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  • Raid On Rommel
  • Raid On Rommel review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 2.0 stars Remains Rearranged for Remake! 20 February 2009
    ... made for TV and that its Director was in his mid-Seventies when he made it. Henry Hathaway Directed some very good films, most of the best being Westerns, because he cut ...   Read customer review
  • The Desert Fox
  • The Desert Fox review by A customer from Harrogate
    Rated - 4.0 stars Good Film, Bad History 12 December 2008
    ...butions from Luther Adler - a totally convincing Hitler - and Cedric Hardwicke. Henry Hathaway's direction is typically gritty - the documentary style he used so successfully...   Read customer review
  • How The West Was Won
  • How The West Was Won review by duke51 from Peterlee
    Rated - 3.0 stars all those stars 19 March 2009
    ...by nature episodic covering 50 years,directed by stalwarts like George Marshall.Henry Hathaway and John Ford.The film follows the fortunes of the Prescott family,making an ep...   Read customer review

Henry Hathaway - filmography


  • Raid On Rommel on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Richard Burton,  John Colicos,  Clinton Greyn
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Posing as a Nazi officer, Allied commando Captain Foster (Richard Burton) infiltrates the heavily armed ranks of General Rommel (Wolfgang Preiss) as part of a desperate plan to destroy the heavy German artillery at Tobruk in North Africa.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 822 members
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  • Airport - Blu-ray (1970)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Dean Martin,  Jean Seberg
    Director: George Seaton,  Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    One of the original 'disaster' movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger threatens to blow up an inbound plane. Based on Arthur Hailey's novel. Sequels include Airport 1975, Airport ..read more »
    1 star out of 5 20% from 1 member
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  • True Grit - Blu-ray (1969)
    Starring: John Wayne,  John Wayne,  Glen Campbell
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A pure Western in which a lawman tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis's novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 585 members
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  • True Grit on DVD (1969)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Glen Campbell,  Kim Darby
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A pure Western in which a lawman tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis's novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 3,447 members
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  • Five Card Stud on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Robert Mitchum,  Dean Martin,  Inger Stevens
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 309 members
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  • The Sons Of Katie Elder on DVD (1965)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Dean Martin,  Martha Hyer
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Henry Hathaway directs the 1965 psychological Western The Sons of Katie Elder. Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral. John (John Wayne) is the gunfighter, Tom (Dean Martin) is the gambler, Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one, and Bud (Michael Anderson Jr.) is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,671 member
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  • Nevada Smith on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Steve McQueen,  Karl Malden,  Brian Keith
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 538 members
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  • North To Alaska on DVD (1960)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Stewart Granger,  Ernie Kovacs
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A tough Alaskan gold digger (John Wayne) agrees to pick up his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancee, but when he finds her married to another man he brings back a beautiful substitute instead. With both men vying for her favor, trouble inevitably breaks out between the best friends, exacerbated by a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 501 members
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  • Legend Of The Lost on DVD (1957)
    Starring: John Wayne,  Sophia Loren,  Rossano Brazzi
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    When Joe January is hired to search for a man and a legendary, lost treasure in the Sahara Desert accompanied by his hirer and a prostitute he little realises how much each will have to fight for survival.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 91 members
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  • Prince Valiant on DVD (1954)
    Starring: James Mason,  Janet Leigh,  Robert Wagner
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The Saturday matinee adventure classic is back! Young Prince Valiant travels to Camelot to become a squire for Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur's legendary knights, unaware that the traitor that sold his father King Aguar to the pagan rival King Sligon is already seated at the Round Table! With ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 27 members
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  • Garden Of Evil (1954)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Susan Hayward,  Richard Widmark
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark and Cameron Mitchell portray three somewhat disreputable 19th-century soldiers of fortune, en route to California to prospect for gold. Stopping over in a tiny Mexican village, the three men are hired by Susan Hayward to rescue her husband, who is trapped in a gold mine ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 54% from 142 members
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  • Prince Valiant - Blu-ray (1954)
    Starring: James Mason,  Janet Leigh,  Robert Wagner
