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Phil Karlson - filmography


  • Walking Tall (1973)
    Starring: Joe Don Baker,  Elizabeth Hartman,  Gene Evans
    Director: Phil Karlson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser whom almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
    3 stars out of 5 66% from 28 members
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  • Kid Galahad on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Lola Albright,  Charles Bronson
    Director: Phil Karlson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A musical remake of the 1937 film with Edward G. Robinson. Here, a typically naive Presley stumbles out of the army and into the waiting arms of a boxing coach who molds him into a powerhouse fighter. But the King really just wants to settle down and start a family.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 425 members
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  • Tight Spot on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Ginger Rogers,  Edward G. Robinson,  Brian Keith
    Director: Phil Karlson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A former gangster's mistress is moved from prison to a hotel in the hope that she will testify against her former lover. If she testifies she faces the risk of assassination. If she doesn't testify, she will face the anger of attorney Hallet.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 61 members
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  • Kansas City Confidential on DVD (1952)
    Starring: John Payne,  Coleen Gray,  Preston Foster
    Director: Phil Karlson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL is a hard-hitting film noir starring John Payne as Joe Rolfe, an ex-con who's trying to go straight with a job as a deliveryman for a florist company. Unfortunately, a gang of thugs (the sinister trio of Jack Elam, Neville Brand, and Lee Van Cleef) led by a criminal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 101 members
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Phil Karlson facts

5 most recent films

Walking Tall - 3.0 stars
The Silencers - 2.5 stars
Kid Galahad - 3.0 stars
Tight Spot - 3.0 stars
Kansas City Confidential - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Kid Galahad - 3.0 stars
Kansas City Confidential - 3.0 stars
Ladies Of The Chorus - 3.0 stars
Tight Spot - 3.0 stars
Walking Tall - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Silencers - 2.5 stars
Walking Tall - 3.0 stars
Tight Spot - 3.0 stars
Ladies Of The Chorus - 3.0 stars
Kansas City Confidential - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Joe Don Baker - 3 times - show films
Gene Evans - 2 times - show films
Jack Elam - 2 times - show films
Dona Drake - 2 times - show films
Preston Foster - 2 times - show films