Stuart Rosenberg

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Stuart Rosenberg

Born August 11, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died March 15, 2007 · aged 79

Stuart Rosenberg (August 11, 1927 – March 15, 2007) was an American film and television director, whose notable works included the movies Cool Hand Luke (1967), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979), and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). He was noted for his work with actor Paul Newman. Rosenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Sara (née Kaminsky) and David…

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Cool Hand LukeCool Hand Luke · 1967
Cool Hand Luke
★ 7.71967
MovieDramaCrime
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
Voyage of the DamnedVoyage of the Damned · 1976
Voyage of the Damned
★ 6.01976
MovieDramaWar
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
WUSAWUSA · 1970
WUSA
★ 5.31970
MovieDrama
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
The Amityville HorrorThe Amityville Horror · 1979
The Amityville Horror
★ 6.31979
MovieHorror
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Let's Get HarryLet's Get Harry · 1986
Let's Get Harry
★ 6.21986
MovieAction
Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters into their own hands!
The Pope of Greenwich VillageThe Pope of Greenwich Village · 1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village
★ 6.41984
MovieActionComedy
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150,000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
BrubakerBrubaker · 1980
Brubaker
★ 7.11980
MovieCrimeDrama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Pocket MoneyPocket Money · 1972
Pocket Money
★ 5.61972
MovieComedyWestern
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy and his buddy get mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked cattle dealer.

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