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Jack Smight
Director 1925 - 2003

Jack Smight

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet

Jack Smight 1987 1h 40m

Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

Jack Smight 1977 1h 31m 5.3

A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.

Midway

Midway

Jack Smight 1976 2h 12m 7.0

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.

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

Jack Smight 1975 1h 47m 3.5

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

Jack Smight 1972 1h 14m 6.0

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground who has been buried alive.

The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

Jack Smight 1969 1h 43m 6.0

A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Jack Smight 1968 1h 50m 4.8

When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times.

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

Jack Smight 1968 1h 48m 8.0

Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result.

Harper

Harper

Jack Smight 1966 2h 1m 7.3

PI Lew Harper (Paul Newman) is hired to find a missing husband and finds far more than he expected.

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