Writing

Don Mankiewicz

Born January 20, 1922 · Berlin, Germany

Died April 25, 2015 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

I Want to Live!I Want to Live! · 1958
I Want to Live!
★ 7.01958
MovieDramaCrime
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
The Chapman ReportThe Chapman Report · 1962
The Chapman Report
★ 5.11962
MovieDramaRomance
A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.
TrialTrial · 1955
Trial
★ 6.91955
MovieDrama
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.
IronsideIronside · 1967
Ironside
★ 6.01967
MovieCrimeDrama
Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the Police Commissioner's rural retreat. Ironside survives the murder attempt, but the bullet has damaged nerves in his spine, leaving him a paraplegic. Unable to gain reinstatement as chief of detectives, Ironside gets permission to continue investigating criminal cases as a citizen volunteer. With the assistance of two former protegees, Det. Sgt. Ed Brown and Officer Eve Whitfield, and a newly-hired aide/driver, Mark Sanger, Ironside sets out to solve his first case as a civilian by finding the people responsible for the attempt on his life.
I Want to LiveI Want to Live · 1983
I Want to Live
★ 4.81983
MovieDramaTV Movie
The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condemned with capital punishment because of her participation in a hold up in which a person was killed.
The Black BirdThe Black Bird · 1975
The Black Bird
★ 5.01975
MovieComedy
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon - and with the people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get it.
House of NumbersHouse of Numbers · 1957
House of Numbers
★ 5.71957
MovieCrimeDrama
Story of twin brothers - one trying to help the other escape from prison.
Sanctuary of FearSanctuary of Fear · 1979
Sanctuary of Fear
★ 8.01979
MovieTV MovieThriller
A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents she can't explain, and her complaints to the police have gone ignored.

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IronsideIronside · 1967
Ironside
★ 6.01967
MovieCrimeDrama
Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the Police Commissioner's rural retreat. Ironside survives the murder attempt, but the bullet has damaged nerves in his spine, leaving him a paraplegic. Unable to gain reinstatement as chief of detectives, Ironside gets permission to continue investigating criminal cases as a citizen volunteer. With the assistance of two former protegees, Det. Sgt. Ed Brown and Officer Eve Whitfield, and a newly-hired aide/driver, Mark Sanger, Ironside sets out to solve his first case as a civilian by finding the people responsible for the attempt on his life.

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