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Samuel Fuller(1912-1997)

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Samuel Fuller
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At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g. The Baron of Arizona (1950)). His masterpiece was Pickup on South Street (1953) for 20th Century Fox, but at the end of the 1950s, he regained his independence from the production company and filmed many other movies of note, including the controversial White Dog (1982).
BornAugust 12, 1912
DiedOctober 30, 1997(85)
BornAugust 12, 1912
DiedOctober 30, 1997(85)
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Samuel Fuller, Evelyne Didi, Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, and André Wilms in The Bohemian Life (1992)
Samuel Fuller in Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller and Joseph F. Biroc in Run of the Arrow (1957)
Samuel Fuller and Nicholas Ray
Samuel Fuller, Barbara Britton, Preston Foster, Reed Hadley, John Ireland, and Robert L. Lippert in I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Samuel Fuller in Power of the Press (1943)
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Samuel Fuller, Graziella Galvani, and Anna Karina in Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Known for

Shock Corridor (1963)
Shock Corridor
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1963
Gene Evans in The Steel Helmet (1951)
The Steel Helmet
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1951
Richard Widmark and Jean Peters in Pickup on South Street (1953)
Pickup on South Street
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1953
Hell and High Water (1954)
Hell and High Water
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer

  • A Fuller Life (2013)
    A Fuller Life
  • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
    Rebel Highway
  • Anne Heche, Ione Skye, Missy Crider, and Bahni Turpin in Girls in Prison (1994)
    Girls in Prison
  • Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon'
  • Anthony Perkins in Chillers (1990)
    Chillers
  • Street of No Return (1989)
    Street of No Return
  • Mark Harmon in Let's Get Harry (1986)
    Let's Get Harry
  • Bobby Di Cicco, Véronique Jannot, and Victor Lanoux in Thieves After Dark (1983)
    Thieves After Dark
  • White Dog (1982)
    White Dog
  • Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in The Big Red One (1980)
    The Big Red One
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Bad Men of the West (1974)
    Bad Men of the West
  • Richard Burton, Lee Marvin, and O.J. Simpson in The Klansman (1974)
    The Klansman
  • The Deadly Trackers (1973)
    The Deadly Trackers
    • (uncredited)
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
    Shark

Director

  • The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
  • Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon'
  • Anthony Perkins in Chillers (1990)
    Chillers
  • Street of No Return (1989)
    Street of No Return
  • Falkenau, the Impossible (1988)
    Falkenau, the Impossible
  • Bobby Di Cicco, Véronique Jannot, and Victor Lanoux in Thieves After Dark (1983)
    Thieves After Dark
  • White Dog (1982)
    White Dog
  • Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in The Big Red One (1980)
    The Big Red One
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Bad Men of the West (1974)
    Bad Men of the West
  • The Deadly Trackers (1973)
    The Deadly Trackers
    • (uncredited)
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
    Shark
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
  • The Naked Kiss (1964)
    The Naked Kiss
  • Shock Corridor (1963)
    Shock Corridor

Actor

  • Carmel (2009)
    Carmel
    • (voice)
  • The End of Violence (1997)
    The End of Violence
    • (as Sam Fuller)
  • Metamorphosis of a Melody (1996)
    Metamorphosis of a Melody
  • Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez in Somebody to Love (1994)
    Somebody to Love
  • Golem, le jardin pétrifié (1994)
    Golem, le jardin pétrifié
  • Le cascadeur (1994)
    Le cascadeur
  • Falstaff on the Moon
  • Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody (1992)
    Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody
  • Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992)
    Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
  • The Bohemian Life (1992)
    The Bohemian Life
  • Il est interdit de jouer dans la cour
  • Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon'
  • Johnny Hallyday in David Lansky (1989)
    David Lansky
  • Sons (1989)
    Sons
  • Street of No Return (1989)
    Street of No Return

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A Return to Salem's Lot
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A Return to Salem's Lot

Personal details

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    • August 12, 1912
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    • October 30, 1997
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
    • Christa LangJuly 25, 1967 - October 30, 1997 (his death, 1 child)
    • Samira Fuller(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Burn, Baby, Burn!".
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Biographical Movies
    • 10 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 25 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a reporter in New York in the 1930s, he reported on many suicide cases and always asked if he could keep the note if the deceased had left one. He was famous for his extensive collection of suicide notes.
  • Quotes
    Film is a battleground. Love, hate, violence, action, death . . . In a word, emotion.
    • Rarely employed major stars and often preferred casting obscure or inexperienced actors
    • A Return to Salem's Lot
      (1987)
      $38,000

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