David Greene

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. L. David Syms-Greene (February 22, 1921 – April 7, 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman, was a British television director from Manchester, England, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953, where he trained in television production with the CBC, and then moved on to Hollywood, California. Greene's career began as a stage actor and director in England in 1948. In 1950 he appeared in the film, The Wooden Horse. In Hollywood, Greene became best known for his television series and television film productions. He died aged 82 on April 7, 2003 of pancreatic cancer, in Ojai, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Greene (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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F.I.S.T. (1978)

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Rod Steiger  •  Peter Boyle  •  Melinda Dillon

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Rod Steiger  •  Peter Boyle  •  Melinda Dillon

The Wooden Horse (1950)

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  David Tomlinson  •  Anthony Steel  •  David Greene

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  David Tomlinson  •  Anthony Steel  •  David Greene

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)

An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Bruce A. Young  •  Amy Steel

An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Bruce A. Young  •  Amy Steel

Small Sacrifices (1989)

A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Gordon Clapp  •  John Shea

A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Gordon Clapp  •  John Shea

Guilty Conscience (1985)

Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger when she contests the prenuptial agreement she signed before marrying attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins). He plans to kill her to resolve the situation. Armed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Blythe Danner  •  Swoosie Kurtz  •  Donegan Smith

Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger when she contests the prenuptial agreement she signed before marrying attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins). He plans to kill her to resolve the situation. Armed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Blythe Danner  •  Swoosie Kurtz  •  Donegan Smith

Gray Lady Down (1978)

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  David Carradine  •  Stacy Keach  •  Ned Beatty

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  David Carradine  •  Stacy Keach  •  Ned Beatty

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)

The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Barbara Williams  •  Sebastian Spence

The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Barbara Williams  •  Sebastian Spence

The Shuttered Room (1967)

In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Gig Young  •  Carol Lynley  •  Oliver Reed  •  Flora Robson

In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants her to avoid the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Gig Young  •  Carol Lynley  •  Oliver Reed  •  Flora Robson

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

Georgia Benfield, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a child. As family and friends slowly begin to learn of the abuse, and long-buried family secrets come to light, both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Tuesday Weld  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  River Phoenix  •  Peter Bonerz

Georgia Benfield, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a child. As family and friends slowly begin to learn of the abuse, and long-buried family secrets come to light, both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Tuesday Weld  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald  •  River Phoenix  •  Peter Bonerz

Honor Thy Mother (1992)

Lieth Von Stein and his wife, Bonnie Von Stein are attacked while sleeping in their Smallwood home in North Carolina. Bonnie Von Stein survived. Lieth was not so lucky. Bonnie has trouble dealing with the fact that her own son, Christopher Pritchard, along with two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Sharon Gless  •  William McNamara  •  Paul Scherrer  •  Christian Hoff

Lieth Von Stein and his wife, Bonnie Von Stein are attacked while sleeping in their Smallwood home in North Carolina. Bonnie Von Stein survived. Lieth was not so lucky. Bonnie has trouble dealing with the fact that her own son, Christopher Pritchard, along with two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Sharon Gless  •  William McNamara  •  Paul Scherrer  •  Christian Hoff

A Vacation in Hell (1979)

Five tourists, four women and one man, escape from the group in a holiday camp at a tropical place and get lost. They have to find the way back, but problems are still to come...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Maureen McCormick  •  Priscilla Barnes  •  Barbara Feldon  •  Andrea Marcovicci

Five tourists, four women and one man, escape from the group in a holiday camp at a tropical place and get lost. They have to find the way back, but problems are still to come...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Maureen McCormick  •  Priscilla Barnes  •  Barbara Feldon  •  Andrea Marcovicci

The Golden Madonna (1949)

Patricia (Phyllis Calvert) throws away a painting members of her Italian village consider to be extremely lucky. She goes to great lengths in her attempts to locate it again and bring it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ladislao Vajda  •  Luigi Carpentieri
CAST:  Phyllis Calvert  •  Michael Rennie  •  Tullio Carminati  •  David Greene

Patricia (Phyllis Calvert) throws away a painting members of her Italian village consider to be extremely lucky. She goes to great lengths in her attempts to locate it again and bring it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ladislao Vajda  •  Luigi Carpentieri
CAST:  Phyllis Calvert  •  Michael Rennie  •  Tullio Carminati  •  David Greene

The People Next Door (1970)

A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Eli Wallach  •  Julie Harris  •  Deborah Winters  •  Stephen McHattie

A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Eli Wallach  •  Julie Harris  •  Deborah Winters  •  Stephen McHattie

Triplecross (1986)

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private detectives. They get involved in cases involving the death of an artist, underworld figures, blackmail and a fix on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Ted Wass  •  Markie Post  •  Gary Swanson  •  Shannon Wilcox

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private detectives. They get involved in cases involving the death of an artist, underworld figures, blackmail and a fix on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Ted Wass  •  Markie Post  •  Gary Swanson  •  Shannon Wilcox

This Child Is Mine (1985)

An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Chris Sarandon  •  Michael Lerner  •  John Philbin

An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Chris Sarandon  •  Michael Lerner  •  John Philbin

Sweet Revenge (1984)

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Kevin Dobson  •  Kelly McGillis  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Savannah Smith Boucher

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Kevin Dobson  •  Kelly McGillis  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Savannah Smith Boucher

Daughter of Darkness (1948)

In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine (Siobhan McKenna) is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan (Maxwell Reed) and lays his face open with her fingernails when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Comfort
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Siobhán McKenna  •  Maxwell Reed  •  George Thorpe

In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine (Siobhan McKenna) is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan (Maxwell Reed) and lays his face open with her fingernails when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Comfort
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Siobhán McKenna  •  Maxwell Reed  •  George Thorpe

Miles to Go… (1986)

After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a potential replacement for herself in her family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Mimi Kuzyk  •  Rosemary Dunsmore  •  Tom Skerritt

After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a potential replacement for herself in her family's life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Mimi Kuzyk  •  Rosemary Dunsmore  •  Tom Skerritt

The Choice (1981)

A young woman agonizes over whether or not to have an abortion and learns that her mother did the same 20 years prior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Susan Clark  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  Largo Woodruff  •  Paul Regina

A young woman agonizes over whether or not to have an abortion and learns that her mother did the same 20 years prior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Susan Clark  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  Largo Woodruff  •  Paul Regina

The Strange Affair (1968)

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Michael York  •  Jeremy Kemp  •  George A. Cooper  •  Susan George

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Michael York  •  Jeremy Kemp  •  George A. Cooper  •  Susan George
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