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William Hansen
Actor 1911 - 1975

William Hansen

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

16 titles
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Jeffrey Schwarz 2000 16m

A look back at Fail-Safe (1964).

The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

Mike Hodges 1974 1h 47m 6.0

As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.

Homebodies

Homebodies

Larry Yust 1974 1h 36m 8.0

When a quiet group of pensioners learn that their homes are to be torn down to make way for a block of flats, they decide to take action. What starts as an attempt to discourage the developers soon escalates into wholesale murder of both the developers and the construction workers.

Get Christie Love!

Get Christie Love!

William A. Graham 1974 1h 14m 5.0

A beautiful policewoman goes undercover to break up a drug ring.

99 and 44/100% Dead!

99 and 44/100% Dead!

John Frankenheimer 1974 1h 38m 6.0

Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman

Stuart Rosenberg 1973 1h 52m 6.0

It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.

Shirts/Skins

Shirts/Skins

William A. Graham 1973 1h 14m 10.0

Six businessmen who have a weekly after-hours basketball game get caught up in a bet about a hide-and-seek contest.

Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

John G. Avildsen 1973 1h 40m 6.0

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Incident at Vichy

Incident at Vichy

Stacy Keach 1973 1h 12m 6.0

Adapted from Arthur Miller's play, film focuses on a group of Frenchmen who are detained at Vichy, the capital of France while under Nazi occupation, and "investigated" under suspicion of secretly being Jewish.

1776

1776

Peter H. Hunt 1972 2h 21m 8.0

The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of the most important documents in the History of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.

Willard

Willard

Daniel Mann 1971 1h 35m 5.5

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

Elia Kazan 1969 2h 5m 7.7

Eddie is a very rich man who has everything he wants; money, family, success. But a car crash is all that needs to make him reconsider the life he leads. Searching for the happiness he lost, he remembers his one time lover, Gwen. Meanwhile his wife conspires to take his fortune.

Fail-Safe

Fail-Safe

Sidney Lumet 1964 1h 52m 8.2

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring. Director Sidney Lumet gives an atmospheric vision of the future with a Cold War backdrop.

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

John Frankenheimer 1962 2h 27m 8.3

Birdman of Alcatraz is a film from John Frankenheimer inspired by the life of murderer Robert Stroud who while behind prison walls became internationally famous for his new found interest in birds.

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

Fred Zinnemann 1952 1h 33m 7.0

Carson McCullers stage hit brought to the screen by Fred Zinnemann starring Ethel Waters and Julie Harris. Tomboy Julie Harris dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancee away from the Deep South.

Pinky

Pinky

Elia Kazan 1949 1h 42m 6.5

A light-skinned black woman returns home after passing for white in nursing school.

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