Movies: Abraham Polonsky
- 1947
Body and Soul (1947)
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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds...
- 1979
Avalanche Express (1979)
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CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive atta...
- 1950
Force of Evil (1950)
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Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters wh...
- 1982
Monsignor (1982)
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The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun....
- 1959
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
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An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare....
- 1947
Golden Earrings (1947)
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A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate....
- 1971
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
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Since time immemorial, the simple-minded boisterous people of Malava, a small Polish town near the border of imperial Russia, have lived on horse-stealing, horse-trading and horse-smuggling. Life changes abruptly when a Russian garrison, commanded by...
- 1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
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While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper....
- 1968
Madigan (1968)
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NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attend...
- 1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
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A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves....
- 1981
Body and Soul (1981)
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A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality....
- 1996
Red Hollywood (1996)
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A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema....
- 1998
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
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This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illus...
- 2001
FBI contre Hollywood (2001)
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Based on information from FBI cases, this documentary investigates the dark years of American cinema and attempts to discover the mechanisms leading to one of the most diabolical periods in US history....
- 1981
Innere Sicherheit: Abraham Polonsky (1981)
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Documentary about American filmmaker Abraham Polonsky....
- 1984
Abraham Polonsky (1984)
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Short documentary about Polonsky and his Hollywood years....