Movies by John Cassavetes
As part of the cast:
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Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas (2002)
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Judd Hirsch, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: James Hogan, Allen Hughes
Boasting some of the biggest names in movies and television, this compilation showcases episodes from four suspense-packed crime series that, despite critical success, were cancelled by their…
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A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes (2000)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sean Penn, Jon Voight …
Directed by: Charles Kiselyak
Told through film clips and interviews with artists and friends who knew him and his work best, this engrossing documentary chronicles the life and art of filmmaker John Cassavetes. Actors…
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The Incubus (1982)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes …
Directed by: John Hough
The sleepy New England town of Galen is rocked to the core by a series of bizarre, brutal rapes and murders. When a 17th-century ledger comes into the hands of the town doctor (John…
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Tempest (1982)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Loosely based on Shakespeare's classic farce, Paul Mazursky's wry comedy centers on architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes), who suffers a midlife crisis and escapes to a…
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Cast: Bob Balaban, John Cassavetes, Richard Dreyfuss …
Directed by: John Badham
Sculptor Ken Harrison (Richard Dreyfuss) is paralyzed in a car accident and left unable to do anything but speak. Now, he just wants to die, but no one will allow it, including his doctor…
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The Fury (1978)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Two years after the debut of Carrie, director Brian De Palma delivers another bloody tale of psychic teenagers. When telekinetic teens Robin (Andrew Stevens, son of Stella) and Gillian (Amy…
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Opening Night (1977)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, wife Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown -- just as her latest show is…
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Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam …
Directed by: Larry Peerce
An assassin lies in wait for the president at a football playoff game, and when he goes on a killing spree, it's up to two cops (played by John Cassavetes and Charlton Heston) to calm…
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty …
Directed by: Elaine May
Elaine May directed this intense thriller about two friends, Mikey (Peter Falk) and Nicky (John Cassavetes), who, after 30 years, may finally have hit a wall in their friendship. With his pal…
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Capone (1975)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely …
Directed by: Steve Carver
Prohibition-era mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) rises from the streets of Brooklyn in this gritty biopic, learning his trade from gangland czar Frank Torrio (Harry Guardino) and then moving…
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Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Writer-director John Cassavetes crafts a relatable tale of romance about two utterly average people: Minnie Moore (Gena Rowlands), a museum curator recovering from a bad break-up with her…
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Husbands (1970)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Spurred by the surprising death of one of their closest friends, middle-aged pals Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk) and Gus (John Cassavetes) decide to leave their ordinary lives --…
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Machine Gun McCain (1969)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk …
Directed by: Giuliano Montaldo
When the mob bails him out of jail after 12 years behind bars, gangster Hank McCain (John Cassavetes) gets roped into a complicated payback plan involving the high-stakes heist of a Las Vegas…
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Faces (1968)
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Director John Cassavetes' probing film examines the collapse of a 14-year union. The disenchanted couple -- husband Richard (John Marley) and wife Maria (Lynn Carlin) -- seeks comfort in…
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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), the young wife of a struggling actor (John Cassavetes), is thrilled to find out she's pregnant. But the larger her belly grows, the more certain she…
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Rome Like Chicago (1968)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gabriele Ferzetti, Anita Sanders …
Directed by: Alberto De Martino
After professional stickup man Mario Corda (John Cassavetes) gets sent to the slammer, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a…
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
In this Academy Award-winning World War II action flick from director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard), a U.S. Army major (Lee Marvin) is handed a near-impossible assignment: Turn a group of…
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Devil's Angels (1967)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Beverly Adams, Mimsy Farmer …
Directed by: Daniel Haller
From producer Roger Corman, the master of 1960s exploitation pictures, comes this wild ride of a biker film about conflicted gang leader Cody (John Cassavetes), whose rebellious followers,…
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Saddle the Wind (1958)
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: Robert Parrish
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) finds trouble when his tranquil life as a rancher is interrupted by the arrival of his wild kid-brother Tony (John Cassavetes), whose…
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Edge of the City (1957)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
When Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) deserts the Army and goes to work at the New York rail yards, he hits it off with freight car loader Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier), but their interracial…
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Joanne Woodward, Cloris Leachman …
Master of the macabre Alfred Hitchcock brings his creepy-droll sensibility to the small screen in four seasons -- 1955 through 1958 -- of this mystery series that features a parade of stars…
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You Are There: Ancient Greece (1953)
Cast: Michael Higgins, James Broderick, John Marley …
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite's stentorian pronouncement "You are there" -- an armchair witness to history's great moments -- greeted viewers of this popular television series…
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Big Trouble (1986)
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
An insurance salesman and father of triplets, Leonard Hoffman (Alan Arkin) devises an elaborate insurance fraud scheme in order to raise the funds necessary to send his three sons to Yale.…
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Gloria (1980)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Tony Knesich …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
This John Cassavetes thriller stars Gena Rowlands as Gloria, a tough-talking New York dame with a past she'd rather forget. When a neighboring family is killed by the mob, Gloria must…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie: Director's Cut (1978)
Cast: Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Strip club owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) loses $23,000 in a mob-run private gambling club and can't repay the money. So, the gangsters make him an offer: Bump off a Chinese bookie…
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Opening Night (1977)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, wife Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown -- just as her latest show is…
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Cast: Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Agoglia Carey …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Strip club owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) loses $23,000 in a mob-run private gambling club and can't repay the money. So, the gangsters make him an offer: Bump off a Chinese bookie…
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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Cast: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Gena Rowlands delivers an emotionally wrenching, Oscar-nominated performance as Mabel, an anxious housewife whose life revolves around waiting for her children to return from school and her…
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Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Writer-director John Cassavetes crafts a relatable tale of romance about two utterly average people: Minnie Moore (Gena Rowlands), a museum curator recovering from a bad break-up with her…
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Husbands (1970)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Spurred by the surprising death of one of their closest friends, middle-aged pals Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk) and Gus (John Cassavetes) decide to leave their ordinary lives --…
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Faces (1968)
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Director John Cassavetes' probing film examines the collapse of a 14-year union. The disenchanted couple -- husband Richard (John Marley) and wife Maria (Lynn Carlin) -- seeks comfort in…
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A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Sympathetic music teacher Jean Hansen (Judy Garland) butts head with Ben Clark (Burt Lancaster), the stern administrator of a school for mentally disabled children, when she takes a…
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Shadows (1959)
Cast: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Rupert Cross …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
This film marks John Cassavetes's directorial debut. Benny (Ben Carruthers) is enmeshed in Manhattan's beat scene. His sister, Lelia (Lelia Goldoni), whose light skin sets her apart…