John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Directing

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 part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic maverick," while The New Yorker suggested that he "may be the most influential American director of the last half century."

As an actor, Cassavetes starred in notable Hollywood films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including Edge of the City…

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John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse 2024 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement 2021 Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film ★ 7.2 Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film 2019 Peter Falk versus Columbo ★ 7.2 Peter Falk versus Columbo 2019 Iconic Couples of Hollywood ★ 8.0 Iconic Couples of Hollywood 2015 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films ★ 7.2 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired ★ 6.3 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired 2008 Operation Dirty Dozen ★ 7.3 Operation Dirty Dozen 2006 A Constant Forge ★ 6.8 A Constant Forge 2000 Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes 1993 Anything for John ★ 7.3 Anything for John 1993 Arena - John Cassavetes Arena - John Cassavetes 1989 Movies Are My Life ★ 6.8 Movies Are My Life 1988 Marvin & Tige ★ 5.1 Marvin & Tige 1985 Nederland C ★ 4.0 Nederland C 1985 I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work ★ 8.3 I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work 1984 Love Streams ★ 7.2 Love Streams 1984 Fräulein Berlin ★ 8.0 Fräulein Berlin 1984 The Haircut ★ 7.4 The Haircut 1982 Tempest ★ 6.0 Tempest 1982 Incubus ★ 5.6 Incubus 1982 Whose Life Is It Anyway? ★ 7.0 Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981 Flesh & Blood ★ 5.9 Flesh & Blood 1979 Flesh & Blood Flesh & Blood 1979 Brass Target ★ 5.5 Brass Target 1978 The Fury ★ 6.3 The Fury 1978 Opening Night ★ 7.6 Opening Night 1977 Heroes ★ 6.2 Heroes 1977 Mikey and Nicky ★ 6.9 Mikey and Nicky 1976 Two-Minute Warning ★ 6.3 Two-Minute Warning 1976 Capone ★ 5.9 Capone 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ★ 6.0 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 1975 Nightside ★ 10.0 Nightside 1973 Minnie and Moskowitz ★ 6.7 Minnie and Moskowitz 1971 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 The Making of 'Husbands' The Making of 'Husbands' 1971 Husbands ★ 6.7 Husbands 1970 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium ★ 5.9 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969 Machine Gun McCain ★ 6.1 Machine Gun McCain 1969 "Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes ★ 8.0 "Cinéastes de notre temps": John Cassavetes 1969 Bandits in Rome ★ 7.0 Bandits in Rome 1968 Rosemary's Baby ★ 7.8 Rosemary's Baby 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ★ 6.8 The Dick Cavett Show 1968 Alexander The Great ★ 5.8 Alexander The Great 1968 The Dirty Dozen ★ 7.6 The Dirty Dozen 1967 Devil's Angels ★ 5.5 Devil's Angels 1967 The Legend of Jesse James ★ 5.8 The Legend of Jesse James 1965 Profiles in Courage ★ 7.5 Profiles in Courage 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ★ 7.8 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1964 The Killers ★ 6.9 The Killers 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre ★ 6.5 Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ★ 5.9 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 Channing ★ 7.5 Channing 1963 Combat! ★ 7.8 Combat! 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ★ 7.8 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 The Webster Boy ★ 10.0 The Webster Boy 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 Dr. Kildare ★ 5.7 Dr. Kildare 1961 Shadows ★ 6.9 Shadows 1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood ★ 6.0 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960 Johnny Staccato ★ 5.3 Johnny Staccato 1959 Virgin Island ★ 6.3 Virgin Island 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 Saddle the Wind ★ 6.7 Saddle the Wind 1958 The Dick Clark Show ★ 6.7 The Dick Clark Show 1958 Affair in Havana ★ 5.3 Affair in Havana 1957 Edge of the City ★ 7.2 Edge of the City 1957 No Right to Kill No Right to Kill 1956 Crime in the Streets ★ 6.2 Crime in the Streets 1956 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 The Night Holds Terror ★ 5.5 The Night Holds Terror 1955 Appointment with Adventure ★ 7.7 Appointment with Adventure 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 The United States Steel Hour ★ 6.3 The United States Steel Hour 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Taxi ★ 6.8 Taxi 1953