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Richard Fleischer(1916-2006)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Richard Fleischer
Richard firmly established his credentials with such epics as Les Vikings (1958) , 20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954) and Barabbas (1961) and also proved to be a master of intimate drama with Le génie du mal (1959) , which won Cannes Festival awards for the male stars. He won an Academy Award for one of his earliest films - a documentary Design for Death (1947) . In 1947 the rapidly rising director met Stanley Kramer and Carl Foreman who hired him for their first film together Ça c'est New York (1948) , One of his most memorable accomplishments 20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954) which grossed well over $25 million since it's release in 1953.
BornDecember 8, 1916
DiedMarch 25, 2006(89)
BornDecember 8, 1916
DiedMarch 25, 2006(89)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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Richard Fleischer in Conan le destructeur (1984)
Tony Curtis, Richard Fleischer, and Richard H. Kline in L'Étrangleur de Boston (1968)
Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, Richard Fleischer, Paul Lukas, Robert J. Wilke, and Elmo Williams in 20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954)
Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, James Mason, Richard Fleischer, and Elmo Williams in 20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954)
Earl Felton and Richard Fleischer in 20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954)
Richard Fleischer and Elmo Williams
Dean Stockwell, Richard Fleischer, and Diane Varsi in Le génie du mal (1959)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Douglas, and Richard Fleischer at an event for Conan le destructeur (1984)

Known for:

Charlton Heston in Soleil vert (1973)
Soleil vert
7.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1973
20.000 lieues sous les mers (1954)
20.000 lieues sous les mers
7.2
  • Director
  • 1954
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in Kalidor : La Légende du talisman (1985)
Kalidor : La Légende du talisman
5.1
  • Director
  • 1985
Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Boyd, Arthur Kennedy, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell, and William Redfield in Le Voyage fantastique (1966)
Le Voyage fantastique
6.8
  • Director
  • 1966

Credits

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Director

  • Call from Space (1989)
    Call from Space
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Money Mania (1987)
    Money Mania
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in Kalidor : La Légende du talisman (1985)
    Kalidor : La Légende du talisman
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, and Sarah Douglas in Conan le destructeur (1984)
    Conan le destructeur
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Amityville 3 (1983)
    Amityville 3
    4.2
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1983
  • La force de vaincre (1983)
    La force de vaincre
    5.5
    • Director (as Richard O. Fleischer)
    • 1983
  • Le chanteur de jazz (1980)
    Le chanteur de jazz
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • William Holden, Michael Caine, Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, and Beverly Johnson in Ashanti (1979)
    Ashanti
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Rex Harrison, Oliver Reed, George C. Scott, David Hemmings, and Mark Lester in Le prince et le pauvre (1977)
    Le prince et le pauvre
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1977
  • The Incredible Sarah (1976)
    The Incredible Sarah
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Mandingo (1975)
    Mandingo
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, and Al Lettieri in Monsieur Majestyk (1974)
    Monsieur Majestyk
    6.7
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1974
  • Ron Howard, Lee Marvin, Charles Martin Smith, and Gary Grimes in Du sang dans la poussière (1974)
    Du sang dans la poussière
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, Frederic Forrest, and Carlos Romero in Don Angelo est mort (1973)
    Don Angelo est mort
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Charlton Heston in Soleil vert (1973)
    Soleil vert
    7.0
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1973

Producer

  • Betty Boop is back (1993)
    Betty Boop is back
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Ron Howard, Lee Marvin, Charles Martin Smith, and Gary Grimes in Du sang dans la poussière (1974)
    Du sang dans la poussière
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    7.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Billete para Tánger (1955)
    Billete para Tánger
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Design for Death (1947)
    Design for Death
    5.9
    • producer (as Richard O. Fleischer)
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5
    4.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4
    Short
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2
    4.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1
    Short
    • producer
    • 1943

Writer

  • Laughs from the Past
    Short
    • Writer (as Richard O. Fleischer)
    • 1952
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in Fini de rire (1951)
    Fini de rire
    7.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5
    Short
    • narrative
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5
    4.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2
    4.9
    Short
    • narrative
    • 1945
  • Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1
    Short
    • writer
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dick Fleischer
  • Born
    • December 8, 1916
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2006
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Helen Rebecca DicksonJune 26, 1943 - March 25, 2006 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Mark Fleischer
  • Parents
    • Max Fleischer
  • Relatives
      Ruth Fleischer(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Biography: "Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution"
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    At his LA mansion, had a pool in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head.
  • Quotes
    I liked the first Conan film [Conan le barbare (1982)] very much; in fact, I saw a lot of Les Vikings (1958) in it. It was a very well-made film, and it had many excellent dramatic qualities. [John Milius] gave it a sort of Wagnerian feel. I thought he did an excellent job. It was a heavy picture, but then the theme was very heavy - and it was imaginative in its design. Its problems came because it, for the most part, lacked humor. There were some jokes, but too much of the film was unrelieved drama.
  • Nickname
    • Dick
  • Salaries
      Sacré printemps
      (1952)
      $750 /week

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