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Andrew V. McLaglen
Director 1920 - 2014

Andrew V. McLaglen

London, England, UK

Andrew Victor McLaglen ((July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British-American film and television director and former actor. Andrew McLaglen was born in London, the son of British actor Victor McLaglen and Enid Lamont. He was from a film family that included eight uncles... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

19 titles
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

Andrew V. McLaglen 1985 1h 35m

Major Reisman is "volunteered" to lead another mission using convicted army soldiers, sentenced to either death or long prison terms. This time their mission is to kill a Nazi general who plans to assassinate Hitler.

Sahara

Sahara

Andrew V. McLaglen 1983 1h 51m 3.5

After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.

The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

Andrew V. McLaglen 1980 2h 6.0

During World War II, British Intelligence brings a crew of ex-soldiers out of retirement, using their age as cover, to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission in neutral Goa.

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack

Andrew V. McLaglen 1980 1h 40m 6.5

A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help.

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 Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

Andrew V. McLaglen 1978 2h 14m 6.2

A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution.

The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men

Andrew V. McLaglen 1976 1h 38m 5.0

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is turned upside-down when his old enemy Zach Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for him.

Cahill U.S. Marshal

Cahill U.S. Marshal

Andrew V. McLaglen 1973 1h 43m 4.5

J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.

Something Big

Something Big

Andrew V. McLaglen 1971 1h 48m 6.0

A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a Gatling gun that's being sold by a gun runner.

Chisum

Chisum

Andrew V. McLaglen 1970 1h 51m 6.0

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.

The Undefeated

The Undefeated

Andrew V. McLaglen 1969 1h 59m 5.7

The Civil War is over, and Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) of the Union Army is bound for Mexico to trade horses; his opponent, Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson), is also heading south to help build a new settlement. When a Mexican general threatens their safety, the two join forces in spite of their original alliances.

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

Andrew V. McLaglen 1968 2h 10m 6.0

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj.

Hellfighters

Hellfighters

Andrew V. McLaglen 1968 2h 1m 5.5

The story of oil well firefighters and their wives.

Bandolero!

Bandolero!

Andrew V. McLaglen 1968 1h 46m 6.8

Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.

The Way West

The Way West

Andrew V. McLaglen 1967 2h 2m 7.0

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.

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

Andrew V. McLaglen 1966 1h 37m 5.7

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West.

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

Andrew V. McLaglen 1965 1h 45m 6.3

Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North the Civil War is forced upon him.

McLintock!

McLintock!

Andrew V. McLaglen 1963 2h 7m 5.0

McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The film is famous (or infamous) for its two spanking scenes, in which mother and daughter are each paddled with coal shovels: the daughter by her suitor, the mother by her estranged husband.

Man in the Vault

Man in the Vault

Andrew V. McLaglen 1956 1h 13m 6.0

A locksmith is pressured into crime when the mob makes him perform an elaborate bank robbery.

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