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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) -- Set in a futuristic vision of the late 1980's, Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after two decades as a political prisoner in Siberia...

Overview

Date of Death:
8 September 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Son, Dylan, with Hoellger. more
STARmeter: ?
Up 9% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 15 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
DVD Review: "The Outrage" Starring Paul Newman
 (From CinemaRetro. 7 February 2009, 3:55 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Mr. North

Filmography

Music Department:
  1. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) (conductor: "Cleopatra" score)

  2. Wise Blood (1979) (music adaptor)
    ... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
    ... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
    ... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
  3. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) (music adaptor)
  4. Solos en la madrugada (1978) (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka Alone in the Dark (International: English title)
  5. "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (composer: theme) (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - Chapter XXI (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Chapter XX (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Chapter XIX (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Chapter XVIII (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Chapter XVII (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
          (16 more)
  6. Lost in the Stars (1974) (musical director)
    ... aka Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
  7. Willard (1971) (musical director)

  8. A Dream of Kings (1969) (conductor)
  9. The Devil's Brigade (1968) (conductor)
  10. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) (conductor)
    ... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
  11. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) (conductor)
    ... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
  12. The Outrage (1964) (conductor)
  13. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (conductor)
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
  14. Cleopatra (1963) (conductor)
  15. The Children's Hour (1961) (conductor)
    ... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK)
  16. The Misfits (1961) (conductor)
  17. Spartacus (1960) (conductor)
    ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
  18. "Playhouse 90" (composer: theme) (134 episodes, 1956-1960)
        - In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Shape of the River (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Journey to the Day (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Alas, Babylon (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
          (129 more)

  19. The Wonderful Country (1959) (conductor)
  20. Home Before Dark (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  21. The King and Four Queens (1956) (conductor)
  22. The Rose Tattoo (1955) (musical director)
  23. Daddy Long Legs (1955) (Paris, Hong Kong, Rio ballet music)
  24. Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  25. Unchained (1955) (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
  26. The American Road (1953) (musical director)
Composer:
  1. The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004)

  2. Poslední motýl (1991)
    ... aka Le cri du papillon (France)
    ... aka Le dernier papillon (France)
    ... aka The Last Butterfly

  3. The Penitent (1988)
    ... aka Los penitentes (Mexico)
  4. John Huston and the Dubliners (1988)
  5. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
  6. The Dead (1987)
  7. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)
  8. Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV)
    ... aka Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (West Germany)
  9. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
  10. Under the Volcano (1984)
  11. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV)
  12. Dragonslayer (1981)
  13. Carny (1980)

  14. Wise Blood (1979)
    ... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
    ... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
    ... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
  15. "The Word" (1978) TV mini-series
  16. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
  17. The Passover Plot (1976)
  18. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) TV mini-series
    ... aka "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I"
  19. Journey Into Fear (1975)
    ... aka Burn Out
  20. Bite the Bullet (1975)
  21. Shanks (1974)
  22. Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)
    ... aka Había una vez un pillo (Mexico)
  23. Pocket Money (1972)
  24. "The Man and the City" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  25. Willard (1971)

  26. A Dream of Kings (1969)
  27. Hard Contract (1969)
  28. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I)
  29. The Devil's Brigade (1968)
  30. Africa (1967) (TV)
  31. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
    ... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
  32. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    ... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
  33. "F.D.R." (1965) TV mini-series
  34. The Outrage (1964)
  35. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
  36. Cleopatra (1963)
  37. All Fall Down (1962)
  38. The Children's Hour (1961)
    ... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK)
  39. Sanctuary (1961)
  40. The Misfits (1961)
  41. Spartacus (1960)
    ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)

  42. The Wonderful Country (1959)
  43. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
  44. South Seas Adventure (1958)
    ... aka Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA)
  45. Hot Spell (1958)
  46. Stage Struck (1958)
  47. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
  48. The Bachelor Party (1957) (uncredited)
  49. Four Girls in Town (1957)
    ... aka 4 Girls in Town (USA: poster title)
  50. The King and Four Queens (1956)
  51. The Rainmaker (1956)
  52. The Bad Seed (1956)
  53. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
  54. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
  55. Man with the Gun (1955)
    ... aka Deadly Peacemaker
    ... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK)
  56. The Racers (1955)
    ... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK)
  57. Desirée (1954)
  58. Go, Man, Go! (1954)
  59. The American Road (1953)
  60. The Member of the Wedding (1952)
  61. Pony Soldier (1952)
    ... aka MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (UK)
  62. Les miserables (1952)
  63. Viva Zapata! (1952)
  64. Death of a Salesman (1951)
  65. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
  66. The 13th Letter (1951)
  67. "The Billy Rose Show" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Billy Rose's Playbill" (USA)
  68. "Your Show of Shows" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)

  69. A Better Tomorrow (1945)
  70. Library of Congress (1945)

  71. China Strikes Back (1937)
  72. Heart of Spain (1937)
  73. The People of the Cumberland (1937)
Soundtrack:
  1. Lyubov v bolshom gorode (2009) (music: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka No Love in the City (International: English title) (USA: working title)
    ... aka Любовь в большом городе (Russia)
    ... aka Love in the Big City (International: English title: informal title)
  2. My Best Friend's Girl (2008) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  3. Happy Feet (2006) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  4. "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka "20 to 01" (Australia: promotional title)
        - World's Best Love Songs (2006) TV episode ("Unchained Melody")
  5. Premios Ondas '05 (2005) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka 52º edición de los premios Ondas (Spain: series title)
  6. Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004) (VG) ("Unchained Melody")
  7. Alfie (2004) (music: "Unchained Melody" (1955))
  8. View from the Top (2003) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  9. "Futurama" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Bendless Love (2001) TV episode (music: "Unchained Melody")
  10. Les frères Soeur (2000) ("Love theme from Spartacus")
    ... aka The Sister Brothers (International: English title)

  11. Matrimoni (1998) (music: "Unchained melody")
    ... aka Les femmes comme les hommes ne sont pas des anges (France: video title)
    ... aka Marriages (USA)
    ... aka Matrimoni (France)
  12. Home Fries (1998) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  13. The Devil's Own (1997) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  14. Clueless (1995) ("OYSTERS & SNAILS (FROM 'SPARTACUS')")
  15. Poslední motýl (1991) (writer: "Revolutionary Song", "Sign of Spring")
    ... aka Le cri du papillon (France)
    ... aka Le dernier papillon (France)
    ... aka The Last Butterfly
  16. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("UNCHAINED MELODY")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  17. Goodfellas (1990) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka GoodFellas (USA: promotional title (video box title) (poster title))
  18. Ghost (1990) (writer: "UNCHAINED MELODY")
  19. Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One (1990) (V) (writer: "Unchained Melody")

  20. Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (1989) (TV) (writer: "2001 Overture")
  21. Baby It's You (1983) (writer: "Unchained Melody")

  22. Journey Into Fear (1975) (music: "LONELINESS AND LOVE")
    ... aka Burn Out

  23. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) (writer: "The Long, Hot Summer")
  24. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  25. The Racers (1955) (writer: "I Belong To You")
    ... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK)
Thanks:
  1. Clin d'oeil (1992) (dedicatee)

  2. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985) (special thanks) (as Mr. North)
Self:
  1. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Archive Footage:
  1. "Great Performances"
        - Making 'The Misfits' (2002) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Unused score: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more

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