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The Saturday matinee adventure classic is back! Young Prince Valiant travels to Camelot to become a squire for Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur's legendary knights, unaware that the traitor that sold his father King Aguar to the pagan rival King Sligon is already seated at the Round Table! With ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 33 members
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  • Niagara on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Marilyn Monroe,  Joseph Cotten,  Jean Peters
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The dark side of a seemingly naive blonde is seen in this suspense-thriller as she plots to kill her new husband while on honeymoon at Niagara Falls. Great scenery and many surprises.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 906 members
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  • The Desert Fox on DVD (1951)
    Starring: James Mason,  Cedric Hardwicke,  Jessica Tandy
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    James Mason delivers a strong performance in the title role of this sympathetic study of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. In the early '40s, Rommel's juggernaut Afrika Korps dominated North Africa. But as the tide turned and he came to the painful realization that his Fuhrer, to whom he had sworn ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 775 members
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  • Call Northside 777 (1948)
    Starring: James Stewart,  Richard Conte,  Lee J. Cobb
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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...
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 451 members
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  • Kiss Of Death on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Richard Widmark,  Karl Malden,  Victor Mature
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 427 members
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  • 13 Rue Madeleine on DVD (1946)
    Starring: Frank Latimore,  Richard Conte,  James Cagney
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 257 members
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  • The House On 92nd Street on DVD (1945)
    Starring: William Eythe,  Lloyd Nolan,  Signe Hasso
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A groundbreaking film for its docu-drama feel, this film about counterespionage efforts against Nazi spies in New York was filmed with the cooperation of the FBI. This exciting story was based on an actual incident in which a Nazi agent attempted to steal parts of the atom bomb and uses newsreel as ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 72 members
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  • Wing And A Prayer on DVD (1944)
    Starring: Don Ameche,  Dana Andrews,  William Eythe
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A story of a Pacific-based aircraft carrier set in the early days of the war, charting the frustrations of the crew as the boat evades warfare on its mission simply as a decoy. Jerome Cady was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but Glen MacWilliams' cinematography (which ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 82 members
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  • Sundown on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Gene Tierney,  Bruce Cabot,  George Sanders
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    British army major Coombes (George Sanders) cannot abide the local Arab population, and he has even less time for district commissioner Crawford (Bruce Cabot), who has befriended the natives. Crawford is particularly fond of the beautiful Zia (Gene Tierney), whom Coombes suspects of being a Nazi ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 11 members
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  • Souls At Sea on DVD (1937)
    Starring: George Raft,  Gary Cooper,  Frances Dee
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the true story of the William Brown murders, this courtroom potboiler set in 1842 Philadelphia tells the story of Nuggin' Taylor who is tried and convicted for mass murder at sea before evidence arrives that the Queen of England enlisted him to sabotage the slave trade. While gathering ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 27 members
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  • The Trail Of Lonesome Pine on DVD (1936)
    Starring: Spanky McFarland,  Henry Fonda,  Fuzzy Knight
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This adaptation of John Fox Jr.'s novel was the first feature to be shot outdoors in Technicolor. It tells the tale of a railroad engineer who inadvertently fans the flames of an ancient family feud when he arrives to build a line through the Blue Ridge Mountains. Academy Award Nominations: Best ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 20 members
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  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Franchot Tone,  Richard Cromwell
    Director: Henry Hathaway
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the experienced but insubordinate Lieutenant Alan McGregor receives as replacement, the arrogant Lieutenant Forsythe ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4 members
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Henry Hathaway facts

5 most recent films

Raid On Rommel - 3.0 stars
Airport - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
True Grit - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
True Grit - 3.5 stars
Five Card Stud - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

True Grit - 3.5 stars
How The West Was Won - 3.5 stars
Kiss Of Death - 3.5 stars
The Sons Of Katie Elder - 3.5 stars
Call Northside 777 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Diplomatic Courier - 3 stars
Airport - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Sundown - 2.0 stars
Go West, Young Man - 2.5 stars
Prince Valiant - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Wayne - 12 times - show films
Karl Malden - 8 times - show films
James Stewart - 7 times - show films
Henry Fonda - 7 times - show films
Lee J. Cobb - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

George Marshall - 6 times - show films
John Ford - 6 times - show films
Bernard Vorhaus - 1 times - show films
Bernard Vorha - 1 times - show films
William A. Seiter - 1 times - show films