Movies by Lee Van Cleef
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Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (2001)
Cast: Jim Kelly, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris …
Great action scenes featuring Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jim Kelly and others are assembled in this compilation, culled from such classics as Return of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, Fist of…
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Speed Zone! (1989)
Cast: John Candy, Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer …
Directed by: Jim Drake
In this third installment of the Cannonball Run franchise, an all-star comic cast participates in an illegal cross-country race while Police Chief Spiro T. Edsel (Peter Boyle) tries to stop…
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Armed Response (1986)
Cast: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako …
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
After Clay Roth (David Goss) -- the son of a World War II veteran (Lee Van Cleef) and brother to two Vietnam vets (David Carradine and Brent Huff) -- gets caught in a scheme involving a…
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The Master (1984)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, Demi Moore …
Directed by: Michael Sloan
Lee Van Cleef (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) stars in two episodes of this short-lived series as McAlister, a war veteran turned ninjitsu master who's dedicated his life to finding his…
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Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
Cast: Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
Assigned to clean out the drug sites of a Burmese opium warlord, Cmdr. Robin Wesley (Lewis Collins) forms a crack team that includes tough-as-nails mercenaries Charlton (Klaus Kinski) and…
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Escape from New York (1981)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Lee Van Cleef …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Soaring crime rates prompt the United States to turn New York City into a maximum-security prison -- which is precisely where the U.S. president (Donald Pleasence) lands when he's forced…
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The Octagon (1980)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef …
Directed by: Eric Karson
A group of terrorist ninjas have been wreaking havoc on the life of a wealthy woman named Justine (Karen Carlson), so she hires former karate champion Scott James (Chuck Norris) to be her…
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When the West Was Fun (1979)
Cast: John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Connors …
Directed by: Walter C. Miller
Featuring live appearances of more than 50 actors as well as numerous clips from "Rawhide," "The Rifleman" and many other classic shows, this amazing program celebrates an important era in…
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The Squeeze (1978)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Karen Black, Edward Albert …
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
Lee Van Cleef stars as an ex-safecracker who comes out of retirement for the right price: In exchange for his handiwork, he'll get a cool $1 million. But there's one catch -- the…
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Bad Azz Muthaz: Kid Vengeance (1977)
Cast: Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Leif Garrett …
Directed by: Joseph Manduke
Teenager Tom (Leif Garrett) joins forces with black prospector Isaac (Jim Brown) after a brutal outlaw named McClain (Lee Van Cleef) and his gang kill Tom's entire family. Desperate for…
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God's Gun (1977)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Leif Garrett …
Directed by: Frank Kramer
This Western stars Lee Van Cleef in a double role as twin brothers. Father John, one of the twins, is murdered by Sam Clayton (Jack Palance) in a calculated plan for Sam's gang of…
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Take a Hard Ride (1975)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, Fred Williamson …
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
In an unexpected twist, this 1970s classic melds Wild West adventure with the world of blaxploitation, following a group of mismatched riders -- a tough-talking trail boss (Jim Brown), a…
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Blood Money (1974)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Lieh Lo, Patty Shepard …
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
A gun-toting frontiersman (Lee Van Cleef) teams up with a martial arts master (Lieh Lo) to dig up a mess of buried treasure in this genre-bending brainchild from the minds of Italian producer…
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Escape from Death Row (1973)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco
While mob boss Frankie Diomede (Lee Van Cleef) awaits execution in prison, his criminal empire is destroyed methodically by a rival French gangster. With the help of a small-time crook named…
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The Magnificent Seven Ride (1972)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Stefanie Powers, Michael Callan …
Directed by: George McCowan
Marshal Chris Adams (Lee Van Cleef, in the role Yul Brynner made famous in The Magnificent Seven) has lost his wife and embarks on a mission to rescue a group of women who have been captured…
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Storm Rider (1972)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Alberto Dentice …
Directed by: Giancarlo Santi
Flinty Sheriff Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) must surrender his badge after he refuses to arrest Philipp Wermeer (Alberto Dentice), a young man framed for murder by the evil Saxon brothers.…
