Fred Zinnemann — Director (30)
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A Way in the Wilderness (1940) IMDb TMDB
A Way in the Wilderness
director: Fred Zinnemann actor: John Nesbitt / Shepperd Strudwick …
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical community believed that the condition was caused by a virus, Goldberger proved that a healthy diet was the cure.
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Friend Indeed (1937) IMDb TMDB
Friend Indeed
director: Fred Zinnemann actor: Pete Smith / Mary Gordon
Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and now has to depend upon the dog to lead him in his daily rounds. 'Sparky" was the dog who was responsible for the Interstate Commerce Commission passing a special ruling allowing guide-dogs to travel first-class in Pullman cars to accompany their blind partner, and not as animals confined to the baggage car. Smith shows how 'Sparky' went to Washington D. C. with his master and helped sell the change to the legislators.
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Benjy (1951) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Benjy
director: Fred Zinnemann actor: Lee Aaker / Neville Brand …
other title: 班吉
Benjy is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Oscar in 1952 for Documentary Short Subject. Henry Fonda narrates this short film about a boy who was handicapped from birth. An orthopedic pediatrician wants to provide a therapeutic regimen that could cure the child, a scoliosis patient, but first he needs to convince the boy's parents, who have rejected the child because of his disabilities.
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Teresa (1951)
Teresa
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 皮耶尔·安杰利 / 约翰·埃里克森 …
other title: 初恋 / 特里萨
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My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
My Brother Talks to Horses
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 杰基·詹金斯 / 彼特·劳福德 …
other title: 小财神 / 내 남동생은 말과 이야기한다 …
Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John carries on a romance with the lovely Martha.
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Kid Glove Killer (1942) Douban
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 凡·赫夫林 / 玛莎·亨特 …
First feature film from director Fred Zinneman is a snappy little "B" feature that features Van Heflin as the head of a city crime lab who solves the murder of the town mayor by analyzing evidence from the crime.
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The Sundowners (1960) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Sundowners
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 彼得·乌斯蒂诺夫 / 罗伯特·米彻姆 …
other title: 游牧客 / 牧野游民 …
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
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The Seventh Cross (1944) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Seventh Cross
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 斯宾塞·屈塞 / 西涅·哈索 …
other title: 还我自由 / 第七个十字路口 …
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.
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The Men (1950) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Men
director: 弗雷德·金尼曼 actor: 马龙·白兰度 / 特雷莎·怀特 …
other title: 男儿本色 / 男人们 …
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.