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Elmore Leonard
Writer 1925 - 2013

Elmore Leonard

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

9 titles
Cat Chaser

Cat Chaser

Abel Ferrara 1989 1h 30m

A Miami hotel owner finds danger when be becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought many years back.

The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

Fred Walton 1987 1h 45m 6.0

A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.

Desperado

Desperado

Virgil W. Vogel 1987 1h 33m

Cowboy Duell McCall wants to quickly deliver a herd of cattle to town, get paid and move on but romance with local girl Nora gets him involved in a feud between the town boss and Nora's dad.

52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

John Frankenheimer 1986 1h 50m 7.0

Successful Los Angeles construction magnate Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) has his life turned upside down when three hooded blackmailers come to him with a tape of Harry and his mistress, a stripper named Cini (Kelly Preston). They demand $105,000 per year for the tape.

Stick

Stick

Burt Reynolds 1985 1h 49m 5.0

After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by the same people, who work for mobster Chucky, Stick gets a job as a chauffeur for millionaire Barry Braham and lies low.

Mr. Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk

Richard Fleischer 1974 1h 43m 6.5

Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.

Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd

John Sturges 1972 1h 28m 5.5

A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.

The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

Richard Quine 1970 1h 40m

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

The Tall T

The Tall T

Budd Boetticher 1957 1h 18m 7.3

An independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.

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