Directing
Jacques Tourneur
Born November 12, 1904 · Paris, France
Died December 19, 1977 · aged 73
Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.
Known For
Out of the Past · 1947Out of the Past
★ 7.71947
MovieCrimeThriller
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Cat People · 1942Cat People
★ 6.91942
MovieMysteryHorror
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Rothchild · 1934Rothchild
★ 8.01934
MovieComedy
An ex-businessman, ruined and reduced to living under bridges, uses the name of one of his companions in misfortune, Rothchild, to organize a vast scam.
The Comedy of Terrors · 1964The Comedy of Terrors
★ 6.51964
MovieComedyHorror
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.
Night of the Demon · 1957Night of the Demon
★ 7.01957
MovieFantasyHorror
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Canyon Passage · 1946Canyon Passage
★ 6.71946
MovieWestern
In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
I Walked with a Zombie · 1943I Walked with a Zombie
★ 6.81943
MovieMysteryHorror
A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.
The Giant of Marathon · 1959The Giant of Marathon
★ 5.21959
MovieAdventureHistory
A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.
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