Movies by Mark Rydell
As part of the cast:
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James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)
Cast: James Dean, Mark Rydell, Nicholas Ray …
Sharing their memories of actor James Dean -- whose tragic death ended his career at the height of his fame -- celebrity friends and colleagues (including Martin Landau, Eartha Kitt and Eli…
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Hollywood Ending (2002)
Cast: Woody Allen, Téa Leoni, Mark Rydell …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen plays Val Waxman, a once-famous film director who's down on his luck and just needs one good picture to bring his career back. But when Val gets an offer to make a big film,…
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A top insurance investigator spars with a consultant his company hires -- until a dinner-theater hypnosis gag turns them into momentary lovebirds. But the magician's spell also makes…
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Havana (1990)
Cast: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
High-stakes poker player Jack Weil (Robert Redford) is looking to score big in the final hours of Batista's Cuba, a nation on the brink of a revolt. But Weil lands in dangerous political…
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Punchline (1988)
Cast: Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman …
Directed by: David Seltzer
When restless New Jersey housewife Lilah (Sally Field) decides to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, abrasive comic Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) agrees to mentor her and show her the ropes. But…
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The Long Goodbye (1973)
Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman updates the exploits of 1940s hard-boiled gumshoe Phillip Marlowe, who ferrets out a killer in the City of Angels circa 1974. Now, he's a wisecracking cynic who deals with…
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The Cowboys (1972)
Cast: John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
John Wayne is Wil Andersen, an aging rancher who can't find local cowboys to run his cattle drive. His solution: Hire schoolboys, who will be forced to become men fast when they're…
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Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets (1950)
Cast: James Whitmore, Sal Mineo, Mark Rydell …
Directed by: Don Siegel, Richard Fleischer
Crack the case with a pair of film noir classics. In Armored Car Robbery (1950), two police lieutenants (Charles McGraw and James Flavin) play cat-and-mouse with a clever thief planning a…
As a director:
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Even Money (2006)
Cast: Kim Basinger, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Director Mark Rydell's noirish drama chronicles the intertwining lives of three Atlantic City addicts: a novelist concealing her gambling habit from her hubby, a janitor in hock to a…
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James Dean (2001)
Cast: James Franco, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Golden Globe winner James Franco portrays method actor and all-around rebel James Dean in this made-for-TV biopic that covers his strict upbringing, his ill-fated love affair with actress…
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Intersection (1994)
Cast: Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
In the wake of a terrible car wreck, award-winning architect Vincent Eastman (Richard Gere) sees his life in flashbacks, recalling his separation from his beautiful but aloof wife (Sharon…
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For the Boys (1991)
Cast: Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
On the eve of receiving a presidential medal, aging USO performer Dixie Leonard (Bette Midler) reflects on the events of her 50-year career. Plucked from obscurity by Eddie Sparks (James…
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The River (1984)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek (in an Oscar-nominated performance) star as Tom and Mae Garvey, a couple struggling to safeguard their farm from devastating floodwaters and repossession. With the…
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On Golden Pond (1981)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Henry Fonda -- in his final role -- plays peevish retired professor Norman Thayer, who's making his yearly excursion with his wife to their idyllic summerhouse. But a hostile teen left…
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The Rose (1979)
Cast: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Bette Midler astounds audiences with her electric performance as Rose, a rock-and-roll diva oozing with talent. Her Svengali-like manager, Rudge (Alan Bates), runs her life and forces her to…
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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Cast: James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
James Caan and Elliott Gould are disgruntled turn-of-the-century vaudevillians who decide to become New York City safecrackers -- but making a killing in their new career turns out to be far…
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Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Cast: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
While on shore leave, sailor John Baggs Jr. (James Caan) wins some alone time with prostitute Maggie (Marsha Mason) but has second thoughts about how to spend the evening when he discovers…
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The Cowboys (1972)
Cast: John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
John Wayne is Wil Andersen, an aging rancher who can't find local cowboys to run his cattle drive. His solution: Hire schoolboys, who will be forced to become men fast when they're…
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The Reivers (1969)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
In director Mark Rydell's comedic drama based on a William Faulkner novel, 11-year-old Lucius McCaslin (Mitch Vogel) finds an unlikely friend in Boon (Steve McQueen), a handyman and…
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The Fox (1968)
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Keir Dullea, Anne Heywood …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Two female lovers, Jill Banford (Sandy Dennis) and Ellen March (Anne Heywood), have sequestered themselves away in an isolated farmhouse. Trouble begins when one of them begins secretly…