of World War II has very little war in it, yet it whips up a fearsome power. A U.S. bomber that took part in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo crash-lands in Japanese-occupied China afterward. Captured, the officers and crew are hauled before a Japanese court and ..read more »
47%
from 39 members
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Guadalcanal Diary
on DVD
(1943)
Starring: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix
Director: Lewis Seiler
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Wartime account of the Marine invasion of the Solomon Islands during WWII. Clearly intended to bolster home-front morale, but the better-than-average cast of tough guys and the proximity of the release to the events themselves give the action an added urgency.
56%
from 87 members
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Mask Of Dust
on DVD
Starring: Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, Peter Illing
Director: Terence Fisher
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A car pilot must choose between his love for car-racing, and his wife. His buddy's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival.
39%
from 40 members
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Richard Conte facts
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This stirring stuff concerns Mexico and Richard Conte is excellent and the mood of the film is extremely South American. ...