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Return of Sabata (1972)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giampiero Albertini …
Directed by: Frank Kramer
After emerging unscathed from his latest adventure, the gunslinging Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) is back -- and this time, he's working as a trick-shot artist for a traveling circus. Rolling…
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Bad Man's River (1971)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida …
Directed by: Eugenio Martín
Roy King (Lee Van Cleef) and his bank-robbing gang get involved with his ex-wife, Alicia (Gina Lollobrigida), and her new husband, the revolutionary Montero (James Mason). The couple plans to…
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Captain Apache (1971)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman …
Directed by: Alexander Singer
Assigned by the Union Army to investigate the Indian commissioner's death, a Native American known as Captain Apache (Lee Van Cleef) uncovers a sinister assassination plot in this…
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Hunt the Man Down (1971)
Cast: James Mason, Lee Van Cleef, Gina Lollobrigida …
Directed by: Eugenio Martín
When infamous outlaw Roy King (Lee Van Cleef) meets up with Mexican revolutionary Francisco Montero (James Mason) to join him in a scheme to rob the Mexican government of millions, he's…
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El Condor (1970)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, Patrick O'Neal …
Directed by: John Guillermin
Untold riches are on the horizon when an escaped convict (Jim Brown) seeks out an aging gold miner (Lee Van Cleef) to help him locate the fabled El Condor, a fortress rumored to hold the vast…
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Barquero (1970)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
With a raging river standing between them and a mob of angry townspeople, a band of thieves works out a way to reach their destination. But a fearless barge operator is determined to sink their hopes.
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Sabata (1969)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Pedro Sanchez …
Directed by: Frank Kramer
After preventing a wealthy man (Franco Ressel) from stealing a shipment of U.S. gold, the stone-faced Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) rounds up a motley crew of sidekicks -- including a gun-toting…
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Commandos (1968)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Jack Kelly, Giampiero Albertini …
Directed by: Armando Crispino
Lee Van Cleef chews scenery as a battle-hardened sergeant who leads a group of American commandos on a crucial mission in this World War II film directed by Armando Crispino. Disguised as…
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Death Rides a Horse (1968)
Cast: John Phillip Law, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega …
Directed by: Giulio Petroni
Director Giulio Petroni's all-but-forgotten spaghetti Western pairs Danger: Diabolik hero John Phillip Law with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly villain Lee Van Cleef. As a boy, Bill had…
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men -- a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit -- comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox…
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For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, Lee Van Cleef …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Clint Eastwood returns as the iconic "man with no name," who joins forces with a rival bounty hunter to capture a crazed outlaw in director Sergio Leone's gritty follow-up to the 1964…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Cast: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles …
Directed by: John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard returns to his dusty hometown for the funeral of small-time outlaw Tom Doniphon. In flashbacks, Stoddard tells the story of how, with Doniphon's help, he rose to…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 6 (1961)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Rod Serling, Lee Van Cleef …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Ride Lonesome (1959)
Cast: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts …
Directed by: Budd Boetticher
While transporting fugitive Billy John (James Best), bounty hunter Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott) stops at a way station, where two outlaws and the station master's wife join him on his…
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The Young Lions (1958)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin …
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
During the course of World War II, two American soldiers (Dean Martin and Montgomery Clift) work to fight anti-Semitism in a number of forms, and a Nazi officer (Marlon Brando) finds his…
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Northwest Passage: Vol. 1 (1958)
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen …
Directed by: Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner …
In colonial America during the French and Indian War, Maj. Robert Rogers (Keith Larsen) and his rangers investigate a counterfeiting operation, search for a local trapper's killer and…
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The Bravados (1958)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd …
Directed by: Henry King
Once-upstanding rancher Jim Douglas (Gregory Peck) is relentless as he tracks the four men (Lee Van Cleef, Albert Salmi, Stephen Boyd and Henry Silva) who raped and murdered his wife.…
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Machete (1958)
