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Robert Mitchum
Actor 1917 - 1997 Would have turned 109 today

Robert Mitchum

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. He was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum is largely remembered for his... Read full bio →

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Dead Man

Dead Man

Jim Jarmusch 1995 2h 2m 8.1

Dead Man is an American western film by Jim Jarmusch from 1995 starring Johnny Depp. This completely black and white film tells the story of the last few days of a young man’s life who moved into the Wild West at the end of the 19th century.

Tombstone

Tombstone

George P. Cosmatos 1993 2h 10m 7.3

A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating

La classe américaine

La classe américaine

Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette 1993 1h 12m 8.1

Following the death of the world classiest man, George Abitbol, three journalists investigate to try to understand his last words: "Monde de merde!" La Classe Américaine is a montage of scenes taken from the Warner Bros. catalog and dubbed to fit the narration.

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

Martin Scorsese 1991 2h 8m 7.6
Scrooged

Scrooged

Richard Donner 1988 1h 41m 7.2

Frank Cross runs a US TV station which is planning a live adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Frank's childhood wasn't a particularly pleasant one, and so he doesn't really appreciate the Christmas spirit. With the help of the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Frank realizes he must change.

Mr. North

Mr. North

Danny Huston 1988 1h 33m

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...

Crazy About the Movies: Marilyn Monroe - Beyond the Legend

Crazy About the Movies: Marilyn Monroe - Beyond the Legend

Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter 1986 1h 6.0

Her story is well-known - the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.

The Ambassador

The Ambassador

J. Lee Thompson 1984 1h 37m

An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.

Maria's Lovers

Maria's Lovers

Andrei Konchalovsky 1984 1h 49m 6.5

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

Nightkill

Nightkill

Ted Post 1980 1h 44m

The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil

Andrew V. McLaglen 1979 1h 33m

Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Michael Winner 1978 1h 40m 7.0

The classic Raymond Chandler tale retold with Mitchum taking over the Bogart role.

Matilda

Matilda

Daniel Mann 1978 1h 45m

A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Elia Kazan 1976 2h 3m 6.0

F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.

Midway

Midway

Jack Smight 1976 2h 12m 7.2

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

Dick Richards 1975 1h 35m 9.0

Robert Mitchum's first take as Raymond Chandler's detective Philip Marlowe.

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

Sydney Pollack 1974 1h 52m 8.7

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Peter Yates 1973 1h 42m 8.5

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

David Lean 1970 3h 26m 8.7

Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Young Billy Young

Young Billy Young

Burt Kennedy 1969 1h 29m

A peace-loving man named Ben Kane takes a job as deputy marshal of Lords, in the old West. Kane is no lawman, but he accepts the badge because he has an old score to settle with the town's chief trouble-maker. Once on the job, Kane must also deal with a young sharpshooter named Billy Young and a sharp and sassy saloon dancer, Lily.

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Burt Kennedy 1969 1h 31m 4.0

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

Buzz Kulik 1968 2h 1m

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados and stealing women's hearts as they go.

Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

Joseph Losey 1968 1h 49m 6.0

A woman and the girl she insists is her long-lost daughter are caught in a web of insanity and deception in this powerful psychological thriller.

Lo sbarco di Anzio

Lo sbarco di Anzio

Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti 1968 1h 57m

American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

Henry Hathaway 1968 1h 43m 5.6

After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging.

The Way West

The Way West

Andrew V. McLaglen 1967 2h 2m 7.5

In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.

El Dorado

El Dorado

Howard Hawks 1966 2h 6m 7.7

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

J. Lee Thompson 1964 1h 51m 8.0

This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

John Huston 1963 1h 39m 6.5

Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

Robert Wise 1962 1h 59m 7.7

Jerry Ryan wanders aimlessly around New York after giving up his Nebrascan law practice. His wife asks for a divorce. He meets Gittel, a struggling dancer from Grenwich Village and they try to sort out their lives. An extended conversation piece with a static camera, but reflects the moral climate of the time.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton 1962 2h 58m 8.1

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach.

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

J. Lee Thompson 1962 1h 46m 8.5

A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

Fred Zinnemann 1960 2h 13m 7.0

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 race horse will all have a part in the final decision.

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener

Stanley Donen 1960 1h 44m 7.0

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. Soon, Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old fashioned love triangle.

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

Vincente Minnelli 1960 2h 30m 8.0

Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

Robert Parrish 1959 1h 38m 8.0

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen.

Thunder Road

Thunder Road

Arthur Ripley 1958 1h 32m

A father comes home to Tennessee from the "police action" in Korea to take over operation of the family moonshine making operation, but runs afoul of some gangsters who want in on the action.

The Hunters

The Hunters

Dick Powell 1958 1h 48m 5.0

In 1952, during the Korean War, two American pilots become bitter enemies over the same woman but must shelve their personal feud when confronted by deadly Chinese MIG fighter jets in battle.

