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Robert Parrish
Director 1916 - 1995

Robert Parrish

Columbus, Georgia, USA

Robert R. Parrish (born 4 January 1916, Columbus, Georgia – 4 December 1995, Southampton, New York) was an American actor, film editor, film director, and writer. He received an Academy Award for Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul. Parrish was the son of factory... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

Robert Parrish, Irving Lerner 1971 1h 35m 5.5

A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger

Robert Parrish 1969 1h 41m 5.6

A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet.

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

John Huston, Robert Parrish 1967 2h 11m 7.2

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

Robert Parrish 1959 1h 38m 8.0

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen.

Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

Robert Parrish 1958 1h 24m 8.0

Steve Sinclair is a world a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

Robert Parrish 1957 1h 56m 6.0

Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless Irena to another island. They both fall for her, leading to betrayal and a break-up of their partnership. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship.

The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain

Robert Parrish 1954 1h 38m 6.7

In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.

Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

Robert Parrish 1952 1h 25m 6.0

Cold war intrigue in France and Hungary.

The Mob

The Mob

Robert Parrish 1951 1h 27m 6.5

An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.

Cry Danger

Cry Danger

Dick Powell, Robert Parrish 1951 1h 19m 6.0

A man is released from prison only to find himself involved with criminals who demand to know where he hid the money from the heist he was convicted for.

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