Cast: Mari Blanchard, Ruth Cains, Albert Dekker …
Directed by: Kurt Neumann
This 1959 film noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis (Albert Dekker), for financial…
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The Tin Star (1957)
Cast: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Director Anthony Mann (master of the "psychological" Western) helms this taut tale about an inexperienced deputy, Ben Owens (Anthony Perkins), who steps in as a temporary replacement when the…
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The Lonely Man (1957)
Cast: Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand …
Directed by: Henry Levin
Can a hoodlum turn over a new leaf? That's all Jacob Wade (Jack Palance) wants, but it's hard to shake his fearsome reputation. That's especially true when nearly everyone --…
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)
Cast: Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, Carl Smith …
Directed by: Albert C. Gannaway
After stumbling upon the titular lawman's body, fugitive Jeff Harlan (Jim Davis) assumes Brennan's identity and soon finds himself drawn into a life-and-death fight between corrupt…
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China Gate (1957)
Cast: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole …
Directed by: Samuel Fuller
Mercenaries infiltrate the Chinese border to blow up an arms depot during the French phase of the Vietnam War. A Eurasian smuggler, Lucky Legs (Angie Dickinson), cuts a deal with the…
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Pardners / Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lori Nelson …
Directed by: Frank Tashlin, Norman Taurog
This pair of 1956 comedies -- which combine strong performances with the trademark slapstick of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin -- were among the last, and best, movies the duo made together. In…
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Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
Cast: James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Stephen McNally …
Directed by: Robert Wise
When he journeys out West to become a cowboy, young store clerk Steve Millar (Don Dubbins) hires on with Wyoming rancher Jeremy Rodock (James Cagney), who shocks the lad with his personal…
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Accused Of Murder (1956)
Cast: David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer …
Directed by: Joseph Kane
Could nightclub singer Ilona Vance (Vera Ralston) really have committed murder? Det. Roy Hargis (David Brian) sure hopes not -- because he's falling for the gorgeous gal. But when the…
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The Big Combo (1955)
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy …
Directed by: Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lt. Diamond (Cornel Wilde) is obsessed with nabbing the notorious Mr. Brown (Richard Conte), a man he's suspected of wrongdoing for years yet has never been able to snare. But…
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Cast: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway …
Directed by: Eugene Lourie
This 1953 sci-fi classic, directed by Eugene Lourie and starring Paul Christian, Ross Elliott and Cecil Kallaway, brings to the screen Ray Bradbury's short story "The Fog Horn." The…
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The Lawless Breed (1953)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
After serving 16 years in prison for murder, notorious gunman John Wesley Hardin (Rock Hudson) is determined to go straight and relates his story to a local publisher in this loosely…
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Tumbleweed (1953)
Cast: Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, Chill Wills …
Directed by: Nathan Juran
World War II hero Audie Murphy stars as Jim Harvey, a good-hearted wagon trail scout who saves the son of powerful Yaqui leader Aguila (Ralph Moody) but must still overcome persecution by…
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The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
Cast: Richard Greene, Paula Raymond, Raymond Burr …
Directed by: Ray Nazarro
Good brother Mario (Richard Greene) has an enemy in his own twin, Carlos (also Greene), after Carlos beds his wife, Christina (Paula Raymond), and plots his demise. But the brothers must come…
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Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Cast: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster …
Directed by: Phil Karlson
In this tough-minded film noir, ex-cop Tim Foster (Preston Foster) thinks he's pulled off the perfect bank robbery. But his plan hits a snafu when an innocent man is suspected, and…
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Untamed Frontier (1952)
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady …
Directed by: Hugo Fregonese
Powerful cattle baron Matt Denbow and his brood press their luck on the frontier by barring homesteaders from claiming government-granted access to the open range -- all this, while one of…
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World War II Movies: The North Star / Commandos / Five for Hell (1943)
Cast: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone, Armando Crispino, Frank Kramer …
This three-pack of movies set against the backdrop of World War II offers a taste of military history with a healthy dose of fiction. A tiny Russian village is invaded by German troops in The…
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Pittsburgh / The Conqueror (1942)
Cast: John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott …
Directed by: Lewis Seiler, Dick Powell
John Wayne stars as a tough businessman and an even tougher warrior in this vintage double bill. In Pittsburgh, Wayne plays an ambitious coal miner determined to make to the top. Though he…