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Lights to dim on Broadway for Malden -
3 July 2009
-The lights of New York's theatre district will be dimmed on Thursday night (02Jul09) to honour Oscar winner Karl Malden, who died on Wednesday (01Jul09).-
-The 97 year old had a long affiliation with the Broadway stage - he made his Big Apple stage debut in 1937 and
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Douglas remembers Malden -
2 July 2009
-Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has paid tribute to his longtime friend Karl Malden, who passed away on Wednesday (01Jul09) - insisting no one knew him as well as the Oscar winner.-
-Douglas and Malden met as youngsters at college and struck up a firm friendship which la
Karl Malden - what members say
review by from London, England
Masterpiece!! 24 October 2005
review by Cato from Shropshire
Must see classic 17 October 2006
review by from London
A nudge is as good as a wink to a blind bat 6 December 2005
Karl Malden - filmography
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Vanished Without A Trace
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Karl Malden, Tim Ransom, Tom Hodges
Director: Vern Gillum
Certificate: 
When a school bus is hijacked with 26 children still on board the close community is devastated by their disappearance. The police force is clueless to solve it but Karl Malden (ON THE WATERFRONT, PATTON) who plays the heroic driver, gives the hijackers more than they bargained for.
 
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from 121 members
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Starring: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas
Director: Irwin Allen
Certificate: 
Picking up where the "Poseidon Adventure" left off, this action packed yarn tells the story of how a group of rescue workers descend on the overturned Poseidon to try and salvage the remnants of the crippled ship. Among them, posing as a medic, is the nefarious Captain Svevo, who arrives in order ..read more »
53%
from 61 members
Currently unavailable
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The Cat O'Nine Tails - Blu-ray
(1971)
Starring: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak
Director: Dario Argento
Certificate: 
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the "animal trilogy" of giallos--or mystery/thrillers--which includes BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's trademark ..read more »
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from 83 members
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The Cat o'Nine Tails
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak
Director: Dario Argento
Certificate:
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Italian master of horror Dario Argento's second directorial effort (and the centerpiece of the 'animal trilogy' of giallos--or mystery/thrillers--which includes BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) is a suspenseful murder mystery infused with the filmmaker's trademark ..read more »
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from 754 members
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Patton
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back The Desert Fox by using the German's own tactics. Promoted ..read more »
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from 4,502 members
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Billion Dollar Brain
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Oscar Homolka
Director: Ken Russell
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A second motion picture outing for anti-hero spy Harry Palmer who, since his work deciphering the riddles surrounding 'The Ipcress File' has decided to break away from the Secret Service and make a living as a private investigator. This time he is sucked into a web of conspiracy involving General ..read more »
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from 1,288 member
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Nevada Smith
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith
Director: Henry Hathaway
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Based on the characters in Harold Robbins' THE CARPETBAGGERS, this is the story of Nevada Smith (Steve McQueen), a half-breed Native American whose parents are viciously murdered by a gang led by Tom Fitch (Karl Malden). Nevada sets out to kill the gang after being taught to use weapons by Jonas ..read more »
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from 538 members
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Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden
Director: John Ford
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This last Western from director John Ford ranks as one of his most ambitious and moving works. Ford outfits his Trail-of-Tears-like saga with a strong cast, stunning cinematography by long-time collaborator William Clothier and a stirring Alex North score. To play the Cheyenne nation desperately ..read more »
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from 8 members
Currently unavailable
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Natalie Wood Collection - Gypsy
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
Director: Mervyn Le Roy
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This stellar Broadway play from Arthur Laurent, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim ranks as one of the great pieces of American musical theatre. The play and the subsequent film feature the enormously popular 'Everything Is Coming Up Roses' and also includes 'Small World', 'All I Need Is The Girl', '..read more »
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from 522 members
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Birdman of Alcatraz
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Hugh Marlowe, James Westerfield, Karl Malden
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Watch now: £2.49
Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another prisoner. Incarcerated in Leavenworth, he adds to his problems by killing a prison ..read more »
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from 1,254 member
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One Eyed Jacks
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer
Director: Marlon Brando
Certificate:
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Western bandit Kid Rio (Marlon Brando) is betrayed by his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden). Escaping from prison, Rio learns that Longworth has become a wealthy and influential lawman. Rio thirsts for revenge, but bides his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. In the meantime, Rio ..read more »
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from 799 members
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One Eyed Jacks - Blu-ray
(1961)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer
Director: Marlon Brando
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Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Western bandit Kid Rio (Marlon Brando) is betrayed by his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden). Escaping from prison, Rio learns that Longworth has become a wealthy and influential lawman. Rio thirsts for revenge, but bides his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. In the meantime, Rio ..read more »
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from 2 members
Not available for rental
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On The Waterfront - Blu-ray
(1954)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Elia Kazan
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Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered. He knows that the ..read more »
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from 57 members
Currently unavailable
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On The Waterfront
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Elia Kazan
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Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered. He knows that the ..read more »
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from 14,613 members
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Ruby Gentry
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden
Director: King Vidor
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A hot-tempered girl, hopelessly in love with a handsome gentleman, is broken-hearted when he marries another. She then marries a wealthy man, and uses his money to exact revenge on the man she once loved.
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from 32 members
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A Streetcar Named Desire
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter
Director: Elia Kazan
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In the classic play by Tennessee Williams, brought to the screen by Elia Kazan, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) comes to visit her pregnant sister, Stella (Kim Hunter), in a seedy section of New Orleans. Stella's boorish husband, Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando), not only regards ..read more »
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from 4,208 members
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The Halls Of Montezuma
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Robert Wagner
Director: Lewis Milestone
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Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited, director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson, an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission ..read more »
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from 509 members
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Kiss Of Death
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Victor Mature
Director: Henry Hathaway
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A two bit thief (Mature) puts his family in untold danger when the district attorney convinces him to squeal on a fellow inmate at Sing Sing: the homicidal psychopath will stop at nothing to gain revenge. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Richard Widmark, Best Original Story.
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from 427 members
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Karl Malden facts
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...tation. The plot is excellent as are the characters, and the performances from Karl Malden and Lee J Cobb are exceptional. But of course it's Brando's film. The most fa...
