David Opatoshu

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In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)

Re-created Biblical tableaux mixed with interviews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henning Schellerup
CAST:  John Rubinstein  •  John Anderson  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Morgan Brittany

Re-created Biblical tableaux mixed with interviews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henning Schellerup
CAST:  John Rubinstein  •  John Anderson  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Morgan Brittany

Incident in San Francisco (1971)

A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A young reporter believes the man and tries to find out why the parties involved are trying to frame him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Medford
CAST:  Richard Kiley  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Dean Jagger  •  John Marley

A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A young reporter believes the man and tries to find out why the parties involved are trying to frame him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Medford
CAST:  Richard Kiley  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Dean Jagger  •  John Marley

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)

The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Paul Shenar  •  Samantha Eggar  •  David Levy  •  Barbara Parkins

The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Paul Shenar  •  Samantha Eggar  •  David Levy  •  Barbara Parkins

The Best of Enemies (1961)

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  David Niven  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Michael Wilding  •  Amedeo Nazzari

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  David Niven  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Michael Wilding  •  Amedeo Nazzari

One Spy Too Many (1966)

The men from U.N.C.L.E." are back! This time Robert Vaughn and David McCallum must stop the megalomaniac Alexander from committing the world's greatest crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  James Hong  •  Rip Torn  •  Cal Bolder

The men from U.N.C.L.E." are back! This time Robert Vaughn and David McCallum must stop the megalomaniac Alexander from committing the world's greatest crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  James Hong  •  Rip Torn  •  Cal Bolder

Enter Laughing (1967)

David Kolowitz, a nice young man living with his parents in New York City in 1938, works at a machine repair shop. His parents want David to study to become a pharmacist. But what he really wants is to be an actor like his idol, Ronald Colman. One day, at his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Shelley Winters  •  Elaine May  •  Jack Gilford

David Kolowitz, a nice young man living with his parents in New York City in 1938, works at a machine repair shop. His parents want David to study to become a pharmacist. But what he really wants is to be an actor like his idol, Ronald Colman. One day, at his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Shelley Winters  •  Elaine May  •  Jack Gilford

Guns of Darkness (1962)

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife to the edge of despair. It turns them into outlaws and fugitives, hunted by a vicious regime; yet it could also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  David Niven  •  David Opatoshu  •  James Robertson Justice

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife to the edge of despair. It turns them into outlaws and fugitives, hunted by a vicious regime; yet it could also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  David Niven  •  David Opatoshu  •  James Robertson Justice

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982)

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gwen Wetzler
CAST:  Robert Ridgely  •  Diane Pershing  •  Bob Holt  •  David Opatoshu

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gwen Wetzler
CAST:  Robert Ridgely  •  Diane Pershing  •  Bob Holt  •  David Opatoshu

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)

In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Mike Henry  •  David Opatoshu  •  Manuel Padilla Jr.  •  Nancy Kovack

In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Mike Henry  •  David Opatoshu  •  Manuel Padilla Jr.  •  Nancy Kovack

Forced Vengeance (1982)

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Fargo
CAST:  Chuck Norris  •  Mary Louise Weller  •  David Opatoshu  •  Michael Cavanaugh

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Fargo
CAST:  Chuck Norris  •  Mary Louise Weller  •  David Opatoshu  •  Michael Cavanaugh

Beyond Evil (1980)

Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herb Freed
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Lynda Day George  •  Michael Dante  •  Mario Milano

Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Caribbean mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herb Freed
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Lynda Day George  •  Michael Dante  •  Mario Milano

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)

A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Kagan
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Elliott Gould  •  Robert Carradine  •  Michael Lembeck

A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Kagan
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Elliott Gould  •  Robert Carradine  •  Michael Lembeck

Crowded Paradise (1956)

A Puerto Rican immigrant anxiously awaits his wedding day, but his fiancé's racist landlord intervenes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Pressburger
CAST:  Hume Cronyn  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Mario Alcalde  •  Frank Silvera

A Puerto Rican immigrant anxiously awaits his wedding day, but his fiancé's racist landlord intervenes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Pressburger
CAST:  Hume Cronyn  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Mario Alcalde  •  Frank Silvera

Mayerling (1957)

Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak  •  Kirk Browning
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Diana Wynyard  •  Raymond Massey

Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak  •  Kirk Browning
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Diana Wynyard  •  Raymond Massey

What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Larry Blyden  •  John Forsythe  •  Barbara Rush  •  Dina Merrill

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Larry Blyden  •  John Forsythe  •  Barbara Rush  •  Dina Merrill

The Smugglers (1968)

A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Lloyd
CAST:  Shirley Booth  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Carol Lynley  •  Kurt Kasznar

A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Lloyd
CAST:  Shirley Booth  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Carol Lynley  •  Kurt Kasznar

Sands of Beersheba (1964)

During the Palestinian War of 1948, an American falls in love with her late fiance's friend, an Israeli gunrunner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Ramati
CAST:  Diane Baker  •  David Opatoshu  •  Tom Bell  •  Paul Stassino

During the Palestinian War of 1948, an American falls in love with her late fiance's friend, an Israeli gunrunner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Ramati
CAST:  Diane Baker  •  David Opatoshu  •  Tom Bell  •  Paul Stassino

Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)

Armenian guerrilla troops fight against the Turkish forces on the mountain of Musa Dagh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarky Mouradian
CAST:  Kabir Bedi  •  Sid Haig  •  David Opatoshu  •  Michael Constantine

Armenian guerrilla troops fight against the Turkish forces on the mountain of Musa Dagh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarky Mouradian
CAST:  Kabir Bedi  •  Sid Haig  •  David Opatoshu  •  Michael Constantine

The D.A.: Murder One (1969)

A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and relatives by giving them unneeded insulin doses, but his superiors don't believe him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Robert Conrad  •  Howard Duff  •  Diane Baker  •  J.D. Cannon

A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and relatives by giving them unneeded insulin doses, but his superiors don't believe him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Robert Conrad  •  Howard Duff  •  Diane Baker  •  J.D. Cannon
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