Josip Elic

Josip Elic was born on March 10, 1921 in Butte, Montana, USA as Jr. Joseph Elich. He was an actor, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Black Rain (1989) and The Producers (1967). He died on October 21, 2019 in River Edge, New Jersey, USA

Black Rain (1989)

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Andy García  •  Kate Capshaw  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Andy García  •  Kate Capshaw  •  Shigeru Kōyama

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

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A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Danny DeVito  •  William Redfield

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Danny DeVito  •  William Redfield

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Glenn Ford  •  Hope Lange  •  Peter Falk

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Glenn Ford  •  Hope Lange  •  Peter Falk

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Martians fear their children have become lazy and joyless due to their newfound obsession with Earth TV shows. After ancient Martian leader Chochem suggests that the children of Mars need more fun—including their own Santa Claus—supreme leader Lord Kimar assembles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Webster
CAST:  John Call  •  Leonard Hicks  •  Vincent Beck  •  Bill McCutcheon

Martians fear their children have become lazy and joyless due to their newfound obsession with Earth TV shows. After ancient Martian leader Chochem suggests that the children of Mars need more fun—including their own Santa Claus—supreme leader Lord Kimar assembles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Webster
CAST:  John Call  •  Leonard Hicks  •  Vincent Beck  •  Bill McCutcheon

The Producers (1967)

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Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Zero Mostel  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Lee Meredith

Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Zero Mostel  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Lee Meredith

Murder, Inc. (1960)

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg  •  Burt Balaban
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  May Britt  •  Peter Falk  •  Henry Morgan

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg  •  Burt Balaban
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  May Britt  •  Peter Falk  •  Henry Morgan

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)

A hit pop songwriter, who cannot love himself or others, spends his days with various women flying his plane, and dropping in to the world around him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ulu Grosbard
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Barbara Harris  •  Jack Warden  •  David Burns

A hit pop songwriter, who cannot love himself or others, spends his days with various women flying his plane, and dropping in to the world around him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ulu Grosbard
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Barbara Harris  •  Jack Warden  •  David Burns

The Stoolie (1974)

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

A Christmas Memory (1966)

Narrated by Truman Capote. Emmy Award winning adaptation of Capote's recollection of his youth in the rural South during the Depression. Later released in the anthology film Trilogy (1969) along with two other Capote adaptations by Frank and Eleanor Perry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Geraldine Page  •  Truman Capote  •  Donnie Melvin  •  Lavinia Cassels

Narrated by Truman Capote. Emmy Award winning adaptation of Capote's recollection of his youth in the rural South during the Depression. Later released in the anthology film Trilogy (1969) along with two other Capote adaptations by Frank and Eleanor Perry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Geraldine Page  •  Truman Capote  •  Donnie Melvin  •  Lavinia Cassels

Trilogy (1969)

Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Geraldine Page  •  Donnie Melvin  •  Lavinia Cassels  •  Beverly Ballard

Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Geraldine Page  •  Donnie Melvin  •  Lavinia Cassels  •  Beverly Ballard

The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Wilder
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Carol Kane  •  Dom DeLuise  •  Fritz Feld

When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Wilder
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Carol Kane  •  Dom DeLuise  •  Fritz Feld

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)

Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Bilson
CAST:  Judd Hirsch  •  Mariette Hartley  •  Henry Gibson  •  Jack Riley

Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Bilson
CAST:  Judd Hirsch  •  Mariette Hartley  •  Henry Gibson  •  Jack Riley

Convicts 4 (1962)

After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Millard Kaufman
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Stuart Whitman  •  Ray Walston  •  Sammy Davis Jr.

After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Millard Kaufman
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Stuart Whitman  •  Ray Walston  •  Sammy Davis Jr.

Dirty Little Billy (1972)

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the notorious outlaw Billy The Kid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Dragoti
CAST:  Michael J. Pollard  •  Lee Purcell  •  Richard Evans  •  Gary Busey

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the notorious outlaw Billy The Kid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stan Dragoti
CAST:  Michael J. Pollard  •  Lee Purcell  •  Richard Evans  •  Gary Busey