Martin Balsam — Actor (39)
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Unknown Soldier (1995)
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Marcello Aliprandi actor: Martin Balsam / Gene Collins …
other title: Soldato Ignoto
In 1943, a group of Italian and Allied soldiers find themselves trapped inside an abandoned villa. When they discover that they are in fact dead and that the villa is the starting point of their journey into afterlife, each character tells his life story, united in the belief that they have died unjustly in a senseless war. The youngest, whose wife is expecting a child, wants to return to the world.
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Kids Like These (1987)
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Georg Stanford Brown actor: Martin Balsam / Warde Q. Butler …
Bob and Joanna, both over 40 years old, have a baby with the Down syndrome. Their doctor advises them to give the child away, not to "waste their time" with a kid with a mental deficiency. But the parents decide to keep their son, to allow him a life with dignity and to support him as best as possible. And their devotion bears fruit...
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Conquered City (1962)
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Joseph Anthony actor: David Niven / Lea Massari …
other title: Os Heróis Também Matam / La ciudad prisionera …
Filmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed), Conquered City is an all-star World War II drama financed in Italy and filmed in Greece. An Athens hotel, full of refugees and expatriates of all nationalities, is captured by Allied troops in the closing days of the War. British Major David Niven has been ordered to prevent a cache of weapons hidden in the hotel from falling into the hands of renegade troops. He cannot allow himself to trust anyone--not even the most innocent-looking (or attractive) of guests. Originally titled La Citta Prigioniera. Conquered City was released in English-speaking countries outside the U.S. as Captive City.
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The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
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Robert Mulligan actor: Ralph Bellamy / Martin Balsam …
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
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Siege (1978)
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Richard Pearce actor: Martin Balsam / Sylvia Sidney …
A drama about a community of senior citizens who are terrorized by a ruthless neighborhood gang. After learning that the police are stymied because the victims are too scared to testify against the bullying leader, a semi-retired toolmaker decides to take a stand.
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Chronicle of a Homicide (1972)
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Mauro Bolognini actor: Massimo Ranieri / Martin Balsam …
other title: Mordanklage gegen einen Studenten / Chronique d'un homicide …
Roma.During a clash between demonstrating laborers (whose fight the students have joined) a policeman and a student are both killed. The investigating magistrate - in charge of the case with two commissioners - wants to believe to the version of the police: the student was killed by one of the laborers, while the policeman would have been killed by Massimo Trotti.
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Harlow (1965)
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Gordon Douglas actor: 卡罗尔·贝克 / Red Buttons …
other title: Harlow, A Venus Platinada / Jean Harlow - Glanz und Glorie Hollywoods …
Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern before tragedy strikes.
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Trilogy (1969)
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Frank Perry actor: Geraldine Page / 米尔德里德·纳特威克 …
other title: 卡波特三部曲 / 三部曲 …
Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
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The Last Match (1990)
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法布里齐奥·德·安吉利斯 actor: 欧内斯特·博格宁 / 查尔斯·纳皮尔 …
other title: The Last Match - Der letzte Fight / Le Dernier match …
The daughter of a star quarterback is falsely accused of drug smuggling while visiting a small Caribbean island. After his attempts to get her out of jail fail, his coach and teammates show up in full football gear and armed to the teeth, ready to free her by any means necessary.
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La Classe américaine (1993)
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Dominique Mézerette / Michel Hazanavicius actor: Christine Delaroche / Évelyne Grandjean …
other title: 美国格调
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)