The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

Dick Powell 1957 1h 37m 7.3

The American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes commanded by Robert Mitchum, detects a German U-Boat, commanded by Curt Jürgens, resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

John Huston 1957 1h 48m 7.0

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together.

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

Robert Parrish 1957 1h 56m 6.0

Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless Irena to another island. They both fall for her, leading to betrayal and a break-up of their partnership. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship.

Foreign Intrigue

Foreign Intrigue

Sheldon Reynolds 1956 1h 35m 4.0

When a reclusive, enigmatic millionaire dies suddenly on the Riviera, his press agent begins to investigate his employer's shady past.

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton 1955 1h 33m 8.7

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger

Stanley Kramer 1955 2h 15m 6.0

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years.

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

Richard Wilson 1955 1h 23m 9.0

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

William A. Wellman 1954 1h 42m 6.7

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle.

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

Lloyd Bacon 1954 1h 29m 4.0

An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.

River of No Return

River of No Return

Otto Preminger 1954 1h 31m 7.3

During the gold rush, an itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

Second Chance

Second Chance

Rudolph Maté 1953 1h 22m

A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Nicholas Ray 1952 1h 53m 9.0

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Macao

Macao

Josef von Sternberg 1952 1h 21m 7.5

A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.

Angel Face

Angel Face

Otto Preminger 1952 1h 31m 8.1

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

The Racket

The Racket

John Cromwell 1951 1h 28m 6.7

In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship.

My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past

Robert Stevenson 1951 1h 10m 3.0

An 1890s New Orleans heiress (Ava Gardner) tries to buy a married doctor's (Robert Mitchum) love with her tainted family fortune.

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

John Farrow 1951 2h 7.0

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

Where Danger Lives

Where Danger Lives

John Farrow 1950 1h 22m 8.5

A young doctor (Mitchum)falls in love with a disturbed young woman (Domergue) and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband (Rains). They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

Don Siegel 1949 1h 11m 6.8

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turned being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

Norman Foster 1948 1h 33m 7.0

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Robert Wise 1948 1h 28m 8.0

Mitchum plays drifter cowboy Jim Garry. After receiving a job-offer letter from smooth-talking Tate Riling (Preston), Garry rides into an Indian reservation and finds himself in the middle of a feud between cattle ranchers and homesteaders. What Garry doesn't realize is that Riling, the man he now works for, is crooked.

Pursued

Pursued

Raoul Walsh 1947 1h 41m 8.0

A hard-hitting western drama starring Mitchum as an orphan raised by a feuding family who wants to see him dead.

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

Jacques Tourneur 1947 1h 37m 8.4

Out of the Past is a classic later Film Noir.

Crossfire

Crossfire

Edward Dmytryk 1947 1h 26m 7.0

This unusual and worthwhile black-and-white film noir was one of the first movies to deal with issues of anti-Semitism.

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Vincente Minnelli 1946 1h 56m

An unsuspecting wife of a power hungry husband, is driven to madness by his deception.

The Locket

The Locket

John Brahm 1946 1h 25m 7.0

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

William A. Wellman 1945 1h 48m 10.0

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States.

When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

William Castle 1944 1h 7m

Young Robert Mitchum may not be what Kim Hunter thinks he is in the thriller When Strangers Marry.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Mervyn LeRoy 1944 2h 18m 10.0

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Clarence Brown 1943 1h 58m

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters

Malcolm St. Clair 1943 1h 3m 6.0

The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running a ballet school, and getting involved with an inventor. A young Robert Mitchum has an uncredited cameo role as a fraudulent insurance salesman.

Riders of the Deadline

Riders of the Deadline

Lesley Selander 1943 1h 10m

When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Hoppy Serves a Writ

George Archainbaud 1943 1h 7m

Posing as a cattle buyer, Hoppy crosses over into Oklahoma where the Jordan brother's and their outlaw gang operate outside the law. After receiving an unfriendly reception when he finds them, he, California, and Johnny rustle their cattle and drive across the river into Texas.

False Colors

False Colors

George Archainbaud 1943 1h 5m

Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy and his two pals. When the three arrive they find a fake posing as Lawton. When they expose the imposter, Foster gets the Sheriff to jail them for Lawton's murder.

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

Richard Thorpe 1943 1h 37m

The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up. Many conflicts arise among these women who are thrown together in what is a desperate and ultimately hopeless situation.

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

Lesley Selander 1943 1h 7m

While oil drilling, Hoppy and California discover an underground well - a potential threat to Jebb Hardin's monopoly on water in the region.

Border Patrol

Border Patrol

Lesley Selander 1943 1h 5m

When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.

Bar 20

Bar 20

Lesley Selander 1943 54m

Stagecoach robbers take the money Hoppy was going to use to buy cattle so Hoppy, California and Lin go after them.

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