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Anthony Mann
Director 1906 - 1967

Anthony Mann

San Diego, California, USA

Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director. Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of Jewish-Austrian immigrants Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and his wife Bertha Waxelbaum (original Jewish... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

34 titles
A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

Anthony Mann 1968 1h 47m 6.5

Double-agent Alexander Eberlin is assigned by the British to hunt out a Russian spy, known to them as Krasnevin. Only Eberlin knows that Krasnevin is none other than himself! Accompanying him on his mission is a ruthless partner, who gradually discovers his secret as Eberlin tries to maneuver himself out of a desperate situation.

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

Anthony Mann 1965 2h 11m 5.8

Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant in rural Telemark.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Anthony Mann 1964 3h 8m 7.4

Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.

El Cid

El Cid

Anthony Mann 1961 3h 7m 7.0

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

Cimarron

Cimarron

Anthony Mann 1960 2h 27m 6.0

The epic story of a family that's involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889.

Man of the West

Man of the West

Anthony Mann 1958 1h 40m 7.7

A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.

God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre

Anthony Mann 1958 1h 58m

A dirt-farmer lets his family fall apart while he hunts for his grandfather''s buried gold.

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

Anthony Mann 1957 1h 33m 8.0

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Men in War

Men in War

Anthony Mann 1957 1h 42m 8.0

During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.

The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

Anthony Mann 1955 1h 43m 8.3

Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

Anthony Mann 1955 1h 38m 7.0

Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain (Guy Madison) who loses his fort to a hated colonel (Robert Preston).

Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

Anthony Mann 1955 1h 52m

Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert (Dutch) Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his baseball career.

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

Anthony Mann 1954 1h 56m 5.5

The great Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson star in this vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940's.

The Far Country

The Far Country

Anthony Mann 1954 1h 37m 8.0

A self-minded adventurer (Jeff Webster) locks horns with a crooked lawman (Mr. Gannon) while driving cattle to Dawson.

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

Anthony Mann 1953 1h 43m 5.5

Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.

The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

Anthony Mann 1953 1h 31m 7.3

Stewart is a bounty hunter in Colorado territory after killer Robert Ryan. Stewart's efforts to bring in Ryan and collect the reward are compromised by the presence of Ryan's loyal girl friend Janet Leigh and Stewart's two disreputable sidekicks, wily prospector Millard Mitchell and disgraced Union-officer Ralph Meeker.

Bend of the River

Bend of the River

Anthony Mann 1952 1h 31m 7.4

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

The Tall Target

The Tall Target

Anthony Mann 1951 1h 18m 7.3

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of a mysterious "tall man" during a train ride.

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

Anthony Mann 1950 1h 32m 8.4

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

The Furies

The Furies

Anthony Mann 1950 1h 49m 7.3

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over the man's choice for a new bride. Things get worse when the elder man has his daughter's lover hanged. With the help of an old flame, a gambler, the daughter puts into motion a plan to drive her father from his estate.

Side Street

Side Street

Anthony Mann 1950 1h 23m 7.7

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars it contains $30,000 and when he decides to return the money things go wrong and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

Anthony Mann 1950 1h 24m 9.0

A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

Anthony Mann 1949 1h 27m 7.7

Opponents plot to bring down Robespierre during the French Revolution.

Border Incident

Border Incident

Anthony Mann 1949 1h 34m 7.0

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

Anthony Mann 1948 1h 19m 7.3

In this film noir classic, a revenge-seeking gangster (Dennis O'Keefe) is sent to prison after being framed for a crime he didn't commit. After seducing a beautiful young woman, he uses her to help him carry out his plot for vengeance, leading him to the crazy pyromaniac (Raymond Burr) who set him up.

T-Men

T-Men

Anthony Mann 1947 1h 32m 7.6

Two T-men, U.S. Treasury agents, go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.

Railroaded!

Railroaded!

Anthony Mann 1947 1h 12m 6.5

A mobster frames an innocent man for the killing of a cop during a bookie joint holdup being run in the back of a beauty salon. Can Police Sgt. Mickey Ferguson be convinced that his girlfriend's brother is being railroaded?

Desperate

Desperate

Anthony Mann 1947 1h 13m 7.3

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

Anthony Mann 1946 1h 8m 8.0

A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.

Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

Anthony Mann 1945 1h 8m 7.0

A female cabbie tries to help a guy with memory loss. But is he a killer?

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion

Anthony Mann 1945 1h 18m 7.3

A vaudevillian is tricked into murder by a bored wife.

Sing Your Way Home

Sing Your Way Home

Anthony Mann 1945 1h 12m

A war journalist escorts a spirited teen band back to NYC post-WWII, turning the journey into a musical comedy filled with memorable performances.

Strangers in the Night

Strangers in the Night

Anthony Mann 1944 56m 6.0

In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. Its the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration morphing into a dangerous delusion, and eventually murder.

Dr. Broadway

Dr. Broadway

Anthony Mann 1942 1h 8m 5.0

Dr. Timothy Kane knows Broadway well. A dying man he once sent to prison asks him to find his daughter and give her his fortune. Shady characters want to get their hands on it.

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