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John Cassavetes
Director 1929 - 1989

John Cassavetes

New York City, New York, USA

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

12 titles
Big Trouble

Big Trouble

John Cassavetes 1986 1h 33m 5.0

Insurance agent plots with client to kill her crazy husband.

Love Streams

Love Streams

John Cassavetes 1984 2h 21m 8.0

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Gloria

Gloria

John Cassavetes 1980 2h 2m 6.0

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

Opening Night

Opening Night

John Cassavetes 1977 2h 24m 8.7

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

John Cassavetes 1976 2h 15m 9.0

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before.

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

John Cassavetes 1974 2h 35m 8.8

Peter Falk is a blue collar man trying to deal with his wife's mental instability. He fights to keep a semblance of normality in the face of her bizarre behavior, but when her actions affect their children, he has her committed

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

John Cassavetes 1971 1h 55m 7.8

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.

Husbands

Husbands

John Cassavetes 1970 2h 11m 8.3

A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.

Faces

Faces

John Cassavetes 1968 2h 10m 8.5

Director Cassavetes created Faces after his first experimental film Shadows. In the style of Cinema Verite the film tells the story of a marriage right before a divorce.

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

John Cassavetes 1963 1h 42m 8.0

Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods.

Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

John Cassavetes 1961 1h 43m 6.0

Ghost is an idealogical musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself.

Shadows

Shadows

John Cassavetes 1958 1h 27m 7.2

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.

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