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Cy Endfield
Director 1914 - 1995

Cy Endfield

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American screenwriter, film director, theatre director, author, magician and inventor, based in Britain from 1953.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

19 titles
De Sade

De Sade

Roger Corman, Cy Endfield 1969 1h 53m

The 18th-century French marquis recalls his sadomasochistic experiments and goes to jail for lewd behavior.

Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

Cy Endfield 1965 1h 59m

A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.

Zulu

Zulu

Cy Endfield 1964 2h 18m 7.5

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift. Based on a true story.

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Cy Endfield 1964 1h 30m 7.0

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

Cy Endfield 1961 1h 41m 5.8

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

Jet Storm

Jet Storm

Cy Endfield 1959 1h 39m 6.0

A grieving father boards a plane, threatening to detonate a bomb unless the man responsible for his daughter's death is found. The film follows the various passengers and their personal storylines as the tense situation unfolds mid-flight.

Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers

Cy Endfield 1957 1h 48m 7.0

An ex-con trying trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Impulse

Impulse

Cy Endfield 1954 1h 20m 5.0

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.

The Limping Man

The Limping Man

Cy Endfield 1953 1h 16m 6.0

An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.

Colonel March Investigates

Colonel March Investigates

Cy Endfield 1953 1h 10m 5.0

Three episodes of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" edited together for theatrical release.

Tarzan's Savage Fury

Tarzan's Savage Fury

Cy Endfield 1952 1h 21m

The jungle king's cousin tries to get him to help find a diamond treasure.

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

Cy Endfield 1950 1h 31m 6.0

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

Cy Endfield 1950 1h 25m 8.0

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

Cy Endfield 1949 1h 6m

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.

The Argyle Secrets

The Argyle Secrets

Cy Endfield 1948 1h 4m

A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Cy Endfield 1946 1h 12m

In the second film of Monogram's "Joe Palooka" series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state, supposedly for a park.

Tale of a Dog

Tale of a Dog

Cy Endfield 1944 11m

When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly names the canine "Smallpox", inadvertently causing a city-wide panic.

Radio Bugs

Radio Bugs

Cy Endfield 1944 11m

When Froggy discovers the fabulous salaries paid to radio stars, he gets the idea that the gang should be in on the action. But success in radio requires a sponsor. They audition comedy skits at the dentist's office, and Shakespeare at the mortuary. Their efforts to snag a sponsor are without success until . . .

Dancing Romeo

Dancing Romeo

Cy Endfield 1944 10m

Froggy plans a dance recital to win over Marilyn.

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