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Lightning Over Water (1980) -- Open-ended Extra (Clip) from Anchor Bay Entertainment
Flying Leathernecks (1951) -- Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) -- A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) -- A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Flying Leathernecks (1951) -- Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.

Overview

Date of Death:
16 June 1979, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born in small-town Wisconsin in 1911, Nicholas Ray's early experience... more
Trivia:
Went to the same high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, as Joseph Losey. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Who Wants More Noir? Columbia's B-Movies Hit The Roxie
 (From JustPressPlay. 17 September 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)

Films From A Singular Vision
 (From New York Post. 12 August 2009, 10:49 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Nick Ray

Filmography

Director:
  1. Lightning Over Water (1980) (as Nick Ray)
    ... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
    ... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany)

  2. Marco (1978)
  3. We Can't Go Home Again (1976)
  4. Wet Dreams (1974) (segment "The Janitor")

  5. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
  6. King of Kings (1961)
  7. The Savage Innocents (1960)
    ... aka Les dents du diable (France)
    ... aka Ombre bianche (Italy)

  8. "On Trial" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
        - High Green Wall (1959) TV episode
  9. Party Girl (1958)
  10. Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
  11. Bitter Victory (1957)
    ... aka Amère victoire (France)
    ... aka Bitter Victory (USA)
  12. The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
    ... aka The James Brothers (UK)
  13. Bigger Than Life (1956)
  14. Hot Blood (1956)
    ... aka Bad Blood (USA: alternative title)
  15. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
  16. Run for Cover (1955)
    ... aka Colorado (USA: reissue title)
  17. "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The High Green Wall (1954) TV episode
  18. Johnny Guitar (1954)
  19. Androcles and the Lion (1952) (uncredited)
    ... aka Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  20. The Lusty Men (1952)
  21. Macao (1952) (uncredited)
  22. On Dangerous Ground (1952)
  23. The Racket (1951) (uncredited)
  24. Flying Leathernecks (1951)
  25. Born to Be Bad (1950)
  26. In a Lonely Place (1950)

  27. Roseanna McCoy (1949) (uncredited)
  28. A Woman's Secret (1949)
  29. Knock on Any Door (1949)
  30. They Live by Night (1948)
    ... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
Writer:
  1. Lightning Over Water (1980) (writer)
    ... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
    ... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany)

  2. We Can't Go Home Again (1976) (writer)

  3. Circus World (1964) (story)
    ... aka El fabulós món del circ (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka El fabuloso mundo del circo (Spain)
    ... aka Henry Hathaway's The Magnificent Showman (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Samuel Bronston's Circus World
    ... aka The Magnificent Showman (UK)
  4. The Savage Innocents (1960) (screenplay)
    ... aka Les dents du diable (France)
    ... aka Ombre bianche (Italy)

  5. Bitter Victory (1957) (screenplay)
    ... aka Amère victoire (France)
    ... aka Bitter Victory (USA)
  6. Bigger Than Life (1956) (uncredited)
  7. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (from a story by)
  8. Johnny Guitar (1954) (uncredited)
  9. On Dangerous Ground (1952) (adaptation)

  10. They Live by Night (1948) (adaptation)
    ... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
  11. Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) (story)
  12. The Caribbean Mystery (1945) (dialogue) (uncredited)
Actor:
  1. Hair (1979) .... The General
  2. Der amerikanische Freund (1977) .... Derwatt
    ... aka L'ami américain (France)
    ... aka The American Friend (USA)
  3. We Can't Go Home Again (1976) .... Nick Ray

  4. 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... US Minister

  5. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (uncredited) .... Man in Last Shot

  6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (uncredited) .... Bakery clerk
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV) (assistant director)
  2. Tuesday in November (1945) (assistant director)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Caribbean Mystery (1945) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
  2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (special thanks) (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Mr. Show (USA: short title)
        - The Biggest Failure in Broadway History (1996) TV episode (special thanks)

  2. Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980) (special thanks)

  3. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1973) (thanks: assistance)
Self:
  1. Lightning Over Water (1980) .... Himself
    ... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
    ... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany)

  2. I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) .... Himself
  3. James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Auf der Suche nach meinem Amerika" (1971) TV mini-series .... Himself
    ... aka America Revisited (USA)
Archive Footage:
  1. Real James Dean (2006) (V) .... Himself
  2. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  3. "American Masters"
        - James Dean: Sense Memories (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)
  5. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself


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